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derFunkenstein wrote:Between the high prices and the scarcity of lower-power models, I have to think Kaveri yields aren't where they need to be yet. Yikes.
anotherengineer wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:Between the high prices and the scarcity of lower-power models, I have to think Kaveri yields aren't where they need to be yet. Yikes.
I say we blame the TSMC, it's the right thing to do
Chrispy_ wrote:Well, Kaveri's niche is GPU power in something that's too small for even half-height cards.
If that's your niche, then there are no better alternatives.
If that's not your niche, nobody is stopping you from still buying Kaveri because it will work just fine; We're just pointing out that it's not the best option.
ratborg wrote:Well Q1 has come and gone. Maybe Q2? I was looking to upgrade my HTPC maybe I should consider a low-power Haswell.
ratborg wrote:Currently I have a AMD Sempron with 760G embedded graphics. It works great with Windows Media Center/Netflix/Hulu/etc. but I was looking to add some lite gaming (think something like Lego LOTR). without having to add a graphics card. The machine is on 24/7 so the low power and graphics capability of the A8-7600 looked good. My only concern with a 35W Haswell would be the need for an additional card for gaming.
Bauxite wrote:They even had 7850K for $130 special during launch (not counting bundle discount either) but at the time none of the boards in their stores had updated bios so it was a paperweight. Newegg was shipping old bios boards the first few weeks too, amd failed to check on its launch partners yet again.
derFunkenstein wrote:That's great if you live close to Microcenter.
My A10-7850K didn't need a current one on the FM2A88X Extreme6+. I just popped it in, updated the UEFI and everything worked fine.
When you can walk into a microcenter, grab a 4340 and combine it with a couple good ITX board choices that include space for a proper heatsink for ~$200,
Warsam71 wrote:I don't mean to sound rude, but if you don't have a firm budget going with the A10-7850K can be a great solution since you're planning to do some light gaming in the living room. It runs Battlefield 4 at medium setting, averaging 30+ FPS so I'm pretty sure other, less demanding games will run nicely.
Warsam71 wrote:I don't mean to sound rude, but if you don't have a firm budget going with the A10-7850K can be a great solution since you're planning to do some light gaming in the living room. It runs Battlefield 4 at medium setting, averaging 30+ FPS so I'm pretty sure other, less demanding games will run nicely.
chuckula wrote:Warsam71 wrote:I don't mean to sound rude, but if you don't have a firm budget going with the A10-7850K can be a great solution since you're planning to do some light gaming in the living room. It runs Battlefield 4 at medium setting, averaging 30+ FPS so I'm pretty sure other, less demanding games will run nicely.
We could use a statement from AMD about what happened to the 7600 you know. Especially when your employer went out of its way to send TechReport a 7600 system* for review but didn't bother to give TR the 7850K chip until right before the NDA release when it was too late to use it for full benchmarks. It kind of smacks of bait-n-switch when your company wants TR to review product A but then you turn around and urge people to buy the (conveniently more expensive) product B instead.
* Yes, a full-blown system, not just the chip + motherboard.
Warsam71 wrote:Hello again everyone (chuckula),
Here is the statement regarding the availability of our A8-7600 APU:
“Production of the AMD A8-7600 is on track and will be available first to AMD’s OEM customers in Q1 2014, to ensure the introduction of AMD based systems in Q2 2014. Additional parts of the AMD A8-7600 for PIB production will be available for sale in the component channel in 2H 2014.”
chuckula wrote:Warsam71 wrote:Hello again everyone (chuckula),
Here is the statement regarding the availability of our A8-7600 APU:
“Production of the AMD A8-7600 is on track and will be available first to AMD’s OEM customers in Q1 2014, to ensure the introduction of AMD based systems in Q2 2014. Additional parts of the AMD A8-7600 for PIB production will be available for sale in the component channel in 2H 2014.”
Thanks for at least making that statement. I'm a little taken aback that we'll have to wait at least 3 more months to get the 7600 though.