THE TRUE BLOG OF AMD FANS

HIS IceQ RADEON HD 3650 Turbo 512MB PCI-E

2008-10-04T22:11:00.000-07:00

GPU: RADEON 3650 (RV635)
Interface: PCI-Express x16
GPU frequencies (ROPs/Shaders): 790/790 MHz (nominal - 725/725 MHz)
Memory frequencies (physical (effective)): 880 (1760) MHz (nominal - 800 (1600) MHz)
Memory bus width: 128bit
Vertex processors: -
Pixel processors: -
Unified processors: 120
Texture processors: 8
ROPs: 4
Dimensions: 180x100x32 mm (the last figure is maximum thickness of the graphics card).
PCB color: blue
RAMDACs/TDMS: integrated into GPU.
Output connectors: 2xDVI (Dual-Link/HDMI), TV-Out.
VIVO: not available
TV-out: integrated into GPU.
Multi-GPU operation: CrossFire (Hardware).

Four Overclocked RADEON HD 3650/3850/3870 Graphics Cards

2008-10-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

HIS IceQ RADEON HD 3650 Turbo 512MB, HIS IceQ III RADEON HD 3870 Turbo 512MB, MSI RADEON HD 3850 OC 256MB, PowerColor RADEON HD 3650 Extreme 512MB

Like most people neither wear designer clothes nor live in villas, most users cannot afford expensive powerful graphics cards like GeForce 8800GTX or RADEON HD 3870 X2 and choose cheaper solutions instead. So, this time we are going to review three Mid-End graphics cards of the $100-$180 price range and a more expensive HD 3870. All our contenders today are based on AMD (ATI) RADEON GPUs.

At the same time, our readers will get to know not only production-line HD 3850/3870 cards, but also the HD 3650. The latter card is essentially the RADEON 2600 PRO/XT. Everything is the same: architecture (120 streaming processors, 128-bit bus), similar design. And its frequencies are in between those of the 2600 PRO and the 2600 XT. That is the HD 3650 is actually a hybrid of the 2600 PRO and the 2600 XT. Why launch this product and give it a new name?

The fact is, the RV630 core, used in the RADEON 2600 cards, is manufactured by the 65-nm fabrication process. AMD wanted to squeeze maximum performance from this product, so it operated at very high frequencies and dissipated much heat. Having manufactured the RV635-based counterpart by the 55-nm fabrication process, AMD kills two birds with one stone: it reduces manufacturing costs of such GPUs and heat dissipation, preserving the operating frequency in between the 2600 PRO (600 MHz) and the 2600 XT (800 MHz), at about 725 MHz. If these are only domestic transformations in AMD that have to do with their requirements and needs, why do they offer the old product as a new card? Because no marketing department will miss an opportunity to advertise an old product, if there is an excuse—an updated GPU. We've already seen such methods. So users shouldn't be surprised.

Thus, all our readers must understand that the RADEON 3650 is a cross between the RADEON 2600 PRO and the RADEON 2600 XT in its performance. There are no other differences. We'll test this assumption below.

Top 3 AMD Laptops Under Rs. 40,000

2008-09-21T23:27:00.001-07:00

Top 3 AMD Laptops Under Rs. 40,000

Laptops today have reached price points where they have become as affordable as desktops and offer fairly decent performance. In our previous budget-based roundups, we have only considered Intel based offerings ranging from the budget Celeron series of processors to the more powerful Core2duo series. In this roundup we will focus purely on AMD based laptops, as a lot of the lower AMD mobile processor series now offer excellent VFM. Not only are these cost effective, they are far more powerful compared to Intel’s offerings in the budget range. They are also 64-bit ready and hence offer some degree of future readiness.

Here is our pick of the 3 best AMD powered laptops money can buy under Rs. 40,000.

Acer 5101ANWLMi

Acer for a long time now has been the undisputed price vs. performance leader in the budget laptop market. They offer some excellent laptops in the categories ranging from the very entry-level Rs. 25,000 to the competitive budget level Rs. 40,000 price points. The Acer 5101ANWLMI is one such model.

The 5101 is based on the AMD Turion 64 MK-36 processor series. The AMD budget mobile offering, which runs at 2.0 GHz, is a single core processor and takes only 31 TDP (total power consumption in terms of wattage). This is a great processor with low power consumption, and being a 64-bit chip it will allow a user to easily upgrade to a 64-bit OS. While 64-bit OS have yet to become mainstream, we expect that with the launch of Vista they will completely replace the 32-bit OS prevalent today.

In other system specifications, the 5101ANWLMi comes with a default 512 MB of RAM,a 60 GB HDD, a 15-inch LCD with a native resolution of 1280x800, an 8x dual-layer DVD-RAM drive, a Radeon 1100 Graphics chipset which takes 256 MB of system ram for video operations and has a Broadcom Wi-Fi chip that has support for 802.11B/G. Sound is handled by a Realtek HDA sound-chip which offers excellent audio playback. In terms of peripheral connectivity, the 5101ANWLMi offers is well equipped for a budget laptop as it offers 3 USB slots, a VGA port, a Firewire port and a 5 in 1 memory card reader with support for SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/XD Cards. The OS shipped with this laptop is normally Linux.

Acer offers a Targus bag as a carry-case for the laptop apart from the standard collection of power cables. In terms of battery life, the 5101ANWLMI offers around roughly 2 ½ hrs to 3 hours, which is exceptionally good even when compared to its Intel–based rivals.

All in all the 5101ANWLMi has some very good system specifications. Keeping this in mind and considering its price point at Rs. 33,500, its great battery life, the 64-bit AMD processor and the fact that Acer offers a free Targus bag worth Rs. 2,500 for free, the 5101ANWLMi should be among the top contenders on anyone’s list of budget laptops.

Our only recommendation; should you choose to go for this laptop, get at least 1 GB of RAM. This will add an additional cost of Rs. 2,750 to your budget but will give you increased functionality and will further increase the laptop’s readiness for the future. The laptop is available with Skygate for Rs. 33,500 for the base model.

Asus G2K AMD-powered Gaming Laptop

2008-09-21T23:23:00.000-07:00

Asus G2K AMD-powered Gaming Laptop

Asus has offered the G2 gaming laptop, which is powered by Intel’s processor, now Asus shows us the AMD-Powered G2K gaming notebook. The Asus G2K is powered by an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL64 dual core 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, ATI RS690M chipset and a 160GB hard drive. The G2K comes with the ATI HD2600 graphic card that supports DirectX 10. The laptop has also a DVD burner and a 17-inch LCD display with 1920×1200 widescreen resolution.

Google Is Ditching Intel And Going To AMD

2008-09-21T23:17:00.001-07:00

Google Is Ditching Intel And Going To AMD

Google has been and will continue buying AMD products over Intel. Google currently owns 200,000 servers and AMD could start to see a lot of business from Google as they continue to expand or need to replace/upgrade the existing servers. The funniest part is that Intel’s Chief Executive is on Google’s board. It looks as though AMD continues to get more and more of Intel’s market.

AMD Xilleon™ Panel Processors Announced

2008-09-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

AMD Xilleon™ Panel Processors Announced

AMD unveiled a new family of AMD Xilleon™ panel processors designed to provide unrivaled visual quality in LCD digital TVs. AMD’s new panel processors deliver advanced motion compensation and frame rate conversion technology for excellent image processing, resulting in a rich, immersive entertainment experience.

AMD is committed to helping manufacturers deliver crystal clear ‘20/20 television’ to a growing mainstream market of digital TV consumers worldwide, enabling The Ultimate Visual Experience.™ AMD is driving innovation and design efficiencies with outstanding technology in highly integrated, flexible AMD Xilleon processor solutions, which now span from TV motherboards to display panels.

As consumers demand larger TVs with greater clarity, picture defects such as blurred motion or “film judder” can detract from the viewing experience and leave consumers dissatisfied. This trend toward larger TVs, coupled with the global transition to digital TV broadcasts starting with the U.S. in early 2009, has significantly increased the importance of DTV visual quality.

AMD Xilleon™ panel processors offer motion compensation and frame rate conversion based on AMD’s enhanced phase-plane correlation technology to help TV manufacturers deliver a superior picture. AMD’s state-of-the-art technology supports high-quality visual processing for 100Hz/120Hz LCD TVs up to full HD (1080p) resolution.

What is AMD Game!

2008-09-16T12:04:00.001-07:00

What is AMD Game!

About AMD GAME!

With an AMD GAME! System it's Time to Play

You don’t have to build your own system from scratch to get the raw multi-core performance and HD graphics capabilities needed to play the latest and greatest games they way they were intended—all out. From the processor to the graphics card to the chipset, never before has it been so easy to immerse yourself in the latest, most challenging games. With an AMD GAME! system you get:

Reliability

We’ve tested the games, hardware, and components to make sure you get an amazing playing experience, right out of the box. And best of all, you don’t have to know every detail about your PC to get started.

Simplicity

Imagine a PC platform of perfectly matched components for the high-quality gaming you crave. The latest gaming features in an affordable, easy-to-manage system.

Innovation

With the latest ATI Radeon™ HD graphics technology and true multi-core processing with an AMD Phenom™ Processor, even the most high-powered games are within your command. Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 graphics capabilities and support for 1080p HD video*, audio, and displays showcase every vibrant, immersive detail.

All that and performance to spare. It’s what you get when you take a PC platform created for amazing games and combine it with games created for an amazing PC platform.

Impulse™

2008-09-16T12:02:00.001-07:00

Impulse™

What Makes Impulse™ So Great?

Impulse has multiple features that make it one of the best digital distribution platforms around. Some of these great features include:

• Doesn’t need to be on-line to play single player games.

• Supports all types of PC software (games, applications, utilities, etc.).

• Hundreds of games, applications, utilities, themes, and more available to purchase or free download.

• Includes the Impulse dock which lets users organize all their programs and data together regardless of where it came from.

• Next-generation community features integrated in. Make friends and play games together on-line, start a blog, chat, and more.

• Delivers a next generation virtual platform that developers can freely use to add exciting new features to their games and apps.

ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series

2008-09-16T11:45:00.001-07:00

ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series – Overview

Remarkable Combination of DirectX® 10 Gaming Performance and Hardware Processed 1080p Video

The ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 delivers a remarkable combination of DirectX® 10 gaming performance and hardware processed 1080p video. Connect to big-screen TVs with HDMI including built-in 5.1 surround audio to enjoy Blu-ray™ and HD DVD movies. ATI Catalyst™ graphics configuration software manages the stunning visual effects for a premium Windows Vista™ experience.

Details

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Textures

Product Features

Hardware processed 1080p video playback of Blu-ray™ and HD DVDs
Plug-n-play CrossFire™ upgradeability
HDMI with 5.1 surround sound audio
DirectX® 10 support


Call of Juarez using DirectX® 9	Call of Juarez using DirectX® 10

ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 Series

2008-09-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

Unleash the Gaming Power of DirectX® 10
The ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 unleashes the power of DirectX® 10 with awesome performance, stunning visual effects, and more dynamic interactivity than ever before. Surpass reality with easy CrossFire™ scalability, built-in HDMI, and 5.1 surround audio for an immersive HD Gaming experience.

Details

Shading

Product Features

Next-generation unified shader engine with 320 unified stream processors
512-bit memory interface
Easy CrossFire™ scalability
HDMI with 5.1 surround sound audio
DirectX® 10 support

Ultimate High Definition Gaming Technology
Establish a new level of performance with our next-generation unified shader engine with 320 unified stream processors, a 512-bit memory interface, CrossFire, game physics, and built-in HDMI with multi-channel 5.1 surround audio — technology designed for discerning gamers.

Leadership for Windows Vista™
Enjoy powerful graphics performance, improved stability, and an immersive HD gaming experience for Windows Vista. ATI Catalyst™ software is designed for quick setup of graphics, video, and multiple displays, and automatically configures optimal system settings for lifelike DirectX 10 gaming and the visually stunning Windows Aero™ user interface.


Call of Juarez using DirectX® 9	Call of Juarez using DirectX® 10

ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner

2008-09-09T02:04:00.000-07:00

ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner

Watch and record high definition digital cable programs and enjoy a stunning home theater experience on your Digital Cable Ready Windows Vista® PC with the new ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner. Designed to work with Windows Media Center, the ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner is the world’s first PC TV tuner offering CableCARD™ support for receiving premium HD content from digital cable channels such as HBO, ESPN, Cinemax, and many others. In addition to being the first product to bring premium digital cable to the PC, it also supports over-the-air ATSC digital TV, NTSC analog TV, and satellite set-top box connectivity. The ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner is the ultimate solution for adding HD entertainment to Windows Vista PCs!

AMD—the leader in HDTV solutions for the PC
The ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner continues AMD’s industry leadership and legacy of multimedia innovation to bring new Digital Cable TV solutions to the PC. Building on AMD’s vast range of experience in both PC and digital TV products, the ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner delivers the ultimate HDTV product for PCs running Windows Vista™.

Premium digital cable content comes to Windows Vista™ computers
The ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner enables Digital Cable Ready Windows Vista™ PCs to view and record premium HD digital cable. With an installed CableCARD™ from a cable operator, the ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner can receive premium HD content from digital cable channels such as HBO, ESPN, Cinemax, and many others.

Cable Labs- Certified™ CableCARD™ support
An OpenCable Unidirectional Receiver (OCUR), The ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner uses CableLabs Certified™ CableCARD™ technology to watch and record premium HD digital cable content on Windows Vista™ PCs. OpenCable certification ensures compatibility with U.S. digital cable networks, and offers technical excellence that delivers a superior entertainment experience on the PC.

Standard and high definition content for Windows Media Center™
The ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner showcases advanced hardware accelerated video processing features including advanced 3D comb filtering, and delivers support for both standard and high definition TV signals. When not using an installed CableCARD™, other options include Clear QAM, over-the-air ATSC digital TV, NTSC analog TV, and satellite set-top box connectivity.

Shipping with new Windows Vista™ PCs
The ATI TV Wonder™ Digital Cable Tuner is shipping with new Digital Cable Ready PCs running Windows Vista®. Hardware requirements include HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support on digital displays, providing a robust and premium HD viewing experience.

9 Ways to Make Your AMD Server Fly Using Solaris 10

2008-09-09T02:01:00.001-07:00

Solaris 10 applications will take off like a rocket on AMD processors with very little effort on your part.

Rikki Kirzner

5/12/2006

Delivering outstanding performance from AMD 64-bit single and multi-core systems is good for your business, career, and self-esteem. Knowing you can achieve this goal with minimal effort on your part is almost as exciting as a hefty pay raise. Sun Microsystems certainly agrees and has infused Solaris 10 with new features and functionality optimized for AMD systems. Solaris 10 automatically handles many complicated tasks so you don't have to struggle with the nuances of code or processors to increase application performance on AMD 64-bit systems.

Numerous new features and performance enhancements are reason enough to switch over from whatever version of operating system you are currently using to Solaris 10 on your AMD systems. So is the fact that Sun regularly runs a variety of real world customer benchmarks against SUSE, Red Hat, and Windows, to ensure that Solaris 10 continues to outperform its competition.

To further entice you to move to Solaris 10, here are some compelling code features that illustrate how easy it will be for you to get your AMD 64-bit processors to fly on Solaris 10 with little effort on your part.

1. Solaris 10 automatically delivers super-charged performance on AMD processors.
Solaris 8 or 9 applications automatically run, on average, 25 percent faster when moved onto Solaris 10. Some networking applications such as financial trading applications had even more significant performance improvements. These results are based on Sun's internal performance and regression testing. Sun performed a matrix of over 1000 performance tests that include industry standard benchmarks and test cases provided by customers on every build of Solaris to validate these claims. Sun reports that Solaris 10 has set more than 50 world records using numerous industry-standard benchmarks or workload scenarios on AMD Opteron systems. See the details of 50 published world records [http://www.sun.com/x64/benchmarks/]. Furthermore, Solaris 10 improves your overall network performance without your having to change any code. Solaris 10 supports current IPv6 specifications, and streamlined TCP/IP and UDP/IP stacks significantly increases your application performance. The latest networking technologies, such as 10-Gigabit Ethernet, wireless networking, and hardware offloading are all supported out of the box.

2. Solaris 10 application compatibility guarantee.
Before your application can fly on AMD 64-bit processors it has to get off the ground. Sun guarantees that all applications currently running on Solaris 10 will benefit from the increased performance of AMD 64-bit processors as well as all the new operating system (OS) features without changing a single line of application code. Since SPARC and X86 processors are designed for feature parity, Sun offers guaranteed binary and source code compatibility on Solaris 10 as far back as Solaris 2.6. You can take advantage of AMD's 64-bit architecture via a straight recompile without making any major changes to the source code. After the recompile, your existing application makes use of Solaris 10's new functionality, security, and other enhancements, and runs faster on AMD processors. Sun claims it has already pre-compiled and tested more than 185 open source applications including Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, and others to back up its claim. If you have been working with Linux code, Sun's Linux Compatibility Assurance Toolkit 1.1 (LinCAT) scans and analyzes your C/C++ source code files to identify any porting issues that might exist and estimates the total effort required to port the Linux code to Solaris 10.

3. Predictive self-healing keeps your AMD system up and running.
Solaris 10 contains a vastly improved set of fault management enhancements and architecture that delivers high level error and fault detection, analysis, and remedies to keep your software or systems from crashing. These predictive self-healing features are only available on the AMD Opteron and SPARC systems. Solaris 10 automatically monitors AMD 64-bit processor telemetry and ECCs from the system's memory, CPUs, and I/O looking for potential signs of failure. Solaris 10 detects signs of impending failure down to a single core on a multi-core CPU and automatically moves the application and processes running on that CPU or core onto other CPUs or cores. Then it takes the failing CPU offline without shutting down the other processors. It can also take the failing core offline without shutting down the entire CPU. It can even remove a single thread. Solaris 10 is able to keep your AMD systems running because it recognizes and automatically responds to a variety of error types documented in the AMD Bios and Kernel Developers Guide including those that are serious enough to raise machine-check error exceptions. Solaris 10 has rules for monitoring, diagnosing, and responding to different error telemetry. An intelligent machine-check exception handler collects error data, determines the type of error that has occurred, logs the errors and takes appropriate action, if required. A memory-controller kernel driver module analyzes pertinent data about the memory configuration of a node. An enhanced "platform topology" library describes the inter-relationship of the hardware components of a platform and provides a repository for hardware component properties to help with managing and handling system errors. Diagnosis engines automate the process of detecting the cause of a problem. These engines work in conjunction with software agents that are capable of implementing a specific or defined set of procedures that need to be followed depending on the nature of the diagnosis. Furthermore, only the diagnosis appears on your console and it will reference specific locations for more detailed information about the problem. The error message that is displayed provides explicit details about the failure and actions taken.

4. Service manifests for automatic restarts of applications and Solaris services running on AMD servers.
Service manifests are an XML, text-based file that describes the details of how your service or application starts, stops, and runs. If the application fails, Solaris 10 will identify the conditions under which services and applications can be automatically restarted. If failures occur in the system, the service manifest detects if and when an application (or service) needs to be restarted. Solaris 10 understands application dependencies and will automatically restart any other resources a service requires in order to run successfully. It ensures that everything is synchronized correctly before restarting the service. It can even detect changes made to the configuration file that produced a failure and restart the service using the last configuration file that worked successfully before the failure occurred. Detailed error messages describe what actions were performed and why.

5. DTrace speeds up error detection, correction and kernel telemetry.
DTrace dynamically traces every line of code to help you optimize your system calls and application on any platform. DTrace can trace almost any type of function including applications, device drivers, libraries, system calls, and kernel function calls. Approximately 40,000 different probes let you monitor specific details of any execution. DTrace doesn't require any special options to trace how code executes, and lets you easily trace and pinpoint the reason for application or kernel failures without accessing the source code.

6. Memory placement optimization for greater performance on AMD.
Memory placement optimization insures that whenever possible a CPU processor will access the nearest memory for increased performance. AMD's 64-bit systems have NUMA functionality. Although each CPU has an attached memory cache, every CPU can address all the system memory. Since some memory is closer to one CPU than another, performance varies according to where data is placed into memory. Solaris 10 minimizes data latency and increases system performance by always trying to place data in the local memory of the CPU processing the data.

