AMD Reveals Spider Platform

By Nick Mokey Published November 18, 2007

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When AMD officially rolled out the Radeon HD 3800 series graphics processors last week, it was just a taste of what was to come from the chipmaker. On Monday, AMD announced what it refers to as the Spider platform: a selection of AMD processors, GPUs and a chipset designed to work together for gaming performance.

The HD 3800 was the first part of the equation, with new Phenom quad-core processors to follow, along with the AMD 790 series chipset. Together, the desktop components play host to a variety of new technologies, including ATI PowerPlay and Cool’n’Quiet 2.0 for energy efficiency, and Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support, HyperTransport 3.0, ATI CrossfireX and PCI Express 2.0 for performance.

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Currently released HD 3800 series cards retail for $179 and $219, depending on model. AMD’s Phenom processors are now selling to retailers in bulk, with the 2.2 Ghz model going for $251 and the 2.3 Ghz model costing $283.

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