Posts Tagged ‘amd’
March 9th, 2011 | 
Double the GPUs, double the performance, at almost double the price.
AMD’s dual GPU cards have come a long way in the past several years. The original Radeon HD 3870 was noisy, ran hot and didn’t always perform up to snuff. Since then, AMD’s Catalyst Driver suite has substantially improved the performance and breadth of CrossFire-supported games.
On the hardware side, AMD is pulling out all the stops with its Radeon HD 6990 card. The company understands that a dual GPU card is most appealing to a small band of enthusiasts who really want the card to push the edge … [Read More...]
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Tags: Sony lifted the curtain on a pretty sweet new laptop, the high-end VAIO S Series. The new 13.3” PCs boast some pretty impressive specs, like new “Sandybridge” i5 and i7 processors, solid state drives, backlit keyboards, Blu-Ray and hybrid AMD Radeon HD 6630 graphics that auto-switch between discrete and integrated GPUs. They also feature Intel Wireless Display 2.0 (i.e., “WiDi), which is the newer, faster, smoother version of WiDi 1.0, which I shot a video on last year.
As always, Sony built a really beautiful PC. The new S is available in black or white and is built from magnesium … [Read More...]
Ryan and I are proud to announce the start of a new video series on the Windows Experience Blog, one that we think will be a lot of fun, and really helpful for those of you in the market for a new PC. Called “Ben and Ryan Explain”, the series will explain the technology that powers today’s computers in plain English and demonstrate what it can do in ways that anyone, even someone who’s brand new to computers, can understand. Basically, our goal is to arm you with as much knowledge as possible about the tech inside your computer … [Read More...]
You don’t need to spend a fortune to take advantage of Intel’s newest platform
Previous builds in this section have tended toward the expensive side, whether they’ve been the $8,600 photo studio or our $1,800 mini-ITX gaming build. While we stand by those choices (this is Maximum PC), we’ve also heard your cries for more affordable options. Often, a budget build means buying parts that are a little past their prime—and don’t get us wrong, you can find great deals there. But for this month’s build, I knew I wanted to explore Intel’s hot new Sandy Bridge architecture—and, if I … [Read More...]
You’ve probably heard the saying “the clothes make the man (or woman).” It’s true; clothes aren’t there to simply shield us from the elements, they are the front-line of self expression. Today’s Windows PCs are the same way. They are not just tools to get work done, connect and share with friends, and stay entertained. Rather, they are works of functional art – well designed, well built accessories in a huge range of sizes, colors, materials and form factors – that are as unique as the people who use them.
It’s a hot trend that’s getting a lot of buzz … [Read More...]
A new generation of GPUs from Nvidia and AMD has hit the streets. Both camps are offering incredible performance and the widest array of features ever before seen in graphics cards. But, inevitably, each side brings its own unique strengths and weaknesses. What better way to determine the performance champ than by letting this season’s new crop of cards duke it out in the various price categories?
On one side is AMD, the self-proclaimed master of efficiency, looking to hold onto the glory it grabbed when it shipped the original Radeon HD 5870—a surprise contender that knocked former champ Nvidia … [Read More...]
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AMD vs. Intel? Feh. For power users, it’s all about quad-core Sandy Bridge vs. hexa-core Gulftown (or if you’re not up with the brevity thing Core i7-2600K versus Core i7-980X). Maximum PC’s Gordon Mah Ung highlights the kinds of sacrifices you might have to make if you decide to go with the hexa-core when configuring your next machine. And, surprisingly, a high-clocked Sandy Bridge system will give its older sibling a shockingly good competition.
You can find Gordon’s official reviews of both machines here and here.
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Can a dual-core take on a quad-core? Yes, it can
Do great minds think alike, or is Silverstone’s SG07 chassis just that cool? We suspect the SG07 is just that cool. After all, the chassis that CyberPower used for its LAN Party EVO Mini happens to be the same chassis we used for our “Wee Ass-Kicking Machine.”
As with the WAKM, the SG07 limits you to a single PCI-E slot and a Mini-ITX board, but that doesn’t mean the CyberPower and WAKM are the same. In fact, they couldn’t be more different.
The LAN Party EVO Mini features AMD’s new … [Read More...]
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RAIDed SSDs and SLI for just over $4K
If you’ve always wondered just where Velocity Micro likes to slot itself in a world of $8,000 wonder rigs and $2,000 budget gaming machines, the Edge Z55 seems to nail it.
At $4,300, the Edge Z55 epitomizes Velocity Micro’s strategy. There’s Ferrari, Lamborghini, and others at the very top and Chevy and Ford at the other end. In that car analogy, Velocity Micro believes it can live in the BMW layer, bringing you great performance, some customization, and still at a pretty good price.
In PC terms, the Edge Z55 occupies the … [Read More...]
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