Tha_Rainman Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Check out this article. Opetron and Anthlon64 seem to be coming in strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Burns Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 interesting i might be thinking of getting an Athlon 64 then... B) when my computer starts doing this to me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha_rooster Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 i'm slightly disapointed about the time of release of the athlon64 and opteron. Particularly because i'm planning to get my com in about 1 or 2 months time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha_Rainman Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 It seems kind of logical. The reason they are releasing the Opetron i.e x86-64 chip for servers a.s.a.p is to break into the new market. It was intel that pushed x86 systems into the server arena and currently their solutions are limited to 32-bit. i.e Xeon systems. Their 64bit systems are wayy to expensive ala Itanium, Itanium2. So the Opetron will be the only reasonably priced 64bit processor for servers. They say they are delaying the desktop counterpart, the Athlon64 because of the more than expected demand for their barton cores: (2500+ 2800+ and 3000+). They are available here actually , quite pricey: $300, $600 and $1000 respectively. I guess I can survive till September Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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