Archive for the ‘CPU’ Category
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AMD A10-6800K (Richland) APU Review
6 CommentsPosted by Henry Butt on June 13, 2013 under CPU, Highlights
Today we are going to take a look at the latest ‘Richland’ APUs from AMD which have been refreshed with ‘Piledriver’ cores to enhance performance. There are numerous other improvements inc... more. -
ASRock Z87 Extreme 6 Review (w/ 4770k / GTX770)
4 CommentsPosted by Zardon on June 10, 2013 under CPU, Highlights, Motherboard
Regular readers will be aware that Intel recently launched their Haswell range of processors. Kitguru has already reviewed motherboards from partners such as MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte in the last week. T... more. -
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Review (w/ 4770k / HD7990 / 2,933mhz DDR3)
4 CommentsPosted by Zardon on June 5, 2013 under CPU, Highlights, Motherboard
It would have been difficult to miss Intel's launch of Haswell last weekend. On launch day we looked at the Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC and the ASUS Z87 Sabertooth motherboards and today we analyse the latest... more. -
AMD Richland on sale at ARIA
2 CommentsPosted by Zardon on June 4, 2013 under APU, Channel, CPU
Our reviews of Richland are slightly delayed due to masses of content we have published in the last week, we are playing catchup. In the interim you will be pleased to hear that UK retailer ARIA are s... more. -
Asus Z87 Sabertooth Motherboard Review (w/ Intel i7 4770k)
12 CommentsPosted by Zardon on June 1, 2013 under CPU, Highlights, Motherboard
This weekend Intel launch their new Haswell range of processors and the major motherboard partners have a range of models for the enthusiast audience to choose from. We have several articles prepared ... more. -
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Motherboard Review (w/ Intel i7 4770k)
8 CommentsPosted by Zardon on June 1, 2013 under CPU, Highlights V, Motherboard
This weekend Intel launch their range of Haswell processors and companies such as Asus and Gigabyte have a new range of boards for the enthusiast audience to choose from. This review focuses on the Gi... more. -
ARIA taking orders for Intel Haswell processors
2 CommentsPosted by Carl on May 30, 2013 under Channel, CPU
Well you guys won't have too long to wait now for reviews of Haswell processors on your favourite websites. We noticed this morning that ARIA have just gone live with their stock of the new range of I... more. -
Haswell approach causes mass price cuts
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on May 27, 2013 under CPU
With every new beginning, there comes an end. Just as Ivy Bridge slid into the Sandy Bridge space, so a new king will soon arrive - demanding the overthrow of the present regime. But with the glitzy n... more. -
AMD Launches Its 2013 Mobile APU Products
1 CommentsPosted by Luke Hill on May 23, 2013 under APU, CPU, Event
A short while ago, KitGuru was invited to AMD's press event with the agenda of discussing the company's mobile products for 2013. It is clear that the mobile market is a big priority for the US-base... more. -
NEC launches world’s first Haswell laptop – by accident
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on May 14, 2013 under Channel, CPU, Laptop
In what seems a clear violation of Intel's NDA for Haswell, NEC has launched its next generation laptop far too early. Now that the details are out on the web, it's hard to know what will prevent othe... more. -
AMD chips discounted early at ARIA PC
0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on April 26, 2013 under CPU
Next Monday is the official day that AMD will be running our price drops on a whole host of chips, but ARIA has jumped the gun and offered up big discounts for two CPUs in the Piledriver lineup, knock... more. -
Ultra low price 760G boards move to support FX challenge
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on April 7, 2013 under CPU, Motherboard
One of KitGuru's bugbears has been AMD's consistency in releasing processors that may well be appealing - but then burying them under the weight of a mainboard that costs more than the chip. Now it se... more. -
Is the AMD FX 6300 the best CPU under £100?
0 CommentsPosted by faith on March 16, 2013 under Channel, CPU
With so much emphasis on Intel's amazing 'k' series chips, it's easy to lose track of the fact that most systems sold in the USA and Western Europe, actually use something that costs far less. The lat... more. -
AMD takes component marketing to the Max
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on March 4, 2013 under APU, Channel, CPU, Event, Graphics, Interviews
The days of building a slightly better mouse trap and waiting for the customers to bang down your door are gone. These days, marketing is everything. Ahead of CeBIT 2013 and the showcasing of its late... more. -
AMD’s new Communications VP, Taylor made?
