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AMD cuts Phenom II prices | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 23:24

Phenom II 965 gets a 15% price cut.

Review: Sapphire Pure Black FX990 | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 22:25

OverviewThe latest addition to Sapphire's Pure Black family of motherboards is the Sapphire Pure Black FX990. As you may have gleaned from the name, it supports AMD's latest high-end FX990 chipset. This is joined on the board by AMD's SB950 Southbridge and an AM3+ socket to support AMD's Bulldozer CPUs.Sapphire may not be the first company that comes to mind when you're thinking about ...

CPU ? updated Intel Core i7-3820 @ ocaholic | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 17:50

AMD cuts prices by 2 to 15% across nine Phenom II CPUs | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 17:49

vr-zone.com - Along with AMD's juggling of its FX-Series that took place yesterday in the form of two new models (the FX-6200 and FX-4170) as well as some price cuts to a couple existing FX chips, we've since learned that the company hasn't stopped there in terms of the price slashing with significant cuts made across its Phenom II range of processors as well.

New AMD CPUs, Intel?s Ivy Bridge Timeline, and Elpida is Bankrupt | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 17:49

New CPUs, revised timelines, and bankruptcy... Oh my!New AMD CPUs, Intel’s Ivy Bridge Timeline, and Elpida is Bankrupt is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts: AMD Announces “FX” Brand for High-End CPUs Someone goes bankrupt on AMD Ivy Bridge and Haswell

Intel and Micron to increase NAND production | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 4:00

Intel sells stake in 2 Wafer factories to Micron for $600 million.

Intel Sells Some of Its IMFT Stake to Micron | Posted on: 29/02/2012 @ 1:36

Intel and Micron today announced that they have done some modifications to their agreements on their IMFT joint venture. In short, Intel is selling its stake in two fabs to Micron for approximately $600 million, of which half will be paid in cash while the rest will be deposited with Micron. (Basically, Micron will be paying the rest in NAND.) IMFT owns a total of three fabs: one each in Lehi, ...

AMD launches FX-6200 and FX-4170 processors | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 15:24

A new quad and hex core, whilst two other CPUs get price cuts.

Intel Continues Its Smartphone March: Lava & ZTE Partnerships Announced | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 14:48

Intel had two more announcements yesterday about its Atom smartphone progress. The first was a partnership with Lava, an Indian mobile handset manufacturer. The Lava Xolo X900, a rebranded Intel Atom Z2460 reference design, will go on sale early next quarter in India. The Lava announcement marks Intel's first foray into India. Intel's previously announced Lenovo partnership begins work in ...

Intel advertises Medfield at Mobile World Congress 2012 | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 13:12

High performance 2GHz model with a budget 1GHz model, 3 partners so far.

AMD Releases FX-6200 and FX-4170 Processors; FX-8120 Gets a Price Cut | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 4:48

AMD sent word this morning that they’re doing some shuffling of their Bulldozer based FX processor lineup. Altogether in the near future AMD will be releasing a new CPU, releasing a previously announced CPU, and doing a price drop on an existing CPU. CPU Specification Comparison Processor Cores Clock Speed Max Turbo NB ...

GELID Solutions GX-7 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 3:36

CPU coolers are an interesting section of the PC market. It is one of the few categories where, barring size restrictions, there is often a clear king of the mountain. Many PC enthusiasts spend hundreds on top contenders, but…Related Articles & Videos GELID Solutions ICY VISION GPU Cooler Review GELID Solutions ICY VISION GPU Cooler Review COMPUTEX 2011 ...

Intel Inks More Phone Deals, Unveils New Chips | Posted on: 28/02/2012 @ 1:36

BARCELONA?Intel on Monday announced plans to expand its smartphone lineup via several partnerships with global carriers and handset makers. The chipmaker also unveiled two new Atom processors, the first of which doubles the performance of the “Medfield” chip and another aimed at budget devices. Intel will team up with carrier Orange*, handset makers Lava International [...]

Intel Goes Higher & Lower End With Atom SoCs: Z2580 & Z2000 Announced at MWC | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 23:00

Intel had a few updates about its Android SoC strategy for us at MWC this week. The first is a spec revision. The Atom Z2460 we talked about in great detail at CES was originally specced to run at a max of 1.3GHz but it could burst up to 1.6GHz if the thermal conditions allowed it (ala turbo boost). Z2460 yields on Intel's 45nm LP process are apparently better than expected so the Atom core will ...

ASRock incorporates new Intel technologies in its H61 boards | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 22:24

The latest ME8 BIOS & driver update brings new technologies to the H61 Intel motherboards.

