by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2009
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AMD’s AM3 platform might seem like nothing more than a push into the DDR3 realm….well that’s because that’s pretty much the case. Still they pony up the rather impressive 790GX chipset, which the MSI 790GX-G65 just so happens to feature,…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 13, 2009
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A major switch from one memory technology to another has, often times, been a very painful experience for the PC industry and consumers. Confusion over performance benefits and the obvious cost difference has most people putting off the switch for…
Read more AMD Phenom II DDR2 vs. DDR3 Performance Tested
by Rafael Hernandez on February 17, 2009
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The forward march of progress has finally reached AMD’s Phenom II CPU. The AM3 socket allows for a new lineup of chips that take advantage of DDR3’s massive memory bandwidth and lower power usage. The Tech Report has a look…
Read more AMD Socket AM3 Phenom II Chips, Don't Get Confused Now
by Rafael Hernandez on December 21, 2008
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Here’s a sampling of articles and reviews making news this past week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesAMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition – TrustedReviewsCoolIT Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler Review – FuturelooksCore i7 Christmas ’08 Graphics Performance – bit-techIkonik Zaria A20 PC…
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by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2008
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Here’s a collection of articles and reviews making news this past week:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesABS Canyon 695 PC Case – AnandTechAntec Skeleton Case – Bjorn3DEnermax Revolution85+ 1050W – HardOCPIKONIK Vulcan 1200W PSU – techPowerUpLian Li PC-A7010 All Aluminum Full…
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by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2008
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Intel’s Core i7 CPU represents the latest and greatest in desktop CPU technology. A much anticipated feature that the chip brought along is an integrated memory controller built into the CPU which has many major benefits when it comes to…
Read more Intel's Core i7 Memory Performance Tested
by Rafael Hernandez on October 7, 2008
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With Intel’s Core i7 just around the corner you’ll want to take a look at Custom PC’s warnings against running memory too far overvolted with the new CPUs. Here’s the gist: The warning was revealed when XFastest published some photos…
Read more Overvolting Risky on Core i7