Monday, June 22nd 2015
AMD Doesn't Trust its Own Processors - Project Quantum Driven by Intel Core i7-4790K
One of the three unexpected products based on the "Fiji" GPU, which AMD announced at its E3 event, Project Quantum, or the quest to design a 4K-worthy SFF gaming PC, which runs two "Fiji" GPUs in CrossFire, had the press assume that the rest of the system could be AMD-based, such as AMD-branded (albeit Patriot Memory manufactured) memory, AMD-branded (albeit OCZ manufactured) SSD; and importantly an AMD-made CPU or APU. Given its liquid-cooling, the prospect of a 95W "Godavari," or even upcoming "Carrizo" APU didn't seem far-fetched. Even a 95W FX CPU could have been deployed, since AM3+ on mini-ITX is not impossible.
When taken apart, Project Quantum was shown to be running an Intel Core i7-4790K "Devil's Canyon" CPU, on an ASRock-made mini-ITX motherboard, with its non-essential parts soldered out. The i7-4790K is neighbored by a pair of half-height Crucial Ballistix memory modules, which is excusable, since there are no half-height AMD Radeon memory modules, yet. The SSD is AMD-branded. The unit features a unified liquid cooling solution that's custom-made for AMD, by Asetek. A large (200 mm?) radiator, with a single fan, cools the CPU, the PCH, as well as the two "Fiji" GPUs.
Source:
Kitguru
When taken apart, Project Quantum was shown to be running an Intel Core i7-4790K "Devil's Canyon" CPU, on an ASRock-made mini-ITX motherboard, with its non-essential parts soldered out. The i7-4790K is neighbored by a pair of half-height Crucial Ballistix memory modules, which is excusable, since there are no half-height AMD Radeon memory modules, yet. The SSD is AMD-branded. The unit features a unified liquid cooling solution that's custom-made for AMD, by Asetek. A large (200 mm?) radiator, with a single fan, cools the CPU, the PCH, as well as the two "Fiji" GPUs.
188 Comments on AMD Doesn't Trust its Own Processors - Project Quantum Driven by Intel Core i7-4790K
Let's be logical now
AMD as of currently doesn't make any iTX boards for AM3+
They wouldn't use a APU as they are not meant for the high end market
And Zen isn't ready yet
So why not use Intel
And at this time if i were to buy a such item i would want a Intel chipset \ CPU in it anyways lets face it most of you would too. Some times i wounder if i should buy a load of extra large wooden spoons for people on here for Christmas.
I am sure AMD know what was the best to use at the time and i could not agree more what they used.
I don't see Kitguru's Anton Shilov using NVIDIA's 386 CPU instead of Intel's X86 CPU. LOL.
www.nvidia.com/docs/IO/145393/NVIDIA-Jetson-Pro-Development-Kit.png
NVIDIA'a ARM desktop type motherboard... it's a POS for desktop usage.
www.cnx-software.com/2013/03/21/seco-mitx-gpu-devkit-features-nvidia-tegra-3-supports-cuda-5/
SECO mITX GPU DEVKIT that supports Nvidia Tegra 3 and PCI-e x16 connector (PCI Express x4) which is another POS for desktop use..
Kitguru's Anton Shilov is a hypocrite.
If you support Anton Shilov's view point then you are also a hypocrite.
you ran it on your competitors hardware??????????????? that's never ok no matter what you guys say
When impartiality has been lost, a site is no longer reputable.
"Hey, lets cripple the performance of our dual GPU solution prototype concept with an APU!
Or even better: lets convince a mainboard manufacturer to design an mITX board based on the years old and dead FX platform!!!"...
Everybody knows Intel has faster CPUs, AMD benches their cards with Intels platforms for a few generations now, nothing wrong with it.
Its like saying nVidia doesnt trust its Denver cores because they didnt used it as their platform for their TitanX performance numbers......
Semantics aplenty. What language Btarunr used is irrelevant. If you think it's trolling or flame bait, so be it.
I couldn't give a poo what's inside a PC of awesome but the fact is clear that, for now, AMD don't have a suitable solution for the device. They've designed a box that can't be suitably powered, for now, by their own processor.
It follows they could have used their own cpu's but technically it would be an issue of not having faith it would work adequately or in other words, AMD does not trust its current CPU architecture (and its concurrent hardware requirements) to work in their uber box of awesome.
Why are people up in arms? In two more days, we'll have a lovely review of what is probably the fastest gfx card of all time. This AMD hating site will tell it how it is.
It's another symptomatic idiom of today's age where the sense of 'injustice' is taken to such levels. This site isn't biased. Editorials may be worded to cause emotive responses but hey, deal with it.
Because if there is an editing process and this article still made it through then there is a systemic problem and TPU is in trouble.
If there isn't then this article demonstrates a dire need for one.
TPU, all you have is your reputation. This article just took a hammer to it.
But I'd love to see AMD take them down a peg. :)
The Fury X2 (Dual GPU card), is two GPU's on one card, with the watercooling block sandwiched between the 2 GPU's and the CPU.
And for the same reason AMD didnt choose one of their CPUs, especially in a prototype while evaluating max performance, heat, power draw etc.
They already claim they are not competing in the high end market. Since this is focused on showcasing the Fiji cards more than anything is would make sense to pair this with an Intel CPU since they are better for gaming overall. Not only that, but the PCI-E at 3.0 speeds (8x each) is probably a better option (even if 2.0 @ 8x would not be much of a bottleneck if any) just to make sure you have the performance available. Either way, still a cool looking product.
I think he is getting more than his fair share of generous gifts this month from the green team to improve his trolling efforts. anyway its pathetic for a so called editor to stoop to this level.
Make it : "the new Project Quantum is powered by an Intel i7 4970k" and nobody would have any problem.
Those are just unambiguous facts.
in b4 w1zzard is "forced" to "review" reviews so he can continue to review, rip
edit, the "forced" moderation before posts get into the airwaves is good too, this way opinions get "reviewed" too before they hurt anyone