Mobility Digest Review: MFX Screen Protector for HTC TITAN | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 21:48

Link: http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-mfx-screen-protector-for-htc-titan/ (http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-mfx-screen-protector-for-htc-titan/) Quote: "A little while ago I reviewed a cheap screen protector (http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-inexpensive-screen-protector-for-htc-titan-from-amazon/) I got form Amazon for my HTC Titan and I wasn’t ...

Intel Exec Says Ivy Bridge Mobile Now Expected in June | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 20:36

Intel executive Sean Maloney confirmed that the mobile version of Intel’s next-generation “Ivy Bridge” chips are now scheduled to ship in June, because of apparent problems with the manufacturing process. In the interview with the Financial Times, Maloney was apparently asked when consumers could expect Ivy Bridge, the 22-nm chips that are next up on [...]

Intel confirms Ivy Bridge Mobile delay | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 19:00

10 weeks after Initial Ivy Bridge launch, down to 22nm process issues not excess SB stock.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 13:24

With its new CDC heatpipe technology, can the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO live up to the high expectations its predecessor created?

Intel Sandy Bridge RC6 Is Good To Go | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 13:00

It looks like the debacle concerning RC6 power-savings support for Intel Sandy Bridge hardware is finally behind us. Intel thinks everything is worked out and ready to be enabled upstream (again) with the next Linux 3.4 kernel cycle and Canonical has enabled RC6 by default in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Here are some tests showing the performance benefits and power-saving abilities of using the RC6 ...

Orange to Sell Co-Branded Intel Smartphone Reference Design Directly to Customers, Codename: Santa Clara | Posted on: 27/02/2012 @ 6:24

At CES Intel announced both Lenovo and Motorola would be bringing Atom based smartphones to market in 2012. Lenovo showed off its K800 for the China market at the show, while Motorola offered a more vague commitment to bring multiple devices to market starting later this year. Today Intel announced its next Atom/Medfield customer: Orange. A French Telecom brand, Orange is one of the world's ...

Intel Demos Graphics Performance Analyzer 2012 for Android | Posted on: 26/02/2012 @ 21:00

One of Intel's advantages as it gets into the smartphone market is its extensive software experience, particularly when it comes to performance optimization and analysis. On Monday at GDC Intel will officially unveil its Graphics Performance Analyzer for Android, allowing game developers, hardware partners and curious hardware reviewers to tap into counters on an Intel Atom SoC.  Power ...

AMD Will Properly Support KWin With Catalyst | Posted on: 26/02/2012 @ 2:48

For those AMD Catalyst users that were concerned by the recent statements of Martin Gräßlin that KWin will likely end up dropping their GL1 renderer, which would eliminate vintage GPU hardware support as well as Catalyst driver support, fear not...

Intel to launch new-generation server platforms | Posted on: 25/02/2012 @ 1:12

Planned for early March 2012 release, over 15 processors up ahead.

Cooler Master announce TPC 812 Vapor Chamber CPU cooler | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 20:48

To be two different versions for the US and EU which come with identical heatsinks but different fans.

Intel Releases 2.18 X.Org Linux Graphics Driver | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 18:24

One day after putting out the Intel 12.02 package, Intel released the xf86-video-intel 2.18.0 DDX driver...

Core i7-3820 Overclocked to 5.666 GHz | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 17:24

GUN'G'STAR of TeamRussia successfully achieved a new overclocking record.

Review: Intel DX79SI | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 17:00

Neben den zahlreichen Mainboard-Herstellern führt Intel natürlich auch im Mainboards im Portfolio. Diesbezüglich stellt das DX79SI das Flaggschiff dar und will dementsprechend mit praktischen Features sowie ansprechender Performance punkten.

Intel 12.02 Package Proclaims Stable Ivy Bridge | Posted on: 24/02/2012 @ 0:24

Intel released its "12.02 graphics driver" package today for Linux, which advertises stable support for the Intel Ivy Bridge platform...

Coolermaster Hyper 412S CPU Cooler Review @ HardwareLOOK | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 18:49

Intel to make up for Ivy Bridge mobile dual core delay with cheaper prices | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 12:36

Intel may reported lower prices by as mucyh as $70 per chip.

Samsung now lists i515 Pogo Galaxy Nexus dock | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 11:25

vr-zone.com - Samsung has now listed a docking station for its Galaxy Nexus smartphone which makes use of those 3-pin connectors on the side of the phone. But it doesn't come cheap at an associated price tag of US $89.99.

Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core CPU Review ? Get Ready for Some Great 5.0 GHz Speeds! | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:14

Intel rumoured to reduce pricing on Ivy Bridge | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

vr-zone.com - The rumours about Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processors never seem to take a pause these days and the latest ones are suggesting that Intel is considering reducing its pricing to its partners. This is not the kind of move you'd expect from Intel at the launch of a new processor family and we'll see how this one plays out.

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Review | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Review of the GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 AM3+ ATX Motherboard. We saw the release of the new AMD FX process...

Sapphire Pure Black 990FX Mainboard Test | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Getestet wurde das SAPPHIRE PURE Black 990FX Mainboard. PURE Black lässt ein in dunklem schwarz dahe...

AZZA Fusion 3000 Full Tower Case | Posted on: 23/02/2012 @ 10:13

Got lots of hardware or perhaps you want a lot of hardware? Want to keep it cool? Full towers are where it is at and the Fusion 3000 from AZZA has all of the features to keep the largest and hottest hardware happy. Space for ten hard drive sounds about right....Read along to find out if it's right for you.

Noctua Introduces the NH-L12 low-profile CPU cooler | Posted on: 22/02/2012 @ 17:12

Noctua has got a new cooler!! This one is a low-profile style and I'm sure it's going to be a good performer!

New TME III CPU cooler from Spire | Posted on: 22/02/2012 @ 11:48

High performance dual fan and 5 heatpipe design tower air cooler for $65.

Noctua presents NH-L12 low-profile CPU cooler | Posted on: 22/02/2012 @ 6:12

$60/?50 for a dual fan Noctua CPU cooler ideal for HTPCs with silent operation.

Sapphire release EDGE HD3 AMD powered mini-PC | Posted on: 21/02/2012 @ 19:00

Featuring AMD E450 Fusion APU with 4GBs of RAM and a 320GB HDD

Intel Ivy Bridge i5 3570K iGPU Benchmarked | Posted on: 21/02/2012 @ 4:52

#Intel Ivy Bridge i5 3570K iGPU Benchmarked. EXPreview reveal benchmark results of an engineering sample of the Intel i5 3570K vs the i5 2500K.

Intel at ISSCC '12: More Research into Near Threshold Voltage | Posted on: 21/02/2012 @ 1:12

At IDF last year Intel's Justin Rattner demonstrated a 32nm test chip based on Intel's original Pentium architecture that could operate near its threshold voltage. The power consumption of the test chip was so low that the demo was powered by a small solar panel. A transistor's threshold voltage is the minimum voltage applied to the gate for current to flow. The logical on state is typically ...

Intel Demonstrates dual-core Atom SoC with Integrated WiFi Transceiver | Posted on: 21/02/2012 @ 0:12

This week is the annual International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) where chip companies from all walks of life present papers documenting everything from shipping architectures to future research projects. Intel has always had a large presence at the conference and this year is no different. I'm still trying to get my hands on some of the actual papers being presented but Intel invited ...

Review: AMD Memory Entertainment Edition 8GB | Posted on: 20/02/2012 @ 18:12

OverviewYes you've read the title right, AMD has joined the memory bandwagon with its AMD Memory Entertainment Edition 8GB kit. Rather belatedly.Well, actually for the launch of its AMD Memory branded modules it's cosied up to VisionTek and, in the case of the DDR3 DDR3-1600 modules we reviewed, Patriot Memory. So the $64 million question is why AMD wants to get involved in the murky world of the ...

Exclusive: Intel's 7-series Executive motherboards specced | Posted on: 20/02/2012 @ 2:37

vr-zone.com - Back in November we gave you the model names of Intel's upcoming 7-series motherboards alongside some fairly basic details as far as the specifications went, but now we can offer you a much more detailed look at what Intel has planned for its Executive series of motherboards. These are Intel's motherboards for office computers as far as the chipsets are concerned, but at least ...

Ivy Bridge Core i5-3570K graphics performance | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 23:48

Beats Sandy Bridge equivalent the 2500k by on average 70% in gaming and graphics applications.

Ivy Bridge delay only for dual core mobile CPUs | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 19:24

Not on desktop Ivy Bridge processors as previously thought.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Will Try For Intel RC6 By Default | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 18:24

It seems that the Ubuntu Kernel Team is indeed taking power management serious for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The kernel team announced this weekend that they will be attempting to enable Intel RC6 power-savings by default within the Precise Pangolin kernel...

XFX HD 7970 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Review | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 14:49

Review of the new XFX HD 7970 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation video card. The HD 7970 3GB is cu...

XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Test | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 14:49

Getestet wurde die XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Grafikkarte. Bereits vor mehr als einem Monat stellt...

