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AMD Makes Official the FX-6200 Six-Core CPU

Just a couple of weeks ago, we learned about AMD’s plans to introduce a new six-core processors based on the Bulldozer architecture, the FX-6200, and now it appears that this new CPU was made official by the Sunnyvale-based chip maker who has listed the new SKU on its website.Donanim Haber has spotted the proce...

29 December 2011
16:21 GMT

First Intel Sandy Bridge E CPU Has Only 6 Cores, Enthusiasts Disapprove

Intel didn't really cause mixed feelings among its followers the same way AMD did, but it still offered a reason for them to be less than enthusiastic by not being as enthusiastic as them, so to speak. Intel recently 'disappointed' the more enthusiastic of its followers by revealing that its first Sa...

17 October 2011
03:32 GMT

Prices of Powerful Intel Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Now Known

That Intel was going to deliver a number of new high-end central processing units sometime during late fall or early winter has been known for some time, but only now have their prices been discovered.As always, even if Intel is not taking any official steps to have its processing products revealed in advance, infor...

16 August 2011
02:46 GMT

iBuyPower Launches Two New AMD Phenom II X6 Systems

iBuyPower, a well-renowned boutique gaming PC builder, has just announced the availability of the Gamer Power 579Q6 and Gamer Extreme 520SLC, AMD Phenom II X6 powered desktops that can be purchased from Newegg and Tiger Direct, respectively. Starting with the Newegg system, the Gamer Power 579Q6, this is built aro...

27 July 2011
09:55 GMT

AMD Zosma Cores Form Phenom II 960T CPU, Goes from X4 to X6

Advanced Micro Devices may no longer be too keen on releasing central processing units with unlockable cores, but it looks like some exceptions are still being made, like the Phenom II 960T.Central processing units with unlockable cores are something that Advanced Micro Devices has had on sale for quite a few years....

27 June 2011
03:27 GMT

Intel Core i7-980 Six-Core CPU Released

Intel has a wide range of processors, but it looks like it is hard to make any changes to it without people immediately noticing, as it happened a short while ago, when it revealed a new six-core model. That Intel was working on a central processing unit capable of overcoming the performance of one Core i7-970 is...

27 June 2011
02:45 GMT

Six-Core Intel Core i7-980 Breathes Life Into the LGA 1366 Platform

Intel may be focusing on getting its Sandy Bridge processors sold but it looks like it hasn't given up on the previous generation of units and chipsets, in this case the Gulftown six-core line.Intel has definitely not been slacking off recently, even if some of its plans did get changed over the past month. ...

21 June 2011
07:42 GMT

Intel Won't Release 8-Core Sandy Bridge-E CPUs for the Consumer Market

Even though AMD's upcoming Zambezi FX processors, based on the Bulldozer architecture, will feature as many as eight processing cores, Intel has no plans to introduce an octo-core Sandy Bridge-E CPU in the consumer market.The company will instead focus on the benefits brought by its Hyper-Threading technology, w...

21 April 2011
16:31 GMT

Eurocom Adds Intel Xeon X5690 Processor Option to the Panther 2.0 Mobile Workstation

Shortly after Intel introduced its most powerful six-core server processor to date, Eurocom has announced that the new CPU is available inside their high-performance Panther 2.0 mobile server and workstation systems.The Xeon X5690, as the new CPU is called, was designed to be used in desktop systems, comes clocked at...

9 March 2011
15:31 GMT

Intel Plans to Retire the Core i7 980X in September of 2011

Intel has just announced that it plans to discontinue the production of its previous flagship processor, the Core i7 980X, in September of 2011, so the recently launched Core i7 990X will become the only six-core Extreme Edition CPU in the company's lineup. The Core i7 990X Extreme Edition CPU was launched a ...

8 March 2011
09:13 GMT

AMD Gives Money Back to Buyers of Both Six-Core CPUs and Radeon Cards

Not often do IT companies offer promotions on their products, but it seems Advanced Micro Devices figured it was time for a nice little, or in this case not so little, program involving its high-end CPUs and graphics cards. As consumers know, AMD saw quite some success with its Radeon HD 5000 series of video cards i...

24 February 2011
04:22 GMT

Eurocom Panther 2.0 Laptop Upgraded with Six-Core Intel CPU

With CeBIT looking on the horizon, IT companies from around the world are creating new PCs and hardware, in addition to updating existing systems, and Eurocom issued a press release to announce a maneuver of the latter type. Mobile computers, otherwise known as laptops, come in many sizes and various designs, ea...

