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Double the grunt of an X58 board, but can it play Crysis? We put the EVGA Classified SR-2 motherboard to the test.]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 08:42:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-amps-up-mac-pro-with-four-core-and-six-core-xeon-and-27-inch-display.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-amps-up-mac-pro-with-four-core-and-six-core-xeon-and-27-inch-display.htm

Nothing screams ‘serious multimedia maven’ like a pair of six-core Xeon powerplants and a desktop display larger than some people’s LCD telly...]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:57:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intels-six-core-desktop-core-i7-gulftown-chip-ready-to-rumble.htm http://apcmag.com//intels-six-core-desktop-core-i7-gulftown-chip-ready-to-rumble.htm Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:43:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-intels-32nm-chips-fit-into-apples-next-gen-macs.htm http://apcmag.com//how-intels-32nm-chips-fit-into-apples-next-gen-macs.htm

From the muscle-bound Mac Pro to the seductively slim MacBook Air, here’s how Intel’s new 2010 processors line up against Apple’s likely next-gen releases.]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:06:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//up-next-for-intel-core-i9-superslab.htm http://apcmag.com//up-next-for-intel-core-i9-superslab.htm

Tests of Intel’s unreleased ‘Gulftown’ six-core 32nm CPU indicate a fire-breathing processor which could find its way into high-end desktops such as the next-gen Mac Pro.]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//next-gen-mac-pro-desktop-to-get-core-i9-six-core-cpu.htm http://apcmag.com//next-gen-mac-pro-desktop-to-get-core-i9-six-core-cpu.htm

The rumour mill is spinning up for Apple’s early 2010 releases, with suggestions that a new Mac Pro desktop will mark the debut of Intel’s six-core Xeon ‘Core i9’ superslab.]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:32:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-struts-its-stuff-with-8-core-nehalem-ex.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-struts-its-stuff-with-8-core-nehalem-ex.htm

At this week’s Computex techfest Intel will showcase a V8 version of its Nehalem server chip runs sixteen threads backed by 24MB of cache, plus two top-end Core i7 superslabs.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell-uses-via-nano-netbook-chip-to-create-modular-mini-servers.htm http://apcmag.com//dell-uses-via-nano-netbook-chip-to-create-modular-mini-servers.htm

Nimble low-power processors like Nano and Intel’s Atom continue to find a niche outside the netbook market.]]> Sun, 17 May 2009 17:10:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//smooth-creations-wedges-desktop-high-end-cpus-into-notebook.htm http://apcmag.com//smooth-creations-wedges-desktop-high-end-cpus-into-notebook.htm

Smooth Creations' mobile work stations offer power that most desktops can only dream of.]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 10:39:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hp-z-series-workstations-offer-performance-and-sex-appeal-vostro-owners-weep.htm http://apcmag.com//hp-z-series-workstations-offer-performance-and-sex-appeal-vostro-owners-weep.htm

But are they sexy, or just plain ugly? The tech world seems to be in disagreement.]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel_harpertown_xeon_x5472.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_harpertown_xeon_x5472.htm

We’ve been talking about Intel’s switch to 45nm process technology and the Penryn processors for a long time here at APC. After all those words, we finally have them in hand. The replacement (quite soon, I must add) for the Clovertown Xeon processors (which impressed us in APC June, page 32) is the new Harpertown Xeon processors, and there’s plenty going on under the hood.]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:27:24 +1000