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The F34R Channel said:
What does a corker mean? Yeah they could've skipped this current generation easily, especially now that X299 has been moved up significantly.

I decided I need an 8C/16T on the HEDT X299 platform, not for today but for tomorrow (though starting off with a 6 core mainstream may be a good idea). I'm looking forward to learning more about everything that Basin Falls will entail :)
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Corker is a slang word for the dog's bollocks or the cat's pyjamas. Which is slang for it was very good. :p
 
One thing though, I think all 6 and 8 core parts should at least boost to 4.4-4.6GHz out of the box. On another note, I believe Intel includes the 4 core and i5 on X299 to match what AMD did (they won't match it even close price wise undoubtedly).
 
The F34R Channel said:
One thing though, I think all 6 and 8 core parts should at least boost to 4.4-4.6GHz out of the box. On another note, I believe Intel includes the 4 core and i5 on X299 to match what AMD did (they won't match it even close price wise undoubtedly).
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4.4Ghz out of the box would be very impressive, 4.6Ghz would be ridiculous. I wouldn't be able to afford an Intel X299 setup, but that would be incredibly tasty and could roflstomp Ryzen.
 
AngryGoldfish said:
4.4Ghz out of the box would be very impressive, 4.6Ghz would be ridiculous. I wouldn't be able to afford an Intel X299 setup, but that would be incredibly tasty and could roflstomp Ryzen.
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Basically I'd only need the CPU, board and quad channel RAM, altogether expensive but significantly less than a complete setup.

Anyway, yeah such clocks would be wishful thinking. On the other hand, expecting continued high prices for anything HEDT they need to do better than 'here's a 4GHz boost clock' and with 14nm they just may be able to pull it off - I hope. Dum spiro spero...
 
The F34R Channel said:
Basically I'd only need the CPU, board and quad channel RAM, altogether expensive but significantly less than a complete setup.

Anyway, yeah such clocks would be wishful thinking. On the other hand, expecting continued high prices for anything HEDT they need to do better than 'here's a 4GHz boost clock' and with 14nm they just may be able to pull it off - I hope. Dum spiro spero...
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I'm doing an almost full overall. The only things I'm keeping are my PSU (though I'm getting new cables), games SSD, and two hard drives. I'd love to ditch my 1TB hard drive where I store all my regularly accessed files (pictures, films, music, etc) and put it on either a 1TB SSD (mostly to save space, lower noise, and reduce chance of failure) and then use my 3TB HDD for backup, but that would be very expensive. I could buy a more expensive graphics card and go for the R7 1700 for that. If I do anything I'll likely ditch the 1TB and use the 3TB as my file storage and buy an external 3TB hard drive for backup. Probably just going to stick with what I've got until 1TB SSD's drop in price. Either way it's going to be expensive build. It'll probably cost the guts of €2200-2500 when you add Windows, shipping, exchange rates, etc. That's a lot of money for me and will likely be bought in stages. I might wait until July or August until I buy Vega and I might use the stock cables until buying custom sleeved ones.
 
Makes sense to do it in stages and it is a lot of money. Why buy Windows? Your current license should be bound to your account rather than the board, unless you have some other reason?

Oh yeah, and I need an M.2 drive, I forgot. I'm just lucky for having gone all out last year. I think we are clotting this thread oops sorry.

Back on topic, so in such a board with 3x M.2 I can see peeps being well happy with 2 in RAID 0 and a 3rd for storage, that'd be pretty sick. I want to see them announce and show everything at what is next month, E3 yeah? I always mix them up.
 
The F34R Channel said:
Makes sense to do it in stages and it is a lot of money. Why buy Windows? Your current license should be bound to your account rather than the board, unless you have some other reason?

Oh yeah, and I need an M.2 drive, I forgot. I'm just lucky for having gone all out last year. I think we are clotting this thread oops sorry.

Back on topic, so in such a board with 3x M.2 I can see peeps being well happy with 2 in RAID 0 and a 3rd for storage, that'd be pretty sick. I want to see them announce and show everything at what is next month, E3 yeah? I always mix them up.
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I'm still on Windows 7. I didn't upgrade in time to avail of the free offer.
 
AngryGoldfish said:
I'm still on Windows 7. I didn't upgrade in time to avail of the free offer.
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Ah makes sense!

Is it just me who wishes they would use an entirely different naming scheme for the HEDT platform? Older families using the name of newer ones, and soon two families using the same name, it's rather messy for the uninitiated. Or at the least have them use the same moniker for mainstream and enthusiast platforms.

