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Corsair H80, H100, Intel RTS2011LC and Maingear EPIC 180 Review | Posted on: 31/12/2011 @ 11:13

The kits we're looking at today are a far cry from the water coolers enthusiasts have been building ...

Intel to offer seventh mobile 7-series chipset | Posted on: 31/12/2011 @ 6:25

vr-zone.com - Quite unexpectedly we got our hands on details of a seventh mobile chipset for Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processors, a model that has us wondering what Intel is playing at. The chipset appears to be another budget model, yet it offers some additional features compared to chipsets with higher model numbers.

AMD?s A8-3870K reaches 5.87GHz/1.32GHz overclock | Posted on: 30/12/2011 @ 22:24

96% CPU overclock, 121% GPU overclock. Toasty core voltage of 1.832.

GIGABYTE X79-UD5 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 30/12/2011 @ 21:25

Intel planning 3 new Sandy Bridge processors without onboard graphics | Posted on: 30/12/2011 @ 21:00

The 2550K, 2450P and 2380P, all part of the i5 range.

GIGABYTE X79-UD5 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 30/12/2011 @ 17:24

Introduction It's been a massive year for me at TweakTown as I've seen my categories expand into the Motherboard and CPU area. And it fits so gloriously against the Video Card section I've managed for years. 224 Reviews later, though, and this wraps up my final piece for the year. The X79-UD5 from GIGABYTE also marks the last of our X79 boards that we received at launch, bringing the total to 12 ...

Intel to launch graphics-less Sandy Bridge CPUs | Posted on: 30/12/2011 @ 15:25

vr-zone.com - In a last minute attempt at getting rid of some more Sandy Bridge processors, Intel will be launching three new SKUs, one of which will be the rumoured Core i5-2550K. The big news here isn't actually the new models themselves, but the fact that none of the three new models feature built in graphics.

Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 23:48

Intel will make its Thunderbolt rapid data transfer technology available to its full contingent of PC partners in April, according to DigiTimes. Several top computer makers and components suppliers are already preparing desktops, notebooks, and motherboards with Thunderbolt, the Taiwanese tech journal reported Tuesday.

Intel to bring Thunderbolt support to Z77 chipset and boards | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 23:24

Starting with the DZ77RE extreme series motherboard. No thunderbolt for media boards...

Intel LGA2011 CPU Cooler Roundup @ Legit Reviews | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 21:25

Danger Den introduce new M6 CPU waterblock | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 18:48

Start at $75 and support both AMD and Intel CPUs.

Intel finally launches the Cedar Trail platform | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 17:48

After months of delays it is finally here. And it plays angry birds at 60fps...

XFX ProSeries 1250W Review | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 15:37

Review of the XFX ProSeries 1250W Power Supply. Earlier this month we took a look at the new 1000W P...

Intel Core i7 3820 Review: $285 Quad-Core Sandy Bridge E | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 14:36

If you are a normal desktop user or even a power user with plans to run at over 4GHz, the vanilla LGA-1155 Sandy Bridge platform is good enough. You get some of the fastest CPUs on the market today paired with reasonably priced motherboards and the ability to use Quick Sync to transcode video...er...quickly. If that's not enough, Intel launched a higher end platform last month: the LGA-2011 Sandy ...

ECS X79R-AX (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:26

ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:26

As expected, Intel launches Cedar Trail-M Atom's | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:25

vr-zone.com - We're fairly certain that none of our regular readers are surprised to see the arrival of Intel's Atom N2600 and N2800 Cedar Trail-M based Atom processors today, as we reported about it launching at the very end of the year over a month ago. That said, no products will be available for at least a couple of weeks, although we'd expect that the first Cedar Trail-M netbooks will be ...

Intel changes configurable TDP specs of Ultrabook Ivy Bridge processors | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:25

vr-zone.com - Although good news in a way for Intel, it seems that the demand for its Ultrabook specific Ivy Bridge processors have been much higher than Intel initially anticipated and the company has as such had to make some changes to the configurable TDP of said processors. It appears that the company can't meet its earlier targets, at least not if it's going to be able to provide large ...

Core i7-3960X und Core i7-3930K SLI, Triple SLI Performance Analyse | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:24

Mit jeder neuen CPU-Generation ist es interessant zu sehen, wie die Leistung in Kombination mit SLI- und Triple-SLI-Setups skaliert. Beispielsweise zeigt sich welchen Einfluss die CPU auf die Spiele-Performance hat. Hinzu kommt, dass man sieht in welchem Masse ein Spieler oder Overclocker von der verbesserten Architektur profitiert. In diesem Falle haben wir uns der Spieleleistung der neuen Sandy ...

Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:12

Intel will make its Thunderbolt rapid data transfer technology available to its full contingent of PC partners in April, according to DigiTimes. Several top computer makers and components suppliers are already preparing desktops, notebooks, and motherboards with Thunderbolt, the Taiwanese tech journal reported Tuesday. Thunderbolt, which Intel developed in collaboration with Apple, is currently ...

Zalman CNPS11X Performa CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:01

The Zalman CNPS11X Performa is a CPU cooler with a V-shape heatsink, four heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Let's test it!

New Quad socket Intel server board to hold 1.5TB of RAM | Posted on: 29/12/2011 @ 13:00

Packs 48 RAM slots supporting 32GB LR-DIMMs in each making 1.5TB of memory capacity.

Intel's 32nm "Medfield" Mobile Chip Surprising Performance, Power Consumption Leaked | Posted on: 27/12/2011 @ 9:49

vr-zone.com - As the launch of next-generation Atom mobile platform looms, Intel is making more and more semi-public and public noise about the new, first true SoC (System-on-a-Chip) from their labs.

AMD A8-3870K Llano APU Linux Overclocking | Posted on: 26/12/2011 @ 23:12

Following the interest yesterday from the AMD A8-3870K graphics testing even though this new Llano APU has the same Radeon HD 6550D integrated graphics as the original A8-3850 APU, here's some more information and numbers from the week-old AMD A8-3870K when running the desktop AMD APU under Ubuntu Linux and attempting to overclock this week-old Llano APU.

Sapphire PURE Black 990FX Neuvorstellung | Posted on: 26/12/2011 @ 18:38

Das SAPPHIRE PURE Black 990FX ist ein Full Size ATX Board, das auf die vollständige Nutzung aller Fu...

Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 26/12/2011 @ 18:36

Can Thermaltake's Frio Advanced prove that a cooler to be reckoned with doesn't have to come in a dual tower form factor?

AMD to introduce Phenom II Bulldozer CPUs | Posted on: 26/12/2011 @ 18:36

Based on locked Bulldozer CPUs selling at cheaper prices.

ECS X79R-AX (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 26/12/2011 @ 18:36

Introduction When it comes to motherboards, ECS probably isn't one of the first names that pop into your head. Instead it will be companies like ASUS, ASRock, GIGABYTE and MSI. Earlier in the year, though, we checked out the A75 based ECS A75F-A and it did a good job of impressing us and being a pretty nice all round board. Today, though, we take the time to check out something a lot higher end ...

Intel Core i7-3960X Review | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Review of the Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition CPU. To those looking to build the biggest, baddes...

AMD FX zweiter Test | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

In dem Artikel haben wir uns den AMD FX zum zweiten Mal angeschaut und uns mehr mit der Speicherskal...

Intel Core i7-3930K und Core i7-990X SLI Test | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Getestet wurde die Intel Core i7-3930K und Intel Core i7-990X SLI und Triple SLI Performance Analyse...

AMD A8-3870K Testbericht | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Getestet wurde die AMD A8-3870K APU. Mit dem A8-3870K hat AMD ein neues Topmodell seiner Serie von A...

Intel Core i7-3930K und Intel Core i7-3820 im Test | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Getestet wurden die Intel Core i7-3930K und Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy-Bridge-E Prozessoren. Neben dem...

Intel 3930K CPU Review | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Review of the Intel Sandy Bridge E 3930K CPU. On the 14th of November Intel has shown it's brand new...

Intel Core i7-3820 Test | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 15:01

Getestet wurde die Intel Core i7-3820 CPU. Wenige Tage vor dem Fest schickt Intel den kleinsten Sand...

Lian Li PC-X500FX High End Mid Tower Chassis Review | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 7:48

Here at Clunk.org.uk, we love products that dare to be different, things that deviate from the norm, but are still entirely functional and possibly even beautiful.  The all new PC-X500FX chassis from Lian Li appears to...

ECS Wi-Bridge does what Intel's WiDi does on the cheap | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 4:13

vr-zone.com - Intel has been pushing its WiDi/Wireless Display video streaming over Wi-Fi technology for a while now, but the technology has to caveats, as not only does your notebook need to have one of a somewhat limited range of Intel Wi-Fi cards, but you also need to have a fairly costly receiver. ECS seems to have solved both of these problems at once with its Wi-Bridge which appears to do ...

