Game BlogFor anyone who hasn’t figured it out yet, I officially have the best job in the IT world. For those of you still unconvinced, just read this post. Walked the floor with none other than Charlie from The Inq… After I spent 4 solid days locked in a 10x10ft white room briefing journalists and analysts [...]
Read More >>Well, it is a pleasure to share my first blog post with you on the occasion of AMD leading the graphics industry transition to 40nm graphics processors. I lead the AMD Graphics Products Group, which means I’m responsible for the worldwide management of AMD discrete graphics products, including the ATI Radeon™ family of graphics processors [...]
Read More >>What is the best Mainstream GPU in the market? Not surprisingly, the most asked question I get from end users is “What do you think is the best mainstream GPU to buy”? This is the place where that question gets answered… Now, I am not going to start this blog off with “It’s not because [...]
Read More >>Have you ever wondered just how much performance you can get from your current PC? Or, how much do you need to spend on a CPU vs. GPU? Or, do large containers of Liquid Nitrogen spewing vapour make your neighbours nervous? At AMD HQ in Austin, TX in November we invited some of the top [...]
Read More >>Old adages are thrown out the window! Remember back in the day when you frowned if/when someone called you a “gamer”, it usually had a negative connotation, like nerd or geek: GEEK n. 1. a. A person regarded as a foolish, inept or clumsy. b. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or [...]
Read More >>Is big business utilizing “gaming” as the new medium to reach millions? Do “Games” have a place in big corporations and big business? I received a tweet the other day from Dean Takahashi, lead writer for Venture Beat, about an article written by David Ederly. Ederly is co-author of a very cool book Changing the [...]
Read More >>“I’ll be back”…Look like a Terminator while gaming. Earlier this month at CES I had the opportunity to check out active 3D glasses for gaming, and let me tell you I was skeptical. I said to myself “blue lens, red lens, so 70′s…” but I went to see them with an open mind. Funny [...]
Read More >>“Plug ‘n’ Pulverize” gaming graphics upgrade for notebook PCs For millions of notebook PC users, it’s been nothing more than a frustrated wish. A portable performance possibility never realized. A mobile multi-monitor dream unfulfilled. An unreachable itch that laptop-toting PC gamers could never scratch -until now. Thanks to AMD, notebook buyers will finally get what [...]
Read More >>Cry “Oi!” when empty The day started for me like any other. I was at our AMD offices in Frimley, busy marketing, PR’ing, and peddling our market-leading products. Happy and humming to myself – until a meeting reminder popped up. “Dinner with The Inq @ Gordon Ramsey’s tonight at 7pm.” Huh? What? WHO? Oh, nooooo! [...]
Read More >>If you’re a truly hardcore gamer, we know you’re gaming on a desktop. It’s where you get the ultimate gaming experience. Desktops are where customization, cooling innovation, and the latest and greatest technology all combine for one amazing immersive experience. Paired with a 30 inch display with above HD resolutions and a 7.1 speaker system, [...]
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