AMD Project Quantum

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD's Small Form Factor Project Quantum PC Is a Dual Fiji Powerhouse [Updated]

AMD revealed a new liquid cooled small form factor PC called Project Quantum during an E3 livestream today.

On the outside, an angled dual compartment aluminum case with rounded edges houses the processing hardware in the bottom and all the cooling components in the top part. AMD is using liquid cooling for the processor and graphics with the tubing running up the center column joining the two pieces together to a radiator or radiators. Red LEDs light up the center column while Radeon R9 branding sits in the bottom left corner.

While at first glance that Radeon R9 branding might be unassuming, it is actually referring to AMD's latest Fiji architecture. That's correct, Project Quantum is part of the Fiji product family and is, in fact, powered by two AMD Fiji-based graphics procesors!
Update: AMD has posted a behind-the-scenes video on the development of Project Quantum which you can watch below.




In the video, AMD reveals that they are using a modified ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac motherboard (thanks to djotter in the comments for pointing that out) which means that Project Quantum is using an Intel Haswell processor in addition to the two Fiji-based GPUs. AMD has removed all of the rear IO connectors save two USB 3.0 ports and an Ethernet jack. They have also moved the 8-pin CPU power connector to the back panel of the board next to the USB ports. My guess is that they did this for cable management and height restriction reasons within the bottom compartment. Specifically, from the CAD render shown in the video, it appears that the AMD graphics card sits horizontally on top of the motherboard which meant that at least some of the rear IO ports had to be removed or relocated.

Another bit of information from that AMD video is that Project Quantum is using what looks like an external power supply. The power brick connects to the system over a single cable to an internal board. This board provides power to a Pico PSU that is plugged into the ATX 24-pin connector on the motherboard and provides power to the AMD branded Solid State Drive (SSD) as well as the motherboard and CPU 8-pin connectors (which have both been modified to right angles for height and cable management reasons). The internal power board that connects to the socket at the back likely also powers the Radeon graphics card via PCI-E connectors, but it is difficult to tell from the photo (it is that red PCB towards the top of the photo).

Interestingly AMD has switched out the power and USB 3.0 headers with right angle models and removed the blue ASRock heatsinks covering the VRMs and PCH. AMD is instead using two large waterblocks to cool the components on the motherboard and graphics card. A large radiator and pump sit in the top compartment cooled by an 180mm Enermax Apollish fan. The 180mm radiator should result in quieter, or at least less annoying, fan noise since the large fan can spin slower while moving similar amounts of air as smaller fans paired with 120 or 140mm radiators. Using a single large radiator for both the CPU and GPU is an interesting choice here, and I think a correct one.

A rendering of the water loop layout on Project Quantum. Image from AMD with annotations by Aibohphobia.
It was actually djotter and Aibohphobia in the comments who spotted the Pico PSU and provided an example. (I did not notice that in the video initially, so thanks for pointing that out!) This power brick and tiny Pico PSU setup would certainly help to explain how AMD was able to make Project Quantum so thin (though an external PSU isn't necessarily a bad thing). The Pico PSU does suggest that the dual Fiji GPUs may be closer to lower end R9 Nanos than two high end Fury Xs (heh) or maybe some other yet unannounced cut-down Fiji chip entirely.
(End of update)
Update 9:30PM:
During the PC Gamer E3 Twitch stream, AMD CEO Lisa Su showed off Project Quantum, and Ken was able to snap a photo of the back panel.

Project Quantum has, from left to right, a single power input (see above), two analog audio jacks, two USB 3.0 ports, an Intel-powered Gigabit Ethernet jack, four USB 2.0 ports, and a single horizontal PCI slot. A Radeon R9 graphics card is installed in this slot and features three DisplayPort and one HDMI 1.4 video outputs. We still do not know all the specs of this card, but is is Fiji-based and supports LiquidVR along with AMD's other features including FreeSync and Frame Rate Target Control.
(End Update 9:30PM)
Beyond that, we do not know many details on Project Quantum. From the other announcements around Fiji today, particularly the R9 Nano and R9 Fury X, this little machine is going to be a powerhouse with impressive power efficiency and performance per watt – especially for its size!
Of course, pricing and availability were not discussed at the event. Stay tuned to PC Perspective as we get more details closer to its official release!

