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  1. Mr Vain

    AMD Readies Limited Edition “Centurion” FX CPU

    Is this a whoop ass recipe or just hot air? AMD to Launch Limited Edition 5GHz FX Processor http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20130412161034_AMD_Readies_Limited_Edition_Centurion_FX_Microprocessors_to_Compete_with_Intel_s_Extreme_Chips_Rumour.html Advanced Micro Devices decided...
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    Fudzilla: Bulldozer performance figures are in

    It looks as if AMD competition is back? Outpaces Sandy Bridge in early tests The donanimhaber.com crew has run an engineering sample of AMD’s new FX-8130P through its paces and the results are very positive. Although the chip fails to keep up with Intel cores in the SuperPI test, as...
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    AMD Bulldozer Engineering Sample CPU Overclocked to 4.63GHz

    Does anyone have a Super PI comparison with the latest Intel desktop at around the same clock? http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Bulldozer-Engineering-Sample-CPU-Overclocked-to-4-63GHz-207911.shtml Quote Quite a bit of time has passed since the last AMD Bulldozer leaks made their way...
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    Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 + ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA + ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

    Hi All Due to the closure of the below SPECIAL threads and the dedication of so many in providing information to them, I have decided to combine them all here in this new thread as these boards are very similar and a lot of information can be cross shared between the different board users...
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    AMD Phenom II runs Crysis at 6.2GHz

    Looks like Intel might be in for a beating next year! Quote Almost always stable We've seen Phenom II, Deneb overclocked all the way to 6.2GHz. This was not a screenshot boot, we've seen it with our own eyes, as chaps from AMD managed to run the Crysis benchmark several times. The...
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    (New) Biostar Tpower X58

    First Pictures Quote The TPower X58 Rather unexpected, details of Biostar's X58 has made its way online thanks to Matbe and we're surprised with regards how good this board looks. Biostar has recently had some fame thanks it it's TPower I45 motherboards based on the P45 chipset, but it...
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    Asrock P43Twins1600

    Is this the best bang for the buck P43 motherboard out at the moment? http://www.asrock.com/mb/overv...asp?Model=P43Twins1600 It certainly has a lot of features in its price range compared to its nearest price rivals according to my favourite price search engine. Newegg has a good...
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    ASRock X48TurboTwins-WIFI

    http://www.asrock.com/mb/overv...del=X48TurboTwins-WiFi ASRock X48TurboTwins-WIFI Board Specs[/b][/i] Platform - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design CPU - LGA 775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme / CoreTM 2 Quad / CoreTM 2 Duo / Pentium® Dual Core...
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    AMD Barcelona @ 2Ghz beating Intel Clovertown @ 2.33Ghz by 25% on SPEC CPU

    AMD Barcelona @ 2 GHz beating Intel Clovertown @ 2.33 GHz by 25% on SPEC CPU while sucking less power. http://www.vnunet.com/tv/?chan...lipid=1386_vnunet_0096 VNUnet.com came up with a video showing AMD Barcelona floating point scores when compared to Intel quad-core Clovertown at sub-90W...
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    Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2

    ASRock updates its popular motherboard 4CoreDual-VSTA with a new south bridge. The new South Bridge is the VIA 8237S and supports SATA II. This motherboard just gets better with every new generation; you still get the AGP and PCI-e support with the added bonus of SATA II...
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    Biostar TP35D3-A7 Deluxe

    Wow it looks good, does it perform well? Hope someone can answer that for us, maybe an Anandtech review in the near future. 8-Phase Power, Solid caps, Dual GB Lan & Support Dual DDR3 667/800/1066/1333. http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-series/content.php?S_ID=285#...
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    ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA

    ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA Is this truly a new model or just a box name change for the 775Dual-VSTA? http://www.asrock.com/product/4CoreDual-VSTA.cn.htm :D Thread closed due to its age. Mr Vain please feel free to start a new thread. Thank you for your understanding. AnandTech...
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    Intel 775 Socket CPU Volt Mods

    Thanks to Shamino! :D I don?t know about you guys but these are the easy volt mods that I have been waiting for. I'm going to try them! If you try any of these mods, then please let us know of you?re successes or you?re failures etc? LGA 775 CPU?s http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=3931...
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    Conroe Voltage Mod

    Here it is the Volt MOD that many have been waiting for! :Q If your motherboard does not support CPU voltage increases, then this might be the answer that you have been waiting for. :D Has anyone tried this pin volt mod yet? :) http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=3904...
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    VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra Chipset

    The VIA PT880 Pro/Ultra Chipset is used by Asrock on their motherboard 775Dual-VSTA http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-VSTA.htm This motherboard is very similar to the older model 775Dual-880Pro http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-880Pro.htm Looking thru the manuals I can?t seem...
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    CONROE performance a LIE???

    :disgust: http://sharikou.blogspot.com/2006/04/conroe-performance-claim-being-busted.html Has anyone read this? Does anyone believe this? I wanted to get a CONROE chip but now I'm not sure!
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    Conroe compatible motherboards???

    :)I need a Conroe compatible (official or non official ) motherboard, one that will work. Please could someone help?
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    Intel D805 at 4.2Ghz On Air!!!

    Is this a one off or has anyone else also achieved similar results on air? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 4.2Ghz Pentium D 805 Dual Core 2MB Cache HUGE OVERCLOCK This CPU has a stock speed of 2.66Ghz (2666mhz) :thumbsup:but overclocks...