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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
Skinny what are your thoughts on the bulldozer? on OCN it seems its divided between people who think it will be great, and intel people who think it's behind in tech already
BTW, anyone got a decent guide to overclocking? i'm curious
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I think its just going to match or slightly surpass SB performance. If AMD had anything game changing, they wouldnt hold back flaunting it. Everyone saw what happened when they knew that Llano was better than SB mobile. So instead, all we had so far are years of missed deadlines (all of them they set themselves), which AMD refuses to comment on and in fact, tells the anxious enthusiast market to go home and stop asking. Keep in mind many of these people have already bought AM3+ boards, who I think has even more right to know whats going on with the chip.
The only indication of SB-level performance are the motherboard choices. BD better be good enough to warrant an expensive Sabertooth or UD7. Whether you buy based on price/performance or on politics...choose wisely. Also don't forget: SB is almost 10 months old now.
Anyways, the latest rumor is that the chips will be available on Oct 12.