A
s any supporter of a losing
sports franchise knows, it
ain’t easy being a superfan.
For the last two seasons, AMD
loyalists have watched Intel’s Core
2 Duo and Core 2 Quad embar-
rass the Athlon 64 and QuadFX
off the field. Yet devotees have
chanted the refrain of the trulyfaithful: Come next season, baby,
watch out!
Well, it’s next season and
AMD’s chance to prove that it’s
still a contender is finally here.
This month, we bench, dissect,
and ponder the hell out of AMD’s
new CPU to find out if the Phenom
lives up to its name.After months of
trash talking—and
delays—AMD’s
new CPU takes to
the fi eld at last
BY GORDON MAH UNGFINALLY ...
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