The Worst CPU Ever Made

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AMD and Intel have been competing for years and they've both had their ups and downs. Back in 2006, AMD may as well have been at the bottom of the ocean with how down they were when Quad FX launched. How bad is it now?

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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:24 AMD in 2006
2:55 "Quad Core"
4:05 4X4
4:55 Quad FX Upgrade Path
8:45 Fire it up
9:50 YouTube Playback
10:45 Gaming
12:50 TF2
13:45 Mars GTX 760
15:45 RTX 3060
16:22 Conclusion
18:34 Outro