CPUs, Chipsets & SoCs for 2011

Eyefinity Examined with Sapphire HD 6970 x4 and Core i7 3960X

November 25, 2011 | We pull out our three U2410s again and pair them with four HD 6970s and the new Sandy-Bridge E platform.

Core i7 3960X with 4-Way CrossFireX HD 6970 Performance Analysis

November 24, 2011 | We find another HD 6970 lying around and throw it into the fray. How's 4-Way CrossFireX traveling these days?

Intel Core i7 3930K (LGA 2011) CPU Review

November 23, 2011 | Don't want to spend Extreme Edition money, but want to get in on Sandy Bridge-E? Maybe the i7 3930K is your weapon of choice.

X79 / Z68 / 990FX CrossFireX HD 6970 x3 Performance Analysis

November 22, 2011 | We throw our three Sapphire HD 6970s into the new X79 platform and see how performance goes.

Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition (LGA 2011) CPU Review

November 14, 2011 | The much anticipated replacement to the X58 platform is here. We look at the 3960X EE and the associated X79 chipset!

NVIDIA's Tegra 3 (Kal-El) Quad-Core Mobile Superchip Detailed

November 8, 2011 | NVIDIA officially unveil the Tegra 3 today and we're there to report for you directly from Krypton!

AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer 2600MHz DDR RAM Overclocking

October 14, 2011 | Not unlike Llano, we hear good things about memory overclocking on the Bulldozer platform. Let's check it out and see for ourselves.

AMD FX-8150 vs. Intel i7-2600k CrossFireX HD 6970 x3 Head-to-Head

October 13, 2011 | We throw three HD 6970s into both our Z68 and 990FX setups and see what happens with our overclocked CPUs.

AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer Gaming Performance Analysis

October 12, 2011 | To help round off our final thoughts on the FX-8150 CPU, we check out the gaming performance and give you a true run down on Bullldozer.

AMD FX-8150 (AM3+) 3.6GHz Bulldozer CPU Review

October 11, 2011 | AMDs Bulldozer finally sees the light of day. We only have one question. Is it any good? Let's take the time to find out.

Shi**y Marketing Killed the Bulldozer Star

October 11, 2011 | We're getting real up in this place. Let us tell you what has happened to the Bulldozer launch and why it's AMDs fault.

Z68 vs. X58 - Which Is The Better Gaming Platform?

August 12, 2011 | Two platforms enter, one platform leaves with the trophy. We throw two GTX 580s at our two setups here today and see which one is the better option.

AMD A8-3850 (Llano) APU Video Performance Examined

July 4, 2011 | We examine the GPU performance of the new A8-3850 APU from AMD and complete our extensive look at the new Llano platform.

AMD A8-3850 (Llano) APU and A55/A75 Chipset Review

June 29, 2011 | AMD launch their next level Fusion platform "Llano". Today we have a look what it's all about with the A8-3850 APU while also discussing other models from AMD.

AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and Phenom II X4 840 (Socket AM3) CPUs

January 3, 2011 | AMD is kicking off the New Year with a pair of new CPUs - The Phenom II X4 975 BE and the Phenom II X4 840.

P67 Sandy Bridge Gaming Performance Analysis

January 3, 2011 | We look at the new P67 platform with an MSI GTX 580 and compare it to both X58 and P55.

Intel Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge) CPUs

January 2, 2011 | Intel is looking to start the New Year off with quite a bang as they launch not just one, but two redesigned CPUs. Say hello to the i7-2600K and the i5-2500K.