Archive for June, 2008
AMD vs. Intel Centrino
We all know that Intel Atom , the last CPU for ULCPCs from the Centrino series is a hit, and there were even concerns that Intel won’t be able to keep up with the demand, soon after its release. Obviously, AMD couldn’t simply sit back and watch Intel get all the cake, so another round [...]
R700 Details
nThe guys over at Chiphell have managed to snap a couple of photos of ATI’s R700 dual GPU card. It turns out that it really has a black PCB just like NVIDIA’s flagship GTX 280 cards. I don’t think that detail Is relevant for the time being. Instead, let’s take a closer look at these [...]
AMD DDR3 Chipsets
AMD has finally announced its DDR3 chipsets. They didn’t rush things too much, letting Intel be the first to provide support for these new modules. However, AMD knew that DDR3 memories won’t get affordable until later this year and understood that people might not make the jump immediately.
Fudzilla has found some good deals for DDR3 [...]
Nehalem Final Specs
Nehalem really fed the IT rumor mills in the past months, as fictitious specs circulated all around, a delay was prefigured, and some preliminary tests proved it can be faster than expected. Now Intel comes along once again and announces the final specs and settles the release issue once and for all… or not?
According to [...]
AMD Shrike
AMD Fusion is not something new, but it has been around only in theory, so far. Fortunately, this doesn’t seem to be one of those technologies that remains stuck in the rumor stage, but I can’t bet on that until I see it. Anyway, the good part is that, according to the latest official reports, [...]