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AMD plans to launch the new Triple-Core processor family by Q1 next year and it will be called Phenom 7-series instead.

The codename for the Triple-core processors is Toliman, a 65nm quad-core Agena core based with one core disabled. There will be 2 models at launch; Phenom 7700 and 7600 clocked at 2.5GHz and 2.3GHz respectively. Both processors will be AM2+ based, 3 x 512LB of L2 cache, 2MB of shared L3 cache and has TDP of 89W. We can expect DVT samples to be available by January, production by February and launch by March 2008. Further down the roadmap, we can see 3-core Heka based on 45nm quad-core Deneb with one core disabled supporting AM3 in H1 2009.

AMD has adjusted prices for its desktop processors along with  new 45 watt single-core CPUs in the manufacturer’s lineup.

The price reduction is less dramatic than the previous rounds, but drives the firm’s fastest desktop processors even deeper into the mainstream and entry-level segment, making room for the higher performing Phenom CPUs. AMD’s dual-core desktop processors, excluding the $599 Quad FX-74, include 14 different CPUs ranging from $68 for the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ to $220 for the X2 6400+ Black Edition. In comparison, Intel offers 22 dual- and quad-core processors from $74 to $530 (not including four Extreme Edition CPUs)

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Advanced Micro Devices announced yet another price slashing movement of its dual core central processing units.

On the other side of the fence Intel is preparing too as the company announced the imminent launch of two high performance desktop chipsets, as well as the soon to come release of its 45 nanometer processing units that are poised to directly compete with AMD’s product lines.

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ATI adds value priced HD 2900 PRO 512MB and 1GB graphics cards to lineup, same core as 2900XT but a lower clock.

The first of the HD 2900 PRO cards features 512MB GDDR3 and a 9-inch fansink. The card will include two DVI-I to VGA adapters, one component HDTV adapter, an ATI DVI to HDMI adapter, and one 9-pin VIVO adapter and a CrossFire bridge interconnect.  AMD claims this card will hit store shelves at $249.

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New GeForce 8 series with DirectX 10 graphics coming next year

NVIDIA plans to update its budget AMD chipset lineup with two new GeForce 8 series IGP and an IGP-less solutions – MCP78. The new MCP78 features the MCP78 U with a $70-80 build cost, MCP78 S with a $55-65 build cost and the MCP78 D with $50-55 build cost. All MCP78 solutions support one PCIe x16 Gen2 and HyperTransport 3.0. NVIDIA expects mass production of the MCP78 series in December with a January launch.

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The most exciting processor today, AMD Barcelona, is on the shelf now.

Despite the mixed review, AMD’s new K10 remains quite mystery for normal users, AMD seems to have problem in producing enough chips to feed the enthusiasts.  Anyway, Newegg manages to stock some and here you can get one for less than $800.

This is definitely something you can brag about for some time, just FYI, its a premium, and the Egg gouges like crazy for it. According to AMD, the price should be $316 for a retail box.

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Advanced Micro Devices is looking to jump back into the embedded chip market, the latest addition to the company’s embedded portfolio offers customers new low-watt, single-core options.

The company will announce the addition of three single-core Athlon 64 processors to its embedded chip portfolio. All three chips, the Athlon 64 2000+, 2600+ and the 3100+, will have low thermal envelopes of between eight and 25 watts and fit within AMD’s AM2 socket. The clock speeds on these embedded chips range from 1.0GHz to 2.0GHz and all are built on the company’s 65-nanometer manufacturing process. Each also offers 512KB of L2 cache.

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AMD next week will announce its latest effort to add new instructions to the x86 architecture, although just what is a bit of a mystery. A company spokesperson would only acknowledge that there will be news surrounding enhancements to the x86 instruction set on August 30, but that was all.

AMD has added its own clones of Intel extensions, such as the SSE instructions, plus its own, 3DNow! Its biggest and most successful effort was the x86-64 extensions, which made the architecture 64-bit while retaining backwards compatibility. Intel initially dismissed the idea of 64-bit x86 extensions but embraced them soon after.

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Anandtech tested Intel’s new 45nm processor, codename Penryn today. On average, Wolfdale ends up being just under 5% faster clock-for-clock than Conroe. It will simply make competing more difficult for AMD’s Phenom, but not impossible. The test is based on an Engineering Sample Penryn running at 2.33GHz(333×7) and Anandtech manages OCing it to 3.22GHz(460×7) on default 1.152v voltage.

After Intel’s price cuts, CPUs had gotten too affordable to pass up building a system now if you needed. Now that we have a general idea of clock-for-clock performance differences between Conroe and Wolfdale, we’re not nearly as worried about recommending that you build systems today as we once were. There’s no doubt that Wolfdale is faster clock-for-clock, but keep in mind that you won’t see Wolfdale until Q1 of next year and the performance advantage simply isn’t great enough to justify delaying a purchase by 6+ months if you need a system now.

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X-Bit lab claim that the new AMD processor can compete successfully with Intel processors working at the same clock speed in a large number of applications and win the competition.

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