AMD's Project Quantum Gaming PC Contains Intel CPU

nateman1352 links to an article at Tom's Hardware which makes the interesting point that chip-maker AMD will offer Intel -- rather than AMD -- CPUs in their upcoming high-end gaming PC. (High-end for being based on integrated components, at least.) From the article: 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.

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[Anonymous Coward]

no, thats not true.

amd pioneered the modern architectural shift towards cpu/memory/io/cache complexes being switched networks

for a brief period of time they totally outshone intel which was still culturally crippled by the concept of
a parallel 'front end bus'

the truth is, that in the 'free markets', players tend to snowball and take the whole pie. thats just happens.
cisco, microsoft, google, intel, apple.

sorry legitimate competion