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AMD Opteron Due In April

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the grain-of-salt-please dept.

updog writes "Here's an article from Infoworld claiming that the new 64-bit AMD Opteron is ready to launch on April 22. Some of the notable features of the new chip are an address space capable of addressing up to 1 Terabyte of memory, the ability to link up to 8 processors without any external chips, and backwards compatibility with existing 32-bit applications ..." PapaFSmurf, meanwhile, links to a disclaimer-heavy article posted at amdboard.com which says that 64-bit Athlons may arrive in June rather than September as previously expected.

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  1. Dual 64 boards by BrookHarty · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I want to know if there will be dual boards out that are affordable. Currently the only options for a dual cpu environment is the P4 with hyper threading, Dual Xeon, or older AMD MP boards. All which are very affordable.

    I've been using dual boards for awhile, then switched my workstations to a fast single CPU setup. What a mistake. With I/O taking so much CPU time, a dual setup is the best solution. I have not tried P4's hyper threading, but I wonder if thats the cheapest way to get the performance on a single CPU board.

    AMD shouldn't abandon its MP CPU line. Wheres the MP chips with the 333mhz bus?