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AMD Phenom Processor Update – Memory Bandwidth

Not much has been going right for AMD in recent weeks, but I’m happy to say one of the most popular benchmarks used in testing processors wasn’t ready for Phenom when the media hacked apart the poor processor apart on launch day. It seems SiSoftware Sandra XII was not correctly optimized for the Phenom processors! The latest update of Sisoftware Sandra has the right optimization set and ready to go. See what the difference makes for the memory bandwidth score!

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 12:00pm

AMD Releases Phenom 9600 Black Edition Unlocked Processors

AMD has released a new AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition quad-core processor with Clock Multiplier Control and tunable performance. Priced the same as the recently launched AMD Phenom 9600 quad-core processor, the new Black Edition Continue reading “AMD Releases Phenom 9600 Black Edition Unlocked Processors”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 11:07am

Microsoft, Viacom Form $500 Million Partnership for Advertising and Content

Microsoft Corp. and Viacom Inc. formed an advertising and content partnership to provide about $500 million in services to each other over five years. Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, will license television shows and Continue reading “Microsoft, Viacom Form $500 Million Partnership for Advertising and Content”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 9:15am

Wednesday News from Around the Web

Today’s web reviews have been posted — find them by visiting our forums! The quote below is from Bootdaily’s review of the Radeon HD 3870. Be sure to check out our review on the ATI Continue reading “Wednesday News from Around the Web”.

By amy • Dec. 19, 2007 at 8:38am

Intel uses open-source effort to boost networking plan

Intel has released source code for a server software project that lets Fibre Channel communications run on a more ordinary Ethernet network. To further the project, Intel on Tuesday announced the Open-FCoE.org to house the Continue reading “Intel uses open-source effort to boost networking plan”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 7:59am

Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction

A venture led by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released late on Tuesday. Allen was listed with an Continue reading “Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 7:56am

AMD Phenom Processors Too Slow – Intel Holds Off New Processors

Digitimes is reporting that Intel is going to delay the launch of three 45nm quad-core processors because there is no threat on the performance from from AMD. The three CPUs that Intel plans to delay Continue reading “AMD Phenom Processors Too Slow – Intel Holds Off New Processors”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 7:51am

XFX nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Review

This week NVIDIA introduced the company’s next-generation NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI media and communications processor (MCP), designed specifically for 1333FSB Intel QX9650 (Yorkfield) processors. The new nForce 780i SLI MCP brings support for 45nm quad-core processors, PCI Express Gen 2.0. 1200MHz DDR2 memory and more. Read on to see how the board performs with the latest in hardware technology!

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 19, 2007 at 12:00am

Corsair Cinema – Watch Corsair Do What They Do Best

Corsair Memory is jumping on the video clip band wagon and have added a cinema section to their corporate website. When you visit the Corsair Cinema you can watch and enjoy the latest videos from Continue reading “Corsair Cinema – Watch Corsair Do What They Do Best”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 6:54pm

ASUS Releases The P5N-T Deluxe Motherboard – 780i SLI

ASUS yesterday released the ASUS P5N-T Deluxe motherboard. This cutting-edge motherboard takes full advantage of the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP (media communication processor) and supports the new ESA (Enthusiast System Architecture). To deliver the Continue reading “ASUS Releases The P5N-T Deluxe Motherboard – 780i SLI”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 6:14pm

Super Talent Launches Atomic Juice Power Supply Series

Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today introduced an all new line of power supply units (PSUs), dubbed Atomic Juice. The Atomic Juice power supplies are Nvidia Continue reading “Super Talent Launches Atomic Juice Power Supply Series”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 10:16am

Samsung said to be slashing graphics memory pricing

Samsung Electronics is unloading its graphics memory inventory by offering prices that are much lower than competitors’ production costs for the segment, according to industry sources. Samsung’s low-price move for graphics memory comes as a Continue reading “Samsung said to be slashing graphics memory pricing”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 10:03am

Apple Extends iPhone World Tour – NTT DoCoMo Approached in Japan

Following much fanfare in Europe’s largest consumer markets, Apple is laying the groundwork to launch its iPhone in Asia. The company is reportedly talking to Japan’s top tier telecom carriers about selling its popular multimedia Continue reading “Apple Extends iPhone World Tour – NTT DoCoMo Approached in Japan”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 9:59am

Nintendo sees strong DS sales, frowns on Wii bundles

Nintendo, already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS handheld device, a top executive said on Monday. Nintendo, which is striving to meet Continue reading “Nintendo sees strong DS sales, frowns on Wii bundles”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 8:27am

Toshiba to join IBM, others on chip development

Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday it would join a group led by International Business Machines Corp to develop system chips using 32-nanometre circuitry, as chip makers increasingly team up to cut development costs. he alliance Continue reading “Toshiba to join IBM, others on chip development”.

By Nathan Kirsch • Dec. 18, 2007 at 8:23am