Alby_da_Wolf on 07 April 2012
zarx said:
Alby_da_Wolf said:
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Viper1 said:
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I seem to have to quote myself because you guys keep going on and on about a 2 8 core Power7's when there already exists a 16 core PowerPC chip.
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This? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_A2
It looks specialized for different purposes than gaming, at least currently, but yes, I guess it proves your point.
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They could also use a variant of this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_e6500
but that is less likely
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Yes. IMVHO, a POWER7 is still the most likely choice, given the POWER descent that directly ties it to Cell and Xenon, IBM's involvement and the more general purpose design, with many specialized versions already available too off-the-shelf.
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