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Postby HONkUS » Thu May 03, 2007 4:21 pm

K10 processors are to drop the "Athlon" name and will be dubbed "Phenom"

So.

FX Line becomes Phenom FX
Quad Core becomes Phenom X4
Dual Core becomes Phenom X2

This is per Fudzilla
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Postby Zertz » Thu May 03, 2007 5:31 pm

It sounds weird, I guess they want us to forget their "old" line of producsts :?
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Postby IssE » Thu May 03, 2007 5:33 pm

But they still will be making athlon products right.. i mean athlon 3800 to what ever will be still produced with the athlon logo and its just the new k10 :s guessing thats quad core series that will bear this name.. :S
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Postby odie2190 » Thu May 03, 2007 6:06 pm

keep the name running.
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Postby stev » Sat May 05, 2007 8:55 pm

I really like the Athlon name, it reminds me of running a marathon to win.

So, what is with the really weird name of Phenom? It doesn't even click with me. The closest word liking to it is a misspeeled word of pneumonia!

OK, after a quick look, it's named after some India rock group. :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom
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Postby Alathald » Sat May 05, 2007 9:31 pm

stev wrote:I really like the Athlon name, it reminds me of running a marathon to win.

So, what is with the really weird name of Phenom? It doesn't even click with me. The closest word liking to it is a misspeeled word of pneumonia!

OK, after a quick look, it's named after some India rock group. :rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom


I'm betting it's actual the first part of the word Phenomenal or Phenomenon...hope the performance can live up to the name :?

Come to think of it, we should all know that muppets song...
"Phenomenon...do doot doot doot doo...Phenomenon...do doot doot do" :rolleyes:
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Postby kichu_overclocked » Fri May 11, 2007 11:27 am

yeah, the name sucks....Athlon rocked.... 8)
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Postby CyberWarrior » Wed May 30, 2007 6:11 pm

IssE wrote:But they still will be making athlon products right.. i mean athlon 3800 to what ever will be still produced with the athlon logo and its just the new k10 :s guessing thats quad core series that will bear this name.. :S


Are the Quad Core out yet?
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Postby Zertz » Wed May 30, 2007 6:20 pm

CyberWarrior wrote:
IssE wrote:But they still will be making athlon products right.. i mean athlon 3800 to what ever will be still produced with the athlon logo and its just the new k10 :s guessing thats quad core series that will bear this name.. :S


Are the Quad Core out yet?


No, they are supposed to be release in the second half of this year.
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Postby CyberWarrior » Wed May 30, 2007 6:22 pm

What socket will they be using?
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Postby Zertz » Wed May 30, 2007 6:23 pm

CyberWarrior wrote:What socket will they be using?


AM2+ and they will be backward compatible with AM2.
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Postby CyberWarrior » Wed May 30, 2007 6:25 pm

So if I get a AM2 board I will be able to use it.
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Postby Zertz » Wed May 30, 2007 6:36 pm

CyberWarrior wrote:So if I get a AM2 board I will be able to use it.


Yes, but your processor will be forced to use HT2, the main benefit from AM2+ is the introduction of HT3. AMD will not use DDR3 until AM3 which is scheduled for the second half of 2008.
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Postby CyberWarrior » Wed May 30, 2007 7:13 pm

Zertz wrote:
CyberWarrior wrote:So if I get a AM2 board I will be able to use it.


Yes, but your processor will be forced to use HT2, the main benefit from AM2+ is the introduction of HT3. AMD will not use DDR3 until AM3 which is scheduled for the second half of 2008.


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Postby kichu_overclocked » Thu May 31, 2007 5:51 am

Athlon was far far sexier a name!
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Postby CyberWarrior » Thu May 31, 2007 7:49 am

If anything it should be called Venom.
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Postby JohntechUPi » Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:25 am

I just wish they would share what ever it is they are smoking! LOL
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Postby CyberWarrior » Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:50 am

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Postby amdme127 » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:49 pm

I am a big fan of the athlon from having a couple. But change is bound to come and I hope it is a good change, I want this processor to be amazing and make its name as athlon made its name big, through success
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Postby CyberWarrior » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:05 pm

I don't like Phenom,sounds like like an exotic disease.
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