AMD Bulldozer Finally!

Martini1991 · 31 May 2011 at 18:36

6.) Bulldozer isn't real.

Leo101b · 31 May 2011 at 18:53

Possibly 4 to maximise Sandy Bridge's selling potential, although that would be promising as that would indicate that Intel was worried about the performance of Bulldozer, this however is all pure speculation.

WingZero30 · 31 May 2011 at 19:27

Martini1991 said:
6.) Bulldozer isn't real.

opethdisciple · 31 May 2011 at 19:45

In the voice of an impatient 3 year old:

"Is it here yet"?

mmj_uk · 31 May 2011 at 19:57

Apologies for my laziness but can someone please clarify when 990FX will be released? thanks.

Jokester · 31 May 2011 at 19:58

Martini1991 said:
6.) Bulldozer isn't real.

Just a bunch of wood screws melted down into CPU shapes.

Danfoss2011 · 31 May 2011 at 20:01

mmj_uk said:
Apologies for my laziness but can someone please clarify when 990FX will be released? thanks.

NDA is off, samples are out. There showing up on order. Gigabyte UK has given prices for the UD7.

Inital reviews showed no gain

BigAndy87 · 31 May 2011 at 20:02

bulldozer is a lie

zxh800 · 31 May 2011 at 20:03

mmj_uk said:
Apologies for my laziness but can someone please clarify when 990FX will be released? thanks.

I think they're available for pre-order at a competitor with ETA being 1-2 weeks apparently.

as905 · 31 May 2011 at 20:14

7- AMD sucks thats why they bought good ol ATi.

TheCheeseMonger · 31 May 2011 at 20:17

Sorry but i need some clarity...

Are these AM3+ motherboards designed for the new bulldozer? yes i take it?

Also can I definitely put an AM3 955 or 965 cpu into the AM3+ mobo's? And simply upgrade to bulldozer when it gets released?

*please* facts would be much appreciated.... all the bulldozer "to be or not to be" talk is making me want it now!

opethdisciple · 31 May 2011 at 20:22

I think the clarity is this, if the chipset of the mobo is 990Fx then it is buldozer capable and backwards compatible.

ng93 · 31 May 2011 at 20:23

Danfoss2011 said:
Inital reviews showed no gain

Apparently there identical to the 800 chipsets, AMD just bumped up the number to show it's AM3+ rather than AM3.

TheCheeseMonger · 31 May 2011 at 20:26

eeeeeeeEEE

any official word on the matter?

Martini1991 · 31 May 2011 at 20:30

Jokester said:
Just a bunch of wood screws melted down into CPU shapes.

Nvidia didn't make Bulldozer.

ng93 said:
Apparently there identical to the 800 chipsets, AMD just bumped up the number to show it's AM3+ rather than AM3.

990fx has native SLI support, there's one difference, research others instead of saying crap.

TheCheeseMonger said:
eeeeeeeEEE

any official word on the matter?

What'd you mean official word? The answer is yes, ring the AMD CEO if you want authenticity.

ng93 · 31 May 2011 at 20:40

Martini1991 said:
990fx has native SLI support, there's one difference, research others instead of saying crap.

i was referencing a toms hardware article.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/990fx-sli-am3,2953.html

Toms Hardware said:
The 990FX chipset employs the same silicon as 890FX.

According to AMD, it’s incrementing the platform name to clarify compatibility with Bulldozer-based processors. When you see a board that centers on 990FX, the company wants you to know that its upcoming AM3+ CPUs are drop-in-compatible (again, 990FX-based boards will also take existing AM3 chips).

However motherboards using AM3+/900 chipsets have some extra features over existing motherboards like SLI and better compatibility with bulldozer power management.

TheCheeseMonger · 31 May 2011 at 20:41

Martini1991 said:
What'd you mean official word? The answer is yes, ring the AMD CEO if you want authenticity.

Cheers!

Martini1991 · 31 May 2011 at 20:42

That's a reference, your previous post was just that, a post.

WingZero30 · 31 May 2011 at 20:46

TheCheeseMonger said:
Cheers!

Lol

Nice colours

:mad:

TheCheeseMonger · 31 May 2011 at 20:55

needed brighting up :-P