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Is your Computer Overheating?

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:12:00 GMT

Simply put, if your computer becomes too hot, it is possible to destroy and shorten the lifespan of the hardware inside your computer.

Helpful Video to show the basics in what components are need to build a PC

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 21:04:00 GMT

Do You Need a Desktop Computer or Gaming PC?

GeekUninstaller – Uninstallation of Stubborn Windows Programs

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:25:00 +0100

GeekUninstaller is a small, portable and freeware application designed to help you remove troublesome software from your client’s computer.
Microsoft did an adequate job with their default Add/Remove Programs feature, and in many cases, it is sufficient for removing a lot of software your client doesn’t need, but what happens when you need to remove bloatware that shipped with a new computer or your client installed a troublesome program that does not uninstall properly when using the default Add/Remove Programs feature?

GeekUninstaller can help you quickly and easily remove software from your client’s computer using it’s many modules, like Clean Removal which scans your client’s computer after the uninstall process to ensure that no remnants of that program are left on the system. Another module that GeekUninstaller has is it’s Force Removal to help you rid your client’s computer of stubborn and corrupt programs. As always, a full list of features is available on the developer’s website below.
GeekUninstaller is compatible with Windows XP through Windows 8 and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows while boasting a Native 64-bit architecture. GeekUninstaller also supports over 30 different languages while maintaining a clean and minimalistic interface. It is worth noting that the developer’s website mentions a Pro Version and recommends it at download, however, that Pro Version is from a different developer completely and I would not recommend it’s use.
GeekUninstaller also allows you to create an HTML file that includes all of the programs your client has installed, their individual size, and the date they were installed, a great feature to use to keep records if the need arises.
Right-clicking on one of the programs in the list will bring up a context menu with several options that you can use to remove the troublesome software from your client’s system. You can choose to perform a clean uninstall using the first option, then Forced Removal for those programs that don’t uninstall properly. You can also remove the entry from the list and not uninstall the program. By clicking Registry Entry, RegEdit will open to show all registry data associated with that application. You can also have GeekUninstaller open the Installation Folder in Windows Explorer and even run a quick Google Search about the program.
GeekUninstaller is a great portable tool you can use to get rid of stubborn programs on your client’s computer, or just perform a more efficient uninstall. GeekUninstaller is completely free, but no support is offered from the developer.
How does GeekUninstaller stack up against some of your other favorite uninstallation programs for Windows? Please let us know in the comments!

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Thermaltake Chaser MK-1

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:17:00 +0100

http://dccomputersolutions.co.uk/blog.php

Spacious and easy to use

Sitting mean and green (or red, or blue, depending on your fan LED settings), the Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 combines striking looks with state-of-the-art features, all bundled into an affordable £130-£190 package.

The Chaser MK-1 is the best Cooler Master HAF case Thermaltake has ever put out.

The MK-1 is a steel-construction, full-tower chassis, 22.4 inches high by 9.3 inches wide by 22.9 inches deep and weighing 27 pounds. Its plastic front and top panels are lined in mesh, and blue plastic accents adorn the drive trays, optical bezels, and top corners of the case. The MK-1 features four toolless optical drive bays, as well as six toolless hard drive bays with flexible blue plastic drive trays. We were a little bummed that the hard drive cage itself isn't removable.
That didn't matter too much, however, as the MK-1 has more than enough room to accept even the lengthiest of graphics cards in its eight PCIe slots without having to move a thing. In fact, we found our test build to be quite easy: Utilizing the rubber-grommeted cable-routing cutouts in the motherboard tray, we were able to wire up a very clean build.

Go ahead. Put a 12.2 inch GPU in there and make our day.

The MK-1 ships with a 20cm top fan, 20cm front fan, and a 14cm exhaust fan, as well as an array of further cooling options, including a 20cm fan-mounting bracket on the side panel and a removable top panel that can accommodate a 24cm radiator or another 20cm fan. The MK-1 also features three water-cooling routing holes in the back of the case. The first two routing holes are remnants from the days of eternal radiators, while the third is a leftover from the days of pass-through USB 3.0 cables.
In addition to the three stock fans, the MK-1 features slide-out dust filters (below the case and also behind the front panel) and 1.25-inch feet to elevate the case for better airflow—particularly helpful if you're going to be parking your rig on carpet.

Little details, like a built-in headphone holder on the side of the chassis, really emphasize Thermaltake's attention to detail.

Using our thermal test setup from the August 2011 case roundup, the Chaser MK-1 had a CPU burn average of about 59.5 degrees Celsius, and a GPU burn average of about 83C, which is not stellar, but not terrible, either. Idling, the MK-1 ran a bit hot, with an average temperature of 38.2C. This is actually the warmest idle we've seen in months, but only by a degree.
The top panel has an interesting blend of usual and not-so-usual features: The MK-1 sports a reset switch, a power button, audio jacks, two fan control settings (high and low), and a button that lets you cycle through fan LED colors—red, blue, green, and intermittent flashing of all three—the same basic setup from Thermaltake's Level 10 GT. Though it is cool to have the ability to choose your fan colors, we couldn't help but wonder why anyone would choose any color other than blue, as the case features lots of blue accents. The top panel also features two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports (with an internal motherboard header), a single eSATA port, and Thermaltake's now-familiar drop-down SATA dock.

Up top and split down the middle: Fan controls, USB 3.0 ports, and a single eSATA port organize the top panel.

Overall, we're very impressed with the MK-1. It looks über-beastly, especially when you power on the fan LEDs—although it's a bit reminiscent of Cooler Master's HAF series—and is spacious, to boot. Even minor additions, like a headset holder built into the side panel and the aforementioned foot stands and dust filters show us that Thermaltake doesn't always know when to stop adding details.
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Intel Sandy Bridge-E Debuts: Core i7-3960X Review

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 8 Mar 2012 22:34:00 GMT

Test System Specs

Intel LGA2011 Test System Specs
- Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition (3.30GHz)
- x4 2GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-14900 (CAS 8-9-8-24)
- Gigabyte G1.Assassin2 (Intel X79)
- OCZ ZX Series 1250w
- Crucial m4 256GB (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC (1536MB)
Software
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
- Nvidia Forceware 285.38

AMD AM3+ Test System Specs
- AMD Phenom II X6 1100T (3.30GHz)
- AMD Phenom II X4 980 (3.70GHz)
- AMD FX-8150 (3.60GHz)
- AMD FX-8120 (3.10GHz)
- AMD FX-6100 (3.30GHz)
- AMD FX-4170 (4.20GHz)
- x2 4GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-14900 (CAS 8-9-8-24)
- Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional (AMD 990FX)
- OCZ ZX Series 1250w
- Crucial m4 256GB (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC (1536MB)
Software
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
- Nvidia Forceware 285.38

Intel LGA1366 Test System Specs
- Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
- Intel Core i7-920 (2.66GHz)
- x3 2GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (CAS 8-8-8-20)
- Gigabyte G1.Sniper (Intel X58)
- OCZ ZX Series 1250w
- Crucial m4 256GB (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC (1536MB)
Software
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
- Nvidia Forceware 285.38

Intel LGA1155 Test System Specs
- Intel Core i7-2600K
- Intel Core i5-2500K
- x2 4GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-14900 (CAS 8-9-8-24)
- Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 (Intel Z68)
- OCZ ZX Series 1250w
- Crucial m4 256GB (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC (1536MB)
Software
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
- Nvidia Forceware 285.38

Intel LGA1156 Test System Specs
- Intel Core i5-750
- x2 4GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (CAS 8-8-8-20)
- Gigabyte P55A-UD7 (Intel P55)
- OCZ ZX Series 1250w
- Crucial m4 256GB (SATA 6Gb/s)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC (1536MB)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
- Nvidia Forceware 285.38

Memory Bandwidth PerformanceThe memory bandwidth of the Core i7-3960X is surprisingly low given it was tested with quad-channel DDR3-1866 memory. The read throughput reached just 18.1GB/s, while the write performance was limited to 15.1GB/s. This made the Core i7-3960X roughly 9% slower than the Core i5-2500K when measuring read performance and 18% slower for the write performance.

The memory bandwidth of the Core i7-3960X is surprisingly low given it was tested with quad-channel DDR3-1866 memory. The read throughput reached just 18.1GB/s, while the write performance was limited to 15.1GB/s. This made the Core i7-3960X roughly 9% slower than the Core i5-2500K when measuring read performance and 18% slower for the write performance.

