AMD Refreshes FM2+ Lineup for APU and CPU
On March 1st AMD announced the availability of two new processors as well as more information on the A10 7860 APU. The two new units are the A10-7890K and the…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Mar 3, 2016 | Processors | 24
On March 1st AMD announced the availability of two new processors as well as more information on the A10 7860 APU. The two new units are the A10-7890K and the…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Sep 2, 2015 | Motherboards | 41
Consumers cannot say that MSI has not attempted to keep the AM3+ market interesting with a handful of new products based upon that socket. Throughout this past year MSI…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | May 22, 2015 | Motherboards | 15
Several weeks ago MSI officially announced the 990FXA-Gaming motherboard for the AM3+ market. The board is based on the tried and true 990FX and SB950 combo, but it adds a new wrinkle…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | May 6, 2015 | Motherboards | 5
Some months ago MSI announced that they are releasing a slew of USB 3.1 compliant parts. What was surprising was the mention of a brand new AM3+ board based on the now…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 7, 2015 | Motherboards | 6
For a mere $144 you can pick up an impressive AM3+ board, the ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer and for $185 you can install an FX-8370E on the board. This...
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Mar 18, 2013 | Motherboards | 54
Over the past several years I have reviewed quite a few Asus products. The ones that typically grab my attention are the ROG based units. These are usually the most…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | May 7, 2012 | Motherboards | 0
If you need your Intel fix then scroll to the reviews below the fold where you will find a plethora of Z77 and X79 boards, but to provide a little variety check…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 17, 2012 | Processors | 4
AMD's $270 flagship processor, the 3.6GHz FX-8150 had a mixed reception as the hype which lead up to the release built up our expectations to a point that the processor could not…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Nov 10, 2011 | Motherboards | 13
The rumor on the street is that Asus makes a few motherboards. They may or may not be the world’s leading motherboard manufacturer. Asus may also have a pretty…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 27, 2011 | Motherboards | 0
As sometimes happens when one sets out to write a review, at some point it turns out you aren't reviewing what you had originally intended to. Such happened at Legit Reviews…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Oct 12, 2011 | Processors | 1
You've been waiting through years of rumour and innuendo but the day has finally arrive, AMD's brand new Bulldozer architecture is here. It is like nothing we've seen before in any chip…
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Oct 12, 2011 | Processors | 57
Introduction Bulldozer. Since its initial unveiling and placement on the roadmap many have called the Bulldozer architecture the savior of AMD, the processor that would finally turn the tide back against...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 27, 2011 | Motherboards | 0
The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX is not a ROG board as you might expect, instead it bears a logo describing it as a member of "THE ULTIMATE FORCE" aka TUF. This AM3+ board still features some…
Read Moreby Ken Addison | Jun 9, 2011 | General Tech | 3
PC Perspective Podcast #158 - 6/09/2011 This week we talk about the MSI P67-GD80 Motherboard review, Antec Performance P280 case, Corsair Force 3 SSD recall and more! You can subscribe to us through
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Jun 5, 2011 | Motherboards, Shows and Expos | 0
ECS, aka Elitegroup, had a large booth at Computex that focused more on its ODM aspects than consumer aspects, but there were still a couple of interesting designs to look at. The…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 2, 2011 | Motherboards | 0
The MSI 990FXA-GD80 is, as we have come to find out, mostly a rebadged 890FX chipset with Socket AM3+ to allow for Bulldozer support when they eventually hit the market. In and of…
Read Moreby Josh Walrath | Jun 2, 2011 | Motherboards | 11
Word of the AMD 990FX chipset first came around the end of last year. Speculation was brisk as to what new features it would…
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Jun 1, 2011 | Graphics Cards, Motherboards, Shows and Expos | 8
MSI had quite a showing at this year's Computex starting with a host of new motherboards based on the Z68 chipset. The most interesting of which was the new Z68A-GD80 (G3) that in…
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