Author Topic: AMD Bulldozer (Read 48174 times)

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #60 on:** September 14, 2011, 06:15:16 PM »

My voice of reasoning is no use of ln2 in my rig.

Carigamers · « **Reply #60 on:** September 14, 2011, 06:15:16 PM »

phoenix31tt · « **Reply #61 on:** September 14, 2011, 08:07:30 PM »

everybody has some reason within them...

except for wyatt... cuz no matter how tiny or large your voice of reason is.. i sure they all say the same thing: "overclock!"

Berzerk · « **Reply #62 on:** September 14, 2011, 08:26:27 PM »

one thing with ocing, mileage may vary. my 720 with unlocked 4th core and oced was hella unstable, yet my present 6 core stays @ a cool 30-40 with a stable overclock. (mostly...stares at battlefield...) Its all about the continuous testing, research, and patience. (and well asking plenty questions.)

I personally don't see the sense in buying something and not at least trying to get maximum performance out of it. makes the whole point of upgrading, and enjoying a pc upgrade kind of boring without some sort of oc.

W1nTry · « **Reply #63 on:** September 14, 2011, 09:17:29 PM »

It's a crime to NOT overclock a Black Edition CPU, since my last 2 have been, well that says its all!

Arcmanov · « **Reply #64 on:** September 14, 2011, 09:52:32 PM »

Quote from: W1nTry on September 14, 2011, 05:13:15 PM

Doh study arc, he IS following the voice of reason, note he put HARD limitations on how far he goes, aka HIS voice of reason is 'don't go past stock voltages' everything is relative.

Hahahahaha...

That only applies to my GPUs.

My CPU have a downright nasty 1.49 Vcore on it. Do some research, and you'll see just how
balls-to-da-wall that voltage is.

...but my cooling is uber, and MSI boards can take any size piggy (aka OC

)
you can ram it with.

Carigamers · « **Reply #64 on:** September 14, 2011, 09:52:32 PM »

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #65 on:** September 15, 2011, 06:54:02 AM »

Alyuh go ahead....I'll keep a notepad by my desk to keep score of everytime one of you "overclockers" crash out in Battlefield 3.

mark my words.

(In the voice of "the Count" from Sesame Street)

Arcmanov.....2...2 crashes more.....ha ha ha.....

<CaptainAwesome has disconnected from the server.>

CaptainAwesome....4....4 crashes more.....ha ha ha.....

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #66 on:** September 15, 2011, 07:06:59 AM »

lol U mad my system dont crash dan.

Kraeoss · « **Reply #67 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:44:03 AM »

lol...@ awesome.... Awesome is Awesome daz y it doh crash lol

W1nTry · « **Reply #68 on:** September 15, 2011, 03:57:38 PM »

How did the bulldozer thread get hijacked to overclocking and crashing? back on topic ppl! Bulldozer out soon and let's face it, it HAS to work or else, welcome back 12000TT less than the best PCs....

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #69 on:** September 15, 2011, 05:24:00 PM »

Quote from: Captain Awesome on September 15, 2011, 07:06:59 AM

lol U mad my system dont crash dan.

In 39 days , 6 hours and 36 minutes we'll soon see.....I'll be waiting (to spam that screen shot key)

amd-dude · « **Reply #70 on:** September 16, 2011, 10:29:17 AM »

Finally some official benchies...kinda...

http://www.overclock.net/hardware-news/1117793-hw-info-first-bulldozer-benches-amd.html

Arcmanov · « **Reply #71 on:** September 16, 2011, 11:07:19 AM »

It's either official, or it isn't. There is no 'kinda'.

Fail.

I'll wait for some actual official benchmarks from the tech sites tyvm.

...and comparing this CPU against a previous-gen Intel CPU is disingenuous at best.

Could it be that Sandy/Ivy Bridge wipes the floor with Bulldozer? Hmmm.

I have the condiments on standby (just in case), if I have to end up eating my words.

MessiaaH · « **Reply #72 on:** September 16, 2011, 11:27:04 AM »

I want amd make ah comback, d Athlon XP line was juss disgustingly sick. We need another run like that, give intel some competition, drive prices down for us.

W1nTry · « **Reply #73 on:** September 16, 2011, 03:03:49 PM »

^^ agreed... however after you read things like:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3960x-x79-performance,3026.html

It makes me worry that a comeback now is near impossible... Intel tick tocking away is good, revise, rebuild, enhance and all that.. but without competition every tick price can stay high, every toc we continue to pay more... As it stands my rig does EVERYTHING I need it to do without being even the price of an Xtreme Ed. Intel CPU, but that does NOT mean that joe avg doesn't want at least close to the previous tick/tock in the following year without having to pay the maintained Xtreme price...

Imho bulldozer is going to disappoint because intel set that bar REAL HIGH, but I am MORE than willing to eat meh words!!!

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #74 on:** September 16, 2011, 03:38:02 PM »

Can't say I am at all impressed by the featureset that x79 offers. I appreciate the redesign towards consolidation of controllers and integration of more logic into the CPU. The CPU's themselves are great as well, still, for someone looking to invest in a platform that will carry them comfortably for 3 years like x58 did, I find it sorely lacking.

I for one will wait for Panther Point and the Ivy Bridge refresh where things like native usb3, sata3 and pci-e 3 are promised. Sure Manufacturers can and probably will put usb3 and sata3 on x79 boards via add on controllers but as we all know, those solutions will never be as good as natively integrated support.

That article's author know what he saying. x79 is not a worthy successor. NEXTTTT!!!

W1nTry · « **Reply #75 on:** September 16, 2011, 04:11:31 PM »

The article is in relation to Intel just pumping out newer, faster tech at a pace at which NO competition can compete. No competition means when they re-solidify their monopoly we're all screwed as consumers... Also add their 3D gate and 22nm process tech and even the existing designs will see a notable increase in performance. IF and I do mean IF AMD can at least match the existing Corei7 Sandy Bridge tech, then at least Intel will hold a reasonable lead which should see AMD remain competitive with decent pricing... however if it does NOT, then Intel's lead will only increase and the ONLY chance we consumers have after that is a paradigm shift with windows 8 and ARM, but I not holding my breath.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #76 on:** September 16, 2011, 04:55:52 PM »

I dont really think Intel is really pushing it at this point. They are definitely not sleeping at the wheel but at the same time, I do not get the sense that they have an extreme sense of urgency with their releases.

If AMD was nipping at their heels, I think they could definitely pump at a couple notiches higher.

amd-dude · « **Reply #77 on:** September 16, 2011, 08:36:11 PM »

It still is gonna be a good battle after all BD cracked the world record for frequency...5.5ghz 8core processor anyone?

W1nTry · « **Reply #78 on:** September 16, 2011, 09:01:07 PM »

Quote from: amd-dude on September 16, 2011, 08:36:11 PM

It still is gonna be a good battle after all BD cracked the world record for frequency...5.5ghz 8core processor anyone?

Well thing is highest overclock != best performance, thats the trick

amd-dude · « **Reply #79 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:27:36 PM »

FINALLY...now for some benchmarks..

http://lenzfire.com/2011/07/amd-bulldozer-release-date-finalised-24475/

Carigamers · « **Reply #79 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:27:36 PM »

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