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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: October 2011Oct 18, 2011 - in Reviews
This month we're discussing the impact of recent pricing changes and mourning the loss of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 768 MB. It's also time to talk about some of the potential changes to the graphics card landscape in this final quarter of 2011.
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Stereo Shoot-Out: Nvidia's New 3D Vision 2 Vs. AMD's HD3DOct 16, 2011 - in Reviews
Nvidia just updated its stereoscopic 3D ecosystem with 3D Vision 2. We show you what makes this initiative different and how it compares to the competition. Then, we benchmark GeForce and Radeon graphics cards in a no-holds-barred stereo showdown!
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Report: First AMD 28nm GPU Due in DecemberOct 14, 2011 - in News
AMD may be unveiling its first 28 nm graphics chips before the end of the year.
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Opinion: Did We Expect Too Much of AMD Bulldozer?Oct 13, 2011 - in News
After reading Chris Angelini's thorough review of AMD's first Bulldozer CPU, the FX-8150, I have to admit that I was somewhat confused. Didn't AMD claim a few weeks ago that the FX would be the world's fastest CPU?
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AMD Bulldozer Review: FX-8150 Gets TestedOct 11, 2011 - in Reviews
Perhaps the most hotly-anticipated launch in 2011, AMD’s FX processor line-up is finally ready for prime time. Does the company’s new Bulldozer architecture have what it takes to face Intel’s Sandy Bridge and usher in a new era of competition?
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Deus Ex: HR Played on AMD Eyefinity 5x1 PortraitOct 10, 2011 - in News
The best way to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution in the world.
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AMD Sees Little Future in UltrabooksOct 5, 2011 - in News
AMD doesn't see much hope in the ultrabook's success in a market dominated by Apple's MacBook series.
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AMD's Rick Bergman Now CEO at SynapticsOct 3, 2011 - in News
AMD's Rick Bergman has found a new job. He has been hired as permanent CEO at Synaptics.
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AMD Faces 32nm Challenge; Cuts Q3 Revenue ForecastSep 29, 2011 - in News
AMD reduced its revenue growth expectations for the third quarter by about 50 percent, stating that it has been affected by "manufacturing issues" at Globalfoundries.
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Nvidia 3D Vision Vs. AMD HD3D: 18 Games, EvaluatedSep 28, 2011 - in Reviews
It’s about time that someone performed a meaningful comparison of 3D-enabled games using Nvidia’s 3D Vision and AMD’s HD3D. We put 18 different titles under the microscope to determine which technology gives you the most playability, most often.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: September 2011Sep 27, 2011 - in Reviews
AMD's Zambezi processor isn't here yet. But Intel is keeping us busy with 16 new Sandy Bridge-based CPUs, all of which are covered in this month's update. AMD shows us a couple of new Llano-based chips, and we get our hands on Intel's Core i7-3960X.
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AMD Releases Battlefield 3-Ready Beta Radeon DriversSep 27, 2011 - in News
AMD's new Catalyst 11.10 Preview driver is optimized for the Battlefield 3 Open Beta for Radeon HD 6000 and Radeon HD 5000 Series GPUs.
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AMD Announces E6460 Embedded Discrete GPUSep 26, 2011 - in News
AMD is expanding its GPU product line in the embedded space.
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AMD's Piledriver-based 'Trinity' to Arrive in Q1 2012Sep 26, 2011 - in News
A leaked processor roadmap provides a first clue about the schedule of AMD's upcoming Trinity APUs.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: System Value ComparedSep 25, 2011 - in Reviews
Big changes to a few components radically alter the performance profile of every machine in this quarter's competition. We’ve already seen how these changes affect the value of each machine, but how will they compare to each other?
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AMD Loses Products Manager, Gains Business ManagerSep 23, 2011 - in News
AMD's Products Group General Manager Rick Bergman has resigned. Meanwhile, former Comcast senior vice president of engineering Paul Struhsaker has signed on with AMD's new commercial business division.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: $500 Gaming PCSep 21, 2011 - in Reviews
A few months ago, we built our $500 gaming PC using Intel's Sandy Bridge-based Core i3 processor, and it was a real screamer. This time around we're switching back to an overclockable Phenom II X4 and hoping threaded performance helps our case.
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GeForce GTX 580M SLI Vs. Radeon HD 6990M CrossFireSep 15, 2011 - in Reviews
A flagship graphics launch is bound to fail unless it's the fastest game in town. Well, both AMD and Nvidia say their respective juggernauts have that title. Clearly, only one company can be right. Is the Radeon HD 6990M or GeForce GTX 580M quicker?
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AMD Radeon HD 7900 to Utilize New XDR2 Rambus MemorySep 14, 2011 - in News
AMD is set to launch its next-generation graphic processors this coming fall and it is shaping up to be more than expected with use of XDR2 memory interface.
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AMD Breaks Speed Record With 8.429 GHz OverclockSep 14, 2011 - in News
Definitely not achieved using air cooling.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2011Sep 13, 2011 - in Reviews
This month we're talking about the disappearance of Nvidia's GeForce GT 240 and GeForce GTX 460 graphics cards. Additionally, we consider the implications of our micro-stuttering investigation on the dual-card configurations we recommend.
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AMD FX Series Processors Hit Pre-OrderSep 13, 2011 - in News
With the recent announcement of Intel's Sandy-Bridge-E's pending release date, we get some much welcome word that the FX-Series ("Bulldozer") is coming soon, with the CPUs going up for pre-order.
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Opinion: What Does AMD's New CEO Need to Fix?Sep 9, 2011 - in News
AMD's new leader has some work to do.
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AMD Shipping Desktop A4-3300, A4-3400 APUsSep 9, 2011 - in News
The A4-3300 and the A4-3400 APUs for desktops are now available, starting at a mere $70 USD.
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AMD Starts Shipping "Bulldozer" CPUsSep 8, 2011 - in News
AMD has announced the shipments of the x86 “Bulldozer” architecture... unfortunately for the masses, it is the Opteron server based processors and not the Zambezi (FX Series) desktop processors.
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AMD Site Leaked Millions of DiRT 3 Steam KeysSep 6, 2011 - in News
A missing .htaccess file granted clever surfers access to 1.7 million game keys for DiRT3 on Steam.
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Seven 8 GB DDR3 Memory Kits For Your AMD A75 MotherboardSep 4, 2011 - in Reviews
Because integrated GPUs generally employ shared system memory, RAM performance has a significant effect on gaming frame rates. We're testing seven 8 GB DDR3 kits that manufacturers tell us are a perfect match for AMD’s mainstream Llano-based APUs.
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AMD FX-Series Lineup Revealed in CPU Support ListSep 1, 2011 - in News
AMD FX-Series' final specifications revealed on Gigabyte's AM3+ - AMD 990FX - GA-990FXA-UD7 (rev. 1.0) CPU support list.
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New AMD CEO: We Need to Become PredatorsSep 1, 2011 - in News
Newly-appointed AMD CEO Rory Read recently told employees that the company needs to become a predator.
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New AMD CEO Gets $1 Million Base SalaryAug 26, 2011 - in News
AMD revealed that it will paying its new CEO Rory Read a base salary of $1 million, the highest base salary for an AMD CEO in the company's history.