schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoMotherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and coolerwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down116file-text
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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoThis is some really expensive hardware for a processor that’s a couple generations behind in performance. Also, I’m surprised these can be shipped to the US. I thought this tech was sanctioned or something related to it, or perhaps, it might soon be. EDIT: Ah, looks like it’s legal to purchase even as an entry on the US Entity List, but I am not a lawyer.
minus-squareKualk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoA couple generations don’t mean much anymore. Performance gains have been slow. I’d rather understand where exactly is its performance in comparison to AMD and Intel. Then I can make a call if it is worth it. After all there’s plenty of Raspberry Pi level performance and people are happy with it as long as price is right.
minus-squareexanime@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoLess than $400 for mobo, cpu and fan is not expensive even if it’s a couple of gens behind
This is some really expensive hardware for a processor that’s a couple generations behind in performance.
Also, I’m surprised these can be shipped to the US. I thought this tech was sanctioned or something related to it, or perhaps, it might soon be.
EDIT: Ah, looks like it’s legal to purchase even as an entry on the US Entity List, but I am not a lawyer.
A couple generations don’t mean much anymore.
Performance gains have been slow.
I’d rather understand where exactly is its performance in comparison to AMD and Intel.
Then I can make a call if it is worth it.
After all there’s plenty of Raspberry Pi level performance and people are happy with it as long as price is right.
Less than $400 for mobo, cpu and fan is not expensive even if it’s a couple of gens behind