NEW AMD PILEDRIVER CPU's NOW AVAILABLE!!

Gibbo · 23 Oct 2012 at 12:48

Hi there

We now have the new AMD PileDriver CPU's available for Pre-order which offer better performance and lower power consumption compared to the Bulldozer versions:-

AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail @ £167.99 inc VAT

The new AMD FX 8-Core Processor is now faster than ever! It’s still unlocked for your overclocking pleasure, and it’s still the only 8-core desktop processor around. AMD FX processors have broken records before and now it’s your turn. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with a new architecture and great prices.

Features:-
- The next-generation architecture takes 8-core processing to a new level. Test the limits to play harder and get more done.
- Get up to 24% better frame rates in some of the most demanding games, at stunning resolutions.
- Incredible speed out of the box and more in the tank; AMD Turbo CORE Technology automatically kicks in, boosting performance to a user’s varied workload.
- Get faster audio encoding so you can enjoy your music sooner.
- The groundbreaking AMD FX 8-Core Processor Black Edition comes unlocked. No premium to pay. No code to input. Just unrestrained, overclockable power right away.
- Go up to 5.0 GHz with aggressive cooling solutions from AMD, High-end air-cooling or H20 solution required for 5.0GHz and beyond clock speeds.
- With more speed than ever and more aggressive price points – New AMD FX Processors raise the bar for 8-core computing.
- Get up to 22% better frame rates than the previous generation in some of the most popular games.3

Specification:-
- Multiplier Unlocked
- Eight Core Technology
- 4.00GHz Clock Speed
- 4.20GHz Turbo Clock Speed
- 5.2 GT/s System Bus
- AM3+ Socket
- 8MB L2 Cache
- 8MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- TDP: 125W
- Voltage: 0.9375v - 1.4125v
- 32nm technology
- Support upto 2400MHz DDR3
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included
- Upto 7% faster than previous FX-8150

Only £167.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail @ £143.99 inc VAT

The new AMD FX 8-Core Processor is now faster than ever! It’s still unlocked for your overclocking pleasure, and it’s still the only 8-core desktop processor around. AMD FX processors have broken records before and now it’s your turn. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with a new architecture and great prices.

Features:-
- The next-generation architecture takes 8-core processing to a new level. Test the limits to play harder and get more done.
- Get up to 24% better frame rates in some of the most demanding games, at stunning resolutions.
- Incredible speed out of the box and more in the tank; AMD Turbo CORE Technology automatically kicks in, boosting performance to a user’s varied workload.
- Get faster audio encoding so you can enjoy your music sooner.
- The groundbreaking AMD FX 8-Core Processor Black Edition comes unlocked. No premium to pay. No code to input. Just unrestrained, overclockable power right away.
- Go up to 5.0 GHz with aggressive cooling solutions from AMD, High-end air-cooling or H20 solution required for 5.0GHz and beyond clock speeds.
- With more speed than ever and more aggressive price points – New AMD FX Processors raise the bar for 8-core computing.
- Get up to 22% better frame rates than the previous generation in some of the most popular games.3

Specification:-
- Multiplier Unlocked
- Eight Core Technology
- 3.50GHz Clock Speed
- 4.00GHz Turbo Clock Speed
- 5.2 GT/s System Bus
- AM3+ Socket
- 8MB L2 Cache
- 8MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- TDP: 125W
- Voltage: 0.9375v - 1.4125v
- 32nm technology
- Support upto 2400MHz DDR3
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included
- Upto 2% faster than previous FX-8150

Only £143.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail @ £109.99 inc VAT

We call it the new AMD FX 6-Core Processor Black Edition and it's unlocked for your overclocking pleasure. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the all-new "Piledriver" architecture. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive™ and AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software suites. But the best part of all? You'll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You'll be asking yourself "what competition?" in no time.

Specification:-
- Multiplier Unlocked
- Six Core Technology
- 3.50GHz Clock Speed
- 4.10GHz Turbo Clock Speed
- 5.2 GT/s System Bus
- AM3+ Socket
- 6MB L2 Cache
- 8MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- TDP: 95W
- Voltage: 0.925v - 1.4125v
- 32nm technology
- Support upto 2400MHz DDR3
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included
- Upto 5% faster than previous FX-6200

Only £109.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

AMD Piledriver FX-4 Quad Core 4300 3.80GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail @ £99.95 inc VAT

We call it the new AMD FX 4-Core Processor Black Edition and it's unlocked for your overclocking pleasure. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the all-new "Piledriver" architecture. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive™ and AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software suites. But the best part of all? You'll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You'll be asking yourself "what competition?" in no time.

