LOL, I got to try "gooling". It sounds fun. :-)Sorry, the mistype just reads funny. :-)
The thing about AMD is still the memory controller built into the CPU die itself instead of into the Northbridge chipset of the motherboard. That's the secret to why AMD does so well compared to Intel even thought their clock speeds aren't as high.
Also, keep in mind the FX-62 has been around for awhile now, while Conroe isn't even out yet. On top of that, prices for Conroe you know aren't gonna be exactly good for the value conscious. I'm not buying an FX-62 or Conroe anytime soon, so I could care less who has the fastest $1000 CPU. My next CPU purchase will be an Opteron 165 or 170 most likely.
One last note, AMD seems more focused on improving other aspects of CPU technology rather than speed. The AM2 socket CPU's dissipate less heat, consume less power, etc.
I expect them to lose the speed crown for a bit, as AMD does the things that will get them more of a bite into the server CPU market. AMD now can be bought in HP and IBM brand servers, and I suspect it won't be long before Dell will have to provide AMD based servers as well. With less heat dissipation and power consumption, AMD CPU's could be used to pack higher CPU densities into servers while providing a more stable platform. As a network engineer, I can't wait to see affordable, reliable 4 and 8 way dual core Opterons in a server (8 and 16 cores respectively). I've been nothing but impressed with HP servers based on the AMD CPU's I've setup.
Anyway, I'll stop now since this is a gaming forum. :-)
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