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Tuesday tech deals: Phenom II X4 945 barebones kit for $150

Tuesday tech deals: Phenom II X4 945 barebones kit for $150
  • Posted December 4, 2012, 1:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • As one of its daily deals, TigerDirect offers the AMD Phenom II X4 945 Barebones PC Kit for $224.99. These mail-in rebates drop it to $149.99. With free shipping, that's $236 less than the lowest total price we could find for these items purchased separately elsewhere...

Wednesday tech deals: 120GB Vertex 3 $60, Phenom II X4 945 $70

Wednesday tech deals: 120GB Vertex 3 $60, Phenom II X4 945 $70
  • Posted October 31, 2012, 1:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Ending today, TigerDirect offers the OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD for $59.99 with free shipping via the directions below. That's $0.50/GB, tied with a deal from two weeks ago, and the lowest total price we could find by $21. Features include read speeds of up to 550MB/s and write speeds...

AMD preparing to lay off 20-30% of workforce

AMD preparing to lay off 20-30% of workforce
  • Posted October 15, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Chipmaker AMD is purportedly preparing to lay off up to one-third of its workforce, according to All Things D and its sources familiar with the company's plans. Amongst positions proposed for elimination are sales and engineering -- a category which…

AMD chip owners to get 20% off GameFly's digital downloads

AMD chip owners to get 20% off GameFly
  • Posted May 2, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • AMD and GameFly have announced a deal that promises discounted games for folks using AMD processors. Gamers with machines powered by "select" Athlon II, Phenom II, FX series and A series chips will receive a free 30-day GameFly membership as well as a 20% discount...

Weekend tech reading: What went wrong with AMD?

Weekend tech reading: What went wrong with AMD?
  • Posted February 19, 2012, 2:57 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Five years ago, AMD looked set to topple Intel. Now its very existence is under threat. Mike Jennings investigates what went wrong In 2006, AMD could seemingly do no wrong. Its processors were the fastest in the PC market, annual revenue was up a record 91%...

Rumor: AMD has stopped Phenom II X2, X4 production

Rumor: AMD has stopped Phenom II X2, X4 production
  • Posted August 2, 2011, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • The latest rumor regarding AMD claims that the company has already pulled the proverbial plug on the production run for their budget-minded Phenom II X2 and X4 processors.

AMD to phase out Athlon II, Phenom II by early 2012

AMD to phase out Athlon II, Phenom II by early 2012
  • Posted June 30, 2011, 4:01 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Having officially unveiled its Llano APUs only a few short hours ago (check out our performance review here), AMD seems pretty darn eager to flush its dated silicon. DigiTimes has it on good authority that the company plans to phase…

AMD lowers prices on Phenom II X4 and X6 processors

AMD lowers prices on Phenom II X4 and X6 processors
  • Posted February 2, 2011, 5:45 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD has finally added the Phenom II X4 840, 975 Black Edition, and X6 1065T to its price list. The processors were first introduced in January and although they've appeared in various hardware reviews, none have been available at the…

AMD intros its fastest quad-core, new Phenom II X6

AMD intros its fastest quad-core, new Phenom II X6
  • Posted January 5, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Following the launch of the first Fusion chips for netbooks and entry-level notebooks AMD has turned its attention to desktops. Unfortunately, it will be a while before we see the company’s latest architecture in this space but at least they’ve…

AMD CPU Refresh: 5 New Phenom II & Athlon II Models

AMD CPU Refresh: 5 New Phenom II & Athlon II Models
  • Posted September 21, 2010, 3:25 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • AMD is replenishing its ranks with five “new” processors which include an ultra affordable dual-core model and a modestly priced hexa-core processor.

MSI intros Phenom II-powered FX610 notebook

  • Posted August 20, 2010, 1:58 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • If you're tired of seeing notebooks with Intel chips, then feast your eyes on MSI's new Phenom-powered FX610. The 15.6-inch laptop sports AMD's Vision Ultimate platform, complete with a triple-core Phenom II processor and a 1GB Radeon HD 5470. Two…

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