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AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?

Two stories about AMD jumped out at me this week. First, market researcher iSuppli reported that Intel had increased its share of the worldwide PC processor market, by revenues, to more than 80 percent--a level it hasn't reach in nearly four years. AMD lost share not because it is selling...

Tags: AMD Athlon, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Athlon II X4, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-17

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AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7

Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...

Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Quad-core CPU for $99 ... from AMD

The Athlon II X2 comes with 1MB...L2 per core. It's too bad they didn't use 1MB per core for the X4.2M divided by 4 is 512KNope, it comes with 2MB of L2, divided by 4 cores gives us 512K per core.Adrian has it right.BradDid you read his Post?He said "Too...

Tags: Network technology, money saving, quad-core CPU, Adrian, DDR3, motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip, HyperTransport, DDR3 RAM, CPU

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Quad-core CPU for $99 ... from AMD

Don't for one moment think that the war between Intel ad AMD is over and that Intel has won ... with the launch of the Athlon II X4 620 we have now entered the era of affordable quad-core computing. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Quad-core CPU, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Dr. Hardware Sysinfo 9.9.5e (Windows)

Dr. Hardware Sysinfo allows you to examine the machine room of your PC. It gives detailed information about your processor, BIOS, chipset, hard disk, and PCI devices. It detects processors like Celeron A, 3D chips (3Dfx, Riva, and so on), and chipsets (VIA MVP3, for example). The full version provides...

Tags: Dual-core, AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Gebhard, Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-27

Desktops aren't dead (yet)

Laptops have long since overtaken their desk-bound brethren in terms of revenues, and more recently unit sales. In the first quarter, desktop unit sales dropped 23 percent, while notebook sales actually increased 10 percent compared with the same period last year, according to iSuppli. Gizmodo even penned an obituary for...

Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Memory, Configuration, HP Pavilion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Aspire M800 Series, SX2800-01, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Quad-core price war breaks out

Quad-core price war breaks outAMD is the best value for me.Since I don't do much gaming anymore the AMD platform always seem to be the best value. The AMD based motherboards always seem to have a great feature set at a great price and the CPUs always seem to offer...

Tags: Processors, Quad-core price, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core, processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking out

Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking outIntriguingI am definately intrigued by those performance figures. If AMD can pull it off it may just be my next platform of choice. I have been looking for a decent quad core rig to replace my current dual core, and didn't...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, desktop, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom II, chip, AMD Phenom, desktop chip

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08

OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...

Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-28

In core wars, AMD carves out some open field

In core wars, AMD carves out some open fieldSounds like a clean up move....One, this is something that Intel can't do with their Core Pairing chips. Also, this is something that cleans up inventory of chips that only have three working cores instead of four. My guess is...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Network technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, quad-core, chip, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-18