Athlon 64FX

[lilhplaya06]

Why are they even talking bout it beatin the pentium 4 3.2 ghZ? (website at http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11339) I mean its not going to even proabaly come out till the 2nd quarter of 2004. By then theres gonna be the prescott, which should blow it away anywayz. But i do think intel is making a big mistake by sticking to 32 bit cpus for now, since almost every company now has their own 64 bit cpu class. By the way, since the new itanium 2 is coming out thats affordable(http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...902151731.html), should i buy that instead of an opteron? I am a gamer, but i also use heavy workloads of video editing.

[minibubba]

first of all, the Athlon64 comes out in 3 weeks

secondly, I started a thread on this exact topic nearly 2 hours ago:

http://forums.tweaktown.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13073

:cheers:

[Mr.Tweak]

Why are they even talking bout it beatin the pentium 4 3.2 ghZ? (website at http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11339) I mean its not going to even proabaly come out till the 2nd quarter of 2004. By then theres gonna be the prescott, which should blow it away anywayz. But i do think intel is making a big mistake by sticking to 32 bit cpus for now, since almost every company now has their own 64 bit cpu class. By the way, since the new itanium 2 is coming out thats affordable(http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...902151731.html), should i buy that instead of an opteron? I am a gamer, but i also use heavy workloads of video editing.

Go with the Athlon 64 for gaming.

[VinnieVen]

I don't think 64 bit and gaming really go together, which is why the opteron would be better since it can handle both 32 and 64 bit operations.

With itaniums coming out for such a low price, I wonder what will happen to the xeon and xeon mp's.

[Soulburner]

I don't think 64 bit and gaming really go together, which is why the opteron would be better since it can handle both 32 and 64 bit operations.

With itaniums coming out for such a low price, I wonder what will happen to the xeon and xeon mp's.

The Athlon 64/FX ARE Opterons......they handle 32 and 64 bit...

[E^vol]

Originally posted by [b]Soulburner
The Athlon 64/FX ARE Opterons......they handle 32 and 64 bit...

Soulburner : Yes and No...
Athlon64 and Opteron are NOT the same ! But both CPU's do handle 32bit and 64 bit.

-The Athlon64 is designed for gaming and general use, has 754 pins, a single memory controller and can have 1 or 2 cpu's per mobo.

-The Opteron is designed for server and workstation use, has 940 pins, dual memory controllers and can have up to 8 cpu's per mobo.

[Wiggo]

And the Athlon FX is based on the Opteron though missin' 1 pin (939 pins) so it can't be used in a multi CPU setup.

[Soulburner]

Soulburner : Yes and No...
Athlon64 and Opteron are NOT the same ! But both CPU's do handle 32bit and 64 bit.

-The Athlon64 is designed for gaming and general use, has 754 pins, a single memory controller and can have 1 or 2 cpu's per mobo.

-The Opteron is designed for server and workstation use, has 940 pins, dual memory controllers and can have up to 8 cpu's per mobo.

The Athlon 64 and FX processors are basically Opterons, I thought you knew this.

The FX will be the faster of the two, and will be 939 pins vs the Opterons 940 (physically the same chip). The 1 pin that is missing is the one that allows SMP operation like was said.

[Mr.Tweak]

Soulburner :-The Athlon64 is designed for gaming and general use, has 754 pins, a single memory controller and can have 1 or 2 cpu's per mobo.

Athlon 64 will not have SMP support

[Woody_87th]

I believe the one missing pin on the FX is the pin that allows up to eight CPUs in an Opteron setup. The FX will be limited to dual CPU at the most. I may be wrong but I'm fairly sure this is the case. The 64 will be strictly single CPU.

[Mr.Tweak]

I believe the one missing pin on the FX is the pin that allows up to eight CPUs in an Opteron setup. The FX will be limited to dual CPU at the most. I may be wrong but I'm fairly sure this is the case. The 64 will be strictly single CPU.

64 FX is single processor only

[E^vol]

I've been out of the loop with the FX-51 model....:o

I know the Athlon64 is designed for gaming and general use.
I know the Opteron is designed for server and workstation use.
What is the Athlon FX-51 designed for ? :?:

[E^vol]

The Athlon 64 and FX processors are basically Opterons, I thought you knew this.

I thought the Athlon64 was built on the Clawhammer core and that the Opteron was built on the Sledgehammer core...??

[Mr.Tweak]

I thought the Athlon64 was built on the Clawhammer core and that the Opteron was built on the Sledgehammer core...??

That's correct.

[Woody_87th]

64 FX is single processor only

OK, I'll take your word for it. I have a vague recollection about reading something about this. The problem is that there tends to be a fair amount of misinformation on any kind of system prior to its official release. Manufacturers sometimes make last minute changes to the production model so we get all screwed up.