24 February 2011
02:39 GMT

CyberPower Intros Intel Core i7 990X Desktop Systems

CyberPower has just announced a new family of gaming PCs based on Intel’s new flagship desktop processor, the Core i7-990X Extreme Edition CPU, as the company plans to integrate the chip in its Fang EVO Black Mamba, Cobra, Viper, and all X58-chipset Gamer Xtreme systems. The Intel Core i7-990X is a six-core,...

15 February 2011
08:30 GMT

Maingear's Desktop Systems Now Available with Intel Core i7-990X CPUs

Maingear, a well renowned custom PC builder, has just announced that the company has updated its desktop computer line to feature Intel's recently launched Core i7 990X processor, as the CPU is now available in the Shift, F131, Vybe and X-Cube high-performance systems. The Core i7 990X is the fastest processo...

15 February 2011
06:34 GMT

Intel Refreshes Its Xeon 5600 Series CPU Lineup

Last week we reported about Intel's plans of refreshing their Xeon 5600 server processor series with the introduction of 10 new models based on the Nehalem architecture, and recently the Santa Clara-based company has made official these new CPUs together with their recommended prices. The Intel Xeon 5600 refr...

15 February 2011
05:54 GMT

New Intel Enthusiast CPUs Coming in Late 2011

It would appear that, despite all the issues plaguing Intel lately, or the one big issue, the company hasn't allowed its other endeavors to be affected, not too much anyway, as it seems something major, more or less, will happen later this year.The Sandy Bridge platform is a fairly new one but has been selling ...

10 February 2011
10:35 GMT

AMD Cuts the Prices of Its Phenom II Processor Line

AMD has just announced that it has cut the prices of its Phenom II line of processors, all the company's dual, quad and six-core CPUs, as well as the energy efficient Phenom II X4 905e and 910e, receiving new prices when bought in 1000 units. As the ComputerBase.de website reports, AMD's new price list h...

1 February 2011
09:00 GMT

New Intel Core i7-990X Six-Core CPU Listed in Europe

It appears that, while the majority of news involving Intel is of the Sandy bridge CPU lineup, the company is not yet done with a certain other type of CPU, the Gulftown to be more precise, as proven by alleged listings.Some time ago, Intel was the first company to release a consumer-oriented central processing unit...

1 February 2011
08:45 GMT

AMD's Bulldozer Will Rival Intel's Core i7 in Performance

It appears that 2011 will be the year when Advanced Micro Devices catches up once again with Intel in terms of raw processing power, at least according to what recent reports concerning Bulldozer claim.To enthusiasts, it may seem like a lifetime sine AMD was last able to truly say it had CPUs on par with Intel'...

11 January 2011
10:23 GMT

AMD's Phenom II X6 1100T Gets Listed Ahead of Schedule

Those of you that have been keeping a close eye on AMD's Thuban line of processors probably knew the Sunnyvale-based company planned on replacing its current flagship, the six-core 1090T, with a more powerful offering, the 1100T, a German website uncovering this processor listed on an online store ahead of its o...

22 November 2010
02:48 GMT

Faster AMD Six-Core Chips Coming in Time for the Holidays

With all the fuss about the Sandy Bridge chips that Intel is preparing, AMD decided to make its own move, at least on the enthusiast market, even before those CPUs have a chance to come out.While preparing its Fusion APUs (accelerated processing units) to do battle with the Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs, AMD has been work...

5 November 2010
10:56 GMT

AMD Readies New Six-Core and Quad-Core Phenom CPUs

Apparently, Advanced Micro Devices is on a veritable central processing unit release spree, planning not just new Athlon II CPUs but a whole new collection of quad-core and six-core Phenom II models as well.As one would expect, with the arrival of the third quarter and, of course, the impending holiday season, chip ...

24 September 2010
11:07 GMT

New AMD CPUs Slated for September 21

Advanced Micro Devices has been developing its new range of central processing units (CPUs) for quite a while now and, with the back-to-school period closing in, is intent on unleashing its latest six-core and quad-core chips on September 21.As consumers might know, the Fusion technology is, at present, AMD's m...

12 August 2010
08:30 GMT

Studio XPS 9100 Desktop From Dell Covertly Debuts

Now that the back-to-school period is, more or less, upon us, IT players have started to bring out their latest arsenal. Dell, of course, is no exception, as was made obvious by such devices as the Precision M6500. The M6500 is one of, if not the most powerful mobile workstations in the world, as is obvious from such...

2 August 2010
02:33 GMT

AMD Phenom 1035T and Athlon II X2 220 Now Shipping

With all the preparations it has to make in order to bring out the Fusion APUs in a timely fashion, among other things, Advanced Micro Devices isn't exactly going to release many processors throughout this summer. Still, its roadmap does include a few 'minor' chips, and two of them appear to have even ...

