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Earlier news here _____________________________________________ 02/15/04 - Microsoft DevDays 2004 Interested in learning the best practices for creating powerful smart client applications or secure Web apps? DevDays 2004 takes you deep into the entire Microsoft .NET infrastructure with tracks packed full of insights from top developers, code walk-throughs, and in-depth demos. Get your questions answered and get the most out of your Microsoft Windows and Web applications. DevDays 2004 will land in more than 30 US cities and AMD is one of the main sponsors of the event! More details here _____________________________________________ 02/14/04 - AXIS Recommended Equipment "Our top recommendation is reserved for the new Athlon 64 chip. This is available as the Athlon 64 Model 3000+, 3200+ and now 3400+. We have tested the Athlon 64 and it is faster than any Intel chip at running AXIS. We strongly recommend these chips. Although these Athlon 64 chips will run 64 bit operating systems and software, we are recommending them for their performance on 32 bit operating systems and software". All at AXIS here _____________________________________________ 02/13/04 - Barebone & motherboard reviews of the day 1 - Soltek SL-K8AV-R VIA K8T800 at 3DXtreme 2 - Albatron KM18G Pro nForce2 at Thor's Hardware - Price 3 - Asus K8V Athlon 64 board at Legion Hardware - Price 4 - Albatron KX600S Pro KT600 at ClubOC - Price 5 - Soyo K8USA ULi M1687 at OCwokbench - Price 6 - Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum at less than 72$ here 7 - Corsair PC3200 DDR400 at less than 80$ here _____________________________________________ 02/13/04 - AMD compatibility no problem for Intel chip "Because of the details of a lengthy 1995 legal settlement between Intel and AMD, Intel can in all probability create and sell chips that are completely compatible with AMD's Opteron and Athlon 64 chips, which can run both 32- and 64-bit software, according to the companies and legal experts. Intel won't even have to pay AMD royalties if it incorporates ideas from any AMD patents into its chips. ". More of Intel AMD agreement on x86 at CNET here _____________________________________________ 02/13/04 - Taiwanese mobo makers 2004 forecast "Second-tier Taiwanese motherboard makers Abit Computer, Epox Computer, Diamond Flower Electric Instrument Company (DFI), Chaintech and Acorp recently set challenging shipment targets for this year, reflecting optimistic business outlooks.". And it's all at DigiTimes _____________________________________________ 02/12/04 - AMD expands presence in Austin "The Austin operations of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will add engineers and increase its Northwest Austin offices by more than 50 percent with the signing of a lease for additional space. AMD spokesman Drew Prairie says the expansion will support the future growth of its Personal Connectivity Solutions division, which maintains its headquarters in Austin.". Read at Austin Business Journal _____________________________________________ 02/12/04 - VIA announces new dual channel chipset VIA announced the release of a dual channel chipset VIA KT880 chipset that has been selected by the world’s leading mainboard vendors including Asus, Gigabyte and MSI to power their flagship AMD Athlon XP processor platforms. Featuring the DualStream64 memory controller, an intuitive package of new dual channel DDR400 memory technologies, and a host of top-class connectivity features, the KT880 sports native Serial ATA/RAID, VIA Vinyl 6-channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet, as well as optional VIA Vinyl Gold 8-channel Audio and VIA Velocity Gigabit Ethernet support through the addition of VIA companion controllers. Visit VIA KT880 page here _____________________________________________ 02/11/04 - Barebone & motherboard reviews of the day 1 - Biostar M7NCD nForce2 at Flickerdown - Price 2 - Abit AN7 nForce2 Ultra 400 at Overclockers - Price 3 - ASRock K8S8X SiS755 first look at OCworkbench 4 - Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum at less than 72$ here 5 - Corsair PC3200 DDR400 at less than 80$ here _____________________________________________ 02/11/04 - UT2004 and Half-Life 2 for AMD64 On the game front, things are moving nicely for AMD64. First, some UT2004 news from a Ryan Gordon's IRC post which reveals that UT2004 Linux version for AMD64 is coming soon as explained at Inside Mac Games here. Second, Gabe Newell from Valve, reports in a long interview located here, that Half-Life2 for 64Bit should run 30% faster clock for clock than 32Bit counterpart and will be gated on MS releasing 64Bit Windows... _____________________________________________ 02/11/04 - Opteron powers new family of Sun fire servers AMD announced today that the AMD Opteron processor will power the Sun Fire V20z server, the first in a family of AMD Opteron processor-based products from Sun Microsystems. The Sun Fire V20z, the first server to come out of a strategic alliance announced by AMD and Sun less than three months ago, gives customers industry-leading performance in the Solaris Operating System or Linux environment. Read the rest at AMD here _____________________________________________ 02/10/04 - Barebone & motherboard reviews of the day 1 - Shuttle AN50R athlon 64 board at The Crucible - Price 2 - Shuttle AN50R athlon 64 board at Digital-Daily - Price 3 - DFI LANParty NFII Ultra nF2 U400 at X-bit labs - Price 4 - Albatron KX600S Pro KT600 at FastLaneHW - Price 5 - Abit AN7 nForce2 Ultra 400 at Pimprig - Price 6 - Asus SK8V VIA K8T800 at HardOCP - Price 7 - Corsair PC3200 DDR400 at less than 80$ here _____________________________________________ 02/10/04 - CPU roundups and articles of the day 1 - Tests of 14 Processors Priced at $200+ at X-bit labs 2 - 2004 Desktop CPU Roundup Part 1 at technation 3 - What’s Next for Itanium and Opteron? at Sudhian 4 - AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Performance at Bjorn3D 5 - Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum at less than 72$ here _____________________________________________ 02/10/04 - AMD gets short end of the stick "I would also mention that AMD has done a tremendious job of preparing development packages for transitioning applications to the new 64-bit platform. Once a Windows-based OS comes out, I predict the release of 64-bit applications will become more popular. "... This interesting ZDNet's reader response to response to "AMD enhances the pitch for Opteron. But who’s buying it?" is here _____________________________________________ 02/10/04 - Sun unveils Opteron servers "On the entry-level server side, Sun introduced a new server based on the Opteron processor, the first fruit of the company's alliance with AMD that was first discussed last November. The Sun Fire V20z two-way rack-mount server is expected to be available in April with a starting price of $2,795, Campbell said". The rest at CRN here _____________________________________________ Older news here - Comments, suggestions, links here |
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