I believe the processor is not recognized by Windows, and since it is usually the LOWEST score of any particular part that determines the overall score, then that would definitely look like a 1.0.
However, If that processor was not an engineering sample, it would probably say a lot more!

The RAM may well be 1066MHz and run at 800MHz.

Vista index of 1.0 just means the score has not been run.

As far as the PSU goes, 1000W is overkill for sure, but it is still less than the 1200W that has been popular lately by both AMD and Intel on their setups.

The 1.0 rating is because they have not ever run the windows benchmark.

Nice Theo ,
do you have may some more information,
pictures about the Sapphire Mainbord RD790.
Estimated Launch ?
I guest this is also new and intersting. 


How far does this new power distribution thing go?
Can I switch off the second(/third/...) graphic card
in the BIOS? That would be cool if I just want to
type text and don't need all the graphics power.

And if this later also works dynamically dependent
on the graphics load ... ;)

The reason we see DDR2-800 could very well be that the early BIOS is simply showing the memory divider selected in BIOS. Provided that the multiplier is properly set, choosing the DDR2-800 divider would allow the RAM to operate at/near Super Talent's suggest PC2-1066 speed. Read more about this here:

http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=459&type=expert&pid=6

Thanks for the Phenom update. Can you recall the make and model of the case this system is in?

AMD already show something much more exciting than this.
If you want to see some QuadFire action, follow this link :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3jpG3rv4zI

Septembre 12, one week before the SkullTrail presentation.

Intel is late...

yeah, about the Ram speed, if you look closely at the pic during POST (see above), the RAM being recognized at DDR2 800, how come the author wrote its run at DRR2 1066.

ill be happy to hear if the phenom is actually capable of running DDR2 1066, and please tell me, the BIOS was misconfigured :-b tahts all

you review cameras so critically but the boot screens are all blurry snapped.

Anyone noticed the Windows Experience Index score? It looks like "1.0". If that is true, then this system could be awfully slow! So is that "1.0" or something else?

What bothers me is that all AMD has to offer so close to mass availability time is still "engineering samples". This leads me to believe that Phenoms will show up in retail at late December at the earliest, and then only at very limited quantities. The Athlon quads are still extremely rare - a month after the official unvailing, and the Phenoms will fare no better.

Funny, if I were AMD I wouldn't use such a powersupply for a system. I mean, 1kW sounds like negative marketing for a ~100W CPU + 2x~135W GFX... 600W should be more than enough... Or shouldn't it?

Text in article states DDR2-1066 but post screen capture shows DDR2-800. What gives?

Makes me wish I was there to look at it in person, especially to see the quad-core AMD CPU running. I've been waiting for that for such a long time. I can't wait to upgrade my computer to that after it's released. My little AMD Athlon XP Sempron 2600+ is in dire need of a replacement.

Also, hopefully, the anti-aliasing performance issues are completely solved with the RV670. As new as shader anti-aliasing is or what AMD's original intentions were, I don't think it's necessary at the moment until more games use it.

Are the statements "standard engineering sample frequency" and "quite interesting clocks" deliberately vague because of an NDA?

Is this the B2 (Opteron Quad 2.0GHz + 1) stepping? 

Does it look like Phenom will be competitive at launch?

Finally it looks like AMD are finding their feet again. Why they rested on the laurels for so long and let Intel back in the game I will never understand! I think for now, at least, AMD have something to compete with again on all fronts with a bright future with the likes of Leo (replacement for Spider, this system) including the R700’s which should have them fighting for the crown again, whether this will be quite as bright as Intel’s future with Nehalem I guess time will only tell. Both are expected mid-2008 but I would project Q4 as a more likely candidate. 

AMD’s only stumbling block could be Video Encoding that utilises SSE4.1 as somehow Intel has really pulled something out of the hat on this one and I am not sure SSE4a that AMD has will be quite up to the standard. But then again if the Ati side of the business get their act together with exploiting their GPU’s for this then the improvements Intel have gained will be totally insignificant!

The biggest problem for AMD today is how much Intel are up for the fight, as I’m pretty sure Intel could go to 4Ghz tomorrow with their 45nm if they were really forced to do so but as with everything in business, they will only do what they absolutely have to do. I am not sure why this never falls under ‘uncompetitive behaviour’, I mean if they were fixing the price they would be in court before their feet could touch the ground but fixing the performance is deemed fair!

Anyway, it would be nice to see a few more performance risks taken by both camps, I mean why not introduce quad-channel DIMMs and while we are on the subject of RAM why has XDR RAM not taken off? Just look at its numbers. Ok, I accept that it might be a big ask to integrate it into a system but the rewards look huge. But to not even have nVidia or Ati to use it in a high end graphics card seems criminal.

All in all, this November looks like Christmas has come early for us techies but for me the holy grail of CPU’s will be the Leo vs Nehalem fight of late 2008. I can’t wait, which I think makes me pretty sad!!