ya just hope we get accurate info from the tests that will be performed ... peeps are having a coniption fit at overclock.net from one not very good dutch pulled review that leaked.
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AMD Bulldozer Finally!
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ya just hope we get accurate info from the tests that will be performed ... peeps are having a coniption fit at overclock.net from one not very good dutch pulled review that leaked.
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Hopefully the results for Civ5 and F1 2010 are accurate as the six core Core i7 CPUs are much faster than the Phenom II X4 and X6 at 1920X1080:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/8
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-19.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20
The FX8150 is less than 5% slower than a Core i7 980X in both games.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/8
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-19.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20
The FX8150 is less than 5% slower than a Core i7 980X in both games.
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hmm somewhere in this thread there should be a link
http://www.overclock.net/rumors-unconfirmed-articles/1134704-pcm-leaked-dutch-fx-8150-review-37.html
- its been taken down but some people saved the google backlink etc ...
what is gathered is dont trust this until reviews in 5 days ... was even suggested in another thread that some updates may help some things too.
So well see ...
On sale in Ukraine priced at $229:
CPU AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz FD8120FRGUBOX BOX Bulldozer
Socket AM3 + 3.1-4.0GHz, 8 cores, 95W
Found a Canadian seller too priced at $231.87
http://www.techpowerup.com/153213/AMD-FX-8120-Listed-on-Ukrainian-Store.html
Didn't expect the 95w 8120 at launch.
CPU AMD FX-8120 3.1GHz FD8120FRGUBOX BOX Bulldozer
Socket AM3 + 3.1-4.0GHz, 8 cores, 95W
Found a Canadian seller too priced at $231.87
http://www.techpowerup.com/153213/AMD-FX-8120-Listed-on-Ukrainian-Store.html
Didn't expect the 95w 8120 at launch.
Would this be a great upgrade from my i7 860?
I want to use it for mostly gaming but I occasionally use VMWare running up to
3 Windows XP + games in the virtual machine.
Would the Bulldozer extra cores be utilised well as it seems like it would have similar to Intel's "hyperthreading" capabilities.
I want to use it for mostly gaming but I occasionally use VMWare running up to
3 Windows XP + games in the virtual machine.
Would the Bulldozer extra cores be utilised well as it seems like it would have similar to Intel's "hyperthreading" capabilities.
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If you're using your current CPU's hyper threading capabilities with your VMWare, then an 8150 would likely be a good upgrade.
If you have a bunch of virtual machines running, then absolutely. Gaming, you're not going to see a gigantic improvement in most games with either this or SB ... but VMs, yeah, it should shine if you're running several.
I tested it today, was playing Dragons Nest XD
As I cannot multi client I had to use virtual machines, had One client running on windows 7 and Three clients in three seperate virtual windows xp. It basically was at full load and almost maxing out my ram too.
The pricing is looking good so most likely getting a Bulldozer + extra ram.
It's not worth waiting for FX-8170 though right?
As I cannot multi client I had to use virtual machines, had One client running on windows 7 and Three clients in three seperate virtual windows xp. It basically was at full load and almost maxing out my ram too.
The pricing is looking good so most likely getting a Bulldozer + extra ram.
It's not worth waiting for FX-8170 though right?
I'm expecting that there will be some.
There'll be an incredibly small amount of all the chips though I reckon. 
I'm expecting that there will be some.
1000
It will be interesting to see how bulldozer performs on the older chipset am3+ motherboards for example if overclocking is ok on a 700 or 800 series board you could have a very cheap upgrade path potentially £50ish for a mb + £20 4gb ddr3 + £95 quad bd cpu + £15 cooler