Despite the weaker than expected memory bandwidth performance, we were happy to find that the L2 cache performance of the Core i7-3960X was greater than that or the original Sandy Bridge processors.

Three years later, we are finally able to put the X58/LGA1366 platform to rest, in what's virtually been Intel's flagship platform for the entire duration. Sandy Bridge gave the platform a run for its money earlier this year, but in the remainder the platform managed to stay on top and only recently AMD was able to match it with their new FX series processors.

The AMD FX (Bulldozer) launch was pretty disappointing, to put it mildly, and today’s arrival of the new Sandy Bridge-E processors does nothing to make AMD’s flagship look any more attractive. But as was the case with the Phenom II and the original Core i7, Bulldozer and Sandy Bridge-E are two very different animals that target very different price ranges.

The AMD FX-8150 is currently being listed for around $270 (if you can find stock), while the Core i7-3960X is a bone chilling $990. The Core i7-3930K should deliver a similar level of performance, but even at $555 it's hardly what you would call affordable. It is what you would call half a grand, and that is what you would call almost twice the price of the FX-8150.

Pricing of the Core i7-3820 is yet to be revealed, but we are not crossing our fingers as it shouldn’t be much faster than the Core i7-2600K. The only advantage it has is the slightly larger L3 cache and the quad-channel DDR3 memory support. Therefore realistically to get aboard the LGA2011 platform, users will want to grab the Core i7-3930K along with a supporting motherboard and four sticks of DDR3 memory.

For gamers there's very little to see here. The Core i7-3960X is no faster than the Core i7-2600K or even the Core i5-2500K. However when it came to our application and encoding performance tests the Core i7-3960X was a monster. The Excel, Photoshop and encoding gains over the Core i7-2600K were impressive, in the order of 20% or faster.

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clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:15:00 GMT

DC Computer Solutions - AMD FX-8150 CPU Review

Introduction

There have been a lot of products and inventions through the years that have been misunderstood and not given the credit they deserve. Looking as far back as the invention of the phonograph, even it was looked at as simply a quaint oddity. A parlor toy, if you will. At the time, most people’s exposure to music in the home was singing around their own piano, or simply singing in the shower. Then came the phonograph. It made recording voices and music possible, and with the advent from wax cylinders to reproducible media, it made it distributable. Think about something, at the time of the invention there were no such things as recording artists. Thomas Edison had to create the entire beginnings of the recording industry in order to support his parlor toy. We all see where that has gone….now turn off the iPod and listen to me.

At some point (or points), a product comes along that changes an industry, or in the case of the simple architecture of the phonograph, creates one. In technology, there are constant creations and advances, but oddly, the actual architecture of the CPU hasn’t really changed all that much. The benchmarks we were using ten years ago are, for the most part, still applicable as performance measurements today. This is simply because the way CPUs operate hasn’t changed all that much. But how is this possible in a world of ever changing software looking to grow more complex all the time? At what point does the architecture of the CPU need to change in order to keep up with the software and give the software a chance to grow?
AMD’s new FX-8150 is the first release in their new Bulldozer line, featuring an all new and radically different architecture. The AMD FX-8150 is the first eight core desktop processor to market, but there is much more going on beneath the skin. The eight cores of the FX-8150 are built into four modules on the chip, each with two physical processing cores. These two cores share resources in a way previously unseen, sharing not only L2 cache, but FPUs, as well. This makes for a highly efficient unit capable of incredible multi-threaded capabilities. In addition, the FX-8150 is a Black Edition CPU with an unlocked multiplier. This obviously makes for easier overclocking and the FX-8150 is designed with extreme overclocking headroom in mind. Recently, AMD set a world overclocking record with a Bulldozer CPU with the OC topping out at an astounding 8.4GHz. This, naturally, is not what should be expected from an ordinary home build, but it does show that the FX-8150 has extreme overclocking potential.

Technologies

AMD FX Series Processors

Seamless integration is AMD’s approach as they introduce the latest technology and offer a flexible upgrade path towards the new AMD FX platform. The award winning AMD 6000 series GPUs debuted in Q4 2010, delivering top of the line DirectX11 performance and unparalleled multi-display gaming capabilities to desktop PCs. The 9-series chipset was released soon after, in Q2 2011, laying the groundwork for the AM3+ infrastructure while offering full compatibility with the current crop of AM3 processors. The third part of the puzzle completing the new FX platform is the AMD FX processor itself and it has finally arrived. Unlocked and highly overclockable, these new FX processors feature the world’s first octo-core desktop processor and AMD microarchitecture developed from the ground up. Combined with a 9-series motherboard, the new AM3+ platform supports increased ILDT current for higher frequency HT link up to 5.2 GT/s. The AM3+ socket infrastructure also adds support for CPU voltage load line and increased DRAM current, now supporting up to DDR3-1866. Each 9-series chipset is CrossFireX ready with two PCIe x16 lanes, supporting the latest 6000 series Radeon GPUs, while also natively compatible with NVIDIA’s SLI technology.

The Bulldozer architecture focuses on efficient resource sharing to deliver well-balanced performance and power consumption on multi-threaded applications. Each Bulldozer core is armed with two independent integer clusters each with a dedicated L1 data cache (essentially two physical cores in one Bulldozer core) and modularly, shares L2 cache, Floating Point Scheduler, as well as two 128-bit FPUs supporting up to 256-bit floating point execution. Sharing resources reduces not only the power consumption but also the die space, therefore lowering the cost.

Bulldozer has a deeper pipeline that relies on improved branch prediction and pre-fetchers, aiming to resolve the bottleneck caused by incorrect branch prediction. Unlike the previous architecture, the predict and fetch pipelines are decoupled. A queue of future fetch-addresses is created by the predictor and allows the fetch logic to go through this queue and compare it to what's in the instruction cache. Each Bulldozer module is capable of decoding up to four instructions per cycle, compared to three on AMD Phenom II processors.

Another major change that Bulldozer brings to the table is Power Gating, when paired with a 900-Series Chipset. Each module can be clocked and power gated independently, allowing unused cores to be powered off while the other active cores can be driven up in frequency. This new Turbo Core technology, enhanced for the new FX processors, has a new mode which can run ALL cores for a time in Turbo mode where there is sufficient TDP headroom. There is also a MAX Frequency mode where the FX processor can increase the frequency on half the cores and can remain in a higher frequency state longer compared to previous Phenom II processors, resulting in improved performance in lightly threaded applications.

Built on the latest 32nm silicon on insulator technology, Bulldozer-based chips can have up to 8 cores (each core is seen by the Operating System as a logical processor) comprised of four Bulldozer modules sharing L3 Cache and NB resources between them. Bulldozer is also designed to dynamically switch between shared and dedicated components to maximize efficiency, while featuring new x86 instruction sets, like SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, and XOP including 4-operand FMAC allowing for greater performance and flexibility. These new instruction sets will find use in the next generation of applications that will play a prominent role in the near future. While some new instructions, like SSE, AESNI and AVX, useful for video encoding, data encryption and FP intensive apps, are both supported by the latest Intel and AMD processors, the FX series processors are uniquely capable of processing FMA4 and XOP instructions as well, useful for HPC and numeric applications.