Ivy Bridge?s i7 up to 16% faster than Sandy Bridge | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 4:36

Between 7 to 16% improvements when comparing the 2600 to the 3770.

AMD releases the pre-certified Catalyst 12.2 driver | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 2:12

Additionally, the Catalyst Application Profiles v12.1 CAP 3 is also available now.

Intel's next Medfield chip is the Atom Z2610, targeting tablets | Posted on: 19/02/2012 @ 1:49

vr-zone.com - We've already seen Intel's first Medfield Atom SoC, the Z2460 which was announced at IDF back in October; however, this chip was designed specifically for Smartphones. Details of what should be Intel's second Medfield chip has now come to light and it should be known as the Atom Z2610 and it looks like Intel will be targeting it for tablets.

Intel is only delaying dual core mobile Ivy Bridge CPUs | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 22:13

vr-zone.com - Remember that article from the other day that made some people panic as Intel might've delayed Ivy Bridge to June? Well, there's no need to be worried if you're planning on getting a new desktop system, as none of the desktop parts that were originally meant to launch have been delayed and on the mobile side, only the dual core models have been pushed back.

Reshuffle at AMD continues with addition of John Byrne | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 19:24

Appointed to Senior VP and General Manager of Global Accounts positions.

Intel to release Atom Z2610 in Q2 | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 16:00

Intel Atom Z2610 to come with SGX 540 graphics and 32nm CPU. Intended for smartphones.

XFX R7770 Black EditionS Super Overclocked (FX-777A-ZD) @ Bjorn3D | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:26

Intel Core i7 3930K & Asus P9X79 WS LGA2011 WorkStation Review | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:26

ARM On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Battling Intel x86? @ Phoronix | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:26

AMD to release three new FX CPUs in Q1 | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:25

vr-zone.com - A leaked slide reveals AMD is preparing to release three new Zambezi based FX CPUs with 95W TDP - FX-8140, FX-6120 and FX-4150.

XFX R7770 Black Super Overclocked Edition Tested | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 15:25

Review of the XFX R7770 Black Super Overclocked Edition with Double Dissipation. They provided groun...

AMD preparing three new 95 W FX processors | Posted on: 18/02/2012 @ 0:12

All three will reach over 4GHz on turbo.

Intel Ships A MeeGo Update For Cedar Trail | Posted on: 17/02/2012 @ 11:48

Intel quietly released a new version of MeeGo for netbooks last week...

ARM On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Battling Intel x86? | Posted on: 17/02/2012 @ 11:48

In recent weeks I have shown how Ubuntu 12.04 is ARM-ing up for better performance on the ARMv7 architecture by enabling hard-float builds and how the TI OMAP4 support has come together resulting in significant performance gains. Nevertheless, how is modern ARM hardware now comparing to the low-end Intel x86 competition? In this article are some results from Ubuntu 12.04 comparing the ARM ...

Intel Delay Ivy Bridge Shipments Till June | Posted on: 17/02/2012 @ 4:26

#Intel hold mass shipments of Ivy Bridge CPUs till June due to overstock of Sandy Bridge based notebooks with top vendors.

Intel is no longer a monopolist | Posted on: 16/02/2012 @ 6:36

Last anti-trust case finally resolved.

Intel tries out new comms chip. | Posted on: 16/02/2012 @ 2:12

Wants to compete with Cavium, Freescale and Netlogic

AMD Catalyst A.I. Useless Under Linux? | Posted on: 15/02/2012 @ 19:00

AMD today launched the Radeon HD 7570/7770 graphics cards as the latest GPUs built on the GCN architecture. Unfortunately there still is not any open-source support for the Radeon HD 7000 series hardware nor has AMD sent out any review samples to Phoronix. But there is some other Catalyst Linux news to share...

Intel Hardware Context Support Patches Arrive | Posted on: 15/02/2012 @ 17:00

New patches have turned up for the Intel Linux kernel DRM driver to implement hardware context support...

XFX HD 7770 Black Edition Super Overclock 1 GB Review | Posted on: 15/02/2012 @ 11:12

The XFX HD 7770 Black Edition Super Overclock is the company's flagship HD 7770. It comes with a massively improved heatsink, dual fan and large overclock out of the box. In our testing we are impressed by the ultra low noise and great performance improvement it delivers.

Intel Releases Core i7-3820 | Posted on: 15/02/2012 @ 1:00

Intel has finally filled out the Sandy Bridge E lineup by releasing the Core i7-3820. The initial Sandy Bridge E lineup launched back in November 2011 and it consisted of two SKUs, the i7-3960X and i7-3930K. While the i7-3820 wasn't released until this week, we reviewed it over a month ago, so head there for a longer analysis. The table below summarizes the current Sandy Bridge E lineup: ...

