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kaiser_25: Intel really does break the law. Here's some bits about the fascist and very anti-competitive organization known as Intel, since we already know about the monopoly abuses:

plans to decide what is "truth" on the internet for you:
http://thespec.com/News/Business/article/626011

they've built fabs on stolen land:
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-intel.html

and these are the people that stole the land for them to build the fab on:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=487412&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y&itemNo=487412

http://snardfarker.ning.com/video/banned-on-youtube-israeli

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133178

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1101158.html

http://www.counterpunch.com/shaaban08312009.html


Great people, right? Of course, you should never let your favorite corporation's immoral actions and questionable friends get in the way of your fanboyism. Please note that most of the articles come from that country's national newspapers, with the assumption that you're not reading it.
 
[citation][nom]jsloan[/nom]i wonder when amd will have an 8 core for consumer desktopsthe intel i7 920 hs 4 cores with ht which run 8 thread, it's amazingmy amd 955 just cant keep up even with the overclocking...[/citation]

Your AMD 955 can't keep up with my Q6600@3.6Ghz forget about i7
 
[citation][nom]chaohsiangchen[/nom]1. I think Tom's should start their own business computing benchmarking. Many of us are really interested in how those server chips run in real world applications. Not just web server, file server, banking, data base and/or online trading, but also as game server (yeah those pesky laggs) and probably security servers.
[/citation]
With the cost of these chips (usually $1000 or more) and its associated parts, I think you'd be able to build 2 or 4 consumer-grade computers. There's a reason Tom's benchmarks server chips for web server or database applications, because their cost would be recouped by running your business 24/7.

[citation][nom]chaohsiangchen[/nom]
2. AMD should be more specific on which types of application do need lower clock speed but more cores. I can imagine it is mostly around heavy virtualization.[/citation]
Datacenters? Large databases? AMD already stated the target for these markets, I don't know how you could have missed that. It would be advantageous for apps that have thousands of micro requests/threads that could be completed with a low speed processor. Plus the heat decrease would be beneficial when you're running 50 of these in one room.
 
Actually those who are up to date with the bench marks between AMD phenom 2 x3 955 and in tell i7 720 , know that the 955 was able to hold it own against it, not beat it of course , and definitely destroy the Q6600 , but the phenom 2 x4 965 is much better
 
6 core at 40Watts is impressive...
But at $1000, a company is better off buying the higher clocked versions and buying a air conditioning unit for the server room... more money saved and more power...
 
40w 6core 1.8Ghz.... not impressive.

It maybe faster to have a higher clock quadcore that is also 40~50watt rating. The point of MORE cores is to get more computing power per socket... with reasonable power draws.
 
Vs. the 115 watt opteron. This chip saves 75watts when both are running at full tilt.

So, @ 12 cents a KWH this chip saves $79 a year. The price difference between the two chips is $989(40watt)-$700(115watt)= $290. It's going to take more than 3 years to see any savings and servers are replaced more often than that.

So... whupadedooo!!!

Any data-center manager at some company who buys this is just throwing money down the drain Vs. the standard chip.
 
[citation][nom]kaiser_roll[/nom]kaiser_25: Intel really does break the law. Here's some bits about the fascist and very anti-competitive organization known as Intel, since we already know about the monopoly abuses😛lans to decide what is "truth" on the internet for you:http://thespec.com/News/Business/article/626011they've built fabs on stolen land:http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-intel.htmland these are the people that stole the land for them to build the fab on:http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages [...] mNo=487412http://snardfarker.ning.com/video/ [...] be-israelihttp://www.israelnationalnews.com/ [...] spx/133178http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1101158.htmlhttp://www.counterpunch.com/shaaban08312009.htmlGreat people, right? Of course, you should never let your favorite corporation's immoral actions and questionable friends get in the way of your fanboyism. Please note that most of the articles come from that country's national newspapers, with the assumption that you're not reading it.[/citation]
dude, most of the biggest technological advancement comes from that "stolen" land which you refer to. for you it is stolen, for many others, it is home and/or not stolen. don't take this topic into political aspects because it isn't the place, the topic's purpose and if I'll look deep enough, I'll probably find that you are living on a stolen land too.
and intel does brakes the law more than once.
 
[citation][nom]kaiser_25[/nom]AMD is...ok, and most of us experienced in the semi conductor industry know that the amd product is inferior to intel, from beginning to end. AMD is the subsidized (EU) intel wannabe.[/citation]
And may I ask what kind of experience do you have in the semiconductor industry to say such a stupid thing?
 
@Daggs: It's stolen either way. I would be totally against the genocide and land-theft of the Native Americans if I were living in America in the 1700s, but unfortunately, they're dead and gone now, so there's not any obligation to give it back at this point. However, the Israeli theft of land is still going on right now, and the rightful owners of the land are still alive(those that have not been murdered yet, anyways).

However, the Israelis are not descendants of the tribe of David(although the Palestinians are), they are descendants of the Khazars, who converted to Judaism in 1000ad. Furthermore, the Torah says they should only return to Israel when they accept a savior, which they have not. So what we have is a bunch of land-stealing, religious nuts, hell bent on genocide, supported by Intel, which is a great reason not to buy their CPUs.


I think what you're really trying to say is:

a) you're a zionist

and

b) you don't want people being educated on this


Which means this is a GREAT place to bring this up.
 
