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25 articles tagged as fx

Why I'm excited for the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remaster

Rick looks back at a 20th Century classic.

May 28, 2020 | 11:20

MSI MEG Z490 Ace Review

MSI's new premium £400 Z490 board certainly looks and feels ace but can it handle Intel's Core i9-10900K?

May 26, 2020 | 14:00

What Unreal Engine 5 means for the games industry...and you

Rick examines Epic's latest tech-demo.

May 22, 2020 | 10:00

AMD to drop FX CPUs, move to APUs, suggests leaked slide

AMD could be set to leave behind high-end CPUs as it chases the APU market.

December 4, 2013 | 12:09

Hardware 29 – We are not Server Admins

November 29, 2011 | 08:00

AMD FX-8150 Review

AMD has finally released Bulldozer – find out how well the new FX range performs.

October 12, 2011 | 05:03

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AMD overclocks Bulldozer to 8.429GHz

Next-gen Bulldozer CPU sets new Guinness world record for overclock.

September 13, 2011 | 13:58

AMD Bulldozer to ship ‘within the next week or so’

AMD's forthcoming Bulldozer-architecture, FX-branded CPUs based on the Zambezi design will ship soon.

August 26, 2011 | 15:16

AMD reintroduces FX processors

AMD has announced the reintroduction of the FX brand for high-performance processors at E3.

June 7, 2011 | 16:46

Nvidia considers porting PhysX to OpenCL

Nvidia reveals that shifting PhysX to OpenCL is a possibility in the future, enabling owners of ATI cards to use PhysX too.

March 27, 2009 | 13:08

Audio FX Pro 5+1 Gaming Headset

Designed by distinguished modder Ben Heck, the Audio FX is a USB headset that boasts 5.1 channel surround sound, bass boasting force feedback and TeamSpeak certification. Now, we find out if that translates into a decent headset or just a fleet of empty promises.

February 4, 2008 | 06:26

MSI details its 790FX Phenom/Quad CF board

Phenom may not be here quite yet, but MSI is already lining up its 790FX board: the K9A2 Platinum. It supports QuadFire and AM2+.

October 10, 2007 | 21:46

Interview: TWIMTBP, DX10 and beyond

Last week, we had the chance to sit down with Roy Taylor, Nvidia's Vice President of Content Relations. We talked about the The Way It's Meant To Be Played developer relations programme, DirectX 10 and some of the games coming out very soon.

June 26, 2007 | 15:45

AMD Phenom to launch in November?

Sources at Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers suggest that AMD's long-awaited Phenom processors may launch as early as November. There will be four models initially, with another seven following in 1Q08. Details inside.

June 24, 2007 | 10:42

AMD shows off Barcelona, R600

At an event in California, AMD has demonstrated its upcoming Barcelona CPUs and R600 GPUs, as well as 45nm wafers for the first time.

May 10, 2007 | 17:44

Gaming Peripherals Round Up

Keyboards, headphones, joysticks, steering wheels and flight rudder pedals will go under the bit-tech microscope today as we take a look at Saitek, Everglide, Logitech and Microsoft's gaming peripheral offerings.

December 22, 2006 | 08:05

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Today, Intel has announced its first quad-core desktop processor, based on the Kentsfield core. We put the all-new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 to the test to find out whether four is better than two.

November 2, 2006 | 04:38

Sapphire PURE CrossFire PC-AM2RD580

Sapphire is normally known for its awesome ATI video cards, but it has expanded into making enthusiast-class motherboards. We have a look at the company's latest board, the PURE CrossFire PC-AM2RD580 and find out whether it's worth your money. Read on to find out how we got on with it.

September 23, 2006 | 19:09

AMD slashes processor prices

AMD has slashed the prices on its processors today in a move to remain competitive with Intel's recently-released Core 2 Duo processors.

July 24, 2006 | 17:45

AMD confirms upcoming price drops

Rumours about AMD's upcoming price drops appear to be true, as documents sent to distributors detailing the price drops pop up on the web.

July 19, 2006 | 17:34

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi Edition

Today, we have a look at the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi Edition motherboard. It's another fantastic looking board from ASUS, but looks aren't everything - does it perform as well as it looks? We have the answers right here...

July 6, 2006 | 14:10

AMD to simplify product line

AMD's Damon Muzny has confirmed that the chip maker is set to simplify its product lineup over the next couple of months by removing all 1MB L2 cache chips from its product stack.

June 15, 2006 | 12:44

AMD answers Conroe with 4x4

AMD's 4x4 platform puts two Athlon FX processors in a motherboard, rather than just one. Is this the pre-emptive reply to the imminent launch of Conroe?

June 5, 2006 | 09:12

Turn your £79 chip into an Extreme Edition beater

Tom's Hardware has taken Intel's entry-level dual core Pentium D 805 chip past the performance of both the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 and the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 with a more-than-affordable cooling solution...

May 11, 2006 | 16:18

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

This morning, AMD announces its latest FX-series processor: the Athlon 64 FX-60. Unlike previous Athlon 64 FXs, this one is a dual core processor based on the excellent Athlon 64 X2. Read on to find out how it performs...

January 10, 2006 | 05:01

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

This morning, AMD announce the fourth generation Athlon 64 FX: the FX-57. The chip is manufactured on a new 90nm process, using the San Diego core - Tim Smalley evaluates what the Athlon 64 FX-57 brings to bleeding edge gaming enthusiasts. Is the latest generation Athlon 64 FX worth buying? Read on to find out...

June 27, 2005 | 05:01