Putting it all Together

The much anticipated launch of Bulldozer has been long coming. There have been small pieces of information available here and there, some confirmed, some merely speculation. One thing that AMD never hesitated to share was that Bulldozer’s Zambezi core was going to be an entirely new architecture, unlike anything we had seen previously. That is certainly the case. Eight cores in four modules, with shared resources in each module for two cores and a boatload of L2 and L3 cache makes for an impressive looking new architecture.
There is also a new approach to the Turbo Core in the FX-8150 and the whole Bulldozer lineup. The FX-8150 sports a stock clock of 3.6GHz. When power headroom allows, all eight cores will ramp up to 3.9GHz under load. That is pretty standard. Where it gets interesting is when only four threads are required. In this case, the FX-8150 will address those four threads with four cores boosted to 4.2GHz provided there is sufficient voltage headroom. That is a big boost with no overclock involved, and the amount of boost can be altered for either state in AOD, should you decide to do so, allowing for what is essentially an overclock when necessary, but a cool running stock chip when the power isn’t needed.
At no point did AMD anoint Bulldozer as a Sandy Bridge killer. Even now, they are quick to point out certain things that it is more capable of, due to its unique architecture, but also are willing to admit where it falls behind a little, due to the same. The question becomes, what are the strong points of this new architecture, and where does it seem to fall short? Another question being, is it the architecture that falls short in some respects, or is it simply more advanced than the software that has perceived lags in?
Breaking down what you are getting into with the AMD FX-8150 is a little more complex due to this. As a result, the platform has enormous strengths and some minor weaknesses. However, the weaknesses seem to be amplified by how well it hits its strengths, but there is no area where you can call Bulldozer an underperformer. Like I said, Bulldozer is a complicated chip in more than its architecture.
We can talk about synthetic benchmarks, and all the GOPS you are getting, or your memory bandwidth, but that really isn’t what most people are looking to know. Most people don’t run Sandra and AIDA benchmarks for entertainment (or work) purposes, so let’s focus on applications you may actually be using, or benchmarks that simulate real world usage. Besides, if you are running Sandra benchmarks for entertainment, you don’t need an explanation here.
The FX-8150 has eight cores….and it likes to use them. During testing the FX-8150 produced some absolutely jaw dropping results in multi-threaded applications. Rendering in Cinebench actually stopped me in my tracks during the test with the speed I saw, and the benchmark numbers certainly back that up. All eight cores worked quickly and efficiently in unison for an incredibly fast 3D render, and the final scores certainly backed that up.
Multi-threaded video applications, such as Handbrake and x264, were absolutely no problem, as the FX-8150 put up outstanding transcoding numbers in both. The FX-8150 split tests in x264 with the Sandy Bridge processors. In Handbrake 0.9.5, the FX-8150 did what really matters – it cleanly transcoded a DVD mpg to mp4 faster than either the 2500K or 2600K at stock speeds, and scaled appropriately faster when overclocked. All in all, the AMD FX-8150 is an incredibly powerful CPU for multimedia creation, and using today’s multi-threaded apps only adds to its power.
In our WinRAR tests, the FX-8150 was able to really shine. This is a multi-threaded productivity app and the FX-8150 took full advantage. Showing that it’s not just an entertainment piece, the FX-8150 put up numbers on par with the 2600K in compression with even better throughput at stock clocks.
Gaming with the FX-8150 is absolutely solid and showed an improvement over the Phenom II and Thuban in almost all cases. Again, the Bulldozer CPU seemed to show an aptitude for more complex and CPU intensive games. Metro 2033 saw almost a 25% performance increase over a Phenom II 980 using the same video card. Real world mimicking benchmarks, like 3DMark 11, saw a huge jump in physics computation, and Unigine and Stone Giant displayed beautiful rendering. One immediately noticeable, but not measured, trait I saw was in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CoP. It has always been a sticking point that vegetation was seemingly rendered only as you got right on top of it. The FX-8150 rendered the scene significantly further into the distance, making for a much more realistic playing field.
It would seem that the FX-8150 has only one area where it may not meet expectations, and that is with older and single threaded software. Clock for clock, the FX-8150 shows minor improvement over the Phenom II/Thuban, but not the huge leaps we see in multi-threaded apps. Single threaded apps run very capably, but there are no mind boggling numbers, nor are there any performance issues of concern. As I stated previously, it is more of a situation where “runs single threaded apps very well” seems to pale next to its stellar multi-threaded performance. As apps become more complex, the FX-8150 will not only be ready for them, it will be eagerly awaiting them.

Reviewer's Opinion
It’s been a long wait for Bulldozer’s arrival, with the date being pushed back again and again. Naturally, that had me going in looking for the flaw that kept it from coming to market on any of the previous announced release dates. Was the architecture not yet ready? Were there microcode issues? Did they inexplicably catch fire when exposed to lemon meringue pies? Who knows, it was something, and after playing with the chip, my gut hunch is that “something” was a question of the right way to market it.
Bulldozer is new architecture, all new from the ground up. There isn’t another processor out there like it. Usually, there is something on the same page around, but this time there isn’t even anything in the same book store. It’s different and it is incredibly forward thinking. However, with different also comes a different type of performance, and the FX-8150 certainly has anything but traditional performance characteristics. Looking at synthetic benchmarks, they were all over the board in ways that made very little corresponding sense, so it wasn’t until I got to use the processor in actual applications that I got a feel for what it was all about.
The AMD FX-8150 absolutely excels in a multi-threaded environment. It seems the more you throw at it, the better it responds. Look at the WinRAR test, this was always a place that Intel came up big. It uses every available thread, and pushes them. Surprisingly, the FX-8150 absolutely chewed it up and spit it out, posting numbers better than either of its Sandy Bridge competitors. It’s been a long time since AMD has held that distinction.
Multi-threaded video encoding was again a big winner for the FX-8150. It ripped through videos in a flash. The x264 and Handbrake numbers speak for themselves. However, even more impressive was actually sitting with it working in Adobe Premiere. The snappy feeling during editing was outstanding, adding filters on the fly was flawless and when it came time for conversions or transcoding, the FX-8150 whipped through it like nothing. The feeling and speed was drastically different, and for the better.
Gaming was satisfying, and sometimes spectacular. Again, it seemed the more complex the game, the more outstanding the performance became.
With all of these, it was interesting watching Turbo Core work. With a CPU monitor set up, you could see the speed and voltage boosts at appropriate times. Though Turbo Core is not a new idea, the two step Turbo mode is. Only need four threads? Well, four threads at 4.2GHz all being used is much better than eight at 3.6GHz, with four sitting idle. A bit like an instant OC, with flexibility added to allow you to tweak the boost.
Where the FX-8150 doesn’t make improvements in leaps and bounds is in older and/or single threaded applications. It seems curious, but it seems to be a characteristic of the architecture. It doesn’t lose ground here from previous generations, the improvements just aren’t as drastic as they are in multi-threaded apps. I’m sure some are going to throw out the numbers from these and point to them as an issue. But my feeling is this, when was the last time you were typing a letter in Word 2003 and wished your CPU was faster? I am going to guess never. I sure haven’t.
On to the fun stuff….overclocking was a breeze. Like all of the Black Editions I have used, the FX-8150 much preferred a multiplier OC to a Ref Clock boost. 4.9GHz was stable on air, with normal operating temps staying within limits. Only once did it get dicey, and that was on a prolonged eight thread video transcode, and even then temps peaked at 66 centigrade. That may sound a bit hot for an AMD, but we are talking 8 cores, 1.525v under load. It’s going to generate heat, no way around it.
OC performance scaled nicely, though to the naked eye it may not seem as good as it actually is. You need to keep in mind that with stock clocks of 3.6GHz, the Turbo Core allows the CPU to jump to 4.2GHz. So much of the OC when under load is actually a bit smaller than the 1.3GHz you assume.
The AMD FX-8150 is possibly the most advanced processor on the market right now, and brings absolutely stunning performance to the latest and greatest apps out there. Do older apps get the same type of stunning upgrade? Well, no…but software is changing, and you have to make the break somewhere. Trying to be a “one size fits all” really means that “one size doesn’t fit anything correctly”.
The new AMD Bulldozer/Zambezi/Scorpius (call it what you will) architecture is forward thinking. The FX-8150 delivers smoking performance on the latest apps and games and, just as importantly, has the promise to evolve. Right now, it’s time for developers to get the software caught up to the FX-8150’s capabilities. It’s a top performer now and looks to be for some time to come. You can look at all of the out of context benchmarks you like, but in real world use, the AMD FX-8150 is ready to Bulldoze a lot of sand out of its way. If you appreciate the AMD FX-8150 for what it is, and what you are really going to be doing with it, it was worth every second of the wait.
Pros:

Incredible Multi Threaded Performance
Excellent Price/Performance Ratio
Smooth Working Turbo Core For Speed Boost
Dual Turbo Modes For Increased Boost In Lightly Threaded Apps
Maintains Excellent Temps At Stock Speeds
Black Edition With Unlocked Multiplier
Eight Physical Cores
Easily Achieves High Overclocks
Excellent OC Performance Scaling
Easily Tweaked With AOD For Maximum Performance

Cons:

Performance In Single Threaded Apps Not On Par With Multi-threaded

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Data, security and cloud identified as IT “super themes” in 2012

