AMD today officially introduced the AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture, known as 4×4 platform. The AMD Quad FX Platform is powered by pairs of the new AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 series dual-core processors, while the 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 processors. DSDC Architecture is designed for the with planned platform upgradeability to eight cores.
“The AMD Quad FX Platform offers enthusiasts absolute performance, flexibility, and customization by including outrageous features like twelve SATA controllers designed to enable up to nine terabytes of storage using currently available drive technologies, and increased spacing between PCI-E slots to accommodate up to four high-performance graphics cards”, the AMD’s press release says.
Pricing for pairs of the new AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, FX-72 and FX-74 dual-core processors is $599, $799 and $999, respectively. AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 series dual-core processors are expected to be available from NewEgg throughout North America on November 30. Worldwide product availability is expected by early 2007. AMD Quad FX Platform systems are expected to be available from Vigor, Cyber Power and IBUYPOWER and other major system builders are expected to offer systems in the near future, AMD published.
