The promise of an affordable desktop platform with socketed processors is sure to get plenty of attention in some markets, as well as some niches such as education and small offices or homes. The rollout appears to be on track and in fact we're somewhat surprised that the products ended up in retail just a couple of weeks following the announcement. It was so fast that there practically aren't any reviews out there, despite the fact that you can buy AM1 motherboards and chips in many markets, including much of Europe and the US.Here's a picture of the AM1 stock cooler:
CPU World managed to get a hold of flagship Athlon 5350 in box retail packaging. The stock cooler appears to be a tiny, all aluminium affair with a small fan inside, atop the heatsink. This is not surprising, as we are talking about 25W parts. Passive coolers should be easy to develop, even for small form factors, but so far there are no aftermarket coolers for the new FS1b socket.
AMD AM1 platform hits retail shelves
Posted on Monday, March 24 2014 @ 12:12 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck