News in, Barcelona B3s are just fine. B3 = end of 65nm for AMD.

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there are a bunch of rumours floating about AMD's B3 stepping parts, saying they are have the same bug as the B2, IE the new step did not fix things. This is categorically not the case, it was, is, and never will be true.
When the rumours started to fly, I called AMD and talked to Pat Moorehead who answered all of my questions. The B3s are not bugged, period. The fix was tested on B2 silicon and verified (Don't ask, the elves who work at the Fraternal Order of Silicon Repair Mythical Creatures Local 17 get antsy if you reveal their secrets).


Basically there is no B4, there won't be a B4, and the next stepping is Cx. The Cx parts are the 45nm Shanghai cores, so the B3 will be the end of the line for 65nm. B3s are going to be sampling in the not so distant future, production in the end of Q1, and retail availability in Q2. That part is a slip.
In summary, B3 is fine. It is a little later than people expect, but what can you do? The fixed chips are on the way, sit tight, it is only a few weeks before this soap opera ends

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/11/barcelona-b3s-fine




hopefully this is all true and things will start to look a little brighter for AMD soon.

 

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so, in terms of releasing 45nm, they are 6 months+ behind intel?

yup which isnt bad considering they were 18 months behind at one point.

 

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Guarantee nobody harks on about these bugs and how appaling and disasterous they are. The way people have been going on about the Phenom TLB bug you'd think it could cause a small nuclear explosion.

thats because a lot of the tech press love controversy and drama. intel has its own bugs but they are kept very VERY quiet.

 

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i have a phenom and i've not had any problems with it. even with overclocking it no problem.. im running it without the tlb patch bios..

what does it clock to and how much did you pay for it ? i want one myself but not unless i can match my current clocks of 2.95Ghz per core.