AMD Bulldozer 8170
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:53 pm
Last I heard, the 8170 was to come out in Q1 of 2012. Does this still hold true? Now let's speculate. With the higher clocks and the ability to overclock even higher, will this cpu compete with the 2600K? I think it will be able to knock off the I-5s that are still being compared if they allow it to be tested as it should. The AMD's are designed to run with faster memory, compared to Intel, why not test it that way? They need that advantage. If we found an overclocked 8150's benchmarks, it would likely translate to the 8170's benchmarks. I think I may hold out hope for the Piledriver with my new 990FX mobo.
Has anyone heard if AMD will make use of "FUSION" technology so that the Bulldozers perform better when paired with the new HD7000 series GPUs?
Has anyone heard if AMD will make use of "FUSION" technology so that the Bulldozers perform better when paired with the new HD7000 series GPUs?