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To: dougSF30 who wrote (225465)	2/6/2007 5:15:06 PM
From: DDB_WO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Doug - if AMD really changed their base for TDP numbers from max. theoretical TDP to practically measurable TDP (using a "power virus" software like Intel does), this should give them some headroom of ~20%. A QC 2.9GHz part would be ~200W. It was voltage, which caused a nearly quadratic increase in power consumption, if upped, not clock frequency. OTOH - you always have many factors to include in this calculation. e.g. high TDP -> more volume in the higher bins high target frequency at average TDP -> low volume, making high prices necessary to control demand etc. So what do you expect to see during summer? 2.5 GHz Barcelona vs. 2.66 GHz Clovertown or an even faster Intel offering? A 6.4% clock frequency difference might be countered by architectural changes.

To: dougSF30 who wrote (225465)	2/6/2007 5:15:33 PM
From: muzosi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

when did amd change its name to dailytech? i think i missed the announcement.

To: dougSF30 who wrote (225465)	2/6/2007 5:33:00 PM
From: Hans de Vries	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

2.5GHz was the introduction number known for Server processors. Re:Doug: "Apparently that wasn't "known" by you, as you vehemently disputed it a month or two ago, No? and to prove this you link to a discussion: siliconinvestor.com where I said this: [quote] These are QC Opteron Server chips. To be launched in Q2-07 as they do again confirm in your reference from 2 days ago: hkepc.com [end quote] I'm going to work now. Regards, Hans.