7. Early access to new AMD features through OpenSolaris.
The OpenSolaris community gives you a low-risk option for evaluating new features to enhance your AMD development efforts that may not be currently available in the latest release of the commercial version of the Solaris operating system. OpenSolaris is more than just an open source community—it is also a Web site for collaboration that gives you access to Solaris source code, as well as additional downloads, developer tools, mailing lists, user groups and events. You can find more information at: www.opensolaris.org. The next two Solaris features are examples of new capabilities that you can only access using OpenSolaris source code.

8. ZFS detects and corrects silent data corruption on AMD systems (only available in the open source version of Solaris 10).
ZFS, the next generation, 128-bit file system, is supported on AMD processors. ZFS will be incorporated into the next update of Solaris 10 in mid-June, 2006 but is currently available in OpenSolaris, the open source version of Solaris 10. The importance of this feature to enhance the accuracy of data handling on AMD systems makes it worth mentioning here. ZFS is self-healing, self-managing, and able to detect and correct silent data corruption, including phantom and misdirected data reads and writes. All data is protected with 64-bit checksums, which are stored separately from the data. ZFS offers unlimited scalability, and delivers unprecedented accuracy and performance. ZFS was designed to be endian neutral so you can take disks from a SPARC server and move them to your AMD server.

9. Xen open source virtualization technology maximizes use of AMD servers.
Xen makes it possible to run multiple or different operating systems like SUSE, Red Hat, and Windows on the same hardware, allowing you to maximize the use of your servers. Although Xen is not currently available in the next release of Solaris 10 (June, 2006), one of the advanced features that makes it worth mentioning, is the ability to freeze an operating system and its applications, migrate it to another system, and restart it without rewriting code or drivers. Xen is available through the open source community for early adopters. You can start working with these features by downloading the source code free download at www.sun.com/solaris/get.

So take Solaris 10 for a test flight. With hundreds of new features and more than 200 integrated, pre-built, and pre-tested, open source projects you have power and performance at your fingertips, and smooth air ahead.

Rikki Kirzner is a freelance writer and veteran computer industry professional with experience as an analyst and former Research Director for IDC, Gartner Group, and Meta Group and as a Senior Editor with Open Computing Magazine. Rikki covers software, development, open source, SOA, and mobile computing.

IBM System x iDataPlex

2008-09-09T01:52:00.000-07:00

IBM System x iDataPlex

Right-size your Internet-scale data center

Highlights

Flexible design for Internet-scale data centers
Up to 40% power efficiency improvement ¹
Dramatically reduced cooling costs; air conditioning expense minimized or even eliminated ²
Up to 5X compute density for efficient space utilization
Front access cabling
Easy to service and manage

IBM System x™ iDataPlex™, an Internet-scale solution, helps clients face constraints in power, cooling or physical space. The innovative design of the iDataPlex solution integrates Intel® processor-based processing into the node, rack and data center for power and cooling efficiencies, and required compute density.

The iDataPlex solution is built around Flex Node technology, delivering customized solutions for your specific business needs for compute power, storage density and networking.

Product features		Hardware summary

An intelligent approach to design layout with an innovative rack design More efficient power and cooling than 1U servers Helps reduce data center operational costs Side-by-side chassis and modular node combinations: Greater flexibility and integrated configurations Extreme density for better data center space utilization Enhanced application performance Customize for your business needs for maximum computer density, optimized I/O networking or storage Shared power and cooling and high-efficiency power supply for cost-effective, high-performance computing Flex Node technology and front access for single-point management and easier serviceability		For Internet-scale computing performance Helps pack more processors into the same power and cooling envelope Better utilization of floor space Creates the right-size data center design

BladeCenter QS21

2008-09-09T01:34:00.000-07:00

BladeCenter QS21

Highlights

Second generation blade system based on Cell Broadband Engine™ Processors

Potential 10x or greater performance acceleration of target workloads

High-performance blade solution for graphics-intensive and high performance computing (HPC) applications

For many years, organizations have relied on performance gains from increasing clock speeds of “traditional” microprocessor architectures. However, in recent years this approach has been challenged by the physical limitations of semiconductors and by traditional processor architecture implementations. Issues with power consumption, heat dissipation and memory latencies have led to diminishing returns on performance. High performance computing (HPC) cluster applications such as digital content creation, digital video surveillance, electronic design automation, image and signal processing, financial algorithms, scientific research, and seismic processing, may need a fundamentally new technology and approach to the system-level architecture to achieve the desired level of performance.

Cell/B.E. multi-core innovation

Enter the IBM BladeCenter® QS21 based on the multi-core Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) processor. When used to complement systems based on traditional processors, the QS21 can yield application results faster and with more fidelity. This can enable organizations to get information faster to facilitate important business decisions.

Product features		Hardware summary

Cell/B.E. processors offer extreme performance to accelerate compute-intensive tasks such as image processing, signal processing and graphics rendering Single-wide blade form factor provides extraordinary computing density—up to 6.4 TFLOPS in a single BladeCenter H chassis Build a complex multi-platform environment in a highly efficient architecture		Features two high-performance Cell/B.E. processors 2 GB standard processor memory Dual Gigabit Ethernet Optional Dual-port 4x InfiniBand HCA connected through PCI-Express Optional Serial Attached SCSI daughter cards connected through PCI-X Optional I/O buffer memory DIMMs (up to 2 GB, 4x512 MB)

Sun Fire X2200 M2 Server

2008-09-08T10:19:00.000-07:00

Key Benefits

Faster processing of compute-intensive simulation and modeling
Designed for memory-intensive applications with large datasets
Embedded LOM simplifies data center management
Runs virtually all operating systems

Features and Benefits

Outstanding Performance

Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors

AMD Opteron Quad-Core processors -- with its new AMD Balanced Smart Cache, AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator and Memory Optimizer Technology -- enable Quad Core Sun Fire X2200 M2 servers to offer outstanding application scalability and performance.

Industry-Leading Memory Capacity

With eight DIMM slots per CPU, the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server offers industry-leading memory capacity in a 1RU entry server making the system ideal for memory intensive applications -- such as Abacus, Fluent, PowerFLOW - or the memcache tier of web services architectures.

Leading Expandability

With two PCI-Express expansion slots and four ethernet ports, the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server offers leading expandability for connectivity. The server is ideal for high performance computing applications using attached, rather than onboard storage, or complex high speed interconnects.

System Efficiency

Lower Energy Cost

Supporting AMD Opteron High Efficiency (HE) processors -- with their integrated memory controller, Independent Dynamic Core Technology and AMD CoolCore Technology -- and power efficient DDR2 memory, the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server is a highly energy efficient 2 to 8-way x64 server.

Reduce Costs with System Longevity

Sun Fire X2200 M2 server was designed from the start to seamlessly transition multiple generations of AMD Opteron processors. Its balanced I/O and memory architecture enable performance enhancements through low-cost, easy-to-use Upgrade Kits, rather than complete system replacement.

Virtually Any OS

The Sun Fire X2200 M2 server can run Solaris, Linux, Ubuntu, Windows and VMware[1] operating systems, broadening the range of applications.

Simplified System Management

Remote Management

The Sun Fire X2200 M2 server comes standard with comprehensive remote management capability at no extra charge. The embedded Lights Out Manager (LOM) enables remote power control, keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) and media capability, as well as monitoring of key hardware components.

Centralized Management

The embedded Lights Out Manager in the Sun Fire X2200 M2 server can be integrated with management tools, such as Sun xVM Ops Center software, to simplify data center management and system configuration, as well as software provisioning and updates.

IBM BladeCenter LS20

2008-09-08T10:17:00.000-07:00

*AMD Opteron LS20 blade at a glance**



Processor		AMD Opteron Model 246, 250, 252, 254, 270, 275 and 280



Number of processors (std/max)		1/2



Cache		1MB L2 per processor core



Memory¹		Up to 16GB DDR VLP memory



Internal hard disk drives		Up to 2 Ultra320 SCSI HDDs



Maximum internal storage^{1, 2}		146.80GB



Network		2 integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers



I/O upgrade		1 expansion card connection



Systems management hardware		Integrated systems management processor


	Feature		Benefits



	Modular system delivering raw processing power		Ultra-slim and powerful, blade design delivers high density without sacrificing server processor performance. Up to 84 servers in an industry-standard rack or up to 80 in a telecommunications industry-standard, 84-inch rack, packing more performance per square foot and saving you valuable central office and/or data center real estate. Easily add or change blades without disrupting the operation of other blades installed in the chassis.



	Supports up to two AMD Opteron processors		Support for single-core processors up to 2.80GHz as well as dual-core processors up to 2.40GHz. AMD Opteron processors offer an Integrated Memory Controller that allow for increased bandwidth and reduced latency for certain applications. BladeCenter supports lower-power versions of these full-performance AMD Opteron processors. These 68W processors draw up to 1/3 less power than the standard 95W AMD offering Supporting both 64- and 32-bit applications allows for a smooth transition to 64-bit enabled applications while leveraging the price and performance of existing applications.



	Up to 16GB of DDR memory		4 DIMM slots per blade Supporting a VLP (very low profile) DDR DIMM to maximise the amount of memory that can be installed in the ultra-dense blade.



	64-bit extensions		64-bit addressability while supporting both 64- and 32-bit applications, allows for a smooth transition to 64-bit enabled applications while leveraging the price and performance of existing applications.



	Support for up to two internal hard disk drives (HDDs)		The LS20 blade supports a pair of Ultra320 SCSI non-hot-swap HDDs in a choice of capacities—36GB or 73GB. Design allows users to keep both drives even when installing a SFF I/O expansion card.



	Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet connections		Enabled to transmit large amounts of data at fast speeds for high- performance network applications. Robust design supports teaming and failover.



	Two high-availability midplane connections		Each blade is reliably and easily connected via two redundant paths to the passive midplane and the integrated switching and power infrastructure contained in the BladeCenter chassis.



	Light path diagnostics standard		Provides quick and easy guide to troubleshoot your server for higher availability and system uptime. Independently powered, allowing you to remove the server from the chassis and still illuminate the light path LEDs.



	Predictive Failure Analysis		Helps save you time and money by decreasing planned and unplanned downtime. Increases uptime by allowing you to receive proactive alerts as much as 24-48 hours in advance.