AMD's Eric Demers is Leaving the Company | Posted on: 15/02/2012 @ 0:00

I just found out that AMD's Eric Demers (Corporate VP & CTO, Graphics Division) is leaving the company at the end of this week. He's not going to Intel or NVIDIA but I suspect that someone of Eric's talents will remain in the industry. I just had dinner with Eric a couple of weeks ago and he seemed very positive on AMD's roadmap going forward. Given how important the GPU is becoming in this ever ...

AMD denies building chips at IMB factories | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 22:12

"IBM has given some consulting support to GF, as far as I know they are not producing chips for us," a spokesperson for AMD told X-bit labs.

i7 3820 starts selling in Japan | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 19:48

And at Overclockers for prices of $322 and £249 respectively.

AMD?s HD 7770 gets put through 3D Mark 11 testing | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 17:24

Scores P3500 at default speeds with a 2500K at stock clocks.

AMD FX-8150 3.60 GHz with Windows Patches Review | Posted on: 14/02/2012 @ 0:24

After settling on the market, with all the quirks and bugs supposedly fixed, all the hype and disappointment blown away, we put AMD's FX-8150 under the scope. Benchmarks are done with and without the Windows 7 hotfix and in depth overclocking should resolve any doubts you have about AMD's flagship processor.

Cooler Master releases the GeminII SF524 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 13/02/2012 @ 22:12

More or less identical to the S524, the SF524 comes with a new fan.

Intel Tries To Fix RC6 Support Once Again | Posted on: 13/02/2012 @ 1:24

After several attempts that ultimately failed, this weekend Eugeni Dodonov published a patch-set as "Another chapter in RC6 saga..." where he hopes the Sandy Bridge RC6 power-savings (and performance boosting) support is finally reliable to enable by default...

New cheap AMD Athlon II X4 Llano-based processors announced | Posted on: 11/02/2012 @ 3:12

AMD announce new Llano processor without integrated graphics for system builders with a tighter budget.

SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 10/02/2012 @ 3:50

Intel Core i7-3820 Review: Sandy Bridge-E for the masses | Posted on: 10/02/2012 @ 3:49

Intel Haswell to release between Mar-Jun 2013 | Posted on: 10/02/2012 @ 3:49

vr-zone.com - Intel's latest roadmap has leaked online, which confirms Haswell for H1 2013 and reveals a tentative release date between March and June 2013. 

Azza Fusion 3000 Review | Posted on: 10/02/2012 @ 3:49

Review of the Azza Fusion 3000 Full Tower Chassis. The PC case market is one that is hard to stand o...

Intel?s Haswell due March 2013 | Posted on: 10/02/2012 @ 2:00

Haswell to refine the 22nm process and introduce a new socket, LGA 1150.

Spire Kepler Pro CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 09/02/2012 @ 22:48

Unlike many other CPU coolers that we have reviewed lately, the Spire Kepler Pro actually mounts with a traditional retaining clip rather than screws. I can't state how nice it is to not have to replace all the mounting hardware. Let's see how this $38.95 MSRP cooler performs on our AMD PhenomII X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3Ghz.

Intel and AMD uncompetitive against ARM on price in mobile market | Posted on: 09/02/2012 @ 16:00

Apparently there is just not enough competition in the x86 market between AMD and Intel.

AMD Releases Two Llano Based Athlon II X4 CPUs | Posted on: 09/02/2012 @ 1:12

AMD has quietly released two Athlon II X4 CPUs, the 638 and 641. These are based on Llano (i.e. Stars+/K10.5 architecture) but lack an integrated GPU. The socket is still FM1, just like in normal Llano CPUs. Here's a quick rundown of the chips. Specifications of AMD Athlon II X4 638 and 641 Model 638 641 Core/Thread Count ...

AMD sacks its Senior Vice President and CSO | Posted on: 09/02/2012 @ 0:00

Clearly the new boss is not happy with the staff.

Two new FM1 Athlon II processors from AMD | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 22:48

Both costing $81 for four cores at either 2.7 or 2.8GHz on 32nm technology.

AMD A8-3870K: The new APU with the "K" suffix | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 21:36

Recently, we have devoted much attention to the APU, which is one of the largest inovations that AMD has introduced to the IT industry. Placing a serious graphics system inside a processor is the great success of this company wich dosn't hide their pride about this product, and with a good reason. True, the concept is not new, because Intel has earlier presented almost the same thing, except for ...

