AMD's Trinity architecture has made its long-awaited debut on the desktop, and on the face of it, the new chips have promise. Take a tried-and-trusted GPU, attach a competent CPU, and you've got an APU that ticks many of the right boxes for a mid-range multimedia PC.
Keen pricing helps push the APU argument, but there are a few stipulations; a new FM2 motherboard is needed, power-draw may be a concern, and dual graphics can be hit-or-miss.
Not to mention the usual hurdle; how do you convince shoppers in the local PC World that anything other than a Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 will do?
We've had our say, now it's over to you. Has AMD done enough to close the gap? Are you considering an APU for your next build? Or were you expecting more? Let us know in the comments below.
