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by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2010 · 0 comments

The budget PC enthusiast seeks out the sort of hardware that might look like a less than appealing option for those with bigger budgets but can, with some coaxing, transform itself into a beast of a performer. AnandTech has a look at the AMD Phenom II X2 555 which may or may not be able […]

Read more AMD Phenom II X2 555 unlocking brings cheap quad-core dreams

by Pedro Hernandez on April 23, 2009 · 0 comments

Hot Hardware is seeing if the linchpin of AMD’s Dragon platform can breathe fire by putting the quad-core 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition through its paces. This “Hot Hardware Approved” processor may trail behind Intel’s Core i7, but…

Read more AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Review Roundup

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2009 · 0 comments

Trying to put together a computer that’s eco-friendly, or low noise, means you’re going to have to give up a bit of performance for quite a bit of power saving. Case in point are the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200S…

Read more Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200S/Q9550S, Quad Cores Go Low-Power

by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Living out your days waiting for your computer to finish up its workload? Having trouble keeping up with the enemy in the latest games? If you’re still toiling under the constraints of a dual core, or *gasp* single core*, processor…

Read more Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400, Going Quad On The Cheap