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on February 28, 2013 under APU, Channel, CPU, Graphics
Seems like we can't open our inboxes without more news about AMD re-vamping its internal structure. The latest appointment put John Taylor (no relation to Roy, or so we're told) into the communication... more. -
Move over Raspberry Pi, Kinetis KL02 is the smallest
0 CommentsPosted by Jon Martindale on February 27, 2013 under CPU
While it might not quite have all the features of the popular miniature computer on a PCB Raspberry Pi, the newly created Freescale Kinetis KL02 is offering up the building blocks of something much sm... more. -
Gaming rises to the Surface with Intel
0 CommentsPosted by Mikey on February 8, 2013 under CPU, Event, Gaming, Laptop, Tablet PC
After the huge success of Angry Birds and all the other iPad-o-sphere games that followed, it looks like the next generation of man-machine interface is going to be a lot more mature. Intel and Eugen ... more. -
Intel’s Anna Cheng showcases touch screen gaming
0 CommentsPosted by Mikey on February 7, 2013 under CPU, Laptop, Tablet PC
Despite Microsoft pushing through a touch platform for the PC more than a decade ago, it took Apple's iPad for anyone to notice. The increase in touch based systems, automatically leads to an increase... more. -
AMD launches FX-4130 – gives 200MHz extra for free
2 CommentsPosted by faith on January 28, 2013 under Channel, CPU
Sometimes an upgrade is really simple to understand. Other times you need a mini-computer, advanced maths degree and several hours of umm-ing and arr-ing to see if the new products is, in fact, better... more. -
Corsair Hydro H110 Review
7 CommentsPosted by Henry Butt on January 24, 2013 under Cooling, CPU, Highlights
Today we are going to look at the Corsair Hydro H110 which is the latest performance CPU cooler in their range, fitting in just above the H100i. It marks Corsair's response to the NZXT Kraken X6... more. -
AMD Richland A10 6800k Vs Haswell GT3 – graphics performance analysed
7 CommentsPosted by Jules on January 8, 2013 under APU, CPU, Event, Graphics
Both Intel and AMD have been puffing out their collective chests when it comes to graphics in the integrated market. It's the one area where AMD has consistently beaten Intel in recent years. It's an ... more. -
AMD launches new Richland APU with 40% faster graphics at CES
1 CommentsPosted by Benjamin on January 8, 2013 under APU, CPU, Event, Motherboard
From the time we first saw the next generation of APUs (codenamed Richland) on AMD roadmaps, back in November, the general consensus among the press community was that 'nothing much' would be delivere... more. -
X79 overclocking just became affordable
1 CommentsPosted by Harrison on January 7, 2013 under CPU, Motherboard
The most powerful chip that most of us will consider buying is the Intel Core i7 3770k. It's fast, powerful and lives at the top end of affordable. Similarly, the Z77 is a great chipset. But, between ... more. -
AMD and Altera shareholders pondering 2013 merger?
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on December 27, 2012 under APU, Channel, CPU, Graphics
Looking at all of the markets in which it wants to compete, it's hard to see AMD making a success of 2013 without a serious merger or acquisition. KitGuru reads the financials (and tea leafs) to see w... more. -
Asus delivers supreme efficiency in a supercomputer
0 CommentsPosted by Harrison on December 27, 2012 under CPU, General Tech, Science, Server
While it might not be so unusual for Asus to help deliver a computer that comes in at 52 on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, the same machine hits the top of the Green500 list for... more. -
Roy Taylor appointed head of AMD worldwide channel sales
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on December 13, 2012 under APU, Channel, CPU, Graphics
In one of the world's longest detours, technology sales guru Roy Taylor will be reunited with some of his oldest friends when he takes over the worldwide channel sales role for AMD in 2013. KitGur... more. -
IBM optical chip heading into standard manufacturing
0 CommentsPosted by Brian Smith on December 10, 2012 under Channel, CPU, General Tech
IBM have been working on new optical communications advances. They are due to outline today how this is possible with a standard 90 nanometer semiconductor manufacturing process. ZDnet posted an artic... more. -
IHS says 2012 was terrible – but 2013 should be better
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on December 7, 2012 under CPU, General Tech
While IDC and Gartner battle it out to produce the best overall estimates of the market in terms of how many units will ship into the various markets, other analysts focus on a specific set of compone... more. -
AMD’s new Opteron to target cloud
0 CommentsPosted by Brian Smith on December 4, 2012 under Channel, CPU
AMD have announced that they will be focusing on ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and are improving their Opteron range. They have introduced new Opteron processors which are designed for use in cloud server... more. -
AMD to lease back own home for $200m extra cash
1 CommentsPosted by Harrison on November 28, 2012 under Channel, CPU
While Brits are content with sending family gold off to a smelter in order to reap some much needed cash for the Xmas/new Year period, AMD is think about hocking assets on a significantly larger scale... more.
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