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:58:00 GMT

Big data, security and cloud identified as IT “super themes” in 2012

Dec 25, 2011

“Big data” analytics, security and cloud computing will be three of the most significant drivers of technological change in 2012, according to Ovum.
The predictions for the coming year also include the growing impact of social networking platforms on enterprise collaboration strategies, convergence of selected software-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM and marketing services, and the consumerisation of IT, which looks likely to accelerate the adoption of self-selected SaaS by line-of-business owners and the deployment of mobile device management solutions to support bring-your-own-device strategies, Ovum said.
The independent technology analyst also expects the role of the CIO to continue evolving next year as it faces strong pressure to develop operational and investment models that embrace technology-led innovation from all functional units within the organisation.
“The adoption of new smart devices and sophisticated web services in the consumer market is accelerating, extending the gap between user expectations and the services being delivered by corporate IT,” explained Tim Jennings, Ovum’s chief Analyst for Enterprise IT. “To minimise this disconnect the CIO will need to act as an enabler of innovation for the business, and this creates the opportunity to play a central role in both operational and commercial strategy.”
With an increase in the number of employee-owned devices being used in the workplace, datasecurity and best practice will remain a top concern for CIOs next year, analysts believe.
Organisations will need to protect and secure corporate information, whilst also providing access to corporate data on self-provisioned devices, Ovum said. However, selecting the right mobile device management or mobile desktop virtualisation solution must be accompanied by consideration of both country-specific employee data privacy and industry-specific compliance requirements.
“We expect these overarching themes to be pivotal to the success of business strategy next year. Only businesses considering the opportunities that each trend presents, and the challenges that may exist, will ensure that they remain at the forefront of their respective industries,” concluded Jennings.
According to Ovum, key predictions for 2012 include:

Cloud computing: 2012 to be the year of PaaS
Organisations’ approach to cloud will shift from a low-level infrastructure-as-a-service/cost-cutting discussion to a higher-level platform-as-a-service/SaaS discussion. Access to innovative mobile, social and collaborative apps underpinned by analytics and management reporting will drive adoption.
Big data and analytics: new data sources create transformation opportunities
Applying analytics to social media, machine-to-machine and location data will create new business opportunities and drive new investment in business intelligence and data warehousing infrastructure. However, only organisations using big data and analytics in a transformative way will realise substantial benefits. The advanced “social media command/control centre” will increase in appeal as more organisations engage directly with their markets and constituencies through the vehicle of social media, rather than via marketing services agencies, and look to measure the effectiveness of their investments in this channel.
Security: mobility multiplies the data leakage points
Going forward, organisations must learn to live in a state of compromise and should plan and act as though they have already been breached. The flip of the consumerisation of IT is that customer complaint will increasingly take the form a malicious attack on the corporate network. The use of employee-owned devices also will continue to grow the number of data leakage points for the enterprise. This will continue to drive both the need for more rigorous penetration testing and advanced MDM capabilities.
IT consumerisation: a source of contention in the workplace
The consumerisation of corporate IT will create contention within the workplace as line-of-business owners confront the CIO, arguing that the corporate IT function is no longer able to satisfy the particular requirements of the department. “Personal computer” gives way to “personal cloud” as users consume mobile and web apps, making bring your own software (BYOS) more common than bring your own device (BYOD). Consumers will increasingly provide new sales channels for vendors to sell into the enterprise, so the role of the CIO has to change in order to deal with “proliferative innovation” – technological innovation driven from all parts of the organisation.

Social media: rapid growth in social enterprise platforms
The social networking market will not see any major disruption to its current growth trajectory in 2012, and Facebook will continue to drive the evolution of employee communications as organisations look to enterprise social networking software. However, as Facebook has turned its social networking service into a platform, there will be a growing focus on third-party application development for emerging social enterprise platforms such as Jive and Yammer. Ovum expects to see innovative new services pushed into the enterprise through this channel by new market entrants.

Mobility: tablets deployed as an enterprise tool
Mobile apps in both the commercial and public sectors will mature to become a lever for change and innovation in 2012. The debate over native apps vs. browser-based apps will continue to be driven by the growing exploitation of HTML5 and CSS5. The tablet computer will continue to see deployment by the enterprise for specific roles, particularly for customer-facing staff in service industries, as a tool to close the knowledge gap with customers who themselves are increasingly armed with product and price search services on their own smart devices.

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Samsung Series 9 900X3A

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Lighter and arguably thinner than Apple's Macbook Air, the 13.3in, Series 9 900X3A may not be as pretty and attracts more fingerprints, but offers far more power and connectivity. Combined with a truly excellent screen, surprisingly good speakers, the best touchpad on any Windows laptop and decent battery life, if you're looking for one of the thinnest and lightest Windows 7 machines around it's an excellent choice and well worth its high asking price.

Introduction, Build and Design

When it comes to designer computer hardware, few companies are as emulation-worthy as Apple. Its 13in Macbook Air has been the standard by which sleek ultraportables have been judged since the original Air came out in 2008. Few companies are in a better a position to challenge this dominance as Samsung, and indeed the Korean giant attempted to do so with its X360. While a very stylish machine, it wasn't without its faults and wasn't as thin or sleek as the Air. However, this time around Samsung is back with a rival machine that's not only thinner and lighter than the Macbook Air, but packs in goodies like a Sandy Bridge Core i5 processor, USB 3.0 and a backlit keyboard without compromising on battery life. Can the 13.3in Series 9 900X3A beat Apple's latest?

Well, it certainly kicks the competition to the curb when it comes to specifications, connectivity and performance. But as it's aimed at the designer crowd, let's take a look at its visual appeal and build first.

Though Samsung quotes its laptop as being thinner than the latest Air revision, things aren't quite as straightforward as that. While Apple's laptop tapers from 17mm to a super-svelte 3mm, Samsung's effort 'only' manages 16.3mm to 15.9 from end to end. Impressive as that might be considering the amount of connectivity and processing power stuffed inside the 900X3A's chassis, it means that it doesn't look nearly as slim and minimalistic as its rival.

Thankfully it's also lighter, though again only just: at 1.31kg compared to the Air's 1.32kg, the difference is not really noticeable.

What about build? For its outer shell and palm rest the 9 Series uses Duralumin, an aluminium alloy that's twice as strong as the regular stuff, to ensure this is one of the more rugged metal-clad laptops around. However, whether this impression is true or not, it simply doesn't feel as sturdy in the hand as Apple's milled aluminium chassis.

Essentially, the Air feels like it's been carved out of a single block of metal, while the 900X3A feels like metal panels have been attached to a frame. Don't get us wrong; the 900X3A is still one of the best-built ultraportables we've had through the office, with perfectly fitted parts and barely a hint of flex. And it looks pretty special too, especially given the black livery.

That said, while the lid sports a brushed finish that's very attractive and the silver Samsung logo set to the side is by no means unsightly, even picking the 900X3A up once will result in a plethora of highly visible fingerprints, and the lid's hinges also break up the laptop's smooth lines. Furthermore, the lid's metal top layer extends over the plastic screen surround below, a design feature that isn't particularly appealing and gives an incoherent impression. The effect is exacerbated by the edge being left unpainted; a touch that would otherwise be desirable but here does highlight this issue.

Opening the 900X3A up, we're greeted by a similarly cohesively-challenged interior due again to that recessed screen bezel with its protruding metal outer edge, and Samsung's decision to use a combination of metal and glossy plastic in the keyboard surround. If it had just used metal only for the entire base, this would be a notably more premium-looking machine. Fingerprints are again a serious issue, and you'll want to wipe the palm-rests regularly.

Another annoyance is that the glossy plastics used in the base and the screen's bezel are different, with the former sporting the extremely subtle gold-flecked effect we saw on many previous Samsung laptops including the premium X360. We're also not sure about the shiny silver power button - we see what Samsung was trying to achieve but we don't feel it's quite worked.

So far, we've been quite negative regarding the 900X3A's looks, but let's just put things into perspective: this is only in comparison to the Macbook Air, to which no other ultraportable has come even close where sheer style is concerned. On its own merits and when compared to the rest of the Windows laptop market, Samsung's slick, light and well-built 9 Series is one of the most attractive entrants to be found.

If Samsung were to have used a less fingerprint-prone finish for its Duralumin, removed the protruding edges, used metal for the entire base and etched the power button, its 900X3A would have been a real winner in the design stakes. As is, it's attractive but not totally lust-worthy.

When it comes to usability, things are far less ambiguous. The isolation or Chiclet keyboard features well-spaced, matt black keys. Layout is flawless, though we do miss the X360's extra function keys which were tucked in to either side of the cursor keys.

Feedback is shallow but decent considering how little space Samsung has to work with, and the 'click' the keys provide is subtle but adequate. Our only complaint is that on a few occasions the touchpad inadvertently registered our palm-movements and changed the cursor position during typing - something that can be managed with the touchpad software.