	Integrated System Management Processor		Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes.


	IBM Director and IBM Director Extensions—comprehensive systems management tools		Exploits hardware capabilities by surfacing pertinent information about your system, allowing you to automate a response. Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity via advanced server management capabilities. Provides intelligent system management for rock-solid reliability. IBM Remote Deployment Manager simplifies and automates deployment and redeployment for efficient installation and startup.


	Operating System support		Red Hat® 4 (AS, ES, WS) Red Hat 4 (AS, ES, WS) for x64 SUSE Linux ES 9 SUSE Linux ES 9 for x64 Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 and R2 Windows XP Red Hat 3 (AS, ES, WS) Red Hat 3 (AS, ES, WS) for x64

FusionA8™

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The FusionA8™ is an 8way multi-core SMP power house ideal for high-performance CPU & memory intense applications. With up to 32 64bit AMD Opteron™ cores and 256GB of DDR2 memory, applications ranging from HPC to databases will experience a massive speed improvement for lower than expected cost.

Processors

8 Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 8200 Series 64-bit CPUs (16 cores)

8 Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 8300 Series 64-bit CPUs (32 cores)

System Memory

4GB - 256GB DDR2 667/533/400 Memory

Chipset

Nvidia nForce PRO

Disk Storage

1-8 SATA-II or SAS hot-swap drives

DVD-rom or DVD-RW drive

Disk Sizes

80, 250, 500, 750GB, 1TB 7200rpm SATA-II

74, 150GB 10000rpm SATA-II

36, 73, 146GB 10K & 15K SAS

RAID Controller (optional)

Optional RAID Controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 6, 10 w/ battery back cache

Networking

(3) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet on-board

I/O Slots

(2) PCIe x16 (x16 signal)

(2) PCIe x16 (x4 signal)

(1) PCI 32/33

High-performance Interconnect Support

Standard 4x PCIe Infiniband

10Gig Ethernet (TOE & non-TOE)

Graphics

on-board VGA

(1) Optional PCIe 16x GPU accelerator

Management

Optional IPMI 2.0 add-in card

features: remote power cycle, system vital monitoring

Local User Interfaces

VGA

PS2 Keyboard & mouse ports

(4) USB 2.0 ports (2 front + 2 rear)

Serial

Front Panel Features

Power, Disk, LAN LEDs

Power and Reset buttons

OS Support

64/32bit RHEL Linux or Windows

Power

1620w N+1 Redundant Power Supplies

100-240V AC auto-ranging

Chassis

5U rackmount or deskside pedestal

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The FusionA64™ is ideal for a wide range of intense computing applications such as HPC, databases, rendering, and virtualization to name just a few. Leveraging the latest multi-core Opteron technology from AMD and Hypertransport I/O, the FusionA64™ can accelerate applications to new levels. It's this technology that makes the FusionA64™ the main building block for our KiloCluster™ HPC solutions.

Processors

1-2 Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 2200 Series 32/64bit CPUs

1-2 Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 2200 Series HE 68W 32/64bit CPUs

1-2 Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 2300 Series 32/64bit CPUs

1-2 Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 2300 Series HE 68W 32/64bit CPUs

System Memory

1U model: 1GB-16GB DDR2 667MHz reg ECC, 4slots per CPU

2U & 3U model: 1GB-32GB DDR2 667MHz reg ECC, 8slots per CPU

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce 2200 PRO

Disk Storage

1U: 1-4 SATA-II or SAS bays

2U: 1-6 SATA-II or SAS bays

3U: 1-8 SATA-II or SAS bays

DVD-rom or DVD-RW drive

Disk Sizes

80, 250, 500, 750GB, 1TB 7200rpm SATA-II

74 and 150GB 10000rpm SATA-II

73, 146, 300GB 15k rpm SAS

Networking

(2) 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet on-board

I/O Slots

1U: 1x HTX, 1x PCIe 16x,

2U: 1x HTX, 1x PCIe 16x, 3x 133MHz PCIX (low-profile slots)

3U: 1x HTX, 1x PCIe 16x, 3x 133MHz PCIX

High-performance Interconnect Support

HTX PathScale Infiniband

Standard 4x PCIe Infiniband

10Gig Ethernet (TOE & non-TOE)

Graphics

1U & 2U: on-board VGA

3U: on-board VGA or (1) PCIe 16x GPU accelerator

Management

Optional IPMI 2.0 add-in card

features: remote power cycle, system vital monitoring

OS Support

64/32bit Linux or Windows

Power

1U: 500watt single PS

2U: 500watt single PS, optional 500w 1+1 (2x plugs)

3U: 650watt single PS, optional 650w N+1 (3x plugs)

100-240V AC auto-ranging for all models

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High-density Energy Efficient Computing

The PetaBlade II™ goes beyond addressing server issues to tackle computing infrastructure challenges. It uses cutting-edge capabilities to integrate computing, storage, power, and network resources into a virtualized, highly available and high-performance environment. The PetaBlade II has a density spec of .5U per server which translates to 640-cores or 80-nodes in 40U or rack space. The result is dramatically reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) for a diverse set of applications, server farms, high-performance cluster computing, web hosting, database clustering, and virtualization.

Form Factor

4U high rack-mountable chassis with up to 8 server blade bays

Dimensions

17.6"(W) x 28.78"(D) x 6.9"(H)

Power Supply

Quad (3+1) redundant, load-sharing, hot-plug 660-watt power supplies

Main voltage: 100-240V/47-63Hz

Max power: 9.6A (110V); 4.7A (230V)

Fan

Three fan cages each with 4 redundant hot-plug fans

KVM Switch

Supports PS/2 keyboard/mouse, video, and USB port in an 8x1 switched configuration

Network Switch

Supports fully redundant GbE switching

Two switch blades for housing enterprise class L2 GbE Switch with 8 external GbE ports and an optional 10GbE daughter card (CX4 or XFP) on each switch blade

Chassis Management

Integrated Chassis Management for remote, out-of-band monitoring and management (CLI, HTTP, SNMP)

IPMI 2.0 compliant

Software

Embedded Chassis Management Software

Speedy-In®

Enterprise Server Management System

Processor(s)

Supports two Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 2200HE Series (68W) CPUs

Chipset(s)

NVIDIA nForce®Professional 3600 MCP

Memory

Registered DDR2 667Mhz

Up to 32GB in 8 DIMM sockets

Storage

Two 2.5" SATA-II hard drives

Networking

Redundant GbE NICs with PXE

Supports network pass-thru

Management

IPMI 2.0 compliant

Front I/O

One serial COM port

Two USB 2.0 ports

Processor(s)

Supports two Intel® Xeon™ 5100LV/5300LV Dual and Quad-Core CPUs

Chipset(s)

Intel® 5000P and 6231ESB

Memory

Fully-buffered DIMM, 667Mhz

Up to 32GB in 8 DIMM sockets

Storage

Two 2.5" SATA-II hard drives

Networking

Redundant GbE NICs with PXE

Supports network pass-thru

Management

IPMI 2.0 compliant

Front I/O

One serial COM port

Two USB 2.0 ports

BladeRack® 2 XM

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BladeRack^® 2 XM Advantage

Verari Systems has tailored the BladeRack 2 X-Series to provide unparalleled performance and investment protection across the dynamic enterprise computing landscape. The BladeRack 2 XM (BR2-XM) is the industry’s densest compute solution with support for up to 96 blades, each housing the most cutting edge components and processors available, making this platform attractive for demanding grid and web serving environments. The BR2-XM is the ideal system for use in Web 2.0 and Grid applications, along with many other industries that have compute-heavy needs for their data centers to meet.

Like all Verari products, the BR2-XM is completely customizable and can be configured to solve your problems. With its ability to employ up to 768 processing cores, the potential of the BR2-XM is nearly limitless.

The BR2-XM platform employs the same patented Vertical Cooling Technology™ that is found in all of the BladeRack 2 X-Series family. This allows Verari Systems to use the fastest processors available on the market without the performance loss common in blade servers from other vendors due to CPU throttling. Our patented Vertical Cooling Technology has proven to save money by reducing energy expenditure and ensuring reliability, enabling data centers to use their power for compute instead of cooling.

BR2-XM utilizes an ultra-efficient 208-400VAC power solution that further reduces your organization’s energy expenditure. The BR2-XM power distribution module is available with redundant power inputs for an added level of reliability when connected to separate power circuits. This innovative power solution also generates substantially less heat than those found in competing solutions, saving additional resources.

The combination of extreme density and efficiency drive the total cost of ownership of the BR2-XM far below that of competing solutions while gaining an increase in performance and reliability.

RM1506 1U (Opteron)

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RM1506 1U (Opteron)

The RM1506 server from Verari Systems is the ideal platform for demanding technical jobs, serving Web applications or security applications. Based on the breakthrough 64-bit technology of dual AMD Opteron™ processors, you will be able to experience new levels of power and performance.

Leveraging the power of the AMD Opteron™ processor, enterprise customers can now run applications faster than ever before. The rugged 1U chassis allows the ability to house numerous hard drive options and up to 8GB of DDR memory. The Verari Systems RM1506 can also utilize standards-based high speed interconnects making it one of the most powerful, scalable 1U servers available. The dual processor design harnesses the performance of the latest NVIDIA® Pro 2200 chipset and offers an enterprise class server in a dense 1U form factor.

The RM1506 from Verari Systems provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) scalability. SMP is a multiprocessing architecture in which multiple processors can share the same system memory. The RM1506 also supports non-uniform memory access time (NUMA) memory management architecture and is certified with the latest operating systems including Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server, SUSE Linux and Red Hat® Linux

Verari Systems VB1550 Series blade servers for the BladeRack® 2 X-Series

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Verari Systems VB1550 Series blade servers for the BladeRack® 2 X-Series

VB1550 Series (Opteron)

The Verari Systems VB1550 Series blade servers for the BladeRack® 2 X-Series are high performance blade systems that are engineered for space-constrained enterprise computing and data center installations.

The VB1550 Series servers feature the latest Quad- Core AMD Opteron 2300 Series processors and up to a 2000MHz front side bus for increased performance. With faster processors, DDR2 DIMM modules and AMD Virtualization Technology, the VB1550 Series is an ideal solution for a full range of scale out applications such as Monte Carlo simulations.

