AMD Trinity news (looks, its near to launch?)

[jogshy]

What I cannot understand about Trinity is that it seems the next chipset won't support PCI Express 3.0 initially ...

[BeepBeep2]

Right now PCIE 3.0 is rather useless...probably is more costly...

That is my best guess.

[EniGmA1987]

Trinity platform is not designed for high end GPU and especially not for crossfire. The integrated GPU is there for a reason, it is designed to be a small mobile platform for cheap. People who want high end GPU configurations will also be more interested in higher performance processors which is what the FX line is for.

[haylui]

Right now PCIE 3.0 is rather useless...probably is more costly...

That is my best guess.

I think your guess is right. most engineering decision culprit is related to direct or in-direct cost.

[FlanK3r]

AMD Trinity A10 vs A8-3870K vs core i3-2100 and 2105
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-apu,3241.html

[tbone8ty]

so about $900 w/ tax for a HP Pavilion Dv6z-7000 with all the goodies

specs:


HP Pavilion dv6z-7000 Entertainment Notebook PC

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M Accelerated Processor (3.2GHz/2.3GHz, 4MB L2 Cache)
1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7670M Graphics........7730m doesnt do crossfire
FREE Upgrade to 6GB 1600MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
FREE Upgrade to 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
HP TrueVision Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone + HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
802.11b/g/n WLAN
Backlit Keyboard

to expensive for its relative performance... it will have to come down once they get more stock in and realize nobody is buying these at that price.


let me say that again... $900+ dollars!!!

So HP is having a nice sale


This same setup is ~$150 cheaper

So good deal

A10, 7670m, and 1080p hd screen for $725 + tax

[Andrew LB]

^^^ The same config he posted up was priced at $975 and as of right now there was a $100 discount so yeah.... $875.

I seriously don't understand where some of you guys get these numbers. Because clearly, its not a case of poor math skills. I'm probably the only computer tech alive that failed algebra 2, not once but twice. heh.




And for breaking news....

The desktop chips have now been delayed till October.

[Motiv]

out of interest, just how powerful will the GPU be on the desktop line of chips?

I have a 4870 and a 2.8ghz x3 right now. Would there be any point in upgrading, or would it be a sideway-grade?

[Andrew LB]

out of interest, just how powerful will the GPU be on the desktop line of chips?

I have a 4870 and a 2.8ghz x3 right now. Would there be any point in upgrading, or would it be a sideway-grade?

Here are the official AMD specs. http://www.amd.com/us/products/deskt...nstream.aspx#7

The fastest GPU is an HD7660D which comes in the A10-5800K. And that is in fact the chip thats now delayed till October.

[tbone8ty]

^^^ The same config he posted up was priced at $975 and as of right now there was a $100 discount so yeah.... $875.

I seriously don't understand where some of you guys get these numbers. Because clearly, its not a case of poor math skills. I'm probably the only computer tech alive that failed algebra 2, not once but twice. heh.

there was a 4th of july sale with promo code "white100" for an extra $150 off unfortunately its over

fortunately for me i got an dv6z-7000 with an A10, 1gb 7670m dgpu, 6gb 1600mhz ram, 750g 7200rpm, regular screen (1366x768) and backlit keyboard for $650 out the door including tax.

cant wait to test crossfire performance

(note: these are socketed chips so if u wanted u could go for the cheaper A6 and upgrade later

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-p...review-16.html

[tbone8ty]

out of interest, just how powerful will the GPU be on the desktop line of chips?

I have a 4870 and a 2.8ghz x3 right now. Would there be any point in upgrading, or would it be a sideway-grade?

Hmm yur probably better off getting a phenomII x4 for around $100

If u did go with the A10 the igpu is far less superior than yur 4780 ( though trinity igpu supports dx11 games) yur better off getting a new video card like the 7850 with 2gb of VRAM

I dunno the Amd fusion thing is still weird for desktop unless yur building a HTPC or small form factor, and great for mobile...

I'm still of fan of keeping everything seperate for desktop gaming

So if u wanted to wait yur better off going with vishera (FX-8300 series) than A10 trinity desktop. Both coming out in October

[Mad Pistol]

I got a Trinity laptop a couple weeks ago from Best Buy. (I paid $600 for it when it was on sale)

This one.

If there is one thing AMD/HP nailed with this thing, it's battery life. On a tiny 6-cell battery, the laptop gets about 5 hours of usage when fully clocked, and close to 8 hours of usage when you set the CPU/GPU to maximum power savings. Compared to my wife's laptop that was $600 two years ago, that laptop lasts half as long on battery, the dedicated graphics card (HD 4570m) is about 1/4 as fast, and the CPU (Turion II 2.3Ghz dual core) is 1/2 as fast. What a difference!

Also, AMD definitely redefined the perception of integrated graphics with this. I've never had a "low-end" laptop that was such a potent performer for games, old and new. BF3 is still playable (however, not nearly as smooth as my nearly 3 year old desktop), all Source games are smooth as silk on highest settings, and every game I've loaded on to the system is 100% playable and enjoyable.

All of this from a $600 laptop with integrated graphics.


Hats off to AMD on mobile Trinity. It may not be the CPU power house that Ivy Bridge is, but for regular usage and gaming, they really got it right.

[richierich]

Mad Pistol can you try overclocking with K10stat?

[tbone8ty]

PScheck works...people have gotten 2.7ghz with the A10 and a little lower volts

[Mad Pistol]

Installing PScheck now. Lets hope it works.

EDIT, got it working, but each time I click "Add New State," the program crashes. Any thoughts?

[cesariuth]

Disruptive ultrathins coming with Kabini
Kaveri-Kabini-Temash-670x384.jpg
http://bit.ly/O5tIMp

[tbone8ty]

just so people can see its actually out there

IMAG0301.jpg

[EniGmA1987]

just so people can see its actually out there

IMAG0301.jpg

lol. Is that a QR code on a processor?

[AMDnord]

iirc is not QR code, its datamatrix (actually works the same way as QR code but its older, if am not wrong)

have a look here! http://invx.com/ to spot the differences

[Mats]

lol. Is that a QR code on a processor?

Both AMD and Intel have used it for years.

http://www.techpowerup.com/cpudb/87/..._XP_3000+.html

[tbone8ty]

Mad Pistol can you try overclocking with K10stat?

I don't think k10stat works for bulldozer/piledriver cores

[tbone8ty]

http://m.tomshardware.com/news/amd-t...ate,16884.html

Oct 1st

[FlanK3r]

Nice. Hope, there will be no problem with avaiability in first week . Looking forward for A10 and OC+tweaking new toy

[tbone8ty]

yah my laptop a10-4600M runs smooth, however its not unlocked so I can OC it

ill have to pick up one of these a10-5800k to test out

[tbone8ty]

http://www.zdnet.com/amd-trinity-apu...ks-7000003620/

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