First Pre-Built Desktop With AMD's $900 FX-9590 Spotted
Mouse Computer Japan appears to be the first manufacturer to embed the pricy AMD FX-9590 CPU into one of its systems.
Recently, we started hearing about a 5.0 GHz CPU from AMD, which was supposed to come with a price tag of about $900. The AMD FX-9590 is a 32 nm Vishera silicon, with eight processing cores, a base clock speed of 4.8 GHz and a turbo clock speed of 5.0 GHz. That said, while it might be priced at $900, you cannot actually buy it, as it seems that it's only available to OEMs.
Now though, the CPU has actually shown up in a pre-built computer. Manufacturer Mouse Computer from Japan has crafted the Masterpiece a1500BA1, and it is a very generously equipped PC. The Masterpiece a1500BA1 features the FX-9590 processor, an MSI 9990FXA-GD80 motherboard that hasn't been announced yet, and a re-branded Radeon HD 7990, listed as an HD8990. Memory is taken care of by 16 GB of Kingston HyperX DDR3 memory, and storage by a 3 TB hard drive paired with a 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD. The 220 W TDP of the AMD FX-9590 is dissipated by the Cooler Master Seidon 120XL liquid cooler. Power comes from an unnamed 1200 W 80 Plus Gold PSU.
Mouse Computer's Masterpiece a1500BA1 is listed with a price of ¥449,800, which translates to roughly USD 4,500.
The reality is obviously far less palatable. An 8320 or 8350 system with water cooling is far more attractive and available for far less. Watch even the 9590 bottleneck that 8990.
Tests of such hardware would be very interesting, regardless of my reservations.
So allow for inflation...
Because here's a link to a review of the same board and it's dated July 18, 2011.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_990fxa_gd80_review,1.html
What a joke.
Anyway, it's also funny how this 'Masterpiece' is made with... common off the shelf parts and a CPU that's just overclocked and overpriced.
Because here's a link to a review of the same board and it's dated July 18, 2011.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_990fxa_gd80_review,1.html
What a joke.
Anyway, it's also funny how this 'Masterpiece' is made with... common off the shelf parts and a CPU that's just overclocked and overpriced.
The article says "MSI 9990FXA-GD80" which hasn't been announced. See the extra 9?
For exteme overclockers I think the FX9590 is going to be a legitimate appeal but to the working class this chip like the Phenom TWKR's is not for you.