AMD and Intel each have their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the overall system platforms they create. Those weaknesses can usually be shored up with added peripherals on a desktop computer but that’s not exactly possible in the…
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CPU-ZDeveloper: CPUIDUsage: System Information GatheringCPU-Z WebsiteCracking open a computer to take a look at what’s inside is a tedious task and completely undoable for most people. The majority of operating systems offer a basic amount of information on how much…
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Processor heatsinks are reaching the point where they’re taking up an immense amount of space in order to cool off smaller and smaller chips. The top air coolers cost quite a bit and require two large fans to perform optimally…
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Facebook, everyone’s favorite social network, have a bit of an issue with Intel and AMD. They aren’t seeing quite the performance benefits that the two companies tout for their products when they use the new platforms in their massive server…
Read more AMD Begs to Differ With Facebook, Thinks Chips Perform Well
Intel’s Core i7 processor is the fastest consumer available processor on the market today. It can easily handle your run of the mill office tasks and, for gamers, it’s performance pushes gaming to new levels.So why wouldn’t you want it…
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While the latest and greatest quad-cores are all the rage sometimes you just need a basic chip for those tasks that don’t demand all that much and those situations where you want lower power usage a look at dual-core…
Read more AMD's Athlon II X2 550, CPU on the Cheap
Processor launches are a funny thing. There’s a whole lot of hoopla over the high end chips with all manner of benchmarks and quotes on how their latest product will make things run faster, cooler, and improve your Crysis…
Read more AMD's "Suzuka" Opterons Demand Attention
When it comes to processors getting all of the specifications for the chip rarely tells you how it performs in the real world, so while that shiny new chip may share the same pedigree as higher priced models you…
Read more AMD's Athlon II X2 250 CPU, Sort of Phenom Yet Not
AMD’s Athlon lineup was, at one point in time, their flagship consumer processor, that banner was passed along to the Phenom lineup leaving the poor old Athlon brand to take over the low-end processor branding duties.Of course there’s always…
AMD’s Phenom II CPU lineup brought the company some much needed attention at a time when the competition was trouncing them in every benchmark imaginable. Well they’re still doing that but at least they’re producing a chip that can hold…
Read more AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU, Cheap Greased Lightning
