ECS A780GM-A Ultra @ TBreak
“Only recently AMD launched the Phenom II X4 processor that scored pretty well with us. So we decided to test it with the order of the day, the ECS A780GM-A Ultra motherboard. It has great all-in-one features like 160w CPU support and on board video processor based on the ATI HD3200 that supports Hybrid CrossFire.”
MSI P7NGM-Digital @ HardwareZone
“We highly doubt that Intel has given its blessings for this new competitor. After all, our own testing had shown the GeForce 9300/9400 mGPU to be faster than Intel’s G45 chipset so there’s no doubt that the Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics on the typical Atom-based offering is heavily outmatched. NVIDIA is therefore understandably keen on making its integrated chipsets find home in everything from notebooks to desktops.”
Gigabyte EP45-DS3R @ TBreak
“With juicy features packed on high end motherboards, everyone wants a piece of that pie, although not everyone can afford it. There’s a large chunk of end users today that want to see some of those features brought to a budget motherboard. Enter Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, an Intel P45 chipset motherboard, packing a good bang for buck.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Guru3D
“Both processors arm your PC with some pretty good bang for your hard earned money. We’ll dive in deep, into the architecture, the features .. but obviously most the performance. Have a peek at AMD’s latest AM3 processor (which work on Socket AM2+ 790 motherboard as well!). Things certainly are looking up for AMD.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Hot Hardware
“You see, the AMD Phenom II X4 940 and X4 920 were designed for the socket AM2+ platform, and as such, they supported only DDR2 memory. The latest additions to the Phenom II line-up, the Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and X4 810, however, are designed for the AM3 platform.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ OC Club
“With the new line of Phenom II processors anticipation and expectations are growing. The previously reviewed Phenom II 940 was a beast of a processor, though it only supports DDR2 memory, so there is not any room for expansion into the faster DDR3 market. The new AM3 processors tackle this situation and allow you to run the best of both worlds with DDR2 and DDR3 when the AM3 motherboards are released.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ TweakTown
“To start things off on our AM3 processor, AMD has revolutionised the latest addition to the Phenom II family. All of the 800 series and 700 series CPU’s have a dual mode memory controller. That is, it has a DDR2 and DDR3 memory controller onboard. This is the first CPU to incorporate two memory controllers on one CPU die.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ PC Perspective
“It does not run really hot, it does not pull all that much power, and it certainly performs well considering the price it is at. In most tests, in comparing to previous results from the Phenom 9950, it was about 5% faster overall than its predecessor at that same speed. It does hold 2x the L3 cache as the 9950, and the extra internal tweaks are likely to help as well.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Bjorn3D
“Then AMD surprised us and fielded two more Phenom 2 CPU’s before we got to the followup. So now we’re looking at the daunting task of covering the Phenom 2 X4 940 BE, Phenom 2 X4 810, and Phenom 2 X3 720 BE. That’s a lot of Phenom 2 goodness in one spot so you might want to grab your favorite beverage, kick your feet up and catch the low down on the new Phenom Dragon lineup.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Neoseeker
“With the latest BIOS update, it was dead easy to get the HT frequency up to 240MHz, a 20% overclock, but it took a lot of effort to get the last 15% out of it. It seems that there are some “interesting” interactions between the HT multiplier and memory multiplier, such that certain combinations are not stable.”
AMD Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720BE @ Extreme overclocking
“A month ago we saw the launch of the Phenom II X4 940 & 920 processors. Today AMD is launching FIVE new chips to add to their Phenom II lineup. We are finally seeing the socket AM3 (DDR3) design that has been talked about for many months. The two chips we will be taking a look at specifically are the Phenom II X4 810 and X3 720 Black Edition.”
Intel 32nm Westmere @ PC Perspective
“This slide shows the design of the first 32nm Westmere product that uses two physical chips on a single substrate – the processor cores are built on the 32nm process technology while the graphics and memory controller are built on the current 45nm technology. While it might seem odd to see a mix of both 32nm and 45nm products on the same chip, we should note that the graphics chip is actually seeing a drop from 65nm to 45nm process.”
Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hot Hardware
“Hot on the heels of the Core i7, Intel announced the acceleration of their 32nm product ramp today in a press conference. Dubbed Westmere, the new processor family will have a smaller die geometry, increased performance across single and multithreaded usage scenarios (as compared to today’s Core 2 product family), and an integrated graphics engine in some versions, as well as on-board AES encryption processing support.”
Intel 32nm Westmere @ Hexus
“As a recap, Intel is on a self-proclaimed Tick Tock strategy, where a new architecture is released, dubbed Tock, followed, roughly, a year later with a slightly enhanced design on a smaller manufacturing process: the Tick. Then, again a year or so later, the same process technology is kept intact but a new architecture is brought up, which brings us back to the Tock.”
ASUS Rampage II Extreme vs. MSI Eclipse @ Hot Hardware
“We’re writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, performance, and value of two high-end Intel X58 Express based motherboards for the Core i7 from Asus and MSI, the Rampage II Extreme and the X58 Eclipse.”
ASUS P5N7A-VM @ Big Bruin
“Although the P5N7A-VM’s stock performance would normally be more than enough for most home theater PC or basic home desktop tasks, overclocking could be beneficial. The P5N7A-VM offers very basic overclocking functionality, but it was more than enough to allow me to overclock the Q6600 to 3.0 GHz (9×333) with a stock Intel heatsink.”
Gigabyte EP45T-Extreme @ DigitLife
“It’s interesting to review this board and to evaluate its proprietary technologies. However, we would recommend it only to users who are ready to spend that much on a motherboard, and who are willing to please themselves with the purchase.”
Gigabyte EX58-UD4P @ Think Computers
“Everyone knows about Gigabyte, and their fine motherboards, so no introduction is necessary. They are the first company to provide a platform for our spankin’ new i7 920, and I suspect that it will be the standard for all others to meet. Today I am looking at the Gigabyte X58-UD4P, Gigabyte’s mainstream X58 motherboard. With 2 PCI-E x16 slots and an x8 slot supporting both SLI and CrossFire, support for 24 gigs of memory, and even a newly designed PCB, this board is impressive even at first glance.”
DFI LANParty UT X58-T3eH8 @ TweakTown
“Over the past 5 years, however, DFI has made some rather interesting purchases such as ex-ABIT engineers to help improve a lot of their motherboards and without a doubt, the team from ABIT that brought us some impressive boards helped DFI come into the retail channel with their own hardcore motherboards; these make up the LANParty series.”