The VB1550 Series blade servers feature two Quad- Core AMD Opteron 2300 Series processors and up to 2TB of internal hard disk storage. It supports the latest operating systems including Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server, SUSE Linux and Red Hat Linux.

Improve productivity, security and power efficiency with the VB1550 Series blade server based on the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2300 Series processor. New memory and I/O innovations boost system performance. Built-in technologies help improve power efficiency and keep critical business information protected.

The VB1550XT blade server is designed with the data center of the future in mind and is available with advanced features such as redundant power inputs, blade power metering, serial console interface, remote O/S and BIOS provisioning. An integrated LCD management interface is also available in the VB1550XT model, which allows for viewing blades status at a glance.

The VB1550XL blade server is designed for Web 2.0 applications and high density grid server installations and is available with an 80%+ efficient power supply and IPMI 2.0 for system monitoring and management. The higher density BladeRack 2 XL platform allows for up to 72 blades per rack. Each blade supports up to 64GB of fully buffered DDR2-667 ECC registered memory making it ideal for large memory model applications. The VB1550 Series blade servers provide exceptional processing power and scalability to meet the demanding requirements of enterprise workloads.

Élan™SC520 Microcontroller

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Élan™SC520 Microcontroller

The Élan™SC520 microcontroller is the newest member of the Élan™ family of integrated x86 microcontrollers. The ÉlanSC520 microcontroller provides the optimal balance between integration and flexibility for Datacom, Telecom and Information Appliance applications. By taking the Am5x86™ microprocessor and enhancing it with patented AMDebug™ technology and then integrating that processor with a superior SDRAM memory controller, a PCI expansion bus and industry standard chipset functions, AMD has created a component that delivers the features and performance required by our customers.

Product Highlights

Standard Features

Am5x86™ CPU Core

133 and 100 MHz operation
16 Kbyte write-back cache
Floating point unit (FPU)

PCI Host Bridge Controller

33 MHz, 32-bit PCI rev. 2.2 compliant
Supports up to 5 external PCI masters

General Purpose (GP) Bus

Very programmable timing for flexible inter-operation with 8- and 16- bit devices
Supports up to 5 external PCI masters
IDE (HDD/DVD/CD-ROM) interface

Synchronous DRAM Controller

Supports 16-, 64-, 128- and 256-Mbit DRAM
Supports Error Correction Code (ECC)

AMDebug Technology

Allows instruction tracing during execution

ROM/Flash Controller for 8-, 16- and 32-Bit Devices
PC/AT Compatible Peripherals

Programmable interval timer
Real Time Clock with battery backup capability and 114 bytes of RAM

Additional Integrated Peripherals

Three general purpose 16-bit timers
Watchdog timer and software timer
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)

32 programmable input/output (PIO) pins
Native support for pSOS, RTXC, VxWorks, and Windows® CE operating systems
388-pin Plastic Ball Grid Array package

Key Features

PCI Host Bridge Controller:
The PCI host bridge controller allows up to 5 external PCI devices (including PCI bus masters) to be connected to the ÉlanSC520 microcontroller. This allows designers to utilize the many PCI peripherals that have been created for the PC market. A common example is to connect AMD's PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973). It is a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller.

AMDebug Technology:
On-chip debug support is provided through the addition of AMDebug technology. AMDebug consists of two components: an instruction trace cache and a communications port.

Because AMDebug includes an on-chip instruction trace cache, customers can:

Trace instructions that are executed from the on-board L1 cache memory
Trace instructions without any external hardware in their design (this is an advantage over many competitive debug solutions from other CPU vendors).

It is also worth noting that, unlike many competitive offerings, AMDebug technology consumes no CPU bandwidth and uses almost no power - so it can be left running all of the time. Therefore even in the unfortunate event of a system error or crash at a customer site, as long as power remains applied to the CPU the designer can still access the instruction trace cache to determine what happened.

There are two different ways to communicate with the AMDebug technology. The JTAG port is used for serial communication with AMDebug logic on the production version of the ÉlanSC520 processor. In addition, a special bond-out version of the ÉlanSC520 processor is available with a parallel communications link to the AMDebug logic. This parallel option allows real-time instruction trace.

General Purpose Bus:

The general purpose bus is a flexible 8- or 16-bit bus that can be used to easily interface to peripherals. It can even be used to implement an ISA-like bus that is capable of supporting many ISA peripherals. It cannot support bus-mastering ISA peripherals.

The general purpose bus is also used to connect ROM and flash memory. It can support 8- and 16-bit bus transfers. 32-bit ROM and flash memory transfers are possible by routing the memory's data lines to the MD bus of the SDRAM interface. Page mode transfers are supported. Burst mode transfers are not.

Development Tools and Support

ÉlanSC520 Customer Development Platform
The ÉlanSC520 Microcontroller Customer Development Platform (CDP) is a highly functional development platform and reference design for customers performing initial hardware and software development. The ÉlanSC520 development platform provides:

Memory:

512 Kbyte Flash memory for BIOS
16 Mbyte of Flash memory for instruction and data storage
64 Mbyte SDRAM DIMM

Input/Output Features:

10/100Base-T Ethernet (PCnet-FAST III)
High-speed RS-422 (1.15 Mbps) and low-speed RS-232 (460 kbps) UARTs
Super I/O chip: IDE controller, floppy disk controller, two serial ports, one parallel port, IrDA controller, AT keyboard controller, and PS/2 mouse controller

Expansion Features:

Three PCI card slots
Two ISA card slots

Debug Features:

JTAG port
AMDebug port (both versions: serial and parallel)
Test Interface Port (TIP) connector
Two digit hex LED display for tracking CPU and software status
Logic analyzer connector

CodeKit™ Software Packages
A CodeKit software package is a standardized format that AMD's Embedded Processor Division uses to deliver software to customers. CodeKit software packages are designed to deliver higher quality, easier to understand and more consistent source code examples to AMD's embedded customers. At a minimum, a CodeKit software package consists of the following:

A detailed readme file
Tested source code
A build script which will build the executable code
A pre-built executable
Royalty-free modification and distribution rights

AMD's E86™ Third-Party Support Program
AMD's FusionE86^(SM) partner program offers an extensive network of hardware and software vendors whose products can reduce the time-to-market of your designs. This program includes many of the market's leading vendors of compilers, emulators, software debuggers, logic analyzers, and other useful tools.

AMD Geode™ LX Processor Family and AMD Geode™ LX DB800 Development Board

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AMD Geode™ LX Processor Family and AMD Geode™ LX DB800 Development Board
Design Without Compromise

The AMD Geode™ LX 700@0.8W processor,* the AMD Geode LX800@0.9W processor,** and the new AMD Geode LX 900@1.5W processor*** bring x86 power and versatility to applications for entertainment, business, education, and embedded markets.

The AMD Geode LX 900@1.5W processor is the most advanced Geode LX processor for demanding embedded applications. This level of capability may not be needed for every application, but when premium performance is needed, the AMD Geode LX 900@1.5W processor delivers. The AMD Geode LX processor’s integrated, innovative architecture is one of the most energy-efficient x86 solutions in the industry and can lead to longer battery life and enable small form-factor designs.

Design with greater efficiency

The AMD Geode LX processor family offers new levels of performance and power versatility in an x86-based embedded processor. The AMD Geode LX 900@1.5W processor operates at a maximum power of 5.1W (TDP). The AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W processor operates at a maximum power of 3.6W (TDP) and 1.8W is typical at 500MHz, while the AMD Geode LX 700@0.8W consumes a maximum power of 3.1W (TDP) and 1.3W typically at 433MHz.

Computer-On-Module design tool

The AMD Geode LX DB800 development board is a complete Computer-On-Module (COM), x86-compatible development tool designed to enable developers to quickly create embedded or industrial computing products using the AMD Geode LX 800@0.9W processor.

The complete tool suite includes two separate components:

CPU Module Board
Base Board

Developers can easily design these components into finished products without modification – simplifying the development process and leading to faster time-to-market cycles. The development board measures 170mm x 170mm and includes a 500 MHz processor.

ATI Catalyst™

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ATI Catalyst™

Performance, Innovation, and Stability
AMD’s award-winning ATI Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with ATI Radeon™ graphics processors. Certified by Microsoft® Windows® Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), ATI Catalyst drivers for Windows Vista® and Windows® XP operating systems deliver stable performance and push the limits of innovation with advanced user-oriented features.

Precision controls for power users. Tweaks for gamers and video enthusiasts. Simple wizard-assisted setup, easy multi-monitor configuration, and ultra reliable operation for working professionals. New user or seasoned expert, ATI Catalyst puts you in charge of The Ultimate Visual Experience™.

Industry-leading performance

Innovative and exciting features

Robust stability

HyperMemory™

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HyperMemory™

ATI has introduced a break-through technology called HyperMemory™ to take mainstream graphics performance to new levels of affordability and ensure that everyone can enjoy the ultimate visual experience.

Today’s PC users expect new systems to provide a richer and more inspiring computing experience. They want to see their digital photos and videos in sharp, brilliant color, play the latest games with more realism and control, and increase their productivity when using the latest office applications. With an ATI graphics card in their PC, they can!

What is it?
HyperMemory™ is ATI’s innovative technology that enables a reduction in the amount of on-board memory on a graphics card without compromising its overall performance.

Its advanced memory management technology makes more efficient use of all the available memory in computers with PCI Express® technology. Graphics applications can share system memory and use fast on-board memory for real-time processing between the graphics card and the computer’s memory. This ultimately increases the affordability of ATI’s Radeon™ graphics technology.

The Perfect Upgrade
Upgrading a computer’s graphics can enhance all computing activities and complements other peripherals. Larger, modern computer displays require increased graphics performance to look their best. Products with HyperMemory improve overall system performance and image quality, especially in larger monitors, over standard integrated graphics processors.

Digital photo editing, internet browsing, 3D gaming (including DirectX 9.0), and office applications are enhanced with higher monitor resolutions, vibrant image quality, and higher performance. These benefits are added to the PC at a lower cost than ever before.

How do I get it?
ATI HyperMemory™ technology is available in select Radeon™ desktop graphics processors, Mobility Radeon™ notebook graphics processors and Radeon™ Express motherboard chipsets and may be enabled on certain ATI and ATI Partner products.

