| Meet Zosma: AMD's Quad-Core Phenom II X4 960T Gets Unlocked |
 | In our recent Phenom II X6 1090T review, we speculated about the possibility of a quad-core CPU family based on AMD's Thuban design. Meet Zosma. We got our hands on a Phenom II X4 960T at 3 GHz, and unlocked it using ASRock's 890FX Deluxe3 motherboard. more |
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| Six New Athlon II CPUs: AMD Impresses With Switch And Bait |
 | AMD turns the bait-and-switch tactic upside down for the second time in four months, offering faster CPUs at existing price points. We explore the company's seven new models and discuss the processor lineup in a more general manner. more |
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| Best Graphics Cards For The Money: May 2010 |
 | The big news this month isn't a new GPU launch, but the actual availability of the GeForce GTX 470 at retail. The GeForce GTX 480 can be found out in the wild too, and we discuss rumors we've heard about upcoming derivative cards in this month's update. more |
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| 3.5'' Vs. 2.5'' SAS HDDs: In Storage, Size Matters |
 | Diminutive 2.5” form factors are favored in the enterprise storage world for many reasons, but how do high-end 2.5” SAS drives compare to the established 3.5” products when it comes to performance and power? We requested some drives and did the analysis. more |
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| Efficiency Analysis: Core i3 Trumps Atom On The Desktop |
 | Atom was designed to be a low-cost, low-power solution, but its value in the desktop space is debatable if you consider performance. We pit the cheapest Core i3 against Intel's Atom on a performance-per-dollar and a per-watt basis to see which is better. more |
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