The benefits of processor binning are in full effect allowing a good chunk of AMD’s chips to leak into the X3 and X2 classification with mighty impressive clock speeds and the chance of so much more. The AMD Athlon II X3 445 Processor sports a 3.1GHz clock speed and the random possibility of that lucky […]
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New chipsets are always an exciting way of eeking out performance from an existing processor lineup, well at least on the AMD platform. The company’s latest products are finally making it on high-end motherboards. The Tech Report has rounded up a trio of AMD 890FX powered motherboards which offer varying levels of features and a […]
Read more AMD 890FX Motherboard roundup edges into the extreme
While creating a budget build is getting quite a bit easier due to the natural drop in pricing over time but that just increases the number of options you have to consider. Aren’t purchase decisions grand? The AMD Athlon II X3 440 3GHz processor makes a good case with its highly clocked triple core setup […]
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The gradual onward march of technology is invariably going to bring use even more processing power which, as of late, has meant added cores and automated overclocking to speed up those not-so-multi-threaded tasks. The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T Black Edition processors slot into your favorite AM2+ or AM3 socket motherboards, which will […]
Read more AMD Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T brings you six cores on the cheap
While the performance segment will hold most peoples attention, given the triple channel memory touting unlocked core goodness, the value processors have been slowly gathering an impressive list of features which make them a good choice for that non-extreme rig you’re planning. Hardware Heaven has a look at five value range CPUs and two budget […]
High resolution gaming has always been an issue due to the relatively lack-luster performance of graphics chips in the past but now that they’ve finally caught up on that aspect there are other limitations, mainly the amount of video memory that’s available. HardOCP has taken a look at how well the ATI Radeon HD 5870 […]
Read more ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 pushes pixels and performance
Dropping tons of money on a new PC doesn’t make sense in every case and budget constraints likely keep most builds on the sane side. A cheaper CPU might just let you splurge on extra memory or better graphics card for that added performance. The AMD Athlon II X2 255 is one such processor offering […]
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The inevitable future for the computer processor is the addition of more and more cores to improve performance for those tasks that are highly parallelizable or just enjoy warming up a datacenter as quickly as possible. AMD’s Opteron 6174 “Magny-Cours” processor is a parallelized application’s dream with 12 cores to play with and some tweaks […]
Read more AMD Opteron 6174 Processor packs 12 cores of crunching power
The onward march of technology means sooner or later that fancy new chips will eventually come down in price for just about anyone to enjoy. Sadly that just means more processing power to be wasted away on rousing web-based games. The AMD Athlon II X4 635 comes ready to tackle your computing tasks with four […]
Read more AMD Athlon II X4 635 continues the cheap quad core lineup
When a new GPU lineup is rolled out you can expect to see quite a few variations on the design over the coming months as the chip designer wants to maximize their earning potentials, which also means you’re likely to find something within your budget as well. AMD’s Radeon HD 5570 sports the same great […]
The budget PC enthusiast seeks out the sort of hardware that might look like a less than appealing option for those with bigger budgets but can, with some coaxing, transform itself into a beast of a performer. AnandTech has a look at the AMD Phenom II X2 555 which may or may not be able […]
Read more AMD Phenom II X2 555 unlocking brings cheap quad-core dreams
