Athlon 7850 X2 Black Edition AM2+ procesor
 

While I feel that the world should just move on towards quad-core processors myself, I also am faced with the reality that of course not everyone can afford them. And the one thing that we keep forgetting is that real value is still to be found in dual-core processors. The reality is that with normal everyday usage and gaming, a dual-core processor is really all you need. So AMD figured, what if you take a last generation Phenom X4 processor, shop it in half and release it? That is the what the Kuma architecture really is. AMD developed a new dual-core processor based on B3 revision/stepping, under codename Kuma. The Athlon X2 7850 CPU has a respective clock speed 2.8GHz, a processor with 3MB of total cache, 512KB of the L2 variety per core and 2MB of shared L3 cache per chip.

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The Athlon X2 Series 7000 processors have a TDP (peak wattage) of 95W. Now that's by itself interesting as it's the same as the mid-range specced Phenom X3 and X4 processors. Now we should have two active & independent cores here, but I'm 99.99% certain that two other cores are to be found in there yet are disabled. This explains the transistor count and TDP. The performance of the 7850 Black Edition is unsurprisingly underwhelming compared to the 7750 Black Edition we looked at just four months ago. For a 100MHz speed bump, it offers no additional overclocking headroom because it's still the same 65nm B3 core, and so the limitations are still there.

Izvor: Guru3D i Bit-Tech

Zna li netko sta je sa RD890 chipsetom i SB800 northbridge-om? Najavljeni su za 2Q 2009(dali je to do 1.6 ili?) oce li doci na vrijeme ili ce kasniti?

Ne zna se ništ konkretno. Q2 '09 se non-stop spominje, a sad dal bude to šesti, sedmi ili čak osmi mjesec - ko bi ga znal.
Možda u međuvremenu nikne:) kakva točnija informacija, ovak ostaje samo čekanje.

Ajd sad pročitaj što si napisao i razmisli o tome koji mjeseci spadaju u Q2 :)

Drugi kvartal = 4,5,6mj.

Pa znam kaj sam napisal i koji mjeseci spadaju u Q2, a 4. mjesec je prošel i čipsetima ni traga, 5. je lagano krenul i još se ništ točno ne zna. Tak da ostaje ili do kraja ovog (malo vjerovatno) ili cijeli šesti ili kasnije. Jedini zayeb koji sam napravil je taj kaj sam u Q2 samo nadovezal sedmi i osmi mjesec mada ne spadaju u to (pa cijela rečenica čudno ispada:)), a spomenul sam ih zato jer su veće šanse da se čipseti pojave u to vrijeme.

ASUS Crosshair III Formula coming
byGuru3d

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'It took ASUS a while but they finally see the strength of the AMD platform and have been designing a kickass motherboard for it, meet the ASUS Crosshair III Formula.

ASUS always uses Crosshair for their more high-end AMD motherboards based on nForce chipsets, this time though, it'll be the magnificent AMD 790FX chipset together with the SB750 Southbridge chip, of course ACC is the key thing here, Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) .

The board will have an 8+2 phase circuit and is Socket AM3 based, meaning a DDR3 motherboard.

You'll spot two PCI-Express x16 slots. What's cool is that the board is that the boards includes a ROG LCD-poster, and the famous iROG overclocking management system. '

DFI LANParty DK 790X-M2RS AM2+ ploča i Athlon II, te Phenom II X2 procesori u lipnju
 

DFI LANParty DK 790X-M2RS

LANParty team is focusing on “Main stream Overclocking”, DK 790X-M2RS is the first product that aims this segment. Compared with the high-end 790FXB family, the DK 790X-M2RS has the equivalent overclocking BIOS settings and also retains exclusive overclocking features such as “debug LED”, “built-in power/reset button”, and “six fan connectors”. Therefore, the DK 790X-M2RS is really a cost-effective overclocking motherboard. For game players, the DK 790X-M2RS provides two PCI Express x16 slots (bandwidth x8/ x8) and supports CrossFireX dual graphics card technology. On audio performance, it adopts Realtek’s hi-end ALC885 chipsets that have best SN ratio than competitor products in field tests. In terms of network chipsets critical to LAN games, it adopts the hi-quality Marvell 8056 GbE IC whose performance in field tests is 15% higher than other products.