Semaphores Continue Biting Intel Linux Users | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 4:12

It turns out the semaphore issues for Intel Sandy Bridge Linux users continues to be present and it's resulting in the patch from the recent Intel merge having to be changed at the last minute within the Linux 3.2 kernel...

Zalman launches the CNPS10X Optima CPU cooler | Posted on: 24/12/2011 @ 0:36

Featuring four copper heatpipes with DTH technology, it's available for pre-order.

Intel increases revenue share of processor market to 84% | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 23:24

For Q3 of 2011, AMD drops 0.3% to 10.2%.

Next Gen Intel Xeons benchmarked | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 18:48

Between 50-120% faster than the previous generation.

Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris i7-3960X Scaling Performance @ Phoronix | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 8:27

Cooler Master GeminII S524 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 8:27

Intel Shows Its Atom-based Android Smartphone and Tablet Prototypes | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 8:26

vr-zone.com - Faced with continuous decline of its Atom series of processors, the semiconductor giant from Santa Clara is showcasing concept smartphone and tablet designs for 2012.

AMD marketing chief steps down, offers predictions for 2012 | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 8:26

vr-zone.com - AMD's Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President Nigel Dessau is leaving the chipmaker to work on a book, but he has made some interesting predictions for the year ahead.

Intel said to be dropping Sandy Bridge CPU prices | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 8:26

vr-zone.com - With Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processors expected to launch in April of next year, it appears that Intel is already concerned about having too much stock of its current Sandy Bridge processors and is as such planning on reducing the price on at least is mobile Core i3 and Core i5 processors. What isn't clear is if Intel is planning on doing the same for the desktop parts or not.

ASRock X79 Extreme9 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 23/12/2011 @ 7:00

Introduction We've absolutely powered through a bunch of ASRock motherboards recently. First we checked out the ASRock X79 Extreme4 which came in at an awesome price point. From there we checked out the mATX version, the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M. Today, though, it's all about the new high end board from the guys at ASRock, the X79 Extreme9. Everything about the X79 Extreme9 seems to be big and the ...

Intel Shows Off Competitive Medfield x86 Android Power & Performance | Posted on: 22/12/2011 @ 2:36

You may have seen some Medfield related news today - I thought I'd chime in with some of my thoughts on the topic. As a recap, in 2008 Intel introduced its Atom microprocessor - originally designed for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and repurposed for use in netbooks. In 2010 we got a more integrated version of Atom called Moorestown designed for smartphones and tablets. Intel had basically no ...

Intel Hits "Almost There" GL 3.0 Support In Mesa | Posted on: 22/12/2011 @ 0:12

There's just a week and a half left to the year, but will Intel be successful in their goal of open-source OpenGL 3.0 support in Mesa for their Sandy/Ivy Bridge hardware in 2011? It looks like they will fall just short...

VMware Merges "vmwgfx_branch" To Master | Posted on: 21/12/2011 @ 19:24

Here's a heck of a Christmas present if you happen to be a VMware customer and use their virtualization software with Linux guests where the desktop experience is important: vmwgfx_branch has finally been merged to master! This merge touches over 16,000 lines of code in their X.Org graphics driver...

AMD makes optional cost-effective HD 7900 PCB for partners | Posted on: 21/12/2011 @ 18:12

Cheaper printed circuit boards mean cheaper card prices.

XFX ProSeries 1250W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 21/12/2011 @ 18:12

Introduction Earlier this month we took a look at the new 1000W ProSeries power supply from XFX. The new unit sported lots of power, Platinum efficiency and a ton of connectors, but it came at a hefty price. XFX also added a few more power supplies to their lineup and today we are going to be taking a look at the highest wattage unit that they offer. This is the 1250W ProSeries power ...

New APUs from AMD officially announced | Posted on: 21/12/2011 @ 1:24

5 for the Desktop market, 8 for the mobile market.

Intel and LG sign deal to promote WiDi | Posted on: 20/12/2011 @ 19:48

A technology to stream to a screen or TV wirelessly.

ASRock X79 Extreme4-M (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 20/12/2011 @ 17:24

Introduction Recently we checked out the ASRock X79 Extreme4 which did a good job of impressing us with its strong performance and excellent price point. Jump forward just a little and we find ourselves looking at another motherboard following a similar naming scheme in the form of the ASRock X79 Extreme4-M. If you've followed what goes on with the ASRock model numbers, you would know that the ...