26 July 2010
06:50 GMT

ASRock Acts on Nostalgia With AMD 480X Motherboard

Even though AMD's 800 Series of chipsets is already running rampant, some motherboard makers, or one of them at least, doesn't think it's time to let go of the past just yet. Back in 2007, Advanced Micro Devices released the 480X chipset, which had support for crossfire and AM3 chips. Now, ASRock thoug...

26 July 2010
02:37 GMT

New Intel Six-Core i7-970 CPU Starts Shipping

Advanced Micro Devices has been selling hexa-core chips for a while now, but Intel still holds the top of the enthusiast market with its Core i7-980X CPU. Still, the Santa Clara, California-based giant started, some time ago, to work on a new six-core of its own. The company then kept mostly silent about it but, wit...

16 July 2010
05:48 GMT

New Six-Core AMD Chip Phenom II X6 1045T Comes Q3

Earlier this year, there was a period during which Intel was the only company that had any sort of six-core central processing unit on sale. There was only one such chip available, however, and its price of almost $1,000 didn't exactly make it accessible to anyone besides hard-core enthusiasts. Then came AMD an...

8 July 2010
10:26 GMT

TDP of AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Drops From 125W to 95W

It appears that Advanced Micro Devices has decided to play all its aces. Even though the performance crown, in the field of central processors, belongs to Intel, the former still has a firm hold of the Industry through its low prices. Now, the same CPU and GPU maker has improved one of its more powerful recent offsp...

28 June 2010
04:36 GMT

AMD Doesn't Have Enough Six-Core CPUs

Intel was, for a while, the only company with a consumer-oriented six-core central processing unit on sale. After that, Advanced Micro Devices finally managed to complete it own such CPUs, dubbed Thuban. These chips did not exactly intend to overthrow the Gulftown in terms of performance, but they did have a signific...

15 June 2010
06:48 GMT

Corsair Uses AMD Six-Core to Set New Memory Clock Record

Advanced Micro Devices has finally provided the enthusiast market with Phenom II X6 six-core CPUs and a few ways of showing off the quality of such a product are better than breaking a record. This is exactly what Corsair managed to achieve. The company took the high-end Phenom II X6 1095T Black Edition chip and used...

14 May 2010
04:16 GMT

Unlockable AMD Phenom II X4 960T Not Scrapped After All

Though Intel and Advanced Micro Devices always make sure that enthusiasts' needs are taken care of, there arise situations when a certain product launch (or, in this case, delay) can potentially cause mass unease or disappointment. This is exactly what may or may not have happened yesterday, when a certain rumor...

13 May 2010
10:04 GMT

Dell Readies AMD-Based Studio XPS 7100 Desktop

Advanced Micro Devices has just unveiled a complete platform portfolio for new desktops and, most importantly, laptops, marking the company's return to a segment that has been mostly owned by Intel for quite some time now. As such, it makes sense for PC makers to take the same opportunity to unleash various ultr...

12 May 2010
09:16 GMT

AMD Phenom II X4 960T Can Turn Six-Core, Gets Scrapped

The AMD Phenom II X4 960 central processing unit from Advanced Micro Devices seems to have learned what it means to be too good for one's own good. Apparently, its ability to surpass 4GHz in frequency and even multiply its number of cores proved to be less than desirable to its maker, whose Thuban six-core chips...

12 May 2010
05:01 GMT

AMD Six-Core Breaks Overclocking Record, Reaches 6.8GHz

When looking at both the Radeon HD 5000 series of graphics cards as well as at AMD CPUs, one could say that Advanced Micro Devices has made a sort of tradition out of providing a high overclocking headroom. This fact is especially noticeable in the company's processors that bear the Black Edition denomination. O...

4 May 2010
05:02 GMT

Biostar's TA890FXE Motherboard Turns Quad Core into Six-Core

The words “free CPU upgrade” will most likely grab the attention of any bystander when spoken, even of those that do not plan on making any changes to their computers. When speaking of something like this, however, motherboard makers usually refer to the unique capability of some CPUs from Advanced Micro ...

3 May 2010
08:35 GMT

AMD's Six-Core CPUs Power Maingear's Vybe Limited Edition

After Advanced Micro Devices finally made the official introduction of its two six-core central processing units, Maingear was among the first to proclaim its support for the processors by launching a pair of systems based on them. Coming in two baseline configurations, the new series of desktops is known as the Vybe...

