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77 articles tagged as phenom

Mod of the Month August 2020 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

September 18, 2020 | 18:30

Wasteland 3 Review

Rick wades through the wreckage of another post-apocalypse.

September 17, 2020 | 10:21

Nvidia launches RTX 3080 Founders Edition

Partner cards, RTX 3090, and RTX 3070 stil to come.

September 16, 2020 | 14:00

MSI 970 Gaming Review

MSI Brings its popular Gaming Brand to AM3+ and the 970 chipset

August 21, 2014 | 08:24

BitFenix Colossus M offers Prodigy-like features without the wobble

BitFenix's new dinky case, the Colossus M-series, uses Prodigy chassis but drops the plastic feat and handles.

November 25, 2013 | 17:45

AMD losses slow, predicts return to profit soon

The comeback king looking healthier.

July 19, 2013 | 10:10

AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Review

The final AMD CPU to wear the Phenom badge is put through our benchmarks.

July 13, 2011 | 12:45

ASRock reveals Socket AM3+ CPU details

ASRock discloses some details about the new AM3+ socket, as well as the CPUs that will fit in it.

April 27, 2011 | 16:45

AMD to ‘kill' its processor brand names?

A document suggests AMD will replace CPU brands such as Phenom and Athlon with a lettering system.

February 11, 2011 | 15:16

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Review

We see if AMD's fastest, most overclockable CPU can topple Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 ranges.

December 7, 2010 | 07:56

Intel Core i7-950 Review

The i7-950 has crashed in price over the last month. Is this enough to make the i7-930 obsolete?

November 10, 2010 | 08:08

Intel Core i5-760 Review

Intel finally gets around to updating the brilliant i5-750. Let's hope that hasn't broken it.

October 15, 2010 | 10:30

AMD Phenom II X4 970 Review

Has AMD's tinkering allowed it to catch up some ground with Intel?

October 14, 2010 | 07:40

AMD Athlon II X4 645 Review

Can four cores running at a mighty 3.1GHz make up for a lack of L3 cache in this budget chip?

October 6, 2010 | 10:47

AMD announces new Phenoms

AMD has unveiled a pair of new Phenom II chips - the X6 1075 and the X2 560 Black Edition.

September 21, 2010 | 09:38

Intel Core i5-655K Review

Will Intel's first mid-range unlocked CPU set the market on fire?

July 2, 2010 | 08:30

AMD Vision Laptop Technology Preview

We preview many new AMD laptops, from ultra-thin to ultra-powerful

May 17, 2010 | 10:17

Acer leaks AMD triple-core mobile chip

Acer has leaked details of an up-coming tri-core mobile CPU from AMD.

May 5, 2010 | 10:18

Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler Review

This cooler is great, but only if you've already got a pair of quiet fans to use with it.

April 25, 2010 | 00:54

AMD has 6-core CPUs, SATA 6Gbps mobos due

News spills that AMD has new 6-core CPUs, and updated mobos that include native SATA 6Gbps with Radeon HD 4290 graphics.

January 29, 2010 | 13:01

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Review

AMD updates its Deneb core on its fastest Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and claims the C3 can overclock more, yield faster DDR3 memory and has even fixed the performance bug with its sleep states. Does it make a difference? We put the claims to the test.

November 4, 2009 | 09:13

Asus refines AMD core unlocking

Asus latest BIOS' on all AMD motherboards featuring ACC now has better support for Phenom II X2 core unlocking

October 21, 2009 | 11:24

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition CPU

AMD's Phenom II goes from strength to strength, and this new dual core Black Edition CPU promises some large overclocks for very little cash. Is it enough to take on Intel's 45nm Wolfdale and become our recommendation for a bargain buy?

July 2, 2009 | 11:23

AMD creates TWKR overclockers' chip

AMD is sending out small quantities of a secret new processor called the Phenom II 42 TWKR, specifically aimed at overclockers and top-end gaming systems.

June 18, 2009 | 10:11

AMD launches Phenom II X2 550 for just $102

COMPUTEX 09: AMD launches the new Phenom II 550 Black Edition and 45nm Athlon X2 for very little money.

June 4, 2009 | 12:42

Overclocking AMD's Phenom II X3 720 BE

For under £120, AMD has a fast 45nm triple core CPU that's unlocked and prime for overclocking. We walk you through our experiences and settings with a bevy of popular motherboards to show you that this budget monster is well worth considering.

May 11, 2009 | 11:03