I’ll be off to Lake Tahoe tomorrow to witness the official launch of AMD’s new processors. After being handed their asses for the last few quarters since the Conroe Launch, it’ll be interesting to see how AMD responds with their “Phenom” processor. AMD will also be showing off their new graphics chips. Hopefully, something will surface that will be able to do battle with nVidia as they seem pretty much unstoppable these days.
Since AMD has never invited me to attend before, I’m guessing that whatever they have up their sleeves is going to be big enough to give “ChipZilla” and nVidia a run for their money. It probably cost them at least $3000 to fly me in, rent me a limo, feed me, and put me up in a five star Hotel, not that I’m complaining. However, I’m really hoping to be dazzled.
At World Cyber Games, they made some mention about taking a serious look at “Performance Per Watt”, which sounded like sort of a cop out to me. They also showed off some powerful new tools for enthusiasts and beginners alike to allow them to tune their PC’s to perfection as well as a sneak peek at their Quad Core CPU. They’re going to need a bit more than that to impress people and I know a lot of AMD fans are hoping that this is the news they’ve been waiting for. I hope I get some free CPU’s and Video Cards to take home 😉
Speaking of Free Stuff…
On another note, it is another week of CRAZY GIVEAWAYS over at Futurelooks. This week, Ultra Products is stepping up to giveaway an Ultra Grid ATX Case, X3 600 Watt Modular Power Supply, and a USB Buddy Hub. Go win some stuff!
I better get to bed or I’ll miss my flight. Stupid 6:30 AM flight! I’ll catch up with you guys if I can snag some WiFi during my stopover in Phoenix.