6 core cpus?!?!

[THELUKESTIR]

woah woah woah... since when have their been 6 core cpus and socket f amd sockets?!?!?!?! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819105257

[CacoFFF]

Never heard of Opterons?

[THELUKESTIR]

(07-28-2009, 04:24 AM)CacoFFF Wrote: Never heard of Opterons?

I looked at it a little closer and saw it was a server cpu but i still havent seen em

[krypking]

opterons have been around, so has socket f, but 6 cores is new

[CacoFFF]

Here is the AMD Opteron Roadmap for 2010 and 2011.
http://www.dvhardware.net/article34889.html

[krypking]

12 cores is crazy talk. i want one

[CacoFFF]

Imagine running like 4-5 VM, each with it's own Keyboard+Mouse+Screen set, all plugged to the same box.
All we need is proper graphics virtualization.
It's insane.

[THELUKESTIR]

(07-28-2009, 04:55 AM)CacoFFF Wrote: Imagine running like 4-5 VM, each with it's own Keyboard+Mouse+Screen set, all plugged to the same box.
All we need is proper graphics virtualization.
It's insane.

16 cores?!?!?! :O thats crazy talk but awesome talk but what os will support that talk? :S

[DacoTaco]

who's in for 8? (or 16 if the i7 has a server version)

[krypking]

(07-28-2009, 05:04 AM)THELUKESTIR Wrote:

(07-28-2009, 04:55 AM)CacoFFF Wrote: Imagine running like 4-5 VM, each with it's own Keyboard+Mouse+Screen set, all plugged to the same box.
All we need is proper graphics virtualization.
It's insane.

16 cores?!?!?! :O thats crazy talk but awesome talk but what os will support that talk? :S

didnt see the 16, thats just sick. any client/server os should support it tho.

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(07-28-2009, 05:06 AM)Daco Wrote: who's in for 8? (or 16 if the i7 has a server version)

i have enough trouble just getting an i7-975, but i would get a 16 core if i could afford it