←back to thread

Athlon 64: How AMD turned the tables on Intel

(dfarq.homeip.net)
331 points giuliomagnifico | 3 comments | 25 Sep 25 18:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.514s | source
1. txdv ◴[25 Sep 25 18:40 UTC] No.45377028[source]▶
I remember my Athlon 64 machine.

The last one to run Windows XP.

replies(2): >>45377332 #>>45378864 #
2. nrb ◴[25 Sep 25 19:01 UTC] No.45377332[source]▶
Core memories for me were my pc builds for the Athlon Thunderbird and later the Athlon 64 FX-60. What an experience it was to fire those machines up and feel the absolutely gigantic performance improvements.
3. whalesalad ◴[25 Sep 25 20:49 UTC] No.45378864[source]▶
I had a Soltek socket 754 build with chrome OCZ memory and a 9800 pro that was flashed to XT. I loved that the motherboard was black/purple.

Makes me want to play need for speed underground and drink some bawls energy