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Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 Inbound: 6C12T and 4C8T CPUs Launch April 11th
AMD has announced its Ryzen 5 processors which will be launched and on shelves from April 11th 2017 in the form of two 4C8T parts and two 6C12T SKUs. Pricing will range from $169 to $249 USD, with the Ryzen 5 flagship 6C12T 1600X featuring a Precision Boost clock frequency …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Review
An overclockable 8C16T Ryzen 7 for £330. Bargain. You get an RGB cooler too.
Read More »What is going on with AM4 X370 motherboard stock?
Can't find the high end motherboard you want for a new Ryzen processor? You aren't the only one.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU Review
Take a Ryzen 7 1800X, drop 200MHz off the clock speed, reduce the price by £100 and you get a 1700X. Is this too good to be true?
Read More »Fractal Design and NZXT are also offering free AM4 cooler mounts for Ryzen buyers
In the weeks leading up to AMD's Ryzen launch, we have seen plenty of CPU cooler makers begin to offer free AM4 upgrade kits, allowing upgraders to hang on to their old CPU coolers. We have already seen Phanteks, Cooler Master, Noctua and Corsair join the list but today, Fractal …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU Review
AMD is back with a bang in the processor market. Is a 4.1GHz-capable 8C16T CPU for £490 too good to be true?
Read More »KitGuru @ AMD event: Ryzen CPUs set to hit Intel pricing hard
Kitguru has the pricing, we have had a hands on. Is 2017 THE COMEBACK OF AMD?
Read More »Cooler Master is offering AM4 upgrade kits
A few weeks back, we learned that a few CPU cooler makers were preparing to offer up AM4 upgrade kits to ensure compatibility for AMD's upcoming Ryzen processors. Since then, a few cooler makers have confirmed compatibility via upgrade kits, including Phanteks and Noctua but this week, Cooler Master is …
Read More »Noctua is releasing three special-edition CPU coolers for AMD’s Ryzen
Noctua is legendary in the world of air cooling, not only does the company often have the quietest coolers but they also tend to perform the best too. However, with AMD's Ryzen launch approaching fast alongside a new AM4 socket, it is time for a few coolers to get updated …
Read More »Cooler Master releases list of Ryzen and Kaby Lake compatible CPU coolers and PSUs
The first few months of this year are going to be quite hectic in the tech world, we have already seen the launch of Intel's new Kaby Lake processors but we also have AMD's Ryzen launch coming in early March. As a result of these huge launches, CPU cooler makers …
Read More »Some CPU cooler makers are offering free AM4 upgrade kits
AMD is all set to launch its first Ryzen processor in just over a month, which means there will be many looking to upgrade. However, making the jump to the AM4 motherboard socket could introduce some compatibility issues with certain after-market coolers, which is why companies like Phanteks are offering …
Read More »MSI’s Joran showcases new Kaby Lake motherboard features
We managed to get some time with MSI's motherboard Guru Joran. He gave us a run down of some of the new features on their Intel Kaby Lake motherboards, as well as a sneak preview of a pair of upcoming AMD chipset motherboards. Single button settings for a DDR4 boost …
Read More »AMD’s next CPU is Ryzen, can compete with 6900K, features SenseMI tech
AMD kicked off its New Horizon event this evening, giving us our best look at the company's next flagship desktop processor yet. For starters, the official name for AMD's next CPU is ‘Ryzen' but AMD had much more to show off, including some performance demos putting Ryzen up against an …
Read More »AM4/X370 Zen motherboards to be shown at AMD’s New Horizon event
In just one week, we will be getting our best look at AMD's upcoming Zen processors yet at the ‘New Horizon' event, just before the rumoured January launch. However, Zen will be just one element, we will also be getting a good look at the new X370 chipset and some …
Read More »MSI’s next-gen motherboards will feature M.2 cooling shields
We have two huge CPU launches on the horizon at the moment, with both Intel and AMD debuting new desktop processors in the new year. As you might imagine, this is also quite a big occasion for motherboard makers, who will get the chance to refresh their lineups with new …
Read More »AMD rumored to launch 8-Core Zen CPU in October
AMD is set to take on Intel once again this year with the launch of its highly anticipated Zen architecture processors. While Socket AM4 is currently poised to launch for some APUs fairly early this year, Zen CPUs won't be arriving until a bit later, with current sources pointing towards …
Read More »New AMD Zen details have begun to surface
With AMD set to release its Zen architecture processors towards the end of this year, the company has begun giving out more details during its quarterly earnings call. This week, AMD reported its quarterly earnings and in that call, CEO Lisa Su revealed a few more details on the Zen …
