Decide first if you want to overclock your new PC or not. At least one computer hardware enthusiast website has discovered issues with how the Core i5 750, Core i7 860, and Core i7 870 CPUs, mainly with how they interact with compatible motherboards. Push these processors to the limit, and you might end up frying both the motherboard and CPU, rendering them useless.
All PC motherboards feature a CPU socket, which is where the processor is installed (or “seated”) to run the rest of the computer’s components. Ideally, once installed as instructed, all the CPU pins should maintain good contact …read more

So, with Intel stealing some thunder with the launch of the Core i5 and core i7 Lynnfield processors, AMD struck back by focusing on its strengths: somewhat similar performance at a significantly lower price tag.

That’s the conclusion of Tom’s Hardware, who were able to put the budget-friendly 45nm Athlon II X4 620 through its paces. Running at 2.6GHz on the “Propus” core, AMD’s new creation seems similar to Intel’s Q8200, also a quad-core processor. It’s clear the $100 SRP means limitations for AMD’s offering, like a lower cache and limited processing independence between the chip’s different cores, but again, AMD …read more

Computer hardware enthusiasts online are busy hanging out at Tom’s Hardware, discussing the potentials and pitfalls of Intel’s new processors, the Core i5 750 (2.66Ghz), Core i7 860 (2.8Ghz), and the Core i7 870 (2.93 Ghz).
Codenamed Lynnfield, these CPUs supposedly enjoy the benefits of a new memory and bus interface, withthe integration of some of the northbridge’s functions into the chip itself. As enthusiasts and their favorite websites run these new thingamajigs through your typical benchmark and stress tests, it remains to be seen if the improvements represent long-term improvements over Intel’s previous generation CPUs, and the older i7s.
The new …read more