AMD Spider Phenom Computer Review (and Computer Giveaway Tease!)

That is a phenomenal system Chris, and you are a very generous person for giving it away, hopefuly the youtube subscribers get MUCH bigger than 20,000!

I have been and AMD fan for a long time, and I look forward to reading more about the spider.

I agree Chris, computers should be fast, quiet and not seen, I have mine in a cupboard in my desk and shut the door and I cannot hear it unless I listen to it.

I think putting neons and everything else in a PC is stupid, more things can go wrong!

Thanx chris ..cant wait see u then

True I can Hear my computer when i am listening to it or when its quiet in the room but if I am playing a shooting game you cant hear it over the gunfire lol anyways all the best to you on getting 20000 subscribers and hope it will come so i can have a chance to win that computer ;d

Whoa, Nifty PC! :D

Just a quick question… Is this “Giveaway” available to people worldwide…? My thoughts being that people in America have different plugs and voltage to us here in the UK. :(

Very nice specs. I’m liking the Overdrive software. I’ll def. have to look into that.
Been an AMD fan and an ATI fan for a long time. Sounds like a great system.

I really hope AMD can really bring it to Intel. Sounds like IBM is working with AMD on 45nm and 32nm tech. This could be interesting. I like to cheer for the little guy, because sometimes I feel big corporations get out of touch with consumers. I feel Sony is a good example with the expensive PS3 console. Didn’t focus the technology in the rigth spot. With recent price drops for Phenom I think they will stay in the game. Some software support for multiple cores above two would be nice. As well as better 64 bit support.

Happy Holidays Chris, Very kind of you to be giving away a pc and not seeing someone be greedy. E you later!

Hello,

I am currently replacing my case with a funky, all singing, all dancing neon light case! So i can really show it off! NOT under the desk… :)

Many Thanks Sirton

Always a good source of information!!!

Chris Pirillo »AMD Spider Phenom Computer Review (and Computer Giveaway Tease!)Posted 78 minutes ago

That’s an amazing system. My computer has 1/4 the amount of ram that the spyder has. Playing games on that must be a whole new experience!!

I just watch the video. Sound nice but, I read that the Phenom had a conception bug that concern the TBL and that will not be correct until the next version (stepping B3) so no Phenom for me before Q1 2008.

Nice testing Chris, hope you’ll enjoy your new computer!

Hey chris. The AMD spider system sound like a great computer. Its nice that you can run up to 4 GPU’s in it. Its also great that they have software to easily overclock your components.

Thanks Chris for giving us an insight of the new AMD processor, and being so generous for giving your PC away.

What is more important to me than looks is how it works. I like big fans and lots of room to upgrade. I hate when everything is all smashed up. I am a big fan of AMD. I sold my AMD computer to pay my rent, so now I have been on a laptop for about 6 months.I can’t play any of my games. It is a junk Pentium 3..lol So yea my next system will be either AMD or Pentium although I sure would be happy with that system your giving away. I would own my friends at games again.. And if I got it, how much to put your autograph on it. A Chris Pirillo signed Box would kick ***!! What else do I have to do to possibly win it? Thanks, Chris and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Awesome….AMD is great, but for some reason they seem to give me a hard time. So i always go with Intel, i might try AMD again.. to see if they don’t give me a hard time

Awesome another giveaway! That Spider Phenom seems pretty nice, I can’t wait to I get my quad-core processor this season, I’m upgrading from AMD 64 2.2 GHz single core, so I think it is finally time for an upgrade for me. :)

Cool, now we get to see just how well AMD’s new spider platform runs on a daily basis, much better then a read once review, and we get a chance to win the old system.

Thanks Chris. What a prize to give away. It must be very nice to have vendors give you equipment to review and then let you give it away. Very nice indeed. Merry Christmas!!!

its a really nice computer…having 4 video cards in one computer. insane~ it looks like a really good system too wow…really nice…i want one too..>.>

hope you reach 20,000 subscribers too!

I would like it if you would continue to give us updates on how well the computer functions.I have had both Amd and Ati products before they joined together.If possible would like to see a couple of benchmarks comparing your Amd to Other Intel processors. I know that you would be honest on the comparison unlike some of the reviews that are done in magazines.

AMD’s down but not out , ive had 3 systems with amd and prefer amd to intel and not just the price point. for me always stable and gets the job done without
breaking the bank

lol, this is cool!, what a prize to give away!

