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Get ready for the AMD Phenom processor

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DailyTech reports that AMD plans on dropping the Athlon moniker in favor of a new brand name. According to the story, the new name will be Phenom. 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. DailyTech has also posted 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."

That "phenom" sounds a little to close to "phantom" to my taste. Lets just hope it resembles the name only :)
 
dafloppyone said:
That "phenom" sounds a little to close to "phantom" to my taste. Lets just hope it resembles the name only :)
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sounds a lot closer to phenomenon though, which a lot of us hope it'll be.
 
Is it just me or do AMD come out with the most retarded names for the CPUs.

Sempr0n was a just so geek sounding, you couldn't use a word like that in public lol. Something they should learn from Intel.

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Sounds more like Venom to me, since its pronounced as fenom.

At least its different.. Looks like AMD are taking their time with these chips though, i wonder if barcelona is even worth waiting for.
 
But then the older ones were better than the Intel counterparts - Thunderbird, Hybrid, Venice etc as opposed to Prescott (fat minister anyone), williamette (old lady boy).

Just looking forward to the next offering, as was once with AMD, up to XP2500, then missed out on their X64 and X2 CPUs due to lack of money so when i eventually did upgrade, i jumped over to Intel due to the C2D being far supperior.
 
and 'core 2 duo' sounds bloody fantastic doesn't it :rolleyes: both intel and AMD have lame chip names, and lets not go into the core codenames, AMD are pretty easy on that side, winchester, venice, clawhammer (sounds best IMO) to say a few but intel and there prescott, northwood, willamette just sound like MPs or something :p
 
LOL, they should've considered calling the core SHE'S or BABY then it wouldv'e suited at least 99% of the male population :)


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Well if you look up Athlon and Phenom in the dictionary, you'll see it makes some sense (both words relate to achievement and exceptional performance). Nothing to do with movies.
 
Its not pronounced like venom though.

Its the first part of how you'd pronounce phenomenal.

[ʹfee-nom, fi-nom]
 
ghost101 said:
Its not pronounced like venom though.

Its the first part of how you'd pronounce phenomenal.

[ʹfee-nom, fi-nom]
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That's how I would pronounce it ^^

Not that it matters though, but you know. :)
 
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