Noticia:
http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Te...rhouse-Updated


Gosto do aspecto, gosto do conceito, tem tudo para ser uma excelente máquina dependendo sempre do preço que for pedido.

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Project Quantum Dissected – Powered by Radeon R9 Fury X2, Core i7 Processor and Fully Liquid Cooled Concept PC

At their E3 conference, yesterday, AMD announced their latest Project Quantum that is a concept PC design that will end up in the consumer market at some point. The Project Quantum custom PC has been designed to use the latest Fiji powered graphics cards and is liquid cooled top-to-bottom. With a size that is close to a modern day console, the small PC will pack enough performance to power 4K gaming at 60 FPS.

AMD Project Quantum Dissected and Detailed – R9 Fury X2 and Core i7 Powered 4K, 16 TFlops Gaming PC

There’s no price or availability date provided for the Quantum PC but just one glance at it makes you want to own one. The Quantum seems like a good but costly contended in the Steam Machines lineup but it is more than that with hardware capable to crunch through 4K Gaming with ease. There are two parts of the Quantum PC. One of the compartment houses the whole liquid cooling assembly while the other houses the hardware that includes the motherboard, processor and the graphics cards. There’s an additional box that houses the power system and used to provide juice to the whole system.
As far as specifications are concerned, AMD confirmed that the Project Quantum PC houses an Intel Core i7 processor. The reason AMD said themselves for using an Intel based processor is that they think that a Intel Core i7 processor is perfect choice for gamers. It could be seen that AMD didn’t make any significant gains in the CPU department and their Zen core doesn’t hits the market until 2016. To make a small form factor design that goes in harmony with their ultra compact Fiji based cards, the Intel Core i7 processor is the perfect companion for this PC. The graphics side will be powered by the company’s latest Radeon R9 Fury X2 graphics cards but the card can also incorporate other Fiji based GPUs in single and dual configurations. This makes the PC, a 16 TFlops compute processing juggernaut. There’s no word on memory, storage and what motherboard has been used but it could be a mini-ITX board with up to 32 GB of memory support. The demo video showed an ASRock Z97 ITX motherboard with a Devil’s Canyon (Core i7-4790K) processor.

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“All of the processing technology is in the bottom, in the top we have got all the cooling solutions,” said Chris Hook, director of marketing at AMD. “It is whisper quiet; it is engineered and tooled out of beautiful materials, aluminium and magnesium.”

The Qunatum PC will be a fully liquid cooled system with a massive area dedicated just to the cooling equipment that is housed inside the top chamber of the case/PC. The PC is aimed to deliver the best possible VR experiences with AMD LiquidVR technology and 4K Gaming without compromising on the thermals or acoustics. With a total combined power of up to 8.9 TFlops in a single card configuration and up to 17 TFlops in dual card configurations, the Project Quantum PC will be a really interesting and unique offering in the market if it ever shapes up to be a consumer offering.
AMD Project Quantum PC Demo:



AMD Project Quantum PC Design:

Read more: http://wccftech.com/wipamd-project-q...#ixzz3dPwkkC7z


Para quem duvidava que os processadores mais rapidos da AMD, os FX sempre estiveram mortos há imenso tempo, basta ver este novo conceito onde a AMD (ironia), recorreu à Intel para conseguir montar um sistema poderoso para lidar com o seu novo chip grafico.

Por isso mesmo este projecto deveria chamar-se AMD CORE Quantum

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD’s project Quantum systems are based on Intel Core i7 ‘Devil’s Canyon’

Advanced Micro Devices’ project Quantum small form-factor system concept is nothing but impressive. It promises to deliver leading-edge performance in all games in ultra-high-definition resolutions thanks to two AMD Radeon R9 Fury graphics processing units. Apparently, in order to provide truly uncompromised performance, AMD had to use Intel Corp.’s central processing unit inside its ultra-small PC.
Leading-edge gaming PCs with several GPUs are usually either rather bulky or noisy. AMD’s project Quantum small form-factor system concept is designed to show end-users and PC makers that it is possible to build high-end SFF gaming PCs that are both small and silent. The Quantum uses dual-chamber system topology, where one chamber contains all processing hardware, whereas another contains a sophisticated cooling system. While AMD’s project Quantum is a custom-built PC, it uses a lot of off-the-shelf components too.
“The uniqueness of Quantum is the fact that it actually has split design, where the bottom side does all the water-cooling of the components and the upside does the cooling of the water itself,” said Ali Merrikh, thermal architect at AMD Innovation Lab.