Sony VAIO S Series (VPCSE13FX/S) | Posted on: 20/12/2011 @ 10:12

The Sony VAIO S Series (VPCSE13FX/S) has an attractive and portable design that will please most users. While it may not have the best performance out there, it does offer good performance for the money. The 15.5-inch display has excellent quality that makes this laptop one to consider.

i7 3820 available for pre-order | Posted on: 19/12/2011 @ 20:00

$311 or ?276 for 4 cores of Sandy Bridge-E goodness.

Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris i7-3960X Scaling Performance | Posted on: 19/12/2011 @ 16:00

Using the new Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge processor, Scientific Linux 6.1, Debian GNU/Linux, Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, and Solaris 11 11/11 were benchmarked when having a different number of CPU cores enabled to see how well each operating system scales up to six cores plus Hyper Threading.

Core i7-3930K und Core i7-990X SLI und Triple SLI Performance Analyse | Posted on: 19/12/2011 @ 14:00

Mit jeder neuen CPU-Generation ist es interessant zu sehen, wie die Leistung in Kombination mit SLI und Triple-SLI skaliert. Beispielsweise zeigt sich welchen Einfluss die CPU auf die Spiele-Performance hat. Hinzu kommt, dass man sieht in welchem Masse ein Spieler oder Overclocker von der verbesserten Architektur profitiert.

RC6 Is Now Flipped On For Intel SNB, IVB Hardware | Posted on: 17/12/2011 @ 0:48

RC6 power-savings is now on by default for Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge graphics hardware in the upcoming Linux 3.2 kernel...

NZXT HAVIK 120 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 16/12/2011 @ 19:24

Today we are testing the NZXT HAVIK 120 CPU cooler. It has a tower heatsink, four 8 mm heatpipes and two 120 mm fans. Check it out!

Zalman debuts CNPS20LQ CPU water cooling unit | Posted on: 16/12/2011 @ 16:12

Asetek made rebrand costing ?69.90.

AMD gets new vice president | Posted on: 16/12/2011 @ 13:48

Dr Lisa Su becomes VP. Continued restructuring after Bulldozer Fail.

AMD to launch HD 7970 before Christmas | Posted on: 16/12/2011 @ 12:36

Reviews out 22nd, customer availability 9th of January 2012.

ASRock X79 Extreme4 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 16/12/2011 @ 5:24

Introduction ASRock have actually come to the party a little later than we'd normally expect with the launch of the new X79 chipset from Intel. Usually being one of the first companies to have a mass of boards come our way, they instead started to trickle in a little after launch. Just absolutely powering through the motherboards we have on offer today, we're going to look at the first of the ...

AMD to release Black Edition APUs on 26th of December | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 19:48

Two quad core models that dominate equivalently priced Sandy Bridge CPUs.

Intel SNA Acceleration Performance On Ironlake | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 18:36

Wondering how Intel's SNA acceleration architecture is performing for Ironlake hardware? Here's some benchmarks...

AMD A8-3870K and A6-3670K Unlocked APUs to Launch December 26th | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 18:12

The A8-3870K and A6-3670K black edition APUs for the FM1 socket will feature unlocked multiplier for easy overclocking are set to launch on the 26th December. Offering discrete level integrated graphics supporting DX11 and four x64-86 cores with 1 MB dedicated L2 cache per core, integrated memory controller supporting 1866MHz dual channel RAM and supports CrossfireX *with compatible graphics ...

NZXT HAVIK 120 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 5:00

Introduction Not too long ago I was given the HAVIK 140 by NZXT and not only was it a super efficient cooler, it made it into my spare rig and cooled the i5 750 since I received it. To say the HAVIK 140 impressed me is an understatement. I did find a long term issue with the rubber fan mounts getting cut by the sharp edges of the fins, but NZXT corrected the issue for me when I addressed it with ...

The New Intel Mobile Division | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 0:24

Intel's haphazard ultra mobile strategy is finally getting some much needed consolidation. We got the first hints of this at IDF where Intel announced a restructuring that would combine its ultra mobile (read: Atom) and Core (read: everything else) design teams under one virtual roof. The goal there was to promote better sharing of technologies and improve execution efficiency. Today, Intel told ...

AMD to give the 6 core Bulldozer a frequency boost | Posted on: 15/12/2011 @ 0:24

By introducing the FX 6200 with a stock clock of 3.8GHz, faster than the FX 6100 which clocks at 3.3GHz.

