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Choosing the Best H55/H57 Motherboard – Part 1

January 3, 2010 saw the lift of Intel’s embargo on the Clarkdale family of processors and supporting H55/H57 series chipsets. Boards featuring these chipsets have been in our labs for a few weeks now, and we have been busy testing them to figure out …

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

The Clarkdale Experiment

Loyd builds a small form factor, high performance, low power gaming system. Is it worth the effort and the cost?…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |
 

The Intel Core i3 530 Review – Great for Overclockers & Gamers

It costs $113 but with minimal effort you can reach 4GHz with the stock cooler. At those speeds (and at stock) it’s a great CPU for gamers. We update you on Clarkdale and review Intel’s first real answer to the Athlon II and Phenom II X2….

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

The Clarkdale Review: Intel’s Core i5 661, i3 540 & i3 530

Intel’s first 32nm chips are here. It’s time for competition below $200 as Clarkdale takes AMD’s Phenom IIs and Athlon IIs head on with more than just performance. Clarkdale attracts HTPC enthusiasts with its TrueHD/DTS-HD MA bitstreaming. It targ…

[ More ] January 4th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |
 

Intel Arrandale: 32nm for Notebooks, Core i5 540M Reviewed

Paired with the launch of Clarkdale is Arrandale, a 32nm Westmere-based notebook part. We find out how the new CPU does in the mobile world….

[ More ] January 4th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

Intel Westmere 32nm & Clarkdale Core i5-661 Review

Intel fuses its new 32nm Westmere processor along with its 45nm GPU onto one package. This is Intel’s new Clarkdale CPU that will be officially known as Intel Core i5-6XX and Intel Core i3-5XX series processors. Today we look at the Core i5-661 whic…

[ More ] January 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |