]> http://www.silentpcreview.com/taxonomy/term/14/0 en http://www.silentpcreview.com/intel-sandybridge-extreme The Core i7-3960X is Intel's flagship processor for their new Sandy Bridge Extreme (LGA2011) platform. This extravagantly priced US$990 chip is based on Sandy Bridge and has six cores, 15MB of L3 cache, a quad channel memory controller, and a souped up version of TurboBoost. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:20:58 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/amd-fx8150 Bulldozer is AMD's latest CPU architecture featuring an overhauled 32nm chip design, updated instruction sets, and up to eight processing cores. The FX-8150 sports a maximum clock speed of 4.2 Ghz while retaining the 125W TDP of most of the Phenom II X4/X6 line. CPUs|Motherboards Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:20:19 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/gigabyte-a75m-ud2h The Gigabyte A75M-UD2H is a mainstream microATX FM1 motherboard for the new AMD APUs that is both feature-rich and affordable. It sports an all solid-state capacitor design, USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gbps, eSATA, FireWire, and both HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, all for a street price of just US$100. CPUs|Motherboards Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:20:16 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/amd-a8-3850 The A8-3850 heads AMD's new line of desktop APUs with a new socket, FM1. These new Fusion chips are composed of K10-based quad core CPUs and the fastest integrated GPUs ever. Our complete lowdown on how it fits in today's complex computing scene. CPUs|Motherboards Sat, 2 Jul 2011 00:20:53 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/intel-2100t-2400s Intel Core i3-2100T and Core i5-2400S processors have a rated speed of just 2.5 GHz, but the i5-2400S has some crazy Turbo Boost speeds, and they both have TDPs 30W lower than their standard counterparts. CPUs|Motherboards Tue, 24 May 2011 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/asus-p8h67i-deluxe The Asus P8H67-I Deluxe challenges the Zotac H67-ITX in a high-end premium Sandy Bridge mini-ITX motherboard duel. Sporting eSATA, USB 3.0, 802.11n with extended antennae, Bluetooth, and Asus' well-implemented UEFI and second generation AI Suite utilities, it has all the right tools to be a winner. CPUs|Motherboards Thu, 19 May 2011 00:20:35 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/zotac-h67itx The Zotac H67-ITX is the most capable mini-ITX board on the market. It offers a full set of features including SATA 6 Gbps, eSATA, USB 3.0, and 802.11n, not to mention full support for Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. CPUs|Motherboards Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:20:13 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/i3-2100-x2-565 In a dual core battle, Intel's entry level Sandy Bridge chip, the Core i3-2100, takes on AMD's best, the Phenom II X2 565 Black Edition. Find out how they stack up against each another and Intel's Clarkdale processors. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 7 Mar 2011 06:52:26 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/asus-e35m1m-pro The Asus E35M1-M Pro is a microATX board featuring a new embedded AMD Fusion E-350 APU (accelerated processing unit), an 18W chip with both CPU and GPU on the same die. Find out how it fares against low-end Atom, CULV, and ION powered systems. CPUs|Motherboards Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:20:50 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/asus-p8p67pro Having explored P67 offerings from Intel and Gigabyte, we now have Asus P67 boards on our test bench. The P8P67 and P8P67 Pro are attractively priced given their respective feature-sets and they have a few other niceties that users will enjoy. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:20:02 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/Sandybridge_CPUs The Core i5-2400, i5-2500K, and i7-2600K are the top models in Intel's new Sandy Bridge CPU lineup. We compare them against other current Intel offerings as well as AMD's best quad and hex core chips. Our analysis shows they how compare in performance, cost, and energy efficiency. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:20:20 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/intel-gigabyte-p67-motherboards The third part of our Sandy Bridge coverage examines a pair of mid-to-high range P67 motherboards, the Gigabyte P67A-UD4 and Intel DP67BG. P67 is the enthusiast chipset for socket 1155, trading in Intel's GMA HD 2000/3000 graphics for extreme overclocking capability. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:20:18 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/Intel_DH67BL_Asus_P8H67-M_EVO_H67_Motherboards The second portion of our Sandy Bridge examination focuses on the budget H67 chipset which enables use of the Sand Bridge CPU's internal HD 2000/3000 graphics, and more specifically, the Intel DH67BL and Asus P8H67-M EVO motherboards. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/intel-sandybridge1 In our first piece on Sandy Bridge aka LGA1155, we examine Intel's new high-end integrated graphics chip (if there is such a thing), GMA HD 3000. It has inherent advantages from residing on the same die as the CPU, and it also has a clever dynamic clock generator. CPUs|Motherboards Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:20:20 +0000 http://www.silentpcreview.com/zotac-ionitx-pe Zotac was the first to introduce tiny desktop systems featuring Intel CULV chips in the ZBOX line, and now they've introduced the first CULV mini-ITX motherboards. The Zotac IONITX-P-E features an integrated dual core Celeron SU2300 processor, ION graphics, 802.11n, eSATA, and a full-sized PCI-E expansion slot. CPUs|Motherboards Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:20:58 +0000