ATI Avivo™ and ATI Avivo HD

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ATI Avivo™ and ATI Avivo HD

High Definition Video and Display Perfection

Enjoy flawlessly smooth video playback on your PC, enhanced with vibrant colors, sharp images, and universal TV and display connectivity delivered by AMD’s acclaimed ATI Avivo™ technology. Now you can step up to AMD’s latest High Definition technology built into our next-generation ATI Radeon™ HD graphics processors, ATI Avivo™ HD.

The ASUS EAH4850 Video Card

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The ASUS EAH4850 Video Card
Once you taste the high-end, you’ll never want to go back. The EAH4850 is the first of a new generation of graphics solutions from ASUS based on ATI®’s 55nm Radeon™ HD 4850 GPU. Combined with a full 512MB of DDR3 onboard, you have all the power you need for feature-rich DirectX 10 or 10.1 gaming and flawless multimedia playback at ultra-high resolutions. Rarely has a video card offered so much power for the price.

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What Is ATI CrossFireX™

ATI CrossFireX™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireX technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve system performance. For The Ultimate Visual Experience™, be sure to select ATI CrossFireX ready motherboards for AMD and Intel® processors and multiple ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards.

ATI CrossFireX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making this the most scalable gaming platform ever. Combination Options Chart

Extreme High-Definition Gaming

Arm yourself with up to four ATI Radeon HD graphics cards to move faster, aim quicker, and see more clearly than all who stand between you and victory. With an ATI CrossFireX gaming rig, you can breakthrough traditional graphics limitations to achieve higher performance and The Ultimate Visual Experience™.

Products featuring ATI CrossFireX technology offer a range of solutions for a whole new gaming experience. Whether you’re an up-and-comer or a pro-tournament master, ATI CrossFireX raises the bar for competitive performance and visual thrills.

What Are The Benefits Of ATI CrossFireX?

With an ATI CrossFireX gaming rig, you can breakthrough the traditional graphics limitation allowing you to higher performance as well as visual experience.

Does ATI CrossFireX Only Benefit The High-End Cards?

No. ATI CrossFireX technology brings a whole new level of gaming experience throughout our products line-up. Whether you have an entry level or top end solution, ATI CrossFireX will raise the bar in bringing the ultimate performance and visual experience.

AMD 7-Series Chipsets

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AMD 7-Series Chipsets

The Backbone of AMD-powered Gaming Platforms

AMD 7-Series Chipsets support next-generation gaming by enabling the latest graphics card technologies, including the ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series in AMD’s desktop gaming platform, and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series in AMD’s new gaming platform for notebooks.

LAUNCH AMD 7-Series Demo

AMD 790FX Chipset for Desktop

Designed for High-Performance Gamers and Professional Overclockers¹
Quad Graphics on a single motherboard (ATI CrossFireX™ Support)
Superior Scalability
Extreme Overclocking¹

AMD 790X Chipset for Desktop

Designed for Gamers and HD Enthusiasts
Dual Graphics (ATI CrossFireX™ Support)
System Monitoring and Control Options
Upgrade flexibility

AMD 780G Chipset for Notebook and Desktop

ATI Hybrid™ Graphics Technology Support²
Designed for Casual Gamers and HD Enthusiasts

Cutting Edge Technologies Ahead of the Masses

AMD 7-Series Chipsets are designed to work with next-generation components, including the AMD Phenom™ X4 Quad-Core Processor and AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Technology. These chipsets feature HyperTransport™ 3.0, which enables maximum platform performance by matching the bandwidths between the graphics and CPU systems.

Also, next-generation PCI Express® 2.0 more than doubles the bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1, which can mean a significantly faster and better gaming experience with PCIe 2.0. That means hair-trigger, rapid-fire response times for a competitive edge under the most demanding circumstances.

Ultimate Control: AMD OverDrive™

The AMD OverDrive™ feature (desktop platforms only) helps users tweak their system’s performance in real-time, with state-of-the-art overclocking² capabilities. It offers advanced system tuning controls, the ability to monitor critical functions like voltage and temperature, built-in stability and performance testing, and even optional pre-set control modes.

That means you can test, tweak, and fine-tune your system to find the exact settings that deliver the best performance and visual experience on the games you play.

AMD’s Desktop Gaming Platform

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AMD’s Desktop Gaming Platform

Designed for gamers. By gamers.

From CPU, to GPU, to chipsets. Never before have all of the major platform components been designed to work together so well, to push each other so far—for a more intense, more immersive HD gaming experience.

The AMD desktop gaming platform combines the raw quad-core power of the new AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processor, the visual thrust of ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series graphics, and the supercharged control and connection speed of the AMD 7-Series Chipsets.

Graphic Visuals:

ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series

Incredible performance. As in next-generation HD gaming performance. The AMD desktop gaming platform comes fully loaded for life-like graphics and support for the latest Microsoft® and for future DirectX® 10.1 games. Smoother edges, advanced lighting techniques, high-quality motion-blur and richer textures everywhere you turn.

Big-Time Scalability:

AMD 7-Series Chipsets

This platform gets special powers from the first AMD chipset to support cutting-edge technologies like HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology, PCI Express® 2.0 and native quad-graphics. That makes the AMD desktop gaming platform the only option for scaling up to four graphics cards for dramatically increased performance.

AMD in Xbox 360®

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AMD in Xbox 360®

Connected, Personalized and Always High Definition

XBOX 360

AMD’s ATI “Xenos” GPU is the custom graphics processor featured in the Xbox 360. AMD designed it specifically for Xbox 360, offering many groundbreaking technical features to console gamers.

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 ignites a new era of digital entertainment that is always connected, always personalized and always in high definition. It is the only system designed with a singular platform vision that combines the most-powerful hardware with intelligent software and services advancements.

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series

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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series

Experience the Unparalleled Power of HD

The ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series of discrete graphics allow you to experience the unparalleld power of HD with graphics processing designed for how you work and play.

The Ultimate HD Gaming

Advance to the next generation of unsurpassable HD game performance and lifelike realism thanks to Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 capabilities for The Ultimate Visual Experience™. And with PCI Express® 2.0 support, help prepare yourself for a fast throughput and unsurpassable overall system performance, ideal for high-performance gamers.

ATI CrossFireX™ Technology¹

Break-through traditional graphics limitations with ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technology for unprecedented control over system behavior resulting in intense high-definition 3D graphics for gaming on-the-go. Expand your systems performance with multiple ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 series graphics processors and achieve astonishing performance to meet the needs of your alternate reality.

More Horsepower for Game Playing
Multi-Display Support
Flexibility and Broad Game Compatibility
Intelligent Rendering Modes

Stunning Depth and Dimension with Full-HD 1080p Resolution

Enjoy the latest Blu-ray movies and HD content at full-HD 1080p resolution, releasing demand on your CPU for other tasks thanks to the Unified Video Decoder². Now you can enjoy true-to-life HD image quality with enhanced navigation and interactive capabilities. And with a choice of digital outputs, you have more options when enjoying your digital entertainment.

Break-through Energy Efficiency

ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series have breakthrough energy-efficiency featuring ATI PowerPlay™ 7.0. This advanced power management technology balances power and performance for long battery life, extended power savings, and best-in- class performance-per-watt for a superior mobile experience.

Ruby™: ATI’s Digital Heroine Harnesses the Power of FireGL

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Building Ruby™: ATI’s Digital Heroine Harnesses the Power of FireGL

In the spring of 2003, ATI began work on a one-of-a-kind demo to showcase the innovative capabilities of ATI graphics hardware. The primary goal of the project was to develop both an interactive version that could run in real time and a fully rendered, film-like version. With ATI’s extensive experience in the gaming and film world, it was clear that a strong story was crucial to success. And so with that in mind, Ruby™, ATI's digital superstar, was born.

The Plot Thickens: Developing a Killer Story

Working with RhinoFX, ATI developed storyboards for the plot and script for Ruby’s™ first episode, called The DoubleCross. Using ATI's FireGL workstation graphics accelerators and Alias' Maya® 3D graphics software, ATI's team worked collaboratively with RhinoFX to bring Ruby™ to life on the big screen. The power of ATI FireGL workstation graphics was key to accelerating the workflow and keeping this complex project on track.

Digital Building Blocks: Capturing Human Motion

Everything was built from the ground-up, including characters, environments and animation. Accurately keyframing human movement is always a challenge, so several rounds of casting were held to audition actors to perform the intricate martial arts moves that would be digitized through a state-of-the-art motion capture system. Working with the motion capture data, animators began to rig skeletons to represent the story’s characters. Each bone, joint and muscle was carefully crafted. ATI’s artists constructed 128 morph targets to drive Ruby’s™ facial rig. All of these facial "poses" were combined using the GPU to create Ruby’s™ final look. The artists also used a number of animated wrinkle maps to add additional subtle expressiveness to Ruby’s™ brow, eyes, mouth and chin. With the characters in place, the team then went about refining the animation, ensuring smooth transitions and synchronizing movements. Using the wide set of tools available in Maya®, RhinoFX's team built the demo’s environments.

Realistic Shading and Rendering: Fooling the Eye

Once the modeling and animation was complete, RhinoFX moved into the rendering stage to give all the objects texture and color. Textures and reference shaders, which point to existing shaders and save rendering power, were added, making Ruby™ and her enemies come alive and the environments even more realistic. With the film-quality version complete, RhinoFX proceeded with the time consuming task of rendering a final version.

Ground-Breaking New Techniques: Creating Life-like Skin and Hair

The team faced a significant challenge in making the demo run in real-time, at a minimum of 30 frames per second. Unconvincing hair and skin are common giveaways of poorly created digital characters, so ATI developed innovative real-time techniques for some of the critical shaders implemented in the demo. In addition, ATI introduced new depth-of-field techniques that created a film-quality that other real-time demos simply hadn't been able to achieve. As the last step, normal maps were added to improve the details on surfaces such as skin and leather, which ultimately created a greater sense of realism. These new techniques represented a significant advancement in real-time rendering that can now be used by game developers everywhere.