30 April 2010
10:44 GMT

CoolIT Uses Liquid Cooling on AMD Six-Core CPUs

Advanced Micro Devices may be lagging behind Intel in terms of raw processing power, but its latest series of six-core central processing units seems to have done a good job at reducing the gap. In fact, the new Phenom II X6 series of CPUs made quite a strong impression, even having already shown up in more than a fe...

28 April 2010
04:24 GMT

CyberPower Presents AMD Six-Core Gaming Systems

Now that AMD's Thuban six-core CPUs have finally been officially introduced, it was quite unlikely for the world to finish spinning around its axis without one custom PC maker or another showing off one or more six-core gaming PCs. Hard-core enthusiasts are most likely determined to build their own configuration...

27 April 2010
10:51 GMT

ASRock Announces 890FX Deluxe3 Motherboard

Even though the new six-core Phenom II X6 CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices work on any AM3 or AM2+ motherboard (provided their BIOS is up-to-date), AMD unleashed its 800 Series of chipsets meant to pair the new CPUs with advanced memory, storage, graphics and overclocking support. ASRock, of course, was not bound to ...

27 April 2010
08:23 GMT

G.Skill Equips AM3 Systems with 2,000MHz DDR3

Though it may no longer be the sole supplier of 2,500MHz DDR3 for Intel P55 systems, with Patriot Memory having unleashed such a kit of its own, G.Skill is still quite eager to expand its collection of high-speed memory modules, especially now that AMD has brought forth its Phenom II X6 CPUs. Since overclockers are b...

27 April 2010
04:58 GMT

ASUS Reveals Thuban-Ready M4A89TD PRO Motherboard

The now-available Thuban six-core Phenom II X6 processors from Advanced Micro Devices are currently shipping and, naturally, motherboard makers are doing their very best to provide them with suitable platforms. ASUS seems to be putting even more effort into this endeavor than others, having even developed a dynamic o...

27 April 2010
03:24 GMT

ECS Also Launches AMD 800-Based Motherboards

AMD's newest six-core central processing units have finally started shipping, which means that both enthusiasts and mainstream users alike can get a taste of what a hexacore PC feels like. Of course, such a thing would not be possible without a suitable platform. Since a mainstream six-core would be meaningless ...

26 April 2010
08:27 GMT

AMD's Six-Core CPUs Start Shipping

It seems that Norway isn't the only country eager to supply its citizens with the Thuban six-core chips from Advanced Micro Devices. Just last week, Amentio.no became one of the first retailers if not the first one to start shipping the 1055T and the 1090T and, while it was expected that AMD would ask the retail...

26 April 2010
04:04 GMT

Retailer Ships AMD Thuban Six-Core Chips

By now, end-users must well know that it won't be long until Advanced Micro Devices starts selling its very own six-core central processing units, codenamed Thuban. In fact, AMD is expected to land quite a few sales, considering that, unlike Intel, is has models prepared to address not just the high-end, but als...

22 April 2010
06:20 GMT

AMD Thuban Six-Core Chips Up for Pre-Order

Even though enthusiasts are known for their tendency to somehow manage to scrape together enough cash for the latest top-end hardware, not all of them manage to reach the $1,000 ($999) needed to buy the currently most powerful CPU on the market, namely Intel's Core i7-980GX. This means that, when they do arrive...

16 April 2010
04:11 GMT

AMD Phenom II X6 Turbo Core Technology Detailed

When looking at Intel's various central processing units, AMD's DirectX 11 graphics cards, NVIDIA's Fermi adapters and the various innovations made in the fields of storage and memory, one could say that the past few months have been more than filled with innovative and standard-setting technology rele...

8 April 2010
04:40 GMT

Gigabyte's AMD 890FX Motherboard Spotted

There has been quite a bit of hype built around the upcoming six-core central processors from Advanced Micro Devices, mostly because, unlike Intel's Gulftown, they will address multiple market layers and come in a variety of clock speeds, priced accordingly. Still, AMD will, of course, have an enthusiast-level c...

30 March 2010
08:59 GMT

ASUS' M4 Motherboards Support AMD's Six-Core Chips

Advanced Micro Devices is getting ready to launch its first batch of six-core central processing units at the end of April. As such, motherboard makers are, naturally, doing their best to offer as broad a support as possible for these processors. When AMD first announced its plans for the Thuban, it also revealed tha...

26 March 2010
09:24 GMT

Leaked AMD Slides Show Complete 2010 CPU Roadmap

End-users are most likely well acquainted with AMD's plans to launch its own six-core processors, but even despite all the leaks and reports about when and where the chips will show up, the actual product roadmap remains a mystery. Fortunately for AMD loyalists, however, the folks over at VR-Zone seem to have so...

26 March 2010
05:34 GMT


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