Sounds like that is a very nice system. I have been looking at AMD for sometime as a gaming computer so this info helps in my decision.

that sounds like a great computer and I so want it here sitting next to my mac. I hope I can win it

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I want this computer…WOW!!! and does it come with a pe-installed OS??? Cya later chris

Thanks for telling us about the new cpu and pc. I would love to have one of those. So how is it like having places give you things like this lol.

The Spider is an amazing system, and it seems as if they’ve considered just about everything when they put it all together.

I’m quite a bit moved by the ability to hold four graphics cards. Thats phenomenal compared to many of the systems that are attempted to be marketed towards gamers out there. That’s so good, that I’d wonder how to use them all!

The fact that this is a platform, and not just a specific model, puts AMD ahead of the game just that much more. They have a great system here, and they’re proving that they’re serious in the playing field with this machine.

A final point that makes consumers everywhere happy is that it’s not AMD-dependent on hardware. A lot of manufacturers can make an awesome machine, but fail by requiring special components in their custom platform. It’s great to see that AMD has come up with a solution to cram as much as a person wants into a beautiful system. I just can’t want to see how AMD will take this monster machine in the future!

Do you like the spider prossesor better than the quad fx or do you like the quad fx better?

I am planing to build a computer yet I am still trying to understand more about the different options I have in regards to CPUs. I think its safe to say I know a little more about AMD chips and how they can work together with ATI video cards when over clocking.

Chris, just wondering if you will be running any bechmarks with this new phenom system? I would be interested in the numbers

As like most people here, I am an AMD fan. All our pc’s have been AMD for one reason or another. The Spider is another reason to have an AMD. The specs are for gamesters and the like, so for me, this pc would do me nicely for the next couple of years. Can you imagine, the most this pc would do for me is video editing. lol

I’m not a big gamer, but do alot of video. A much better system than I’ve got now.

I love AMD i think their products as well as moral values are better then Intel.

Dang, I hope I win :D. Wouldn’t you rather sell the system and buy another 30 inch monitor?

I never heard of the program besides ATI Tool to overclock your hardware. Crossfire is great from the videos I’ve seen and the way it works is amazing. Not requiring 2 of the same card. Though SLI now can go x3.

AMD is picking up and soon Intel will have to start picking there processors power up even though we are at quad cores and most games are just starting to get into the dual/quad age.

Great Blog Chris, Thanks you so much for helping me and keep up the good work.

I am very excited about the phenom. AMD is much better than intel it sucks their downsizing..or so i heard.

Great review chris, sounds like a great review!!! Hope for more!

Crazy PC. Those new AMD processors are pretty damn nice although I prefer Intel. Whoever gets this is a lucky *******.

Yea, but seriously, it hasn’t been tested properly yet now has it? I haven’t seen a proper Linux benchmark performed yet. Once you show me some proof on the speed differences between a quad and a dual, then I might be impressed. Vista = blah. Linux = YAAAY!

My friend has an AMD Phenom.. I am in aww ..Love it. I shall never go intel :D

Cool, I am a big fan of AMD and use it everyday on my personal computer. I am looking forward to the give away ill be there. Nice review

Hey Chris, great computer you got there. I wish I had a computer like that because I just love AMD. All the computers that I have run on AMD. AMD FTW!

Are you planing on buying a Mac Pro when the new one is released? Can you make a post on this?

I love intel i still doubt amd but i guess they are improving. Amd was always known for getting best for ur buck.

I have the old AM2 and im not planning on build a new comp any time soon. Although its ture getting more ram will most likely make any computer run faster.

I built a few computers before buying an alienware desktop. I don’t have a single complaint about my alienware computer, but building my own computers are very instrumental in being able to troubleshoot.

I still believe amd is far behind intel. They are just now producing quad cords. Also, nvidia has dominated graphics cards for years.

Looks Great! I really never was a fan of AMD, but then again I have never actually used an AMD computer regularly so i wouldn’t be one to judge! I use Intel a lot but would like to see how AMD is doing as well! Looks like a great computer! :)

Great tips and advice. Been a fan since I saw you Techtv.

Chris I watch the show all the time at live.pirillo.com, I am subscribed to your iTunes podcast and to your youtube channel. I saw your give-away video and I just thought I should get involved. And by the way, I find the show and videos very helpful.

ive been a fan of intel since the release of the core 2 duos. since the phenoms have been released by amd, i have to say that they offer better perfomance then the intel cpu’s.

