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AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform Review - I4U News Review
AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform Review - I4U News Review
All Reviews | More Computer Hardware Reviews AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform Review Date: 2008-01-14 Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun Manufacturer: AMD Features & Specifications The AMD Dragon platform I am testing today features a Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H mainboard that features the AMD 790GX chipset. ...
 	Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
hothardware.com — AMD has been fighting an uphill battle on two fronts for the last few years. For a... time, fierce competition from NVIDIA, coupled with some of their own problems executing, put the ATI graphics division in a deep hole. And ever since the introduction ... (more) Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
legitreviews.com — When it comes to desktop processors the AMD Phenom series of processors hasn’t been too phenomenal, but... that could all change today as AMD is launching the Phenom II series. Will this new processor usher in a new era of value and performance or ... (more) AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
 AMD Phenom II Review
AMD Phenom II Review
icrontic.com — It’s been a little over a year since the original launch of the AMD Phenom processor. We... really do wish that we can say “It took the market by storm” when it was released back in November of 2007, but unfortunately, we can’t. The original Phenom ... (more) AMD Phenom II Review
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AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform Review
I4U News — ... impressive levels of performance at prices that the mainstream gamer or computer user can afford. Review quote: "Today marks the launch of AMD's latest processor and platform offering that is being called Dragon. At the heart of the Dragon platform we are looking at today is the new AMD Phenom II 940 Black Edition CPU. If you are a gamer or multimedia enthusiast needing a quad-core CPU to base your next computer on, the AMD Dragon platform may be perfect for you." Read the full AMD Dragon Platform review here. Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:55:42 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

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AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... Today we are looking at the AMD Dragon platform powered by the new AMD Phenom II 940 Black Edition. The 940 is one of the best processor bargains and offers lots of bang for your buck. AMD is keep to point out that the 940 is part of its Dragon platform, which offers impressive levels of performance at prices that the mainstream gamer or computer user can afford. Link: I4U AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform

Tech Roundup - January 15, 2008
Techgage News — ... AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform - i4u ECS Elitegroup GeForce 6100PM-M2 V2.0 - OCModShop ...

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PureOverclock.com — To kick start your weekend, we have quite a bit of exciting news from around the tech world, guaranteed to satisfy your appetite! Graphics Cards: -Zotac GTX285 AMP! Edition @ t-break -HIS Ice4 TurboX Radeon HD4850 @ Tweaknews -GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 285 @ TweakTown -ASUS ENGTX285 1GB @ Elite Bastards -GeForce GTX 285 @ Guru3D Processors, Motherboards and Chipsets: -Intel DG45FC ITX Motherboard @ ASE Labs -AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform @ I4U -ECS Elitegroup GeForce 6100PM-M2 V2.0 @ OCModShop Cases, Cooling, and PSUs: -NOX ...

Tech Roundup - January 15, 2008
Techgage News — ... AMD Phenom II Dragon Platform - i4u ECS Elitegroup GeForce 6100PM-M2 V2.0 - OCModShop ...

AMD Phenom II Overclocked to 6.5GHz
I4U News — ... News AMD Phenom II Overclocked to 6.5GHz The first day of CES 2009 earlier this month AMD announced officially its new Phenom II CPU along with its Dragon platform. The CPU on its own offered up some impressive performance in my review , especially given the low cost of the fastest Phenom II part. Anytime new video cards or CPUs are launched, there is a small cadre of enthusiasts that aren’t happy with the stock levels of performance and go to extreme measures to get more performance from the hardware. Such is the case with the new Phenom II CPU. A group of overclockers ...

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