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AMD's Spider Platform Unveiled

Earlier today, AMD's press release detailed the culmination of their acquisition of ATI. They announced their all AMD platform, which is codenamed "Spider". Spider plans on combining the 7-Series chipsets, the HD3800 GPUs, and the Phenom quad-core processors into one cohesive platform with a good price point. Unfortunately, full availability is slated for H1 2008. Until then, check out their new CPU prices effective today , or read up at Tom's for their fascinating forty-two page low-down on the hardware itself. They definitely put those engineering samples to the test. It looks like AMD has not topped Intel yet, but they are at least moving forward with their new architecture after many delays. AMD is vital to the competitive nature of the dynamic duo. If they are to stay afloat and compete with Intel, this quad themed platform needs to work. The recent capital they acquired is estimated to get them through another six months of operation.

An AMD PR video can be seen through this .wmv

"...The exhaustion in the faces of our editors in the Munich lab is a testament to the hard work they've put into this article over the past few hours and days. We tested all three models of the new processor, the Phenom 9700, Phenom 9600 and Phenom 9500 , running each of them through our benchmark suite. Along with the Phenom processor, AMD is also presenting its "AMD OverDrive" tool.

With the new 7-series chipset family, consisting of the 790FX, 790X and 770, AMD is simultaneously unveiling the Spider platform. Up to four graphics cards can be set up as a Crossfire X configuration using the new 790FX chipset..."
Bert Töpelt - Tom's Hardware
AMD Prices Effective November 19, 2007(1000 units)