Samsung To Allegedly Acquire AMD To Compete With Intel And Qualcomm Head On

qubit · Mar 26, 2015

I don't remember ever seeing a lame product from Samsung, so if the rumours are finally true, I think it could make AMD really competitive with Intel and NVIDIA - and that would be good for us. Competitive, high performance and reasonably priced products from AMD and perhaps no more NVIDIA Titans at a ridiculous $1000?

A fresh report from South Korea has just surfaced with claims that Samsung will allegedly attempt an AMD buyout to compete with Intel. The report claims that the Korean giant will attempt to acquire AMD and merge it with one of its subsidiaries.

http://wccftech.com/amd-allegedly-merge-samsung/

bubbleawsome · Mar 26, 2015

I've always loved AMD, but them being bought by samsung wouldn't be a bad thing.

Batou1986 · Mar 26, 2015

At this point any change at AMD is a good thing

Steevo · Mar 26, 2015

Not sure, if they lose interest in making high end GPU's we all will be stuck with Nvidia cards at absurd prices.

But if they gain access to Samsung's foundry, ability to make CPU's, GPU's controllers, and couple that with the memory, and much else...... we could see some leaps and bounds in technology.

erocker · Mar 26, 2015

Without any kind of reason, plan or intent with the deal I have no idea.

manofthem · Mar 26, 2015

I like Samsung. If this is true and Samsung has an interest in the enthusiast CPU and GPU market, then hey, what the heck... I'm in for it.

edit: i just happened to see another post on the OPO forum.

alwayssts · Mar 26, 2015

If this means AMD promotions by K-POP groups, then that would be a-ok.

(That just made me realize I'm freaking old...that campaign was 6 years ago already. Whatever, still better than a still picture ad.)

But seriously,

erocker said:
Without any kind of reason, plan or intent with the deal I have no idea.

This. Whole bunch of this. There certainly is synergy....yeah I said it...but at first blush I fear this prospect worse than I did AMD taking over ATi, and we all know how that turned out.

Kinda was hoping AMD would be bought by one of the government subsidiaries of Abu Dhabi. Sure, it's not a net positive from an IP pov, but it would equally mean unlimited funds but likely without fear of encroaching upon their engineering game plans. Even with how much money they've poured into amd/gf, they seem pretty hands-off.

R-T-B · Mar 26, 2015

I voted yes, but this would be continent to all current divisions staying open. I don't want to see them going CPU only.

OneMoar · Mar 26, 2015

o look another qubit thread with questionable sources and sensationalist titles
this rumor has been floating around since jan ....
and that's all it is a rumor from some south Korean tabloid

R-T-B · Mar 26, 2015

It is however an interesting discussion. And rumor or no rumor, I'm sure people have thought about this that could actually make it happen. The question is whether or not it would be worth Samsung's while, to be honest.

OneMoar · Mar 26, 2015

R-T-B said:
It is however an interesting discussion. And rumor or no rumor, I'm sure people have thought about this that could actually make it happen. The question is whether or not it would be worth Samsung's while, to be honest.

I won't validate this nonsense with a constructive argument
so ill leave the thread with this HELLS NO

Caring1 · Mar 26, 2015

R-T-B said:
I voted yes, but this would be continent to all current divisions staying open. I don't want to see them going CPU only.

OCZ currently make the R7 SSD's for AMD, and they are a part of the Toshiba group.
I wonder how this is going to work out.

R-T-B · Mar 26, 2015

OneMoar said:
I won't validate this nonsense with a constructive argument
so ill leave the thread with this HELLS NO

Ah come on OneMoar. There was nothing argumentative about it being an interesting discussion. There was nothing argumentative in general. Come on, you know me better than to spout garbage. Be nice. Have a happy kitten:

FordGT90Concept · Mar 26, 2015

Samsung could stop AMD from making any more x86 processors and instead, turn AMD over to ARM which is the bulk of Samsung's business. It may not be the best thing for us end consumers.

Countryside · Mar 26, 2015

FordGT90Concept said:
Samsung could stop AMD from making any more x86 processors and instead, turn AMD over to ARM which is the bulk of Samsung's business. It may not be the best thing for us end consumers.

Indeed that scenario is likely to happen. For AMD to stay in competition a good x86 processors is very important so lets hope that Zen will be a phoenix from the ashes.

R-T-B · Mar 26, 2015

Countryside said:
Indeed that scenario is likely to happen. For AMD to stay in competition a good x86 processors is very important so lets hope that Zen will be a phoenix from the ashes.

I find it more likely Samsung would be looking to expand into x86 tbh,

Naito · Mar 26, 2015

Maybe Samsung is going after IP to help mitigate risk from current or future lawsuits against Nvidia or others.

EDIT: And that is exactly what the article read (I didn't view it before writing this).

Countryside · Mar 26, 2015

R-T-B said:
I find it more likely Samsung would be looking to expand into x86 tbh,

Maybe so, with the information we have now we can only speculate

W1zzard · Mar 26, 2015

AMD's x86 license doesn't transfer in a buyout, so who'll make console CPUs ?

qubit · Mar 26, 2015

@R-T-B OMG a kitten!

W1zzard said:
AMD's x86 license doesn't transfer in a buyout, so who'll make console CPUs ?

I was wondering that too, but the article reckons it can be done. We'll see.

That was a really clever clause that Intel put in, wasn't it? Really stops AMD becoming stronger by being bought out.

RCoon · Mar 26, 2015

This rumour has surfaced 3 times over the last couple of years. It seems to do the rounds whenever somebody's fingers get twitchy on a random internet forum to kickstart the rumour-mill on the internet.