One important advantage the Series 9 has over Apple's Air is that it offers a backlit keyboard (though the original Macbook Air also had one, Apple removed this feature in its latest refreshes). Samsung's backlighting system can be controlled manually or automatically by an ambient light sensor which worked flawlessly in our testing, and you can choose between no fewer than seven different brightness settings.

What really stands out from the crowd and its Samsung predecessors, though, is the 900X3A's superb touchpad. Constructed from a single sheet of unmarked, sand-blasted black glass, the large multi-touch pad looks and feels lovely. Its surface offers the ideal blend of smooth and textured, and is very responsive.

We've had serious issues with touchpads integrating their buttons into the touch surface in the past. The HP TouchSmart tm2 is the most problematic example, but Samsung's own SF310 also caused some annoyance.

However, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220t convinced us it could be done right on a Windows laptop, and now Samsung takes this a step further: we actually prefer the 900X3A's touchpad to any other we've tried, including those with physical buttons. The integrated 'buttons' here offer perfect feedback with a positive click and absolutely no dead zone, and the pad never misinterpreted our presses as touches. Brilliant! Compared to the Air's touchpad, it's essentially a dead heat, which is really saying something considering how highly we regard that.

From the 900X3A's class-leading touchpad things only get better, especially when it comes to audio and video. Considering how little space the 1.5W speakers have to play with, the volume levels they produce are nothing short of amazing. Admittedly they distort at maximum and are inevitably lacking in the bass department, but even with the volume turned down we would be more than happy to use these for entertainment.

If anything, the screen is even more impressive. In fact, if we hadn't just reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad X220t with its lovely IPS-panel display, we would be classing this as the best display we had seen on a small laptop. As you might have guessed from that, the 900X3A still uses good old TN, but this 13.3in panel doesn't display many of the weaknesses we would usually associate with the technology.

First off, there are its viewing angles. Horizontally, they are close to infinite with hardly any drop-off in contrast or corruption of colour. Even viewing from the top results in minimal contrast and colour shift, leaving the image eminently viewable. Only when viewing from the bottom do things become unwatchable, and on a laptop that's not a likely scenario.

Then there's the contrast and backlighting. Backlighting was very even with not a hint of bleed, meaning no distracting pale splotches while viewing dark material. Black levels were also superb, so you can really pick out every detail in dark and gritty movies and games, regardless of how bright you set the backlight.

Speaking of brightness, this is another factor that sets the Samsung apart. At 400 nits, Samsung claims its 900X3A has the brightest display of its size in the world, and after nearly getting our retinas seared off we're not about to argue. The display can go from almost completely dark for ultra battery saving to painfully bright, which is handy when trying to work or play in a sunny location.

Combined with excellent sharpness, we really can't think of any negatives with this screen, especially since Samsung has made the excellent decision of going for a matt screen finish to keep reflections to a minimum! We would even say it beats that on the 13.3in Macbook Air, except Apple offers a higher 1,440 x 900 resolution compared to the 900X3A's 1,366 x 768. This may sound like a deal breaker but in use the Series 9 still feels like it has plenty of desktop real estate.

Rounding off the Series 9's audio-visual talents is high-definition (720p) webcam, yet another win over its closest rival.

Connectivity is also streets ahead, mainly due to the presence of USB 3.0. Because the laptop's tapered sides are too thin to accommodate even USB ports without sticking out, Samsung has implemented a rather nifty solution: three ports each on both the left and right side are found when you pull down magnetically-held flaps. We feared these would be a weak point and might break with constant use, but in our testing we found the mechanism to be very sturdy.

On the left we have a proprietary Gigabit Ethernet port which requires an adapter to hook up, a micro HDMI port and a USB 3.0, or SuperSpeed port. As a further point in its favour, Samsung actually supplies the Ethernet adapter as standard, rather than making it an expensive optional extra as with Apple's Air.

On the right you'll find a micro-SD card reader, 3.5mm headphone/microphone jack and always-on USB port which can be used to charge devices even if the laptop is turned off. Last but not least, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi N are also on board.

The good news continues with the 900X3A's specifications, with the headline being its use of a dual-core Intel Core i5-2537M. Intel's new Sandy Bridge low voltage mobile processors provide the best efficiency to performance ratios on the market, so though its standard clock speed is only 1.4GHz, this can turbo clock up to 2.3GHz and utilizes Hyperthreading to provide up to four virtual cores. Its CPU alone makes the 900X3A the most powerful ultraportable in its class, and will completely wipe the floor with the Macbook Air's paltry 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, which is by now two generations behind.

The 9 Series also ships with 4GB of RAM as standard, an upgrade for which Apple charges £80. It's configured in a single stick of 4GB taking up one of the two DIMM slots so Samsung can conceivably offer models with 8GB of RAM in the future. What's more, though Samsung obviously doesn't encourage ripping the laptop apart, it may theoretically be possible to upgrade these yourself.

Thanks to its Sandy Bridge processor paired with a fast 128GB SSD,
the 900X3A trounces most laptops in the performance stakes.

For storage there's a capacious 128GB SSD (leaving you with a 98GB capacity as a 21GB section is reserved for a recovery partition), and though the 13.3in Air offers the same capacity, its SSD is likely to be slower due to using an older controller. We're yet to confirm how this is configured, and thus how easy it might be to upgrade, but we suspect it will be something of a chore to do so.

The only area where the Air still wins out in terms of internal specs is in offering dedicated graphics, albeit in the shape of the rather dated Nvidia GeForce 320M. This is better for light 3D gaming and Photoshop, but Intel's integrated HD-3000 solution comes out tops for hardware video decoding.

As expected, the OS of choice is Windows 7 Home Premium, and the install is fairly clean with only a few Samsung applications. Samsung's proprietary fast-booting software ensures that Windows boot times are reduced to as little as a claimed 15 seconds, and in our testing the 900X3A came close with an average of 20 seconds. One minor annoyance is Samsung's Wireless app which keeps notifying you of the available connections every five minutes, but this can easily be turned off.

As with the Air, the six-cell, 46Wh battery in the 900X3A is non-removable, so we were hoping Samsung's quoted battery life of seven hours wasn't an exaggeration. Again, the Series 9 allayed our fears by providing over four hours with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, while switching these off and lowering the brightness to the 40 percent equivalent we run the Productivity test at on other laptops resulted in a solid seven hours and 20 minutes.

In general use the 900X3A stays cool, only getting warm on the left and running very quietly even under load. In fact, in anything but the quietest environment it's completely inaudible.

Finally, we come to value, and this might come as a bit of a shock: the MSRP of the 900X3A is a whopping £1,299! However, to put this seemingly high price into context, keep in mind that Apple charges £1,227 for its Air with 4GB of RAM and an Ethernet adapter. For only £70 more, the Samsung might not look as sexy or offer as high a resolution on its otherwise superior screen, but provides a vastly better processor and platform, fast external connectivity with USB 3.0, a backlit keyboard and, of course, Windows 7.

Our only real complaint, aside from the somewhat underwhelming design (again, only when compared to the Macbook Air – among Windows 7 laptops it has few rivals) is its high-maintenance glossy finish, and it would have been nice to see an included cleaning cloth and carrying case when paying this much.

We're also rather disappointed that the 11in Series 9 is not set to be making it over to this side of the Atlantic; yet another case of Europe being left out in the cold. Hopefully, if the 13in model is successful, Samsung will be persuaded to change its mind.

