AMD

by Rafael Hernandez on February 9, 2007 · 0 comments

VR-Zone comes in with a supposed leaked image of a graphics card sporting AMD’s upcoming R600 GPU. The card looks mammoth but a good 1/4th of the length is attributed tto the bracket for system builders and OEMs. The card…

Read more AMD R600 Picture Leaked?

by Rafael Hernandez on February 8, 2007 · 0 comments

DailyTech has some info on Nvidia’s upcoming MCP72 chipset. It’s designed for AMD’s future Opteron/Athlon 64 AM2/AM2+ processors which means PCIe 2.0 and HyperTransport 3.0 support are in the cards. It’s shaping up to be a powerful chipset and it…

Read more Nvidia MCP72 Details

by Rafael Hernandez on February 8, 2007 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at the AMD Radeon X1650XT graphics card. The X1650XT GPU was released a number of months ago into the mid-range market as a competitor to some of Nvidia’s dominant products and while it provided great performance…

Read more AMD Radeon X1650XT Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on February 8, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has some early tests using Silicon Optix’s HD HQV software on AMD and Nvidia graphics solutions. The competitors made great strides with their playback of older formats such as DVDs but how well would they handle 4 times the…

Read more HD Image Quality Tests

by Rafael Hernandez on February 7, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the DFI ICFX3200-T2R/G motherboard. The Intel LGA775 board features the AMD/ATI R600 chipset and is likely to be the only board the hold that distinction given chipmaker rivalries. It’s a solid board with the usual…

Read more DFI ICFX3200-T2R/G Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on February 5, 2007 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has the details on the AMD 690 chipset and its likely debut this month. The chipset sports all of the modern features you’d expect from a chipset along side an updated integrated graphics core, on the “G” models, and…

Read more AMD 690 Chipset on its Way

by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2007 · 0 comments

ATI has released drivers for its Radeon line of graphics cards running under Windows Vista. The drivers are Catalyst 7.1 and appear to offer good support for the OS but they promise further improvements as time goes on. Drivers for…

Read more ATI Rolls out Vista Catalyst Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2007 · 0 comments

AMDZone has a look at the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor. The chip is the first in a series of die shrunk chips AMD will be rolling out. The shrinking process usually makes for cooler and more power efficient…

Read more Athlon 64 X2 3600+ "Brisbane" Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on January 22, 2007 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has had a bit of fun with their AMD QuadFX based system. The platform revolves around a dual socket motherboard which can currently accept dual core chips. A nice setup but the other big name chip maker also…

Read more AMD QuadFX Performance and Overclocking

by Rafael Hernandez on January 22, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP does some testing with top-end processors from AMD and Intel to see if the CPU really makes a difference. A high-powered Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX SLI setup for both powering games at up to 2560×1600 resolutions sure is able to…

Read more Gaming CPU Comparison

by Rafael Hernandez on January 19, 2007 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has tested the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE AM2 processor. The chip is based on the 65nm production method so it runs cooler than its older siblings and uses up less energy. A solid performer but it’s still…

Read more AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE Reviewed