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just brew it! wrote:srg86 wrote:Looks like there's some issues with newer Linux distros. Something slightly older, like Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is fine, but newer distos (I generally use what ever the latest Kubuntu version is) such as Fedora, Manjaro, Arch etc are seeing a nasty Kernel/User space issue with the new Ryzen 3000/X570 systems. AMD are not sure what the issue is yet and it may affect some motherboards and not others.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= ... inux&num=2
Ohhh... it looks like a systemd issue. Color me not surprised.
Waco wrote:I have everything on the way except a 3900X. I have notifications set at a few sites for stock alerts. Fingers crossed.
cegras wrote:I'm torn about whether building a 9600K PC last Nov 2018 was worth it. At that time I purchased the chip to give me the best minimum FPS in BFV, but now I wonder if I should have bought into AM4 instead. Oh well ... there's still the option of passing the intel PC to the partner and building a fresh Zen 2 for myself ...!
Concupiscence wrote:In an age when <100 MHz is almost a rounding error it's disheartening to see people get so mad that their Ryzen's missing a "promised" boost clock by 50 Mhz or so. Really, guys, the value for the money is still preposterous. Just be happy.
Intel’s position was very different just last year. The company worked with Maxon and others to extol the virtues of big CPUs. Take a peek at this whitepaper posted in May 2018:
It took Marc around 80 working hours to develop the Cinema 4D Mountainvista Scene Workload. Marc used onboard shading tools in the Cinema 4D R19 software to create the realistic pebbles, cliffs, and landscapes that make up the mountain scene.
Intel benchmarked the performance of the Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition processor with 18 cores against the performance of a 4-core processor to render in Cinema 4D R19 using the Mountainvista Scene Workload.
We found that the Intel Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edition processor was able to reduce the render time from 19 minutes to just six minutes.
Krogoth wrote:Not surprise at all. New nodes almost always have production issues within the first few years of life. At least TSMC's 7nm process is producing viable product(s) unlike Intel's 10nm process so far (only prototypes and paper launches).
Expect prices hikes in 2020 from both camps on the desktop/laptop fronts. It is going to be more interesting on the server/HPC arena. Is Intel willing to do a price war against Rome?
The company gave us the following statement regarding its plans:
We are focusing on meeting the strong demand for our 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors in the market and now plan to launch both the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and initial members of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor family in volume this November. We are confident that when enthusiasts get their hands on the world’s first 16-core mainstream desktop processor and our next-generation of high-end desktop processors, the wait will be well worth it.
Read more at https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen- ... LSMPvFX.99
K-L-Waster wrote:Looks like the 3950X is delayed until November.
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3000-ryzen-9-3950x-novemberThe company gave us the following statement regarding its plans:
We are focusing on meeting the strong demand for our 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors in the market and now plan to launch both the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and initial members of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor family in volume this November. We are confident that when enthusiasts get their hands on the world’s first 16-core mainstream desktop processor and our next-generation of high-end desktop processors, the wait will be well worth it.
Read more at https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen- ... LSMPvFX.99
dragontamer5788 wrote:K-L-Waster wrote:Looks like the 3950X is delayed until November.
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3000-ryzen-9-3950x-novemberThe company gave us the following statement regarding its plans:
We are focusing on meeting the strong demand for our 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors in the market and now plan to launch both the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and initial members of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor family in volume this November. We are confident that when enthusiasts get their hands on the world’s first 16-core mainstream desktop processor and our next-generation of high-end desktop processors, the wait will be well worth it.
Read more at https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen- ... LSMPvFX.99
Hmm, I wonder if it has anything to do with this news: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsma- ... 40419.html