[b]Verdict[/b]

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We find out which processors offer the best value for money in an even more confusing world of chipsets and sockets

Every year, CPUs get faster. That's how PC technology rolls. But once in a while, a new processor comes along that slaps the market upside the head and forces a change in expectations in terms of value and performance. Intel's new Sandy Bridge chips do just that.
They're game changers for both good and bad. For starters they're bonkers quick. The new quad-core Core i7 2600K is so fast, it makes Intel's six-core Core i7s look overpriced and silly.
Sandy Bridge also brings several new technologies to the table including a pukka fusion architecture - that's CPU and graphics processing on the same slice of silicon - and heterogeneous computing. If that sounds like digital double-speak it essentially means the new Sandy Bridge chips have specialised circuitry designed to do specific jobs, such as video encoding, faster than ever before.
Of course, Intel's Sandy Bridge processors don't make every other CPU on sale instantly redundant. But they do demand a reassessment of what represents both value for money and a sensible upgrade path.
If, for instance, you are currently running an older Intel Core 2 processor, does it make sense to build a new system based on the Intel LGA1,156 socket bearing in mind that Sandy Bridge chips require the latest LGA1,155 socket?
Likewise, while many AMD CPUs certainly offer superb value for money, the performance gap to Intel has now grown to truly epic proportions. Chips towards the top of AMD's price list certainly look precariously positioned.
Then there's the question of overclocking. It's disappointing that Intel has decided to severely limit overclocking with most Sandy Bridge chips. Even so, the unlocked K series are absolute screamers.
You could also argue Intel's latest chips are so powerful, overclocking is unnecessary.
The other major question Sandy Bridge poses is whether you need a discrete graphics card. For sure, if you're remotely serious about gaming, a pukka graphics card is essential. But for everyone else Intel's latest integrated video core is good enough for light gaming and has a superb 2D feature set. Time to reveal our thoughts…
If you're boning up for any kind of CPU upgrade or overhaul, you need to know about Intel's new Sandy Bridge chips. That's not because they're the only sensible choice. It's a question of context. You simply cannot judge the merits of other CPUs or appreciate the direction of PC technology development unless you understand what makes Sandy Bridge chips tick.
First, you'll need to identify the new Sandy Bridge processors in Intel's stupidly overcomplicated price lists. In its infinite wisdom, Intel has carried over the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 branding. Similarly, Intel has maintained the essential meaninglessness of those labels.
Yes, performance and features tend to improve as the number increases. But just like existing i3, i5 and i7 chips, there's no consistency. A Sandy Bridge Core i5 might have two cores. But it might also have four. Dumb.
Anyhow, the way you identify the new Sandy Bridge processors is the quadruple-digit '2000' suffix. Thus, the Core i5 2500 is a quad-core chip supporting four threads and an official clockspeed of 3.3GHz, while a Core i7 2600 is a quad-core chip with eight threads and a 3.4GHz clock. Got that?
At launch, there are 13 Sandy Bridge processors ranging from dual-core, quad-thread chips through to quad-core, eight-thread models. As if that wasn't baffling enough, some of those 13 launch CPUs are further distinguished by a suffix letter.
T and S series processors are low power variants. For instance, the Core i5 2500T is rated at just 45W compared to the 95W of the standard i5 2500.
Finally, there are the K series chips. Currently, there are just two, the i5 2500K and i7 2600K. They're identical to their letterless brethren save for one crucial feature, an unlocked CPU mulitplier.
As we'll see, thanks to Intel's new attitude to overclocking that's an extremely important distinction.
Subtle details
In terms of basic architecture, the CPU side of Sandy Bridge doesn't look that special at first glance. Intel is sticking with dual and quad-core models at launch with six and eight-core versions to follow.
Intel hasn't revealed launch dates for these more powerful chips, but we're expecting the six-core model in the second half of 2011 and the eight-core monster in 2012.
All Sandy Bridge processors are sired by Intel's most advanced 32nm production process, which is around half way through its two-year shelf life. Internally, Intel has overhauled Sandy Bridge's execution cores, netting roughly 10 per cent more performance per core and per clock cycle.
If that doesn't sound dramatic, Intel has seriously cranked up the clocks. That's not immediately obvious from the headline specifications. The top 2600K chip, for instance, is officially a 3.4GHz. That's only slightly quicker than Intel's performance king, the 3.33GHz Core i7 980X.
But here's the thing. The 2600K slots in at the high end of Intel's mid range. It costs about the same as the existing Core i7 875K, a 3.06GHz processor. That's not all. With Sandy Bridge, Intel has introduced the 2.0 revision of its Turbo Boost technology.
You can read our detailed thoughts on Turbo Boost 2.0, both good and bad, in the 2600K review. But for now, simply know this. In our experience, the 2600K runs at 3.8GHz regardless of how many cores are active. It's one quick puppy.
Raw CPU power alone would be enough to recommend the new Sandy Bridge family. And yet these chips have some seriously special sauce that has nothing to do with traditional PC processing.
Instead, Sandy Bridge breaks new ground in graphics. Firstly, it's the first bona fide fusion processor. That means it has both CPU cores and graphics processing on a single slice of silicon. It's all part of a broader trend towards system-on-a-chip (SoC) in all digital devices.
Smartphones are rapidly closing in on full SoC status and PCs won't be too far behind. Admittedly, it'll be a few years yet before the graphics core integrated into a CPU is good enough for proper gaming. But with Sandy Bridge, Intel has really lifted the game for integrated graphics.
The new HD Graphics 3000 core in the i5 2500K and i6 2600K is at least twice as fast as any previous integrated GPU. That's the good news. The bad news is that the HD Graphics 3000 and its 12 execution units is limited to those two models.
All other desktop Sandy Bridge processors make do with the HD Graphics 2000 and six execution units. What makes that really bizarre is that the other six execution units are indeed present in the other Sandy Bridge models. Intel, in its wisdom, has simply turned them off for marketing reasons.
Given that the 2500K ans 2600K are enthusiast-class chips with unlocked multipliers and therefore likely to be paired with discrete graphics cards, it's a crazy decision. If any Sandy Bridge processors really need higher performing integrated graphics, it's the lower end models that will end up in those set-top boxes and super-quiet media centres that could benefit from a boost in gaming performance.

Whatever, there's one further aspect to Sandy Bridge's near-SoC architecture and it involves another buzz term, heterogeneous computing. The idea here is that computer chips will increasingly combine both general purpose processors and purpose-built units capable of crunching particular workloads super fast thanks to hardware acceleration.
In other words, the future of PC processors is not more and more cores. In fact, it might well turn out to be the case that four traditional processor cores are enough for any future consumer-level computing task. But, courtesy of ever increasing transistor counts, those cores will be joined by a number a special-purpose units designed to tear through tasks like video encoding, encryption and, further out, perhaps even facial recognition. The specifics are hard to predict, but with Sandy Bridge, that process has started.
The relevant feature is the Quick Sync Video transcoder engine. Built into the integrated graphics core, Quick Sync Video combines dedicated circuitry with the parallel processing capability of the 3D execution units to deliver massive video transcoding performance.
Compared to even the immense software encoding capability of the Core i7 2600K, Quick Sync Video is at least three to four times quicker in comparable video encoding benchmarks. Then factor in the 2-4x performance advantage of the best Sandy Bridge chip compared to the likes of an old Core 2 Duo CPU and you have a double-digit factor performance improvement for video encoding alone.
Impressive as that is, Intel has made using Quick Sync Video thoroughly problematical thanks to limitations involving chipsets and discrete graphics. You can read more about those issues in the Core i5 2500K and and Core i7 2600K reviews. But the gist is that the people most likely to want to use Quick Sync Video are also the most likely to run into problems due to how Intel and the motherboard manufacturers have implemented the new features. It's pretty dumb.
The final part of the Sandy Bridge puzzle is overclocking. You could say Intel has spoilt us in recent years. After all, we've become accustom to 1GHz-plus overclocks on the majority of Intel chips. Just hop into the BIOS, give the baseclock a bump and say hello to 4GHz computing.
With Sandy Bridge, however, the party is over. The K Series chips aside, overclocking is limited to a maximum of 400MHz additional clockspeed using the partially unlocked CPU multiplier.
Admittedly, the K series chips are unlocked up to a theoretical 5.7GHz. But they're slightly more expensive chips - costing between £20 and £40 more than the standard model. The beauty of the old regime was that you could pick up a low-clocked cheapo version and crank it up to beyond-Extreme-Edition clocks. Those simple days are now over.
Down the upgrade path
If that's everything you need to know about Sandy Bridge, how does it plug into the CPU-upgrade conundrum?
Much depends on both the socket and CPU you are running. Starting with Intel platforms, the first thing you can do is disregard the LGA1,366 socket completely. In our esteemed opinion, it's a dead platform.
For starters, the only LGA1,366 chips that are faster than the best Sandy Bridge CPUs are the offensively overpriced Gulftown Core i7 900 series six-core models. Making matters worse, LGA1,366 is not long for this world.
When Intel brings out more powerful Sandy Bridge derived chips later this year with added cores, they'll come with yet another new socket, known as LGA2,011. Essentially, there is no upgrade path from a Gulftown processor.
Another easy Intel platform to deal with is any kind of quad-core processor in the LGA 775 socket. If your current rig fits that description, don't bother with a simple CPU upgrade. Either live with what you have for a while longer or go all the way with a Sandy Bridge based solution.
On the other hand, if you're running a low-clocked dual-core chip on LGA 775, you have more options. You could pick up a cheap quad-core Yorkfield CPU, such as the Core 2 Quad Q8300 and clock the twangers off it. We'd certainly recommend that option if it's gaming that really gets you going.
Alternatively, if video encoding is your bag, you might like to go for an AMD system based on one of the Phenom II X6 Thuban six-core processors. These can be had for less than £150. Factor in the typically low cost of AMD motherboards plus a little overclocking and you have a fairly funky encoding rig for a surprisingly low outlay.
As for owners of LGA1,156 systems, it's you we feel most sorry for. Intel has seriously shifted the boundaries in terms of price and performance with Sandy Bridge and we reckon it's shocking that LGA1,156 owners have been left behind.
To make it absolutely clear, we believe Intel could have architected Sandy Bridge to be largely or entirely compatible with existing LGA1,156 motherboards with few if any architectural compromises. Whatever the truth, the fact is there's nowhere to go for LGA1,156 users.