Based on AMD’s own demonstration, the project Quantum is based on a customized version of Asrock’s Z97E-ITX/ac mainboard as well as an Intel Core i7-4790K “Devil’s Canyon” processor, which is currently the highest-performing mainstream CPU from AMD’s arch-rival. The SFF PC also uses AMD’s upcoming Radeon Fury X2 dual-GPU graphics card with unprecedented computing power, which is stacked beneath the motherboard.

The inner design of the “processing chamber” uses a lot of custom hardware, such as waterblocks, risers, lighting and other. Obviously, the dual-chamber PC case itself is also custom-built by a leading maker of PC enclosures.

With two AMD Radeon R9 Fury “Fiji” graphics processing units operating in CrossFireX mode with 8GB of HBM memory in total, one can expect AMD’s Quantum to deliver 60 to 90 frames per second in all games when played in 4K (3840*2160) resolution, something that not a lot of gaming PCs can provide. Thanks to the fact that DirectX 12 will provide a number innovative multi-GPU modes, the dual-GPU graphics card with 8GB of HBM memory will be able to demonstrate great efficiency, at least in certain games.
The project Quantum was designed by AMD Innovation Lab to demonstrate what can be done, but AMD expects select partners to offer such systems to end-users later this year. Actual pricing of Quantum PCs is completely unclear, but such systems will not be affordable. AMD’s project Quantum PCs will ship with Microsoft Windows 10 and DirectX 12, expect them to be available this fall or during the holiday season. Given the availability timeframes, it is possible that AMD’s partners will decide to use Intel Core i7-6700K “Skylake” processors along inside.

Noticia:
http://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/ga...devils-canyon/


Mais umas imagens do interior do PC

[LPC]

Curioso...

Um PC da AMD com cpu e board intel...

Cumprimentos,

LPC

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Has No Faith in Its Own Processors

AMD had everyone excited up to their press conference where they presented us to the new Radeon R7 and R9 300 series as well as the new Fury, Fury X, and Fury Nano graphics cards. The event wasn’t very spectacular in itself, although everyone did get excited once the Fury’s were presented.
In the event was also the presentation of their Project Quantum gaming PC. A system smaller than most consoles, yet packing the power of two Fiji GPUs inside, quite possibly making it the most powerful gaming system built, at least in such a compact form factor.
The funny side of things comes when we look at the hardware specs on the system. We know that the graphics card is a dual-GPU Fury card, but the processor is an Intel i7 CPU. It seems that AMD doesn’t have enough faith in their own processor power to put them into a system like this. Either they’re not powerful enough and will bottleneck the huge amount of GPU power or they’ll run too hot for a compact system like this.

What the reason is, we don’t know. But it clearly shows that AMD needs to step up their game in the processor department too, because not using AMD hardware in an AMD designed and built system is pretty funny.

Noticia:
http://www.eteknix.com/amd-has-no-fa...wn-processors/


Mais umas imagens e o titulo diz tudo sobre os cpus da AMD...

[Viriat0]

Que Caldeirada!!

->Abrir Spoiler<-

[Sardo]

[Dape_1904]

Ridículo hahaha

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Clarifies Why It Uses Intel Core i7 In Its Project Quantum Gaming PC

What's that? AMD is using an Intel CPU in its Project Quantum SFF gaming PC? Here's why.
Recently, AMD showed off its plans for its Fiji based graphics products, among which was Project Quantum – a small form factor PC that packs not one, but two Fiji graphics processors. Since the announcement, KitGuru picked up on something, noticing that the system packs an Intel Core i7-4790K "Devil's Canyon" CPU. We hardly need to point out that it is rather intriguing to see AMD use its largest competitor's CPU in its own product, when AMD is a CPU maker itself.
Though anxious to just jump on the bandwagon and write a quick news post, we took a moment and contacted a couple guys within AMD. They confirmed that Project Quantum uses an Intel CPU, and they explained why:

We have Quantum designs that feature both AMD and Intel processors, so we can fully address the entire market. I'm sure you've heard AMD leaders speak before about how we're driving growth in the company and our key businesses, and that one of the key strategies we have for doing that is listening to customers.
You may have heard at the recent AMD financial analyst day that Lisa Su described Job #1 as "Build Great Products." In the case of buyers for systems like Project Quantum, there is a clear preference for choice; they're not interested in a narrow range of computing solutions - they want to pick and choose the balance of components that they want, that are hand-tailored in a world of off-the-rack-suits.
With a product as compelling as R9 Fury, we are extremely pleased to enable as much success as we can. There is a range of technology options for CPU in Project Quantum… but the real star is Radeon Fury.

