Search results matching tag 'AMD'

RE: ATI Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Powerhouse Review

Dave_HH — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:53:04 GMT

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Dave_HH — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:58 GMT

Hey Folks!

Digg and share our Radeon HD 5970 article!

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Re: 1st DX11 benchmark

3vi1 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:46:09 GMT

They're supposed to be releasing the Linux version by December, with full tessellation support. Apparently there are some bugs that need squashing in the AMD/ATi driver and they're waiting for the new versions to be released.

Heatsink/Motherboard Compatibility?

metallicaitalian — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:08:30 GMT

I'm about to upgrade the AMD 4400+ CPU on my HP Pavilion a6110n, to a AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ Windsor 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU. The jump from 65w to 89w is going to require a much more reliable HSF than the stock cooler. My CPU temps are rather high (around 60c) as it is with the 65w. Price is not really an issue. My only dilemma is that I'm not sure what I am limited to by the size of my motherboard. My motherboard is a micro ATX Asus M268N-LA Narra.

My current stock HSF seems to be some model from Taisol 12VDC obviously socket AM2 compatible. The fan seems to be about 70mm in diameter.

Once again, price is not an issue and I'm basically looking for something with good airflow, which apparently usually correlates with larger fan. Would it be correct to assume that anything that is socket AM2 compatible will work on my mobo given available space? Many high airflow fans are 120mm. Would it also be safe to assume that this would be too large for any micro ATX mobo?

If I am limited to something like a 70mm fan, ASUS X-Mars 70mm Ball The Light Cooler for Dual-Core CPU has better airflow than any other fan of its size on newegg.

I plan to use Arctic Silver 5.

Thanks for the help!

AMD Outs Lying Laptop Makers About Battery Life

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:21:06 GMT

How many times have you perused a notebook review here or elsewhere on the net, taken an educated look at the manufacturers' claimed battery life specifications and thought to yourself, "yeah right"? Let's be real now, shall we? Most times our Tech Editors here at HotHardware find that a many notebooks fall well short of specified expected battery life. And only a select few of the major players are smart enough to use careful wording like "up to 6 hours" of battery life or just specify battery capacity in mAh (milliamp hour) numbers. Smart HotHardware readers know that in reality, battery life often falls well short of what manufacturers will often either specify directly or list as best case performance. Think on the order of about 50% less than what a machine is listed for and you'll be in the right ballpark. Honestly it's pretty much unacceptable. Hard drive manufacturers went through a bit of a shake-down a few years back, with respect to truth in advertising and how many bits are in a byte. Now, it's painfully apparent now that most notebook manufacturers need that same sanity check.

HotHardware Battery Eater Pro Test- Battery Life In Minutes

Recently AMD became a bit vocal with respect to how notebook manufacturers are getting away with some of their outlandish claims of battery life performance. The answer? Benchmarks... It's a slippery slope to be sure but notebook manufacturers and chip makers are all a part of BAPCo, the company behind the popular MobileMark 2007 benchmark - a tool that is often used for this specific metric in the industry. In short, folks within AMD are so fed up with the industry turning down screen brightness, flipping off WiFi and ramping down processor core speed before measuring battery life for "day long computing" claims, that they're calling out members of the BAPCo consortium and asking for a new way of measuring battery life.

Our bud, Patrick Moorehead at AMD, notes that "There's only three endings to this story. Either the industry regulates itself, or the FTC steps in and regulates us, or we get hit with a class-action lawsuit. I suggest the industry go with the first option."

Asus Eee PC 1000H Netbook - Day Long Computing? Try 4.5 hours, on average...

Good show, Pat. We couldn't agree more. AMD suggests manufacturers develop a new method for measuring battery life expectancy, with two modes of operation, one "active time" and another for "resting time," which, as Newsweek notes is similar to how cellphone manufacturers make claims for talk time and standbye time. This seems like a reasonable approach to us as well but when will something be done about it and how much longer will the outright lies continue? If anyone knows a blood-thirsty lawyer or two, perhaps we could hasten this change for the common good of the consumer.

HP DV5 1002AU AMD overheating!!

kksonakiya — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:36:56 GMT

I've got HP pavillion entertainment 1002au with AMD Turion 64X2 R70. It overheats too much. I work on table and the fan is not blocked by dust or anything. Are my worries futile or there is really some problem with this processor or AMD's processors are bound to overheat? Please tell me if there is anything that I can do.

Re: HH & AMD Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes Winners!

Dave_HH — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:10:07 GMT

OK! Is it hard to give away FREE STUFF to you guys or what?!?!

First, we have chosen another LUCKY WINNER: Lev_Astov !!!

Congrats brother. Get primed up and ready to play!

Also, for amdcrankitup ONLY, you may choose a "pinch-gamer" of your choice. Perhaps you could take Mentaldisorder up on his offer now and see what he can take DOWN for ya?! The bottom line is, you've been selected to win one of these prizes, so we're not going to let the small stuff get in the way for ya!

Mental, crankitup, get together and let us know intentions. Again, this is only for amdcrankitup. All others must bring their own PAIN!

Enjoy all!

Peace,
Dave

Re: HotHardware and AMD Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes!

Dave_HH — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:49:57 GMT

Attention ALL! Winners/Contestants have been announced!

http://hothardware.com/News/HH--AMD-Economic-Stimulus-Sweepstakes-Winners/

HH & AMD Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes Winners!

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:31:08 GMT

We've had a chance to sift through all of the entries in our AMD Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes and have chosen our five lucky contestants! Before we announce the lucky folks who'll be battling it our for a bunch of AMD-based goodness, we want to take minute to thank everyone who participated. Good to have you ALL with us -- and THANK YOU! Stay tuned for the announcement of our next contest in the weeks ahead!

And now, the winners and lucky Unreal Tournament 3 contestants for our AMD Economic Stimulus Sweepstakes are:

The 5 of you maniacs... err... guys, will be battling it out on the evening of April 29th for a shot at winning one of the following killer AMD Phenom II-based prize packs!

	Grand Prize (Full System): CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T Deluxe RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR3-1333 Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB Optical: LG 22X DVD±R with LightScribe
First Runner Up: CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition GPU: ASUS EAH4870 TOP Radeon HD 4870 Motherboard: ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 RAM: OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB DDR3-1333	Second Runner Up: CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Motherboard: ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 RAM: OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 2GB DDR3-1333
Third Runner Up: CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition Motherboard: ASUS M4A78T-E AM3	Fourth Runner Up: CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition

Stay tuned for more details and in the meantime, jump on our practice server to brush-up on your frag count!

You can find us on the public server list for Unreal Tournament 3 under the server name:
"DavoHH: HotHardware.com Practice Server"

This is a semi-private server and the password to join is: hhrox

Thanks again to all who participated!

RE: AMD to Webcast Special Meeting Of Stockholders

3vi1 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:34:36 GMT

Should be exciting:

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=AMD#chart5:symbol=amd;range=20060202,20090130;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined