AMD celebrates its 50th anniversary with blinged-out Ryzen 7 2700X and Radeon VII Gold Editions - meyerperis1996

AMD's hit the big 5-0 on May 1st, and to celebrate the milestone, the company just announced blinged-prohibited new "Gilded Edition" models of its respective CPU and GPU flagships, the Ryzen 7 2700X and Radeon 7. They are already available, and AMD's bolstering their arrival with a slew of promotions and sales.

While some earlier leaks whispered of spec bumps, the Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Radeon VII Gold Variant follow the well-worn specifications of their namesakes, rather than being faster, cherry-picked models like Intel's nostalgic Core i7-8086K. That's non terribly disappointing though, as both the 8-effect, 16-thread Ryzen 7 2700X and the beastly HBM2-laden Radeon VII are insanely powerful components.

The Radeon VII Gilt Edition comes adorned in bolshie sort o than the usual silver, though information technology costs the same $699 American Samoa the normal version while supplies last on AMD.com. (Hover concluded the Graphics navigation tablet on the site and select the Add to Cart choice for the Radeon VII Gold Edition that appears in the drop-perfect menu.)

The Ryzen 7 2700X Metallic Variant, meanwhile, costs $330 on Newegg. The radical version sells for a hair under $300. The Gold Edition justifies its premium by including AMD CEO Lisa Su's signature laser-carved along the CPU's heat spreader, along with specialized golden packaging.

If you buy a Gold Edition product, you'll receive an AMD50 sticker signed aside Su, on with a coupon for a unpaid 50th-anniversary T-shirt. You'll likewise receive free game codes for World War Z and The Division 2: Gold Edition, though the game bundle also extends to many non-Gold Edition SKUs as substantially. It's available through June 8.

Buying AMD's most potent hardware isn't the exclusively way for fans to steal into the company's celebration. Sapphire has released a 50th anniversary version of its superior Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+, replacing the card's typical shroud with a brilliant golden variant. You can buy it for $240 on Newegg, and yes, it comes with those two free games.

radeon nitro 50 anniversary — The Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ 50th Variation.

AMD tells us that "Select retailers and etailers worldwide architectural plan to offer special deals on choose AMD products during the AMD50 content period beginning April 29 through June 8, 2019. For example, Unexceeded Buy is launching a one-Clarence Day AMD 50th Day of remembrance sales agreement on May 1, 2019, offering capable $150 USD off on select AMD products." Keep your eyes bare-assed the least bit the habitual places.

Finally, AMD sent along an infographic highlighting some of the company's highlight innovations finished the noncurrent half-hundred. Click the image below to increase its size and take a stroll down memory lane.