Why when I see your vpodcast on miro does it blink rather than just play, i find this very unconfortabe to watch, i was wondering if it is a falt of my decoder if s mayb i’ll just use apple i tunes, but ihate apple as much a i dislike mocroshaft, but with this laptop i’m stuck with Vista, i pine for XP pro, but some i ‘ll get a linuxflavor to work here

Hey Chris, Best of luck on getting 20,000 subscribers I subscribed to help ya out. I also put this video up on my website to help you meet your goal. A+ Review here, I wouldn’t mind having that system I am still stuck with a old compaq with only a few mods… Miss having you on Call for Help :(

I have been using AMD processors for some time and have nothing but great things to say about them. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these new chips.

Love the Specs. Amazing looking computer. GO AMD!

hey chris been watching you on you tube for a while. techno tips really did help me a lot. good luck getting to 20k viewers. lol amost there from when i last checked. anyways that computer your giving away sounds solid. Looking foward to hearing more about that spyder processor. see you on ustream.

Your generosity is unparalleled! i have never heard of anyone giving such a monster of a PC away. I’m sure you won’t have any trouble in getting 20 K subscribers in such a short time. Good luck to everyone….especially to me :D.

I really do like AMD as a company, but i feel saddened by the fact that they quite can’t match Intel in speed. I do really hope that they kick back and bring us some kickass products in the feature. This system isn’t all to bad anyway.

Have a merry christmas!

Chris will the new pc run both the monitors?

Good system but it’s the latest from AMD and it doesnt rival with what intel has to offer!

Will this system support other operating systems like Linux/Unix with their device drivers or will we be stuck with using Windows XP or Vista?

That is one nice Computer! I am already thinking of the things I could run on this computer. Mine is about 5 years old now need an upgrade here!

Nice computer Chris! I’m glad to see that you’re on AMD. I often times feel that I am the only one. I didn’t actually know AMD offered complete computers, I’ll have to check them out!

toddfreeride

Hey Bro, nice computer they sent you bro. I was going too go AMD on this new build im doing but i went intel :/

I wouldn’t mind winning a computer. Too bad there is no possible way to overclock a mac

That’s a really sweet system right there. What difference exactly does the level 3 cache do. The first time I saw a processor with level 3 cache it was the pentium 4 extreme edition.I don’t think it didn’t really make that much of a difference on it.

lol I wanted to say 20.000 is mutch but you alrady have 20.048 Subscribers on 23/12/’07-11:30 gmt

Chris i thought you were going to get a Mac Pro (Desktop)?

Nice system there chris! Good to hear AMD are having a hard stab at intel! I used to have a AMD Dual Core then switched to Intel Dual core, I found Intel alto better im afraid but seems like AMD are back in the fight!

i cant wait to try out this new AMD quad-core. i seen it and was reading up on it last weekend. cant wait to get more reviews on it.
i hope i can make it to the big computer giveaway.. sounds like a kick *** system.

keep it up chris you will get that 10,000,000 soon.

Sounds Great. I’ve never actually owned an AMD system, before, so it would be interesting to see how they compare to Intel systems. A friend has one, and he loves it. It’s also good to hear that you’ll be loading Ubuntu onto it.

Dose the two 30″ LCDS come with it?

Sounds like a solid PC. Thanks for providing many hours of amazing tech knowledge to all of your viewers; we all greatly appreciate it!!! Happy Holidays!!!

i like the idea of a quiet computer

I’ve been using AMD for years and I think it’s great.

That sounds like a pretty powerful system. I have never used an AMD machine before but have been thinking about building a system with the Phenom processor on the ASUS motherboard similar to this machine; I am having some trouble finding RAM for it, though. Oh well, maybe I am just not looking hard enough.

Is this the same one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229014 ?

Anyway very generous of you Chris, good to see someone keeping that Christmas spirit alive, Happy Holidays!

Damn this is a badass setup. I’m just drooling over the specs compared to my 5 year old PC with athlon 2400+ 2.0 Ghz.

wow that makes my sempron 3300+ look like a toy (old and new quad core machines). But im not sure if amd is the future with all the advancement that intel has made in the last few years…. even worse i don’t think ati is a wise choice for a game machine since a SLI nvidia 8800 setup in xp will beat the similar config in ati.

