The Radeon HD 5970: Completing AMD's Takeover of the High End GPU Market
With 2 Cypress chips on 1 card, today marks the day where AMD completes their takeover of the high-end video card market. It's the fastest single card on...
114 by Ryan Smith on 11/18/2009The SSD Improv: Intel & Indilinx get TRIM, Kingston Brings Intel Down to $115
New Update on TRIM fw.Intel and Indilinx SSDs now have TRIM support - we put it to the test. At the same time Kingston helps Intel bring SSDs...
166 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/17/2009Core i7 Giveaway Winner, AT on Kindle, Site Redesign Preview and More
We have a winner! We've also got AnandTech offered on Amazon's Kindle and a preview of the new AnandTech site redesign. I hint about a call to...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/13/2009AMD and Intel Settle Their Differences: AMD Gets To Go Fabless
Today marks a monumental day in the CPU world, as AMD and Intel have settled their differences and dropped all suits against each other. The ramifications are monumental: AMD...
67 by Ryan Smith on 11/12/2009AMD Unveils Bulldozer & Bobcat: 2011 Microachitectures
Could this be AMD's comeback? It sure looks bold at a high level...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/11/2009AMD's 2010 - 2011 Roadmaps: ~1B Transistor Llano APU, Bobcat and Bulldozer
There's not much to talk about from a CPU standpoint with AMD in 2010, so AMD is heavily focused on 2011 and what it plans to do with its...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/11/2009Done for 2009: The Holiday MacBook Pro Roundup
Over the summer we discovered that Apple's newly redesigned MacBook Pro offered battery life to die for. Approaching 8 hours of battery life on a single charge we were...
115 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/10/2009P55 Overclocking Showdown - ASUS, Gigabyte, and EVGA at the OC Corral (Page 6 Updated)
In our first P55 Overclocking showdown we take a look at the top boards from ASUS, EVGA, and Gigabyte. One failed, the other three made it through our torture...
58 by Rajinder Gill on 11/6/2009Giveaway: Win a Lynnfield Core i7 System
That's right, just in time for the holidays we've partnered up with Intel to give away a complete Lynnfield Core i7 System.
4276 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/4/2009Anand's Thoughts on the Kindle 2 and Marvell Making Affordable eBook Readers
A couple of weeks ago Marvell announced its ARMADA line of custom ARM based SoCs. We have a little more detail on one of its members: the 166E...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/3/2009Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB: SATA 6Gb/s Performance Preview
We take Seagate's latest drive technology for a quick spin and wonder if SATA 6Gb/s technology will ever benefit desktop based hard drives.
56 by Gary Key on 10/29/2009Windows 7 Performance Guide
After nearly a year of serious waiting, the next Windows is here. Its arrival puts a stake in Vista, and may finally be what Microsoft needs to put XP...
205 by Ryan Smith and Gary Key on 10/26/2009ASUS UL80Vt First Look: Mobility Redefined
We give our initial impressions of the ASUS UL80Vt, the first in what promises to be a long line of Windows 7 laptops. The bar has just been set.
101 by Jarred Walton on 10/24/2009Dell Studio 14z: Thin and Light Done Right
One of the most popular mobile form factors, thin and light laptops need to carefully balance features, performance, and design. The Dell Studio 14z is one of the better...
57 by Jarred Walton on 10/20/2009