Anexanhume
07-21-2006, 03:20 PM
This topic could have gone in off topic just as easily, but I feel it is better placed here.
http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33185
As you can read above, the merger talks between AMD and ATI are very serious, and this has vast implications. With their own chipset, processor, and graphics divisions under one corporate roof, AMD/ATI could really flex their muscles to have highly integrated systems aimed at performance users. However, this isn't just because it would all be under one roof.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060602-6977.html
The above article details AMD's forthcoming plans for the PC market, which includes their plans for possible multi-socket chipsets to be placed in desktop machines. Now, this may seem like no big deal, as this is the basic philosophy internet serves have been operating under for the past bagillion years.
With "coherent HT", you could potentially hook up any type of coprocessor you wanted in those others slots, including GPU's or even PPU's. While it would take convincing, the article shows that it eliminates the cost of a PCB for the card manufacturers, allows the user to control how much shared RAM all of their processors have, and provides a fast, much more direct link between all of the processors hooked up.
So, with an AMD/ATI merger and coherent HT, the potentiallity of a plug-and-go GPU(s) to be integrated with your AMD processor is a strong possibility, and the amount of memory you throw at it is only limited by the system's physical limit.
If you care about PC gaming and you're not salivating at this point, you're not paying attention.
http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33185
As you can read above, the merger talks between AMD and ATI are very serious, and this has vast implications. With their own chipset, processor, and graphics divisions under one corporate roof, AMD/ATI could really flex their muscles to have highly integrated systems aimed at performance users. However, this isn't just because it would all be under one roof.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060602-6977.html
The above article details AMD's forthcoming plans for the PC market, which includes their plans for possible multi-socket chipsets to be placed in desktop machines. Now, this may seem like no big deal, as this is the basic philosophy internet serves have been operating under for the past bagillion years.
With "coherent HT", you could potentially hook up any type of coprocessor you wanted in those others slots, including GPU's or even PPU's. While it would take convincing, the article shows that it eliminates the cost of a PCB for the card manufacturers, allows the user to control how much shared RAM all of their processors have, and provides a fast, much more direct link between all of the processors hooked up.
So, with an AMD/ATI merger and coherent HT, the potentiallity of a plug-and-go GPU(s) to be integrated with your AMD processor is a strong possibility, and the amount of memory you throw at it is only limited by the system's physical limit.
If you care about PC gaming and you're not salivating at this point, you're not paying attention.