RyanSmithAT: I don't believe I've mentioned this explicitly in public, but I promoted him to Senior CPU Editor last month.

RyanSmithAT: Are there AM5 boards still shipping without flashback? That's baked in to the platform now (specifically,….gavbon86: I had the same excitement on Saturday when I received a new Heat Pump dryer.gavbon86: That's awesome, although I've had bad experiences with washer dryers before (two faile….gavbon86: Although the Ryzen 5800X3D 3D V-Cache was on 7 nm, I can certainly ask.gavbon86: G.Skill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs: Up to DDR5-6800 for Intel Xeon W-3400X and W-2400X.RyanSmithAT: Definitely confirm it with AMD, but I *believe* the cache is on 5nm.You can then explain the logic that one to your kids when they are competing in the job market with $80,000 in college loans, but how they should only buy one product from one vendor. Apple could make such a system for $1250 in their iMac line 6 months down the road, but you honestly think Apple will do this and humilihate their flagship Woodcrest owners? They haven't in the past, so the ones getting screwed in the long run are Apple owners and not those of us who can pick and choose our hardware.

they've been known to do that occasionally<Īs I said above, a 3ghz Core 2 Duo will spank a dual processor 2.66ghz Woodcrest for about 90% of the tasks you can do on a desktop. >Hmm, have you heard about the best tool for the job?I would immediately insist on using XServes just because they're from Apple.Cool, e-Machines are going to be producing 8-CPU Xeon-powered workstations for $1250?Or maybe Apple might upgrade their offerings. Then why are your Apple buddies raving about crap like how 'pretty' the Mac Pro is, and the layout of rear ports? You honestly to god think anybody with a legitimate IT job cares about that? Computers belong under the desk or in a server rack, not displayed on a desk like over proced stereo equipment.

spike spiegal - Tuesday, Auglink >G5s kept up well with Intel and AMD, and were often faster - sometimes much faster - but weren't going anywhere in the foreseeable futureI don't know whether you're an AMD or Intel fanboiA computer is just a tool to get things done.

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