AMD demos next-gen Phenom processor

The compatibility with the AM2 socket is awesome since I don't have to get a new motherboard.

2 nvidia ultras and a qx6700 is the best combo

Who need 3 video card in there computer what is the point. The one 7950 is good for gaming for now

anamnawshad This is Madness!!!! nooooo... This Is....I dunno actually. it all comes down to money, if you have it spend it on whatever you like , we're all gonna die anyway

The guys over at DailyTech have gotten hold of some rather juicy tidbits about AMD's plans in the processor market over the next year and a half. Perhaps the most interesting is that AMD intends to follow in Intel's footsteps and retire both its flagship brand and its model numbering scheme. Processors based on AMD's next-generation architecture will be branded "Phenom X2" for dual-core chips, "Phenom X4" for quad-core models, and "Phenom FX" for top-of-the-line offerings, DailyTech says. AMD's purported marketing slogan for these new chips? "Experience the Phenomenal." Yeah. AMD reportedly intends to keep using the Athlon and Sempron brand names for mainstream and budget chips, though. The new Phenom brand will be accompanied by a new model numbering scheme that will do away with the current performance rating "plus" numbers. According to DailyTech, a next-gen "Sparta" chip clocked at 2.3GHz with a 45W power envelope will be dubbed LE-1300, for instance, while a 2.3GHz chip based on the existing "Brisbane" core with the same 45W power rating will bear a BE-2400 moniker. Last, but not least, DailyTech has scored some information regarding AMD's 45nm plans. In the second half of next year, the chip maker intends to introduce its first 45nm desktop quad-core processors. The chips will be dubbed "Deneb" and "Deneb FX," and they'll supposedly introduce a new AM3 socket. Deneb FX will include support for DDR3 memory, as well. Mid-range 45nm chips are set to follow some time "closer to 2009." DDR 2 just came out??? This is why PC gaming is going to die. Something new is all ways coming out. The new windows can only support 2x cores. most games only use one core. This is why I buy game systems. I would fight with a fanboy over a game system, thin keep up with computer parts.

This is Madness!!!! :P

Just remember, DX10 is very new. You are going to pay a lot of money if you invest right now. Wait a little longer and the price will drop. Take the PS3 for example. Nobody wanted to spend $ 600 for a console and now they are begging for sales.

Bgrngod I have had the same PC rig for about a year and half now and plan on upgrading soon. Reading articles like this make me laugh every time I remember someone trying to argue that PC gaming is cheaper then console gaming. Riiight.. that's why I've spent easily twice as much on my PC hardware as I have on my consoles. Posted Jul 27, 2007 1:38 pm PT A year and a half and you have to upgrade. It's a vicious cycle! AMD and Intel can eat caca. I'm not going to waste another dime on their overpriced hardware.

AMD needs to do something better than this if they want to trump intel.

Very cool, but the 2900XT sucks a lot of power, and 2 8800GTXs would be faster than 3 2900s..

{drool} Gimmie Gimme

I wanna see specs. I don't do gaming, but I make music on the computers. Running a couple of high end reverb plugins, 32+ tracks at 24-bit/192kHZ, and some additivies synths will completely shut down all but the best computers. I'm interested in seeing what this can handle.

I hope AMD can play it right, so that it can gain a foothold in the CPU market dominated by Intel. 8)

runstalker i totally agree ^^

I'd rather have x2 768 MB 8800 GTXs making sweet SLI love than a x4 2900 XT orgy. Imagine the heat/power issues with four bloody 2900s.

@thor107. I hear you. For SLI, you need to spend some cash. I'm not going to spend over $600 on 1,2,3,or 4 video cards. Why??? in just a few days some one will come out with something faster, and what I payed for my card will drop in cash in to time. So spend $600 now, or next week pay $99.

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I have had the same PC rig for about a year and half now and plan on upgrading soon. Reading articles like this make me laugh every time I remember someone trying to argue that PC gaming is cheaper then console gaming. Riiight.. that's why I've spent easily twice as much on my PC hardware as I have on my consoles.

I want to see benchmarks dammit!

Hopefully it doesn't flop and get roasted by Penryn. Actually we'll be lucky if its on par with intel's core 2 series :). BTW who the F*** would buy a mobo with 4 pci-e slots for gpu's. let alone 2900's which consume the most power of all and have a terrrrible power/performance ratio. what a f***ing gimmick. AMD/ATI has lost all faith in me. at least intel doesn't own nvidia or us gamers would have a major problem on our hands. who would honestly spend $1500 on just gpu's probably 300 for the state of the art mobo and 300 bucks on a 1500W psu. HONESTLY. i don't like the way AMD is "innovating".

I still say that most here are missing the point. It isn't that many WILL go the 4 card route, but that it is possible. It is a gimmick to highlight the power of the Phenom AND to call more attention to the ATI 2900 cards. AMD owns ATI. Highlighting their processor in a way that advertises their top-end video card is just good business.

