AMD AM2 Expert Reviews

Everyone, it seems, is talking about Intel's Core 2 processors. Introduced in mid-2006 and, arguably, beating out comparative AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors across the board, there's been an understandable increase in demand for LGA775 motherboards

For folks on a relative budget but who want to keep the possibility of multi-GPU operation open on an AMD AM2 platform, the Foxconn N570SM2AA-8EKRS2H makes a decent case for consideration at its £70, including VAT, retail pricing

Today we look at the ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard that is designed for Socket AM2 processors and with Media Center in mind.

b>, Integrated graphics cuts down on costs, Supports Aero interface in Windows Vista, Passive cooling for quiet operation, Ability to use both onboard and external graphics at same time, Plenty of options for visual output, Great price, 4 SATA ports ...

b>, Lacks digital audio output, Extremely limited overclocking, No HDMI port

The ASUS M2NPV-VM satisfied all our basic requirements for a solid Digital Home/HTPC based motherboard

It's a great time to be building a dual core system, due to great competition between AMD and Intel. We are taking a look at the AM2 4600+ which proves to be a decent value due to recent price drops. Does it warrant a purchase, or should you be ...

Today AMD has introduced its next step in processor architecture. The AM2 brings with it a new socket and new features processor features. AM2 will be available in all present product lines and in all present speeds. This includes the Athlon FX, ...

AMD has once again moved in the right direction with the release of AM2 with support for DDR2. While the performance gains are not as staggering as they were with the release of the Athlon, or the Athlon 64, they are still noticeable. Overall the ...

There has not been that much info released about the AM2 yet, but there is enough to cover. Will this be a CPU that we should wait for before building another system? Let's take a look at what we know so far and see.

AM2 brings support for DDR2, but it will also be a new 940 socket plus a brand new Heatsink-Fan configuration

AMD AM2: More than just a Memory ChangeThe new AMD technology refresh, now called AM2, will bring DDR2 memory to the Athlon64 on-processor memory controller. Many in the industry have speculated about the impact of this low latency memory controller ...

Upgrade to an AM2 Athlon 64 system now

As computer enthusiasts we are currently entering a new era of CPU performance with the launch of Intel's new processor range, Core 2 Duo (Conroe) and AMD's new socket, the AM2. There has been much praise directed towards the whole range of Conroes ...

Very economical, The cheapest new generation dual core CPU available

Turtles along when compared to the conroe rabbit, Not suitable for intensive gaming rigs

Well what can I say, you can't really go wrong with this little guy. Sure he isn't the biggest or the baddest of the bunch when you look at some of the heftier AM2 possibilities, or some of its Conroe counterparts that are only a bit more expensive; ...

AMD sent us Athlon 64 X2 5000+ sample for our socket AM2 evaluation. The processor is clocked at 2.6 GHz with 512KB of L2 cache per core (1MB total) which is similar to the Athlon FX-60, though with half the L2 cache. ItÃ?Â?s hard to tell the ...

On 23 th May was launched two products, those were the AMD Athlon AM2 processors and motherboards with NVIDIA nForce 5-control. In particular, the memory controller that separates AM2 processors from the past for socket 939 processors. In other words, the...

Good memory performance Normally a slight performance increase compared to the 939-socket system Virtualization technology Pacifica Good overclocking results

Minnesdividern is not exactly the result a little lower memory frequency (with setting DDR2 800); Not affordable ;