It is clear then that AMD is using Intel processors in its Project Quantum because that's what people want, and that makes perfect sense. It's no secret that AMD's CPUs in the high-end aren't quite up to par with Intel's, and on top of that, in a small form factor such as Project Quantum, you'll want the highest performance per watt in order to squeeze as much performance as possible out of the limited cooling capacity. Heck, if it were to only come with AMD CPU options, we reckon it probably wouldn't sell all that well, so we doff our caps to AMD for swallowing its own pride and building what customers want.

Even so, let's not rule out the possibility of a Project Quantum system with an AMD chip that will perform admirably just yet. A couple weeks back, AMD unveiled the first details on its new Zen x86 cores, which offer a completely new core design, will use the much more energy efficient FinFET technology, and promises to offer a respectable 40 percent increase in IPC over today's Excavator cores. The first units with Zen cores are expected to hit in 2016 (but we don't know exactly when). We're speculating here, but perhaps we'll be seeing them in a second revision of Project Quantum.
In the meantime, sit tight, because our review of the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X is forthcoming.

Noticia:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd...cpu,29430.html


Das maiores vergonhas que me lembro de ver a AMD passar!!!
Dizer que é o que as pessoas querem, um i7, é obvio, não iam dizer que não têm capacidade de produzir um processador que esteja ao nível de um i7 ou i5...
Sinceramente a AMD fazia mais boa imagem se nunca tivesse mostrado este projecto, ou então colocavam um APU e ficava como uma peça de engenharia em desenvolvimento...

[Enzo]

Isso faz-me lembrar aquele episodio da xbox360 com um jogo de futebol cujos placares diziam ps3....

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Does Trust its CPUs After all, to Offer Intel on Project Quantum as Options

AMD issued a statement on its upcoming Project Quantum SFF gaming desktop featuring Intel CPUs. The company clarified that it will offer both Intel and AMD processors, in the interest of consumer choice. AMD pointed out that the star-attraction in Project Quantum is the fact that it features two "Fiji" graphics processors in CrossFire configuration, to serve up graphics power unheard of, for this form-factor. Buyers will have a choice over the CPU, so if they feel that a CPU of a particular brand serves their needs better, they can make that choice.

Project Quantum will be an SFF gaming PC designed for super high resolution gaming. The company collaborated with liquid cooling majors to come up with a custom solution that cools the CPU and the two "Fiji" GPUs, over a common coolant channel, and a single large radiator. The system is split between two thermally-isolated chambers, with just coolant tubing and wiring running between the two. The bottom chamber features the mini-ITX form-factor motherboard, the dual-GPU video card, the SSD, and the power distribution PCB (PSU is external), while the top chamber is dominated by the radiator, and other liquid cooling components, such as the reservoir, pump, and a single large fan.

Noticia:
http://www.techpowerup.com/213762/am...s-options.html

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Clarifies: Project Quantum is Configurable with AMD Processors – Devil’s Canyon Present in Flagship Model

AMD unveiled its Project Quantum SFF PC recently and one of the more interesting things to to note about the product was the fact that it contained an Intel Devil’s Canyon processor inside the tiny chassis. Some people understandably took it as a very counter-intuitive move since AMD itself is a CPU maker and had chosen to use its only competitor’s product inside a brand new lineup. The answer, according to AMD, is a simple one.

A slide from Project Quantum’s press deck. @AMD Public Domain

AMD admits their compute weakness – puts gamers before its pride in Project Quantum SFF PC

The fact of the matter is that the Project Quantum SFF PC is a configurable product. If a particular AMD fan would like to go with a completely red build then he would most certainly get that choice. But the problem is that for the enthusiast gamer, AMD CPUs no longer cut it and this is something that Red has finally admitted in good grace. In a statement to Tom’s Hardware, AMD revealed the following.

We have Quantum designs that feature both AMD and Intel processors, so we can fully address the entire market. I’m sure you’ve heard AMD leaders speak before about how we’re driving growth in the company and our key businesses, and that one of the key strategies we have for doing that is listening to customers.



