Thursday, November 30, 2006
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. unveiled three new high-end computer processors as the chipmaker battles rival Intel Corp. for the "power users" that often set industry buying trends.
AMD also announced aggressive pricing for the chips, known as the Athlon 64 FX-70 series, which will be sold in pairs for $599 to $999, depending on performance. The company's previous high-end chip, the FX-62, sells for $713.
Computers equipped with more than one processor typically are servers or workstations rather than consumer desktop PCs.
AMD reckons such machines will increasingly appeal to what it calls "megataskers," consumers who use their computers for several intensive applications including gaming, burning DVDs and downloading movies, often at the same time.
By: DocMemory
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