FM1, Interesting new platform?

[Dirk Broer]

The longer I have this FM1 board running, the more enthusiastic I get!
Wait, didn't I say that before? Yes, and I mean it.

I've also said that the bottlenecks for my present Llano system for real big credits, BOINC-wise, are :
1. The number of cores (could be 1 higher with the sheer unobtainable A6-3600, A8-3800 or the mythical A8-3820) and
2. The speed of the Graphics Core of the A6-3500, only 444 Mhz where the top models offer 600 Mhz. The overclockable Black Edition/K models might reach even higher, but are 100 Watt as opposed to the 65 Watt of the A6-3500, A6-3600, A8-3800 or the mythical A8-3820. Mind you, when running the A6-3500 at 2400 Mhz (Turbo mode) as I do you will reach 88 Watt anyway.

With the A8-3870K dropping in price to an affordable level (below 100 Euro's in some shops) I have decided to go for 33% more cores at an 25% higher clock speed and a 35% higher rated GPU core for the internal graphics. And that is before overclocking....I won't go buying a Black Edition CPU and leave it at stock speed!
Unfortunately I could today only order the APU, it will be delivered next week.

BTW: Still haven't seen a A8-3820 in the wild, and the A8-3800 is still the most expensive Llano around here.
BTW2: It seems that -according to the latest GPU-Z- my board is capable of triple CrossfireX, so my next purchase will be a 2nd HD 6670 (Silent version, getting deaf as it is right now). We'll get FM1 to deliver big credits yet...