Intel Thermal Solution RTS2011LC Review | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 14:12

We take a look at how Intel's new all-in-one liquid cooler performs on LGA2011

Intel Updates Sandy Bridge Graphics Drivers | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 5:12

Intel has posted versions 15.22.54.2622 (32-bit) and 15.22.54.64.2622 (64-bit) of its drivers for the Intel HD-series lineup of integrated graphics processors, which includes both Sandy Bridge and older Nehalem-based chips in both desktop and laptop computers. The drivers are available for all editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Of the Big Three players in the graphics market, Intel is ...

Intel 520 Series 240GB Solid State Drive Review | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 2:48

With an impressive set of specifications, we put the new Intel 520 Series 240GB SSD through our gauntlet of tests.

ED#131 : CPU Idling Problem In The Apple iPhone 4S | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 1:49

Intel Is Planning To Drop PowerVR Graphics | Posted on: 08/02/2012 @ 0:36

There's some more exciting Intel news to report this week that will please plenty of Linux and open-source fans: Intel is planning to drop their use of Imagination Technologies PowerVR graphics within future-generation SoCs...

Intel's 'Haswell' gets Pictured | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 23:14

A sample of #Intel 'Haswell', the successor to 'Ivy Bridge' has been pictured alongside it's predecessors.

XFX HD 7970 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation video card | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 18:48

Intel's Lynx Point Chipset Is Getting Ready On Linux | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 18:36

Support for Intel's Lynx Point chipset has been landing in recent days within various patches spread across many different projects, but more is on the way for Intel Haswell's landing...

AMD Announces Turks Based FirePro V3900 | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 15:24

While AMD’s consumer GPU division is well into its deployment of their first 28nm products, the long validation and certification period for business hardware means that AMD’s business GPU division is still in the process of wrapping up the last of their 40nm product launches. In November AMD launched the Turks based FirePro V4900, and today they’re launching the final member of the FirePro ...

AMD refreshes FirePro series at the entry level with V3900 | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 14:13

vr-zone.com - AMD's FirePro family of graphics cards for the Professional/Workstation user has just seen a new addition today with the launch of the FirePro V3900 which replaces the V3800. AMD promises best-in-class workstation experiences at an entry level price point with this card - that being a US $119 MSRP at select online resellers.

520 Series Solid State Drives from Intel finally here | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 4:48

Starting at $149 for the 60GB drive.

AMD to increase APU production by using IBM foundries | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 2:48

Should now be able to keep on top of demand unlike with Llano.

Unknowing buyer shells out for Fake i7 990X | Posted on: 07/02/2012 @ 2:48

$1 CPU disguised as a $1000 CPU.

AMD Adds a Third Foundry for its Fusion APUs: Hello IBM | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 21:37

vr-zone.com - At the recently held Financial Analyst Day held in Sunnyvale, California, AMD disclosed that the company added a third foundry in its manufacturing portfolio - IBM.

FFX III-2 Tops UK Chart, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection follows | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 20:36

Final Fantasy XIII-2 has taken the top spot in this week's UK all-formats chart, finally removing FIFA 12 from its long spell at No. 1.

Cooler Master GeminII M4 CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 19:25

Intel Gallium3D For Mesa 8.0 | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:12

With the Mesa 8.0 release right around the corner, in recent weeks there have been a number of benchmarks on Phoronix looking at this latest open-source OpenGL library and its drivers, including Gallium3D. In this article though are new benchmarks from one of the areas not explored yet: the Intel Gallium3D driver performance.

Intel Haswell Graphics Driver To Be Opened Up Soon | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:12

While the Ivy Bridge launch is still a number of weeks out, Intel will soon be publishing their initial hardware enablement code for next year's Haswell micro-architecture...

AMD Trinity ULV gets benchmarked | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:12

Up to 56% faster than directly comparable Ivy Bridge in 3D Mark Vantage tests.

AMD A8-3870K Review | Posted on: 06/02/2012 @ 18:12

AMD's budget build-tastic APUs get an unlocked mulitplier with the A8-3870K

Intel's Brewing New Linux Graphics Driver Features | Posted on: 05/02/2012 @ 16:12

Eric Anholt of Intel spoke on Saturday at FOSDEM 2012 in Belgium about the state of the Intel Linux graphics driver user-space and some of their future plans...

AMD to Challenge Intel with its Own Windows 8 Tablet | Posted on: 05/02/2012 @ 1:12

We have heard rumors about Intel planning to launch Windows 8 tablets, but its competitor AMD is not far behind either. According to the company?s new chief executive officer Rory Read, AMD is all set to make its mark. Talking with industry analysts, he said, ?We … [visit site to read more] AMD to Challenge [...]AMD to Challenge Intel with its Own Windows 8 Tablet is a post from: UK Gadget and ...

