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AMD Hammer Approaches

by Steve Gibson, Jan 16, 2003 8:06am PST

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The long awaited AMD Hammer CPU, their next-gen 64bit crazyness looks to finally be just around the corner. March will see a very light sprinkling of chips, and when the 2nd quarter hits we'll see a bit more volume. Thanks Tech-Report

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http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/as-16.01.03-002/

AMD Opteron 1.6GHz benchmarks

Jan 16, 2003 5:10pm PST

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http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/as-16.01.03-002/ AMD Opteron 1.6GHz benchmarks : SlamDunk
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- Uhm, that benchmark doesn't say me anything. But the article mentions that the chip will debute at 2GHz. : Tissen
- * M A C H E T E ' D * : zohar79

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Clock speed anyone?

Jan 16, 2003 10:04am PST

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Clock speed anyone? : diehlr
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Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em.

Jan 16, 2003 3:03pm PST

Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em. : Stormrider

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Will this speed up or improve DOOM3 at all in any way?

Jan 16, 2003 2:31pm PST

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Will this speed up or improve DOOM3 at all in any way? : Topaz
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- carmack actually mentioned compiling for 64bit procs but said it was worth it in terms of performance gai... : marku5

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I'd like to see an Nforce chipset that supports the Hammer. That would be shibby.

Jan 16, 2003 11:38am PST

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I'd like to see an Nforce chipset that supports the Hammer. That would be shibby. : hirez
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  - Same here! I don't want to stick with VIA. : The Wizard
- i thought the nforce2 chipset was seen/being used at one of the hammer presentations or something? i coul... : marku5

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People will compare the Athlon64's at 2Ghz to overclocked P4s at 3.8-4Ghz, and say the A64 sucks. If an 800mhz A64 can beat a 1.6Ghz P4, then maybe the 2Ghz A64 will beat even the 4Ghz OC P4? Who knows.

Jan 16, 2003 1:36pm PST

People will compare the Athlon64's at 2Ghz to overclocked P4s at 3.8-4Ghz, and say the A64 sucks. If an 8... : mattswift

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I can see the "hammer time" marketing campain now :)

Jan 16, 2003 8:35am PST

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I can see the "hammer time" marketing campain now :) : xenoeye
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- i really hope your wrong. : clain
- My lucky number 8-ball says "yes". : The Wizard

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I really hope this lives up to the hype. Might be the undoing of AMD if it fails... which no matter how much you hate them, would be bad for everyone. Prices would sour real quick.

Jan 16, 2003 11:02am PST

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I really hope this lives up to the hype. Might be the undoing of AMD if it fails... which no matter how ... : smart1
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- Intel 4ever.. : dn__
- I find it impressive that their 1.2 ghz prototype of the Athlon 64 processor runs as fast as the 2.2 ghz ... : The Wizard

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By Thor's Hammer!

Jan 16, 2003 8:37am PST

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By Thor's Hammer! : thekidd
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- "By Grabthar's hammer, you shall be avenged! " : Turd Ferguson

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After all this long waiting will it be that good or is it a huge marketing hype?

Jan 16, 2003 8:46am PST

After all this long waiting will it be that good or is it a huge marketing hype? : Fearless Leader

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Bout fucking time. Lets see what the bitch can do.

Jan 16, 2003 8:42am PST

Bout fucking time. Lets see what the bitch can do. : johnny rotten