It’s hard to ignore a motherboard like the ECS Black Series A990FXM-A especially when it hits all of the right feature marks and it sports the AMD 990FX chipset which is their, current, top of the line model and will allow you to expand to the company’s future Bulldozer based CPUs. Sure you’ll find the three […]
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Good enough processor performance means that you can consider spending the extra cash you had marked on a high-end CPU for other, more pressing, matters. The AMD Radeon HD6850 and HD6950 offer great gaming performance at good prices which makes them a great target for that multi-GPU capable gaming machine you’ve been planning on building. […]
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The AMD E-350 Fusion powered processor has proven itself to be a capable chip for the netbook class of mobile computer but many users expect more processing power while on the go. Their Llano A Series APU lineup features a much more robust combination of processor cores and integrated graphics capabilities along with advanced energy […]
If you’re in the market for a low-powered machine to slot into your home theater setup, or just want an energy efficient computer, going for a low-end discrete graphics card gives you quite a bit of flexibility compared to integrated solutions. The AMD Radeon HD 6450 offers most of the video cleanup and filtering technology found […]
Intense competition between graphics chip manufacturers, well the two of them anyway, has created some very favorable pricing points for the budget gamer. The new AMD Radeon HD 6790 is slotted into the $150USD price point which, normally, meant anemic performance at best but the current low to mid-range offerings from both sides means they’ll […]
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Allowing the competition to sneak in without notice isn’t a good idea especially in a market as highly competitive as the video card market is…fortunately that means more choices and a price point competition that benefits us all. AMD has rolled out a more price conscious model of its Radeon HD 6950 line which simply […]
AMD’s GPU integrated into the CPU plans have been well known for the past few years but the company always seemed to be a long ways from market with the technology…well wait no longer. AMD’s Zacate core (Fusion infused) processors are low-power chips which are bound to be worked into the smallest form-factors possible so […]
Normally a new high-end graphics chip launch would be something to get the PC gamer crowd, as well as the fanboys and GPU crunchers, all riled up…and with good reason since they almost always improve on the previous generation in some fantastic way. The new AMD Radeon HD 6970 and 6950 graphics cards bring about […]
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Until we see some new chip architectures you’re going to have to be content with new CPU releases consisting of some minor refinements and clock speed increases to fill the burning desire for new silicon. The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition may seem familiar since it’s just a speed bump of the company’s […]
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When you launch a new product the inevitable comparisons with solutions around your price range will begin. NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 580 video card is one of the fastest single card graphics solutions around but its pricing, including sizable markups due to lack of supply, puts it extremely close to the AMD Radeon HD 5970 dual […]
Read more NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 and AMD Radeon HD 5970 battle at the top end
Most people don’t need much computing power but the increasingly faster high end CPUs of today have loaned their cores, sans some cache, to the budget models. Fortunately for under $100 you can find some powerful processors regardless of platform you choose. AMD has some triple core value chips to get their point across while […]
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