FFXIV gets its ?biggest patch yet? this month | Posted on: 04/02/2012 @ 18:12

Square pressing on in its mission to turn around its bumpy MMO

Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 23:24

Enermax have decided to take a daring entry into the CPU cooler market. Will their 200+W ETS-T40-VD CPU cooler gamble pay off?

Intel 10 core Ivy Bridge-EP sample gets tested | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 22:12

10 cores, 20 threads and WPrime 1024million in 158.5 seconds.

AMD 2012-2013 roadmap | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 21:00

Larger focus on graphics and APUs the processors hit the backburner.

Today ITShootOut have posted a review of the Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 20:13

Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Processor Review @ Legit Reviews | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 20:13

XFX ProSeries 1250W Review | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 14:25

Review of the XFX ProSeries 1250 W PSU. XFX is well known for their graphic cards but for quite some...

AMD: The Flexibility is in the Fabric | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 14:24

A theme of the new AMD is modularity. We've of course heard this before as it has always been a goal of AMD's to bring to market more modular, configurable designs, however this time the rhetoric is a lot more serious. In our earlier coverage we talked about future AMD SoCs allowing for a combination of AMD x86 CPU, GPU and 3rd party IP blocks. What AMD didn't mention during its Financial Analyst ...

Prolimatech Genesis CPU Cooler | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 9:49

Understanding AMD's Roadmap & New Direction | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 5:00

We've been providing live coverage of AMD's 2012 Financial Analyst Day from Santa Clara today, but if you want a summary of the company's strategy under new CEO Rory Read you've come to the right place. Below you'll find links to everything we've published from AMD's FAD 2012: AMD's Rory Read Outlines AMD's Future Strategy AMD Outlines HSA Roadmap: Unified Memory for CPU/GPU in 2013, HSA GPUs ...

Intel is betting on Tizen and Atom marriage for smart TVs | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 1:36

vr-zone.com - With Intel having lost its opportunity with Google TV, the company is now re-focusing its efforts in the smart TV business towards its own Linux operating system – no not MeeGo, but rather Tizen. There will be a smart TV specific version called Tizen TV which will run on Intel's CE range of Atom processors, but the question is if it'll be good enough to compete with Google TV on ...

AMD's 2012 - 2013 Server Roadmap: Abu Dhabi, Seoul & Delhi CPUs | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 1:24

We've got a server roadmap update from AMD courtesy of its Financial Analyst Day here in Santa Clara, California. The changes to the 2012 - 2013 roadmap aren't all that startling. Obviously this year AMD delivers top to bottom Bulldozer based CPUs. Interlagos, which we've already reviewed, features between 4 and 16 Bulldozer cores (2 - 8 modules). There are 2 and 3 module variants as well: Zurich ...

AMD is Ambidextrous, Not Married to Any One Architecture, ARM in the Datacenter? | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 1:24

We've been hammering this point home all day, but AMD just mentioned it again. The company wants to be a solutions provider, one that's ambidextrous and nore married to any one architecture. AMD is likely talking about ARM here and seems willing to offer both ARM and x86 based SoCs depending on the market segment/customer requirements. What's important to note is that thus far AMD has talked ...

AMD's Tablet Architectures: Hondo at 4.5W, Future Sub-2W SoC | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 1:24

In its client roadmap AMD revealed Hondo, a 4.5W APU with 1 - 2 low voltage Bobcat cores and an on-die DX11 GPU built on a 40nm process. Hondo will fit into Windows 8 tablets starting later this year. Going forward, AMD wants to get into the sub-2W market although we don't have a codename to associate with that power target. Mobile is very important to AMD going forward both in tablets and ultra ...

AMD A8-3870K Breaks 6GHz | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:46

Member of #HWBOT breaks 6GHz with #AMD Llano architecture with all cores enabled.

XFX R7970 Double Dissipation @ ocaholic | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:26

ASUS P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:26

AMD A8-3870K makes it past 6GHz with memory at 3505 MHz! | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:26

vr-zone.com - We've seen some pretty darn impressive overclocks out of AMD's trusty A-series processors, but this fresh result certainly tops the list, An overclocker from the HWBOT community by the name of "Christian Ney" looks to have crossed the 6GHz barrier using an A8-3870K APU, and that's with all of its cores enabled.

AMD's Rory Read Outlines AMD's Future Strategy | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:24

AMD's Financial Analyst Day is under way and we're currently hearing from Rory Read about the future of the company. Specifics and roadmaps will follow, but the fundamental shift is outlined below: AMD used to focus on PC clients and servers in mature markets. It used OEMs as the primary delivery vehicle for its products. Going forward AMD wants to focus more on client mobility, not ...