AMD to lose their chief marketing officer in January 2012 | Posted on: 14/12/2011 @ 22:12

As announced through a tweet, Nigel Dessau is going to retire from his position next month.

AMD Catalyst 2011 Driver Year In Review | Posted on: 14/12/2011 @ 16:24

With AMD having published the Catalyst 11.12 driver yesterday, the year is now complete as far as their graphics drivers are concerned. As such, for the sixth year, it's time for the year-in-review articles looking at how the NVIDIA and AMD GPU drivers have matured over the past twelve months in terms of features and OpenGL performance.

Intel introduces DX79TO motherboard | Posted on: 14/12/2011 @ 15:24

Scaled down version of the DX79SI. Coming in at around $200.

AMD Catalyst 11.12 For Linux Is A Mixed Bag | Posted on: 14/12/2011 @ 1:48

A new version of AMD's Catalyst Linux graphics driver is now available...

Leaked Benchmarks Indicate ~10% Boost For #IvyBridge | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 23:03

Chiphell have been up to their usual tricks of showing off leaked Intel information, this time with a few benchmark runs for early engineering samples of an IvyBridge i7-3770K. This SKU relates to a quad-core, hyperthreading-enabled 22nm IvyBridge CPU with Intel HD-4000 graphics that represents the expected top-end in the IvyBridge range. Comparisons with the 2600K and 2700K are therefore most ...

Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition On Linux | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 20:12

By now you have likely heard of the Core i7 3960X processor, which is one of the Sandy Bridge Extreme CPUs that was launched in November by Intel to much excitement and talked about quite a bit on Phoronix in the past few days. In this article is a comprehensive look at the Intel Core i7 3960X performance under Ubuntu Linux.

Intel's Glamor Architecture Is Becoming Glamorous | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 20:12

Zhigang Gong of Intel China has published a new Linux patch today that enables the rest of the Glamor acceleration architecture functions to be used by the Intel X.Org driver. Glamor is a new means of accelerating 2D over OpenGL for the DDX driver...

Sapphire introduce 990FX AM3+ board | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 14:12

SAPPHIRE Technology, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of graphics, mainboard and multimedia solutions has just introduced a new mainboard developed to support the latest high performance FX CPU family from AMD, and fully backwards compatible with previous generation AM3 CPUs. The SAPPHIRE Pure Black 990FX is a full ATX sized board making full use of the features of the AMD 990FX and ...

Intel 7 series and C216 chipsets gain USB 3.0 certification | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 12:00

Native USB 3.0 support for Ivy Bridge desktop and server processors on the way.

AMD Announces Its IL Code Generator For OpenCL | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 7:36

On Friday AMD released an LLVM back-end for its R600 Gallium3D Linux driver. The LLVM driver back-end was based upon the AMD IL LLVM back-end for OpenCL, which AMD has now separately announced to the LLVM developers as a new source-code drop...

Intel Core i7 3960X Sandy-E Takes Big Dive On Linux | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 7:36

While the thousand-dollar Intel Core i7 3960X "Sandy Bridge" Extreme Edition processor can build the Linux kernel in under 60 seconds, this morning it took a nasty dive under Linux...

Ivy Bridge i7 3770 benchmarked | Posted on: 13/12/2011 @ 7:36

The upcoming Intel Ivy Bridge i7 3770 gets put through various benchmarking applications.

Intel adds two new Celerons, the G460 and 807UE | Posted on: 12/12/2011 @ 14:36

Intel is constantly updating its processor line up to keep itself competitive in all segments of the processor market. Today’s updates focus Intel towards the value and low power segments. The launch of the G460 processor has value for money in mind, with a tray price of just $37 per CPU. The Celeron G460 has a single core at 1.8GHz with hyperthreading enabled, so one core and two threads. It ...

AMD A6-3500 APU Review | Posted on: 12/12/2011 @ 13:12

Nu toat? lumea dispune de mii de lei pentru realizarea unui sistem desktop astfel c? ast?zi vom analiza oferta celor de la AMD prin procesorul A6-3500 APU, un triple core dotat cu aceea?i grafic? ca ?i fratele mai mare A6-3650 APU quad-core dar cu un pre? atractiv pentru sectorul entry-level.

