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CPU / Processors Reviews
Intel Nehalem Technology Overview Webcast
By Kyle Bennett August 20, 2008Intel's Rajesh Kumar, Director of Circuit & Lowe Power Technologies, talks about the Nehalem series of processors and what exactly the big changes are with it compared to current generation technology in this higher resolution video.
Intel Atom vs.VIA Nano
By Kyle Bennett July 29, 2008A battle of the most powerful processors on the face of the Earth? Nope. Who sucks the least? Not really, but closer. Marketing teams will have you believe one thing, but we are here today to show HardOCP readers what they likely care about. Which one just works better, Atom or Nano?
VIA Nano Processor White Paper
By Kyle Bennett June 03, 2008In case you have a few more questions about the inner workings of the upcoming VIA Nano Processor, we have an internal white paper for you. Has more than a few benchmarks and power numbers noted as well. Good read!
VIA Launches VIA Nano Processor Family
By Kyle Bennett May 29, 2008Power efficient processors based on ‘Isaiah’ architecture designed for optimized performance for mainstream PC markets and new device types.
AMD B3 Phenom Fixes TLB Issues
By Kyle Bennett March 26, 2008This is almost a non-issue, but some would have you think otherwise. But to make sure you are kept in the loop, AMD has fixed the TLB Erratum occurring on its B2 version of the Phenom processors. The new "B3" is all fixed up.
Centaur Technology Tour in Pictures
By Kyle Bennett January 25, 2008Before VIA showed off their latest processor architecture this week, they gave us the "grand tour" of the Centaur offices in Texas. There is a lot more to this place than a bunch of engineers sitting around playing with their slide rules.
VIA's New Centaur Designed Isaiah CPU Architecture
By Kyle Bennett January 24, 2008If you would have told me last year that I would be able to sit down and play Crysis on a VIA low power CPU, well, I think I would have to had called BS on that, but I did just that yesterday. That get your attention?
Intel Unveils 16 New Processors
By Kyle Bennett January 07, 2008Intel Unveils 16 New Processors and these are built using 45nm process! To be for sale later this year? Nope, 9 of the 16 are slated for availability this month with the rest of the field showing up in Q1'08.
AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition Overclocking
By Kyle Bennett December 20, 2007AMD Phenom Black Edition parts are just now hitting the streets and we should see them on retail shelves very soon. We get our hands on one and take it for a quick spin so you guys will know what to expect from the unlocked Phenom.
AMD Phenom & Spider vs Intel QX9770
By Kyle Bennett November 19, 2007AMD's native quad core Phenom desktop processor is finally here accompanied by the 790FX chipset that makes up the AMD “Spider” platform when used alongside the Radeon 3800 series video cards.
Intel's New 45nm Yorkfield QX9650
By Kyle Bennett October 28, 2007Intel marches forward with another groundbreaking processor. Four cores of 45nm goodness. At this rate, you have to wonder whether or not desktop software and AMD will ever catch up. How good does it overclock? All signs point to, "Wow!"
AMD Reveals 4-Way CrossFire & New Roadmaps
By Kyle Bennett July 26, 2007CrossFire expands its reach and we have roadmaps for desktop, notebook, server, and workstation along with a full platform overview that looks all the way out to year 2012.