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Intel adds 14nm Comet Lake CPUs to 10th Gen

Mobile only again.

August 21, 2019 | 14:00

Corsair M55 RGB Pro Review

A run-of-the-mill ambidextrous rodent outshone by its competition.

August 20, 2019 | 12:00

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review

Is the Ryzen 5 3600 a cheaper, better Ryzen 5 3600X, or should you go for the X-edition chip?

August 19, 2019 | 14:30

AMD's Radeon HD 6990 is in our lab

AMD's new high-end graphics card pushes Eyefinity in a big way.

February 28, 2011 | 15:51

AMD announces new Phenoms

AMD has unveiled a pair of new Phenom II chips - the X6 1075 and the X2 560 Black Edition.

September 21, 2010 | 09:38

Taking apart the ATI Radeon HD 5970

We've let Richard's 7 year old inner child out again and the little monster has taken apart a very expensive piece of equipment: the ATI Radeon HD 5970. What's inside? We've plenty of pics to satisfy any curiosity!

November 28, 2009 | 10:21

Asus refines AMD core unlocking

Asus latest BIOS' on all AMD motherboards featuring ACC now has better support for Phenom II X2 core unlocking

October 21, 2009 | 11:24

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition CPU

AMD's Phenom II goes from strength to strength, and this new dual core Black Edition CPU promises some large overclocks for very little cash. Is it enough to take on Intel's 45nm Wolfdale and become our recommendation for a bargain buy?

July 2, 2009 | 11:23

AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU Review

The Athlon brand lives on! AMD's latest CPU is a 45nm, 3.0GHz exceptionally budget friendly processor, ready for DDR3 as well as DDR2. Is it a monster overclocker and all round Intel E5200 killer?

June 30, 2009 | 11:01

AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU

Another Kuma is on the loose and it's 100MHz faster than the last one. Has anything else changed and does AMD have a bargain processor to take on the Intel Penium Dual Core E5200? We test their stock clocks and comparative overclocking potential to see which is the best bargain buy.

April 28, 2009 | 07:03

Rumour: ATI Radeon HD 4890 X2 cards in the works

Rumours suggest that AMD won't be producing a reference Radeon HD 4890 X2 card, but partners are working on their own designs.

April 15, 2009 | 16:38

Rumour: AMD releasing Athlon II before September

Quad-core and triple-core Athlon-branded CPUs are rumoured to be scheduled for release later this year.

April 1, 2009 | 15:27

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB

Sapphire launched its ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 a couple of months ago without official driver support from AMD. We're back today with a full review of the card now that drivers for the card are publicly available. Read on to find out how it stacks up against the competition.

January 23, 2009 | 09:20

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB & Quad SLI

We're back with a full, unrestricted and in-depth review of the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 295. We also test Quad SLI for the third time, comparing it against quad CrossFire to see if the ultra-high end has a new performance leader. Read on to find out what happened next...

January 8, 2009 | 14:06

Athlon X2 7750 vs. Intel E5200 OC & Value

We've seen how AMD's new Kuma CPUs perform at stock speeds, but what's the best CPU to buy for us overclockers: Intel's ever popular E5200 or AMD's new inexpensive monster? We evaluate overclocking performance to see which platform affords the best value.

December 22, 2008 | 08:26

Core i7 Christmas '08 Graphics Performance

The last few weeks have been full of blood, sweat and BIOS revisions in the bit-tech benchmarking sweatshop. We've been feverishly putting our new Core i7-based graphics card test systems together and now we're here to report how the graphics landscape is reforming itself.

December 17, 2008 | 13:42

First Look: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB

The Radeon HD 4850 X2 has been strangely absent from AMD's line up ever since it was announced at the same time as the 4870 X2. Sapphire has come to market with a custom Radeon HD 4850 X2 and we take it for a quick test drive.

November 5, 2008 | 10:13

AMD cuts desktop processor prices

AMD has announced its latest round of desktop processor price cuts. Pick up a high clocked quad-core for a little over £100!

September 2, 2008 | 13:42

AMD ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

AMD has launched its latest high-end graphics card with a clear goal: to take the performance crown back from Nvidia. Does the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 succeed and achieve great things, or is there still a long road ahead for AMD? Read on to find out...

August 13, 2008 | 08:06

AMD: David Kirk is full of it

AMD is none too happy with the comments made by Nvidia's Chief Scientist, and it has some cutting words of its own.. UPDATED: AMD's official statement included.

August 4, 2008 | 09:11

Summer 2008 Graphics Performance Roundup

We've tested no less than 11 cards over 450 tests: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, GTX 260, 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9800 GTX+, 8800 GT and AMD Radeon HD 4870, 4850, 3870 X2 and 3870; to find out what Summer 2008's definitive graphics upgrade should be!

July 11, 2008 | 08:51

AMD announces Puma at Computex

COMPUTEX 2008: AMD has announced its next-generation mobile platform here at Computex in Taipei.

June 4, 2008 | 13:07

Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB

Asus is a company that likes to innovate and its EAH3870 X2 1GB is a great example of innovation. We find out how the Radeon HD 3870 X2 has changed over the last few months - does it still have a place in the market now that Nvidia has released the GeForce 9800 series?

May 8, 2008 | 08:30

MSI's motherboards now support 125W AMD CPUs

After previous calls from bit-tech for MSI to change its support for 125W Athlons and 125W Phenoms - MSI's lineup has changed.

April 14, 2008 | 08:18

R680: AMD ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

AMD has launched its first high-end graphics card since the Radeon X1950 XTX. We put the Radeon HD 3870 X2 through its paces in six of today's hottest games to find out if AMD is once again competitive at the high end.

January 29, 2008 | 12:13