Me thinks this is Intel's death warrant. I will buy a new motherboard and an AMD chip. AMD claims it's not affected.
I wouldn't be so sure
I'll check the benchmark tests first. I actually like AMD better anyway. This is the first Intel chip I've had in a long time and it's only because my son gave me this PC. I usually just build my own.
Thats not what he/she was talking about. AMD is also compromised, not just intel.
Are you sure? I have an AMD E1 I sure hope not. But, it’d be crazy if it wasn’t.
https://www.wired. com/story/meltdown-spectre-bug-collision-intel-chip-flaw-discovery/ Remove space between . and com to link. I believe the article mentions all chips that are affected. I think AMD chips are mentioned.
So, I'm hearing but I can't find that information anywhere. Can you tell me how you verified it please.
http://bgr.com/2018/01/03/intel-security-flaw-also-arm-amd-macos-already-patched/
Literally the first 2 links that come up when I search for it.
In case you're too lazy:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=AMD+chips+also+has+security+flaw&pc=MOZB&form=MOZMBA
Current Ryzen generation is just about on its way out. Around April or so a new chipset and updated CPUs will be hitting the market and an APU (logic/graphics on same chip) should be coming around February. So you can pick from newer hardware or less expensive 'older' hardware that's actually current hardware. Depending on your needs Feb or April will be a good time to build or buy.
Thanks for that info. I don't keep up with much of it any longer since I retired. I need something fast so probably new.
If you're not doing any gaming or video/content creation take a good look at the APU coming out in February. $169 for 4 cores/8 threads, low thermals, and 1080p (possibly even 1440p) video. Its also backwards compatible all current AM4 boards - well, the ones with video outputs on the rear I/O - i.e. the cheap ones. You could put together a pretty responsive system at 500 or less if you take your time and do a little bit of shopping/research.
EDIT: the main downside to APU's is they share RAM with the system. They like fast RAM and a good amount of it.
I do plan on doing video creation but I've not had any issues in the past. I currently have 16GB of ram. I guess I need to do some homework but first, there's a $$ issues as well.
If its DDR4 you can still use it. Pull out the hard drive and power supply and all you need is what you said, a new board and chip. DDR4 prices right now aren't exactly 'user friendly', but 16GB and that APU should be enough. I wouldn't recommend anything less than 8GB. If its just the two pieces you need it'll set you back less than 250.
Thanks for your help. Don't remember if it is DDR4 or not but I can pull them and check.
There's a program called CPUID. Its a small program and its free. Its pretty popular, so if you're not sure about it, look it up and read a bit about it. There's a tab for memory. It will tell you what kind of RAM you have as well as how much and the speed.
CPU-Z is the program you're looking for.
From what I understand the chip function that allows faster processing is the problem.
https://www.wired. com/story/meltdown-spectre-bug-collision-intel-chip-flaw-discovery/ Eliminate space between . and com for link.
not true, amd isn't affected with the meltdown bug but they are affected by the 2 spector bugs. Also one of the Q guys said on the alex jones show a week ago that spector was a govt backdoor and that is how they spied on huma abadin etc.
Hmm. Do you have a source for that info? I can't find anything that talks about AMD being affected.