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- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Measuring Windows 7 performance
- my scoresi have an intel i-940, 9gb, nvidia 9800gt w/1gb, nvidia gts 250 /512 amd 54 seagate 7200 rpm drives.processor 7.2memory 7.6graphics 7.0gaming 7.0hard drive 5.9RE: Measuring Windows 7 performance"I used Excel to color-code the values on this chart with a simple 'greener is better, redder is worse' key."Try doing...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- ZT Affinity 7334Ma (Phenom 2 X4 945 3GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-bit)
- Apparently, ZT Systems didn't get our memo asking for a complete redesign of its Affinity series desktop computers. Earlier this year, we bemoaned the blase styling of the Affinity 7308Ma, and although this new $800 Affinity 7334Ma looks just as generic, it still offers a robust set of components including...
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?
- NVidia has a chanceNot all that surprisingly the concept of supercomputing on a small basis has finally filtered down to audio/video recording facilities, with the bulk of basics going to the CPU and the actual processing going to the GPU. This is a clear advancement when those of us...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7
- What this should teach you....is to look at the support forums before buying!RE: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7Thank you for publishing this. I'm on this PC right now trying to decide whether I should get a replacement or return it...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- Build a high-performance gaming PC for under $650!
- Nice post but ..What about the Intel side of the house? I myself am not much of an AMD fan they run hot. Go $2 over budget...And get a WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD instead of the discontinued Samsung.Mostly good choices..but lately, Foxconn boards tend to have a really bad...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?
- $126 is way too much to pay for...512k L2 cache, even if it is a quad core. At this price, AMD could have given its customer a full 1MB of L2 cache per core and delivered an awesome CPU. If this was done to keep their line up square then...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?
- Two stories about AMD jumped out at me this week. First, market researcher iSuppli reported that Intel had increased its share of the worldwide PC processor market, by revenues, to more than 80 percent--a level it hasn't reach in nearly four years. AMD lost share not because it is selling...
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- Quad-core CPU for $99 ... from AMD
- The Athlon II X2 comes with 1MB...L2 per core. It's too bad they didn't use 1MB per core for the X4.2M divided by 4 is 512KNope, it comes with 2MB of L2, divided by 4 cores gives us 512K per core.Adrian has it right.BradDid you read his Post?He said "Too...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Hardware 2.0 - Open mic session
- Dell Studio XPSI know you bought a Studio XPS 13 a while back and only did an initial review. My question is re the heat issue everyone seems to be complaining about. I have a SXPS 16 and from observation this system does get really hot under certain conditions and...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- HP Pavilion Elite e9120y
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. We're not overly excited by the HP Pavilion Elite e9120y. Yes, it has a Blu-ray drive, an AMD quad-core chip, and...
- Product reviews 2009-07-31
- Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. The large, angular Asus Essentio CG5270-BP003 strikes us a desktop trying to be something it's not. PC gamers may feel comfortable...
- Product reviews 2009-07-31
- Corsair debuts Dominator GT DDR3 memory for AMD Phenom II
- Memory manufacturer Corsair on Wednesday announced its new Dominator GT line of ultra-high performance DDR3 memory modules, designed specifically for AMD Phenom II processor-based platforms using Socket AM3 motherboards. The new 4GB (2 x 2GB) Dominator GT memory kit operates at a frequency...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Gateway DX4300-03
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. We loved Gateway's budget-priced SX2800-01 slim tower, but the $750 Gateway DX4300-03 has a much less enticing bargain. There's a respectable...
- Product reviews 2009-07-28
- Dr. Hardware Sysinfo 9.9.5e (Windows)
- Dr. Hardware Sysinfo allows you to examine the machine room of your PC. It gives detailed information about your processor, BIOS, chipset, hard disk, and PCI devices. It detects processors like Celeron A, 3D chips (3Dfx, Riva, and so on), and chipsets (VIA MVP3, for example). The full version provides...
- Software downloads 2009-07-27
- Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.In our review of the Pavilion p6130y, we suggested that the $630 Asus Essentio CM5570-AP006 would be a compelling alternative to that...
- Product reviews 2009-07-23
- HP Pavilion p6130y
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.HP's $630 Pavilion p6130y is a relatively competent, attractive PC, but scrappier competition with better features make this Pavilion look slow and...
- Product reviews 2009-07-16
- Desktops aren't dead (yet)
- Laptops have long since overtaken their desk-bound brethren in terms of revenues, and more recently unit sales. In the first quarter, desktop unit sales dropped 23 percent, while notebook sales actually increased 10 percent compared with the same period last year, according to iSuppli. Gizmodo even penned an obituary for...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Shuttle XPC H7 5800
- You can find plenty of small form factor gaming systems out there, notably from Falcon Northwest and Maingear, but the Shuttle XPC H7 5800 might be the smallest chassis we know of that still supports multiple graphics cards. As much as we credit Shuttle for loading up its small H7...
- Product reviews 2009-06-23
- So what's new with the new Core i7 CPUs?
- So what's new with the new Core i7 CPUs?And the need?Where, exactly is the need for these super fast CPU's? Unless you're doing some serious video codec conversion or video editing, what is the point?Do you not believe we have reached a point with the Core2Duo that these chips are...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
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