With AMD not currently offering anything to beat LGA1,156 systems, it's an all or nothing upgrade to LGA1,155. Sickening stuff given that LGA1,156 has been around for barely 18 months.
But what AMD systems? Traditionally, AMD pays a lot more attention to both the long term interests of its customers and backwards compatibility. Socket AM2 dates back to 2006 and yet all of AMD's current chips are theoretically compatible with AM2 boards and ye olde DDR2 memory.
In practice, your mileage will vary according to BIOS support. But there are plenty of old AM2 boards, for instance, that support the latest six-core Phenom II X6 chips. Therefore, if you have an AM2 or indeed an AM2+ board and a processor dating back to that era, it's extremely likely the most cost effective upgrade path will be an new chip from AMD. Hell, even if your budget is super-tight, you have options.
The Athlon II X4 645 quad-core is great for multi-threaded software if not so stellar for gaming. It's yours for under £90. A bargain in other words.
For AM3 owners, things are a little more complicated. If you already have a quad-core processor and gaming glory is your thing, a six-core Phenom II X6 isn't going to do much for you. In that case, you have two choices. Either you go turncoat and switch to Intel Sandy Bridge or you ride out the clock until the second half of 2011 and await the arrival of Bulldozer.
We won't know for sure until it's release, but it's currently looking like AMD's mythical Bulldozer architecture won't be compatible with the AM3 socket. Assuming your current system performance isn't getting you down, we'd be very tempted to at least wait and see whether Bulldozer delivers on the promise of a radical new CPU architecture before upgrading.
All of which means a few universal conclusions can be drawn. Firstly, both of Intel's LGA1,156 and LGA1,366 platforms should be avoided in terms of buying both a CPU and motherboard. Only LGA1,155 makes sense from Intel.
At the same time, AMD remains surprisingly relevant mainly thanks to the provision of lengthy backwards compatibility. It's a lesson Intel would be well advised to learn. That might just happen if AMD's upcoming Bulldozer chips really take the fight to Intel. Only then will Intel be forced to treat its customers right.

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Are four CPU cores as many as you're ever likely to need? Looking at Intel's monstrous new Sandy Bridge chips, the Core i5 2500K and Core i7 2600K, it's tempting to conclude just that.
For starters, they deliver enough performance to make even Intel's quickest six-core processors seem surplus to any sane requirements.
What's more, the new Sandy Bridgers introduce a new concept in personal computing that we reckon is likely to be very important going forward.
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AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE - £150

Another day, another minor variation on a familiar theme from AMD. By now you'll know our equally familiar refrain regarding the circa-2003 origins of AMD's performance PC processors, up to and including the latest Thuban sixcore models.
But if AMD's underlying CPU architecture is ancient, even the latest derivatives are getting on a bit.
The Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition is the newest chip in AMD's quad-core Phenom II range, but it uses the same old 45nm Deneb die first seen nearly two years ago.
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE - £214

How grim are things looking for AMD right now? We refer you to the pricing of this processor. The Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition is AMD's finest - a six-core masterpiece with operating frequencies close to 4GHz.
In isolation, it's a wonderful achievement. And yet it's yours for a little over £200. Not only is that less than a third the price of Intel's most expensive chip, the mighty Core i7 980X Extreme Edition, it's also around the same price as (or cheaper than) 13 Intel processors.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 - £260

An Intel LGA775 processor in a PC Format group test? At the beginning of 2011? Given the shoeing we've subjected AMD to for selling ancient CPUs, you might wonder what devilry convinced us to slip in a dusty old Core 2 chip from Intel.
There is, however, some method to our madness. With this LGA775 chip, we hope to achieve two things. Firstly, we want to provide some context to the CPU market as a whole. In other words, how far have we come in the last three or four years?
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Intel Core i5 760 - £150

Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. So said Sir Humphrey Appleby to the hapless Jim Hacker in the old BBC favourite, Yes, Prime Minister. What Sir Humphrey meant was that times change and we must change with them.
The Intel Core i5 760 may have only been around since September 2010, but Sir Humphrey's maxim applies all the same. The problem is the arrival of Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors, and the LGA1155 socket that comes with them.
It means you can't buy a Core i5 760 with an LGA1,156 motherboard today and upgrade to a Sandy Bridge processor tomorrow. The loss of one pin with the new socket is enough to completely bork compatibility with Intel LGA1156 CPUs.
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Intel Core i5 2500K - £184

This cut-price version of an all-conquering chip is very much our bag when it comes to affordable performance. Admittedly, Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors aren't strictly speaking high-end CPUs.
Intel's two six-core Westmere processors, the Core i7 970 and Core i7 980X Extreme Edition, remain top of the pile for now. But even with just four cores, the new Core i7 2600K is an absolute screamer. It's fast enough to make those six-core Gulftowns seem pointless.
What the 2600K isn't is cheap. We'd expected it to appear on our favourite online stores within dashing distance of £200. Instead, it's over £250, which only makes the new Core i5 2500K even more attractive.
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Intel Core i7 930 - £220

There can be no argument that Intel makes the fastest, most powerful and most technologically advanced PC processors in Christendom. But the chip colossus doesn't half do its best to wind us up in the process.
The Core i7 930 is a great example. It's getting on a bit, based as it is on the Bloomfield core that's been knocking around since November 2008. But it still has some impressive number crunching chops thanks to a solid specification.
It's a 45nm quad-core chip supporting eight threads thanks to HyperThreading technology, and clocks in nominally at 2.8GHz with a maximum Turbo frequency of 3.06GHz.
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Intel Core i7 2600K - £251

Here's a handy fact: the future of all computing is SoC. By that we mean system on a chip, where a single slice of silicon contains everything from CPU cores to graphics, I/O, radios and more.
Already, mobile and embedded computing devices have pretty much moved to an SoC model. The PC is also on its way. That's the context you need to grasp to understand Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors in general, and the Core i7 2600K in particular.
Yes, it doesn't make sense superficially to have a high-performance PC processor with compulsory integrated graphics, but the PC will take many years to achieve full SoC status. Sandy Bridge is just one step on that path, albeit a very significant one.
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Bench analysis: Making sense of an awful lot of numbers
The benchmark figures only go on to justify the Core i5 2500K as the winner in this processor showdown. In terms of price/performance metrics, there really is no comparison.
It's startlingly close to the numbers the performance power-house i7 2600K pumps out, but is significantly cheaper. It's also made a habit in this test of out-performing the Bloomfield Core i7 930, and that's without the i7 stalwart of HyperThreading.
The i7 930 has access to eight threads of processing power compared to the Core i5 2500K's single-threaded four cores. Interestingly it's also one of the most power efficient processors in the test too, with a peak power performance bettered only by the previous generation's i5 and the Athlon II X4 645.
That Athlon II quad core chip though acquits itself well, and represents a quality upgrade for anyone still labouring under a low-end, dual-core CPU and can't afford to make the step up to a full-fledged hexcore Phenom II X6.

