AMD has had its ups and downs over the company’s history but they seem poised to head for new heights as their roadmap for the future coalesces into a solid plan. That plan, will benefit gamers thanks to their range of products which includes the newly announced re-release of the FX Series.
Now it might be just me, but I believe then when a company makes several pieces of the puzzle, those pieces fit together better and therefore should perform better. It seems
to me that AMD believes this too and is striving to make their CPU/GPU combos and APU setups to be the most powerful processing on the planet in terms of desktops. If that’s the case, they might catapult themselves into gamers hearts, rigs and pocketbooks. Of course, as a journalist, I’m the skeptical type, but I have to say, I do like what I am seeing. I met one of the most upbeat and excited representatives of their team and if everyone is as excited and dedicated as Ron is, they are definitely going nowhere but UP.
AMD FX Series Reboot
For those that don’t remember, the FX series of processors are aimed at hardcore PC gamers and those who need more out of their computers for video entertainment.
The first platform to earn the new FX title, the “Scorpius” platform, will feature the now-available AMD 9-series chipset motherboards and AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series graphics cards, plus the upcoming “Zambezi” unlocked, native eight-core processor which means you can overclock at will and get the most out of your system meaning better performance all around.
Just be sure you check into serious cooling for the CPU when you decide to overclock or you could burn it out and need another.
The fact that the CPUs and GPUs are unlocked means that you can overclock, underclock and get the processors to work with the front side bus of many mainboard. Since AMD is unlocking all of their processors the user is then responsible for the using the proper settings and cooling. The thing about it is that your warranty may be invalid if you burn out your processor because you didn’t cool it properly.
The FX series ’Zambezi’ will come in 4, 6 and 8 core versions.
