DiRT 3 – utilising AMD CPU and GPU architecture for great visuals and game-play
When a game like Codemasters’ DiRT 3™ hits the market, it highlights AMD’s commitment to PC gamers, PC game developers, and the PC gaming industry.
Posts Tagged “Phenom II”
“Thuban” and ATI Eyefinity Technology Turn Heads at Penny Arcade Expo
It was a colorful few days in Boston last week when anyone-who’s-anyone that’s on the east coast and serious about video gaming descended on the inaugural PAX East expo. The first PAX event outside the conference’s home city of Seattle was a sold-out affair attracting some 60,000 people to the Hynes Convention Center across three [...]
AREA 64 Presents: The TWKR…
When fast just isn’t fast enough! What do you get when you cross extreme engineering with extreme overclockability? You get an AMD TWKR CPU. **WARNING: Extreme overclocking is an activity that should be carried out only by experts, using expert tools in a safe and secure environment. Use of extreme cooling methods and materials, including [...]
Water Cooling – Are you nuts?
Does the CoolIT Domino make the grade? When the guys from CoolIT approached me for a quote for their Domino press release, my immediate reaction was, “Let’s get it in the lab and send me a review unit to test”… Here at AMD we have a full scientific test lab for thermal devices. We all [...]
Overclocking 101 with the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor
Breaking it down with Pete Hardman in our secret lab Does your PC have overclock potential? Our new AMD PhenomTM II processors certainly do, and to showcase this I ventured over to our super secret lab buried deep inside the bowels of our Austin campus to prove the point! Picture long hallways of unmarked doors, [...]
The Inside Scoop on Corsair’s Andy Paul and DDR3
Memory Guru and owner/founder of Corsair Andy Paul on the PC Industry The PC industry has many cool companies, lots of innovations and a ton of great people! One such company is Corsair, which I have worked with for many years. At their helm a very interesting, some say eccentric and down to earth personality [...]
Hitting the Overclocking Stratosphere in Austin!
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 [...]
What is a GAMER?
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 [...]
Orbiting inside the Outer Blogosphere
I think best way to start my new AMD blog is to introduce myself beyond my brief bio and official photo. I manage AMD’s product marketing for all of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). I feel that I have one of best jobs in the world. Why? Because I’m a gamer guy. I’m [...]