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Moreover, the DK 790X-M2RS comes with the unique auto CPU upgrade technology “ABS II”, with which users just have to turn on the power and all the overclocking processes will be automatically completed and saved, enabling increased performance without the need for any overclocking skills. For those advanced overclocking users, LANParty provides Genie BIOS for experts. Users can optimize the performance with more than one hundred options. In addition, up to four sets of overclocking parameters can be stored in BIOS. Users can easily select the specific parameter set according to the scenario, and achieve the best balance between performance and energy efficiency .

• AMD 790X chipset with SB750
• Supports AMD AM2+ processors: Phenom II / Phenom / Athlon / Sempron, AMD AM2 processors: Athlon series / Sempron
• DDR2 667/800/1066(1200MHz Max.)
• ACC over-clocking technology
• Genie BIOS with various BIOS setting for extreme performance
• ABS II technology: upgrade your CPU automatically
• AMD ATI CrossFireX ready

Athlon II i Phenom II X2 procesori

Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second largest supplier of x86 central processing units, will officially unveil its AMD Athlon II X2 and AMD Phenom II X2 processors on June 2, 2009. The first two chips to be announced are AMD Athlon II X2 250 (Regor, 3000MHz, 1MB per core L2 cache, 65W TDP) and AMD Phenom II X2 550 (Callisto, 3100MHz, 512KB per core L2 cache, 6 MB shared L3 cache, 80W TDP). Both chips will feature AM3 form-factor and will support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. The microprocessors are based on the latest micro-architecture and are made using 45nm process technology.

Izvor: techPowerUp i X-Bit Labs

Phenom II X3 i X4 Energy Efficient procesori
 

AMD may have anticipated its launch of the energy efficient Phenom II and Athlon II processors by a week or so. On the shallower end of the price pool you've got the Athlon II X2 (Regor) 250, running at a zippy 3GHz, equipped with 512KB of L2 cache per core and 1MB of L3. The packaging is AM3, in case you're wondering, and we hope that means a DDR3-capable memory controller for upgradability. Power is 65W TDP. The Athlon II is followed closely by the Phenom II X2 (Callisto), and before you scream "pointless", we have to point out that these sport the same 6MB cache present on the Denebs, while keeping with a slightly lower TDP of 80w. These are numbered the 550 and 545, clocked at 3.1GHz and 3GHz respectively. Budget for an extra €10 to €15 over the Athlon II.

Next come the energy efficient processors, four in all: Phenom II X3 700e, X3 705e, X4 900e and X4 905e. Speeds are 2.4GHz and 2.5GHz respectively, and they all share 65W TDP. This should make them great for businesses and even overclockers due to the favourable C2-stepping silicon. The 700e and 900e are sold solely as OEM parts for integrators, so you shouldn't be able to find them right away at your retailer, but the 705e and 905e are on pre-order here in €uroland for €118 and €180 respectively.

Izvor: The Inquirer

ASUS Announces ROG Crosshair III Formula
byGuru3d

'We reported it last weel already, yet the release is now official. ASUS today put world record-breaking power into the hands of AMD Phenom II users with the launch of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) Crosshair III Formula. Based on the AMD Socket AM3 platform, the Crosshair III Formula harnesses its full complement of ROG-exclusive features and technologies to unleash the full overclocking potential of Phenom II processors—enabling budget-conscious enthusiasts and gamers to enjoy extreme levels of performance at an affordable mid-price point.'

Zanimljivo:
'The Crosshair III Formula is also fully compatible with the new ROG OC Station, a pure hardware-based, bay-mounted device with a large 3-inch display that takes overclocking to a whole new level of ease, accuracy and sophistication. When used in conjunction with the Crosshair III Formula, the futuristic-looking OC Station grants users on-the-fly access to overclocking parameters, fan speeds, system information and the Crosshair III Formula's ROG-exclusive features.'

link: Republic of Gamers (R.O.G) OC Station

Phenom II 550 X2 i Athlon II 250 X2 testirani
 

Our lab managed to get hold of two very interesting dual-core solutions from AMD manufactured with 45nm process. These processors will be positioned as primary competitors to Intel Core 2 Duo and looks like they have very good chance to succeed. As we have already reported in our news, AMD will be releasing new dual-core CPUs based on the cores made with the latest 45nm process. In other words, the Deneb core that has received a lot of great feedback will arrive in a new incarnation giving birth to new highly promising processor families known as Callisto and Regor. Due to more than affordable price of only around $100, these CPUs will finally become the long awaited worthy rivals to Intel Core 2 Duo.

