cpu

Gaming desktops

Reviews Many argue that the current king of the gaming CPU roost is AMD, and for good reason. The vast majority of these have a native resolution of 1,280x1,024 pixels -- to get the most out of your expensive new graphics card and CPU, you'll want to run...

20 December 2005, 12:25

Cheap laptops for £400 and under

Reviews It's a desktop replacement model with a good 15.4-inch screen, a quick 2GHz AMD Turion TL60 CPU and an ample 2GB of RAM. We wouldn't normally touch anything that comes with a 1.86GHz Celeron M 540 CPU and 1GB of RAM, but we can't complain when it...

20 March 2008, 12:43

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 review

Reviews CPU Limited custom Half-Life 2: Lost Coast demo (in fps)(Longer bars indicate better performance) About the only people these new chips aren't good news for are the folk at AMD, who can claim the desktop CPU crown no longer.

Editor's rating   8.7

Tags: intel, requirements, fans, cpu

14 August 2006, 11:18

Dell Studio 15 review

Reviews We've reviewed a model that includes an upgraded CPU, which costs around £540 from Dell. PerformanceIntel's 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU is the current default for mainstream performance. Our review sample included this CPU and it's available...

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: dell, upgrade, cpu, sample

27 June 2008, 13:56

HP Mini 1000 review

Reviews The large, comfortable keyboard remains -- and is the Mini 1000's best feature -- while the CPU has been upgraded from the Via C7-M to the Intel Atom. Performance Intel's single-core 1.6GHz Atom CPU offers enough computing power for the basic tasks...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: hp, cpu, ports, slot

30 October 2008, 11:45

Ultra-portable laptops

Reviews As a general rule, the slower the CPU, the longer the battery will last. Most laptops use Intel Centrino technology -- a tech standard that states a laptop should use a particular combination of CPU, mainboard chipset and wireless network interface.

5 December 2005, 13:47

Gaming laptops and PCs

Reviews The £2,000 model, which is actually part of Alienware's mid range, uses a nippy Core 2 Duo E6700 CPU and 1GB of RAM, which may not sound like much until you learn the graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX -- currently the Formula 1 car of...

16 February 2007, 12:39

HP Compaq Business Notebook nc6000 review

Reviews Inside is a system that delivers on the performance promise of a second-generation Pentium M, with a 1.8GHz CPU, a 5,400rpm, 60GB hard drive, and 512MB of 333MHz high-speed memory. Wireless is the laptop's strong suit; its 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi radio...

Editor's rating   8.5

Tags: hp, port, cpu, embedded

10 May 2004, 17:01

Windows Mobile handhelds

Reviews It also lets you install third-party programs like Skype, so that you can make Internet calls over a Wi-Fi connection, assuming the device has a built-in or external WLAN adaptor and a fast enough CPU.

11 August 2006, 13:47

AJP Neo64 review

Reviews Our basic review model has a laptop motherboard, an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ desktop CPU and 1GB of DDR400 memory. It resembles a chunky stand-mounted tablet PC, but its bulk can be forgiven as its rear quarters contain the main PC components, such as...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: ajp, cpu, ports, dedicated

15 February 2006, 16:00

Dell Vostro 1400 preview

Reviews Don't bother spending the extra £20 to get the Celeron 550 CPU. For this you get an Intel Celeron M 540 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 667MHz RAM, a 120GB hard drive and Intel GMA X3100 graphics. Thankfully, Dell gives you a number of CPU options that are worth...

Tags: dell, ram, desktops, cpu

13 March 2008, 15:21

Mesh Elite Quad 6600 FX review

Reviews The real star of the show, however, is the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU. There are two on the left side panel, one adjacent to the graphics card and another near the CPU. The Mesh Elite Quad 6600 FX is all about value for money.

Editor's rating   8.4

Tags: mesh, ram, cpu, ports

4 September 2007, 16:00

Shuttle XPC P2 3700G review

Reviews The CPU sits towards the front of the PC beneath a large aluminium heatsink and an even larger fan. There's a large circular vent expelling hot air from the CPU and two DVI ports from the GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card.

Editor's rating   9

Tags: shuttle, bandwidth, windows xp, cpu

29 November 2006, 17:00

Sony Vaio VGC-V2M review

Reviews Unlike the extremely thin iMac G5, it's obvious with the VAIO where the computer has disappeared to -- the VDC-V2M's CPU is the same size as the CPU on most desktop PCs. Sony has effectively packed half of the VAIO's CPU into the stand and half...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: sony, ram, cpu, desk

15 May 2005, 10:56

Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet review

Reviews The Archos 5 runs on a customised Linux build with a 600MHz ARM CPU, making it a capable machine for its size. Its superb colour depth and practically unrivalled picture quality, combined with the more-than-capable CPU, helps high-quality video...

Editor's rating   8.6

Tags: archos, bonus, app, touchscreen

24 October 2008, 14:58