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Test: ATI HD 4770 (1, 2, 3 cards) in CrossFireX mode

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · October 4, 2009 · 24931 reads · ★★★★★ (17 votes)

Ah, here we are with yet another (dare we hope) interesting article from a line of tests measuring performance scaling of one of the most successful cards in the low-mid gaming segment this year - AMD HD 4770 512MB GDDR5. Today were going to measure a two cards against three in CrossFireX mode. But that's not all…

ATI HD 4890 1GB CrossFire - AMD Phenom II 955 BE vs Intel Core i7 920

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · July 4, 2009 · 44347 reads · ★★★★★ (81 votes)

This week we have for you one excitingly interesting test about performance scaling of HD 4890 against 2x HD 4890 in CrossFire mode, with two of the most popular processors in the gaming class of Intel and AMD - Core i7 920 and Phenom II 955 BE. Expect not much talking though, we'll get straight to the tests and their…

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · May 6, 2009 · 24178 reads · ★★★★★ (21 votes)

Here it is - the newest and fastest AMD processor - Phenom II 955 Black Edition. Based on the successful 45nm Deneb core, this new model is running at 3.2GHz, with support for the newest AM3 AMD platform too, while still having not only DDR3 memory controller but an additional DDR2 one too, for compatibility with the…

DFI Lan Party UT X58 T3eH8 - Motherboard Review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Stuyo · April 29, 2009 · 21682 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

We already introduced a detailed overview of the new generation Intel processors – Core i7 with Nehalem core as well as a X58 based motherboard. Today we will review the capabilities of another such motherboard, DFI Lan Party UT X58 T3eH8. Our friends from Solytron were kind enough to provide a X58 based motherboard…

AMD Phenom II X4 810 Review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 3, 2009 · 24712 reads · ★★★★☆ (9 votes)

Release of the first 45nm quad core AMD processors - Phenom II 940 and 920 in the beginning of the year was the most important event for the company and was the first significant success for the company processor division in quite a while. The new processors offered splendid performance for their price, and users…

DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH - AMD LanParty Motherboard Review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · January 25, 2009 · 38191 reads · ★★★★★ (26 votes)

If you are a hardware enthusiast you're probably familiar with the name and ideology behind the brand of DFI. The Taiwanese manufacturer is well known with the "LanParty" series motherboards, the company being the only one creating motherboards solely for overclockers and hardcore gamers. Ever since the long forgotten…

AMD Phenom II X4 940 - first AMD Phenom 45nm CPU, Deneb Core

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · January 8, 2009 · 30175 reads · ★★★★★ (31 votes)

The last three years were kind of tough for AMD. Ever since acquiring ATI the company struggled in each and every of its major business segments. Intel Core 2 ruled over the hearths and minds of increasing mass of users (and especially the ones with more specific needs like gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts) and…

ASUS P6T Deluxe X58 Motherboard Review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · December 7, 2008 · 23360 reads · ★★★★☆ (16 votes)

Recently we did a review on the newest Intel processor - Core i7, powered by the Nehalem core. Now is time to look closely at the motherboard that we used with it - ASUS P6T Deluxe. And start by that a series of reviews in which we'll test the abilities of the most interesting motherboards for the new Core i7…

Intel Core i7 Nehalem 965 XE 3.2GHz review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · November 20, 2008 · 26918 reads · ★★★★★ (29 votes)

The long awaited new generation of Intel processors - Core i7, based on the new Nehalem core are finally available. Farewell FSB, hello QuickPath. Still we need to find out how does the new architecture fares to the older quad and dual core processors in various applications an are the great expectations of the user…

MSI P45 Platinum review and P45 to P35 comparison

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · September 24, 2008 · 25737 reads · ★★★★★ (11 votes)

Through the last year Intel P35 became famous for its capabilities and vast overclock potential. So when in the middle of June the first motherboards with its heir - P45 became available, hardware enthusiasts all over the globe were eager to find out how is it performing. well, now with us we have an MSI P45 Platinum,…

Socket 775 Micro-ATX MSI motherboards review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Stuyo · June 8, 2008 · 17655 reads · ★★★☆☆ (9 votes)

Micro-ATX is a rather comfortable motherboard format. Characterized by its somewhat compact size, it usually is an ordinary motherboard with everything you need, and that at a lower price that its full ATX brethren. Today we'll review to such MSI motherboards, one with the Intel 945GC chipset and the other with the…

MSI K9A2 Platinum review - overclock friendly mobo for AMD

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Александър Василев a.k.a. Alex · April 30, 2008 · 12460 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Today we present to you our review of the MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard and the 790FX+SB600 chipset. As one of the leading motherboard manufacturers, MSI offers a high end solution targeting the enthusiasts, this motherboard combines the newest technologies on the market, ones such as AM2+ socket, PCI-E 2.0,…

Jetway Kuroshio BI-100 P35 review

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Mартин Николов · March 17, 2008 · 20608 reads · ★★★★☆ (19 votes)

We always sympathized to companies with good marketing departments and aggressive market strategy. A bright example for this are Jetway and their Kuroshio BI-100 motherboard, based on the popular P35 chipset. Let's see exactly what we're getting for the... well, economical price. For some days now I'm feeling…

Celeron Core 2 E1200 Review or Core 2 for nothing

Motherboards & CPUs · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 10, 2008 · 15127 reads · ★★★★★ (18 votes)

Intel's Yorkfield is near, but the company decided a bit earlier to renew its Core 2 series not only in the high end half. That is why from the beginning of the week in the price lists of the Bulgarian distributors you can find the first Intel Dual Core Celeron processor, marked as E1200. The most observant of you…