Specification:-
- Multiplier Unlocked
- Six Core Technology
- 3.80GHz Clock Speed
- 4.00GHz Turbo Clock Speed
- 5.2 GT/s System Bus
- AM3+ Socket
- 4MB L2 Cache
- 8MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- TDP: 95W
- Voltage: 0.925v - 1.4125v
- 32nm technology
- Support upto 2400MHz DDR3
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included
- Upto 9% faster than previous FX-4170

Only £99.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

Great value for money from AMD with these processors!

Ethermaster · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:16

For games I would still buy a Intel i5 3570K but if your application and work load can use all 8 cores these do then out perform even the 3770K

single threaded or abit of single and multithreaded tasks still leave Intel with a big lead !

Still this is a massive improvment over the old FX-Faildozer CPU's.

Bloody silly price by the way for launch day

Pelinox · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:16

4Ghz on eight core? :eek:

SmellyFingers · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:22

AMD/ ATI is my next rig.

Fire_fly · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:23

Are you going to do a mini Review for us Gibbo?

passey89 · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:33

reduce the price of the 8350 by £8 at least to be in the region of your competitors and you've got a sale.

Hagar · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:34

Well my 8350 should be first out of the door of your spanking new warehouse. If not why not?

~>Dg<~ · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:41

the bit higher price has put me off a little sitting on fence of pd or intel

Gibbo · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:54

Fire_fly said:
Are you going to do a mini Review for us Gibbo?

With the move, just not got the time right now sorry.

However from testing an eight core 5GHz with say a Prolimatech Megahalem is possible which is a big advantage with the new Piledriver cores. As the older Bulldozer have big thermal issues beyond 4.6GHz, wheras Piledriver does not suffer as bad.

Piledriver is certainly an improvement, but the best part is its OC ability.

Uther · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:01

Can the 8350 compete at all with Intel on gaming?

passey89 · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:05

if we do pre-order one and they "do" come in on the 26th when could we expect delivery?

Redmint · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:10

Nice to see them 5GHz capable however from the reviews they seem to be quite power hungry at those speeds. :\

SmellyFingers · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:15

Uther said:
Can the 8350 compete at all with Intel on gaming?

Of course it can bearing in mind you'll need a decent GPU anyways.

PorkPieCat · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:31

huh, still no pcie3? that's surprising.

chippy08 · 23 Oct 2012 at 14:34

The bottom line is that the Piledriver FX series provides a quick, affordable upgrade for folks still using lower-end K10 hardware, but there isn't a lot to see for those running high-end Phenom II X4 and X6 processors, regardless of how cheap the new parts may be. For those building a fresh rig from scratch, Ivy Bridge will likely still be more attractive thanks to its superior single thread performance and efficiency

http://www.techspot.com/review/586-amd-fx-8350-fx-6300/

dissapointing again

bulldog147 · 23 Oct 2012 at 15:54

Redmint said:
Nice to see them 5GHz capable however from the reviews they seem to be quite power hungry at those speeds. :\

Beware of 300W power for 4.8GHz. Total rubbish as Ivybridge is more performance than piledriver.

scwba06 · 23 Oct 2012 at 18:28

One for the AMD fanboys again then? Still at least it's an improvement

james.miller · 23 Oct 2012 at 18:39

chippy08 said:
The bottom line is that the Piledriver FX series provides a quick, affordable upgrade for folks still using lower-end K10 hardware, but there isn't a lot to see for those running high-end Phenom II X4 and X6 processors, regardless of how cheap the new parts may be. For those building a fresh rig from scratch, Ivy Bridge will likely still be more attractive thanks to its superior single thread performance and efficiency

http://www.techspot.com/review/586-amd-fx-8350-fx-6300/

dissapointing again

I'd love to know how they think it's a cheap upgrade for low-end k10 users when most k10 users will still be using am2+/am3 boards that dont support BD or PD :/ they'll need a new board as well as a cpu, might as will go with IVY at that point

GoogalyMoogaly · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:42

Might pick one up to replace my 1055T, although I was hoping for more.
Not sure if I really expected it though.

Tute · 23 Oct 2012 at 23:42

Single threaded performance seems on par with Nehalem. I'll keep my Ivy Bridge thanks.

**NEW AMD PILEDRIVER CPU's NOW AVAILABLE!!**

NEW AMD PILEDRIVER CPU's NOW AVAILABLE!!