AMD Announces Second-Generation A-Series Desktop APUs

[Munki]

Would these APU's make for good servers?

That depends on the type of server and its function.

 

[Disparia]

If you have a lot of movies to rip and transcode, may make a nice home media server.

There's a company that builds clusters with Llano APUs currently if your project distributes well over such an architecture.

Possibly a decent chip for local workgroup VDI (Desktop Virtualization), such as classroom computers.

 

[NeoXF]

Speaking of which, I wonder if the HSA Foundation (in other words, future APU implementations) will have any say in AMD's Opteron series...

 

[Super XP]

That depends on the type of server and its function.

Yes a home media server just as the poster below yours has pointed out. But perhaps not for an online gaming server.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Would these APU's make for good servers?

they will be, Amd is working on this with its seamicro division

 

[suraswami]

seems like based on initial reviews it consumes less power than previous generation. I am guessing same would be true for the AM3+ CPUs that is to come. If that is the case I might jump on to the new AM3+.

 

[Super XP]

seems like based on initial reviews it consumes less power than previous generation. I am guessing same would be true for the AM3+ CPUs that is to come. If that is the case I might jump on to the new AM3+.

Nothing like a nice ASUS Crosshair V or it's little brother Sabertooth