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Sun's Opteron charge to begin in February

Sun's Opteron charge to begin in FebruaryNT Intel really blew it this time . . . 64-bit x86 is the way to go..Welcome to the new world of competitionNow finally there's some real competition for Intel. IT folks should be rejoicing everywhere.Scaling beyond beliefhttp://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/needham7/cray/3__Slide16.JPGhttp://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/needham7/cray/3__Slide17.JPGWant to guess what it runs?http://www.open-mag.com/features/Vol_79/redstorm/redstorm.htmThis is...

Tags: 64-bit, Network technology, Processors, Sun Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Opteron line, 64-bit system

Discussion threads 2004-01-30

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Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?

Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Build a high-performance gaming PC for under $650!

Nice post but ..What about the Intel side of the house? I myself am not much of an AMD fan they run hot. Go $2 over budget...And get a WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD instead of the discontinued Samsung.Mostly good choices..but lately, Foxconn boards tend to have a really bad...

Tags: Corporate governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Games, PC, DDR2-1066, high-performance, Foxconn, ASUS, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

AMD amps up performance-per-watt with new Opteron chip

Advanced Micro Devices has shipped a new Opteron chip that it is pitching as a processor alternative for servers that will be used in cloud computing infrastructure or "hyperscale" data centers. The Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor operates at just 40 watts average CPU power ACP, which...

Tags: AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Six-Core AMD Opteron EE Processor, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building

Well, Jason ...... for twenty-five years I have toyed with the idea of building my own system and every time I came close, I always ended up concluding that I could get more bang-for-the-buck by purchasing a pre-built system. I am now on my seventh computer. The...

Tags: Desktops, Last Hurrah, Dell Computer Corp., home brew

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

News to know: AMD; Windows 7; Chrome OS; 'Slow IT'

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: AMD rounds out six-core Opteron lineup Joe McKendrick: In praise of 'slow IT' Mary Jo...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PecoBOO, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-13

AMD fills out six-core Opteron lineup

AMD fills out six-core Opteron lineupWhy?This ridiculous...I can understand their wanting to be ahead in the market but 6core? It's absolutely pointless currently. There isn't even enough stuff out that utilizes quad cores, not to mention the 64 bit part either. I enjoy drooling over new tech but there has...

Tags: Processors, Network technology, Semiconductors, 64-bit, Opteron lineup, multi-core, six-core Opteron lineup, chip, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Verari blades now handle six-core AMD Opteron processor

The scalable BladeRack 2 X-Series blade server line from Verari Systems now supports the long-delayed six-core Opteron technology from Advanced Micro Devices. The chips are engineered to provide up to 30 percent more performance, depending on the application, while running within the same thermal envelope as BladeRack 2 systems configured...

Tags: Blade Server, Blade, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-02

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are NimbleIf you can't plug a CPU into a socket....you can't call yourself a computer guy. Seriously. Who the heck can't rotate the CPU to match the alignment marker and drop it right in?Bravo, for owning up tosomething everyone does, and that...

Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., pin, CPU, AMD Athlon, socket

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble

The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...

Tags: Istanbul, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-01

AMD's latest power play

OK, I admit that I just HAD to use that headline because I am a closet hockey fan. But Advanced Micro Devices does indeed have some news this week about the power efficiency of its quad-core Opteron microprocessor product line. The company's latest quad-core edition is the...

Tags: Data Center, Quad-core, Microprocessor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-23

P570 vs T5220

As part of JesperFrimann's challenge with respect to the options available to a company with two aging p690s running Sybase, he suggested that: It's 256 threads per box on the T5440 versus 16 on the p550, and furthermore the power 550 supports shared pool virtualization.. so it...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM POWER6, IBM Corp., J2Ee, Processors, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Programming Languages, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Homebrewing isn't dead yet

Homebrewing isn't dead yetShould be programs for asset re-use by big vendors for K-12I don't see why IBM, HP, Dell and a few others can't take off-lease near-EOL equipment for enterprises and re-distribute it to K-12 with a limited warranty for reclamation costs and for re-use in educational environments. The...

Tags: Homebrewing IS, Homebrewing, K-12, Dell Computer Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

AMD launches more energy efficient server chips

AMD on Monday delivered latest installment of its 45 nanometer quad-core Opteron line--a high efficiency extension of its flagship server chips. The company said that five Opteron HE processors are available in servers from HP and Rackable with Dell, Sun and others due later in the first...

Tags: Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Server Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Storage choices

Storage choicesWhat about the lords of storage?You know, the guys whose entire life is dedicated to carving out disk space? How do these highly paid specialists maintain simple JBODS or 74xx devices? Where are the switches? Where is the fiber? You mean they might have to log into a *gasp*...

Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, RAID, Servers, ZFS, SAN, storage, CX4-240, Sun 74XX, LORDS, EMC Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solution

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMD

How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMDinteresting Paul...I hope you are right. I'd like to see AMD coming back to life. I personally don't care too much if Intel stays ahead of Intel. What I would like is that AMD becomes able to offer a good price/value product. Until now, AMD...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, benefit, Xenon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Nehalem, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processors

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processorsAnd what's your opinion?In the past you have been harsh with AMD, and it might have been for good reasons. However, you do not tell us what's your opinion of Shanghai. Will it allow AMD to compete better with Intel or not? What's your...

Tags: Processors, quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

AMD: Does the resurrection start with 'Shanghai'?

AMD on Thursday launched its Shanghai processor family--the successor to the much maligned Barcelona. The goal: Close the gap on server chips with Intel. The challenge: Convincing customers, shareholders and others in the peanut gallery that a turnaround at AMD is underway. Later today, AMD will try...

Tags: Shanghai, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Asset Management, Manufacturing, Balance Sheets, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Microsoft Hyper-V to VMware: We have you surrounded

Microsoft and Novell had their first virtualization child Thursday. A joint virtualization effort that couples SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell operating with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. The news itself isn't all that important--part of the Microsoft-Novell pact--dictated that SUSE would use the software giant's virtualization technology. But if you...

Tags: Novell Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-11

AMD posts seventh straight quarterly loss

AMD posts seventh straight quarterly losscopycat?AMD produced chips that ran on the x86 architecture, and spearheaded the jump into desktop x64. Intel "adopted" x86-64 from AMD. The Opteron was released by AMD in 2003, a full year ahead of Intel.Heck, Intel even renamed their implementation several times, eventually settling on...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., semiconductor, Intel Corp., quarterly loss

Discussion threads 2008-07-17