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Dell XPS 625 Phenom II Gaming System
hothardware.com - 3/5/2009
Dell XPS 625 Phenom II Gaming System
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Turn the clock back to the middle of this decade, and the idea of a Dell system using an AMD processor would be considered facetious at best. Dell, had been an Intel-only shop from the beginning, and had only toyed with AMD processors from time to time in highly niche market systems. Many AMD ...
Will the AMD RV790 Architecture be Something Different?
pcper.com - 3/9/2009
Will the AMD RV790 Architecture be Something Different?
— pcper.com — Initial rumors had the RV790 pegged as a speed optimized RV770, which currently powers the Radeon HD... 4800 series of cards. Recent information has hinted that there is far more than a simple speed increase, and AMD could be catching us unawares with a ... (more) Will the AMD RV790 Architecture be Something Different?

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informationweek.com - 3/1/2009
AMD On Track To Ship 32-Nm Chips In 2010 -- PC Server Chips -
— informationweek.com — Dirk Meyer, chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices, said Friday the chipmaker plans to "ramp up" production... of next-generation 32-nanometer processors in the middle of next year with volume production starting in the fourth quarter. Meyer ... (more) AMD On Track To Ship 32-Nm Chips In 2010 -- PC Server ...

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monster-hardware.com - 3/13/2009
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— monster-hardware.com — Buy AMD NOW! A few weeks ago I used part of my federal tax refund, (thanks Uncle... Sam) and bought a new processor, an AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE CPU to be exact, the fastest processor my old Asus M2N-E (nForce 570) motherboard can support. Yawn. Many years ... (more) Hardware - Content

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Dell XPS 625 Phenom II Gaming System
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... quad-core Core 2 processors at very tolerable price points. While it's pretty clear that the Phenom II can't quite crack Core i7 levels of performance in most usage scenarios, the question is, do most users really need that much computing power? Can the Phenom II deliver a great computing experience at a palatable price? Is it worth considering one over an Intel-based Dell system? The XPS 625 is here to help us answer those questions. Come on by the site and check it out... Link: HotHardware

Dell XPS 625 Review
AMDZone Frontpage — Hot Hardware has reviewed the Dell XPS 625 powered by a Phenon II. You can search for prices on it here. Turns out, the years of stories about back-room deals regarding Dell and AMD finally coming together really didn't materialize into anything massive. Dell introduced their first AMD-based systems in 2006, and well, Intel didn't crumble. Having made their way into the final large scale OEM, AMD definitely earned a feather in their cap, but the market situation hasn't changed by any real amount. To this day, Intel based systems make up the lion's share of Dell's ...

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Dell's Phenom II-equipped XPS 625 benchmarked to the hilt
Engadget — ... Yeah, we already heard that Dell's Phenom II-equipped XPS 625 was a solid value, but what does that really mean? The testing fiends over at HotHardware sought to find out, and after putting this gaming beast through more tests than it ...

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