Intel's new proc “Conroe” – Should AMD be worried?

[Perfect Sin]

The Monster “Conroe” Cometh – Should AMD be worried?





I have received numerous questions about Intel’s future roadmap, and whether or not AMD should be worried. I have been in this business since 1991 and I cannot remember the last time a big company leaked out a roadmap, revealing almost every detail, one year in advance of releasing products.

It makes me wonder exactly why Intel allowed this to happen. Perhaps they needed to implement immediate damage control as they continue to lose market and mind share in key areas. Releasing a detailed roadmap like this could be an effective tool in casting doubt in people’s minds whether or not we should buy AMD now or wait until later to buy Intel.

My father always taught me that it is typical of the underdog to reveal all their cards -- that's a pretty profound but true statement.

Should AMD be scared? Judging by the details coming from Intel I would venture to guess that Goliath is trying to throw a smoke screen in front of David. However, with details on Intel’s future Conroe featuring 4 megs of shared cache, dual core technology, 65 nanometer process, and 3GHz+ debut it would seem to me that anyone would run scared – although this would be more “scary” if AMD sitting idle doing nothing.

I do believe that Intel will be back on the train tracks sometime next year, but that should be obvious considering the fact that they have all but derailed this year. I’m pretty sure there will be a few surprises from the green camp once again.

The bottom line is Conroe may look scary on paper, but so does ATi Crossfire. Until we start to see some real product launches we’ll never know for sure. Although Intel has always been pretty good about releasing products on time, this roadmap is pretty bullish so only time will tell. AMD is remaining pretty quiet about their future plans, but REV F looks to be a tight platform. I don't think people realize how insane REV F is going to be, but I'm pretty sure it will please the most die hard enthusiasts.

In the meantime I don’t think there’s any question as to who is winning the battle these days. There is no doubt in my mind that AMD will continue to gain ground (read: marketshare) for many months to come.

I’m a big fan of low voltage chips from both AMD and Intel. I can’t wait to start designing new systems based on some of the upcoming technologies. Competition is heating up, and 2006 should be the most interesting year ever.
One last thing, speaking of "REV F" (I can just see the AMD communications and PR team teeth clench everytime I refer to it as "REV F") - sorry guys. I plan to write an article about it pretty soon so look forward to it.




http://voodoopc.blogspot.com/2005/12...amd-be_08.html

Well putting Cell in PCs isn't Intel's next move, but Conroe seems like the answer to reclaiming the PC CPU market for Intel.

[CompGeek]

Well, the new dual core Intel called the Yonah still doesnt match the Athlon 64 X2 clock for clock, and it uses Pentium M type clocks. And thats about all Intel has planned til the end of 06. If you think AMD is just sitting there doing nothing you'd be wrong.

And a cell would be useless in a modern PC.

The SPEs are useless for just about everything people do with a PC.

[curryking1]

According to a recent report from Eurogamer, an SCEE representative has notified them that the often forgotten yet curious title, Afrika, will not be published in Europe whatsoever. Though the representative was tight-lipped on anything else, they did confirm that this game would see the light of day in Japan.

While not much is known regarding this African safari title, we do know it will be home to many wildlife animals such as lions, giraffes, rhinos and much more. We're guessing it may be something like Pokemon Snap with a touch of beautifully rendered realism in a vibrant world of wildlife.

Still, with the ability to import region free Blu-rays from around the world, it's very likely a lot of people in Europe and North America will still get their hands on this low-key title.

Source

[BustenRhymes7790]

big_dave_7
3
I must say PSU the grammar and spelling mistakes in this article are pretty bad.

Carl
4
Indeed, this article has apalling grammar.

Wrath
8
Do you guys over at PSU ever read through your posts before hitting the enter button?



It looked decent to me, made two edits. Did you edit it before I saw it though?

[BustenRhymes7790]

Nvm, four edits so far

Dave, be more careful man. Re-read your stuff multiple times.

[curryking1]

No, I went over this with Kieran too and he pointed out the

"an SCEE" which I changed to "a SCEE"
and I removed "whatsoever"...

Other than that, we couldn't figure it out. I copied and pasted it straight from here.

[BustenRhymes7790]

"According to a recent report from Eurogamer, an SCEE representative has notified them that the often forgotten yet curious title, Afrika, will not be published in Europe whatsoever."

No commas needed around Afrika

"Though the representative was tight-lipped on anything else, they did confirm that this game would see the light of day in Japan."

Representative is singular

"While not much is known regarding this African safari title, we do know it will be home to many wildlife animals such as lions, giraffes, rhinos and much more."

Much more? Should be many more, but I just changed it to more because you already said many.

Forget my last edit