Anyone running a quad Phenom yet?

[FragTek]

Just curious to know if we have anyone here that's decided to go the Phenom route and how it's treating them. Also if you might be able to post up some benches like Pi times and such that would be awesome.

The price points sound real nice on the new Phenom's, actually quite eye catching.

Cheers :beerchug:

 

[Rastalovich]

Nah I wanted to get a Phenom setup on general principle, but the AM2+ board I really wanted didn`t surface, along with being a week or 2 late releasing the processors.

Might plumb for one to replace a 3800x2 setup in the new year. ASUS board is ok but far from sexeh.

Just want to have one to experience it tbh.

 

[duke]

I'm planning on getting one, but not until they are proven to be good. This is the main reason I've gone for the AM2+ route.

 

[Russ_64]

I have bought all the bits just need the time over Xmas to upgrade my rig. Lots of scare stories about the Cache bug but some have already OC'd them to 3Ghz, I will be happy with 2.6 - 2.8 from stock 2.3 as I Fold 24/7 and want to run SMP on all 4 cores. Will post more details in the New Year. :yumyum:

 

[Hatman]

I cant see much point of getting one at all tbh except for extreme graphics with quad x-fire, 4x 3870's, although it seems you need to water cool them atm for single slot to use them on any board except the MSI one.

But nvidia/intel do seemt eh best choice still, an upgrade to one of the new quads when ti comes out at $266 suggested price will be great for me, just replace my Q6600 with one of those and gain the extra overclocking and cache.

Still unconfirmed if 8800GT will ever do SLI or not, its theoretically possible to design a bridge for them to do it and apparently they may be able to run tri-sli thru PCI-E 2 bandwidth, which would be cool.

 

[PP Mguire]

FYI (Anybody) you can plop one of these Phenoms in any AM2 board if you have the proper bios update. I plan on getting my an Asus board (The wifi one) and updating the bios along with getting the 2.2ghz Phenom. Im sorry, i dont feel lke going over to Inel just for like one phase of proccies. Also, there is only a few difference between Am2 and AM2+ which happen to be with a voltage lane and direct passage to the northbridge and what not. Which is why the Phenom can be run on AM2 boards.

 

[Rastalovich]

From my pov tho, buying an AM2 HT2.0 board coming from an existing 939 background, would feel a little silly when the AM2+ HT3.0, 790FX type boards are almost the latest thing to get.

Well Biostar and Gigabyte I know have boards atm, but I`m w8ing for ABit. Who seem to be fudging around with their left over stock atm.

I`ve seen a pic of ABit`s board, but that coulda been leaked from their lab with no sign of it seeing light. It`s happened b4.

 

[FragTek]

The Phenom's definitely look appealing with the AM2+ mobo's and all of their slick features and new tech. I'd like to test drive one and see how it feels, I bet it's lush.

 

[Hatman]

Well dont, apaprantly they are being scraped and some new models with 50 on the end will be released with a 10% or so performance boost, these wont last long tehy have something wrong with them.

 

[PV5150]

Do you have a source Hatman? Linky pls

 

[Rastalovich]

I did see some site running a patch for them yesterday, I`ll see if I can find it.

EDIT: This was the TLB error: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/18/amd-delays-phenom-ghz-due-tlb

But this was what delayed the launch Nov 18th. Dunno about what new thing is about. Here`s the benchy thing: http://www.tech-report.net/articles.x/13741

 

[PV5150]

Thanks Rast

 

[Deshman]

Interesting read, thanks Rast.

 

[PP Mguire]

According to Anandtech the difference between AM2 and AM2+ is nothing right now. And supposedly the error in the chip was fixed before release.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3153

Just read that.

They say Phenom is rubbish pretty much. Im still prolly gonna get one.

 

[Rastalovich]

It does seem from the outside looking in, that AMD have all this wonderful stuff and some lovely theories, but something happens during either testing or implementation.

By all appearances, u could argue that they have no interest at-all in being the fastest or anything, since they latched onto some green issues.

Greenies holding AMD back ?!?!?

Either way u look at it, Phenom will work as a good cpu. It`s single competitor (imo) the Q6600 may well be lashing all over the range. Would have been smart to have cut it`s price at the same time they cut it`s performance. Deal is now, by the time AMD cuts it`s price, the Q6600 will go down in price cos Intel will have newer toys to play with.

 

[FarFarAway]

Plus Intel can afford to be leading in the price race, whereas AMD can't as much really

 

[darkorb]

If you already have a X2 Am2 system, phen0m is perfect upgrade, instead of swapping for intel

right?

cheapest way w/o mobo swap

 

[Deshman]

Provided your mobo manufacturer has released the BIOS upgrade.

 

[PP Mguire]

Yea Darkorb but if you have a cheap mobo like me and have to upgrade anyways you might as well head to AM2+ later and get the later Phenoms.

I think AMDs problem is that they took on ATI to early. I think their resources are to stretched to be able to keep up with Intel AND Nvidia. I honestly they need to let go of ATI and stick to the CPU race until they get more monies.

 

[Rastalovich]

Isn`t it like sticking an AMD x2 in an FSB333 mobo tho ?