[citation][nom]k1ss_my_arse[/nom]@Daggs: It's stolen either way. I would be totally against the genocide and land-theft of the Native Americans if I were living in America in the 1700s, but unfortunately, they're dead and gone now, so there's not any obligation to give it back at this point. However, the Israeli theft of land is still going on right now, and the rightful owners of the land are still alive(those that have not been murdered yet, anyways).However, the Israelis are not descendants of the tribe of David(although the Palestinians are), they are descendants of the Khazars, who converted to Judaism in 1000ad. Furthermore, the Torah says they should only return to Israel when they accept a savior, which they have not. So what we have is a bunch of land-stealing, religious nuts, hell bent on genocide, supported by Intel, which is a great reason not to buy their CPUs.I think what you're really trying to say is:a) you're a zionistandb) you don't want people being educated on thisWhich means this is a GREAT place to bring this up.[/citation]

1) I'm a proud israeli.
2) there are still descendant of indians in america
3) I won't be drawn into shifting this topic off it original topic, you may think what ever you want on me, I don't care, I'm here to talk about tech and not politics, there are other places where politics can discussed.

have a nice day.
 
@Daggs: FWIW, I have great affinity for the "chosen ones" that just want to listen to psytrance and get high, but it's the extremist settlers(only about 10-20% of the Israeli population) that I have a problem with. I don't hate them because they are Jewish, I hate them because they are deranged lunatics, and a menace to society.

There are plenty of Muslims and Christians in the world who are just as fanatical and dangerous, but Israel is currently the biggest threat to world peace, and every Intel CPU purchased contributes directly to that. Not that I'm openly calling for any kind of boycott of Israel, which is of course illegal in the US, thanks to our friends at AIPAC, who endlessly corrupt and manipulate our Congress.

PS: If anybody doesn't believe that it's illegal to boycott Israeli goods in the US:

http://www.boycottwatch.org/abi/divest002.htm
 
[citation][nom]k1ss_my_arse[/nom]However, the Israelis are not descendants of the tribe of David(although the Palestinians are), they are descendants of the Khazars, who converted to Judaism in 1000ad.[/citation]
Um, while I'm sure there is some Khazar ancestry in modern Israelis, I doubt it accounts for much of the gene pool. In fact I bet the majority of similarities with other groups would be with Palestinians, Lebanese, etc.

Even DNA evidence disproves that Khazar origin story for the Ashkenazi Jews: wikipedia, but with links to the original peer-reviewed papers.

You're welcome to any opinion about Israel you want, just please try not to base it off of that kah-raaazy bullshit you've been fed. The more level-headed and facts-based our opinions are, the more useful and likely to be correct they are. Hopefully you're not as allergic to education as you think Daggs to be.
 
WheelsOfConfusion: Religion is a crock of shit anyways, especially the "big 3". It's a straw man argument no matter what, I'm an Atheist, I don't buy into their claims of "God's chosen people" regardless of ancestry, but per their religious texts, they shouldn't return the the "promised land" prior to accepting a savior. The Torah, the Bible and the Koran are all full of contradiction, but if you want to believe that God came and visited the ancient Palestinians with some rather bizarre wisdom, then power to you.

Palestinians originated Judaism and Christianity(as to say, Jesus and Judah were Arabs, no white folk there until the late 1800s when the early zionists began colonizing). So white folks coming and killing Jesus' direct descendants for being evil is just ridiculous. Regardless, the links I've posted speak for themselves, I'll leave you with this one:

http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/feelthehate.mp4

Nice kids, huh? Makes me feel like Americans are less douche-baggy

 
[citation][nom]sidel[/nom]Actually those who are up to date with the bench marks between AMD phenom 2 x3 955 and in tell i7 720 , know that the 955 was able to hold it own against it, not beat it of course , and definitely destroy the Q6600 , but the phenom 2 x4 965 is much better[/citation]

I don't know what benchmarks are you refering to, but you need to check the scores from game average FPS, and synthetic benchmarks of Q6600@3.6Ghz then talk shit. Another thing to mention, the 955 is a so-so overclocker barely going 3.8Ghz with 1.45V. Even at its max overclock it barely comes close to q6600 max overclock values.
 
[citation][nom]anonymous_conception[/nom]WheelsOfConfusion: Religion is a crock of shit anyways, especially the "big 3". [/citation]
That's really neither here nor there, like, at all. The issue (which is a complete sidetrack from the article, really) was Israelis and Khazar descent: turns out it barely registers in the genes of modern Israelis. So, claim was made -> claim was testable -> claim was falsified. With science, no less!

By the way, two people have signed up today just to continue the line about Israelis and crazy conspiracy theories. Are you sure you're not sock accounts?
 
[citation][nom]megabuster[/nom]I don't know what benchmarks are you refering to, but you need to check the scores from game average FPS, and synthetic benchmarks of Q6600@3.6Ghz then talk shit. Another thing to mention, the 955 is a so-so overclocker barely going 3.8Ghz with 1.45V. Even at its max overclock it barely comes close to q6600 max overclock values.[/citation]


If I were not at work I would post right now my cpuz screen shot that has my 955Be at 3.8Ghz on 1.34V so you are full of it. And if you would like we can start another thread and start posting benches if you would like me to prove that my 955 is better than your Q6600
 
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