Intel i5 2550K on the way? | Posted on: 12/12/2011 @ 10:48

According to sources at CPU World the latest Intel roadmap pointed to the idea that there would be no new Sandy Bridge i5 processors and that they would all be replaced by Ivy Bridge processors in early to mid 2012. However, in today’s update of the Material Declaration Data Sheets database this entry came up: We know very little about the 2550K as its release was not on any Intel roadmap ...

Intel - It Was One Heck Of A Year For Sandy Bridge Graphics | Posted on: 12/12/2011 @ 7:12

The year began with Intel launching their "Sandy Bridge" processors. While the CPU performance was very impressive for these latest-generation Intel processors, the graphics performance under Linux was a problem. The drivers were not ready in time. Well, they actually were technically available, but in Git source form and not easy for Linux desktop customers. There were also some initial hurdles ...

ASUS P9X79 Pro (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 12/12/2011 @ 4:36

Introduction Today we're checking out the ASUS P9X79 Pro which is a board we actually previewed the other week alongside the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe which we've also just looked at . The P9X79 Pro we're looking at today is the last board that we previewed prior to the launch of the X79 chipset from Intel. Out of the ASUS boards we've looked at which include the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, the ASUS ...

First AMD ultrabook to arrive within the next month | Posted on: 11/12/2011 @ 19:48

AMD is looking to take Intel on in the highly competitive Ultrabook market. Currently the Ultrabook scheme is mainly centred around Intel and the Sandy Bridge processors. AMD is looking to change this and provide a much cheaper Ultrabook using their “Brazos” range of processors. Expect AMD to use dual and quad core 40nm Wichita processors which will come with updated HD 7000 graphics. The ...

Intel seals the fate of the LGA1366 and LGA1156 processors | Posted on: 09/12/2011 @ 2:48

With Sandy Bridge-E now on the loose and Ivy Bridge waiting in the backstage for its grand opening, Intel hasn’t been resting as they’ve recently decided the fate of some older processors. These processors come from the LGA1366 and LGA1156 range and include the Core i7-930, i7-950, i7-960, i7-980 and i7-990X as well as the Pentium G6950, G6960 and Core i3-540, i5-650, i5-660, ...

AMD Releases New Llano Mobile CPUs | Posted on: 09/12/2011 @ 2:12

AMD is refreshing its mobile CPU lineup with seven new A4, A6, and A8 Llano processors for socket FS1. With one exception, these dual- and quad-core processors give a mild speed bump to existing processors using the same GPUs, L2 cache amount, TDP, and core stepping - see the table below for specifications. AMD Llano mobile CPU refresh Name Cores ...

Intel seals the fate of the LGA1355 and LGA1156 processors | Posted on: 09/12/2011 @ 1:48

With Sandy Bridge-E now on the loose and Ivy Bridge waiting in the backstage for its grand opening, Intel hasn’t been resting as they’ve recently decided the fate of some older processors. These processors come from the LGA1355 and LGA1156 range and include the Core i7-930, i7-950, i7-960, i7-980 and i7-990X as well as the Pentium G6950, G6960 and Core i3-540, i5-650, i5-660, ...

AMD?s upcoming Tahiti from Southern Islands pictured | Posted on: 09/12/2011 @ 0:36

As the days pass by, we’re getting nearer and nearer to the release of the next generation of GPU, and I’m not talking about the cheap imitation of HD 7000 GPUs through rebrand, but the real deal. It seems that a mysterious photo has made its way to the Beyond3D forums showing two next-gen AMD graphics card in CrossFire. This is certainly an enthusiast product from the upcoming Southern ...

Seven new mobile APUs from AMD | Posted on: 08/12/2011 @ 18:48

We already know AMD has introduced its HD 7000M series of graphics cards for the mobile market which will have mid range to high performance mobile performance. While AMD is now introducing the mobile APUs to assist the low to mid range mobile performance market. The new APUs will be based off the 32nm CPU production process and the 40nm GPU process, featuring four new Quad cores and three new ...

A New Linux Frame-Buffer Driver Appears For Intel | Posted on: 08/12/2011 @ 17:48

A new Intel kernel frame-buffer driver has been published to the Linux kernel mailing list. However, this driver isn't for the current-generation Intel graphics hardware, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, or even for the notorious PowerVR-based Poulsbo...

Intel DX79SI (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 08/12/2011 @ 9:48

Introduction With the GTX 560 Ti 448 launch well and truly out of the way, it's time to get back into the mass of X79 boards we've got piled up around us. Today we're looking at the Intel DX79SI, a board that a lot of people may ignore. With a strong name for creating rock solid boards, though, Intel offerings continue to be quite a nice option for people who are looking for something that they ...

