http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/rebranding used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_amd_45nm_cpu_roadmap_changes_am2_gets_a_new_lease_life <!--paging_filter--><p>The crisp chill of fall brings change to the seasons and a never ending string of corporate rebranding. AMD is next on the block and rumored to be revising its product roadmap to increase the indentifying model numbers on its upcoming processors from four to five digits. The Phenom X3 and X4 branding will remain, but according to industry sources quoted by <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-phenom-naming,6397.html">Tom’s Hardware</a>, this will also change the AMD product roadmap in some interesting ways. It appears as though AMD is planning to release the Phenom 20550 and 20350 at 3.0 and 2.8 GHZ respectively with a DDR2 memory controller and will be backwards compatible with socket AM2+. This will give users of the previous platform another upgrade path before being forced to replace both motherboard and RAM. Both processors are expected to make a Q4 2008 release but have yet to be confirmed by AMD. All other upcoming processors will likely require DDR3 memory and the new socket AM3.</p> <p><img src="/files/u46173/amd-q208-roadmap-small.jpg" alt="amd roadmap" width="415" height="317" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_amd_45nm_cpu_roadmap_changes_am2_gets_a_new_lease_life#comments News amd ddr2 DDR3 Desktop Phenom processor rebranding Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:44:26 -0500 Justin Kerr 3670 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/nvidia_rebrand_geforce_series <!--paging_filter--><p>Do you know the difference between a 9800 GTX and GTX+? How about an 8800 GTS 1st and 2nd generation? Well if you’re confused don’t worry, your not alone. Now finally after many years of dazzling and confusing customers, Nvidia is looking to make some permanent changes to help deal with the dizzying array of identifiers. The company is hoping that by years end it will have better control over card’s surnames in an attempt to give users a clear idea of the performance they can expect. Using this approach the GTX term would be reserved for the highest-end gaming cards with GS and GT being reserved for mainstream boards. Last but not least, gamers on a budget will be able to choose from a clearly labeled G series. This is clearly a follow up to the Radeon’s addition of the <a href="/article/his_radeon_hd_3870">HD line</a> and with any luck will help users figure out what kind of performance they can expect from a given card without scouring the web for comparisons. Rumor has it the 9400 GT will also be rebranded as the G100, and the 9500 GT through 9800 GT will become the GT120 to GT150 series.</p> <p>I think you’ll agree these changes are long overdue.</p> <p><img src="/files/u46173/9400GT.png" alt="nvidia" width="350" height="230" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/nvidia_rebrand_geforce_series#comments News 9400 9500GT geforce gpu graphics nvidia rebranding videocard Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:46:56 -0500 Justin Kerr 3669 at http://www.maximumpc.com