It is hardly uncommon knowledge that AMD like to get as much use out of their sockets as possible, and their latest FM2+ socket looks set to stick with us until at least 2016 without any major changes ...

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It seems like Intel's Ivy Bridge is getting all the attention these days, but let's not forget about AMD, which is getting ready to roll out a new platform of its own. AMD's upcoming A10 and A18 ...

AMD are rumoured to be exiting the high end desktop market with the FX series of processors on the AM3+ socket expected to be AMD’s last range of standalone CPU products. Of course the main reason for ...

Athlon chips just won't die. While originally the top of the market, AMD changed the name usage to be used in conjunction with budget parts with the introduction of the Phenom parts. Even when Llano ...

As excited as we are for the new Trinity APUs, we can't help but be disappointed that they require a new socket that isn't backwards compatible – unlike what we have seen with the AM2/AM2+ and AM3.

Below, we have a picture of the AMD accelerated processing units in both FM1 and future FM2 packages, which the latter will be based on the next-generation Trinity APU. In the picture below, "Llano" ...

A report on CPU World says that AMD is planning to release a new line of Athlon II X4 CPUs compatible with new socket FM2 motherboards. The 13 year old Athlon brand name will be used for these new ...

So I just returned the motherboard for a new build, but in retrospect it seems really hard to tell between a dead mobo and a dead CPU if you don't have the option to switch out one or the other with a ...

AMD, a major CPU for computers, announces the prospects for future CPUs at CES 2016, an international home appliance trade fair. Next-generation microarchitecture "Zen"We announced that we will ...

It's been a bumpy ride for AMD over the last few years. Its 7000-series graphics cards are actually doing very well, mainly due to recent price drops, which has Nvidia trailing in the value department ...