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Comments on: AMD tries for the cycle with triple-core chip

The company will release a desktop PC chip with three cores in 2008, when it will also have quad-core and dual-core chips for the PC market.

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Wow

by Swimdude007 September 17, 2007 10:37 PM PDT

This is a waste of space and time. There is no point in making a triple core processor when there is a quad already out. Total waste of time

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No kidding!!!
by Jakesty September 17, 2007 11:43 PM PDT: If you want a slower processor, what's wrong with Dual-core? By the time AMD has figured out how to price 3 cores, Intel will have lowered their quad-core even more. Even if you can't use all 4 cores, it's not likely you can use all 3 cores either.; Like this

I disagree
by adasha76 September 18, 2007 1:09 AM PDT: If they get the price right and market it properly there's no reason these couldn't offer a convenient 'middle ground' between mass-market dual-cores and high-end quads.; Like this

Did you read the whole article?
by cptnjarhead September 19, 2007 6:49 AM PDT: The cpu's have one bad core and instead of throwing away they disable bad core and sell as a 3 core. More cache for 3 cores intended for 4 = fast 3 core performance for less.
Not manufacturing a new design silly rabbit!; Like this

If the price is right....

by savagesteve13 September 18, 2007 3:27 AM PDT

I would buy one. Thats all that matters.

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AMD is Actually Affordable
by `WarpKat September 18, 2007 8:17 AM PDT: AMD has almost always been more affordable than Intel in terms of the actual product.

The Sempron upped the ante when they challenged the energy consumption of CPU's - Semprons, and most other AMD CPU's, came out way ahead of Intel.

And this was a recent comparison:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/11/energy-efficiency-intel-left-out-in-the-cold/page11.html; Like this

Funny...
by Tsee-1968031069905097881578618 September 18, 2007 7:07 PM PDT: Even though I've never played with an AMD PC as far as I recall, I hope they make something of this. Intel has some interesting products coming up, and as a consumer I hate a one-player game.; Like this Reply to this comment

...Stupid
by XionGold January 16, 2008 5:20 AM PST: why the heck would you want to go with a tri core?
AMD is bleeding to death with that 2 Billion dollar purchase of ATI. They need to focus on more important things, like a processor with built in graphics, or and HD processor like Intel; Like this Reply to this comment

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