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post #1 of 10
1/4/08 at 1:05pm
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Whether you're an investor or not, this is something you might want to follow.

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post #2 of 10
1/4/08 at 1:12pm
when are their CPUs gonna launch?
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post #3 of 10
1/4/08 at 1:22pm
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Triple core in March. Upper 9xxx (Phenom 9900) later in 2008. Lots of delays due to TLB erattum.

There is a BIOS fix out for the early Phenom TLB issues, but it still leaves the chip deficient in many areas.
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post #4 of 10
1/4/08 at 1:30pm
well its not the simple to invest. what is their book-to-bill ration? what is their backlog? what is their guidance regarding their 12 month outlook?

I would not touch this stock with a ten foot mouse
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post #5 of 10
1/4/08 at 1:36pm
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Nor would I. All major bank analysts downgraded to sell.
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post #6 of 10
1/4/08 at 2:42pm
This is bad if they die who keeps Intel in check?
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post #7 of 10
1/4/08 at 4:59pm
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I don't think they'll die. There are a few private investors dropping some mega bone$ in AMD.

Something else people may want to keep at the back of their mind...AMD did make an announcement in November relating to the desire to focus more on the mainstream market and the Spider platform.

I think that statement was the unofficial 'passing of the performance torch' to Intel. Core technology really kicked 'em in the gut in 2007, but they still kept up a good fight. It's hard to place the blame on engineering - they most likely had an enormous amount executive pressure on their shoulders

/rant on
If it were me (and I am in the engineering business), I'd be on a witch hunt...and start with Ruiz and his cronies. They were most likely the reason for Phenom's performance failure. If the senior execs allowed engineering more time instead of spreading propaganda (you know, that stuff that both looks and sounds like $hit), we could be reading articles and reports 180-out from where they are now.

OTOH, they needed (and still need) to generate some cash flow. ATI's lackluster array of products in 2007 was dead weight. I'd imagine they bet the bank on the 512-bit 2900XT, only to lose that battle as well.

I'm still trying to find out what particular facet of ATI AMD couldn't resist. Was it the idea of a Mac-like platform? I doubt it. Maybe they had some 8x10 glossies of Hector. Who knows.
//rant off

viva Hector
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post #8 of 10
1/4/08 at 6:53pm
Declining so rapidly too...almost 8% down in the day
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post #9 of 10
1/4/08 at 7:24pm
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I'm still trying to find out what particular facet of ATI AMD couldn't resist. Was it the idea of a Mac-like platform? I doubt it. Maybe they had some 8x10 glossies of Hector. Who knows.

viva Hector
Computer on a chip. They're looking to have one chip package to run both general processing and graphics processing at core speeds.
38xx's aren't pigs but they're not performance kings either. Midrange should be where they spend their monies but they seem to be clueless at implementation.
If AMD tanked then Intel could milk the hell out of the Q9XXX's.
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post #10 of 10
1/4/08 at 7:39pm
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Computer on a chip. They're looking to have one chip package to run both general processing and graphics processing at core speeds.
38xx's aren't pigs but they're not performance kings either. Midrange should be where they spend their monies but they seem to be clueless at implementation.
If AMD tanked then Intel could milk the hell out of the Q9XXX's.
I know that's the most likely reason. A great idea, but quite the gamble (a bit too risky) considering ATI's position just prior to purchase.

The 38xx's, IMHO, offer the best bang-for-the-Buck , especially in X-Fire. I hope the RV700s also make a good run.
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