AMD Binning Trinity APUs With Defective GPUs as CPU-Only Athlon Processors
NVIDIA’s new Kepler graphics cards (such as the GTX 660 we recently reviewed) will be getting most of the PC enthusiast attention today, but there is a bit of news about AMD to talk about as well.The...
View ArticleHardware Flashback: Asus K7M
It might not be entirely obvious to viewers, but I love old hardware. I came across a stash of old machines at my workplace that we were going to just throw away. I was able to grab a couple of...
View ArticleBuilding a Gaming PC for 1080p for Under $550
Over the past year or so, we have taken a look at a few budgetgaming builds here at PC Perspective. One of our objectives with these build guides was to show people that PC gaming can be cost...
View ArticleAMD AM1 Athlon 5350 Reviewed: Low Power, Low Price APU For the Masses
Perhaps we are performing a study of opposites? Yesterday Ryan posted his R9 295X2 review, which covers the 500 watt, dual GPU monster that will be retailing for $1499. A card that is meant for only...
View ArticleAMD Kabini Chips Now Available At Retail
AMD has officially announced its socketed Kabini chips and the AM1 platform. Information on the chips and motherboards have been slowly trickling out since CES, but now they are finally official and...
View ArticleTesting Kabini on Linux
An easy way to trim the cost of a lower end system is to skip Windows and install Linux, along with picking a less expensive AMD chip to power your system. AMD has recently gifted us with new Kabini...
View ArticleSteaming on a Sempron
A popular question that has arisen from the release of the four new low cost Kabini processors has been their effectiveness in powering a Steam Machine. Phoronix have just finished testing the new...
View ArticleFar Cry 4 Does Not Support Dual-Core Processors: Is the Budget Landscape...
A new report covering dual-core woes with Far Cry 4 paints a "bleak future" for budget gamers.Image credit: PolygonFor a while now the dual-core Pentium processors have been a great option for budget...
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