Gamers: Do You Need More Than An Athlon II X3? By Don Woligroski published 27 May 10 AMD's Athlon II X3 440 is such a capable little chip, and and it costs so little. Is there any real point in spending more money on your gaming machine’s CPU? We explore this question with a head-to-head challenge against Intel's venerable Core i7-920.
Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: The Rematch By Don Woligroski published 21 May 10 The last time we matched up Intel's Pentium G6950 against AMD's Phenom II X2 555, our overzealous overclocking efforts caused a processor meltdown. With a little more experience on Intel's 32 nm process (and caution), we offer a suitable rematch. Game on!
Blu-ray 3D On The PC: The Tom's Hardware Review By Don Woligroski published 20 May 10 Tom's Hardware has an exclusive first-look at Blu-ray 3D technology running on a notebook and HTPC leveraging Nvidia's 3D Vision technology, CyberLink's PowerDVD 10 Ultra Mark II software, and an Acer display. Might this setup be in your future, too?
Six New Athlon II CPUs: AMD Impresses With Switch And Bait By Don Woligroski published 11 May 10 AMD turns the bait-and-switch tactic upside down for the second time in four months, offering faster CPUs at existing price points. We explore the company's seven new models and discuss the processor lineup in a more general manner.
Build Your Own: Wall-Sized 3D Gaming, Just Like Theaters Do It By Don Woligroski published 30 March 10
ATI Radeon HD 5830: Bridging The 5700- And 5800- Price Gap By Don Woligroski published 25 February 10
Star Trek Online: Game Performance Analyzed And Benchmarked By Don Woligroski published 18 February 10
The WinFast PxVC1100 Video Transcoding Card: Worth The Price? By Don Woligroski published 28 January 10
Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: New Budget Dual-Core Titans By Don Woligroski published 25 January 10
Athlon II X3 435: AMD's Three-Core, 2.9 GHz, $87 Triple-Threat By Don Woligroski published 20 October 09 Today AMD introduces what might turn out to be the ideal budget CPU, with three cores for multi-threading, a relatively high 2.9 GHz clock speed, and an impressive sub-$90 price tag. How does it stand up to the rest of the company's Athlon and Phenom IIs?
