Archive for the ‘CPUs & Chipsets’ Category

AMD Preps Launch of Three FX Processors for 4×4 Platform

AMD Preps Launch of Three FX Processors for 4×4 Platform

Nov 3rd 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
AMD remains very secretive about its two-processor 4×4 platform, which aims to decrease the performance gap to Intel’s...
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor Review

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor Review

Nov 2nd 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Now that the first quad-core CPU is officially launched you’ll want to see what the future holds when it comes to...
Intel Xeon 5130 and 5160 (2-way SMP) Performance Review

Intel Xeon 5130 and 5160 (2-way SMP) Performance Review

Nov 2nd 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
The highly successful Core microarchitecture infiltrated desktops and laptops, but don’t forget they also made their...
ATI Web Site Gets AMD Makeover

ATI Web Site Gets AMD Makeover

Oct 25th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
ATI’s web site has had an AMD makeover. The new site – and its AMD green colorscheme – follows today’s...
AMD Completes ATI Acquisition and Creates Processing Powerhouse

AMD Completes ATI Acquisition and Creates Processing Powerhouse

Oct 25th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
AMD today announced the completion of its approximately $5.4 billion acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc. Combining...
Intel Core 2 Chipset Power Consumption Shootout

Intel Core 2 Chipset Power Consumption Shootout

Oct 13th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Since the introduction of Intel’s 90nm Prescott core, power consumption has been at the forefront of any CPU related...
Intel Ships Next-Gen WiMAX Chip with Support for Mobile Networks

Intel Ships Next-Gen WiMAX Chip with Support for Mobile Networks

Oct 11th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Accelerating the availability of broadband wireless access, Intel Corporation today announced the availability of the...
Intel to Launch Quad-Core Chips in November

Intel to Launch Quad-Core Chips in November

Sep 27th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Intel Corp will make chips with four processing cores in November the world’s biggest microchip maker said on Tuesday...
Fall IDF 2006: Intel Shows Quad-Core Kentsfield

Fall IDF 2006: Intel Shows Quad-Core Kentsfield

Sep 27th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Intel is expected to launch the Extreme Edition of their upcoming quad-core Kentsfield processor known as the Core 2 Extreme...
Implications of the AMD-ATI Merger – AMD Interview

Implications of the AMD-ATI Merger – AMD Interview

Sep 25th 06 | CPUs & Chipsets
Just half a year back, the notion of AMD buying over ATI was simply nothing more than part of the IT rumor mill and many...