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AMD prepares three-core processors

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THERE HAVE BEEN back channel stories floating around for weeks about tri-core AMD CPUs, but nothing solid. The rumours have been picking up more steam, and now they are finally solid: AMD is doing a three-core chip.

The first thing that comes to mind is bad yields, but I am told this is not the case for the three-core product lines. There may be some salvage done on bad quads, but that is not the overriding reason to do this.

The main reason is marketing, it seems AMD is learning from ATI. Most non-top SKU GPUs are simply top SKU die with features turned off, and if you look at the success of people unlocking that, you will see that it is far more than salvage.
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http://theinquirer.net/?article=42369

Sorry if this has been posted, havent seen it.

I guess its to cover the gap between 2-4 and to secure mid range market.
 
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For the next 2 years to come a tri core could be very good choice, there software that uses 2 cores a full 100% is already difficult to find, so imagine 4 cores. Yes only professionals and die hard games perhaps and even then will make full use of 4 cores.
Look at DX 10, how many games are out even 1 year after the great 8800GTX, 5-6. Not evn talking to dx 10.1. when will we see the first games for that one, end of 2008??? At the moment hardware is going way ahead of the software.
 
The way it's going we'll probably be able to buy a C2Q for £100 or even less by the time AMD get their 3 cores CPU out so I can imagine they'd be very cheap or not worth buying. :)
 
Traditionally AMD's always been cheap though, it's only in the last few years that their prices have increased.
 
The Xbox 360 uses a triple-core processor and the PS3's has the power of seven, although I can't see why an odd-numbered PC part would be a good thing unless it works in a more efficient manner or something.
 
yeh od seems so ugly :D keep it even and neat what would you rather have the 3 core for say £70 or the 4 core for £100 (extra cpu for £30) or the 5 core or 6 core?
 
anyone else think 3 cores is a bit like 2 cool cores and one slightly crippled slightly gay core tacked on.
 
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anyone else think 3 cores is a bit like 2 cool cores and one slightly crippled slightly gay core tacked on.
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Nah, just you. The 3rd core won't be crippled, the crippling element is probably the disabled 4th core, AMD could prolly just as easily disable the 3rd working core and make it a dual core chip.
 
forgive me here, but am i the only one that kinda just thinks whats the point? intel quads are cheap, and AMD themselves are releasing quad cores soon-ish. is 3 cores really going to be any kind of step forward?
 
i think more superior 2 core cpu's should be call of the day first it isnt like AMD are in any way fit to experiment at the moment
 
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