Monday, March 14th 2011
AMD FX ''Zambezi'' Processor Box-Art Revealed
Here are the first box-shots of AMD's upcoming series of high-end desktop processors, under the FX series, referred to as "Zambezi" by the company, internally. Zambezi is based on AMD's newest Bulldozer architecture that improves instruction per clock-cycle (IPC), and packs the latest industry standard instruction sets. As stated in an older article, AMD will not assign a brand-name (such as Phenom or Athlon) to name its high-end desktop processors, but will instead refer to them as "FX" processors. To that extent, the processors will even feature a logo that resembles that of AMD Radeon to a very large extant.
AMD designed two iterations of box-art each for its FX eight-core and FX quad-core processors, puictured below. The processors look to be shipping in cuboidal paperboard boxes, very much like AMD's processors already do. The art looks very "energetic" and makes use of the AMD "arrow" motif pointing in the top-right direction. The background in each iteration is distinct, one shows splashes of red (eight-core) or orange (quad-core), the other shows flow of red/orange. It's interesting to note that all boxes denote Black Edition with its unlocked bus multiplier feature, leading us to speculate that unlocked multiplier could be standard issue with FX series processors. Also shown is the second generation TurboCore technology support, and AMD's claim to be selling the first eight-core processor [in the consumer market]. AMD's FX processors will be released to market in June.
Source:
NordicHardware
AMD designed two iterations of box-art each for its FX eight-core and FX quad-core processors, puictured below. The processors look to be shipping in cuboidal paperboard boxes, very much like AMD's processors already do. The art looks very "energetic" and makes use of the AMD "arrow" motif pointing in the top-right direction. The background in each iteration is distinct, one shows splashes of red (eight-core) or orange (quad-core), the other shows flow of red/orange. It's interesting to note that all boxes denote Black Edition with its unlocked bus multiplier feature, leading us to speculate that unlocked multiplier could be standard issue with FX series processors. Also shown is the second generation TurboCore technology support, and AMD's claim to be selling the first eight-core processor [in the consumer market]. AMD's FX processors will be released to market in June.
55 Comments on AMD FX ''Zambezi'' Processor Box-Art Revealed
Sweet.
Is it June yet? :p
Certainly more eye-catching and artistic.
I haven't had an AMD overclocked system since my Opteron 170 on a DFI Lan Party @ 2.9ghz.
I would love to have a great AMD overclocked system again - I hope Bulldozer doesn't disappoint.
Actually how about the red head (ATI) AMD girl on the box?
:shadedshu:nutkick:
I could care less about the box, it's what's in it that I care about, hopefully it's not the disappointment Phenom 1 was.
However, I must post this: "Oooooooh! Look at that nice box design! I wonder if they will just sell me the box
so I can play with it and look at it's greatness!!!"
:laugh:
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Not very black for a black edition; this to attract previous buyers to AMD? Surely the FX moniker covers this?
On the whole they're very pretty but look similar to packets I would expect my wife to get cosmetics in.