Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... get a chance to look at products ranging from a 16GB flash drive to the QNAP TS-809 NAS server. We also get a look at a pair of GeForce GTX 260 videocards and a chance to check out the AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU (also reviewed by OCC here). That leaves quite a few more reviews for you to read using the links below.
Cases
Chieftec Aegis CX-05B-B 11-Bay Steel ATX Mid Tower Case @ ThinkComputers
CPUs
AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU @ Motherboards.org
Power Supplies ...
AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web —
... new motherboard and DDR3 memory combination. The 955 Black Edition CPU is able to outperform the 810 CPU we use in platform testing across the board with higher performance. Compared to the Intel Core 2 CPUs, this CPU performs nearly as fast as a Q9650 in most situations and is therefore a great buy when paired with the $245 price tag online. This CPU also overclocks very well meaning that it is a great choice for those wanting the highest possible performance out of a new CPU. Link: Motherboards
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Review
AMDZone Frontpage —
Motherboards.org has reviewed the AMD Phenom II X4 955. The AMD platform has long been known for its backwards compatible platforms with AM2+ CPUs able t work with the AM2 motherboards with a BIOS upgrade, and now the AM3 CPUs able to use the same AM2+ motherboards with DDR2 memory meaning the total cost of ownership for a new system with an AM3 CPU is potentially much less than the equivalent Intel CPU with a new motherboard and DDR3 memory combination. The 955 Black Edition CPU is able to outperform the 810 CPU we use in platform testing across the board with ...
Friday Sampler
PureOverclock.com —
... Processors, Motherboards and Chipsets: -AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU @ motherboards.org Cases, Cooling, and PSUs: -Huntkey V-Power 550 W Power Supply @ ...
Friday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... StarCraft trailer remake using WOW Machinima GOG adds more classic PC games Steam's weekend deal: Grid 50% off Systems and storage XFastest: Lynnfield / Asus P7P55 EVO benchmarked AnandTech's Asus P7P55D EVO - picture preview HotHardware reviews Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 netbook TechReviewSource on Compaq Presario CQ60 VIA Arena on Tongfong's S30A : The zero figure notebook Motherboards.org reviews Phenom II X4 955 HardwareOC reviews Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P (in German) Motherboards.org reviews MSI ...
Tech Roundup - July 16, 2009
Techgage News —
... Motherboards & Processors
AMD Phenom II X4 955 - Motherboards.org
Displays & Video Cards
ASUS GeForce GTS 250 Dark Knight - PureOverclock
Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ OC Tri-Fan - TweakTown ...



