Tag archive: intel processors

I’m sure you’ve heard the term Sandy Bridge thrown around – the articles and reviews on Intel’s second-generation Core i7 technology have more than proliferated by now. The consensus is that this “tock” in Intel’s “tick-tock” strategy is fresh, powerful, and a game changer. And even as good as Sandy Bridge is, it’s being positioned as Intel’s mainstream replacement platform, which actually makes for some interesting questions like, “If Intel’s… Read More

Over the last few years, relations between chipmaker Intel and graphics developer Nvidia have been anything but peachy: the two companies have engaged in fairly public name-calling over Intel's integrated graphics controllers and product bundling, countersuing each other over chipset licensing, and Nvidia has even been entering the high-performance supercomputer arena, where Intel really doesn't want a tremendous amount of… Read More

One has to wonder what Apple was doing with its time during all the years that Windows Vista was seeded to developers, in developmental beta, in public beta, and available to business and enterprise clients in advance of consumers. Maybe they were too busy making iPods, converting Macs to Intel processors, planning iPhones, and rolling out the Apple TV—who knows? In any case, the maker of one of the most commonly used jukebox… Read More

AMD's products currently appeal only to the upper segments, such as the desktop replacement and thin-and-light market. The company has little to offer when it comes to the emerging segment of small notebooks which are dominated by Intel processors. This scenario could change soon. A PDF document which apparently was accidentally published on AMD's website reveals plans for a “Mobile Athlon 64 2700+”. Dated… Read More

Quote from the review at HardOCP: “Looking beyond supply and pricing, you have what is best CPU AMD has ever made in our opinion. The AthlonFX-53 has taken the speed crown from Intel's Extreme Edition CPUs in the performance gaming arena.” Read the full review Quote from the review at Digit-Life: “It hasn't been long after AMD announced its first “extreme” processor, Athlon 64 FX-51. And today… Read More

Quote from the review at ipKonfig: “Thermalright has been in the heatsink business for some time now, and without any doubt has produced some of the best on the planet. While it tends to appeal more to enthusiast users, the heatsinks are not cheap. But with Thermalright heatsinks you always get a product that performs, complete with everything needed for mounting. The SLK 947U comes with a bit more than your typical heatsink and… Read More