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Pemalite said:

JEMC said:

So Kaveri reviews start to appear, for the A8-7600 and the A10-7850K processors.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2014/01/14/amd-a8-7600-kaveri-review

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7677/amd-kaveri-review-a8-7600-a10-7850k

 

And the situation is the same as before. They are "good" and an improvement over the parts they are replacing, but compared to its Intel counterparts they are still behind in terms of CPU power, although the GPU is better, as it should.

But t shows that, if software moves that way, HSA is the way to go.

If you're a gamer on a tight budget, it's really the best option and could be relatively potent in Hybrid Crossfire.

Otherwise I still highly recommend an Intel Quad paired up with an AMD/nVidia GPU at this point because I still think it's a wise idea to get a set-up that's excellent at all past and future games, right now HSA is betting only on the future.

I agree about the CPU and with HSA being only promising.

The thing is, though, that no one will code their programs to use both the CPU and GPU unless they know that their work isn't wasted. AMD has to produce those HSA processors to entice devs to use them to its full potential.

AMD better hope that it doesn't take as long as coding for 64 bit processors, or else they are screwed.