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- AMD ships triple-core Phenoms
- AMD has begun shipping triple-core Phenom processors. The company had promised the Phenom 8000 series would ship by the end of Q1, so this seems to be a sign that AMD is getting things back on track. There is no press release on its site and the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Anandtech, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Intel christens Silverthorne as "Atom"
- Intel has officially announced its new branding for the "Silverthorne" processor and the "Menlow" platform. The Silverthorne processor will be called the "Intel Atom". The Menlow platform will be called "Intel Centrino Atom". The Intel Atom processor will be used in the Intel Centrino Atom platform. The new Atom logos...
- Tags: Anandtech, Intel Corp., Silverthorne, Atom Logo, Intel D201GLY2, Processors, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark
- XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- 3G phone on a chip: Game changer?
- 3G phone on a chip: Game changer?3G phone on a chip: Game changer?You listening Steve Jobs?????????????Suitable for iPhone use nowSteve's objections, according to an interview in the WSJ, were due to integration for battery life and size. This appears to make 3G now be suitable.AnandTech has a really good...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Games, Network technology, Semiconductors, WIRELESS, Anandtech, Game Changer, 3G, chip, game
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- Intel Quad Core CPU drops below $280!
- Intel Quad Core CPU drops below $280!The sweetest spot in a whileThis article on AnandTechhttp://anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2989&p=4highlights that the Q6600 will easily run at the new 1333 FSB on the P35 chipset easily outperforming the Extreme version QX6700 which is still $1000.AnandTech is of the opinion that once Intel figures this out,...
- Tags: Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Anandtech, Q6600, E6600, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- sWaPing out the data center
- sWaPing out the data centerDoes that come on PowerPoint?If you want to sell your idea, you need to put it in a format that those "data processing managers" can understand. As my own manager put it to me - put the major points on PowerPoint, and no more than 4...
- Tags: Data centers, data center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Anandtech, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Discussion threads 2006-04-03
- anandtech Builds Highly Scalable Web Site With Microsoft .NET Solution
- AnandTech is a heavily-trafficked consumer information technology site that delivers extensive coverage of the latest computer hardware and IT news. The company wanted to reduce their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while improving scalability and uptime of their web site in order to support their fast-growing user community. Using only...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft .NET, Information Technology, Uptime, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Anandtech, Roi/Tco, Web Site Development, Microsoft Development Tools, Web Technology, Channel Management, Programming Languages, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Management
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- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet
- Fresh off the HD-DVD fiasco, Toshiba execs are stepping up to pursue another expensive flop: notebook SSDs. Memo to Toshiba: flash SSDs cost too much and deliver too little to win that much market share. That won't change in the next 3 years. Here's why. Please sir,...
- Tags: Notebook, Disk, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Toshiba Corp., SSD, Flash Guy, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-04-27
- The new, improved AMD Phenom
- As expected, AMD announced its updated quad-core Phenom processor lineup, and made the new triple-core version official. The expanded Phenom X4 line includes four chips: the 2.2GHz 9550, 2.3GHz 9650, 2.4GHz 9750, and 2.5GHz 9850 Black Edition. AMD also released a low-power version of the quad-core, the...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Link, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Phenom X4 Line, 95W, Processors, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!
- 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM not enough for Mac OS X?!?!You are being mean[i]If the MacBook Air really isn’t up to web browsing and email, then maybe this system should ship with a Vista Capable (or should that be Vista Incapable) sticker on it.[/i]Mean, but absolutely hilarious!!!! :)Maybe [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=399]...
- Tags: Memory, Notebooks, Desktops, Mac OS X?!?, RAM, MBA, processor, Apple Mac OS, Jason, notebook, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Thoughts on Principled Technologies' Vista vs. XP reports
- Thoughts on Principled Technologies' Vista vs. XP reportsIf Vista and XP are so close what is the uproar about?This confirms what I have experienced myself on a dual boot system - both OS are about the same, give or take. Yet so many out there claim Vista is a slow...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MSFT, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Principled Technologies
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- Nvidia 9600 GT gets rave reviews
- Nvidia has released its first 9000 series GPU. The GeForce 9600 GT (also known as the G94) is a mid-range GPU designed for 3D cards that cost about $170 to $200. That space was previously occupied by the GeForce 8600 GTS, but AMD's Radeon 3850 was delivering better performance at...
- Tags: Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Radeon, Nvidia 9600 GT, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)Reason for not using PenrynAccording to Anandtech, a small form factor package is the reason for using Merom instead of Penryn:"The CPU used in the MacBook Air isn’t your run of the mill mobile Core 2, instead it uses a new small form factor packaging...
- Tags: Chipsets, Notebooks, Semiconductors, MacBook Pro Penryn, Apple MacBook, Penryn, Apple MacBook Pro, chipset, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- MacBook Air SSD review
- MacBook Air SSD reviewThanks for the laugh!![i]More kudos to Apple for an excellent job of engineering the MBA for maximum battery life and performance with hard drive technology.[/i]Wait, Apple gets [b]kudos[/b] for selling a $1,000 option that does nothing at all? Seriously? Honestly? What? This is the equivalent of congratulating...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Inc., MacBook Air SSD, battery, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Mac Air and the cost of flash
- Mac Air and the cost of flashHDD RPM ClarificationJust to clarify, RPM's do indeed dictate how many times a read/write head will pass by the same spot on a disk. So 5400 RPM's will naturally spin faster than 4200, as opposed to the description above. Stuka has the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Stuka, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, Mac Air, disk
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- AMD's Phenom - For suckers only
- I was quite interested in AMD's Phenom quad-core CPU, that is, until I read some early reviews of the processor. Now I've come to the conclusion that you'd have to be a sucker to be an early adopter of AMD's new quad-core line. First off, four cores...
- Tags: Processor, AMD Phenom, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Tom, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- Serious ATI bug makes Vista virtually unusable for some
- Serious ATI bug makes Vista virtually unusable for someThis is a Vista TDR problem...TDR - Timeout, Detection and Recovery Error.From NVIDIA:-------------NVIDIA statement on TDR Error MessagesSome Windows Vista users have reported that their systems are displaying an error message that says: "Display driver stopped responding, but has successfully recovered." This...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, ATI Technologies Inc., Vista TDR, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?
- AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?Talking Intel/AMD victory...is so subjective. If you look at Intel's desire - to be the only chip maker - AMD is victorious.If you look at solely IPS's then it's a toss up between INT and FP.I sell nothing but AMD. So...
- Tags: Processors, Performance management, Penryn, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Clovertown, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
- AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?
- AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?Are you talking "on-Paper" or "In Reality" ?From what I've read, the two are somewhat different.George on SPECjjb2005George says "...like SPECjbb2005 where Intel's lead is even larger than SPECint_rate2006."but later admits:"So far, there are no published SPECjbb2005 scores for any AMD Barcelona processors yet...
- Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
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