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AMD have officially announced their latest high-end performance CPU, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Running at 3.4GHz, the quad-core AM3 processor has 8MB cache and a 2.0GHz HT Link; in keeping with AMD’s “Black Label” chips it’s also unlocked for overclocking. In fact, the company provides their own OverDrive software, which can load either Black Edition memory profiles, for DDR3-tuned overclock presets, or more straightforward Smart Profiles which direct app-specific processes to specific cores.
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition launches
By Ewdison Then on Wednesday, Aug 12th 2009 No CommentsATI FirePro M7740 GPU headed to Dell Precision notebooks
By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Aug 4th 2009 No CommentsThose of you interested in the Dell Precision M6400 notebook series, will be pleased to hear that AMD will soon be outfitting them with their ATI FirePro M7740 GPUs, which will offer a serious graphics boost.
ATI FirePro V8750 flagship 3D video card with CrossFire Pro [Video]
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No CommentsAMD have announced the latest in its high-end professional 3D video cards, the ATI FirePro V8750 3D workstation accelerator, promising four times the processing power over rival systems. The FirePro V8750 boasts 2GB of memory with range-topping 115.2GB/sec bandwidth, together with 800 shader processing units, full 30-bit display pipeline and stream computing compatibility.
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Averatec D1133 puts AMD Athlon 3250e 1.5Ghz CPU into 18.4-inch all-in-one
By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 27th 2009 No CommentsTriGem have updated their Averatec D1100-series 18.4-inch desktop all-in-one, by dropping in AMD’s 1.5GHz Athlon X2 3250e low-voltage processor. Sitting alongside the existing Intel Atom N270 machines in the D1100-series, the AMD-based Averatec D1133AH1E-1 has 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard-drive.
GlobalFoundries building 28nm processor chip factory
By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 No Comments
GlobalFoundries is taking their goal to make more advanced processors very seriously and have started building a new factory dubbed Fab 2 in Saratoga County, New York.
Walmart $298 Compaq laptop: who needs a netbook?
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 2 CommentsIf there’s one thing this dour economy is good for, it’s pushing down prices. Walmart have just announced that they’ll be offering a $298 notebook, the Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM, complete with a 160GB hard-drive and 3GB of RAM, from July 26th at 8am. The promotion is part of the retailer’s back-to-school sale, and they’re unsurprisingly warning that stocks will be limited.
Intel appeal over $1.45bn anti-competition fine
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 No Comments
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Intel have launched an appeal against their €1.06 billion ($1.45bn) fine, which was imposed by the European Commission after they found the company guilty of anti-competition behavior. Intel had been accused of using "hidden rebates" to dissuade manufacturers from using processors made by rivals such as AMD; while the company has not requested a stay of judgment, this week it officially confirmed that it was filing an appeal with the Luxembourg Court of First Instance.
Toshiba Satellite A500, U500, L500 and L550 notebooks get official
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 17th 2009 No CommentsToshiba UK have unveiled the company’s latest Satellite notebooks, the A500, U500, L500 and L550, with screen sizes ranging from 13.3-inches to 17.3-inches. The laptops start with the the 13.3-inch WXGA ultraportable U500, shown here, with a choice of Core 2 Duo and Pentium CPUs, up to 4GB RAM, 500GB storage and optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics.
Video demos after the cut
ASUS U50VG, K50AB, K50IJ and K70AB notebooks arrive
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 9th 2009 No CommentsASUS have announced a number of new notebooks, including both Intel and AMD powered machines and with screen sizes ranging from 15.6- to 17.3-inches. Of the new models, perhaps the most interesting is this, the U50VG-XX060C, a 15-6-inch Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1GHz machine with 4GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce G 105M 512MB graphics.
AMD DirectX 11 graphics cards on market by December holiday
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 8th 2009 No Comments
AMD have been discussing the impact of DirectX 11 and the benefits of its latest graphics chip, set to appear on video cards in time for the December holidays. According to AMD, transcoding video using the chip will be three times quicker than using the CPU, and will offer automatic conversions without requiring the user to mess with codecs or resolutions.
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