Intel launched its new Penryn-class chips Monday, including the Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor for high-performance desktops. AMD's getting set to release its first quad-core desktop CPUs, the Phenom line, along with the enthusiast platform codenamed Spider ... the first AMD product built from the ground-up with ATI since the chipmaker acquired the graphics company last year.
Needless to say, hard-core gamers are on the edge of their seats, counting the days until they get their Penryn or Spider systems up and running, no doubt stocking up on Hot Pockets and Mountain Dew Code Red for the marathon Halo sessions to come.
A lucky few have their hands on the gear already. Here's Cevat Yerli, president and CEO of game developer Crytek, rocking the latest version of Crysis on a Penryn system just a few months ago:
And here's AMD VP of Advanced Marketing Patrick Moorhead evangelizing Spider and its "tera-tera-teraflops of performance":
Finally, here's what it's like to drive the real Penryn and the shocking truth about overclocked Spiders:
The Channel Wire
Recent Posts
- Juniper Honors 12 Americas Partners
- Facebook And Four More Web Sites We Love To Hate
- Cisco Honors Top Partners During 2010 Partner Summit
- HP Salutes Top Partners At APC 2010 Award Show
- Upclose And Personal With AMD And friends
- Will Oracle's Phillips' Affair Revelation Be A Distraction?
- Apple, Microsoft Unlikely Allies Against Google
- HP-Microsoft Cloud Partnership Needs To Show Us The Goods
- Blog: It's Time For A Cybercrime Public Service Announcement
- Nortel Sell-Off Continues: Ethernet Business To Ciena?
- Want To Deploy Exchange 2007 SP2 In A Server 2008 R2 Domain? Sorry
- Apple Improves iTunes 9 With Syncing, Visual Enhancements
- Oracle Ad Refutes Sun Hardware Fears
- U.S. Copyright Chief Rips Google Book Deal In Testimony
- Apple Slashes iPod Price Tags
- Price Is Right? Asus To Launch Low-Cost E-Reader
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Consoles Fail More Often Than Wii, PS3
- Privacy Group To Congress: Stop Online Advertisers In Their Tracks
- Microsoft, Intel Tout Their Collaboration On Windows 7
- Tech Data Adds Integration Services With New Center
CHANNEL SERVICES >>
| • |
| • |
| • |
| • |
| • |
| • |
| • |
|
|
