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NVIDIA Fermi GPU Architecture @ PC Perspective

“From a gaming angle, which is obviously one of our primary targets at PC Perspective, we don’t yet know how the Fermi architecture will apply. While I am doubtful that NVIDIA will be sharing any information about new products, frequencies, etc during the GPU Tech Conference today, if we find anything out we will be sure to share it.  But even if clock rates remain the same as we currently have on the GT200 the architecture should perform damn well – after all we moved from 240 SPs to 512 SPs and have a new GDDR5 memory bus that is 384-bits wide.”

Today marks the official release of AMD’s 5850, a price friendly version of the more powerful 5870 which was recently released. How does this card perform against the 5870 and other competting cards from NVIDIA? Check out the following reviews to find out.

PC Perspective
TweakTown
Tech Report
Hexus
Legit Reviews
Guru3D

Intel Westmere Architecture & Clarkdale Preview @ PC Perspective

“Both Clarkdale and Arrandale (the mobile variant) will have support for Turbo Mode for the CPU cores but the Arrandale offering will also include an interesting twist on the technology, integrating the GPU in the mix.  With a fixed TDP, the processor will either accelerate the GPU or CPU cores depending on the work load – while gaming the GPU will able to “steal” some of the overall TDP to increase its clock speed and vice-versa.”

Gigabyte’s GA-P55-UD5 @ TechGage

“Alongside Intel’s Lynnfield launch, Gigabyte launched close to ten motherboards, one of which we’re taking a look at here. The P55-UD5 is the company’s second-highest offering, and it shows, with its huge feature-set, 12-phase power solution, overclocking-ability, robust BIOS, keen design and more.”

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 LGA1156 Motherboard @ FutureLooks

“A couple months ago, we got an in-person sneak preview of GIGABYTE’s P55 line up minus a few boards we’re sure to get our hands on soon. There were plenty of features and software offered that encompassed the entire P55 series. Overclocking capabilities are about the only thing that separates the various available models. Rest assured, exemplary stability and reliability are a standard feature on all of GIGABYTE’s boards.”

Core i5 vs. Phenom II X4 @ Hardware Secrets

“Core i5-750 (2.66 GHz) from Intel is costing today USD 200 and AMD doesn’t have any Phenom II X4 at the same price tag. The closest matches are Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (3.2 GHz), costing USD 189, and Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.4 GHz), costing USD 245 – which are the fastest CPUs from AMD –, putting Core i5-750 in the middle of the two in terms of price. But how about performance?”

AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz @ PCStats

“AMD’s most recent 45nm Athlon II processor just graduated from dual, to quad core. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 is a 2.6 GHz socket AM3 chip destined for mainstream PCs; could it be the darling CPU option for those on a budget? One thing’s for certain, there couldn’t be a better chip to land in the midst of global belt-tightening, especially as the quad-core Athlon II X4 620 retails for just $99 bucks.”

AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ PureOC

“Not since the heyday of the original Athlon has AMD really stuck it to Intel, but this new Athlon II X4 sounds very promising. Sure it’s inexpensive, but what about performance? Is it completely handicapped by the lack of L3 cache that its larger sibling the Phenom II carries? Can the new Athlon Quad overclock any better than recent AMD offerings, and if so, just how far can it go?”

AMD Athlon II X4 620 Processor @ iXBT Labs

“The new quad-core processors will surely seize the popular status from series 700. It’s clearly seen on the summary diagram. It turns out that the fourth core can make up for the lack of L3 cache.”

Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 DDR3 2GHz @ Bjorn3D

“To take advantage of the full potential of LGA 1156 Core i5/i7 memory your going to need a good kit of low voltage DDR3 capable of giving you the performance you want and stay under that pesky 1.65v limitation imposed on LGA 1156 CPU’s. We say ‘ imposed ‘ on CPU’s because it’s the memory controller on the CPU that needs the RAM to stay under 1.65v to prevent damage.”