For your reading pleasure, a collection of news stories and reviews making news this week on the web:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesAntec Skeleton Case Review – MektuModsbgears b-Tarantula 650Watt Power Supply Review – TestFreaksCooler Master ATCS 840 Classic Case Review…
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AMDZone has a look at the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition processor. The chip isn’t much different than the previous X2 chips AMD has been pumping out for its AM2 platform but its key difference, unlocked multiplier, is…
HotHardware has a look at the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor. The CPU brings a 3GHz clock rate and 1MB of cache per core to the table making it one of the fastest CPUs AMD makes. A nice performer…
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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…
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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
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…
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LostCircuits has their usual indepth look at AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 “Brisbane” core chip. The newer version shrinks down the die size allowing for better yields per wafer which can also lower costs and has the added benefit of lower…
Read more AMD "Brisbane" 65nm CPU Reviewed
X-bit labs has a look at the 65nm version of the AMD Athlon 64 4800+ CPU. The “brisbane” core is a simple die shrink for the Athlon 64 line allowing AMD to pump out more chips at a lower cost…
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Digit-Life has quite a few AMD Athlon 64 capable heatsinks on their testbed today. It being a budget roundup you’re going to see a whole host of all aluminum or aluminum/copper base designs although one manufacturer was able to pull…
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Tweaknews has a look at the Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler. The heatsink supports Intel’s S478/LGA775 and AMD’s Athlon XP through to the Athlon 64. It uses its large mass and heat pipes to cool quite well, maintaining good temperatures…
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Xbit labs has some details on AMD’s “freshening-up” of their Athlon 64 (K8) core. The K8L features a number of improvements which should help it compete with Intel’s current Core 2 Duo and will work with the current AM2 socket…
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