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VIA K8T800 Chipset Preview - Dual Opteron in Action
Mr.Tweak writes "It has been a long time coming but we are finally reaching the beginning stages of 64-bit mainstream computing. AMD has been the first to bring a 64-bit processor to the market with any true support in the Opteron. VIA is one of the key chipset companies supporting AMD64 and today TweakTown takes a preview look at their new K8T800 chipset with AMD Opteron 242 and 244 processors. 64-bit computing is boarding - don't miss the train!"
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Yes, it was announced months ago. 2 months to be exact, and Opterons have been shipping the entire time.
They did not just start trickling out nearly 9 weeks after the announcement. If you check the Apple website, the 2GHz version still has another 7 weeks until shipped.
Apple is notorious for announcing hardware they don't have. Remember the 17in Powerbook. It took 3 months before the stores even had them.
Oh, and one last thing, MacBoy. You might have a 64bit CPU, but for at least the next year, OSX will still be 32 bit. You can run a 64 bit version of Linux NOW (as in today, not coming soon, like Stevie likes to do).
So instead of bying one really expensive train, I jury-rigged two really cheap ones to achieve the same goal: 2 x 32-bit equals 1 x 64-bit, right? :-)
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yes, but that's a CPU. Have they put out 64-bit PCs yet? No. Apple's the only company that's pushing 64-bit computing into the hands of the home user. Anyone who wants a powerful computer can buy a G5 tower.
right now, you need to know how to tear apart a PC and rebuild it to include an AMD 64-bit, and I don't even know if Windows XP supports it. You can damned well be sure OS X does.
Ceci n'est pas une sig.