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The major difference between Phenom II X2 and Athlon II X2 is evidently in the configuration of their cache-memory system. Phenom II X2 has a 6MB L3 cache typical of most Phenom II processors. Athlon II X2 has no L3 cache, but instead – what a surprise! - boasts twice as large L2 cache. The modular structure of the Deneb core has definitely worked very well for AMD here. It allowed AMD engineers to combine the L2 cache memory of the two working processor cores with the L2 cache memory of the disabled cores.

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While dual-core CPUs on 65nm cores could only compete against Intel Pentium solutions, the new Athlon II X2 and Phenom II X2 attempt much more than that. Athlon II X2 250 overclocked to 3.9GHz with the Vcore increased by 0.175V above the nominal and remained absolutely stable throughout the tests. The results of our Phenom II X2 550 overclocking experiments confirm this assumption as well. This processor remained stable at 3.98GHz frequency with the core voltage increased by 0.15V.

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Izvor: X-Bit Labs

AMD to move desktop CPU production to 45nm process in 3Q09

'AMD tokom trećeg kvartala namjerava prebaciti kompletnu proizvodnju procesora na 45-nanometarski proizvodni proces. Do sada su u 45 nanometara rađeni samo modeli Phenom II X4 800 i 900 (jezgra Deneb) i trojezgreni Phenomi II X3 700 (jezgra Heka).

U lipnju isto čeka dvojezgrenu liniju Phenom II X2 500 (Callisto) i Athlone II X2 200, a tokom rujna stižu četverojezgrene linije Athlona II X4 600 (Rana) i trojezgreni Athloni II X3 400, također u modernijem proizvodnom procesu.

Krajem drugog i početkom trećeg kvartala kompanija izdaje još novih čipova – Phenom II X3 7xx (95 W), Athlon II X4 620 i 630, Athlon II X3 425 i 435 te Athlon II X2 249, 245 i 250. U planu je i 10 štedljivih procesora poput Phenoma II X4 905e i X3 705e.'


Izvori: www.bug.hr i www.digitimes.com

Asus M4A785-M EVo 785G ploča
 

AMD 785G is a revised version of the 780G. Instead of the RV610 class graphics, it now embeds a DX10.1 RV620 core and support HT3. For HD Video, it supports UVD 2 for high quality scaling, multi stream playback (PIP), transcode acceleration and dynamic contrast. The 3rd new difference is that now supports AMD overdrive 3 fusion utility. Most importantly it is on 55nm and you have a lower power, low noise power efficient system. Other features of the AMD 785G includes ATi Hybrid Graphics - Hybrid CF with Radeon HD 3450, PCIe Gen 2 (12 USB, 6 SATA, RAID). It also comes with HDMI (HDCP), DVI, Display port and SurroundView support. The 3D performance of the integrated graphics is said to outperform the previous generation with a 3DMark06 score of 1500+. This new platform is known as "Pisces".

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Izvor: OCWorkbench

"SB850 is AMD's latest, greatest Southbridge and this chiplooks like a big improvement compared to SB750. The new Southbridge brings A-link with X4 Gen 2, PCIe 4x1Gen 2 as well as 14+2 USB 2.0 ports. The previous SB750 only had 12+2, whichshould be enough, but hey more is usually better. SATA gets upgraded to 6x 6Gb/swhich is another name for SATA 3.0 and of course RAID 0,1,5 and 10 support ishere. It also has integrated clock generation and Gigabit MAC. The new Southbridge comes in new FCBGA 605 pin package andits TDP is 4.0 W. AMD SB750 has TDP of 4.5 watts and less features. SB850should launch in Q4 together with RD890. "

Izvor: Fudzilla

Znači RD890 chipset i SB850 southbridge izlaze u Q4.

Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 BE review

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Izvor: www.guru3d.com

AMD 785 chipset spotted at Computex

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'Basically what I'm seeing here's is the AMD 880 chipset yet renamed to 785G. The only real new difference is that a new graphics core now is used in the 785 series. The new IGP is dubbed Radeon HD4200, while the 780G's IGP was named Radeon HD3200. You should start seeing 785-equipped motherboards quite soon.