Continuing the Fight: New Demos Bring Advanced Techniques

After the success of The DoubleCross, a second demo, Dangerous Curves, continued ATI's tradition of blending movie and gaming genres. The use of real-time motion-blur, glows and precomputed radiance transfer (PRT) technology delivered realistic lighting and is a compelling demonstration of the cinematic experience that is possible on today’s 3D-graphics hardware. A third episode, The Assassin, highlights the possibilities for a large complex environment, using high dynamic range lighting and dynamic soft shadows to set the mood. The villain of this episode, a cyborg called Cyn, is ATI’s most complex character to date, consisting of over 120,000 polygons – all lit, transformed, rendered and shaded using the power of the Radeon™ X1800. A fourth demo, Whiteout, exploits the power of the ATI Radeon™ HD 2900XT to create a rich and expansive landscape of snow, rock, and ice. From the procedural snow accumulation on the harsh terrain to the wrinkles on Ruby’s™ brow and the physics that drive each strand of fur on Ruby’s™ fur collar, the ATI Radeon™ HD 2900XT can handle it all. High dynamic range imaging techniques are used to account for the brightest of outdoor environments as well as the darkest depths of Ruby’s™ icy head quarters. Advanced light scattering techniques are employed to faithfully reproduce the complex interactions of light with snow and ice.

Forging Ahead: Ruby’s™ Next Mission

As fans eagerly wait to see what battles Ruby™ will take on next, they really anticipate the technical innovations that power her ever more life-like adventures. Throughout her development, Ruby™ has pushed the edge of what was possible in 3D graphics generation and created new models and techniques for the gaming industry. Ruby’s™ prowess, strength and success are truly symbols for the company that stands behind her.

Area 51

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The Intel® Advantage

The Area-51 desktop utilizes Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme processors for the highest benchmarks imaginable, incorporating dynamic new technologies ideal for multitaskers and enthusiasts looking for high performance. Desktops powered with an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor deliver faster execution times and the power you expect from an Alienware.

Your Games Never Looked Better

This is what Alienware computers are built for. The Area-51^® desktop features the world’s most powerful graphics card to crank out unheard-of speeds. The 602MHz NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 280 GPU gives PC gamers 50% more performance over previous generation cards with support for Second Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture, DirectX^® 10 and on-board PhysX^® technology.

Enjoy the True Windows® Vista

Run Windows® Vista on Alienware’s industry-leading computers and unleash the operating system’s full potential. The Area-51 high performance desktop tackles Vista’s scalable interface, unlocking all of the systems’ dynamic features. If you want to experience the world’s most advanced OS, you need the unrivaled power of an Alienware.

Memory and Storage

4TB hold even the largest collections of movies, music and photos while options for RAID 1 and 0 configurations provide for higher speeds and enhanced backup security. For the ultimate in fast, stable storage solutions, Alienware offers Solid State hard drives. Increase your desktop’s memory to up to 4GB for more multitasking opportunities. Choose low latency memory and make load times even faster.

Sound Cards and Optical Drives

Not only can a Blu-ray Disc® drive turn your Area-51 desktop computer into a home entertainment center with 1080p high-def capabilities, 50GB storage capacity on a single disc makes backing up your important files easy and convenient. For a true HD experience, check out the Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer sound card delivering high-def, surround sound audio that will knock you out of your chair.

Enthusiast Essentials

The smooth, uninterrupted transfer rates of the Killer™ K1 Gaming Network Card plus the ultra-life-like environments generated by the Ageia PhysX™ processor redefine realism in PC gaming. Not only does PhysX provide never-before-seen interactivity, the Killer K1 network card gives you the speed to see, attack and kill your opponent before they even know you're there. This is next generation gaming.

AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processor

2008-09-08T03:42:00.001-07:00

AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processor

True Multi-Core Technology

The AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processor is our next-generation processor architecture, delivering phenomenal multi-core performance for an exquisitely powerful, intensely visual, and incredibly efficient computing experience.

Phenomenal Performance

True multi-core technology unlocks a new dimension in next-generation gaming performance.

Intensely Visual

Reach the outer limits of visual computing with life-like gaming, real-time content rendering, and the latest 1080p HD entertainment. **

Strikingly Efficient

Command a new level of optimization, creating new possibilities for performance tuning and thermal management.

Features Beyond the Ordinary

AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processors are designed with special features that let you play games with a direct and continuous information flow between processor cores, memory, and graphics. And that makes for smoother than silk gaming. The AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Processor was designed to drive the most powerful desktop gaming systems in the universe—including those featuring our new, fully integrated, all-AMD, all-the-time CODENAME: SPIDER platform.

True Quad-Core Design is an integrated design featuring multiple cores within the same processor, each core having its own L1 and L2 caches, direct connections to all processor cores, and together sharing an L3 cache for rapid shared access to memory. That means processing power to dominate the competition and conquer new worlds.
Next Generation HyperTransport™ 3.0 to blast through performance bottlenecks. Uber-bandwidth for hair-trigger response times and ultra-high resolution gaming.
AMD Balanced Smart Cache with three levels of Cache, including new Shared L3 Cache, for fast memory sharing and multi-threaded performance on next-generation games. Lock and load, not lag and drag.
AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator is a full 128-bit floating-point math-processing pipeline for fast performance on computationally intense security, entertainment, modeling, and simulation applications. Number-crunching power for smooth animated motion and fast action.
Integrated Dual-Channel Memory Controller with DDR2-1066 support*, that directly connects the processor to memory, for optimum memory performance, low latency and great throughput on high speed DDR2 memory.
Cool‘n’Quiet™ 2.0 technology is enhanced power management which can instantaneously adjust performance states and features based on processor performance requirements enabling cool and quiet platforms with extremely efficient performance and energy usage.

2008-09-08T03:39:00.000-07:00

AMD Phenom™ X4 Quad-Core Black Edition Processor

Push the Limits. Unleash the Maximum.

AMD Phenom™ X4 Quad-Core Black Edition Processor was designed to help you unleash the maximum potential of your system with tunable performance that delivers enthusiast-grade megatasking and phenomenal features at the right price.

Set Your Own Limits, Be Bold And Daring

Tunable Performance*

Optimize performance and features for your needs

Clock multiplier control puts processor performance in your hands
Easily access performance controls with AMD OverDrive™ performance tuning utility

Get More Out Of Your Computing Experience

Enthusiast-Grade Megatasking

Do more at once with jaw-dropping performance

True quad-core power delivers the extreme system bandwidth you need to take advantage of multi-threaded software
Blistering performance for the things that matter, like playing games, running digital media applications, or editing photos
Help bring stunning visual realism and advanced visual effects to life

ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 Graphics

2008-09-08T03:36:00.000-07:00

ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 Graphics

The Best Just Got Better

Believe it or not - the best just got better. For the first time ever, 2.4 teraFLOPS of graphics horse power, 1600 stream processors and 2 GB of GDDR5 memory have been combined to create the fastest and most powerful graphics card available today.¹

Introduction

Dual TeraScale graphics engines work in tandem to deliver blazing frame rates, putting the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ in the hands of extreme gamers.
1600 stream processors and 230GB/sec of memory bandwidth provide the brute power needed to tackle the most intense 3D games, even those with artificial intelligence, physics operations and tessellation.
Unparalleled anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering delivers striking graphics with extraordinary realism so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next-generation games.
Regardless of platform, these graphics cards delivers the power needed to blaze through games while dynamically conserving energy at idle or when demand is low.
ATI CrossFireX™ technology with quad GPU support in dual mode offers superior scalability so you can take your game to new heights.
Watch the latest Blu-ray and HD movies play with incredible fidelity and have the freedom to edit videos and convert video formats at lightning-fast speeds
o Beyond HD Video
Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2)
UVD 2 frees up your CPU for the most processing-intensive content, including VC-1, H.264 and MPEG-2. Take full advantage of Blu-ray functionality with dual-stream, picture in picture (PIP) capabilities.

Accelerated Video Transcoding (AVT)

AVT allows you to convert videos to H.264 and MPEG-2 formats up to 19x faster than when using a just CPU.¹ Full 1080p files can be converted to H.264 and MPEG-2 up to 1.8x faster than real-time.¹

Upscale Beyond 1080p

Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond.²

Enhanced DVD Upscaling

Watch standard DVD movies in near high-definition quality with DVD upscaling. The GPU uses post processing algorithms to enhance standard and low resolution videos and movies on your HD display.

Dynamic Contrast

Dynamic Contrast automatically adjusts the contrast and brightness during scenes to consistently deliver a crisp, vibrant picture.

Advanced Connectivity

Enjoy the latest audio technologies using HDMI with 7.1 digital surround sound support. Also, HDMI with xvYCC support allows the user to enjoy a wider range of color when connected to a capable HDTV.

ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 Series for AMD Notebooks

2008-09-08T03:25:00.000-07:00

ATI Radeon™ Xpress 1100 Series for AMD Notebooks - Specifications

CPU Interface

Mobile AMD Sempron™, Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64, AMD Turion™ 64, AMD Turion™ 64 X2 processors
1GHz HyperTransport interface speeds
Supports AMD’s Enhanced Virus Protection
Supports Advanced Power Management with CPU Throttling, and Stutter Mode capability.