Not happening.

W1zzard said:
who'll make console CPUs ?

Snapdragon 810, probably about as powerful as an Xbox One. /sarcasm

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Mar 26, 2015

A resounding yes from me...

And.......long live speculation and discussion.
Good thread @qubit

Caring1 · Mar 26, 2015

Simple solution is to break AMD down into different divisions and leave the CPU division as a separate entity.

Cartel · Mar 26, 2015

AMD is obviously in trouble.... I knew it

Caring1 · Mar 26, 2015

W1zzard said:
AMD's x86 license doesn't transfer in a buyout, so who'll make console CPUs ?

Stackable 3D Arm Processors :rockout:

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Processor	5900x
Motherboard	MSI MEG UNIFY
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 360mm
Memory	4x8GB 3600c16 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	1TB SX8200 Pro, 2TB SanDisk Ultra 3D, 6TB WD Red Pro
Display(s)	Acer XV272U
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Ducky One 2

Processor	Ryzen 5900X
Motherboard	ASUS Prime X470 Pro
Cooling	Arctic liquid freezer II 240
Memory	2 x 16 Gb Gskill Trident Z 3600 Mhz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3060 Ti OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO 500 Gb / 860 EVO 1 Tb
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF
Case	Lian Li Lancool II Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G703
Keyboard	Logitech G513
Software	Win 11

System Name	Compy 386
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus
Cooling	Air for now.....
Memory	64 GB DDR5 6400Mhz
Video Card(s)	7900XTX 310 Merc
Storage	Samsung 990 2TB, 2 SP 2TB SSDs and over 10TB spinning
Display(s)	56" Samsung 4K HDR
Audio Device(s)	ATI HDMI
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Razer
Software	A lot.
Benchmark Scores	Its fast. Enough.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

Samsung To Allegedly Acquire AMD To Compete With Intel And Qualcomm Head On

Samsung buying out AMD would be a good thing

Yes

No

Not sure

Other (explain)

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

bubbleawsome

Batou1986

Steevo

erocker

*

manofthem

WCG-TPU Team All-Star!

alwayssts

R-T-B

OneMoar

There is Always Moar

R-T-B

OneMoar

There is Always Moar

Caring1

R-T-B

FordGT90Concept

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

Countryside

R-T-B

Naito

Countryside

W1zzard

Administrator

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

RCoon

CAPSLOCKSTUCK

Spaced Out Lunar Tick

Caring1

Cartel

Caring1

Processor	3900X @ 4.0
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E
Cooling	DeepCool Castle 360EX
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB 3600
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 XT Pulse
Storage	Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34UC88
Case	Thermaltake P3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	G Skill KM570 MX Silver
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	HTPC whhaaaat?
Processor	2600k @ 4500mhz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus IV gene-z gen3
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14
Memory	Gskill Ripjaw 2x4gb
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1080 FTW @ 2037/11016
Storage	2x512GB MX100/1x Agility 3 128gb ssds, Seagate 3TB HDD
Display(s)	Vizio P 65'' 4k tv
Case	Lian Li pc-c50b
Audio Device(s)	Denon 3311
Power Supply	Corsair 620HX

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64

System Name	RPC MK2.5
Processor	Ryzen 5800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2
Cooling	Enermax ETX-T50RGB
Memory	CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC
Storage	ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner
Display(s)	LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz
Case	Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W
Mouse	Kone burst Pro
Keyboard	EVGA Z15
Software	Windows 11 +startisallback

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Processor	11700
Motherboard	TUF z590
Memory	G.Skill 32gb 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	ROG Vega 56
Case	Deepcool
Power Supply	RM 850

System Name	Desktop \| Laptop
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D \| Intel Core i7 7700HQ
Motherboard	MAG X570S Torpedo Max\| Neptune KLS HM175
Cooling	Corsair H100x \| Twin fan, fin stack & heat pipes
Memory	32GB G.Skill F4-3600C16-8GVK @ 3600MHz / 16-16-16-36-1T \| 16GB DDR4 @ 2400MHz / 17-17-17-39-2T
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra \| GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB + Kingston KC3000 2TB + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB \| 970 Evo 500GB
Display(s)	32" Dell G3223Q (2160p @ 144Hz) \| 17" IPS 1920x1080P
Case	Fractal Meshify 2 Compact \| Aspire V Nitro BE
Audio Device(s)	ifi Audio ZEN DAC V2 + Focal Radiance / HyperX Solocast
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 1000W \| 150W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate \| Logitech MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman V2 Optical (Linear Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	Party On
Processor	Xeon w 3520
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty
Cooling	Big tower thing
Memory	6 gb Ballistix Tracer
Video Card(s)	HD 7970
Case	a plank of wood
Audio Device(s)	seperate amp and 6 big speakers
Power Supply	Corsair
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	under going restoration

Processor	AMD FX-8350 Black Edition
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX 1.01
Cooling	Zalman 9900NT
Memory	16GB G Skill TridentX DDR3 2400 @2133 CL9-11-11-31 F3-2400C10-8GTX
Video Card(s)	XFX Double D R9-390-TDFD 8GB 512-Bit GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850Pro 128GB, WD VelociRaptor 600GB, Seagate 7200.14 500GB
Display(s)	HP LP2065 IPS x2
Case	Coolermaster Elite RC-330 ATX
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Claro Plus
Power Supply	Corsair TX850W V2 Single 70A Rail
Mouse	Asus 0K100-00030200
Keyboard	IBM KB-9930
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	1.21GW @88MPH