AMD announce Fusion12 event | Posted on: 07/12/2011 @ 22:12

AMD today announced that AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012 (Fusion12) will be held on June 11-14, 2012 in Bellevue, Washington. The company?s annual developer summit will return to the Meydenbauer Center and the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. This event will build on the success of the sold out AMD Fusion11 earlier this year, where more than 700 software development leaders from industry, academia, ...

Fusion-io Run the Equivalent of All Global Credit Card Transactions from one Server | Posted on: 07/12/2011 @ 14:12

Fusion-io recently announced that its VSL software subsystem and four 1.2 TB Fusion ioDrive2s integrated into a single 64-core AMD Server were able to achieve 1.11 million transactions per second in a Microsoft SQL Server database. The demonstration delivered the data throughput projected to be required to run all credit card transactions on the planet, underlining new solutions for powering ...

XFX ProSeries 1000W Power Supply Review | Posted on: 07/12/2011 @ 9:24

Introduction Over the past five to six years, the name XFX has become synonymous with enthusiasts and for many good reasons. XFX made a huge push during the era of the NVIDIA 6xxx and 7xxx series cards and were always pushing the limits of the clock speeds. This gave them some of the fastest cards on the market and enthusiasts naturally flocked to them for better performance. Since then, the ...

Intel and Micron (IMFT) Announce World's First 128Gb 20nm MLC NAND | Posted on: 06/12/2011 @ 22:36

Earlier this year, Intel and Micron's joint NAND manufacturing venture (IMFT) announced it had produced 64Gb (8GB) MLC NAND on a 20nm process. Most IMFT NAND that's used in SSDs are built using a 25nm process - the move to 20nm reduces die size and in turn reduces cost over time. A single 8GB 2-bit-per-cell MLC NAND die built on IMFT's 25nm process measures in at 167mm2, while the same capacity ...

Intel already working on 14nm ? | Posted on: 06/12/2011 @ 22:00

It seems that Intel has more surprises than we thought, as was revealed by Pat Bielmer, managing Director of Intel Northern Europe, stated in an exclusive interview with Nordic Hardware. The interview was principally about the 22nm technology from Ivy Bridge and beyond. Bielmer wasn’t very specific nor technical, but he did say that there will be a more expanded use of the Tri-Gate technology ...

Intel Puts Out Its 2011 Holiday Linux Package | Posted on: 06/12/2011 @ 16:36

The 2011Q4 Linux graphics driver package has been released...

AMD A8-3870K and A6-3670K finally available for pre-order | Posted on: 06/12/2011 @ 13:00

Later this month AMD will finally unveil the unlocked versions of their A8-3870 and A6-3670 APUs. The A8-3870K is stock clocked at 3.00 GHz, and the A6-3670K at 2.60 GHz. The two are both quad core APUs, and differ by the core clock speeds and integrated GPU they have. The A8-3870K packs the Radeon HD 6550D graphics with 400 stream processors, while the A6-3670K has the Radeon HD 6530D graphics ...

Maingear EPIC 180 Liquid CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 06/12/2011 @ 13:00

Introduction Things are a bit different today as I bring you this latest review. Maingear had gotten in contact with Cameron and asked if they could show off their latest and greatest CPU cooling solution that they are now offering their buyers to cool the CPU in their pre-configured PCs, specifically The Shift and The Quantum Shift offerings. Maingear used to deliver its systems with large ...

AMD developing a HD 6930 | Posted on: 05/12/2011 @ 18:48

AMD is reportedly working on a new HD 6000 series graphics card in response to Nvidia’s GTX 560Ti 448 release. Essentially the GTX 560Ti 448 now competes with the HD 6970 on performance and is in the same price bracket. There is also a very large price gap between the HD 6870 and HD 6950 of about £50/$70/?50 which needs to be filled and so a new card the “HD 6930″ would fit in ...

ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 05/12/2011 @ 8:12

Introduction We first saw the Sabertooth name pop up with the introduction of the P67 chipset. The next time we'd see the name show up wasn't in the form of the Z68, though, it was instead in the AMD based 990FX chipset and it didn't quite have that same look about it as the shroud that covered the board wasn't present. While passed over on the Z68 chipset, the Sabertooth has appeared straight ...

