AMD Bulldozer FX Series Launch Date

[Aussie Allan]

  I too was hoping for better performance out of the first Bulldozer reports as well ..... the way things sit, they may very well increase the unit price with LGA2011  .... I'm guttered Bulldozer didn't come out of the blocks on fire ..... with below average benchmark performance even against a 1 year old Intel processor ..... why would Intel even consider dropping the price of the their newest chip yet to be  released!

  Unless AMD can do something magical in Bios updates and stepping's .... there still will be a substantial Monopoly for years to come, with the very real possibility in the future............ of a one horse race!

  Aussie Allan

[kosobai]

"I'm guttered Bulldozer didn't come out of the blocks on fire ..... with below average benchmark performance even against a 1 year old Intel processor..."

Never mind Intel, the shocking thing is that Bulldozer can't even compete against the Phenom II x6s. Another Pentium 4 turkey abound.

The good news is, of course, that the price of Phenom IIs will hit the floor. It might be a good idea to pick up a 1100t after all...

[Dark Mantis]

Must admit I am considering that road myself. Bang for buck it should work out to be the best option.

[absic]

Now available for pre order from here: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD+Bulldozer+FX/

I'm sure other sites will soon be showing them but this gives an idea of cost in the UK

Edit: Scan UK have just revealed their pricing too: http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/cpus-amd/amd-fx-series-multi-core-socket-am3plus

[Aussie Allan]

  With regards to what I said before...........

  They could still be a worth while grab if they clock like a champ .....Aria recon they can get 4.8Ghz stable......which says to me they have had them to play with for 3 or 4 days themselves and probably on Air!............ wonder if 60% is out of the question!

  Aussie Allan

[absic]

A few early rreviews for you:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1741/1/

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-fx-8150.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested

[teknology9]

Some more prices:

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/cpus-amd/amd-fx-series-multi-core-socket-am3plus

[teknology9]

More food for thought:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043.html

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/10/12/amd-fx-8150-review/13

[kosobai]

"...we had no idea whether Bulldozer would be good, bad or indifferent, so we urged caution. Turns out we were right: the FX-8150 is a stinker."


I wonder if AMD will drop out of the desktop CPU market to focus exclusively on the server market?

[Benz]

Horses***... And they really expect people to buy this? Yuck, I'd rather die than to buy this garbage.

[teknology9]

Here's more info folks:

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/32110-amd-bulldozer-fx-8150/

I wonder if AMD's share price has gone down and Intel's risen.

[Aussie Allan]

   People don't realize that this effects .......and I mean everyone .........AMD have spent 2 years developing Bulldozer which I will now refer to as  "BambiCore" .... What were they thinking , releasing a chip that scores less then the chip it's replacing or am I missing something!

  Any hope of Price cuts filtering down with the 2011 chip are now a dream ...... Motherboard manufactures will take a hit with AMD boards, ....and because of  inflated prices of Intel processors......competition will have to be cut-throat for main-board manufactures to keep unit sales at 2011 figures ..... further reducing R&D expenditure .

  The only hope we have now (which is a double edged sword) is if Intel now go for the throat and cut prices ruthlessly ..... forcing AMD out of the desk-top arena........which would be a very savi corporate step.

  8 yrs ago I was AMD .... my decision then , as is now, was performance driven ..... If "Bambicore"seriously outperformed Intels next chip .... I would have swapped back again with no regrets .....For the first time in a very long time I'm stuck for words ......so I'll us single and double words.

  Gutted ..... Disappointed ...... misled ........ corporate suicide .....

  Aussie Allan    

[teknology9]

For the first time in a very long time I'm stuck for words

Thanks AMD, Bulldozer was worth it after all!!!!


Nice one Al.

Seriously, I agree with Aussie Allan. I to was expecting better from AMD after all of the information about how it would compete with  Intel it is a disappointment to see that it has not been realised.

Teknology9

[kosobai]

AMD's feeble offering is bad news for all of us. If they do disappear, then Intel will have a free rein to start charging $1,000 a piece for 486DX parts.

Bulldozer shows promise, but it's not yet ready for the big time. AMD had better die shrink/tweak/scale up the Phenom II as a stocking filler until they get more consistent performance from their new chip.

[malum]

Wow this is very very disappointing.