*** AMD "Zen" thread (inc AM4/APU discussion) ***

[R088ieS86]

As I understand it: 16x for graphics direct to CPU, 4x for storage direct to CPU, 4x between CPU and chipset.

Since the 4x to the chipset is PCIe 3.0, it can become 8x of PCIe 2.0 and that is used for the mobo's built in peripherals and remaining slots.

Cheers Spyhop - that's how I figured it

 

[TNA]

So still a week until actual reviews?

Bit of a shame it's only the 8 core variants being avaliable first, was hoping for some of the 6 core ones to be released at the same time as well.

If I am going to upgrade, it has to be 8 core for me. Then I probably will not need to upgrade for another 5 years. lol

 

[MG42Maniac]

Looking to get a 1700, 16GB 3200Mhz and a mobo with 8+ sata ports. Hopefully I will have change from £550. Will be replacing the 4670k @ 4.2GHz & 16GB 2400Mhz powering my Plex server.

 

[TNA]

Looking to get a 1700, 16GB 3200Mhz and a mobo with 8+ sata ports. Hopefully I will have change from £550.

True, as long as the 1700 can also overclock the same as 1700X then the 1700 will be the one to get.

Even though I got 16GB over 3 years ago for my Haswell, I will get 16GB again as I have never got close to using it and I really do not see why I will need more any time soon.

I wonder if faster RAM will make a difference with Ryzen?

 

[Spyhop]

It was obvious the launch would be 8core-only by what Gibbo titled his thread ... "Ryzen 7"

 

[awaybreaktoday]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3172...zen-7-outperforms-intels-best.html#tk.rss_all

The Ryzen 7 1700X isn’t even AMD’s fastest CPU. That’s the Ryzen 7 1800X, which the company showed outscoring Intel’s eight-core CPU with a CineBench score of 1,601. In Handbrake tests Ryzen outpaced Intel’s chips and ran slightly faster in gaming. Add the two latest demonstrations to the previous Blender tests, and all evidence indicates Ryzen will disrupt Intel’s game—at least on multi-threaded tests.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Going to be mashing F5 on OCUK's AMD CPU Section all afternoon.

 

[Nutella33]

Going to be mashing F5 on OCUK's AMD CPU Section all afternoon.

I've been multitabbing and F5 hitting pretty constantly. 6pm will mean I'll be on my mobile though

 

[TaKeN]

So the 1800X beats or matches the £1000 Intel equivalent. Crazy.

 

[tyler_jrb]

Steve with final pricing and specs so we're looking at $500 for the 1800x. I'm guessing around £500-550ish here in the U.K.

 

[Orcvader]

Going to be mashing F5 on OCUK's AMD CPU Section all afternoon.

Give your finger a rest:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-refresh/ifooldnmmcmlbdennkpdnlnbgbmfalko
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/auto-refresh/

EDIT: Looking at the prices I might as well up to the 1700. Was originally planning the 6 core as I wanted to spend around £250 but the nerd in me wants more cores.

 

[Martini1991]

AMD have absolutely blown me away on the price front for the entry octo core.

Imagine how good it would have been if we never tanked our currency.

 

[brigantium]

Preorder can be a pain if there isn't enough supply from AMD but, how about full reviews first?

 

[nitram100]

Still need some solid gaming benchmarks and to see what rip off UK price is.

 

[harney]

Imagine how good it would have been if we never tanked our currency.

good point

 

[doodah]

Hold up, is it the paper launch today/now?

 

[Glanza]

Hold up, is it the paper launch today/now?

Should be able to preorder this afternoon.

 

[Legend]

Imagine how good it would have been if we never tanked our currency.

I don't know, at least with the £/$ exchange rate being so bad, we're not looking to the US with envy as we once did. UK prices would certainly be better if Brexit hadn't happened, but if £/$ was where it was before, you'd be seeing the US price for the 1800X around the £300 mark lol!!

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Preorders go up today, launch in about a week

 

[doodah]

LOL I had no idea. Sweet