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AMD Ryzen CPUs to support Windows 7 with drivers
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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#5387928 Posted on: 02/02/2017 07:04 PM
AMD are trying to make me switch to the black side with little bits of goodness and they are almost succeeding...
Now all they need to do is release Ryzen with good performance and decent prices and my future system is gonna be powered by AMD.
AMD are trying to make me switch to the black side with little bits of goodness and they are almost succeeding...
Now all they need to do is release Ryzen with good performance and decent prices and my future system is gonna be powered by AMD.
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#5387976 Posted on: 02/02/2017 08:45 PM
Since Win7 still has a couple more years of support, this only makes sense. It's Win10x64 all the way for me, though. I'm on the latest build, 15025, and imo Win7 is a slow kludge comparatively--I use only the desktop--using tiles and Metro and start screen is purely optional (I've never used 'em.) If you like Win7 that's fine, of course, but I've yet to run into a program or game that won't run under Win10--in fact, it seems more compatible than I remember 7 ever being if you like older games, especially. Next official commercial release of Win10 is due in just a couple of months, btw.
Since Win7 still has a couple more years of support, this only makes sense. It's Win10x64 all the way for me, though. I'm on the latest build, 15025, and imo Win7 is a slow kludge comparatively--I use only the desktop--using tiles and Metro and start screen is purely optional (I've never used 'em.) If you like Win7 that's fine, of course, but I've yet to run into a program or game that won't run under Win10--in fact, it seems more compatible than I remember 7 ever being if you like older games, especially. Next official commercial release of Win10 is due in just a couple of months, btw.
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#5387982 Posted on: 02/02/2017 08:51 PM
This all falls inline with the current trend. DX12 requires the game developer to implement support, the gpu is not dependent on the driver for this. Microsoft stating they will not support newer cpus on older operating systems makes this support fall on the cpu manufacturers. AMD needs this cpu to appeal to a large base and the largest base is still Win7. Still goes to prove that if there is a will, there is a way.
This all falls inline with the current trend. DX12 requires the game developer to implement support, the gpu is not dependent on the driver for this. Microsoft stating they will not support newer cpus on older operating systems makes this support fall on the cpu manufacturers. AMD needs this cpu to appeal to a large base and the largest base is still Win7. Still goes to prove that if there is a will, there is a way.
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#5388002 Posted on: 02/02/2017 09:34 PM
Looks like a smart move on AMDs part. There are lots of people still insisting to remain on Windows 7, thus supporting that OS when the competition doesn't should gain them some sales when Windows 7 users decide to upgrade their hardware..
Looks like a smart move on AMDs part. There are lots of people still insisting to remain on Windows 7, thus supporting that OS when the competition doesn't should gain them some sales when Windows 7 users decide to upgrade their hardware..
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If this gets confirmed, my next PC...
will ABSOLUTELY be based on ZEN CPU. I'm sick of constantly being blackmailed&racketeered by the Bill and the gang.
And, did anyone else here (except myself) notice the "new fashion" of artificially/arbitrary imposing limitations of the games' minimum hardware specs? Some of the latest games do not declare the CPU FREQUENCY and/or THE NUMBER of cores (e.g. ''3GHz'', ''2 cores'') - they PROSCRIBE the specific CPU (e.g. ''i5 4690'') as a minimum, instead. So, a guy who has a machine running, say, i7 3770 or 2700K, which are MORE powerful than ''prescribed minimum'' is automatically rejected, right?!
We, computer owners/enthusiast/gamers are being CONSTANTLY REPRESSED and BULLIED by software and hardware producers, simultaneously, throughout many years now.