AMD Ryzen CPUs to support Windows 7 with drivers

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/02/2017 06:54 PM | source: | 61 comment(s)

The lads at Computerbase noticed that AMD is hard at work with Ryzen drivers, Windows 7 is also getting fully supported opposed to what Intel is doing (Kaby lake only has full support starting at Windows 8.1).

AMD will make Ryzen fully compatible with Windows 7, which is still supported by Microsoft for another three years. The info was shared by AMD at an partner event. Basically this opens up all processor instruction sets for Window 7, as long as they are compatible with the OS of course similar to what Kaby Lake had with HEVC / 10-bit encoding driver support. Microsoft is not supporting Intel’s latest Kaby Lake range of CPUs on any OS below Windows 10, kind of weird right? We're not sure how that will detail itself in realtion to Ryzen as Microsoft clearly stated not to support new processors on older operating systems.

So there you have it, if you do not have the stomach upgrading to Windows 10. AMD have reportedly announced they will be providing drivers for Windows 7, the favourite OS of many.

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Agonist
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#5387879 Posted on: 02/02/2017 05:36 PM

Windows 7 is the pinnacle of Windows evolution.
Yes back in 2009, its 2017 now. As much as Win 8 was a pain to use at first, Win 10 is the evolution from Win 7.
Well... ok, but... WHY?

Regardless of anything - Ryzen buyers WILL be building new PCs. It won't be "just" an upgrade not requiring fresh Windows installation.
And installing Windows 7 on a new PC... well, it is strange. I don't get it.
These are the same people that were trying to do high end gaming in 2010 on Win XP! And then crying when they could play BF3 cause of DX10/11 min requirements. The only pc in my house not running Win 10 is my gfs pc with Win 7. Dont feel the need to upgrade it too ten.
Nice move, even now i still build new desktops with windows 7, not everyone is happy with forced MS politics

btw. with war coming all windows 10 users can forget to run computer without net and ms servers, after week all certs and credentials expire and you will stay with nothing

Must be one confy tinfoil hat.
Seriously hilarious.
Win 10 is better for anyone who games and even Win 8.1 made BF4 play alot better.

Funny people claiming a 8 year old OS is better then a new OS that is even getting a game mode now.

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#5387889 Posted on: 02/02/2017 05:48 PM

btw. with war coming all windows 10 users can forget to run computer without net and ms servers, after week all certs and credentials expire and you will stay with nothing

The default account is a local one, Windows require online just for the activation. Even that can be done via phone. Also if you prepare for war, sharpen those *nix skills.

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#5387905 Posted on: 02/02/2017 06:11 PM

As for the Win10 vs Win7 debate, each OS has pluses and minuses. If you prefer 7 use, in you prefer 10 use, whatever. I take no teams there.

What I do have a bone with is the need AMD has to use a driver patch. Why does AMD need a special driver to make their product performance not suck? And why are they "hard at work" on a driver for a product that is supposed to be out in a month after YEARS of waiting? How long do they qualify these drivers? A week?

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#5387906 Posted on: 02/02/2017 06:13 PM

Older OS versions are slower, have less features and are less secure by default, so there's that.

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#5387917 Posted on: 02/02/2017 06:37 PM

Strategic... Aiming both those with "inadequate" bucks to upgrade and still to the another end of being able to upgrade....

To readers: Please do think beyond...that is not ONLY for SINGLE PC upgrade...

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