AMD Quad 4x4 Released

[jujubee]

AMDs salvo to the Intel QX6700 (Quad Core) has been released. It's a dual socket AM2 motherboard which allows for two dual-core FX AMD chips. It will be upgradeable to the Quad-core chips which will be released in mid-2007.

According to the preliminary results from the article below, Intel still beats AMD with their QX6700:

http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...?articleid=911

[Da_elf]

i thought dual and even quad chip mobos with dualcore support were out a while back

[Mathew Everett]

They have been, the big thing about AMD's new platform is that is use there new tech and will be upgradeable to the first Quad core CPU's

Regardless of the overall speed tests, AMD's 4x4 system multitasks much better than Intel’s. I was able to play around with a 4x4 system at Nvidia not to long ago, and had 3Ds Max 8 rendering on 2 cores, playing FEAR in window mode and WoW on screen along with surfing the web and compiling a video in Premiere... how many desktops can say they can do that now days without crumbling to their knees?

My Dual Xeons choke when just rendering let alone running 2 instances of Max while rendering....

You will be bale to work with huge PS files, while rendering and working on a new Max scene with these bad boys. For the Max 1 box wonders who don't own a farm this will be huge for them as packages start at just under $899 for 2 CPU's and a mobo.

[jujubee]

Well. single application benches haven't been as good as the Intel Quads according to that article. And as for playing around - have you played around with Intel Quads next to a 4x4 rig? I wonder how they stack up next to each other from a multitaskers standpoint.

The other thing you have to worry about is RAM. Previously, I've read that the 4x4 would run max 4 gigs of memory.

[RErender]

With the price of two fx74 (2x$999?) plus a $300 mB being almost $1000 more than a qx6700+MB, I think I'd stick with the faster intel part.

[Paul Oblomov]

You shouldn't compare these two platforms. AMD positions their 4x4 conception for inthusiasts only. It's not their "conroe answer". K8L would be first AMD CPU, that can beat conroe. So, for now only 4x4 can do at least smth.
Wait for the reworked K8 (K8L)

[RErender]

I guess Enthusiasts = poor confused AMD fanbois heh

[jacksc02]

sounds like your an intel slave eric

[Paul Oblomov]

He Inthusiast = intel fUn

[RErender]

nah, I'm a power per $ slave, I bought an X2 when it was the best value and own more AMD systems at the moment than intel but I am itching to add a qx to the stable

[jujubee]

Ah well - other than Vray, I have no loyalty. It comes down to who makes the best product and right now Intel is winning.