CPU / Processors Reviews

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   AMD [H]ard|OCP FX GamExperience

   By Kyle Bennett   February 01, 2012

   We recently put on the third "GamExperience" here in Dallas, TX! We invited 600 of our closest friends and 20 companies that crank out some of the best computer hardware in the world and put them all in one room together for some gaming and geek talk. And yeah, free stuff too, about $50,000 worth!

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   HardOCP Readers Ask AMD Bulldozer Questions

   By Kyle Bennett   November 29, 2011

   AMD came to HardOCP after the lackluster Bulldozer desktop launch and wanted to reach out to the hardware enthusiast community by answering questions that many of us had. We posted a HardForum thread and allowed [H] readers to ask their questions. AMD culled through the questions and AMD staffers answered 10 of the questions.

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   AMD FX-8150 Multi-GPU Gameplay Performance Review

   By Brent Justice   November 03, 2011

   We are taking the new AMD FX-8150 and giving it the power of Dual and Triple-SLI GeForce GTX 580 video cards. We are going to take the new CPU up to large NV Surround resolutions and see how performance stacks up when it comes to high-end gaming scenarios.

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   ASUS P8P67 EVO REV 3.0 Motherboard Review

   By Morry Teitelman   October 28, 2011

   Through the P8P67 EVO, ASUS brings a board to the table that raises the bar on its other offerings. Not only does this motherboard perform like a champ, it is packed to the gills with features and integrated functionalities. At less than $165 after MIR, it shows to be a solid value.

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   AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Gameplay Performance Review

   By Brent Justice   October 11, 2011

   Today we will take a look at how the AMD FX-8150 stacks up in real gameplay versus an Intel Core i7 2500K and 2600K, at default settings and overclocked. Will any of these CPUs provide a better gameplay over the other in some current DX11 games? We show you Battlefield 3, F1 2011, and Civilization V.

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   AMD Bulldozer / FX-8150 Desktop Performance Review

   By Kyle Bennett   October 11, 2011

   Computer hardware enthusiasts have literally waited for years for AMD's Bulldozer architecture to come to market and we finally see this today in its desktop form, code named Zambezi, brand named AMD FX. In this article we share with you our analysis of Bulldozer's performance in synthetic benchmarks and desktop applications.

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   AMD "Bulldozer" FX Model 8150 CPU Overclocking Preview

   By Kyle Bennett   September 13, 2011

   If you are wondering how well the new AMD FX CPU will overclock, you are not alone. AMD let us have some behind-the-scenes access a couple of weeks ago and is now allowing us to show off the results. We shot a lot of video and show you AMD FX overclocking on water, phase change, and liquid nitrogen.

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   AMD's Llano Fusion - A Series APUs

   By Kyle Bennett   June 14, 2011

   While we have seen previous Fusion APUs, today AMD releases its code named "Llano" Fusion A Series APU processor on the world. The first one of these we get to see is in a notebook and a mere 228 square millimeter of silicon that AMD is counting on changing its balance sheet.

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   A Sneak Peek at AMD's First Fusion APU

   By Kyle Bennett   November 09, 2010

   We got our hands on a working Fusion APU at AMD's Austin campus last week. While embargo restricts us from giving you solid benchmark numbers today, we can relate "high level impressions" about the system to you.

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    AMD’s Bulldozer and Bobcat Processors Preview

    By Kyle Bennett   August 23, 2010

    AMD is starting to talk about its new Bulldozer and Bobcat processors. Today we have some notes on the new processors that will interest you as well as give you a peek under the heatspreader. Not a full blown look, but just a glimpse of what is to come, hopefully.

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    Phenom II Gets Affordable with DDR3 & AM3

    By Kyle Bennett   February 08, 2009

    AMD comes back today with the launch of its Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and Phenom II X4 810 processors built on the AM3 socket platform that now allows enthusiasts to take advantage of the bandwidth that DDR3 has to offer. Along with that, these CPUs come in with very sub-$200 price points.

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    AMD Phenom II X4 Model 940 Black Edition Processor

    By Kyle Bennett   January 07, 2009

    We have been waiting for this CPU, but hardly with bated breath. While we had high hopes, the Phenom II is already waning in enthusiast circles. We pit it against the Intel Core 2 Quad and Intel Core i7, clock for clock. Isn't that what we really want to see?