AMD Performance Edition Memory Patriot

AMD Performance Edition 8GB/16GB Memory Review (built by Patriot)

" Today we are looking at the latest AMD ‘Performance Edition’ memory, created in partnership with enthusiast favourite, Patriot. This AMD gaming memory is set to target the wide audience of gamers who are looking for compatible, high performance memory for a new system build. Many enthusiast users are still running with generic 1333mhz memory, so today we will see the gains you can achieve with the new memory. To round out the review, we move the memory to an ultra high end Intel system in a QUAD channel configuration, to test the ultimate performance. AMD have said that these modules are optimised for AMD platforms, although the details of what they have changed haven’t been made available. Regardless, we already know that Patriot produce a quality product so we are already confident that they will work well across a variety of systems. "

 AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer CPU

AMD FX-8120 Bulldozer Review

" AMD released the Bulldozer architecture processors late last year. In this review we will take a look at the AMD FX-8120 processor, which is the slowest octacores AMD has, but the differences between it and faster models are only in the operating frequency. Let’s see how well it performs and if it can hold the line against Intel Core I5 processors. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7850 HD 7870

AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 review

" AMD today releases the third product series within the Radeon HD 7000 series of cards. It's the series that most of you have been waiting for, the Radeon HD 7800 line-up, specificly the Radeon HD 7850 and 7870. These two new mid-range cards are going to shift the dynamics in the graphics arena alright, as the entire package including performance is really impressive for the 7800 series. So with AMD's 7700 Series barely released we now see Pitcairn, AKA the 7800-Series. A product series that is to replace the 6800-series performance-wise, it is based on AMD's 28nm process and of course the latest Graphics Core Next GPU architecture. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7870 HD 7850

AMD Radeon HD 7870 & HD 7850 Review

" With today’s release of the HD 7870 and HD 7850, AMD has achieved their goal of having a complete top to bottom desktop graphics card lineup based upon the new GCN architecture. Some of their cards have met with absolute success while others didn’t quite live up to expectations on the pricing front but for the most part, AMD’s HD 7000-series cards provide an excellent combination of performance and efficiency. These two new entries into the lineup are meant to effectively bridge the gap between the high end and entry level markets. For many the HD 7700 series simply doesn’t provide enough performance in today’s games and the HD 7900 cards are too expensive to fit into most gamers' limited budgets. The comfortable middle ground between these solutions was previously bridged by NVIDIA’s numerous GTX 560 Ti versions alongside AMD’s own HD 6800 series but that all important position is now being taken up by the so-called “Pitcairn” architecture. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7850 HD 7870

AMD Radeon HD 7850 & HD 7870

" "Next-generation", "Graphics CoreNext", "Radeon HD 7000 series", "Southern Islands"...this is it. AMD's new GPU architecture has moved into the phase where its makers launch serious money-making products based on it, with the Radeon HD 7800 series. Targeting a wide price-range between $250-$350, the HD 7800 series falls into the market-segment both AMD and NVIDIA have known to refer to as the "sweetspot" segment. When people decide to turn their $400 Dell desktops into gaming PCs, instead of buying $300 game consoles for their TV, it's graphics cards from this segment that they end up buying. Smooth gameplay at full-HD resolution is a requisite. "

 AMD Radeon HD7870 HD7850 Graphics Card

AMD HD7870 and HD7850 Graphics Card Review

" AMD launch the ‘Pitcairn’ series of graphics cards today, completing their Trinity of new Direct X 11 discrete solutions. In previous months we analysed the ‘Tahiti’ series HD7970 /HD7950 and the ‘Cape Verde’ HD7770 and HD7750, targeting the ultra high and lower end price points respectively. The HD7870 and HD7850 are released to fill out the middle ground, aimed at the enthusiast user who wants plenty of bang for the buck. AMD have thrown the discrete graphics market into turmoil this year with so many models available that the consumer has been left scratching his or her head in confusion. Which card to get if you want to play demanding games on an affordable 24 inch screen? Do you really need to cause serious injury to your credit card by picking up a HD7950? Is it really wise to spend your money on a last generation card such as the HD6950? "

 AMD Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7850

AMD Radeon HD 7870 & Radeon HD 7850 Review

" AMD’s latest generation GPU series is really starting to take shape now. Having been blown away by the performance of the Radeon HD 7900 series and then let down by the steep pricing of the HD 7700 series, we are keen to see what AMD has to offer with the new HD 7800 series. Today marks the release of the 'Pitcairn' GPUs which make up the the Radeon HD 7800 series. As you would expect the series consists of two GPUs: the Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon HD 7850, designed to occupy the ample $200 to $400 range. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7750 HD 7770

AMD Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 Review

" You know, it was October 2009 when ATI released the Juniper GPU, you guys and girls know it as the Radeon HD 5770. To date that has been one of the best selling graphics cards for ATI (now AMD). The reason was simple, for not a lot of money you received a product with 800 shader processors. So for a price just above entry level that made a thing or two possible, gaming at 1600x1200 became a viable reality and next to that a grand feature set was introduced. Later on the 5770 got refreshed as the 6770, which really was the same product. It's now February 2012 and AMD thinks they have a new '5770' in their hands. The codename is 'Cape Verde' for the GPU, and the graphics cards deriving from it are the Radeon HD 7750 and 7770 One GHz edition. This is not a refresh, it is a completely new GPU based on the same technology that powers the R7900 series, the GCN architecture. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7770 HD 7750

AMD Radeon HD 7770 & HD 7750 Review

" In their march towards a top to bottom 28nm lineup, it was only a matter of time until AMD dropped some products into lower price points. While many expected the next products to hit the market would be the Pitcairn-based HD 7800 series, that wasn’t meant to be (we’ll likely see those in a few weeks) and instead the mainstream HD 7700 cards are being introduced first. Initially this series will be broken into two separate cards: the HD 7770 and HD 7750,which will retail for between $109 and $159. Considering there’s been quite a bit of movement in this price range with the previous generation’s higher performance cards getting some noteworthy price cuts the HD 7700 series could be in for a tough fight. "

 AMD Radeon HD 7750 CrossFire

AMD Radeon HD 7750 CrossFire Review

" As we have recently seen the Radeon HD 7750 is a fantastic entry level card for those wishing to get on to the 7000 series ladder. Its 2D performance for the everyday user is a highly cost effective upgrade and even allows for some light gaming in the mix as well. We did find however that on higher graphics settings, the cards did start to fall behind on 3D rendering and in a few cases games were below the 30fps threshold which we class as the point at which a games becomes comfortably playable. As we have seen in the past, AMD’s CrossFire technology allows for upto 2x scaling when paired with a similar card and this for the everyday user is a simple step to further boosting their systems performance with the addition of an extra card. With this review we aim to find out if spending the extra money on getting a second card and adding it into the mix is really worth the effort, or whether its more cost effective based on the performance gains to get a card that is higher up the 7000 series ladder "