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Thursday, September 14, 2006
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Intel and AMD are moving towards more efficiency in their CPUs and that's a good thing. The "Green" initiative is about conserving energy and saving our environment. With power requirements on every facet of the computer going up (the 7950 GX2 in SLI mode requires a minimum of a 650W Power Supply), the reduced power requirements of the EE CPUs from AMD are a definite plus.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
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The AMD Sempron processor has received little press, but that hasn't stopped it from runing circles around the wheezy little Celeron D! The Socket AM2 AMD Sempron 3600+ is AMD's to top of the line value processor and it has 256KB Cache as opposed to the standard Athlon64 amount of 512KB. With a retail price of just $117 CDN the single core 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ CPU is certainly easy on the wallet... In this review PCSTATS will test the 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ processor to see if it is the real best buy of the bunch. Get your cup of coffee ready, and let's begin...
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Monday, August 28, 2006
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It's a great time to be building a dual core system, due to great competition between AMD and Intel. We are taking a look at the AM2 4600+ which proves to be a decent value due to recent price drops. Does it warrant a purchase, or should you be looking elsewhere?
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Friday, August 18, 2006
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What power savings are you likely to see by undervolting your processor? Electricity is measured in kilowatt-hours and the current charge for electricity varies from state to state. Since pricing varies from state to state and during seasons let's just use $0.14 per kilowatt-hour for pricing to figure up some rough numbers. Our testing showed that we were able to shave off 28W at full load, so let's see what that means in the real world.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
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Well what can I say, you can't really go wrong with this little guy. Sure he isn't the biggest or the baddest of the bunch when you look at some of the heftier AM2 possibilities, or some of its Conroe counterparts that are only a bit more expensive; but it has enough performance to hold its own, and for a budget rig you don't need more than that.
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Friday, August 11, 2006
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The addition of the Sempron line to socket AM2 is good news to those people who are trying to build a budget overclocking system that will still provide good performance. Weighing in at a mere $76 USD at newegg.com, this processor is one worth looking at if dual core multitasking power is not needed for you. Before getting into details about the Sempron, here are the specifications of the processor, as per AMD's Processor Comparison page:
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
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When the dust finally settled we ended up with our test system topping out at 280MHz in the BIOS, which resulted in our test system running at 3071MHz. With the additional cooling help from the Nautilus 500 we were able to increase the voltage to 1.6V on the core and increase the overall frequency of our processor by 70MHz!
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Tuesday, August 8, 2006
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The AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ "Windsor" Socket AM2 processor has become an attractive processor for those looking to get an X2 dual-core processor for roughly $185. Before last months drastic price cuts this processor ran over $330! Today Legit Reviews takes a look at the 4200+ AM2 processor, which is a CPU that doesn't get much time in the hot seat, yet is one of the most purchased processors in AMD's desktop arsenal.
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Friday, February 17, 2006
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The AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor puts the power of dual-core technology on the desktop. Dual-core processors contain two processing cores residing on one chip. They perform calculations on two streams of data, thereby increasing efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software. Even against the fastest single core Athlon 64 processors, the X2 can outperform them by an enormous 40%. Both cores have their own separate Level 2 cache of 1 MB, but they share the system request queue and crossbar whichs means that both cores can work separately. They also share the same memory controller. The beauty of these processors is that they can make use of existing sockets and still expand your performance envelope...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
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When it comes free of charge, it may not be bad or an underperformer. The new and improved heatsink from AMD retail pack 165 Opteron comes with 4 heat pipes, topped with 80 x 20mm delta fan with built in temp sensor that will reach 5,200 rpm when it is called for the tough job(s), yet runs quietly during light duty even at 800Mhz overclocked speed...
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Friday, January 20, 2006
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AMD welcomed the new year with a spanking new AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processor. Based on the Toledo core, it's a dual-core processor clocked at 2.6GHz. Find out how much faster is the new FX-60 as compared to the FX-57 and the X2 4800+...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
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The new dual core AMD Athlon64 FX-60 processor PCSTATS is testing is based on the Socket 939 form factor, and retails for about $1200 CDN ($1031 USD). Each of the Athlon64 FX-60's individual cores are clocked at 2.6 GHz, which is 200 MHz faster than the previous high end AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+ but 200 MHz slower than the single core Athlon64 FX-57. The processor is compatible with every Socket 939 motherboard on the market although a BIOS flash might be necessary. Make no mistake about it, the AMD Athlon64 FX-60 is the most versatile desktop processor on the market... and as we'll soon show you, just about the fastest too...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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Athlon 64 FX-60 is a missile of a processor and if you thought it was worth the cash to buy one of the previous models of FX then you should place your order for an FX-60 now. However, if you currently own an Athlon 64 X2, while there's no doubt that the FX-60 will be an improvement, it would be hard to justify the asking price...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
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Need a CPU and want the best bang for your buck? Today, we are taking a look at the 3700+ San Diego core AMD64. It rolls in at a 2.2GHz stock speed and is also equipped with 1MB L2 Cache. The chip costs around $275US, but does does it give enough extra performance to warrant the extra money over a Venice core? Read on to find out...
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Thursday, September 1, 2005
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If you want the best processor on the market there is little doubt that it is going to be based on the AMD Athlon64 architecture. If you are a true gaming enthusiast you're best off going with an Athlon64/FX processor, those of you who need a multimedia powerhouse should stick to the dual core AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+. For the answers to "why" that is, keep on reading...
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