When AMD released the Socket AM2 platform during May of this year, many expected it to be a huge hit - after all, it supported DDR2, sporting a 30% increase memory bandwidth, and introduced new ...

According to sources cited in a report on The Inquirer, AMD’s future 45nm processors will work in current socket AM2 motherboards. Before socket AM3 hits though, socket AM2+ will be introduced later ...

Recent rumors have been spreading that both AMD and Intel are edging away from a full-fledged DDR3 push due to a lack of consumer demand. While this remains a rumor for the time being, it's a good ...

I have a biostar a760g M2+ motherboard with a quad core processor currently installed. Since AM3 CPUs are backwards compatible with AM2+ motherboards I was wondering if this would work, and if there ...

The Digital Home experiment has been going on for quite some time now, even Intel tried this with its Pentium D line. While Digital Home is a great idea, it simply wasn't feasible with processors of ...

AMD recently announced a new revision of the Athlon 64 processor core. This new revision codenamed 'Orleans' brings a number of new features to the Athlon 64 line-up including SSE3 support, an updated ...

AMD Athlon 64 has to be one of the most diverse CPU platforms when it comes to its socket layouts. Originally starting off as a Socket 754 single channel memory design for the desktop and a Socket 940 ...

Currently there is a massive amount of competition in almost every corner of the computer industry. This has resulted in a wide range of products, as manufacturers attempt to capture as much market ...

If you buy an expensive, powerful CPU, you need to pair it with a quality cooling system. A modern system, designed specifically for that processor. Otherwise you risk melting your pricey new build.