I agree, this is a very generous givaway. The case looks absolutely ****, and the specs are equally good. I’ve been looking at intel machines, but seeing this may change my mind.

Aww, was it necessary to filter a word of extreme seduction? =(

Chris: Many thanks for doing such a generous thing such as giving your old computer away. From the problems I’ve seen you get on that thing, I’m sure you won’t miss it one bit. I hope you’re enjoying the Spider system!

- Eric J. (Bowler4Ever)

Chris I really hope you reach your gold on subscribers. Not just because of the giveaway ; which is really nice of you and will make someones Christmas even happier. But to build up the tech community which helps all of us. Thanks Chris and AMD Knowledge is power

Merry Christmas

TxNana

hmm I have my problems with ATI drivers,,, it just terrible sucks.
Maybe its my fould but when i install them he still don’t see the videocard
But the spider is a great system..
and it indeeds let looks my own system from the old 60s

great video on giveaway……keep it up

You have a great show and this is a particularly great giveaway Chris. No doubt you’ll make 20k subscribers and maybe a whole lot more! Wish me luck! :D

Thats one sweet computer! wow.. you’ll be set for a few years for sure with that one.. Who ever gets the old computer.. congrats ahead of time.. I’m still living with a year 2000 computer. lol.

That Computer is the best of the best. It’s the Geekiests dream computer.

Thats a cool system with some nice specs that AMD sent you Chris and I hope the system works well and does everything you expect it to do.

Great source of information of the years. Will be one of the best Xmas gifts ever.

Excellent reviews, examples, blogs, information and site. Quality PC and great Xmas gift. Happy Holidays To All!

I was wondering since the opteron quad core processor has lower ghz than the 64 x2 6400 processor, does this mean the opteron processor has to be coupled with another opteron to get equivelent speed?

great! Another giveaway! thanks for all of the great advice on computers!It helped me a lot!

I’m suprised at all of thos extra features. 4 Video Cards would blow my mind in an instant (I bet a full tower would be needed for them lol)

AMD has really come a long way, and i am considering them…

I am impressed with the new specs of the custom Phenom setups that AMD and ATI have been able to develop together since the merger. I have concern though, that we have now seen at least 3 families of AMD Processors that live in the 2.4 - 2.6GHz range. I would really have expected AMD to premiere its quad core tech at more than that in order to really show improvements over Intels Platform. I have to express concern over Chris’s immediate adoption of another cutting edge AMD system to be used for an every day rig considering the issues that the last one gave him ;)
Ah well, when you sit on the cutting edge, expect to get cut by the edge.

Boy this giveaway is huge, and good job on all of the videos and tips!(I really appreciate the to 5 lists)

10 days ago I didn’t think the 20k minimum was going to be reached but it looks like you pulled it off, right on! Someone is going to be very happy tonight when they win this computer!

Crossfire X is a phemoninal breakthrough, and I hope that Vista works well with it… I think vista is pretty, and i like the 64-bit version, because my computer plays games better than XP which is wierd…

I am totally loving all of AMD’s products, and it would be cool if they would make better drivers so that they would use their hardware more efficiently…

I went to look for my old comment I left days ago and couldn’t find it, so I’m commenting again :X. Looks like a very nice computer, whoever wins is going to be very lucky. I have only heard good stuff about the quad phenom.

I must have missed when you played crysis on the stream but it must have been awesome. I actually have an HD3870, 4gigs of ddr2 800 with an X2 5000+ processor and it runs Crysis and COD4 extremely well on very high settings. I’ve been on the AMD-side of life for pretty much my whole life but sadly I’m too broke to build a Spider-rig right now but I definitely will next year when the new Phenoms release. I can only imagine the performance the Spider platform gives you and especially how easily and safely you can tune every aspect of the system or just easily get tons of performance with the “Auto Overdrive”. Hopefully the Spider doesn’t eat you alive as you put it through its paces. Thank you for taking the chance on this system and it will be extremely useful to see how much it can handle in your care and I look forward to your brutily honest opinion.
Thanks again,
ThisSideLeft

hey chris! i can’t belive i forgot to post something before, so yeah here i am :)

i’m sure you’ll enjoy your new computer and hopefully you’ll have less isssues with vista! and great idea with the giveaway. whoever wins is gonna be one happy guy :D

AMD is totally the way to go when using a PC. ATI not so much for the graphics card, i prefer nvidia myself.

