Intel

by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 chips are around the corner so it shouldn’t surprise you to see an early batch of hardware designed for the company’s next generation of CPUs. HardwareZone has a preview of MSI’s Eclipse X58 motherboard detailing its…

Read more MSI Eclipse X58 Motherboard Preview, Nehalem Cometh

by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2008 · 0 comments

AMD’s Phenom processor may not be the powerhouse CPU everyone expected it to be but its low cost of entry means you can get into the quad-core game on the cheap. The Black Edition X4 9950 represents the company’s…

Read more AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition, Tweakers Delight

by Rafael Hernandez on October 3, 2008 · 0 comments

Nvidia has had a solid lineup of chipsets for Intel’s processors for a while now, making it almost the defacto standard at the high-end where gamers and their SLI rigs roam. The EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW attempts to…

Read more EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW, Might Help You Win (nah, you'll need skill)

by Rafael Hernandez on September 30, 2008 · 0 comments

The AMD Phenom lineup hasn’t gotten much attention from the enthusiasts out there given its early hardware trouble and slower performance when compared with Intel’s competing chips but the company’s new 790GX/SB750 chipset combination puts together Hybrid CrossFireX capabilities…

Read more AMD's 790GX, Chock Full o' Features

by Rafael Hernandez on November 9, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the ASUS Maximus Formula SE motherboard. It’s a high-end product sporting Intel’s X38 chipset and DDR2 memory support along with heatsinks and heatpipes covering anything that put off the slightest bit of heat. It’s as…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 CPU. The chip has a few major upgrades to go along with its die shrink which make it one of the fastest chips, once it’s released next month, and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2007 · 0 comments

Fudzilla has details on Intel’s upcoming monster of a quad-core QX9770 chip. They displayed it at the Intel Developer Forum, currently taking place in Taiwan, and brought back help from XtremeSystems in order to push the chip to new heights….

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 8, 2007 · 0 comments

t-break has a look at the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor. The chip is, currently, Intel’s fastest consumer class CPU offering four cores running at 3GHz. A beast of a CPU and enthusiast favorite considering its unlocked mutiplier allows…

Read more Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6580 Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2007 · 0 comments

Viper Lair has a look at the Asus P5K Deluxe WiFi-AP motherboard. The board sports Intel’s P35 chipset with a total heatpipe cooling solution and the usual Asus enthusiast friendly bios. A nice choice if you’re in need of a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2007 · 0 comments

The Inquirer writes of Compal’s breakthrough in notebook cooling at Intel Developer’s Forum. The company claims to have perfected a system where the lid of a notebook, where the LCD resides…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 19, 2007 · 0 comments

2CPU has a look at Intel’s upcoming “Harpertown” server CPUs. The chips are made with a 45nm process and sport quite a bit more cache than previous Xeon models lending itself to some powerful number crunching duties. Impressive hardware for…

Read more Intel Harpertown Preview