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Asus unveils new ROG desktops with Ivy Bridge, GTX 680

Asus unveils new ROG desktops with Ivy Bridge, GTX 680
  • Posted May 9, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • With Ivy Bridge, Southern Islands and Kepler on the loose, it's a great time to upgrade. Recognizing that fact, Asus has unveiled new enthusiast-grade desktops, the CM6870, CG8270 and CG8580. The first machine is lower specced than the latter two, though it should still hold its own...

Tuesday tech deals: Ivy Bridge desktop $760, 40" HDTV $340

Tuesday tech deals: Ivy Bridge desktop $760, 40" HDTV $340
  • Posted May 8, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • HP offers its Pavilion Elite HPE h8xt (no monitor) for $799.99. Coupon code "DTE8467" cuts it to $759.99. With free shipping, that's $190 off list and the lowest total price we could find for this configuration. It features an Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge CPU, AMD Radeon HD 7570...

Catalyst 12.4 brings anti-aliasing improvements, XP support for HD 7000

Catalyst 12.4 brings anti-aliasing improvements, XP support for HD 7000
  • Posted April 25, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Like clockwork, AMD has unleashed its monthly driver update for Radeon owners, bringing new features and the obligatory list of bug fixes. Among the more notable additions is support for the Radeon HD 7000 series on Windows XP -- something missing in previous versions...

Catalyst 12.3 supports HD 7000 series, squashes various bugs

Catalyst 12.3 supports HD 7000 series, squashes various bugs
  • Posted March 28, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software
  • Radeon owners have a fresh driver update today, courtesy of Catalyst Software Suite 12.3. As usual, the release covers cards spanning back as far as the HD 2000 series and introduces full support for the latest HD 7000 products (except on Windows XP)...

Weekend Open Forum: Your next PC upgrade

Weekend Open Forum: Your next PC upgrade
  • Posted February 24, 2012, 6:43 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF, Hardware
  • With the Radeon HD 7000 series trickling out, Ivy Bridge and Kepler bound for mid-2012 and hard drive prices gradually recovering, it seems a great time to begin plotting your next system upgrade. What parts do you plan to buy in the near future? Need more horsepower, storage or RAM?

AMD Radeon HD 7950 specs leaked, price still unknown

AMD Radeon HD 7950 specs leaked, price still unknown
  • Posted December 26, 2011, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
  • Last week, AMD launched the Radeon HD 7970 as the first member of its 'Southern Islands' GPU family based on the 28nm 'Tahiti' core. The new card is expected to hit the market in January 9 just ahead of CES…

AMD announces Radeon HD 7970, claims fastest GPU title

AMD announces Radeon HD 7970, claims fastest GPU title
  • Posted December 22, 2011, 8:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
  • AMD has officially announced its first ever 28nm-based graphics card: the Radeon HD 7970. The first member of the 'Southern Islands' GPU family is based on the 'Tahiti' core and utilizes a fresh architecture AMD refers to as "Graphics Core…

TSMC 28nm hits mass production, GTX 560 Ti refresh coming

TSMC 28nm hits mass production, GTX 560 Ti refresh coming
  • Posted October 26, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • TSMC announced this week that it has commenced volume production of 28nm silicon and the first wafers have already been shipped to customers. TSMC's 28nm process comes in several variants: High Performance (28HP), 28nm High Performance Low Power (28HPL), 28nm…

AMD shows first working 28nm notebook GPU

AMD shows first working 28nm notebook GPU
  • Posted September 14, 2011, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • AMD teased the first working 28nm notebook GPU to the public today at a media event in San Francisco, California. The chip in question, which is expected to launch as part of the upcoming AMD Radeon HD 7000 series, was…

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