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Inside AMD’s Quest to Build Chips That Can Beat Intel
Six years ago, AMD dramatically restructured itself in a mad bid to escape a disaster of its own making. Now, we’ve seen the results and instead of dying, AMD has a savvy new CPU microarchitecture, Zen, that’s the foundation of the shockingly good Ryzen processors. They’re so good, in fact, they could pose a real…
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The First Ryzen 7 2700X Benchmarks Are Appearing
Embargoes haven’t officially lifted on the next batch of Ryzen desktop CPUs, but as is always the case, that doesn’t mean some cheeky bugger on the internet hasn’t got their hands on the new silicon early.
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Everything You Need To Know About AMD’s Hardcore Ryzen Threadripper CPU
We’ve been waiting for more info on AMD’s hardcore, 16-core CPU known as Threadripper since it was announced. Now we know exactly when we’ll get it, and how much it’ll cost. Here’s the Australian prices and release dates for AMD’s new top-of-the-line, high-performance desktop CPUs.
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Unofficial Patch Removes Windows 7, 8.1 Update Block On Newer Processors
Microsoft has gone ahead with its plan to disable updates on pre-Windows 10 operating systems running on newer AMD and Intel processors. While your machine won’t suddenly stop working, it does mean your Windows 7 or 8.1 install won’t benefit from the latest updates. Fortunately, a simple workaround is now available.