It is a pure AM3 board that supports dual channel DDR3 memory. It has integrated DX10.1 video support. The motherboard also comes with D-SUB/DVI/HDMI connector, 6 USB 2.0, on board 1394, GbE, 8 channel audio, 2 eSATA ports.'

Izvor:
guru3d

Konačno da se i Tyan prešalta na AMD/ATI, nakon Nvidijinih grijalica :)

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Izvor: SemiAccurate

Phenom II X4 energy efficient procesori
 

Izvor: Fudzilla


"AMD CPU compare" daje sljedeće rezultate za Phenom II X4 65W:

Moram priznati da bi mi odlično legao bilo koji od ova dva procesora, cijena od 165€ je odlična.
Dobije se procesor po clocku isti kao i stari 9850 BE, samo sa polovicom njegova TDPa. A množitelj od 12 ili 12.5 je sasvim dovoljan za "zabavu".

Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
 

Wallace Santos, the Maingear founder and CEO has shown a very special AMD processor at his blog. As you see below, the AMD Phenom II Black Edition TWKR is packed by a black and decent box, and you can apparently see the CPU is maked “Not for Sale”. You know AMD Phenom II X4 lineup offers great overclocking ability, and this TWKR is supposed to overclock even beyond the capabilities of the Phenom II X4 955. The other specs such as clock, launch date and pricing are unmentioned, making this processor a really mysterious part.

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Izvor: Expreview

AMD ''Formula 1'' procesor za ekstremne overclockere
 

AMD Ships “Formula 1” Phenom II Processors for Extreme Enthusiasts

Izvor: http://www.xbitlabs.com/

AMD RD890 i RS880 čipseti početkom 2010. godine
 

AMD is scheduled to launch its 8 series chipsets, RD890 to replace the RD790 (790FX) and RS880D, in January 2010, with EVT (engineering verification test) and DVT (design verification test) silicon scheduled for June and July and mass production to begin in November 2009. The RD890 will be matched with AMD's quad-core AM3-based processors targeting the high-end market, and supporting DDR3 memory and HyperTransport 3.0, while the RS880D integrates a RV620 GPU to supports DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1.

AMD also plans to announce the 785G chipset in September. The chip is currently under DVT and will enter mass production in August. AMD will launch SB800 series southbridges to pair with 8 series chipsets. The SB850 has already entered EVT and will be ready for January next year, while the SB810 will enter EVT in July and will show up in May next year. Currently, AMD is using the combination of 770 chipset and entry-level AM2+ CPUs to cover the entry-level market and is letting its 790FX chipset serve the high-end market.

Izvor: DigiTimes

Na Xbitlabs osvanula recenzija Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P

Specifikacije ugrubo:
- AM3 socket
- AMD770 + SB710 chipset
- IEEE 1394
- Realtek RTL8111D ethernet
- Realtek ALC888 HD codec
- dual BIOS
- 2Oz PCB
- Ultra Durable 3
- cca $80

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Tek što je predstavljen dosadašnji najbrži Phenom II X4 955 model, iz AMD-a stižu vijesti o novom modelu koji će donijeti ubrzanje za impresivnih 200MHz u odnosu na 955 model.

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Stigao je Phenom II X4 945 BE u HR... Skuplji je 130kn od 940 a jeftiniji 140kn od 955...

Javi kad buš prodaval svoj 940:)

MSI 760GTM-P33 AM2+ ploča
 

MSI launched a new AMD AM2+ socket micro-ATX motherboard targeting the value and SME markets. The 760GTM-P33 is based on the AMD 760G + SB710 chipset, and supports DDR2 memory from two DIMM slots. It extends compatibility to AM3-socket processors along the way. The CPU is powered by a 4+1 phase circuit, with support for MSI's APS (active phase switching) feature. The SB710 chipset connects to six SATA II ports internally, and one standard IDE connector. The 760G chipset embeds an ATi Radeon HD 3200 class IGP, with slightly lower clock speeds and higher energy efficiency compared to the 780G. Display connectivity includes DVI and D-Sub ports. 8-channel audio, and gigabit connectors, a PCI-E x16, x1, and two PCI slots make for the rest of the package. The MSI 760GTM-P33 will arrive at stores soon, at an expected price under $100.

