AMD Shows Off Barcelona Quad-Core AMD Opteron CPU's

[Apoptosis]

AMD Validated Server Program Partners Unveil First Platforms Demonstrating Upcoming Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors at Computex Taipei

—AMD ‘Barcelona’ Codenamed Processors Showcased on Server Platforms from Supermicro, TYAN and Uniwide—

[quote]TAIPEI, Taiwan — June 5, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced three leading vendors attending Computex Taipei are unveiling their server platforms demonstrating the industry’s first native x86 quad-core solution, Quad-Core AMD Opteronâ„¢ processors (codenamed “Barcelonaâ€

[camaroguy1998]

"In addition, these quad-core processors are designed to be drop-in compatible (following a BIOS upgrade) with all existing AMD Opteron processor-based systems using low-power DDR2 memory, while also enabling new platform capabilities such as those being demonstrated today."

With that kind of compatibility Quad-Core Opterons should be hot sellers when they hit the market!

[Digital Puppy]

I agree...looks like a very flexible chip. Can't wait to see what Nate says about it in a proper review....