AMD
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Motherboard Reviews
Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer Motherboard Review: The Last of Its Kind?
It is an odd way to start the new year with a review of what many enthusiasts consider old technology (990FX mainboard) but the ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer is an…
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AMD Catalyst Omega Drivers; Details & Performance
AMD and drivers have had a contentious relationship in the past but Catalyst Omega is supposed to change that in a big way. The new “Omega” drivers offer better stability,…
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Affiliate News
Interview with AMD’s Roy Taylor, response to NVIDIA’s Maxwell GPUs
NVIDIA launched its Maxwell GPUs last month, what does AMD have to say? We interview Roy Taylor, AMD’s Corporate Vice President of Global Channel Sales. Interview with AMD’s Roy Taylor,…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
GELID Launches Slim Silence AM1 CPU Cooler
Small form-factor builders using AMD’s AM1 Kabini systems will be glad to hear that a slimmer, more silent alternative to the stock AMD cooler is available from GELID. The Slim…
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Graphics Card Coil Whine; An Investigation
There has been a lot of talk about the prevalence of graphics card coil whine and we decided to take a closer look by detailing our tests of 50 cards…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
AMD Bundles Civilization Beyond Earth with R9 290 Series Video Cards
Users who purchase an AMD Radeon R9 295X2, R9 290X and R9 290 graphics cards starting November 6, 2014 can qualify for a complimentary copy of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond…
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Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev 4.0 Motherboard Review: Old but Gold
If you stumbled upon this article you may be wondering why a review for a two-year old 990FX motherboard has been published in Q3 2014. There are a couple of…
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News and Articles
AMD Appoints Dr. Lisa Su as Chief Executive Officer
Replacing Rory Read, former Chief Operating Officer Dr. Lisa Su is now appointed as AMD’s Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Su is an engineer with extensive semi-conductor experience so it is…
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CPU Reviews
AMD FX-9590 Processor Review: Brute Almighty
Compared to dog years, a CPU’s life span is considerably shorter with the rapid pace of PC component turn over. Not in terms of operational longevity but viability as a…
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CPU Reviews
AMD FX-8370 and FX-8370E Processors Review
In the sweet science of boxing, fighters are segregated in groups by weight class. This distinction makes sense to keep the fights interesting and more importantly fair. Often time however,…
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PC Cases / Accessories
DimasTech EasyXL Test Bench Review
As a hardware reviewer and a hardware junkie, I constantly swap parts in and out of the various PCs I have around the office. I’m constantly swapping this for that…
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CPU Cooler
Twelve CPU Air Cooler Roundup
The evolution of the CPU has forced manufacturers to change how CPU cooling is approached. There no single correct way, but there are various options, some options are extremely simple while…