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Izvor: TechPowerUp

Suzuka Opteroni
 

Over a month into the release of its flagship enterprise processor, the six-core Opteron codenamed "Istanbul", the company expressed plans to roll out another line of Opteron chips, this time targeting the cost-effective SME market, and not exactly power scaling and parallelism offered by its two-socket and multi-socket capable Opteron 2000 and Opteron 8000 series. The new quad-core processor will be codenamed "Suzuka", and will be made for single-socket systems. For this reason, it will not use the 1207-pin Socket F, but rather the AM3 socket, and will be compatible with existing AM2(+) motherboards that support the Budapest quad-core chip (single socket version of Barcelona).

Suzuka shares the same die design as Shanghai (Opteron) and Deneb (Phenom II). It features four x86-64 processing cores on a monolithic die, with 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and a shared 6 MB L3 cache. Dual DDR2/DDR3 memory controllers work in ganged or unganged dual-channel modes. Currently three models are ready, the 2.50 GHz Opteron 1381, 2.70 GHz Opteron 1385, and 2.90 GHz 1389. These chips are specified to come with system bus speeds of 2200 MT/s (HyperTransport bus actual speed of 1100 MHz). All three models come with a rated TDP of around 115 W, and is built on the 45 nm SOI process. Opteron 1381 is priced at $189, Opteron 1385 at $229, and Opteron 1389 at $269.

Izvor: TechPowerUp

ASUS Crosshair III Formula Review
byOverclockersClub

'When it came to the performance of the Crosshair III Formula, it was excellent. The majority of the time the Crosshair III Formula either matched the competition or exceeded it. Very rarely did if falter behind and when it did it was within a margin of error that would keep it on par with the rest of the 790FX based boards that it was compared too. Overclocking was very easy with both the BIOS and with the addition of AMD Overdrive included on the driver CD. The ability to overclock via the "CPU Level Up" feature will make users new to this type of addicting computing have an easier time squeezing the juice from their hardware. For the experts, you have so many options to change, that system stability is almost a no brainer with some fine tuning. With extreme cooling methods such as Dry Ice or Liquid Nitrogen, this would make a great platform for extreme speeds and breaking records'

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ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AM3 Motherboard review
byTechwarelabs

'So, if your a gamer looking for your next motherboard and would like to get into overclocking the ASUS M4A79 Deluxe has plenty of tools to assist you with optimizing your system. If you’re an extreme PC system user and are looking for a new motherboard which provides you the ability to tweak to the Nth degree, you should really take a close look at the ASUS M4A79 Deluxe for your next rig. We feel the ASUS M4A79 Deluxe deserves the Awesome Hardware award for design an implimentation geared towards the highest in performance for the most demanding users all the way to the casual consumer.'

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Propus uskoro na tržištu
 

"Propus", AMD Athlon II X4 die shot:
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"Regor" AMD Athlon II X2 (1MB of L2) die shot:
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Izvor: http://www.siliconmadness.com


Athlon II X4 620 and 630 will come:
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Izvor: http://vr-zone.com

SUPoX AK785G DDR2/DDR3 Combo ploča
 

On 4 Aug, AMD will launch a new updated chipset for the AMD mainboards. This new chipset supports socket-AM2/AM2+/AM3 processors and 5.2GTs 16X16 wide Hyper Transport HT3.0 bus. It can be use for mainboards supporting DDR2 or DDR3. The SUPoX AK785G will pair up the AMD 785G with SB710, which is the downsized variant of the SB 750. As for the graphics, it will have an an integrated ATI RV620 (HD 4200) - based Graphics Processor(IGP) that integrates a DirectX 10.1 Shader Model 4.1 graphic core. It supports Windows Vista Aero display architecture and has a maximum DAC frequency of 400 MHz Resolution up to 2560x1600 and support up to a refresh rate up to 85MHz.

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The chipset will support multiple display components including D-SUB, DVI-D, HDMI and there is frame buffer on board (32-256MB). For HD Video, it supports UVD 2 for high quality scaling, multi stream playback (PIP), transcode acceleration and dynamic contrast. The 3rd new difference is that now supports AMD overdrive 3 fusion utility. Most importantly it is on 55nm and you have a lower power, low noise power efficient system. Other features of the AMD 785G includes ATi Hybrid Graphics - Hybrid CF with Radeon HD 3450, PCIe Gen 2 (12 USB, 6 SATA, RAID). It also comes with HDMI (HDCP), DVI, Display port and SurroundView support.

Izvor: OCWorkbench