Archive for the ‘CPU & Chipset’ Category

Giveaway: Win a Lynnfield Core i7 System

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

That’s right, just in time for the holidays we’ve partnered up with Intel to give away a complete Lynnfield Core i7 System….

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AMD’s Athlon II X3 435 & New Energy Efficient CPUs: Killing Intel Below $90

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Hot on the heels of last months’ $99 quad-core, AMD is back with a higher performance alternative to Intel’s Pentium E6xxx series. It’s the return of the triple core with the Athlon II X3 435 and 425. Both priced under $90 and both delivering better than Intel dual-core performance. For the first time in a while, AMD’s biggest competition is itself….

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Marvell’s ARMADA: Custom Designed ARM SoCs Break 1GHz

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Anyone can license ARM’s microprocessor architectures, Marvell chooses to license only the instruction set and build its own designs. We look at Marvell’s architecture to see if it’s what you may want in your next smartphone….

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The Real Conroe Successor: Clarkdale & All You Need to Know about Westmere

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Intel’s 32nm Nehalem tick is almost upon us. Westmere isn’t a radical departure from Nehalem, but there are a few enhancements worth talking about. We go through the on-package graphics, GPU turbo, and even share some preliminary performance data of the next dual-core desktop CPU….

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The Lynnfield Followup: Turbo Mode and Overclocking Investigated

Friday, September 18th, 2009

You asked for results with turbo disabled. You asked for overclocking results. We aim to please: here are the additional tests you requested of Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 for the LGA-1156 socket….

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The Intel Core i7 860 Review

Friday, September 18th, 2009

The missing link in the Lynnfield lineup is the Core i7 860. Priced at $284 it’s no more expensive than a Core i7 920, yet it runs at a higher clock speed and has much more aggressive turbo modes. Is it the better buy? For most people, it is….

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AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630: The First $99 Quad Core CPU

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

AMD’s pricing department has struck gold. Armed with a brand new die, the Athlon II X4 620 performs like a $160 CPU but at 60% of the cost. This is the best budget quad-core CPU on the market….

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Intel’s Core i7 870 & i5 750, Lynnfield: Harder, Better, Faster Stronger

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Today Intel unveils the Nehalem that we’ve all been waiting for. Starting at $196 and outperforming nearly everything on the market, Lynnfield is here. It’s more than just another fast CPU, it’s the first processor that redefines the way we classify CPUs. Lynnfield is not only the best quad-core processor at $196, $284 and $562, but it’s also the best…

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How Much Does it Cost to Build a P55 Motherboard?

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Recent discussions of P55 motherboard pricing inspired us to do some digging and figure out exactly how much it costs to build a motherboard. While we’ll see ~$100 P55 motherboards at launch, it’s going to be tough to pull off. Find out why….

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Phenom II X4 965: A Look at CPU/MB Bundle Pricing

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

AMD promised attractive bundle deals for the new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition from North American vendors. We took a quick look at the current state of 965 bundles and see exactly how much you can save….

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