AMD Threadripper 1950X hits 5.2GHz on LN2
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 01 August 2017 18:56

AMD Threadripper 1950X hits 5.2GHz on LN2


A sign of things to come 

During its Capsaicin event at the Siggraph 2017 show, AMD brought a well-known overclocker Alva Jonathan, who managed to push the new Threadripper 1950X up to almost 5.2GHz on LN2. 

Nvidia creates external GPU
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 01 August 2017 05:00

Nvidia creates external GPU


Liked AMD's version so much it thought it would invent it too

AMD attracted a bit of attention when it showed off it external GPU system a while back – so much good press it appeared that Nvidia thought "we should have something like that".

AMD's CEO underlines why gaming is important
Published in Graphics


But most GPUs are sold to miners

Lisa Su was asked at Q2'17 investors conference call about the mining market and she was brave enough to say that the company didn’t plan its financials on the mining market boom. This sales tsunami did give AMD a great quarter,  but at the expense that plucky gamers could not buy any cards.

AMD briefly shows the RX Vega Nano
Published in Graphics
Monday, 31 July 2017 16:01

AMD briefly shows the RX Vega Nano


Vega GPU for mITX builds 

In addition to a fleet of RX Vega graphics cards and the Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, AMD has also briefly unveiled the mini-ITX RX Vega Nano graphics card at its Capsaicin event at the Siggraph 2017 show.

AMD senior man spills the beans on Threadripper
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Obliterates the Intel HEDT and Core i9

Jim Andreson, a senior vice president and the general manager of computing and graphics at AMD has given us an update on the Thradripper and this 16 core HEDT bomb looks awesome.

AMD Vega 64, water cooled and 56 revealed
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Official specs, pricing but no bench

AMD has shared a few updates on the highly anticipated HBM 2 based Vega architecture and we finally know the official specs.

AMD releases cheaper Ryzen
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Friday, 28 July 2017 06:00

AMD releases cheaper Ryzen


Ryzen 3 on sale today

AMD is launching a new series of Ryzen processors today, the affordably priced Ryzen 3.

AMD releases Radeon Software ReLive 17.7.2 WHQL drivers
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The biggest update since ReLive launch

AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 WHQL-certified drivers which bring quite a few new features, updates and improvements for both gamers as well as developers.

AMD could bundle Threadripper with Asetek retention kit
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Making it compatible with many AiO coolers

According to a new report, AMD could be bundling its upcoming Threadripper CPUs with Asetek retention kit, which should make plenty of AiO coolers compatible with the new TR4 socket on the upcoming X399 chipset motherboards.

AMD announces good Q2 2017
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 26 July 2017 12:44

AMD announces good Q2 2017


Stocks jumps 9.85 percent

AMD has announced its Q2 2017 results and they are a bit better than Wall Street expected with $1.22 billion revenue versus an expected $1.16 billion.