Items tagged with 'X4'
Ultra Products Unleashes X4 Modular Power Supplies
Ultra Products has just announced a new line of fully modular power supplies, dubbed the X4. We have actually had one of the 1050W units in house for a couple of weeks now and think it is a solid product. Our Ultra X4 has been used to power Core 2, Lynnfield, and Bloomfield test-beds for recent articles, and we really took... Read More
SanDisk Ships X4 Flash Cards: SDHC Capacity Limit Now In Question
We know--most of you think "AMD" when you hear "X4," but there are actually more than one X4 technologies that you should be aware of. In a quiet, but remarkably excited announcement made this week by SanDisk, it has made clear that actually products are now shipping based around the revolutionary X4 memory technology,... Read More
Dell Inspiron 546 makes waves at Dell, Walmart
Officially, Dell has stocked AMD systems for several years, but the visibility and prominence of its AMD offerings has tended to ebb and rise. There have been times when the smaller CPU manufacturer has been all but banished from the company's online store, and then there are times like now, when AMD-powered rigs are popping... Read More
AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE & X4 810 Socket AM3 CPUs
Last month, AMD launched the Phenom II X4 processor line-up, and with it ushered in the first desktop processors built using the company's 45nm process node. While the first two Phenom II processors to arrive, the 3.0GHz X4 940 and 2.8GHz 920, were clearly superior to previous Phenoms in terms of performance and power efficiency,... Read More
Intel X48 Motherboard Round-up: ASUS, ECS, & Intel
Stop us if you've heard this one before: In this article we will be looking at the latest high-end desktop chipset from Intel, featuring support for DDR2 and DDR3 memory, support for 45nm dual- and quad-core processors, and PCI Express 2.0 connectivity with 16 lanes devoted to each PEG slot and compatibility... Read More
Intel X48 Motherboard Round-up: ASUS, ECS, Intel
We're writing to let you know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of three X48-based motherboards. The first motherboard comes from ASUS, and is a member of the gamer-oriented Republic of Gamers series, which we have taken a few looks at in the past. We've... Read More
45nm Phenom X4 Surfaces. Overclocked to 3.4GHz.
Preliminary news regarding AMD's upcoming 45nm Phenom processors has been trickling out for the last few months, but other than some basic information about the manufacturing process, code names, and socket, concrete details about the processors themselves has been scarce. Just the other day, however, a post in a... Read More
AMD Phenom X4 9350e and 9950 BE Debut
AMD is launching a three-pronged attack on the desktop CPU space today, with the introduction of three new quad-core Phenom X4 processors. One of the processors, the new Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition, is AMD's latest flagship desktop CPU. The other two, however, are somewhat surprisingly "green", low-power quad-cores... Read More
AMD Phenom X4 9350e and 9950 BE Debut
AMD is launching a three-pronged attack on the desktop CPU space today, with the introduction of three new quad-core Phenom X4 processors. One of the processors, the new 2.6GHz Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition, is AMD's latest flagship desktop CPU. The other two, however, are somewhat surprising "green", low-power... Read More
AMD Phenom X4 9850 B3 Revision
AMD has finally gone into full production with a new mask spin of their Phenom processor now dubbed the Phenom X4. The new flagship 2.5GHz Phenom X4 9850 is representative of a new revision of the native quad-core Phenom silicon that resolves the well known TLB errata. Quad-core Phenom X4 processors based on... Read More
AMD Phenom X4 9850 B3 Revision
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that AMD's initial Phenom processor launch didn't go exactly as planned. The first batch of retail-ready Phenom processors were clocked lower than expectations and in the days leading up to the launch, the now infamous TLB bug reared its ugly head. If you're not... Read More
The X48 Commeth?
As with all rumors, please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial.If you've been waiting for mobos based on Intel's next high-end chipset, the X48, your wait might be just about over:“Although Intel has not yet officially announced its high-end X48 chipset,... Read More
Rumor: Intel x4n Series IGP Details
As with all rumors please take the following news item with a grain of salt until we receive official confirmation or denial from Intel. Intel's upcoming x4n series of chipsets doesn't just feature the flagship x48, but an entire range of chipsets to blanket virtually every market segment. One of the market... Read More
Intel X48 Postponed?
We recently had the opportunity to test Intel's upcoming QX 9770 CPU and of course a supporting X48-powered motherboard. At that time we were informed that Intel was hoping to launch both products in Q1 '08, but now we're hearing rumors that the X48 chipset might be delayed by a month or two.Apparently the delay has... Read More
Corsair VX450W PSU
We're closing out the week with some new content for you all. We’ve just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of Corsair’s brand-new VX450W 450W power supply. Here’s a snip from the piece... “Looking over... Read More
Corsair VX450W 450W Power Supply
It’s a fact that extremely large, high-wattage power supplies tend to get the most press online, as the vast majority of PSU manufacturers are caught up in the never-ending competition of trying to get the highest wattage products out there. While this competition has fostered innovation in this market, in addition to pushing... Read More
AMD Phenom FX, X4 And X2 Processors Announced
Though leaks of the product have been circulating around the web for months now, today AMD is officially announcing their Phenom brand of processors based on their next generation K10 CPU core architecture, code named Barcelona. The chip is built on AMD's 65nm process and is comprised of up to 4 32/64-bit capable CPU engines... Read More
Vigor Gaming Force Recon QXN and QX4
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AMD Quad-Father Wear For Upcoming 4x4 Campaign
We've told you about the technology here, and featured some pictures of upcoming "4x4"-based systems here. And now we have another aspect of AMD's 4x4 campaign to reveal - the slick promotional T's! AMD "Quadfather" T-Shirt Check out that guy! I wouldn't mess with... Read More
AMD 4x4 Supports 4 GPU's
Fudo over at The Inquirer reports that AMD's upcoming "4x4" platform will support no less than 4 discrete graphics cards. Here, AMD has called upon NVIDIA for a chipset to power the platform and has been provided with the nForce 680a. This chipset is comprised of a traditional north and southbridge... Read More
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