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QOTW: will you be buying an AMD FX chip?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 14 October 2011, 16:00

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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The review is in, we've even overclocked it to nearly 5GHz, but AMD's FX line of chips remains an enigma. Fast when given just the right kind of app to chew on, general performance has left many somewhat bemused and nonplussed at AMD's latest CPU foray.

This week's question is disarmingly simple: would you consider any AMD FX chip for your next upgrade? We urge you to think about the entire stack, running from the FX-4100 to the reviewed FX-8150, before passing judgement. Think about it objectively, removing hyperbolic sentiment, and give us the reasons for and against AMD's latest microarchitecture. Did we all expect too much, perhaps?

Heck, even if you don't take particular shine to the FX, there's always the super-tasty competition to enter. What say you?

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Posted by Smudger - Fri 14 Oct 2011 16:21
Disappointed, so no. If it was priced below the i5, I would possibly think about it.

Maybe in a few years, when everything is multi-threaded, we'll see this as a real solid chip, and ahead of its time, but at the moment, it doesn't seem to give a great step forward in real world use.
Posted by EvanJackPenn - Fri 14 Oct 2011 16:28
Perhaps… I'm a gamer in need of a new build. I'm looking at an i5 atm as, in games, single thread > multi-thread. I'm just worried about the future, when games become multi-threaded… :/
Posted by Biscuit - Fri 14 Oct 2011 16:31
No, i think i have made that clear on other threads ^_^

An intel CPU wont perform BADLY in a multithreaded app, even in comparison to the FX, the main thing is they also perform well in single threaded apps which FX doesnt. FX is only good when its used by a heavily multithreaded game/app.
Posted by chemeng - Fri 14 Oct 2011 16:56
Apparently BD is a let down, but not a massive one (not as bad as original Phenom). With the right pricing, it can stand its own ground. With the current pricing none model is appealing, that will change either with a generous 15% price reduction or the introduction of FX-8100, or both. Until then, however, SB 2700K will have emerged pushing down 2500K/2600K price-wise. If that doesn't happen (price reduction of 2500K/2600K), BD FX8100 will be my 1st choice. Something to help the competition grow, something to punish the strong party's arrogance. Needless to say, that this cpu will be brought to its knees aiming for the sweet 5K MHz spot under custom hi-end w/c.

PS 1: Intel kept on selling those Prescott's because of marketing (and monopoly tactics). 3.4 Ghz were selling. Under this viewpoint, situation for AMD is not that bad. Who's got the higher frequency CPU? AMD 3.6 GHz (scalable to 4.2). Who's got the most physical cores? AMD 8 cores. Aren't those attributes enough as a selling point for the average PC user? Well sort of… because I don't think AMD rules the retailers.
PS 2: I don't want to hear those claiming BD is not a proper 8core cpu. IT IS… with limited L1 cache attributed to each core to be honest.
Posted by Fraz - Fri 14 Oct 2011 17:49
chemeng
PS 2: I don't want to hear those claiming BD is not a proper 8core cpu. IT IS… with limited L1 cache attributed to each core to be honest.

It's more the shared floating point unit that's the issue, methinks.

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