Home
Build a PC

Build a PC Featured Content

Build a PC: Blueprints (November 2012)

Build a PC: Recommended Builds (May 2013)

CES 2013: AMD Talks Up Surround Computing Strategy

Operation Upgrade: How We Rebuilt Three Old PCs, Part By Part

Build It: How to Build a Kick-Ass Ivy Bridge Gaming PC, Step by Step

All Build a PC Articles
Windows
Windows RSS
Windows Featured Content

Windows 8 Review

20 Awesome Screensavers

Best Windows 8 Apps

Windows 8 Home Server Guide

How to Install Windows 8 from a USB Key

All Windows Articles
Best of the Best
Hardware
- Hardware Home
- CPU
- Memory
- Video Cards
- Cases
- Cooling
- Displays
- Motherboards
- Reviews
Hardware RSS
Hardware Featured Content

Windows 8 Hardware Reviews

Build a PC: Recommended Builds (May 2013)

7 Unsung Heroes of the PC Universe

Getting Loco with Video Cards

AMD Radeon HD 7990 First Look

All Hardware Articles
Software
Software RSS
Software Featured Content

Software Worth Paying For

Virus Protection Guide

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Beta Impressions

Spotify vs. Xbox Music

XBMC vs. Plex

All Software Articles
Gaming
- Gaming Home
- Reviews
- Hardware
- Software
- Gaming PCs
- Bioshock
Gaming RSS
Gaming Featured Content

Razer Edge Unboxing (Video)

CES 2013: Nvidia Shield and Grid Impressions [Video]

Nvidia at CES 2013: Project Shield Console, Tegra 4, and Onlive Style Cloud Gaming

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Review

The 10 Best PC Game Trailers from E3 2012

All Gaming Articles

advanced micro devices

AMD Launches Two New FX-Series Piledriver CPUs

Posted 04/30/2013 at 11:07pm | by Pulkit Chandna

7

Comments

The FX-4350 and FX-6350 are slightly faster than comparable CPUs already in the lineup

Advanced Micro Devices has added two new SKUs to its FX family of Vishera-based high-end microprocessors. The chipmaker announced the launch of the quad-core FX 4350 and the hexa-core FX-6350 CPUs in a blog post Monday

» Read More

More Layoffs on the Way at AMD

Posted 11/17/2012 at 11:42am | by Pulkit Chandna

21

Comments

Advanced Micro Devices is in shambles. It seems that these days the world’s second largest chipmaker is churning out more bad news and fewer microprocessors. Despite the fact that the beleaguered company’s current CEO Rory Read has already overseen two major workforce reductions since taking over in August 2011, it is considering another round of layoffs.

» Read More

AMD Hires J.P. Morgan to "Explore Options," Including an Outright Sale

Posted 11/13/2012 at 4:10pm | by Paul Lilly

49

Comments

AMD Headquarters Shares of chip designer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged by more than 18 percent following a report that it's hired J.P. Morgan Chase to "explore options," including an outright sale of the company. Before anyone panics, no sale is imminent, and it appears AMD would much rather offload some of its patents to generate some much needed cash, but at the same time, all options are on the table.

» Read More

AMD Readying New Platform for Ultrabook-like Devices

Posted 10/25/2011 at 5:05am | by Pulkit Chandna

0

Comments

The idea of flooding the market with affordable ultra-thin and -light notebooks dubbed ultrabooks is undoubtedly Intel’s brainchild. The world’s leading chip maker has even set up a $300 million fund to impart some initial impetus to the whole concept. Given its efforts, it has to be said that Intel deserves first dibs on ultrabooks. However, AMD is unlikely to watch from the sidelines for too long.

» Read More

Featured Content

15 Technology Failures

Google I/O 2013: Everything You Need to Know

New music streaming service, Gmail improvements, and S4 becomes next Nexus phone?

How to Download Without Installing Malware

A PSA on how to download

I Won a $3K Gaming Rig from Maximum PC

Five questions with the winner of our Maingear/AMD giveaway

No BS Podcast #202: Intel's New Atom, Adobe Creative Cloud, Seagate SSDs, Windows 8 sales

Now with HD video!

Connect with MaximumPC

This month's issue

Feature

Budget Builds Battle

Feature

Microsoft Surface Pro

How To

Start a Minecraft Server

Build It

We Cram a Titan into a Small-Form-Factor Rig

Most Commented Articles

327Comments

LulzSec Hacker Receives One-Year Sentence for Sony...

184Comments

Windows 8 Review

157Comments

Windows 8 Sales Reach 100 Million Licenses, Should...

155Comments

Nvidia Calls The PS4 “Low End”

136Comments

PlayStation 4 Announced, Packs 8-Core AMD 'Jaguar...

Latest Max PC Tweets

maximumpc: We're heading into the podcasting room - if you have a question you'd like answered please send it, thanks in advance!9 hours 34 min ago
maximumpc: On newsstands now, the June issue of Maximum PC - Battle of the Budget Builds, SSDs, Surface Pro and more: http://t.co/6ZZUuokqGt10 hours 33 min ago
maximumpc: @TheModZoo Talk to @PlayStation but we agree.11 hours 1 min ago

MaximumPC on Facebook

Recommendations

Future is AOP and PPA Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year.
MaximumPC is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. We produce content across five core areas:

Technology
- TechRadar
- T3
- Mac|Life
- Gizmodo UK
- More...
Entertainment
- GamesRadar
- CVG
- PC Gamer
- Total Film
- More...
Music
Creative
Sport & Auto
- BikeRadar
- Cyclingnews
- ChopMTB
- TriRadar
- More...

advanced micro devices

AMD Launches Two New FX-Series Piledriver CPUs

The FX-4350 and FX-6350 are slightly faster than comparable CPUs already in the lineup

More Layoffs on the Way at AMD

AMD Hires J.P. Morgan to "Explore Options," Including an Outright Sale

AMD Readying New Platform for Ultrabook-like Devices

Featured Content

Connect with MaximumPC

This month's issue

Feature

Feature

How To

Build It

Buy Subscription

Most Commented Articles

Latest Max PC Tweets

MaximumPC on Facebook

Technology

Entertainment

Music

Creative

Sport & Auto