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    AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier

    AMD's Atom-Mauling Bobcat and High-End Bulldozer Chips

    Intel Pays AMD $1.25 Billion To End Antitrust, Patent Wars

    Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)

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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    11/15/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
    While impressive from an engineering point of view (and a sheer "how badass can we get?" POV), the fact that they needed to use liquid helium to run the cpu at 7 GHz is more proof that we're heading for a massively multicore future - at least until another set of materials to replace silicon and aluminium gets in widespread use and which can run faster without getting hotter. I think we'll see 80-core x86 chips first, though.

    And daqman - I can sympathize! I worked in a plasma physics lab in college, and we used a lot of liquid nitrogen and helium both, and while liquid nitrogen was fun (a colleague froze a slug at one point, and I took a thermos back to a party to pour into a punch-bowl, etc), the liquid helium was tough to work with. Not to mention time-consuming, since filling a dewar meant a *massive* amount of super-cold "fog" coming out of that flexible metal pipe from the big tank, and then air was always freezing onto the rim of the dewar (and I got some pink skin a few times, but never actual frostbite, doh!)
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/14/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
    EEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!! How did the spammers find this site? Eeek, kill it, kill it! #amd7ghz
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/15/09

    @Software_Goddess: Working on it, working on it... #amd7ghz
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/15/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Oh thank the maker. Can I get down off this chair now? #amd7ghz
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/15/09

    @Software_Goddess: Yes, ma'am. Let me know if the vermin returns. #amd7ghz
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/13/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
    Leave to an ad campaign to make nerds and very boring things look really cool. :P #amd7ghz
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/13/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
    You see, this is why my heart belongs to AMD.

    <3 #amd7ghz
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    Image of Grinning Kestrel Grinning Kestrel
    11/13/09

    @Software_Goddess: Mine too, and I've never looked back. #amd7ghz
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/14/09

    @Software_Goddess: I've been solidly in the AMD camp for many, many years myself. I've never been anti-Intel, but I always appreciated lower-cost alternatives who tried harder to innovate. I even used to build my own systems with Cyrix processors, back in the day. #amd7ghz
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked GitEmSteveDave_Isn'tFreshPerked
    11/13/09

    In reply to AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier
    So that's where the liquid helium for the LHC went! #amd7ghz
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    Image of twiner twiner
    11/14/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee: Apparently, but will a random bird also destroy this treasure with bread? #amd7ghz
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    Image of striker7717 striker7717
    11/14/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee: Yes! And they could have reached 8 GHz but i hear that a bird dropped some bread on there system to. #amd7ghz
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    In reply to AMD's Atom-Mauling Bobcat and High-End Bulldozer Chips
    Awesome! I love AMD. I’m glad to see they are back in the running. #processors
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    11/12/09

    In reply to Intel Pays AMD $1.25 Billion To End Antitrust, Patent Wars
    I like how billion is in italics, like it is a lot of money

    /smokes cigar made from hundred dollar bills and Megan Foxes pubes. #intelantitrust
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/10/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Um, that looks like 6 mini-displayports, plus one full-sized, next to the HDMI. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/10/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    Is it sad that my house is littered in those old wood chests? Without the leather of course, that would be weird. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    In reply to Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
    As a bicyclist myself I've got to ask: Where the hell is that guy locking up that bike? Baghdad?

    Thats a bit overkill if he's just running into the store or stopping for a bite (which is the only time I ever chain up to a street sign or the like). Kinda defeats the purpose of having two spots to chain to when one guy runs two different locks through the whole thing. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Toastie Toastie
    11/10/09

    @tande04: I run a very tin cable through my front tire for longer events, but that thing is just overkill. Also the bikes are meant to be secured with one on each side, so this setup still works. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of SophT SophT
    11/10/09

    @tande04: China. You can still get a bike stolen here in the time it takes to visit an ATM - even with it chained to a pole and a wheel lock. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/10/09

    @Toastie: Yeah it still works, just not as well as it could have.

    You can get two bikes on a sign too, one on each side, but then you end up fumbling around the other guy's stuff, getting stuff looped, and maybe tangled. None of its a big deal, it can just get to be a hassle. A hassle that could be avoided had jackass not locked his bike down like fort knox when he's just getting a pack of gum. #gizmodoremainders
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    11/10/09

    @SophT: Alright then, now I know. Guess I'll skip the bicycle trip through China. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of bonedog73 bonedog73
    11/04/09

    In reply to Intel Hit With a Massive Antitrust Suit, In the US This Time
    I've been an AMD man for many years. I like to support the underdog. Besides you get a lot more for your money with an AMD chip. #intelantitrust
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    11/04/09

    In reply to Intel Hit With a Massive Antitrust Suit, In the US This Time
    Yay for the government. I prefer AMD over Intel because I can get great performance very cheaply, but I concede that Intel trounces AMD's processors. If I could I would build/buy an i7 rig but I don't have that kind of money. All that being said I have an iMac and a Macbook Pro both with Intel processors. #intelantitrust
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    11/04/09

    In reply to Intel Hit With a Massive Antitrust Suit, In the US This Time
    Great, now chip prices go up again because Intel has to cover the costs of all the lawyers. Thank you government for screwing us over.... #intelantitrust
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    Image of Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.
    11/04/09

    @szrimaging: And then people buy more AMD, AMD will get more money to research more and we get faster processors without Intels douchebaggery. Yay government! #intelantitrust
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    11/04/09

    @Bluecold: The problem is, people are sheep to the marketing mainstream. As long as Intel is the "brand name" people will still buy them over the "untrustworthy value option". Not to mention, anyone who is a performance freak will work on getting the better chip, so AMD better hurry up and do a leap frog.

    I, for one, am going Intel in the next build because AMD can't compete when building a high-end photo/video rig. #intelantitrust
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    Image of Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.
    11/04/09

    @szrimaging: And what if you can get 2 Opteron's on a server board with loads of RAM for the same price as a single i7 setup? You'll get the Opterons because they combined are faster. #intelantitrust
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Intel Hit With a Massive Antitrust Suit, In the US This Time
    Time to stock up on popcorn. #intelantitrust
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/17/09

    In reply to PC Makers May Have Too Much Stock, Deals On the Way?
    Many people I know, myself included, have been delaying a hardware purchase until Win7 comes out. I have a feeling sales will be strong all through the holiday season. While most people have cut back on major purchases due to the econ, the need for new computer hardware is there and the WANT factor is pretty high too.

    (Please Santa.....I want a new PC and I have been a very good girl.) #pc
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    Image of laughingisfree laughingisfree
    10/17/09

    @Curves: Come sit on Santa's lap, Santa has a surprise for a good girl like you.
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    Image of S-Express S-Express
    10/17/09

    @laughingisfree: That's just wrong in so many ways... #pc
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    Image of laughingisfree laughingisfree
    10/17/09

    @S-Express has a pet troll: Nathan: Yeah, I guess it was a bad tasteless joke. #pc
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/17/09

    @laughingisfree: Dont sweat it, I actually laughed about it. #pc
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    Image of Zanzan42 Zanzan42
    10/18/09

    @laughingisfree: Um, doesn't it make more sense that she should be a "bad" girl? You're not getting anywhere with a good girl... #pc
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/18/09

    @Zanzan42: Silly man. Good girls are really the very BEST bad girls. ;) #pc
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