AMD invited a select group of technical journalists up to the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa located on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. There they were introduced to the “Spider” Platform: AMD's codename for their new gaming/enthusiast platform. Intended to be an HD “Swiss Army Knife”, AMD's latest offering offers some great DX 10.1 gaming, HD features, and ultra-low power consumption all in one box.
AMD has decided to present their new wares grouped together
Nicknamed “the HD Gaming Supercomputer” by Pat Moorhead (VP, AMD Worldwide Marketing) the Spider Platform consists of the following: A Phenom processor A 790 chipset motherboard An HD3800 series video card.
The Phenom can be a dual, triple, or quad core and with a 790FX chipset (as opposed to the more pedestrian 790X chipset), you can run up to 4 HD3850/HD3870 video cards for quad – Crossfire! Dubbed CrossfireX, the system promises to provide best-in-class gaming performance at a price-point that is very hard to beat.
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