amd.com - 4/29/2009
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the AMD Athlon™ X2 7850 Black Edition processor, delivering leading technology and strong performance to the mainstream PC user for under $70 MSRP. Focused on designing and developing new products and platforms over the last 40 years, AMD’s unique technologies ...
sites.amd.com - 4/30/2009
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sites.amd.com —
May 1, 2009, marks AMD’s 40th anniversary. Formed
by Jerry Sanders and seven co-founders in 1969, AMD...
is a company with a rich and colorful history. In the past 40 years, AMD has transformed from a second-source supplier that worked within the ...
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AMD's 40th Anniversary
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digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 4/27/2009
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Apple (AAPL) has fleshed out its chip design
group with another key hire. The company has hired...
Bob Drebin , former CTO of AMD’s Graphics Products Group, on as a senior director . Apple won’t say what it is exactly that Drebin’s to do for it, ...
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What’s Apple Building in There?
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AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price) [Amd]
Gizmodo —
... 7750 as well as the Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 in several tests. The overclocking process was a bit tedious and they could only push it to x1.5 over stock, but overall it gives you a decent bang for your buck. If you are looking for additional opinions on the 7850, Engadget has rounded up several reviews. [AMD and ...
AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU launched, reviewed
Engadget —
... and eat it too. Read - NeoSeeker ("a decent processor") Read - HiTechLegion ("performed very well") Read - Guru3D ("packs decent muscle and has reasonable overclock potential") Read - Bit-tech ("unsurprisingly underwhelming compared to the 7750 Black Edition") Read - Overclocker's Club ("impressed with the increased performance") Read - Benchmark Reviews ("an incredible value") Read - Detailed specifications Read - AMD press release Filed under: Desktops AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 ...
AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition announced
SlashGear —
AMD has just announced another processor option. It’s called the Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition and this 2.8GHz processor packs in some power for its relatively small size, including 65nm dual-core chips.
Intended to be an affordable processor option, this model allows for faster speeds at the budget level with overclocking ability. You can thank the Black Edition status for that useful function.
Other features include the ability to choose HyperTransport, processor core frequencies and the memory controller ...
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