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AMD recently announced its Quad FX Platform with dual socket direct connect (DSDC)
architecture-the first dual-socket, multi-core desktop PC platform designed to
take advantage of the latest enhancements in Windows Vista Ultimate.
The Quad FX Platform is designed to redefine performance on the latest
generation of multi-threaded applications, AMD said in a statement. Pairs of the
AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 series dual-core processors power the AMD Quad FX Platform.
“The emergence of a dual-socket consumer platform is critical for
enthusiasts who demand systems that offer the sheer power and system headroom to
let them configure this system as per their needs and launch a fleet of
entertainment and productivity applications,” said Bob Brewer, Corporate VP-Desktop
Division, AMD.
With AMD64 technology and dual socket direct connect (DSDC) architecture, the
new AMD Quad FX Platform offers scaleable performance enhancements on a personal
workstation powered by AMD Athlon 64 FX processors. In addition, this platform
is designed with next-generation platform innovations such as high-performance,
low-latency unbuffered DDR2 memory and for non-uniform memory access support
with compatible operating systems.
“Windows Vista Ultimate is designed to take advantage of next-generation
technology like AMD's Quad FX Platform to provide amazing experiences,” said
Mike Sievert, Corporate VP-Windows, Microsoft. “With support for multi-core
platforms growing in the industry, customers can look forward to more
innovations from Microsoft and technology partners like AMD,” added. The AMD
Quad FX Platform is designed to enable infinite options for enthusiasts to tweak
their custom systems, including the ability to drive four to eight monitors at
the same time when using up to four PCI-E graphics cards.
DSDC architecture enables high-bandwidth communication between matched pairs
of AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core
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