Monthly Archives: April 2009

Price war: Bargain ATI graphics card for gamers serves notice to Nvidia

The Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor from ATI Technologies that launched earlier this week is receiving plaudits for incorporating cutting-edge technology at a ground-breaking price. Continue reading

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AMD accelerates release of six-core Opteron chip, plans 16 cores by 2011

Advanced Micro Devices said it will release a six-core Opteron server processor in June and then add chips supporting up to 12 cores next year and 16 in 2011. Continue reading

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Seagate Replica (500GB)

The Seagate Replica external hard drive has lots going for it: Slim design, a nifty docking base (only with the US$200 500GB multi-PC version; a $130 250GB version is available, too), and super-simple software for continuous system backups. In some sce… Continue reading

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Review: Seagate’s Replica 500GB copies whole PC

The Seagate Replica external hard drive has lots going for it: a slim design, a nifty docking base and super-simple software for continuous system backups. Continue reading

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Don’t try this at home: AMD overclocks new Phenom II X4 to 7 GHz

AMD on Thursday introduced the latest member of its Phenom II X4 family of high-performance quad-core CPUs, which the No. 2 chip maker said it had run as fast as 7 GHz in extreme overclocking tests. Continue reading

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With six-core chips and a road map, AMD preps for stimulus money fight

With the federal government moving quickly to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to stimulate the U.S. economy, chip makers AMD and Intel both want a piece of the action. And they’re rolling out chips to try to get a competitive advantage. Continue reading

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Hands on: AMD’s new flagship Phenom II CPU

As was increasingly expected, AMD has officially updated its Phenom II processor line with two new, slightly faster CPUs. The unlocked 3.2 GHz Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (about US$245) supports overclocking and is the company’s fastest yet, while t… Continue reading

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AMD plans 16-core server chip — but not until 2011

Advanced Micro Devices said it’s designing a server processor code-named Interlagos that will support up to 16 cores, but the device isn’t scheduled to be released for another two years. Continue reading

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AMD adds speed to Shanghai processors

AMD expanded its Opteron server processor lineup, lowering the bar on power drawn while raising the performance of chips. Continue reading

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AMD to ship dual-core Neo, Istanbul this quarter

Advanced Micro Devices said it would ship new dual-core Neo laptop and six-core Istanbul server processors later this quarter. Continue reading

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