Any Apple Mac user who knows a bit about hardware will tell you that “Apple computers are so good because all the hardware is made from the same manufacturer”, and you know what, to a point they are right! So what happens if you don’t want a Mac but want something where the entire machine is made from the same manufacturer? Well Bring in AMD…
AMD have been around for a long time and are known mostly for their graphics cards which give nVidia a run if not beat them when it comes to performance. They have now decided to move into the arena of RAM cards and with this move you can almost build an entire PC using AMD parts (bar a few parts). So, what would the ultimate AMD machine look like?
The place to start is with a motherboard to enable all components to chat with each other; my choice would be an ASUS Crosshair V Formula which runs the 990FX chipset (yes I know not made by AMD, but a beast in its own right). My choice of CPU would be the massive AMD FX8150 running 8-cores at 3.6 GHz with a boost to 4.2 and running on a 32nm cmos technology. Chuck in 4 8GB RAM cards made by AMD all running at 1866 MHz giving a total of 32GB’s (maxing out the motherboard). Add to that an AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card, with 11 GPU’s and 4GB of GDDR5 RAM, multiple video outputs and up to and beyond HD, and running HDMI 1.4a through the HDMI port as well as HD audio built-in.
For some extra speed add an SSD disk and the a HDD for space and we looking at a serious gamers rig that will run anything you want without the smallest flinch (well that is for the next little bit until an upgrade is needed).
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