AMD Athlon II X4 620 – Quad-Core at $99 @ TechGage
“Last month, AMD became the first company to bring a $99 quad-core processor to market, the Athlon II X4 620. The question, of course, is whether or not it delivers. At 2.60GHz, it looks to offer ample performance, but the lack of an L3 cache is sure to be seen in some of our tests. Luckily, the chip’s overclocking-ability helps negate that issue.”
GSKILL Rip Jaw 2000MHz Memory @ Bjorn3D
“But that’s where it ends as far as similarities. Because unlike the CPUs of old, the newer Core i5/i7 socket 1156 CPUs, use a IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) like the 1366 socket CPU’s have. The newer Core i5/i7 socket 1156 CPUs can really handle the memory very well. So well in fact these CPUs can keep up with their tri channel CPUs counter parts.”
Foxconn Flaming Blade @ NinjaLane
“In this review we will be looking at the latest Quantum Force motherboard from Foxconn called the Flaming Blade. The Flaming Blade is an X58 based motherboard for the Intel Core i7 and shares many of the same features, layout, and color scheme found on the famed BloodRage, the only real difference is that the Flaming Blade is more designed with the gamer in mind than the full out overclocking hardware enthusiast.”
ECS A790GXM-AD3 Review @ Hardware Secrets
“A790GXM-AD3 is the socket AM3 version from A790GXM-A, which we have already reviewed. It is an ATX-sized motherboard with on-board video based on AMD790GX chipset featuring two x16 PCI Express slots, HDMI output and other interesting features. Let’s take a look on this motherboard. A790GXM-A, however, features a dedicated 128 MB on-board video memory in order to increase gaming performance (feature called “Side Port”), which is not present on A790GXM-AD3.”
Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme LGA 1366 @ PC Perspective
“This high-end motherboard is intricately designed for extreme overclockers as its name states, but I think other intermediate PC enthusiasts can also take advantage of a lot of its overclocking and power features. It might have a harder time competing with the newer LGA 1156 platform because of its price point, but the LGA 1366 still has a lot of life left in it for graphic design professionals, video production studio workstations, and other users who depend on their CPU to run multi-threaded applications and programs at the most optimum performance it can.”
OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR3-1866 @ PureOC
“Today we’re looking at a set of OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR3-1866 modules that are designed for use in the LGA1156 socket Core i5/i7 platform. We’ve seen in our past testing that OCZ modules typically offer great aesthetics and performance, including overclockability, but that was then and you’re only as good as your most recent success these days. So has OCZ produced another winner with these Platinum sticks? Let’s find out.”
Zotac MAG ION Nettop @ TechPowerUp!
“Zotac is well known for their graphic cards, but the company goes one step further and applies their engineering skills we have come to love in form of their mini-ITX boards and poured them into their first NVIDIA ION Nettop. The Zotac MAG packs a dual core Atom 330 with an ION platform, 2 GB of memory and 160 GB of hard drive space along with a few other surprises. All for an extremely competitive price tag.”
Intel’s Core i7 Comes to Notebooks @ Tech Report
“Nehalem has finally arrived for notebooks in the form of Clarksdale Core i7 mobile processors that are virtually identical to their Lynnfield desktop counterparts. Keep reading to see how the new Core i7-920XM performs inside a cutting-edge portable gaming rig.”
Athlon II X4 620 @ Hardware Secrets
“AMD took the lead by announcing the first quad-core CPU to be offered on the USD 100 range, Athlon II X4 620. Thus this CPU promises to deliver a terrific performance to entry-level PCs. Will this promise hold true? Let’s see.”
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition @ Think Computers
“Today I will be looking at my first triple core processor, the AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition. It has been around about six months now, and the price has dropped a fair amount, making this CPU a definite consideration for an economy rig. With some careful shopping, using this processor and the motherboard I will be using for this review, you could easily build a rig less peripherals and operating system for under $600. Read on to check out the Phenom II X3 720!”