The 3 Headed Abomination...
There are many emails coming in from Intel fans asking why we haven't launched 45 nanometer (based on this post) on HP Blackbird. We're working on it....and if you're a fan of ATI (AMD)Crossfire and Intel chipsets with Intel 45 nanometer you'll probably see more solutions coming out in the future.
Many die hard Nvidians will choose to wait for Nvidia to get their newer nForce chipsets out - which is perfectly cool. Others might wait for newer motherboards, regardless of what they choose with Blackbird you can order a machine with an Nvidia based graphic system now, and you can always perform an upgrade later. It's pretty simple to upgrade - so our recommendation for those who want a system with Nvidia graphics - buy now, upgrade later.
Just to be clear, us not launching 45 nanometer was not a "diss" towards Intel. We love working with them, and quite frankly this chip is the best currently available CPU on the market. If you doubt that, check the HP Blackbird website and show me one AMD based configuration. Right now you won't find any, at least not with current product.
No matter how good a chip is, however, a chip is just a chip - then you need a platform to build around it. So it becomes a situation of balancing performance from various segments of the PC.
Thus you can get great performance from an Intel 45 nm + Intel chipset, but the question is whether or not Nvidia will be able to eke more performance from their chipset. History has shown that they have always owned the enthusiast chipset segment, and if anyone knows how to eke performance - it's Nvidia. ...but Intel's chipsets have always been rock solid (yeah, shut up about Granite Bay please - that was years ago).
Intel is getting very aggressive, and based on what's happened in the last year between these two giants, I don't think the aggression is going to come down anytime soon. I personally believe Intel's latest chipset is very much worthy of an enthusiast class stamp - the question is whether or not you want to be locked down to ATI(AMD)Crossfire graphics going forward (or a single Nvidia graphics card).
I still think that Nvidia should eventually get into the business of making CPU's - or turning the GPU computing initiative into a much bigger movement. Like I said before, maybe they should buy VIA - or continue to watch AMD closely.
What happens when you get three giants who are somewhat dependent on one another, yet they constantly fight with each other?
A 3 headed 4 armed abomination...(like the picture? Google Images rocks!)
This co-op-etition stuff is not an easy thing to monitor. Believe me, my job may be fun, but it's times like this when I wonder if I shouldn't be RV'ing across America with my family.
Decisions Decisions.
Many die hard Nvidians will choose to wait for Nvidia to get their newer nForce chipsets out - which is perfectly cool. Others might wait for newer motherboards, regardless of what they choose with Blackbird you can order a machine with an Nvidia based graphic system now, and you can always perform an upgrade later. It's pretty simple to upgrade - so our recommendation for those who want a system with Nvidia graphics - buy now, upgrade later.
Just to be clear, us not launching 45 nanometer was not a "diss" towards Intel. We love working with them, and quite frankly this chip is the best currently available CPU on the market. If you doubt that, check the HP Blackbird website and show me one AMD based configuration. Right now you won't find any, at least not with current product.
No matter how good a chip is, however, a chip is just a chip - then you need a platform to build around it. So it becomes a situation of balancing performance from various segments of the PC.
Thus you can get great performance from an Intel 45 nm + Intel chipset, but the question is whether or not Nvidia will be able to eke more performance from their chipset. History has shown that they have always owned the enthusiast chipset segment, and if anyone knows how to eke performance - it's Nvidia. ...but Intel's chipsets have always been rock solid (yeah, shut up about Granite Bay please - that was years ago).
Intel is getting very aggressive, and based on what's happened in the last year between these two giants, I don't think the aggression is going to come down anytime soon. I personally believe Intel's latest chipset is very much worthy of an enthusiast class stamp - the question is whether or not you want to be locked down to ATI(AMD)Crossfire graphics going forward (or a single Nvidia graphics card).
I still think that Nvidia should eventually get into the business of making CPU's - or turning the GPU computing initiative into a much bigger movement. Like I said before, maybe they should buy VIA - or continue to watch AMD closely.
What happens when you get three giants who are somewhat dependent on one another, yet they constantly fight with each other?
A 3 headed 4 armed abomination...(like the picture? Google Images rocks!)
This co-op-etition stuff is not an easy thing to monitor. Believe me, my job may be fun, but it's times like this when I wonder if I shouldn't be RV'ing across America with my family.
Decisions Decisions.
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4 comments:
The co-op-etition thing has been around for years. In this day and age, it is not uncommon to see corporations competing in one segment, and co-operating in another. Samsung does this all over the place with cell phones and flash memory.
Hey, I am curious what you think about Fusion vs. Larrabee vs nVidia.
Intel talks about intercepting the high-end in 2009 when Fusion is slated for release. However AMD/ATI and nVidia are already at the high end. Can AMD/ATI or nVidia be usurped? Do they even feel the heat? What's the skinny with your initial fact-finding? Who's ahead and who has catching up to do?
Hey Rahul
Excellent interview!!!
Keep going man, you are doing an excellent job in HP
Roberto
Since Intel and AMD, are putting out multi-core cpu's, how long is it going to be before we start seeing dual core gpu's? and get rid of the multi graphic card solution.
I know that the multi-card solution is great for AMD and nVidia, they get to sell more products. But a three or four graphic card solution, that just sounds dumb. What kind of power supply are we going to have to run to power something like that.
I would like to see nVidia or even Itel make a dual core gpu, that can do SLI on a single graphics card.
What do you think about the possibilities of dual core gpu's? Or is it just something that is unfeasible?
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