Intel subsidizing ultrabooks: officially not happening | Posted on: 04/12/2011 @ 19:00

It all started as a rumour that originated from Taiwan and that spread quickly, which we reported as well, but it seems that the subsidizing of the upcoming ultrabooks from Intel is not going to happen. While Intel set aside $300 million market development fund to make the ultrabooks more popular, which is quite a nice amount of money, these funds are in no way subsidies and won?t translate to ...

Intel and Total Immersion planning on producing augmented reality chips | Posted on: 04/12/2011 @ 2:12

During the Reuters Global Media Summit, Antoine Brachet, marketing chief of Total Immersion, announced the close collaboration between themselves and Intel to produce augmented reality chips. This could prove to be a major advance in technology with augmented reality coming integrated with the chips themselves. This could then lead to a major growth and an easier adoption of the technology. For ...

AMD Entertainment Edition RAM Pricing | Posted on: 03/12/2011 @ 21:48

AMD’s Entertainment Edition RAM has gone on sale at Newegg revealing its pricing. The 1333MHz kits come in a very low prices at $13.99 for a single 2GB or $21.99 for a single 4GB module. Whilst the 1600MHz kits are $1 more expensive for both the 2GB and 4GB modules. AMD’s entertainment edition RAM is the lowest end segment of its upcoming memory selection which is produced by Patriot. ...

i5 2300 on its way out already | Posted on: 03/12/2011 @ 20:36

Intel’s latest End of Life schedule brings a surprising entry.  The Sandy Bridge Core i5 2300 processor based off the 32nm manufacturing process which has been out since January 2011 is facing the axe next year. Intel has decided to give the quad core 2.8GHz processor the chop. The main reason for this we expect is that the Core i5 2400, 2500 and 2500K offer much better performance within ...

AMD revises Bulldozer transistor count down to 1.2 billion | Posted on: 03/12/2011 @ 16:12

AMD has made an official press statement revising the transistor count on its Bulldozer processors. The whole reviewing community had been informed that the 8 core FX 8150 ‘Bulldozer’ processor had 2 billion transistors on its 315mm squared die giving an impressive transistor ratio of 6.359 ( Llano also has a similar ratio so is its transistor count wrong too?) which is higher than that of ...

Intel partners already working on Ivy Bridge boards | Posted on: 03/12/2011 @ 0:36

While Ivy Bridge has been pushed back and won’t see the light most probably until April next year, Intel partners are already playing around with some Ivy Bridge boards. Some of you may wonder why the need to make new boards with the Ivy Bridge being already compatible with the 60-series chipset motherboards. The simple answer is that you’ll get more out of the system with the matching board ...

Here comes the third Performance Driver from AMD | Posted on: 02/12/2011 @ 22:36

We’ve recently seen not one, but two Performance Driver for AMD’s Catallyst 11.11, and with glitches still being seen (as well as being promised in the previous update) a third one had to come. AMD has posted its Catalyst 11.11c Performance Driver which addresses some glaring issues ahead of the upcoming Catalyst WHQL monthly update as well as delivering the AMD CrossFireX performance scaling ...

Scythe updates CPU coolers to support LGA 2011 | Posted on: 02/12/2011 @ 12:12

Japanese cooling expert Scythe has today announced the revision of the popular CPU Coolers Scythe Mugen 3, Mugen 3 PCGH and Ninja 3. Scythe has upgraded the CPU Coolers to Rev. B. Users can easily differentiate the new version from the old ones by the added suffix “Rev. B” in the names: Mugen 3 Rev.B, Mugen 3 Rev.B PCGH and Ninja 3 Rev.B. New Revision B brings support to the recently ...

AMD Revises Bulldozer Transistor Count: 1.2B, not 2B | Posted on: 02/12/2011 @ 11:00

This is a bit unusual. I got an email from AMD PR this week asking me to correct the Bulldozer transistor count in our Sandy  Bridge E review. The incorrect number, provided to me (and other reviewers) by AMD PR around 3 months ago was 2 billion transistors. The actual transistor count for Bulldozer is apparently 1.2 billion transistors. I don't have an explanation as to why the original number ...

Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 01/12/2011 @ 10:00

Introduction First off, let me clear the air a bit as to what I am seeing asked around in many forums. Phanteks is its own entity and has no affiliation with Noctua or the parent company, Rascom. While the basic concept and design of this cooler is based heavily on the already famous D-14, there are no ties between it and what we are about to look at from Phanteks. Phanteks actually looked ...