I am happy to see AMD coming with this some competition in the market…will make intel lower there prices in thier quad core processors. …But still i dont like the combination of ATI and AMD ..i prefer nVidia.

I don’t really like AMD(Intel seems faster) but it seems like a good PC, and im not a big fan of ATI but what every

I hope I win this PC…I’m not a big AMD fan, but I’m not complaining.

Ok, but if I install this processor, would I need to get faster ram? i currently only have pc 4200 (533mhz). Or would the processor be held back b/c of the ram? thanks.

Don’t forget that using a AM2+ AMD Quad-Core Processor on a AM2 socket (although it is possible) will decrase CPUs performance (as it can be predicted. In a AM2 socket HT 3.0 will be disabled. As i remember it uses HT2 (or might be HT1 - can’t remember well)Also you won’t be able to have it’s another spec: hmm can’t remember or find the name of it. It was something like different clock speeds for core and memory. I’ll write it if i find.

Sucks that AMD is so far behind the curve, they put this out right when Intel introduced Penryn… I am and AMD fan, and I am having extreme trouble being sold on these Phenom processors They are barely a match for the respective Core2 processors.

ok thanks for ur help.

Addition: i strongly recommend you to use at least 800 Mhz DDR2 RAM, because the speed of Ram is really important; especially in a computer with a Phenom CPU. If you have a motherboard supports 1066 mhz, think of buying 1066 instead of 800 mhz. Or overclock a 800 mhz ram. If you are planning to buy a high-end motherboard: i would recommend you ASUS M3A series (there are 3 motherboards in that series).

the spec that i was talking about is: “Dual Dynamic Power Managment TM” that improves efficiency. You can read detailed (it’s simple and clear though) in AMD’s site. AMD Phenom -> AMD Phenom (under “desktop processors”) -> Key Architectural Features (you also browse the other ones). Can’t give the link, but it’s enough to find i think.

hey guys. I got a question for anyone who wants to answer. I just bought a new motherboard as im building a new Gaming pc. I was going to buy a AMD ATHLON 64X2 6400 black. But now im considering a phenom 9700 as the motherboard will support it.
I think i might stay with amd athlon as i know i will have no trouble with it.
Any suggestions welcome.
Phil

although at the same time AMD tends to benefit more from low latency RAM.

overdrive is good but there hardware sucks

Wcoltd, the videos of the Phenom on YouTube aren’t having any difficulties. I think it’s you. That’s your problem.

birthday, which is March 15th… he will give away an AMD Spider Computer system! You must, of course, be subscribed to the Podcast, and be present to win. While I don’t have the specs for this particular system you can watch the review of thelast AMD Spider computer giveawaywhich gives the specs as they were in December 2007. When: Evening of Saturday, March 15, 2008 Where: live.pirillo.com Rules: 1)Be present and in the chat at the time of the giveaway at live.pirillo.com 2)Be one of 20,000 subscribers to

depend on the motherboard, you may have to update ur bios so that your socket is AM2+ to run your phenom. should u go phenom - dunno depends what you want from the system

chris i want ur pc give me

I have my ati radeon 3850 overclocked to 720/1740 =) a little faster in call of duty 4 but not oblivion =(

Overdrive is fantastic software for the phenom

check out my videos

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How many computers will he give away?

Amen. Intel should follow what AMD is doing and hire a recording breaking overclocker to release intel’s version of overdrive.

Phenom 9850 X4 will soon be out. Looking good too. Intel beware.

Chris is using a Mac Pro he gave the Phenom computer away a few weeks ago

Intel = For gamers

AMD = scientific calculation, video editing, and ordinary desktop tasks.

I have the Phenom 9500 @ 2.2GHz stock and its really GOOD! :D . i recommend this CPU to any AMD-based person. Also get either the HD 3850 512MB ver. or the 3870, and the GFX and CPU will work together to get better performance at things you do on your PC! :D

Your show is nice but mad low rez and quality!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll always be an AMD fan, but AMD needs to get back in the race cuz their way behind =[ Intel is way up there with their new intel nehalem processors comin out late 08 =/

Omg you’re stupid. AMD also do hardware that is capable for gaming. AMD was even better than Intel before until Intel they launched the Core 2 Duo.

You’re a fanboy with no knowledge.

I have the new Phenom 9850 black edition and it even beats the Intel Q6600 in benchmark! :D

amd Phenom is the first quad-core intel have A tripel core whahahaha

AMD was made for gaming..

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