whyhellothere
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newegg.com , build your own like a real man.
whyhellothere
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- Jan 2, 2011
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newegg.com , build your own like a real man.
whyhellothere
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[h1]AMD FX-8150: The Bottom Line [/h1]
12:00 AM - October 12, 2011 by Chris Angelini
http://142
So, let’s say someone puts Core i5-2500K and FX-8150 in front of you. The Core i5 costs $220 bucks, and the FX runs $245. Which one do you buy?
If it’s me, I’m going with the Core i5. I gave the -2500K a Tom’s Hardware Recommended Buy award back in January, and I stick by that recommendation almost a year later.
In the very best-case scenario, when you can throw a ton of work at the FX and fully utilize its eight integer cores, it generally falls in between Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K—which is where it should appear all of the time given a price tag between those two most relevant competitors. Sometimes FX manages to outperform the higher-end -2600K, but other times it’s embarrassingly bested by its predecessor in threaded workloads.
Toss a single-threaded app at the processor, though, and it underperforms Intel's three-year-old Core i7-920 running at its stock 2.66 GHz. AMD’s architects say they shot to maintain IPC and ramp up clock rate, but something clearly went wrong along the way.
Ironically, consistent, scalable performance is one of the attributes that AMD claims it gets from its Bulldozer module. The issue we see over and over, though, is that it relies on software able to exploit scalability in order to compete. When it doesn’t get what it wants, performance steps back relative to the previous generation. As a result, even though AMD implements a more advanced version of Turbo Core to help improve single-threaded performance, the difference between what you get in lightly- and heavily-threaded applications is anything but consistent.
Link to full review
whyhellothere
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[h1] [/h1]
[h1]AMD FX-8150: The Bottom Line [/h1]
12:00 AM - October 12, 2011 by Chris Angelini
http://142
So, let’s say someone puts Core i5-2500K and FX-8150 in front of you. The Core i5 costs $220 bucks, and the FX runs $245. Which one do you buy?
If it’s me, I’m going with the Core i5. I gave the -2500K a Tom’s Hardware Recommended Buy award back in January, and I stick by that recommendation almost a year later.
In the very best-case scenario, when you can throw a ton of work at the FX and fully utilize its eight integer cores, it generally falls in between Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K—which is where it should appear all of the time given a price tag between those two most relevant competitors. Sometimes FX manages to outperform the higher-end -2600K, but other times it’s embarrassingly bested by its predecessor in threaded workloads.
Toss a single-threaded app at the processor, though, and it underperforms Intel's three-year-old Core i7-920 running at its stock 2.66 GHz. AMD’s architects say they shot to maintain IPC and ramp up clock rate, but something clearly went wrong along the way.
Ironically, consistent, scalable performance is one of the attributes that AMD claims it gets from its Bulldozer module. The issue we see over and over, though, is that it relies on software able to exploit scalability in order to compete. When it doesn’t get what it wants, performance steps back relative to the previous generation. As a result, even though AMD implements a more advanced version of Turbo Core to help improve single-threaded performance, the difference between what you get in lightly- and heavily-threaded applications is anything but consistent.
Link to full review
- Apr 1, 2009
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Intel ftw!
haha but is this the first BD cpu to hit the market?
haha but is this the first BD cpu to hit the market?
- Apr 1, 2009
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Intel ftw!
haha but is this the first BD cpu to hit the market?
haha but is this the first BD cpu to hit the market?
whyhellothere
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yep, the 8150 is coming out along with two other models.
whyhellothere
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yep, the 8150 is coming out along with two other models.
- Sep 18, 2008
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The BD is all hype. Decent price to performance but if you had the extra $50 the 2600 is infinitely better. Not to mention Intel's Sandy Bridge chips are going to be outdated in a few months once their Ivy Bridge chipset drops.
- Sep 18, 2008
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The BD is all hype. Decent price to performance but if you had the extra $50 the 2600 is infinitely better. Not to mention Intel's Sandy Bridge chips are going to be outdated in a few months once their Ivy Bridge chipset drops.
- Sep 16, 2003
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Soo disappointed with the BD's performance
All that wait for pretty much nothing.
Day late and dollar short. I guess AMD should focus on the lower and mid level cpu segments.
Day late and dollar short. I guess AMD should focus on the lower and mid level cpu segments.
- Sep 16, 2003
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Soo disappointed with the BD's performance
All that wait for pretty much nothing.
Day late and dollar short. I guess AMD should focus on the lower and mid level cpu segments.
Day late and dollar short. I guess AMD should focus on the lower and mid level cpu segments.
- May 19, 2005
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BD is a huge disappointment. Good thing their GPU game is top notch. Thanks ATI.
- May 19, 2005
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BD is a huge disappointment. Good thing their GPU game is top notch. Thanks ATI.
- Nov 6, 2007
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QFT.
i <3 my i7
i<3 my 6950
- Nov 6, 2007
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QFT.
i <3 my i7
i<3 my 6950
- Apr 1, 2009
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Intel and Nvidia >>>>
lol jk never used an AMD card so can't really say anything
lol jk never used an AMD card so can't really say anything
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Intel and Nvidia >>>>
lol jk never used an AMD card so can't really say anything
lol jk never used an AMD card so can't really say anything
- Apr 20, 2006
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Sucks that the new processors will be out soon, but I'm happy so far with my 3-week-old 2600K.
Almost finished with my Cooler Master Elite 430 Case mod. Could've been finished earlier if it hadn't rained. Couldn't paint the side panel and bracket.
Also, the new Scythe CPU fans and case fan that I ordered from Performance-PCs should be here in the Philippines by early next week. Hopefully USPS comes through and meets my forwarder's cut-off date. Already in NY as of 2am EST.
- Apr 20, 2006
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Sucks that the new processors will be out soon, but I'm happy so far with my 3-week-old 2600K.
Almost finished with my Cooler Master Elite 430 Case mod. Could've been finished earlier if it hadn't rained. Couldn't paint the side panel and bracket.
Also, the new Scythe CPU fans and case fan that I ordered from Performance-PCs should be here in the Philippines by early next week. Hopefully USPS comes through and meets my forwarder's cut-off date. Already in NY as of 2am EST.
- Feb 19, 2003
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i was siked to learn about AMD BD
but after the reading the reviews....man what a let down from AMD
but after the reading the reviews....man what a let down from AMD
- Feb 19, 2003
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i was siked to learn about AMD BD
but after the reading the reviews....man what a let down from AMD
but after the reading the reviews....man what a let down from AMD
sladewilson
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Corsair Hydro H80 earlierOriginally Posted by zk1MPLS
Just copped the Thermaltake eSPORTS Meka G1 and the Corsair Hydro H80 earlier. That was unexpected. It was at a good price, though (similar to NewEgg prices, which is great)
loud ?
sladewilson
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Corsair Hydro H80 earlierOriginally Posted by zk1MPLS
Just copped the Thermaltake eSPORTS Meka G1 and the Corsair Hydro H80 earlier. That was unexpected. It was at a good price, though (similar to NewEgg prices, which is great)
loud ?
- Apr 1, 2009
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Anyone want to recommend a 2.0 setup? Under 150 please
