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AMD A10-5800K
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Teusday

AMD A10-5800K:
 @ Anandtech
 @ Guru3D
 @ HardwareHeaven
 @ Hi Tech Legion
 @ HotHardware
 @ KitGuru
 @ Legit Reviews
 @ PCPer
 @ Technic3D
 @ TechPowerUp
 @ TechwareLabs

AMD A8-5600K:
 @ Anandtech
 @ HotHardware
 @ PCPer
 @ TechPowerUp
 @ Vortez

Audio
CM Storm Sonuz Headset @ eTeknix

Case
CM Storm Scout 2 Case @ Benchmark Reviews
XSPC H1 "Hive" Cube+ @ PureOverclock

Cooler
DeepCool Gamer Storm Assassin @ PureOverclock
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme @ BCCHardware

CPU
All Core i3 Models @ Hardware Secrets
AMD A8-3850 CPU @ Rbmods

Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula Motherboard @ ThinkComputers

Portable
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook @ TechSpot
Acer Iconia Tab A210 @ XSReviews
iPhone 5 @ Tweaktown

Storage
KingFast F3 Plus 240GB SSD @ Tweaktown
Samsung 840 Series 250GB SSD @ The SSD Review

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RE: Plenty of time for reviews
By Beenthere on 10/2/2012 4:31:35 PM , Rating: 2
bsd228-

For many people, especially in these economically tough times a $100 more is a big deal. In addition unless all you do is run benchmarks all day long, spending $100 more on an i5 may net you nothing of value at all - depending on what you use your PC for. That's why it's nice to have many options to meet all consumer needs.

The price of the case, mobo, RAM, etc. is going to be similar in price to those for an i3/i5 and in some cases actually cheaper with the AMD hardware over Intel.

The bottom line is buy what makes you happy - if you have the $$$. Most people will be perfectly happy with the Trinity APUs because it's all they need. If you need more and have the cash, then buy an i5 if that's what makes you happy.

It's worth noting that the FM2 mobo socket design is fixed for the next several years so all the updated AMD APUs will plug right in unlike Intel that changes sockets all the time, thus requiring a new mobo at the minimum.


RE: Plenty of time for reviews
By Jeffk464 on 10/2/2012 7:51:33 PM , Rating: 2
Yeah, I have an FM1 board. :(


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