Month: February 2009

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Guru3D

“Both processors arm your PC with some pretty good bang for your hard earned money. We’ll dive in deep, into the architecture, the features .. but obviously most the performance. Have a peek at AMD’s latest AM3 processor (which work on Socket AM2+ 790 motherboard as well!). Things certainly are looking up for AMD.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Hot Hardware

“You see, the AMD Phenom II X4 940 and X4 920 were designed for the socket AM2+ platform, and as such, they supported only DDR2 memory. The latest additions to the Phenom II line-up, the Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and X4 810, however, are designed for the AM3 platform.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ OC Club

“With the new line of Phenom II processors anticipation and expectations are growing. The previously reviewed Phenom II 940 was a beast of a processor, though it only supports DDR2 memory, so there is not any room for expansion into the faster DDR3 market. The new AM3 processors tackle this situation and allow you to run the best of both worlds with DDR2 and DDR3 when the AM3 motherboards are released.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ TweakTown

“To start things off on our AM3 processor, AMD has revolutionised the latest addition to the Phenom II family. All of the 800 series and 700 series CPU’s have a dual mode memory controller. That is, it has a DDR2 and DDR3 memory controller onboard. This is the first CPU to incorporate two memory controllers on one CPU die.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ PC Perspective

“It does not run really hot, it does not pull all that much power, and it certainly performs well considering the price it is at. In most tests, in comparing to previous results from the Phenom 9950, it was about 5% faster overall than its predecessor at that same speed. It does hold 2x the L3 cache as the 9950, and the extra internal tweaks are likely to help as well.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Bjorn3D

“Then AMD surprised us and fielded two more Phenom 2 CPU’s before we got to the followup. So now we’re looking at the daunting task of covering the Phenom 2 X4 940 BE, Phenom 2 X4 810, and Phenom 2 X3 720 BE. That’s a lot of Phenom 2 goodness in one spot so you might want to grab your favorite beverage, kick your feet up and catch the low down on the new Phenom Dragon lineup.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Neoseeker

“With the latest BIOS update, it was dead easy to get the HT frequency up to 240MHz, a 20% overclock, but it took a lot of effort to get the last 15% out of it. It seems that there are some “interesting” interactions between the HT multiplier and memory multiplier, such that certain combinations are not stable.”

AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Extreme overclocking

“A month ago we saw the launch of the Phenom II X4 940 & 920 processors. Today AMD is launching FIVE new chips to add to their Phenom II lineup. We are finally seeing the socket AM3 (DDR3) design that has been talked about for many months. The two chips we will be taking a look at specifically are the Phenom II X4 810 and X3 720 Black Edition.”

Intel 32nm Westmere @ PC Perspective

“This slide shows the design of the first 32nm Westmere product that uses two physical chips on a single substrate – the processor cores are built on the 32nm process technology while the graphics and memory controller are built on the current 45nm technology. While it might seem odd to see a mix of both 32nm and 45nm products on the same chip, we should note that the graphics chip is actually seeing a drop from 65nm to 45nm process.”

Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hot Hardware

“Hot on the heels of the Core i7, Intel announced the acceleration of their 32nm product ramp today in a press conference. Dubbed Westmere, the new processor family will have a smaller die geometry, increased performance across single and multithreaded usage scenarios (as compared to today’s Core 2 product family), and an integrated graphics engine in some versions, as well as on-board AES encryption processing support.”

Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hexus

“As a recap, Intel is on a self-proclaimed Tick Tock strategy, where a new architecture is released, dubbed Tock, followed, roughly, a year later with a slightly enhanced design on a smaller manufacturing process: the Tick. Then, again a year or so later, the same process technology is kept intact but a new architecture is brought up, which brings us back to the Tock.”

ECS A780GM-A Ultra Black Series @ PureOC

“For those of us not fortunate to be able to afford the bleeding edge and best of computer hardware, our biggest demand is probably value. We want good performance but we want it at an affordable price. At the heart of any new computer is the motherboard, and today we’re looking at the ECS A 780GM-A Ultra Black Series motherboard, which promises a packed feature set and overclockability in a very affordable package.”

MSI X58 Eclipse @ Viper Lair

“Overall, MSI has produced a very nice product with the X58 Eclipse. It was stable, very fast and with the 1.32 BIOS, a very good overclocker. The results compared to its Intel counterpart were close, though it did trail slightly across the board at stock speeds. Where MSI realy comes out ahead though is the included extras such as quality audio and excellent system management hardware and software tools.”

Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 @ PCStats

“Gigabyte’s high-end GA-X48-DS5 motherboard is, as you might have guessed, based on the Intel X48 Express and ICH9R chipsets. It’s core logic offers up 32 lanes of PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth which makes this platform great for running a pair of Crossfire’d ATI videocards at full tilt.”

ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm @ Digit-Life

“As the first motherboard with Socket 1366 in our test lab, ASUS P6T Deluxe is bound to attract extra attention as it features so many new technologies. And our readers’ interest to the new processor microarchitecture, new CPU family, new socket, new chipset, etc. inevitably touches the motherboard as well.”

ASUS ROG Rampage II Extreme @ IT Reviewed

“With support for the latest Intel chipset and Core i7 processors, along with the additional overclocking headroom afforded by ROG Extreme Engine, the sexy-looking (just check out the red, black and dark metallic grey cooling) Rampage II Extreme is that fastest and most customisable motherboard on the planet. The downside is that it costs almost the same as a whole computer.”

MSI DKA790GX @ Digit-Life

“This motherboard looks very unusual with its fanciful heatsink. Judging by its characteristics, it’s designed for practical users who choose a motherboard for an all-purpose home computer.”

XFX’s ‘Budget’ X58 Early Look @ Hexus

“XFX knows that the majority of customers will be purchasing a Core i7 920, which currently etails at around £240, and includes a couple of ‘X-Profiles’ in the BIOS that overclock the chip to either 2.93GHz or 3.2GHz, which are the speeds of the 940 and 965 EE, respectively. In effect, XFX is guaranteeing 965 EE speeds for free.”

ASUS P5E3 Premium/Wifi-AP.N @ PCStats

“ASUS has given us everything enthusiasts ask for in a motherboard and then multiplied that by pixie dust and a kitchen sink factor with the Asus P5E3 Premium motherboard. Sure, other motherboards have dual gigabit lan ports, but how many have dual eSATA? Or dual firewire? In addition to a dual antenna wireless-N integrated network adapter?”