Oh that reminds me, AMD X399, that name ed off Intel i reckon :p has got to be deliberate which would make it both funny and immature. But what is name anyway, I say in complete contradiction to my first paragraph. Here's to hoping that it will be a competitive line as well!
 
SK Hynix showcases first GDDR6 wafer at GTC 2017: 16 Gbps data rate

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Source story: https://videocardz.com/69304/sk-hynix-showcases-first-gddr6-wafer-at-gtc-2017
 
WYP said:
Nice spot, I have only just spotted this on Hardware Luxx, very interesting specifications.

Nice to see an increase in storage density as well as the speed increase.
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I know right! I think it's the right move to stick with GDDR rather than go to HBM2. Time will tell.
 
Found this post on the OCUK forums and spotted it dotted around a few other forums too, Take with a pinch of salt but it would be nice if true :)

Hello, I am here to bring you some important information about Vega. Yes I know many people here have been waiting patiently for some substantial information about Vega from AMD. Well I am happy to say your wait has finally come to an end.

Today I will reveal the full Vega lineup and release date! I will include spoilers so Google does not pick up on important parts.

The RX Vega lineup will come in 3 flavors to cater for different price points. The stated aim is to contend directly against the GTX 10 series.


RX Vega "Core" - RRP: $399.99 (1070 perf or better)
RX Vega "Eclipse" - RRP: $499.99 (1080 perf or better)
RX Vega "Nova" - RRP: $599.99 (1080TI perf or better)

Please note: The RX Vega subnames were still being decided on by the board room at the time so are subject to change but those were the most popular ones amongst the engineers along with "Core" "Eclipse" & "Nova".

And now for the grand finally... DATES!

The Vega teaser is May 16.

The full Vega reveal is May 30 - June 3.

The official release of Vega is June 5"

P.S Do not ask me for my source. If I told you my friend would lose his job. Let's just say it is rather "Sunny" where he works... ;)

P.S.S Let the downvotes begin. I am expect that I will be flamed for revealing this info despite being from a legit source. If you don't believe me feel free to come back to this post in 3 weeks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/6aeat3/full_vega_lineup_and_release_date_revealed/
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AMD Ryzen 12 Core Whitehaven CPU seen un the SiSoftSandra database

On my birthday to you guys:

AMD Ryzen 16 Core “Whitehaven” Enthusiast CPUs Leaked – 3.6GHz Clock Speed, Boatloads of Cache & Quad Channel DDR4 Support

From videocardz.com via WCCFTech (ugh):

"The first CPU of the new enthusiast Ryzen family was spotted several weeks back, today two additional chips have surfaced. Both engineering samples feature 16 cores and 32 threads, a boost clock speed of 3.6GHz and a base clock speed of 3.0GHz. They’ve been designated the 2D3101A8UGAF4_36/31_N & 1D3101A8UGAF3_36/31_N device IDs. This leak comes courtesy of VCZ who spotted the new AMD Ryzen engineering samples."

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http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-16-12-core-x399-whitehaven-cpus-leaked/

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineering-samples-update
 
Excalabur50 said:
Nice find Dice, I suspect this might be true somehow
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Hopefully yes :)

The F34R Channel said:
On my birthday to you guys:

AMD Ryzen 16 Core “Whitehaven” Enthusiast CPUs Leaked – 3.6GHz Clock Speed, Boatloads of Cache & Quad Channel DDR4 Support

From videocardz.com via WCCFTech (ugh):

"The first CPU of the new enthusiast Ryzen family was spotted several weeks back, today two additional chips have surfaced. Both engineering samples feature 16 cores and 32 threads, a boost clock speed of 3.6GHz and a base clock speed of 3.0GHz. They’ve been designated the 2D3101A8UGAF4_36/31_N & 1D3101A8UGAF3_36/31_N device IDs. This leak comes courtesy of VCZ who spotted the new AMD Ryzen engineering samples."

AMD-Ryzen-12-core.jpg


http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-16-12-core-x399-whitehaven-cpus-leaked/

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineering-samples-update
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Bet that will be quite a bit more than the 1800X.
 
The F34R Channel said:
Yep. Kinda puzzled that the 12C has lower clocks than the 16C?
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Maybe because it is going to be cheaper.

At this level it is all about binning and voltages/temps. That will dictate how many cores will run. If they don't run AMD just lazer them off and release as lower model.

It doesn't surprise me that Alienware are in with AMD. They always like to release very high end boards and CPUs. The rig I had came with a minimum 5820k. That was the only model of Area 51 for sale. X99 or nothing, basically.

Got a feeling their next model will be AMD stupid end/ X299.

Mind you, one good thing is that they may even bring out a new HEDT. Which I will of course want and have to wait about three years before I can afford the case :D
 
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