Memory Interface

UMA mode operation requires no additional memory
HyperMemory™ is innovative technology that seamlessly enables the Graphics Processing Unit to use a combination of local and shared system memory with real-time performance at a reduced consumer cost and up to 128MB of memory
DDR2 Support
Support for 2Mx32 (with 64-bit interface), 4Mx32, 8Mx32 and 16Mx16 memory devices
Asynchronous HyperTransport and memory controller interface speeds
Supports GDDR SDRAM self refresh mechanism
Supports dynamic CKE for power conservation (for GDDR SDRAM only)

PCI Express Interface

Compliant with the PCI Express 1.0a Specifications
Up to (4) x1 PCI Express general purpose links

3D Graphics

Integrated ATI Radeon™ X300 graphics core with clock speed of 300/400MHz (for ATI Radeon Xpress 1100/1150)
Full DirectX 9.0 Support (Vertex Shader v2.0 and Pixel Shader v2.0)

Full precision floating point pixel pipeline
Up to 4 Multiple-Render-Targets (MRTs)
Support for up to 12-bit per pixel formats

Supports Microsoft’s next generation GDI+ user interface
Supports resolution up to 2536x2536@32bpp
Anti-Aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2,4, and 6 samples
Hidden surface removal using 16, 24, or 32-bit Z-Buffering

2D Graphics

Highly optimized 128-bit engine capable of processing multiple pixels per clock
Game acceleration including support for Microsoft’s DirectDraw, Double Buffering, Virtual Sprites, Transparent Blit, and Masked Blit.
Supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@32bpp
Support for new GDI extensions in Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP:Alpha BLT, Transparent BLT, Gradient Fill

Multiple Display Features

Dual independent displays: CRT/LCD, TV/LCD
Support for DDCI and DDC2B+ for plug and play monitors
Support for flat panel displays via DVI
8-bit alpha blending of graphics and video overlay

TV Out

Integrated TV encoder with an on-chip DAC (simultaneous output for TV and CRT is not supported)
Support for Macrovision 7.1 copy protection standard
1024x768 32bpp support
CGMS-A DVD copy management support in VBI

External Display Support

Supports external displays (e.g. flat panel, CRT, or TV) via a DVO port
Supports DVI, DFP, and VESA P&D digital interfaces
Support for fixed resolution displays from VGA (640x480) to wide UXGA (1600x1200)

Power Management Features

Fully supports ACPI states S1, S3, S4, and S5
Support for AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ technology to conserve power
PowerPlay™ power management technology provides users with the optimal balance between performance and power consumption
Multiple power-saving settings offer increased control and flexibility
Vari-Bright™ technology optimizes notebook panel brightness for more power savings

Optimized Software Support

ATI Catalyst driver update support
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® drivers
Unified driver support or all ATI Radeon™ PCI Express discrete and integrated graphics products
Support for Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, and Linux

Universal Connectivity

8 USB 2.0 interfaces
PCI v2.3 (up to 7 slots)
Provides LPC (Low Pin Count) and SM (System Management) bus management and arbitrations.
Serial ATA controller supports the advanced high speed serial ATA connection; with hot plug and RAID 0,1 function to enhance performance and data security.
Supports PC “Legacy” compatible functions, RTC (Real Time Clock), interface and power management support for all AMD 64-bit processors.
Audio controller supports theater class AC-97 compliance up to 7.1/5.1 channel output and MC-97 for the MODEM.
TPM 1.1 and 1.2 support

AMD Turion™ Processor Family

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The AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-core and AMD Turion™ X2 DUAL-CORE Mobile Processors
Enhanced Processing And Memory Capabilities For The Power To Do More, Faster

Get the performance you need while multitasking and still get the long battery life you want while on the go.

With true multi-core technology, notebook PCs based on AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors and AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processors can deliver significantly greater bandwidth with support for power-optimized HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology and PCI Express® 2.0, increasing data throughput and improving system performance while helping to extend battery life.

Next-Generation Power Management
Get long battery life with performance on demand. Enhanced AMD PowerNow!™ Technology dynamically switches performance states (processor core voltage and operating frequency) based on processor performance requirements enabling today’s more mobile and demanding PC user to extend battery life. With AMD Dynamic Power Management, each processor core, and the integrated memory controller and HyperTransport™ technology controller are powered by a dedicated voltage plane to give you the performance you need while multitasking on the go. Independent Dynamic Core Technology extends battery life by dynamically optimizing the operating frequency for each core in the processor based on end-user application needs. And AMD CoolCore™ Technology extends notebook usage while on battery by turning off processor features that are not being used.

Range Of Products Provide Smarter Choices For The Money
Choose the right performance for your mobile lifestyle. Mobile solution options include AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors, which are designed to enable extreme performance and mobility, and AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processors, which deliver exceptional performance and long battery life. All to give more choices to today’s more mobile PC users.

The Security And Reliability You Want With The Value You Expect For The Long-Term
Run the 32-bit applications of today and the 64-bit applications of tomorrow. Get the advantage of today’s powerful applications in a power-efficient notebook PC with the forward-thinking technology to support the advanced applications of the future. Take comfort in security innovations such as Enhanced Virus Protection*.

AMD Opteron™ Processor

2008-09-08T03:18:00.000-07:00

Introducing Low-Power Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Worldwide
Operating at a cool 55W, newly available low-power Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ HE processor models provide the increased performance-per-watt so important to businesses of all sizes.

Single-socket Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Now Available Worldwide
Delivering outstanding performance and scalability for small businesses, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor 1300 Series offers enterprise-class proven reliability at an affordable price.

AMD Opteron for servers

The AMD64 platform is leading the industry to pervasive 64-bit computing.

The AMD Opteron™ processor, the AMD Athlon™ processor family, and AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology comprise the AMD64 family.

AMD Opteron processor – servers and workstations
AMD Athlon processor family – desktops and notebooks
AMD Turion 64 mobile technology – notebooks

AMD64 is designed to enable simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance. With Direct Connect Architecture, AMD64 processors address and help eliminate the real challenges and bottlenecks of system architectures because everything is directly connected to the central processing unit.

Explore AMD’s 64-bit leadership.
AMD True Server Solutions: Small Business Solutions Powered by
AMD Opteron™ Processors

AMD True Server Solutions for Small Business:

Choosing the right server for your small business can be a time consuming and frustrating task. Which processor brand can you trust? What hardware provider offers a reliable solution that won’t let you down? What operating system has the ease-of-use and security you demand with the applications you need to keep your employees productive and connected?

AMD wants to help you answer those questions. That’s why we’ve taken our award-winning AMD Opteron processor and paired it with leading-edge hardware and operating system solutions – to help guide our system builder partners through the steps of delivering solutions their customers want: AMD True Server Solutions.

True server processor with server reliability and performance features, like the AMD Opteron 100 and 1000 Series processor
True server operating system for small business, with server management and productivity features, like Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003.
True server motherboardwith server-focused features like AMD recommended motherboards found at www.amd.com/configuration.
True Server Barebones with security, management and reliability features needed to support your business.

AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Quad-Core Processors and AMD Phenom™X3 8000 Series Triple-Core Processors

2008-09-07T05:24:00.000-07:00

AMD Phenom™ X4 9000 Series Quad-Core Processors and AMD Phenom™X3 8000 Series Triple-Core Processors

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

The ultimate megatasking experience. Featuring true multi-core design and award-winning AMD64 technology with Direct Connect Architecture, AMD Phenom™ processors deliver the ultimate megatasking experience by providing direct and rapid information flow between processor cores, main memory, and graphics and video accelerators. AMD Phenom™ processors have the technology to break through the most challenging processing loads. AMD Phenom™ processors feature low latency access to main memory for amazingly rapid response and phenomenal system performance. AMD Phenom™ processors were designed for megatasking—running multiple, multi-threaded applications. Surge through the most demanding processing loads, including advanced multitasking, critical business productivity, advanced visual design and modeling, serious gaming, and visually stunning digital media and entertainment.

Phenomenal performance with advanced processor design. The AMD Phenom™ processors are the most advanced processors for true multitasking with true quad-core design. Don’t get bogged down by non-native quad-core processors and obsolete front side bus architectures. With an integrated memory controller and shared L3 cache, AMD Phenom™ processors have low-latency access to main memory for amazingly rapid system response and phenomenal system performance.

Blast through performance bottlenecks. All AMD Phenom™ processors feature AMD64 with Direct Connect Architecture to blast through performance bottlenecks. Award winning HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology just got faster, providing support for full 1080p high-definition video and extreme total system bandwidth.

Shatter the memory barrier. Superior AMD64 architecture offers direct access to DDR2 memory. Enjoy virtually unlimited memory options with AMD64 technology and 64-bit Windows Vista.® Shatter the memory barrier with AMD Phenom™ processors and 64-bit Windows Vista.®

INTENSELY VISUAL

Experience Windows Vista.® Harness the power of Windows Vista® with the AMD Phenom™ processors. AMD Phenom™ processors divide and conquer the most complex tasks with true multi-core design. Enjoy the ultimate megatasking experience on Windows Vista.® Enjoy virtually unlimited memory options with AMD64 technology and 64-bit Windows Vista.® Shatter the memory barrier with AMD Phenom™ processors and Windows Vista.®

STRIKINGLY EFFICIENT

Strikingly efficient Cool‘n’Quiet™ 2.0 technology.With the next generation of award-winning Cool‘n’Quiet™ technology, Cool‘n’Quiet™ 2.0 technology reduces heat and noise so you can experience amazing performance without distraction. Combined with core enhancements that can improve overall power savings, AMD Phenom™ processors deliver seamless multitasking and optimum energy efficiency. Work, play, talk, and share a PC that’s seen, not heard.

Purchase with Confidence
Founded in 1969, AMD has shipped more than 240 million PC processors worldwide. Customers can depend on AMD64 processors and AMD for compatibility and reliability. AMD processors undergo extensive testing to help ensure compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems. AMD works collaboratively with Microsoft and other ecosystem partners to achieve compatibility of AMD processors and to expand the capability of software and hardware products leveraging AMD64 technology. AMD conducts rigorous research, development, and validation to help ensure the continued integrity and performance of its products.

2008-09-07T04:17:00.000-07:00

Perfumezilla Theater tickets

AMD Turion™ 64 MT-34, 1.8 GHz (TMSMT34LDWOF)

2008-09-07T03:29:00.000-07:00

AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is designed to be the most advanced family of 32- and 64-bit Windows - compatible processors available for mobile PCs, allowing the freedom to work, relax and play virtually anywhere, anytime. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is uniquely optimized to deliver AMD64 performance in thinner and lighter notebook PCs with longer battery life, enhanced security, and compatibility with the latest wireless and graphics technologies- today and tomorrow.

Processor
Product Type	Processor

Manufacturer	AMD

Clock Speed	1.8 GHz

Processor Instruction Set	3DNOW! • SSE2 • SSE3
Memory
L2 Cache Size	1 MB

L1 Cache Size	128 KB

AMD's latest processor: Shanghai

2008-09-07T03:20:00.000-07:00

AMD's latest processor: Shanghai

In tribute to city place at the cutting edge of technology, AMD have decided to name their latest processor "Shanghai".

Photo by Stelzer

Recent reports suggest that the tiny 45-nanometer quad-core microprocessor "Shanghai" will use less power than its competitors whilst achieving similar speeds, and could be out as soon as the third quarter of 2008.

"Shanghai" is, of course, developed in India.