GamePC has the dirt on AMD’s high-end enthusiast chip, the Athlon 64 FX-57. The chip is loaded with 1MB of cache and a 2.8GHz clock rate giving it enough kick to power through your favorite games but single core chips,…
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A new CPU from AMD brings the usual flood of launch day reviews. Today AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dual core processor is on tap coming in at a 2GHz clock rate with 512KB of cache, per core, and a…
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AnandTech has tested the Sapphire PURE PI-A9RX480 motherboard. The cryptic name means it uses the ATI Xpress 200 chipset for AMD’s Athlon 64 CPU bringing PCI Express support and a heap of tweaking options that rivals DFI’s latest creations….
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GamePC got around to testing out AMD’s lineup of dual core Athlon 64 X2 CPUs. The chips drop into most existing 939 motherboards (with the exception of at least one unlucky VIA chipset) and with a simple BIOS update it…
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AnandTech stumbled on some new settings in their motherboard’s BIOS which enables a few new memory clock dividers for their AMD Athlon 64 “Venice” and dual core CPUs. The settings allow the CPU’s memory controller to handle higher speed DDR…
The Tech Report has some thoughts on the Biostar iDEQ 330P small form factor PC. The barebones systems accepts your choice of AMD Athlon 64 (s939) and PCI Express graphics adapter, among other options. A nice looking device but some…
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AMD’s got another high end consumer chip on its hands and all of the regulars have an early look at the chip. The Athlon 64 FX-57 clocks in at 2.8GHz and features 1MB of cache, quite a bit more than…
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AnandTech has some fun with AMD’s dual core Athlon 64 4200+ processor. The CPU offers good performance in multi-threaded applications and in general multitasking so the gang decided to push the chip, using simple air cooling, with great results….
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PCSTATS has a look at MSI’s entry-level Neo3-F motherboard. The board is for the classic S754 Athlon64/Sempron processors bringing the platform PCI Express support via Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset. It’s not for performance seeking junkies but it looks like a solid…
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HardOCP tortures Shuttle’s tiny ST20G5 barebones computer. The SFF is one of the first to use ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 chipset for AMD’s Athlon 64 bringing integrated graphics to the PC. A sleek design but the issues they ran into…
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Legion Hardware has a bit of fun with one of AMD’s Athlon 64 3200+. The Venice-cored version of the chip uses some refined manufacturing techniques to get a bit more performance at a lower voltage which seems to translate an…
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