This is what annoys the crap out of me(Intel is guilty too). Why change the mounting hole layout so we have to buy(or the heatsink manufacturers have to give away at a loss) new retention brackets? Did Intel really need to make the holes on the 115X platform ever so slightly larger than the 775? Did AMD really need to do the same between AM3+/FM2+ and AM4? And it makes even less sense that AMD wouldn't take the opportunity to make their mounting holes square, and they should have actually just matched the already in use Intel spacing. Make it easier for all of us!
It is the classic fanboy problem. If you speak ill of a product by the fanboy's chosen brand, you are instantly bias. The reality is the reviewer just feels the product isn't as good as the competition that scores higher. Right now AMD is still behind both Intel and nVidia in terms of overall product quality, so their scores in reviews reflect that. They are a lot closer than they were last year, that is for sure, but not quite to the point of being equal or better. Of course, I'm sure I'll get "well Ryzen is better than Intel in XYZ area, or Ryzen is cheaper than one single Intel processor so Ryzen should have better scores" or "AMD GPUs are better than nVidia if you look at a few specific games". Well, yes, if you look at a few specific areas, AMD is better, but if you look overall they are not.
People saying W1zzard is Bias need to review their history. This site started largely as an ATI resource. W1zzard has gone so far as to hide an easter egg in an nVidia review that said "epic fail" because the card was so bad. And I believe an nVidia card still holds the crown for the lowest score ever received in a review here.
Just going to name a few stuff i seen from several years ago:
* Thumbs Down to AMD GPU's for not supporting PhysX back in the day. nVidia GPU's never got a Thumbs Down for not supporting MANTLE or FreeSync
* Thumbs Down to AMD GPU's for Supporting DX11 claiming it will not be relevant for a while, yet when nVidia released Fermi they get a Thumbs up for "Substantial performance improvements in DirectX11". (Fermi at least got lower scores than HD5000 series in the end)
* Not benchmarking MANTLE which did brought final Performance in several games, claiming nVidia did not supported the API and that only a few games used it. But heck, if you're a review site you should review every single feature of a card, if not adding to the final score, at least leave it there for reference.
* Very very late Benchmarks for DX12/Vulkan claiming DX12 was unstable and not reliable. This was back when AMD was stomping nVidia to the floor with early DX12 games.
* When finally started benchmarking DX12/Vulkan the RX480 got left out of the list, putting the RX470 against both GTX1060 (3GB and 6GB).
* Wizz making fun of Ryzen at release in Facebook, going back and forth changing the title.
Those are just a few of the things i noticed in the past. I only owned 1 Radeon GPU which was the HD5770 and sold it like a year later, not because it was bad and actually worked fine with no issues at all. Sold it because i was offered a GTX470 which was almost twice as powerful. Then bought a GTX780TI. Prior to my HD5770 i owned a 8800GT, 7600GT and 5200FX which was my very first one. Hardware side i preffer nVidia, but i preffer AMD ethics since nVidia sometimes really act like a D*ck.
Lately i noticed that TPU has not been reviewing some AMD hardware, as they claim they did not provide or got their review hardware late. But if i were AMD i would totally not send them any more hardware Lol.
I really like AMD and i want them to succeed to keep both Intel and nVidia prices in check, lately it has not been the case but i don't want to see them go. I plan to support them with VEGA IF it offers GTX1080 performance for less cash.
Anyway TPU it is what is and i check every review they do from any brand, but when it's AMD i always expect a 8 - 8.5 from TPU.
I hope i don't get banned for this.
Just bought i5 7400, i3 7100, Pentium G4560.
