AMD Unleashes Dragon, Touts Performance for Under US$900

With the launch of the new and highly-anticipated next generation of desktop processors from AMD, the company has also introduced a new desktop platform, codenamed the Dragon. Rumored since as early back as the first Phenom II leaked details surfaced, the new platform has been designed to provide its users with an alternative choice for a high-performance desktop that is also price competitive. In fact, one of the most significant aspects of the new platform is that, according to the Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker, it will provide a “soaring performance for less than US$900.”



“With Dragon platform technology, AMD is changing the desktop industry landscape by offering affordable performance and maximum headroom for gaming, video editing, and other media-intensive tasks,” said Leslie Sobon, vice president of product marketing, AMD. “Through our Fusion platform approach, AMD is able to deliver CPUs, GPUs and chipsets that work better together to meet the industry’s evolving needs today and well into the future.”



At the heart of the Dragon platform, AMD has provided the new 45nm Phenom II processors, which the company has just officially launched. These new desktop CPUs boast core frequencies of up to 3GHz, but also provide a significant overclocking capability. In addition to the next-generation Phenom processors, ATI's Radeon HD 4800 series graphics card, along with the AMD 7-series chipsets, provide for the performance features and capabilities that can be delivered by the company's new “Dragon.”



In addition to its performance capabilities, the new platform has been designed to allow system builders to enable PCs to save power, while not comprising on performance. One of the main features provided in this respect is the AMD Cool'n'Quiet 3.0 technology enabled by the company's newest and highest-performance processors to date, the Phenom II X4 920 and 940.



Users who want to take advantage of the new platform should be on the lookout for new computer systems from major PC makers, such as HP, Dell or Alienware. Also, AMD has posted a video to showcase the features enabled by its latest products and technologies.