You may have heard at the recent AMD financial analyst day that Lisa Su described Job #1 as “Build Great Products.” In the case of buyers for systems like Project Quantum, there is a clear preference for choice; they’re not interested in a narrow range of computing solutions – they want to pick and choose the balance of components that they want, that are hand-tailored in a world of off-the-rack-suits. (via Tom’s Hardware)

Contrary to what most AMD investers might think – this is actually a very very good move. AMD is finally focusing on producing the best product for the Gamer and if that means incorporating an Intel CPU – so be it. Swallowing their pride is a very admirable gesture and something that means the difference between Project Quantum as just another AMD product and a world class Gaming SFF PC. Red also mentioned that they consider the dual Fury GPU housed inside Project Quantum as the star of the show – and if priced right, the Quantum SFF could indeed be an amazing buy.
As the source correctly points out, its also possible that once AMD brings out its first non-bulldozer architecture in 2016, a Zen based processor might be spotted inside a future variant of the product. In such a compact casing, the thermal envelope, TDP and performance per watt are everything – and Zen with its FinFET technology could finally be close enough to Intel counterparts to justify a transition to an AMD only Project Quantum. Till then however, hats off to AMD for putting gamers before their pride, not to mention the SFF PC wouldn’t have sold very well with an AMD processor inside.

Noticia:
http://wccftech.com/amd-project-quan...#ixzz3e527WPxU

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Project Quantum PC may never come to market

AMD's 'New Era of PC Gaming' presentation at E3 2015 was quite a barnstormer back in June. As well as the predicted Radeon 300 Series graphics cards the rumoured Fiji-based HBM packing graphics cards were more numerous than we had expected. To top it all off we got to see the first of the Project Quantum 'console sized' mini PC. At that time we heard that twin-Fiji packing Project Quantum PC was aimed at 4K and VR and would be made available this autumn.

In an update about Project Quantum in late June we first reported upon the slightly controversial decision by AMD to use an Intel Core i7-4790K 'Devil's Canyon' processor at the heart of the Quantum PC, as demonstrated by the Sunnyvale chipmaker. Explaining the Intel CPU decision, AMD told Tom's Hardware that customers "want to pick and choose the balance of components that they want," and the machine shown off at the E3 event was considered to be the pinnacle of desirability at that time. Fleshing out plans a little more than we had heard at E3, AMD was apparently designing Quantum PCs featuring both AMD and Intel CPU choices, to address the entire market. The release schedule remained as 'autumn'.

Today PCR published an article containing interview segments with AMD's gaming scientist Richard Huddy. From this new interview it sounds like there are currently absolutely no plans to manufacture the powerful eight litre PC.
Huddy said that the interest in Project Quantum from both the public and journalists was very high in the wake of E3. However he explained to PCR that "For us it was a concept PC and that's really important." Illustrating his point more clearly he drew parallels to the auto industry, "We built it as a concept PC, so like concept cars it's not usually practical to take it straight to market, that wouldn't make a great deal of sense." Throughout the interview he revisited the idea that Project Quantum was just a concept.

The commercial production of the Project Quantum was not ruled out by Huddy, but there appear to be absolutely no plans in place to make it a reality. On the topic of the mini PC's potential production Huddy told PCR that "I don't know whether we have an OEM who is committed to building something like it." AMD would need to have conversations with OEMs he said and then it "might well turn it into a real product". Making the project into a shipping product wouldn't be a great effort he thought, but if it was produced it would only be a low-volume "custom piece, not a high volume piece" he believed.

Noticia:
http://hexus.net/tech/news/systems/8...r-come-market/


Se não é para vir para o mercado, para que o mostraram?
Se era um prototipo, porque é que o mesmo não foi construído apenas com material da AMD? A AMD não precisava de passar uma vergonha com um sistema seu mas que de seu pouco tinha, este prototipo recorria a um sistema de motherboard mais processador intel, Z97 e I7.
Se era um prototipo, fazia todo o sentido que o mesmo fosse mostrado, mas construido com material AMD, fosse APU, fosse FX...
Algo vai muito mal nas cabeças pensantes da AMD...

