Intel may have just launched their latest enthusiast product line with their X79 chipset and Sandy Bridge-E chipset, but that won’t stop the rumour/leak mill from churning out information regarding Intel’s next batch of enthusiast processors - Ivy Bridge-E! Not to be confused with the to-be-launched-in-early-2012 Ivy Bridge CPUs, Ivy Bridge-E processors will essentially be the [...]
Chipsets
When AMD launched their 900-series chipsets earlier this year, hardware enthusiasts were largely disappointed in what it brought to the table over the previous 800-series. Well, in early 2012 it is looking more and more likely that AMD will be rolling out new chipsets, namely the 1090FX and 1070 (we wouldn’t be surprised if a 1090X fell [...]
According to a recent post over at Softpedia, Intel’s upcoming X79 chipset, set to accompany the LGA 2011 socket on Sandy Bridge-E motherboards, is costing OEM’s a pretty penny! When compared to the mainstream-focused Z68 chipset, the X79 is costing manufacturers 50% more. While this might make sense to some, as X79 will be used [...]
Let the AMD APU news continue! The folks over at Fudzilla are reporting that AMD is looking to ship their premium APU-focused chipset, A85FX, in early 2012. The A85FX, set to replace the current A75 as the flagship chipset in the APU market, is rumoured to include 8 SATA3 controllers (over the 6 on A75) [...]
We have known for a while that AMD is dedicated to their APU (accelerated processing unit), but a set of slides leaked today, over at a German forum, shows that AMD will be aggressively pursuing the integrated market well into 2013. Just under a month ago we posted some details regarding AMD’s upcoming “Trinity” APUs, [...]
We have been expecting Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E platform to land sometime in Q4 of this year and thanks to a recent leak published by Donanim Haber, we may be seeing it sooner than later. According to the leak, Intel is set to ship their completed X79 chipset to suppliers in the middle of October with [...]
For a couple of months we have known that AMD’s 2012 platform line-up would involve the introduction of the “Corona” platform on enthusiast and high-end desktop systems and the “Virgo” APU platform on mainstream and budget-friendly machines. Well, thanks to yet another rumour, by 4Gamer.net this time, we have further confirmation as well as a very welcomed roadmap [...]
A little over a month ago, we published an article regarding AMD’s plans into 2012. Well, thanks to the folks over at Zol.com.cn, those plans have been largely confirmed, with far more details, thanks to a leaked slide from AMD.
A couple of weeks ago we published an article regarding Intel pushing back the launch of their upcoming flagship Sandy Bridge-E platform to early 2012. Well, now the rumour, thanks to VR-Zone, is that Intel may sacrifice some features in order to get these new products out in 2012. So what is getting cut? VR-Zone is reporting that [...]
When it comes to computer hardware the next best thing always seems to be just around the corner. While this is often true, if you have an understanding of when the next best thing is launching you can alter your system-building schedule as needed and not be left behind. To help you grasp the next-generation [...]
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