Hope AMD will be successful to make 64bits CPU

[Saint]

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I really hope AMD will be successful to make 64bits CPU the popular choice over 32bits CPU, so that we can have awesome 3D gaming and unprecedented computing power.

 

[STAii]

Well.
What i hope is that the programmers of well-known operating systems (like Windows) will be able to use this new technology effectively, not like they misused the 32bit systems when they were first introduced ...

 

[Jikx]

well, i'm going to buy the Athlon 64, cause the prices of these Opterons (and Xeons) are... erm... high.

The game performace is looking very

 

[Saint]

it outperforms Xeon.

 

[russ_watters]

Originally posted by Jikx
well, i'm going to buy the Athlon 64, cause the prices of these Opterons (and Xeons) are... erm... high.

The game performace is looking very

Opteron is a server chip to compete with Xeon. The consumer version (codename clawhammer) will be out later this year.