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- Opteron
- A family of 64-bit CPU chips from AMD, formerly code named Sledgehammer part of the Hammer line. Introduced in April 2003, the Opteron fully supports 32-bit applications, but requires...
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- Intel vs. AMD still isn't a fair fight
- There are more hindrances to AMD’s ability to penetrate the market with its Opteron CPUs; and Intel’s not a fault this time. In an earlier blog post on the AMD-Intel settlement I brought up an example of a type of incompatibility that exists between the two CPU makers that isn’t...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Server, VMware Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-12-01
- 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
- Small Nonprofit Reduces Time Spent on Printing and File Sharing, Saves $150,000
- People Helping Horses, a small nonprofit organization, suffered from inefficiencies because employees, volunteers, and board members lacked a centralized way to share files and printer resources. The organization was also concerned that it spent too much of its budget on outsourced IT services. As People Helping Horses looked to expand,...
- Tags: Board, File-sharing, Printing, People Helping Horses, Corporate Governance, Peer To Peer (P2P), Printers, Document Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
- Case studies 2009-11-01
- 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's Charlie Boswell: With cloud computing, 'follow the money' [interview]
- Cloud computing can't possibly handle streaming a first-person shooter or a feature-length film, can it? Ask AMD's Charlie Boswell, and he'll not only tell you it's possible, but he'll nearly leap with excitement about it. Boswell, AMD's director of digital...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cloud, GPU, OTOY, Fusion Render Cloud, Jules, Games, Cloud Computing, Internet, Virtualization, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave
- 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. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- AMD amps up performance-per-watt with new Opteron chip
- 40 watts...I want it!!! :DBut at what cost...Update: Never mind. I read the article provided and saw this: "$989 price tag on their Opteron 2419 EE."I'll pass.
- Tags: Processors, chip, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- 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
- Slick tools...now will they work?
- You don't want 2003 if....there is any way you can get the hardware you think you need to run 2008. And now with R2 coming out you may not need the hardware you think you need. 2003 has issues. Be sure to do your homework.I recently upgraded my 2000 AD...
- Tags: tool, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- 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
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...
- Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Dell HPC Delivers Record-Breaking Research Results While Saving Approximately £100,000 a Year on Electricity Usage
- In line with its green agenda, the University of Leicester wanted to replace its existing High-Performance Computing HPC systems with an energy-efficient solution. After working with Dell to deploy a HPC cluster based on Dell PowerEdge servers featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors, the university won funding from the Revolving Green...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell HPC, Servers, Cloud Computing, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Dr. Hardware Sysinfo 9.9.5e (Windows)
- Dr. Hardware Sysinfo allows you to examine the machine room of your PC. It gives detailed information about your processor, BIOS, chipset, hard disk, and PCI devices. It detects processors like Celeron A, 3D chips (3Dfx, Riva, and so on), and chipsets (VIA MVP3, for example). The full version provides...
- Tags: Dual-core, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Gebhard, Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-07-27
- AMD adds five new processors to six-core Opteron lineup
- Today AMD added five new processors to the six-core Opteron lineup, offering customers more performance with less power consumption. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Lineup, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- 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:Â 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
- AMD fills out six-core Opteron lineup
- AMD on Monday will fill out its six-core AMD Opteron lineup with high-performance and energy efficient versions of the chip. In addition, AMD said demand for its six-core Opterons have been better than expected. AMD, which launched its six-core server chip in June, is...
- Tags: AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-12
- HP Reference Configuration for Citrix XenApp: 1,500 Microsoft Office 2003 Users on HP ProLiant BL465c G6 Server Blades
- HP and Citrix collaborate at an engineering level to ensure that customers benefit from software, hardware and service solutions that are jointly tested, certified, and tuned to deliver optimal server performance. HP and Citrix have developed a range of recommended configurations and services for Citrix applications, focusing on particular business...
- Tags: Blade Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Blade, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Corp., HP Compaq ProLiant, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Microsoft Office, Processors, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Best Practices for Deploying Citrix XenApp on XenServer on HP ProLiant Servers
- Since the first hypervisor came on the market, businesses have been challenged to consolidate underutilized servers on to a single physical machine. While early results were disappointing, resulting in large performance penalties due to virtualization overhead, there have been significant advances in technology. Today's AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon processors...
- Tags: Hypervisor, HP Compaq ProLiant Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Best Practice, HP Compaq ProLiant, Virtualization, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexity
- Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexityActually, I found the best way to reduce complexityUse a Mac.Apple makes it very simple.I know it costs more, but I don't care.I know it is "too limiting", but I don't care.RE: Intel's name game: Switching to good-better-best to reduce complexityAbout 6...
- Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., processor, name game, game
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
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