chunkymonster
Splendid
For the price and features of the 790FX mobos, it's not a disappointment at all. A Phenom 9700 paired with a 790FX mobo will make a really nice gaming machine. C'mon, we're looking at quad gpu's! that's friggin cool! One thing is obvious from the reviews is that Phenom's performance will scale well with increased clock speed. Too bad we have to wait (longer) for the 2.8GHz and 3GHz parts.
There is no comparison between Phenom to Yorkfield when it comes to raw performance, but when it comes to the price, (Phenom <$325 whereas Yorkfield >$1250!!!) Phenom is a very attractive option. Even when pricing out a Q6600 based machine compared to a Phenom based machine, there's a respectable price/performance difference.
Some of these folks around here need to stop drinking the kool-aid, unclinch their sphincters and relax a little bit. Contrary to what some say, right now with the market and given the strength of Intel's product line-up, Phenom being "good enough" is all that's necessary, AMD needs to remain competitive and not trounce Intel with the release of every new proc. And, guess what, Phenom is competitive.
There is no comparison between Phenom to Yorkfield when it comes to raw performance, but when it comes to the price, (Phenom <$325 whereas Yorkfield >$1250!!!) Phenom is a very attractive option. Even when pricing out a Q6600 based machine compared to a Phenom based machine, there's a respectable price/performance difference.
Some of these folks around here need to stop drinking the kool-aid, unclinch their sphincters and relax a little bit. Contrary to what some say, right now with the market and given the strength of Intel's product line-up, Phenom being "good enough" is all that's necessary, AMD needs to remain competitive and not trounce Intel with the release of every new proc. And, guess what, Phenom is competitive.
No, sorry, there are two 790FX mobos currently available on newegg, a gigabyte and an MSI. I'm curious to see what Asus and aBit put out.speedbird - I do believe AM2+ boards are not avaliable as of yet, but Tomshardware is completely Intel biased so it's convenient for them to have us believe Phenom is rubbish.