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Oh... AMD will remain in business. Bitcoin miners alone are carrying a good chunk of their revenue these days. AMD has nothing to fear unless bitcoins implode.
Interesting aspect
I am not so sure about their future. Intel has announced new processors with 3- dimensional transistors for the end of this year, which they have been developing for the past 10 years or so. If AMD doesn't have something similar in the pipeline, there might be problems ahead as that 3D transistor technology is supposed to be a a huge step forward in the evolution of processors... Missing the train just once in that aggressive and progressive market can mean the end.
I am not so sure about their future. Intel has announced new processors with 3- dimensional transistors for the end of this year, which they have been developing for the past 10 years or so. If AMD doesn't have something similar in the pipeline, there might be problems ahead as that 3D transistor technology is supposed to be a a huge step forward in the evolution of processors... Missing the train just once in that aggressive and progressive market can mean the end.
Intel is behind in APU technology. So it's just halfsteps here and there. Don't think that AMD is sitting silently just because Intel put out a press release. Intel takes a lot of leaps forward in technology that don't quite make it to the other side for years after launch. So we'll have to see.
Also, AMD has a lot of technology in today's smartphones and gaming consoles... so that's another way they are making money.
Indeed, one can't overstate the how much stronger AMD is in GPU technology and how that will be leveraged more and more as their graphics side continues to merge.
What might also help AMD is that their foundry is working together with other companies such as Samsung and IBM...
I have always had AMD processors, currently I am still using an Athlon 3700, whose power is ridiculous by today's standards, but it has been working fine for 7 years, even with the included standard cooler. It has started to rust, though, because of the high humidity during the winter here
What might also help AMD is that their foundry is working together with other companies such as Samsung and IBM...
I have always had AMD processors, currently I am still using an Athlon 3700, whose power is ridiculous by today's standards, but it has been working fine for 7 years, even with the included standard cooler. It has started to rust, though, because of the high humidity during the winter here
Where are you that you have high humidity during the winter?
Where are you that you have high humidity during the winter?
Portugal, winter is like Monsoon time here And since there is no heating worth mentioning, the humidity just sinks to the cold tile floor where my computer is placed. Sometimes it literally condenses and the floor is wet
Portugal, winter is like Monsoon time here And since there is no heating worth mentioning, the humidity just sinks to the cold tile floor where my computer is placed. Sometimes it literally condenses and the floor is wet
Oh wow... That's the opposite extreme of what we have over here in NJ. Our winters are so dry that I have to keep applying lotion throughout the entire day.
I was going to say, that if electricity is expensive in your area, a newer lower end CPU might even save you money compared to your athlon.
Also, AMD has a lot of technology in today's smartphones
What components are those? I thought one of the reasons Dirk Meyer got canned as CEO was because of perceived missteps when it came to entering the smartphone market.
Was just compiling the list of components to order and read about CPU coolers. Incredible how huge they have gotten. Currently I still have one of those compact blow-down coolers without any heat pipes. But those modern ones, gee, some models weigh more than two pounds and measure 7 inches in height One might think that they rip the motherboard apart, after all the motherboard is installed vertical
The AMD processor comes with a stock cooler, but have read time and again that it is so bad, especially loud. So I was wondering, shall I get one of those huge tower thingies or a really good blow-down cooler, like the Alpenfoehn Gotthard? Some say a top-blow cooler is better because it cools the components surrounding the CPU as well. Then again, why does it cool those components when it blows down on the CPU? Doesn't it blow the hot air from the cooling fins below the fan onto the components?
IMHO, as long as you aren't going to overclock, the stock air coolers are fine.
I can't hear the stock cooler on my Phenom II X4 system, due to my Seasonic S12II power supply being much louder than I expected (I've had Antecs that were quieter, but the last two I had emitted a high pitch whine which was worse than fan noise, so I gave up on them). But the CPU fan speed varies with load, so most of the time it is running at low speed and almost inaudible.
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One might think that they rip the motherboard apart, after all the motherboard is installed vertical 
