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5 articles tagged as phenom-ii-x4

Maneater Review

Rick takes a bite out of Tripwire Interactive's "Shark RPG."

June 3, 2020 | 10:00

Asus ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Review

How does Asus' £300 Z490 ROG Strix board stack up against the competition?

May 29, 2020 | 13:00

Why I'm excited for the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Remaster

Rick looks back at a 20th Century classic.

May 28, 2020 | 11:20

How AMD Core Unlocking Works

We uncover the motherboard magic that lets you get an extra core for free with some AMD CPUs.

May 4, 2010 | 11:03

Intel Core i7-930 CPU Review

The original Core i7-920 is the best selling high-end CPU, but as it's now nearing its 18-month birthday Intel has decided it's due for retirement. We check out its replacement, the i7-930. Clocked at 2.8GHz, it's only 133MHz faster than the i7-920 - but thanks to overclocking, it's still the chip to buy.

March 1, 2010 | 08:15

Intel Core i5-661 & Core i3-530 CPU Review

Intel's latest 32nm processors, codenamed Clarkdale, are the first to integrate a GPU. We take the new budget-sensitive Core i3-530 and Core i5-661 for a spin to see how they compare to previous CPUs - will a Core 2 Quad Q6600 still cut it, and has AMD got anything to fight back with? Read on to find out...

January 4, 2010 | 08:45

Team Finland clocks Phenom II to 6.5GHz

Team Finland - with a little help from AMD - has snatched the 3DMark 05 crown with a liquid helium cooling system helping a Phenom II to hit 6.5GHz.

January 27, 2009 | 09:08

Intel slashes quad-core pricing

Intel has announced a massive 40 percent price cut on its top-end mainstream quad-core chip, in direct response to the launch of the Phenom II X4 series from rival AMD.

January 20, 2009 | 13:23