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AMD Launches Athlon 64 FX-57

Posted by Hemos on from the tide-goes-in-tide-goes-out dept.

Kez writes "Today AMD release what could be the fastest x86 processor to date. The FX-57 is the first 90nm Athlon 64 FX from AMD, clocked to 2.8GHz, with 1MiB of L2 cache and support for SSE3. The memory controller has also been tweaked to support mismatched memory module sizes - something some enthusiasts have been crying out for. Hexus.net reviews the new processor, which, in gaming benchmarks, walks all over any of Intel's offerings." There's going to be plenty of reviews I'm sure - if you've found other links, please post them below.

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  1. Printer-friendly (aka ad-unfriendly) link by theGreater · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review_print. php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMzE3

    This is filler. This is more filler. This is even more filler. This is a rant about the captcha.

    -theGreater.

  2. w00t by qw0ntum · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know I can't wait to do spreadsheets in 2.8Ghz, 64-bit glory. >_> That aside, this is still a pretty awesome development.

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    'Every story, if continued long enough, ends in death.' --Ernest Hemingway
  3. Why is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I stopped caring about CPU advances when the Pentium II reached 233 MHz. I run Windows 98 on my machine wihtout a firewall and I have never had a problem with spyware or viruses. How about we focus research and development on somehting more important, like fuel cells to power my wireless mouse.

    1. Re:Why is this news? by QMO · · Score: 3, Funny

      Deoxyribonucleic Acid
      All the best mice use it.

      --
      Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
    2. Re:Why is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Rads aside, I don't think I'd want to touch a "used" pacemaker...

  4. Yeah, but... by allanc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will a beowulf cluster of these run OSX?

    (I honestly can't tell if I'm being +5 funny or -1 troll some days...)

  5. Re:2T memory timings by Slashcrap · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if it fixes the 2T memory timings when using 4 sticks of ram. I really want 2 gigs of ram without loosing my current 1 gig.

    I know, it's terrible isn't it? I just can't stand knowing that my system could potentially be running nearly 0.2% faster under certain, very specific, workloads.

  6. Re:But... the price. by Ingolfke · · Score: 2, Funny

    what else can you buy for $1031

    Well... you've got yourself a good start on a great book collection.

  7. Amazing translation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The memory controller has also been tweaked to support mismatched memory module sizes - something some enthusiasts have been crying out for

    I wonder how AMD was able to translate fanboi-talk from

    Wah Wah! Make it faster! Make it faster!

    to

    Please tweak your memory controller to support mismatched memory module sizes...

    It boggles the mind!

  8. Re:Toms Hardware Review... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Although Toms has
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