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- Upcoming microATX MSI H57 motherboard pictured
Intel will aim its upcoming dual-core, 32-nm Clarkdale processors at the mid-range and mainstream markets, but that doesn't mean matching motherboards have to be dull and boring. We already caught a gander at an enthusiast-oriented H57 motherboard from Asus earlier his week, and now, the guys at TechSweden
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Last by Flying Fox at 11:52 PM on 11/20/09 - Asus' upcoming Clarkdale motherboard revealed
If we can trust the latest wave of stories from the rumor mill, Intel's 32-nm Clarkdale processors will launch just a month and a half from now. Meanwhile, motherboard makers are putting the finishing touches on motherboards designed to accommodate those processors. One of those boards is the Asus P7H57D-V...
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Last by UberGerbil at 3:12 PM on 11/18/09 - AMD claims spots in top supercomputers
The new Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers is now out. Who came out on top this month? AMD believes it did, and it has a pretty strong case. Jaguar, a Cray XT5 system situated the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has become the world's number-one supercomputer thanks...
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Last by Sahrin at 12:59 PM on 11/17/09 - Nvidia says it didn't, won't block Lucid's Hydra
Our hands-on preview of the Lucid Hydra GPU load-balancing chip included some reporting about the status of the first Hydra-based product, MSI's Big Bang Fuzion motherboard, and the rumors that have swirled around that delay, some centering on a possible role Nvidia might have played in the whole drama....
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Last by shank15217 at 9:17 AM on 11/17/09 - Report: Apple strips Atom support from Mac OS X
Still pining for an Apple netbook? Well, don't get your hopes up too much. According to OS X Daily, Apple has stripped support for Intel's Atom processors from the latest Mac OS X release, 10.6.2. None of the systems in Apple's lineup currently feature Atom CPUs, but a number of...
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Last by derFunkenstein at 3:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD, Intel settle all antitrust, licensing disputes
With Intel now under heat from regulatory authorities in both the European Union and the United States, today's announcement might be the last thing you'd expect. Nevertheless, AMD and Intel have settled all of their ongoing antitrust and intellectual property disputes. Here's the skinny from the official announcement: Under...
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Last by Vaughn at 8:13 PM on 11/15/09 - AMD sheds light on Bulldozer, Bobcat, desktop plans
During its 2009 Financial Analyst Day presentation today, AMD revealed some more details about its next-generation processor architectures, Bulldozer and Bobcat, as well as its desktop processor roadmap for 2010 and 2011. This latest desktop roadmap is a little bit different from the one we saw a year ago....
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Last by smilingcrow at 4:21 PM on 11/13/09 -
Hands on with Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer
The first performance results revealed
We recently got the chance to test Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer first hand. We came away with some of the first public performance numbers, along with our impressions of this magical toy that allows Radeons and GeForces to work together.
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Last by mattthemuppet at 2:16 PM on 11/16/09 - IDC: AMD captured 18.7% of CPU shipments last quarter
In the third quarter, AMD managed to post its first "Product Company" profit since the creation of GlobalFoundries, while Intel enjoyed its strongest second-to-third-quarter growth in "over 30 years." How did those results translate on the market share side of things? IDC has the scoop. According to the...
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Last by shaq_mobile at 3:41 PM on 11/11/09 - Nvidia's Huang shoots down x86 CPU rumors
Once again last week, the rumor mill began grinding away about the possibility of Nvidia developing an x86 microprocessor. And, once again, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has shot down the speculation. CNet News got the official line from Huang during Nvidia's latest earnings conference call: "No," he said...
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Last by Shining Arcanine at 10:26 AM on 11/10/09 - Nvidia lashes out at Intel with cartoons
After trash-talking about Intel last year, Nvidia is now taking another approach in its public-relations war against the semiconductor giant: newspaper-style cartoons. Specifically, Nvidia has put up a website with a handful of seemingly professionally drawn cartoons meant to poke fun at Intel. Much like many political cartoons, Nvidia's...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 7:20 PM on 11/09/09 - DFI readies P55 Mini-ITX motherboard
You might think a 95W power envelope is a tad too high for a Mini-ITX build. However, that hasn't stopped DFI from developing a P55 Express motherboard based on the diminutive form factor—and the guys at Clunk.org.uk have nabbed a few photos and specifications. The DFI MI P55-T36 has an...
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Last by OneArmedScissor at 10:48 PM on 11/06/09 - Could low-power 'Fusion' CPUs be built on a 40-nm bulk process?
The last AMD roadmap we saw described Ontario, a 32-nm "accelerated processing unit" with two cores, 1MB of cache, support for DDR3 memory, and a built-in graphics processor. We haven't heard much about this future product since then, but today, Fudzilla claims AMD now intends to build that...
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Last by SomeOtherGeek at 10:14 AM on 11/06/09 - NY Attorney General slaps Intel with antitrust suit
It ain't over yet for Intel. After receiving a $1.45 billion fine from the European Commission for antitrust violations, Intel has now gotten sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for similar transgressions. According to the New York Times, this latest lawsuit accuses Intel of "abusing its...
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Last by MadManOriginal at 7:42 AM on 11/06/09 - Report: New AMD desktop platforms coming in May
AMD may no longer have the high-end power-efficiency crown, but it's nevertheless cooking up a pair of new desktop platforms. So writes DigiTimes, basing its story on tips from insiders at motherboard manufacturers. These platforms will include Leo at the high end and Dorado for the mainstream. Leo should...
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Last by Rza79 at 7:43 PM on 11/04/09 - Nvidia x86 processor rumors resurface
The rumor mill is at it again. According to EE Times, an equity research firm has revived last year's speculation by claiming Nvidia is covertly developing an x86 processor to compete with AMD and Intel. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman says in his report, "We believe that Nvidia has...
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Last by StuG at 1:14 PM on 11/06/09 -
Phenom II X4 965 slips into more modest thermal envelope
AMD hits 3.4GHz with a little more ease
Some folks scoffed when AMD introduce the Phenom II X4 965 processor back in August with a 140W thermal design power. Now, some months later, AMD has introduced a revised version with a 125W TDP.
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Last by Kaleid at 1:36 PM on 11/15/09 - Via launches faster, more power-efficient Nano CPUs
The Nano is growing up. Earlier this morning, Via announced six new Nano 3000-series processors, which purportedly deliver "up to 20% higher performance using up to 20% less power" than their Nano 1000- and 2000-series predecessors. Here's what the new lineup looks like:
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Last by btb at 12:04 PM on 11/04/09
