AMD Bulldozer Finally!

han_solo · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:27

Anyone know what the performance of these octo cores are like? Just read an interesting article suggesting that the 'low' pricing from AMD suggests that its performance will most certainly be less than that of the current sandybridges.

Also is intel planning on releasing an uber 2700k around the same time to dampen AMD's party?

(interesting times innit?)

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:29

A 2700k would only be a higher clocked than a 2600k, SB 4 core with HT.
As for BD's performance? Who knows.

djxput · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:32

jennidc said:
I think it will range in price from the quads @ £100-120 the hexcores at 120-140 and the
8 cores from 140 - 200

Thats pure guesstimation based on the quoted US figures.

what I noticed when I compare us prices to uk prices is that errr us prices are highly competitive and uk prices the opposite.

Put it this way - I could get the 6950 toxic for 180pounds (exchange rate) in the us - but here in the uk they are looking at what 230+?

part of that is taxes ya ...

anyways this thread is about bd - and ya sitting here wanting to upgrade myself for awhile here.

Have a new SSD Id like to put windows 7 on it but dont really want to reinstall if I have to go AMD.

mjones1 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:35

TheMorningStar said:
Wasn't the "official" launch date the 19th? which was yesterday. Still heard nothing.

It was not official.

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:39

mjones1 said:
It was not official.

What constitutes official?
I think it was the slated date, but it fell, to October.

seandog · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:43

djxput said:
what I noticed when I compare us prices to uk prices is that errr us prices are highly competitive and uk prices the opposite.

Don't worry, there's no prices yet as there's no launch date made public yet, just pure guesswork and messing about with exchange rates + percentages to include VAT

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:47

seandog said:
Don't worry, there's no prices yet as there's no launch date yet, just pure guesswork and messing about with exchange rates + percentages to include VAT

I wouldn't say there's no launch date, just it's not public.
But who knows what that date is.

wannabedamned · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:52

Martini1991 said:
I wouldn't say there's no launch date, just it's not public.

Oh come on

"There is a release date for Bulldozer! 100% definite!! It's just no one except AMD knows it"

Seriously?

seandog · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:53

Ok fixed

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:54

wannabedamned said:
Oh come on

"There is a release date for Bulldozer! 100% definite!! It's just no one except AMD knows it"

Seriously?

Cloak and daggers and mirrors and smoke screens 'n that.

MichaelM · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:57

wannabedamned said:
Oh come on

"There is a release date for Bulldozer! 100% definite!! It's just no one except AMD knows it"

Seriously?

Week commencing 13th October or the 13th itself.

Even if that is true AMD could change their minds and go sooner or later for any number of reasons so don't trust a date until AMD is willing to tell the world by themselves.

Edit - Ok thats completely wrong, what was it people where saying before? Oct 10th?

Martini1991 · 20 Sep 2011 at 23:59

People were saying the 19th, VK said he knew the slated date, and had a feeling it would slip. Which we should assume was the 19th.

The next "slated" date is this October time.
I'm not sure we'll "know" until it's available to buy.

Helios1234 · 21 Sep 2011 at 00:15

It's 12 days after my birthday.

Martini1991 · 21 Sep 2011 at 00:18

Helios1234 said:
It's 12 days after my birthday.

2012 here I come.

Zarf · 21 Sep 2011 at 00:43

*sigh*
Oh well, payday isn't for another fortnight anyway.

chaotic_uk · 21 Sep 2011 at 08:30

anybody seen the below yet ? , even worth upgrading to these but we shall see what they perform like first me thinks

http://www.techpowerup.com/152390/AMD-FX-Processor-Prices-Lower-Than-Expected.html

lee20010 · 21 Sep 2011 at 08:38

So $245 = how much for us if you add sales tax?

chaotic_uk · 21 Sep 2011 at 08:47

lee20010 said:
So $245 = how much for us if you add sales tax?

$ 245 = £ 155.9915

plus you have to add 20% vat to that , so thats £188.188

BGRicky · 21 Sep 2011 at 09:00

Oh I like that price !!

Locky · 21 Sep 2011 at 09:09

They are pricing it that low as they know the performance is going to be poor or rubbish, it's the only logical outcome. If AMD had a stonking chip, they would be shouting about it and price it accordingly, i'm sorry but imo this reeks of failure tbh.