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Intel Core i7 3770K Review – Ivy Bridge 22nm CPU

By Carl Nelson on April 23, 2012

Intel has unveiled the Core i7 3770K Unlocked CPU as part of their overall unveiling of Ivy Bridge 22nm CPU. With promises for higher per-clock performance and lower power consumption, this is worth checking out.

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Intel Core i7 2700K Review

By Carl Nelson on March 9, 2012

We look at the top-of-the-line LGA 1155 CPU from Intel – the fully unlocked Core i7 2600K with HyperThreading

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Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Review – Sandy Bridge E is Here

By Carl Nelson on November 14, 2011

Intel has unveiled their latest hotness – a new Extreme Edition CPU based on improved Sandy Bridge-E architecture. If you like the idea owning the fastest desktop CPU to have ever existed, you will want to read this!

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AMD vs Intel: Bulldozer vs Sandy Bridge – AMD FX 8150, 8120, 61xx vs Core i7, Core i5

By Carl Nelson on November 7, 2011

We pit AMD vs Intel in our full Bulldozer FX Review. Including FX 8150, 8120 vs Core i7

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AMD vs Intel: Phenom II X4 980 and X6 1100T Take on Core i5

By Carl Nelson on June 9, 2011

AMD Phenom II makes one last-ditch effort to take on Intel’s similarly priced Core i5 CPUs. Do they have what it takes to win this round?

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AMD vs Intel – Integrated Graphics in Games

By Carl Nelson on February 25, 2011

We take a look at the latest integrated graphics solutions from Intel and AMD, and see how they perform in today’s hardcore games. Considering how much this console generation has held things back in terms of 3D graphics, we were wondering: Does either one have what it takes to play games with reasonable visual settings?

Posted in CPUs, Motherboards, PC Hardware, Video Cards | Tagged 890gx, AMD, hd3000, Intel, radeon 4290, Sandy Bridge | 4 Responses

Intel vs AMD: Sandy Bridge Core i7 2600 & i5 2500 vs Phenom II X6 1100T & 1075T

By Carl Nelson on January 3, 2011

Intel has hastily taken the wraps off their upcoming all-new CPU microarchitecture. Read the review, and you’ll see why they were so eager to share it with everyone…

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