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Haswell Review

Posted 06/03/2013 at 3:00pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Haswell: Can a laptop CPU keep enthusiasts happy?

Faster hardware shouldn’t be this somber. Yet we can’t help but furrow our brow in concern over Intel’s fourth-generation Core i7 CPU. Yes, in typical Intel fashion, it’s a tour de force of technical achievement and features that’s the envy of the free world. It’s also, by the way, quite fast.

How fast? *Spoiler alert* Let’s just say that the new Core i7-4770K easily unseats the previous midrange sweetheart, the Core i7-3770K, as the best all-around performer, and even gives the high-end hexa-core part a hard time.

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Inhon Unveils the Worlds Thinnest and Lightest Ultrabook

Posted 04/21/2013 at 11:13am | by Justin Kerr

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Inhon Ultrabook

Never Heard of Inhon? Don’t be embarrassed, neither had we.

Inhon might not be a household name when it comes to Notebooks, but they sure have pulled off something impressive. This small Taiwanese based computer maker is officially announcing the Blade 13 Carbon laptop, and its form factor propels Apple Macbook Air well into the chubby category. The even better news? It does it all at a similar price point, and with more impressive internal components.

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Intel Readies HD Graphics Driver Update for Ivy Bridge

Posted 03/29/2013 at 10:35am | by Paul Lilly

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New graphics drivers for Ivy Bridge will add Ultra HD support.

If you're using the integrated graphics embedded into your 3rd generation Core processor (Ivy Bridge) from Intel, get ready for a driver update that's supposed to improve power and performance, as well as add new features. Intel HD Graphics driver 15.31 will be the seventh update since the introduction of 2nd generation Core processors (Sandy Bridge), and though it was built for 4th gen chips (Haswell), it will work on Ivy Bridge too.

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CyberPowerPC Rearms Gaming LAN Boxes

Posted 03/18/2013 at 11:17am | by Paul Lilly

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These small factor gaming PCs pack a punch.

Boutique system builder CyberPowerPC opened up its armory and grabbed a handful of new weapons to hand out to its LAN Gaming Series. Gamers can now build a small form factor (SFF) LAN III system based on Intel's flagship X79 platform with 3rd generation Core i5/i7 (Ivy Bridge) processor options, or opt for an AMD 990FX foundation topped with up to an 8-core Vishera CPU, both of which are flanked by the latest AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.

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Intel Readies Pentium CPU Refresh for Q2

Posted 03/11/2013 at 11:16am | by Paul Lilly

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New Pentium processors based on Ivy Bridge are on the way from Intel.

It seems hard to fathom, but at the end of next week, Intel's Pentium brand will turn 20 years old. Despite two decades of service, don't look for Intel to push its Pentium nomenclature into retirement. What you can expect, however, are new dual-core Pentium parts based on Ivy Bridge, which are scheduled to be released in the second quarter of this year, just ahead of Haswell.

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Will Intel Skip Over Ivy Bridge E?

Posted 03/08/2013 at 9:42am | by Paul Lilly

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The enthusiast successor to Ivy Bridge is reportedly delayed.

It's a bit of a foggy future when it comes to Intel's Ivy Bridge E refresh, the enthusiast-grade successor to Ivy Bridge. There are conflicting reports on the web, including one that states Ivy Bridge E is being delayed, though there's a chance it may never see the light of day. Instead, Intel might choose to skip the enthusiast part and jump straight to Haswell E. First things first.

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Intel Expands Ivy Bridge Lineup with Budget Chips

Posted 01/22/2013 at 10:09am | by Paul Lilly

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Budget buyers can now cross Ivy Bridge for around $42.

Volume production of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors began way back in the third quarter of 2011, with dual-core and quad-core parts launching at the end of April, 2012. Nine months after launch, Intel has decided to stretch its 22nm Ivy Bridge architecture into lower end processor families, adding seven new parts to its Celeron and Pentium lines, along with another Core processor for good measure.

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June 2012: Try Windows 8 Now For Free

Posted 11/19/2012 at 6:12pm | by The Maximum PC Staff

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In the PDF archive of the June 2012 issue you can find:

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 680 GPU
Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Ivy Bridge Review
The List: Eight of the best tech commercials of all time
How To: Access your media remotely
Build It: We construct a small but mighty, microATX gaming rig thats powered by Kepler
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Click the cover image on the right to download the PDF archive today!

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Intel Prepares To Release a DIY Palm Sized Ivy Bridge Kit

Posted 11/11/2012 at 10:02am | by Justin Kerr

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NUC Zotac has been making amazing small form factor DIY kits for years now, but performance has always been hit or miss. Back at IDF Intel was showing off a possible Zbox competitor to anyone who strolled through the booth, and AnandTech has managed to get their hands on a sample. Intel is calling its new 4” x 4” x 2” small form factor kit the “Next Unit of Computing”, or NUC for short. This unfortunately named new product will come in two variations, and both look like excellent options for the HTPC crowd, or for people with basic computing needs.

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Z77 Motherboard Showdown

Posted 11/09/2012 at 2:30pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Midrange mobos square off

Not all midrange motherboards are created the same. Sure, these Z77 motherboards all have a black-and-blue color scheme, and they all carry similar street prices, but differences emerge when it comes to features, specs, and performance. Which one should you pair with your new 22nm Ivy Bridge CPU? Glad you asked.

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