Other 785G Goodies
AMD has a few more tricks up its sleeve with the 785G, including:
Lower Power Usage
It's hard to argue with lower power usage. AMD claims that the new Radeon HD 4200 IGP can dynamically scale IGP clock speeds based on usage requirements.
ATI Stream Technology
AMD's GPGPU solution is compatible with all Radeon 4000 series graphics processors, and that includes the integrated Radeon HD 4200. While both Nvidia and AMD make a lot of claims about processing all sorts of tasks on the GPU, there are precious few applications that take good advantage of either CUDA or ATI Stream.
It is interesting that we can now use an application that is optimized for both Nvidia's CUDA and AMD's ATI Stream to see which vendor’s IGP takes the best advantage of GPU acceleration. We'll try Cyberlink's Mediashow Espresso with the 785G chipset in addition to the GeForce 9300 chipset and see what happens. With no GPGPU solution of its own, Intel will have to sit this one out.
Windows 7 Support
Windows 7 has already hit RTM, and while it's nice to know that the 785G works with it out of the box, I'm not sure how many people are chomping at the bit to upgrade to an operating system the moment it's released. Still, there's certainly nothing wrong with timely Windows 7 support.
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just want to give you guys a heads up, meybe you wanna look into it:
AMD 785G Update - Multi-Channel LPCM is not Available
or at least thats what AMD says accordign to anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=629
Great article..thanks for including the GPGPU benchmarks
Be nice to see those vs. the fastest i7 and it's respective power draw.
Fair do's to AMD. They've bounced back, and given the market some products that can compete with both Intel (CPU's) and nVidia (GPU's). Seems like it's only nVidia that has kept Intel's head above water in the GPU market..the G45 couldn't even play Blue-Ray properly, let alone produce decent frame rates even in slightly older games.
If I was in AMD's shoes right now I'd push the advantage of GPGPU processing, in addition to low-cost Athlon II/Phenom II processors. Only thing that doesn't appeal to me is the naming conventions, which confuse the user into thinking higher numbers mean more performance..that really turned me off nVidia. The 785G is alright because it suggests a slightly modified design rather than a brand new one (nice to see them squeezing everything out of it and developing even better drivers), but the integrated HD4200 being slower than HD3300? Hmm, c'mon guys..that might cheese off a few people.
Finally, the article does lead me to ask: is nVidia doing the 9400 for AM3? If not, is it down to some competition law or something? The 8200 game results look very weak..they're even on par with the Intel G45 on occasion. An nVidia 9 series IGP for the AMD platform would obviously be better.
p.s.
I think Mother Earth is far better served by the US population, which is predicted to mushroom in a relatively short space of time..I'll settle for the lesser evil I think, and get that shiny new CPU.
I think Mother Earth is far better served by the US population, which is predicted to mushroom in a relatively short space of time..I'll settle for the lesser evil I think, and get that shiny new CPU.
I think you've missed out the words "not" and "cloud" from your quote
Anandtech is reporting that retail 785G motherboards typically won't actually support multi-channel LPCM. Any truth to this?
AMD chips still can't run standard windows Apps properly without cashing, so as far as I am concerned, Intel is a solid winner.
(every AMD I have been on has had an issue with some very basic program, ranging from Nero Burning Rom to something as simple as Microsoft Word (03/07))
Hey, this review is giving me ideas....
and now i'm slightly confused...
I was going to assemble an intel 5200+ Biostar g41 for a simple home use PC, but now I am seriously considering 785G. I am not really into gaming. All I want is a graphic good enough to play bluray with good onboard sound card.
Anyway, keep up the good work. This is the kind of review which a novice like me am looking at and depending upon when trying to buy a new PC. Thanks!!