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AMD launches ridiculously cheap overclockable $49 Athlon 3000G processor

43 points by Alupis 7y ago

btgeekboy 7y ago
Looks like it might be the basis of a nice DIY NAS.
- beatgammit 7y ago
  I'm definitely considering getting old. I have an older computer that uses way too much power running my NAS, and was considering using an ARM SOC, but SATA has been an issue. If I can find a decent motherboard, I'll consider running it with ECC RAM and call it a day.
justinclift 7y ago
Wonder if it supports ECC? There's no direct mention of it on the AMD website spec sheet: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-athlon-3000g https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-athlon-3000g Then again, their 3950X page doesn't mention ECC either: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x
- Alupis 7y ago
  From a previous discussion here on hn[1], looks like all the Ryzen based processors support ECC, however it'll depend on your motherboard choice as well. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20431597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20431597
- DeepYogurt 7y ago
  According to wikichip: Yes https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/athlon/3000g https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/athlon/3000g
  - justinclift 7y ago
    Hmmm, not sure how reliable Wikichip is in this regard. They're showing the entire Picasso line (which this belongs to) as having ECC support: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/picasso https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/picasso (need to click on the individual chip entries to see though) Looking through the spec lists for various ASRock boards, they consistently say: "*For Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso and Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs." If that's just ASRock playing games, I guess it means they're giving money to their competitors instead. But if it's an AMD thing, that's unfortunate. :( --- Checking ASUS website, they instead say: "ECC Memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU." Manufacturers playing games like this just leads to bad outcomes. Seems pretty silly.
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43 points by Alupis 7y ago

btgeekboy 7y ago

Looks like it might be the basis of a nice DIY NAS.

beatgammit 7y ago
I'm definitely considering getting old. I have an older computer that uses way too much power running my NAS, and was considering using an ARM SOC, but SATA has been an issue. If I can find a decent motherboard, I'll consider running it with ECC RAM and call it a day.

justinclift 7y ago

Wonder if it supports ECC? There's no direct mention of it on the AMD website spec sheet: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-athlon-3000g https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-athlon-3000g Then again, their 3950X page doesn't mention ECC either: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x

Alupis 7y ago
From a previous discussion here on hn[1], looks like all the Ryzen based processors support ECC, however it'll depend on your motherboard choice as well. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20431597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20431597
DeepYogurt 7y ago
According to wikichip: Yes https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/athlon/3000g https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/athlon/3000g
- justinclift 7y ago
  Hmmm, not sure how reliable Wikichip is in this regard. They're showing the entire Picasso line (which this belongs to) as having ECC support: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/picasso https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/amd/cores/picasso (need to click on the individual chip entries to see though) Looking through the spec lists for various ASRock boards, they consistently say: "*For Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso and Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs." If that's just ASRock playing games, I guess it means they're giving money to their competitors instead. But if it's an AMD thing, that's unfortunate. :( --- Checking ASUS website, they instead say: "ECC Memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU." Manufacturers playing games like this just leads to bad outcomes. Seems pretty silly.

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