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD’s SFF Project Quantum Might Never Hit the Mainstream Market – Will Probably Be A Limited Edition Product with Finite Supply

AMD’s Project Quantum is a one of a kind small form factor pre-built PC with over 17 TFlops of computational power. Rocking a flagship Intel Core i7 and the R9 Fury X2 graphics (dual fiji) it is probably the leader in power density numbers. Unfortunately however, a recent interview to PCR indicates that the product is only a “concept PC” and will probably never hit the shelves – and even if it does, it will have woefully finite stock.

AMD: Project Quantum is a concept PC – will probably never make it to retail and will be in limited supply if it does

The specifications of Project Quantum are top of the line to say the least. There had previously been quite a lot of commotion about the fact that AMD was using an Intel processor – to which the company had responded by stating that they put the needs of the gamers foremost, and any red team fans would be able to choose AMD processors if they so desired. The backbone of the mini-iTX pc is an AsRock Z97 motherboard with upto 32GB memory support. The current configuration houses a Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K processor and a radical, completely customized cooling system with a separate power brick. The heart of Project Quantum (and the main powerhouse behind the mammoth compute) is AMD’s Dual Fiji GPU with 8GB of HBM1 (memory). This is probably the first device that is 100% capable of handling anything 4K 60fps. Before we go any further, take a look at the extract of an interview of AMD’s very own Richard Huddy:

“The interest we got immediately after E3 was very high, from journalists and consumers and OEM partners, I don’t know whether we have an OEM who is committed to building something like it. We built it as a concept PC, so like concept cars it’s not usually practical to take it straight to market, that wouldn’t make a great deal of sense. But it’s not far from that. I would think that if we have the right kind of conversations with some of these OEMs, then we might well turn it into a real product. In that case, it will probably be a very small number. Maybe only one or at most a handful of PC manufacturers who would bring that to market, potentially. It’s a custom piece, not a high volume piece, but it is a thing of beauty.” said AMD’s Richard Huddy to PCR

While AMD themselves stated that Project Quantum, whose origin is from their very own innovation labs, uses mostly off the shelf parts, it also does utilize quite a bit of custom made parts. When dealing with solutions that have to be custom tailored, the expense can only be offset by utilizing the well known business theory of economies of scale (mass production in high volumes). With Project Quantum, AMD fears they will not be able to ship large enough quantities of the PC for it to be profitable – and furthermore, they don’t expect any OEM to get onboard with the idea in the first place. This means that contrary to what we were believing since the initial reveal, Project Quantum SFF PC is not a sure fire product – quite the opposite.
Fortunately for AMD, there already exists a precedence for overpriced SFF PCs where they can make quite a killing – Steam Machines. Steam Machines are basically over powered consoles running the still infant Steam OS. But their main attraction is over powered hardware in a small form factor – something which Project Quantum should have absolutely no competition on. Steam Machine OEMs should (theoretically) approach AMD and even if they do not (in my opinion) I believe AMD’s SFF powerhouse has a niche on its own. The aesthetics are simply stunning and would make a priceless addition to any living lounge of the high end spectrum driving products such as the Oculus Rift or 4K screens at 60 frames per second flat.

Noticia:
http://wccftech.com/project-quantum-...#ixzz3iEDyssKo

[Jorge-Vieira]

AMD Project Quantum taken apart

Shows tightly packed components
Unveiled during AMD's E3 2015 Fury X launch, the Project Quantum PC was quite an interesting concept and today, someone has finally managed to get its hands on one and take it apart.

While it was hands-off during E3 2015 show, Project Quantum stole the show during AMD's Fury X launch at E3 2015 earlier this year. While it did showcase the small 4K/UHD capable system, AMD did not allow anyone to take a peak inside but did share some details about it, including the fact that it is equipped with a dual-Fiji graphics card.
A bit later, it was unveiled that it features a custom ASRock mini-ITX motherboard with Intel Core i7-4790K CPU, Crucial Ballistix RAM and AMD-branded SSD.
While PCWorld.com managed to get their hands on one Project Quantum prototype, AMD was careful enough to pull out the dual-Fiji graphics card and replace it with standard R9 Fury X but still, it is quite impressive to see how all the components were squeezed inside such a small case, despite the fact that the PSU is an external unit.
While AMD earlier said that users will be able to choose between Intel and AMD CPUs it is still not clear if and when Project Quantum will actually come to the market. Earlier rumors suggested that Project Quantum might come this fall, as soon as AMD launches its dual-GPU Fiji-based Fury graphics card.

Noticia:
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/38563-a...um-taken-apart