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4x4 Chips, Opening AMD's Architecture

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the alot-to-like-here dept.

Nom du Keyboard writes "Once upon a time open slots in a PC that anyone could build a card for were a good idea. PCs with them sold better than PCs without them. Now AMD is proposing another new socket that will be open for plugging in of 3rd party co-processors directly on the processor bus." They've also announced a 4x4 chipset, meant to counter Intel's Core 2 Duo chips. From the article: "Socket 4x4 will have a more immediately impact. Set for a release in the latter half of this year, it essentially lets you combine two dual-core Athlon 64 X2 or Athlon 64 FX chips to create a quad-core desktop PC now ... AMD made the point that Socket 4x4 also provides a more flexible upgrade path for a single motherboard system by letting you start with one chip and add another later on. AMD didn't talk pricing, but you can bet neither the Socket 4x4 motherboards, nor systems that use it to include two dual-core CPUs will be cheap."

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  1. 4x4 chips! by suv4x4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they waste more electricity, are more noisy and increase the likelyhood for fatal accidents, count me in!

    1. Re:4x4 chips! by michrech · · Score: 4, Funny

      This comment wasn't a troll, you Prius driving hippies!

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  2. Guns racks? by crotherm · · Score: 4, Funny



    While these come with the gun racks standard?

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  3. Smokey the Bear says... by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    When using your AMD(TM) quad-core desktop computer at the campgrounds, always practice safety. Surround your quad-core computer with rocks to keep the fire from spreading. Be sure when you're done with your quad-core computer to put it out with a bucket of water and make sure it has stopped smoking before you leave the area.

    Remember what Smokey the Bear says. Only you can prevent your AMD(TM) quad-core desktop computer from starting a forest fire.

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  4. Intel responds, naturally... by Frightening · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..with jet propulsion.

  5. Re:4x4? by purpledinoz · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think AMD is banking on the average person's inability to multiply 2 single digit numbers.

  6. Re:Sounds neat by Sloppy · · Score: 4, Funny
    but I haven't seen any computing environments that need that kind of horsepower yet.
    That's why I run Gentoo -- my machine spends so much time running gcc that I can always justify an upgrade without worrying about pragmatic concerns. ;-)
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  7. Re:4x4? by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 3, Funny
    It means the truck has 4 wheels and that all 4 of them are receiving power. Most cars and light trucks are 4x2. As opposed to 2x4 which is a piece of wood measuring 1.5x3.5 inches.

    10-4

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