4 2900XT's sounds crazy, how much power would that take?!

Who should I make this check out to?

AMDs goal should be less power more performance not slapping on 3 gpus for a 30% performance increase over 1 spending 3x as much up front then a boatload running your 1.5kW power supply 24 hours a day. The sad part is they don't include any benchmarks and intel has penrynn around the corner. AMD is screwed I'm not excited over this news I'm dissapointed

I only wish I had the money to build a rig with one of these CPU's

Can't wait to build my next rig

I'm a fan of more video crunching hardware just like the next man but this is stupid. I hated the SLI setup for the fact that I had to but 2 $300 Geforce 6800's to play the game the way it was "meant" to be played. Then Nvidia a little more then a year later comes out with the 7800 which wipes the floor with my SLI setup. What I am getting at is make a single kick ass video card I'm through with spending $600 a year to stay up with the times and I'll be damned if I'm gonna spend money on a 3 card setup and spend $900 a year. This is the exact reason why PC gaming will never take over and consoles will continue to thrive, we'll all not rich like the rest of you PC fanboys!

Long live AMD, Good strategy...Let the WAR BEGIN ON CPU...

So you can run 4 ATI cards... What about 4 nvidia cards??? The only ATI card thats any good is the one in side the 360.

Do we really need a 1000 dollar processor? Yes......

intel's been sitting on their butts waiting for AMD to relase their chip while intel's had the Penryns ready and fabbed for a while now, perfecting it every day AMD hesitated to release their phenom. so once intel releases their 45mm penryns, these chips will suck hard.

I agree, bobekk. This is not making better CPU ! They're just adding more Graphic Card slots. Give me a Graphic Card that runs 4x as fast, Than we'll talk !!

The real advancement will come when you are able to run one of these things in a laptop, on a battery, for 6 hours at a time on maximum settings. Until then, we really haven't gotten anywhere, increasing power while decreasing efficiency. That will be the day when I can run one of these on a 200 w Power supply lol

Most likely us brits will get screwed as normal.

"According to Ian McNaughton, product manager for the FX processor line, "the days of the $1,000 processor are over." " I'm going to hold you to that, AMD. I've been a fan of your products since my first IBM PC, with an AMD 386DX/40. Don't let me down, hear?

Insane...So you will have 4 GPUs running in a system if you have a graphics card on top of this..? Wow....

I'm still happy with my AMD64 FX60. But this is great news. spending £600 on a processor sucks...

Sounds cool

bobekk I know what you mean, but sadly the way things are happening, are easier for the GFX card companies and make them more money since they keep prices up and get multiple sales per person. and there is nothing anyone can do about it... I really don't see why they couldn't have a multi-core Gfx processor....

madness...this is not real PC evolution....we should see GFX cards that will have triple much performance instead of adding another 3 cards...damn 1500W psu will be for sure If pc parts makers will not change they way of thinking we will see soon new motherboards with 4 CPU rooms and 16 PCIEx16 slots SROL

I wonder if the graphics cards cores could be selectively run according to applications under load? For example, out of four cards, two could be used for games while others can serve as a physics processor, or even running @Home, given that that configuration fulfills the performance criteria. And I think you will be able to mix and match different cards from ATI lineup, although how that would translate to real world performance no one really knows. I hear that AMD is having some trouble delivering on the current process unfortunately, so the second half of 2007 release date seems a bit of a misplaced optimism. CrossFire is an interesting alternative to SLI but both technologies seem to be in need of a more complete driver to fully unleash the potential.

Well, until it isn't showed some real tests of the processor with the 4 cards and an enormous nuclear PSU attached to the computer, I think there will be too much speculation -.-

-According to Ian McNaughton, product manager for the FX processor line, "the days of the $1,000 processor are over."- Well it's about time!

Powerful, I might say.

Four cards each which is already having a Dual Core in it (like 7950 GT) that would be like 8 cards at a time!! Does ATI have a card like that which is one card but two cores? then it would be awesome!

Oh yeah your right, nuttysack. There isn't a Power Supply out there that gives enough power for 4 Graphic cards. So AMD's new CPU is pretty pointless IMO. *Not to mention how much your Electric Bill would cost. O_O

BTW, subrosian. Intel recently lowered their Quad-core pricing. Now a Q6600 will only cost you $289.99 from tigerdirect.com. Affordable enough for most people already, and AMD has yet to release a Quad-core.

When will they learn? Two Graphic card in SLI mode does not make sense in engineering. Using two graphic card to render a single game does not give you better performance, it would only causes many problems. Using 4 GPU doesn't solve the problem. *Not to mention the cost for 4 x 8800 graphic card.

what a processor that powerful inpossible put i do like amd

4 cards???? Think of the pretty graphics :). Certainly wouldnt mind having 4 2900's in Crossfire.