And the best CPU is...
Predictably enough the winner is Intel's second generation Core processors, those Sandy Bridge chips. Not only do they blow everything vaguely close to them out of the water performance-wise, but they also represent the future of processor design.
And we're not just talking Intel CPU design either; AMD is also going down the CPU/GPU fusion route represented by these system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors and cunningly calling its setup Fusion; smart cookies AMD.
We'll have the first of its Fusion chips for your delectation next month, for now though Sandy Bridge remains the finest example of graphics on chip.
The top CPU in the test though isn't the fastest of the new Sandy Bridge chips. Granted the i7 2600K is a phenomenal processor, but its relatively high price puts it in second place to its little brother.
The Core i5 2500K really is the gamer's choice right now, if you're looking to pick up a brand new gaming rig then you would do well to go for one based around this new chip.
The problem with the Sandy Bridge chips though is that what they also represent is a total rig upgrade. There's no upgrade path leading through the forest of tech to the sunlit glade of Sandy Bridge computing. Thanks to Intel's choice of a brand new LGA 1155 socket for these new chips it's a question of throwing out your existing setup and starting again from the beginning.
The fact there is only a one-pin difference between the previous Lynnfield LGA 1,156 and the new Sandy Bridge LGA 1,155 sockets feels a bit like a slap in the face to anyone sitting on a previous generation rig. Indeed those on a Bloomfield LGA 1,366 socket are likewise in the mire too.
There's nowhere to go for them either unless they want to drop £600 to £700 on a Gulftown, six-core CPU. In any case the i7 2600K is horrifically close in performance metrics to those hex-core monsters too.
This is where AMD has been the little guy's hero for the last few years. It has stuck by its sockets, offering backwards compatibility long after Intel sockets have become clogged with dust. Anyone with a DDR3-capable AMD motherboard has access to the full lineup of its CPUs, from dual-core Athlon IIs right up to the pinnacle of AMD's processor design, the hex-core Thubanbased Phenom IIs.
Whatever your budget on an AMD system then there is a CPU upgrade to match. The Athlon II X4 645 on test here demonstrates that even those with a low-end dual-core can find a quality upgrade for less than a ton. The quad-core goodness of the X4 645 gives impressive performance figures, even if its gaming power leaves a little to be desired.
At the top end of the AMD lineup though the Phenom II X6 1100T is tough to recommend. A step down the hex-core ladder though and you can pick up a number-crunching beast of a processor in the Phenom II X6 1055T for a paltry £145.
Again its gaming performance is nothing to write home about compared to the Intel CPUs, but it's pure processor performance is right up there with the best of them. Unfortunately the upgrade train is going to stop soon with the release of the AM3+ socket for Bulldozer. All existing AM3 CPUs will fit in the socket, but again thanks to a single-pin difference, the Bulldozer CPUs simply wont work in AM3 boards.
Right now though, it's all about Sandy Bridge and the Core i5 2500K in particular. If you're after a brand new rig then that's the base you want to be starting with.
We've sourced a machine from YOYOTech in the shape of the Warbird SB4.6CS, and a lovely thing it is too. But for the ultimate gaming PC you'll want to build it yourself. That way you can tailor it perfectly to your own personal needs.

AMD FX-series 'Bulldozer' New pricing leaked.

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:49:00 +0100

Will the real benchmarks please stand up?

Leaked pricing has appeared for upcoming AMD high-end FX processors based on the new Bulldozer core, revealing processors set to cost between $188 (£118) and $266 (£168).
CPU World managed to catch US reseller Bottom Line publishing pricing for the new six and eight core AMD FX line of processors ahead of the official launch.
The six-core FX-6100 running at 3.3GHz with 3.9GHz turbo and 6MB of L2 cache appeared priced at $188.32, around £118, while the eight core FX-8120 clocked at 3.1GHz with 4GHz turbo and 8MB of L2 cache is priced at $221.73 or £139.
The high end FX-8150, again an eight-core processor, clocked at 3.6GHz with 4.2GHz turbo and the same 8MB of L2 cache tops out at $266.28 or £168 British shekels.
Anandtech pointed out that AMD's processor design is something between Intel's HyperThreading implementation and a true "dual-core" design with each pair of processors sharing some hardware components.

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List of future AMD microprocessors

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:45:00 +0100

Desktop processors

[edit] Llano (32nm)

[edit] Lynx

Slightly improved models will launch in Q4 with the model numbers being increased by 20 (i.e. the A4-3400 is being replaced by the A4-3420, the A8-3850 by the A8-3870 etc).

Model Number	CPU cores	CPU Freq.	L2 Cache	Turbo Core	Model GPU	GPU Config	GPU Freq.	TDP	Release Date
E2-3200	2	2400MHz	1 MB	n/a	HD 6370D	160:8:4	443 MHz	65 W	Q3 2011
A4-3400	2	2700MHz	2 MB	n/a	HD 6410D	160:8:4	600 MHz	65 W	Q3 2011
A6-3600	4	2100MHz	4 MB	2400MHz	HD 6530D	320:16:8	443 MHz	65 W	Q3 2011
A8-3800	4	2400MHz	4 MB	2700MHz	HD 6550D	400:20:8	600 MHz	65 W	Q3 2011

[edit] Bulldozer-based

[edit] "Zambezi" (32 nm, 8-core)

4 AMD Bulldozer modules
Support new ISA: XOP, FMA4, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AES, CLMUL
Support fusion of CMP and JMP instructions
Advanced Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory Sub-System
Native support for DDR3-1866
Socket AM3+ (Not fully compatible with AM3 and incompatible with AM2+)
AMD Turbo Core 2.0
Tentative release date Q3 2011 ^[1]^[2]

Model Number	# of Cores	Base Freq.	Turbo Core	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	TDP	Socket	Release Date	Price
FX-8170P	8	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	125 W	AM3+
FX-8150P	8	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	125 W	AM3+
FX-8130P	8	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	125 W	AM3+	Q3 2011	$320
FX-8120	8	3.1 GHz	4.0 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	125 W	AM3+
FX-8120	8	3.1 GHz	4.0 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	95 W	AM3+
FX-8110	8	3.6 GHz	4.0 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	95 W	AM3+	Q3 2011	$290
FX-8100	8	2.8 GHz	3.7 GHz	4 x 2MB	8MB	95 W	AM3+
FX-6120	6	?? GHz	?? GHz	3 x 2MB	8MB	95 W	AM3+
FX-6110	6	?? GHz	?? GHz	3 x 2MB	6MB	95 W	AM3+	Q3 2011	$240
FX-6100	6	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz	3 x 2MB	6MB	95 W	AM3+
FX-4120	4	?? GHz	?? GHz	2 x 2MB	4MB	95 W	AM3+
FX-4110	4	?? GHz	?? GHz	2 x 2MB	4MB	95 W	AM3+	Q3 2011	$220
FX-4100	4	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz	2 x 2MB	4MB	95 W	AM3+

[edit] Server and workstation processors

[edit] Bulldozer-based

[edit] "Interlagos" (32 nm, 16-core)

8 AMD Bulldozer modules (two dies as MCM)
HyperTransport 3.1
Quad-Channel up to DDR3-1600
Socket G34

Facebook will stream the opening game of the FA Cup

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +0100

Facebook will stream the opening game of the FA Cup

Could this be the future of broadcasting football?

The 2011/2012 FA Cup will for the first time in its history stream a live match via a social networking site.

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Facebook has been given the nod to stream the first match of the 2011/2012 FA Cup. The match will be between the non-league's Ascot United and Wembley FC at the Racecourse Ground - probably won't be a classic.
The fixture which would usually attract an attendance of a few thousand at best, will now have a potential audience of 700 million Facebook users.
The marketing director the FA Cup's new sponsors Budweiser, Ian Newell said 'Budweiser is committed to bringing the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans. What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook?'
The stream will be funded by Budweiser and will show the game its entirety. The winner of the match will have to get through another five tough rounds to make it into the FA Cup proper, when the first round draw includes teams from the Football League.
Streaming sport via social media has been trialled before with YouTube streaming a live match cricket match from the Indian Premier League. A figure of 72 million global page views was reported from the YouTube channel.
Ascot United vs Wembley FC will be live on Facebook on Friday 19th August.

AMD Bulldozer Release Date Finalised

clionmaire1@aol.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:59:00 +0100

The first wave of high-performance desktop systems AMD FX processor will make its appearance in stores on September 19 according to sources on the Internet.
On that day AMD will release two 8-core models, the FX-8100and FX-8150 , a 6-core model, the FX-6100 and a quad-core model, the FX-4100. Below you can see the upcoming releases of AMD as published in the sites MyDrivers and TechPowerUp.
We have recently got information regarding the price of AMD Bulldozer – AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 Zambezi Priced at $300. AMD’s roadmap of upcoming Llano, Zacate and Zambezi are too mentioned recently New Launch Dates for Zambezi based Bulldozer, Llano and Zacate.

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