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Enthusiasts have no clue that they represent less than 5% of the PC chip market... You'd think it was the end of the world that AMD desktop CPUs are not currently faster than Intels. Buy what makes you happy. AMD is doing fine and has positioned themselves to deliver outstanding CPU/APU products to consumers for years to come.

AMD may even be another over-night success story in the next two years - after only 35 years of building a strong market foundation in spite of Intel's illegal activities and blackmailing of the PC industry. It's all good.
 
[citation][nom]dalethepcman[/nom]For all the haters out there, you had better hope Bulldozer gives Intel a proverbial run for its money, otherwise your going to see the chips get even more insanely priced than they are now. If bulldozer sucks I can see the K series going the way of the Dodo bird and Intel going back to the Extreme series chips. Yay $999 for the same silicon that retails for $200, just the cheap one has limits placed on it. I do not miss those days.[/citation]

I hear this all the time, but I see no evidence for this. Many people thought Phenom was the end of AMD, also not true. Intel has $1000 CPUs, they probably will continue to have $1000 cpus as long as there are people to pay for them. AMD has been successful, not as much as Intel, but they have brought compelling products to market. Their graphics division is doing well, and they are branching put in embedded markets now too.

So here's the deal:
1) Bulldozer is not the coming of the messiah. It probably won't outdo the current sandy bridge and even if it does, Ivy bridge is coming. Probably the next iteration of the bulldozer tech will be more successful in terms of raw performance.

2) Bulldozer doesn't need to be the fastest cpu out there to sell. You can bet AMD will price it to be competitive. This also will not destroy AMD.

3) Intel is not going to increase current prices if BD isn't the fastest chip. In fact they are set to bring out the new core i7 2700k when BD launches. Probably because it will be a good overclocker, like the FX 8150. It will also be priced competitively.

I can't remember the last time I saw outrageous CPU prices because Intel didn't have competition. This is because even a low priced A6 APU is enough for most people. Most folks are interested in mobility and ease of use, not the fastest number cruncher in the world. I will say it is a good thing we have AMD, especially for budget conscious people like myself.


 
but...that would mean CPUs of the same names. 🙁

[citation][nom]iam2thecrowe[/nom]sounds interesting, AMD have some kick ass codenames. The codename of their next CPU should be "Delayed"[/citation]
 
[citation][nom]chumly[/nom]I heard Bulldozer is coming out at the same time as Diablo 3.[/citation]

you mean some time in the future, right?
 
i think there are a lot of Indians working at AMD. I mean half the code names are in Hindi: Krishna, comal, samara. Deccan is like the Deccan Plateau, which is in India. Kind of cool lol.
 
I swear its line AMD is trying to pretend their not releasing BD.....we don't even know when it'll be out lol, even d3 has a release date and they've been workin on that for just as long as BD
 
Am i the only person who hopes Amd can earn as much money as possible with the APU's. So they can make better GPU's and CPU's and then again make a even better APU. Amd needs money and their making lots off of these APU's. In return they can give more research to improve their performance in GPU's and CPU's. I think Amd is doing so much better this year then they ever did. The E-350 was way better then the Atom, Llano is so good for its market(way better then the I3 in laptops to my opinion what average person even uses their CPU at 60%+ i know way more people who use graphics then CPU's.) I know for a FACT that bulldozer is going to be great on servers. I really don't know about the High-end market though but we are important as we tell other people what to buy were in best buy were even at Walmart, Micro center or even help are friends and family, we help consumers that are not so tech savvy choice whats best for them.

Are 5% market runs the rest. I know most places who have network admins also are the ones who choices the servers for their place. I seen and hear about this all the time.
 
APUs have a lot of potential and I was impressed with the A8-3850.

If they could get an APU that performs better than a Phenom II series /w graphics performing at similar levels to the Radeon HD 6670/6750, it would be an attractive offer for budget system builders
 
[citation][nom]AbdullahG[/nom]youguysmad? You should just stay away from PCs as a whole. Every CPU manufacturer has delays. The Pentium 4s were delayed due to a glitch. The Sandy Bridge Macbooks were delayed. SB even had a rocky start. Do some research before commenting. BD was delayed for a few months and it's the end of the world for most of you. You people only account for a small margin of the market. Most companies aim at the larger market of buyers. The market doesn't revolve around you guys (and this is coming from someone who has 3 Intel computers and 1 AMD). Anyway, I have high hopes for Trinity. Llano started out very well, and hopefully Trinity as well.[/citation]We're aware the market doesn't revolve around us "Enthusiasts". However, as an enthusiast, it's always nice to have new products targeted at this segment come out. So I don't think anyone is out of line to be disappointed that the product they've been excited about since 2009 or so has been delayed nearly a full year at this point.

We've done our research, but it appears you aren't getting how human minds work. When you tell a person they'll get something and then you don't give it to them, they get disappointed. And when you do that 3 times, disappointment turns into frustration. So yes, we are rightfully frustrated at AMD for stringing us along for a year.
 
APU's are great for the fast majority of the OEM market. My aunt, cousin, my grandma--they should all get APU's. So AMD's doing the right thing and their knowledge gained through buying ATI should help. So AMD won't be going anywhere. I'd love Bulldozer to be great, but if it isn't, they'll still get to try again in 2013 or so.
 


well it took them this long to come out with this chip so how long do you think AMD will come out with next gen. AMD's edge is only with the fusion chips and the only reason for that is because they got the ATI graphics technology
 
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