Read More »AMD said to be working on Zen APU with HBM
It looks like we can expect an AMD APU based on the Zen architecture in the future, though rather interestingly, it will include stacked High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) with bandwidth speeds of 128GB/s along with a larger onboard GPU for better gaming performance. This information comes to light from a paper(via: …
Read More »AMD AM4 motherboards rumoured to launch as early as March 2016
The rumour mill has powered back up this week, bringing us information regarding AMD's future AM4 socket motherboards, which could launch as early as March next year, according to new reports. The new socket will support AMD's upcoming Zen processors, along with Bristol Ridge APUs, it will also bring along …
Read More »AMD begins to sell DDR4 memory modules for Intel and next-gen platforms
Advanced Micro Devices has started to sell Radeon DDR4 memory modules. The new DIMMs are not compatible with AMD’s existing platforms, but can work with Intel Corp.’s central processing units as well as AMD’s upcoming chips due in 2016. AMD Radeon R7 DDR4 memory modules are available in dual-channel 8GB …
Read More »AMD engineer: Developers were given the total freedom with ‘Zen’
The “Zen” micro-architecture is a tremendously important project for Advanced Micro Devices. If the new technology is successful, AMD will become a viable developer of central processing units again. If not, the company will have troubles with surviving. Fortunately, “Zen” is a completely new micro-architecture that promises to be very …
Read More »AMD is researching multi-core ‘exascale heterogeneous processor’
Advanced Micro Devices has confirmed that it is researching a multi-core accelerated processing unit based on “Zen” micro-architecture, which will eventually power supercomputers with extreme performance. At present the company is only considering a concept design and it is unclear when AMD decides to actually develop such processor. AMD, just …
Read More »AMD: We have taped out our first FinFET products
Advanced Micro Devices said on Thursday that it had taped out its first products, which will be made using a FinFET process technology. While AMD does not reveal which products it had taped out, it is highly-likely that one of them is a highly-anticipated microprocessor based on “Zen” micro-architecture. “We …
Read More »AMD ‘Raven Ridge’: Mainstream APU with ‘Zen’ cores due in 2017
Advanced Micro Devices will release microprocessors based on “Zen” cores only for high-end desktop computers next year. Mainstream PCs will get the company’s new micro-architecture in 2017, when the company rolls-out its “Raven Ridge” accelerated processing units, according to a media report. Next year AMD will offer its “Bristol Ridge” …
Read More »AMD’s 2016 APUs to be powered by ‘Excavator’ x86 cores – slides
Advanced Micro Devices will not use its next-generation high-performance “Zen” micro-architecture for its accelerated processing units next year, if excerpts from an alleged AMD presentation published by a web-site are to be believed. While the slides reveal AMD’s intentions, they do not answer all the questions about the forthcoming chip. …
Read More »AMD set to release first ‘Zen’-based microprocessors in late 2016 – document
While Advanced Micro Devices’ next-generation micro-architecture known as “Zen” looks very impressive on paper, it will not hit the market any time soon. In fact, AMD plans to release the first microprocessors featuring the new cores only in late 2016, according to a document published by a web-site. AMD’s first …
Read More »AMD’s ‘Zen’ may enable company to be a viable competitor to Intel – analyst
Advanced Micro Devices has not updated its server and high-end desktop microprocessors for well over two years now, which is why market shares of AMD Opteron and AMD FX central processing units are negligible. However, a lot may change next year, when AMD roll-out its next-generation CPUs based on its …
Read More »AMD: Development of ‘Zen’ CPUs is our largest R&D spending now
Advanced Micro Devices has been slashing its research and development budgets for a number of quarters in a row now due to decreasing revenues. With limited R&D resources, AMD has to prioritize its spendings. According to chief executive officer of AMD, at present the company spends most of its R&D …
Read More »Next-gen AMD platform: processor-direct NVMe storage, USB 3.1, Promontory PCH
Next year Advanced Micro Devices plans to introduce not only all-new accelerated processing units and central processing units, but also fresh platforms for client PCs. While AMD will do a lot to unify its next-gen platforms, there will still be major differences between systems powered by different microprocessors. AMD’s client …
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