Recent content by HiroThreading

Yeah I agree with that statement. But at worst Zen performs like a 6-8 core Broadwell would against a 4 core Kaby Lake, and at its best it's top of the pack with its 16 threads -- something that will benefit it (as well as Intel's HEDT lineup) going into the future. Broadwell level performance...

I just find it hilarious that the whole "PC master race" cult surrounding PC gaming was all about 4K with maxed AA, AF, and other graphical fidelities; but suddenly after Ryzen's launch, a lot of the "PC master race" suddenly care about 720p/1080p and CPU bottlenecks. What a joke. The fact of...

Not to mention the price differential... Ryzen pretty much makes the entire Intel HEDT platform massively overpriced. If you need more than 8 cores or dual GPUs, you may as well skip Intel HEDT and just buy a proper Xeon E5 workstation platform. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh yeah, it's definitely a fail. :fearscream: Seriously, how can anyone call this CPU a failure? It's one of the most interesting architectures in recent CPU history -- it's performance is competitive to some of Intel's best, and so is its power consumption. It's only weakness is probably an...

I don't get the negativity toward Ryzen either. Actually, I'm very surprised that people are complaining about Ryzen at all. It's a fantastic chip. It's as fast as Broadwell-E in productivity, and it's fast enough in gaming so as to deliver smooth frametimes. It outperforms anything...

Thanks, but I was being sarcastic. ;) I've been following Anandtech, and sites like Tech Report, Beyond3D and Real World Tech for over decade. I know that Intel and AMD CPUs are both x86 and x86-64 compatible. I find it pretty lamentable that a fellow tech enthusiast would even question if...

You're going to have to expound your thoughts. I am obviously talking about macOS and OS X well after the PowerPC transition. Have you got macOS running on an ARM platform? Such drama. My point was that you can't simply take iOS 10, for example, and run it on say a RaspberryPi or device...

Really? Do you have a link for this?? To think: I've been following Anandtech for over a decade, and this is the first time someone mentioned this. Ok, the sarcasm is getting tiring. Come on man, there's no need to lower the conversation with statements like that. ...in a Windows context...

See my post above. Very little is impossible for Apple, given its huge cash reserves. But Apple only does things if they have strong incentives or sees large potential growth in projects. Otherwise they play things very very safe. Also, macOS (formerly OS X) is x86 only. It's actually iOS that...

Yep. Also, it's not just a problem with the OS, itself but also issues with things like bootloaders and EFI configs too. Would it be impossible for Apple? Of course not. They're basically the world's most wealthy company. But something that cytg needs to explain is: what incentive is there for...

Installing macOS on unsupported hardware -- or even slightly supported hardware (e.g. some Broadcom network adapters, some AMD/Nvidia GPUs, most sound cards and so on) -- is an abslutely nightmare and major PITA. That's why I said "basically impossible". Apple implements support for...

Go ahead and try install macOS on an AMD platform, then come back and message me. ;) Or better yet, why don't you go to tonymacx86 forums and survey how many Hackintosh enthusiasts run AMD platforms.

Highly doubtful. There's not even any support for AMD CPU instructions in macOS (makes it basically impossible to install macOS on an AMD Hacintosh).

Had to nitpick here; but I think it's one of the Gold Squadron pilots that says this. :p Sorry! I recently just saw Rogue One, so feeling a bit of Star Wars fever right now haha!

Ryzen may not be enough to knock Intel off the performance throne, but it will offer some serious competition. This is fantastic news. I honestly prefer Intel platforms, but if AMD can give Intel a good smackdown in the performance class ($200-600), then this is great for all PC (and...