AMD is Open to Integrating 3rd Party IP in Future SoCs | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:24

Don't expect AMD to go into much detail on this here at the Financial Analyst Day, but the slide above shows a definite step towards becoming a modern SoC company. Looking at TI, Qualcomm, NVIDIA and even Intel, integrating 3rd party IP into an SoC isn't unusual - particularly when competing in the ultra mobile space. AMD wants the same flexibility. Going forward, if AMD is successful, we will ...

AMD: Flexible Around ISA | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:24

  The slide above gives an example of the new agile/flexible AMD as it applies to the datacenter. Again, we're not seeing ARM, but we are seeing that AMD is willing to be flexible around ISA. In other words, AMD won't be married to x86 if the customer doesn't want it. If I had to guess, it sounds like AMD is talking about offering ARM based SoCs in the datacenter if a customer should want ...

AMD's Financial Analyst Day 2012 - Mark Papermaster, SVP & CTO Presentation | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:24

If you want to follow the CTO presentation we've been quoting from a lot today, check it out in the gallery below. Gallery: AMD Financial Analyst Day 2012 - Mark Papermaster, SVP & CTO Presentation

AMD Nods at Shorter Design Cycles, More Synthesized Designs | Posted on: 03/02/2012 @ 0:24

The presentations we've seen from AMD thus far today haven't been very specific in terms of numbers, but there's a lot of reading between the lines that we can do here. AMD already mentioned that it's no longer interested in pursuing bleeding edge process technologies, but its CTO expanded on that idea by mentioning that AMD will transition to shorter design cycles. We got a hint of this ...

Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Processor Review | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 23:12

Intel's high-end LGA2011 platform has been out since November 2011 and since the platforms introduction there have only been two SNB-E processor choices available, the six-core Intel Core i7-3960X and Core i7-3930K. These hexa-core processors are costly as they run over $600 and that is more than most want to spend. All that changes this month with the introduction of the Intel Core i7-3820 that ...

Intel RC6 Support On The Sandy Bridge Desktop | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 19:36

While RC6 support remains off-by-default as Intel developers are faced by RC6-related bugs affecting a small minority of Sandy Bridge users, this power-savings feature is not limited to only Intel mobile graphics. As discovered at Phoronix, RC6 can manage to boost the graphics performance beyond just extending your battery life. The RC6 performance boost is also quite visible on Intel Sandy ...

XFX R7970 Double Dissipation | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 17:12

Bereits vor mehr als einem Monat stellt liess AMD den Vorhand bezüglich der neuen Radeon HD 7970 Grafikkarten fallen. Wir haben nun von XFX ein erstes Modell erhalten, bei demjenigen sich der Hersteller nur bedingt an die Referenzvorgaben von AMD gehalten hat. XFX hat sich dabei dazu entschieden, deren "Double Dissipation"-Kühler zu verbauen.

AMD A8-3870K APU reaches 6GHz | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 15:00

With all cores enabled, not just one.

AZZA Fusion 3000 Tower Case Review | Posted on: 02/02/2012 @ 4:24

Today for review we have the AZZA Fusion 3000, the smaller brother of the Fusion 4000. It is a bit of a misnomer, however, to refer to the Fusion 3000 as a "smaller sibling" considering the daunting size of this 10 slot full tower computer case. It fits up to an Ultra ATX motherboard with plenty of room for the long, over-sized graphics cards. The case is designed for easy swapping of hard ...

Review: AMD Llano A8-3870K | Posted on: 01/02/2012 @ 21:00

AMD hat mit den "Llano"-APUs interessante CPUs im Portfolio. Bei diesen Prozessoren handelt es sich um die ersten wirklichen "Fusion"-Produkte. Beim A8-3870K handelt es sich nun um den Nachfolger der A8-3850 APU. Mit dem "K" am Ende des Namens macht AMD darauf aufmerksam, dass der Prozessor über einen freien Multiplikator verfügt. Dementsprechend geeignet sollte er auch sein für ...

Sapphire PURE Black X79N (Intel X79) Motherboard Review | Posted on: 01/02/2012 @ 19:24

Introduction I really like Sapphire as a company, they create some of the best video cards on the market and over the last 12 months we've seen them expand into different segments to try and increase the brand around the world. The company's entry into the motherboard market hasn't been a smooth one, even though, it started off well with the PURE Black X58. Following the X58 we saw the PURE ...

Sony VAIO VPC-F23BFX | Posted on: 01/02/2012 @ 1:01