On the AMD blog, product marketing manager Adam Kozak has outlined a three-step process to ensure a smooth transition to the first native 8-core desktop processor, which aims to deliver a significant boost in performance and speed.
Kozak advises that rigs should have a motherboard with an AMD 9-series chipset and the BIOS should be flashed with the latest version. Finally, he recommends a high-end AMD Radeon graphics card, suggesting an AMD Radeon HD 6850 graphics card or higher. He would, wouldn't he?
“Follow these steps to be sure your PC is fully equipped to experience the unlocked and unrestrained power of AMD FX when the CPU hits the market this quarter.”
Read the full three-step guide at the AMD blog.
The AMD FX-Series processors are based on its new "Bulldozer" microarchitecture and three CPUs will be available this quarter, including the 8-core FX-8150, which clocked at 3.60 GHz, and 16 MB of (L2 + L3, total) cache; the 8-core FX-8120, clocked at 3.10 GHz, and 16 MB of cache; and the 6-core FX-6100, clocked at 3.30 GHz, and 14 MB of cache.
A firm release date and prices for the UK market are yet to be confirmed.
