PC Perspective takes a look at AMD's Bulldozer Architecture. Other articles in this roundup:

- NZXT Tempest EVO Computer Case Review
- Intel Core-i3/i5/i7 Overclocking Guide
- Mafia II: Perfection for NVIDIA’s Graphics Plus Technologies?
- MadMouse Glaciator Thermoelectric Chiller Review
- Mafia II Full Version Review with 3D Vision and Physx Benchmarks
- ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Motherboard Review
- ASUS ENGTX460 TOP Review
- Intel Core i7 CPU Cooler Roundup
- Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless All-In-One Printer Review
- Ozone Radon 5k Laser Precision Advanced Gaming Mouse Review
- ASRock 890GX Extreme4 Motherboard Review
- ASUS G73JH Gaming Notebook Review
- Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop Review



AMDs Bulldozer Architecture Preview: New from the Ground Up
PC Perspective takes a look at AMD's Bulldozer Architecture

The original Athlon architecture has been refined and reused for the past decade at AMD. Now we finally received the first glimpse of a brand new architecture from AMD, and one that they hope will again place them at the forefront of innovation. Bulldozer is AMD's best hope to relive the success of the original Athlon and Athlon 64, and it has a good chance of doing so for the company.

A good way to express what Bulldozer is can be summed up as “slimmed down, but double wide”. For each traditional core, AMD has instituted a dual ALU design with robust floating point and SSE units. Each core can handle two threads, like SMT, but actually has separate execution units which each process individual threads without sharing execution resources.

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NZXT Tempest EVO Computer Case Review
Tweaknews posted NZXT Tempest EVO Computer Case Review

After going over the features and specifications of the Tempest Evo chassis prior to the review, I had high hopes for the case. I wasn't disappointed. NZXT has taken the Tempest design to the next level in virtually all the important areas, and it is a worthy successor to the original design.

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Intel Core-i3/i5/i7 Overclocking Guide
Benchmark Reviews posted an Intel Core-i3/i5/i7 LGA1156 Overclocking Guide

Congratulations! If you're reading this article that means you are either trying to overclock your LGA 1156 platform for the first time or you already overclocked it but want to know more about how it is done and read if you can "enhance" your setup to reach that sweet point. The LGA1156 platform has been out for a while now, and it quickly got adopted by the users as the main performance platform thanks to the lower prices compared to the LGA 1366 while keeping the same performance. Intel launched 4 cores/8 threads processors (Core i5 and Core i7) based on Lynnfield's architecture, and after that we saw 2 cores/4 threads CPUs with Intel GMA HD graphics (Core i3 & Core i5) based on Clarkdale's technology. Thanks to a better and more mature technology, along with reduced manufacture's size, the entire LGA 1156 gamma is able to overclock in a very decent way within air-cooling conditions, and that's what we're analyzing today. Benchmark Reviews will teach you how to understand overclocking values while doing the process at the same time. After that, the Core i3, Core i5 and the powerful Core i7 processors will be deeply analyzed to check how the MHz increase versus heat, voltage and power consumption. Start your engines and have a look at our latest Intel LGA 1156 Overclocking Guide to setup your latest Core i3/i5/i7 CPU to the max!

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Mafia II: Perfection for NVIDIA’s Graphics Plus Technologies?
Hardware Canucks posted an article entitled: Mafia II: Perfection for NVIDIA’s Graphics Plus Technologies?

Mafia II is the latest blockbuster from 2K Games which has incorporated a number of features that are supposed to bring a more interactive experience to gamers. In this article, we see if these “Graphics Plus” technologies are able to deliver on their promises or fall flat like we have seen so many times before.

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MadMouse Glaciator Thermoelectric Chiller Review
PureOverclock has posted a review on the of the MadMouse Glaciator Thermoelectric Chiller

The MadMouse Glaciator is a thermoelectric water chiller designed to effectively cool your processor and avoid some of the trappings we've seen in other manufacturer designs. As we'll see, the Glaciator is a compact and lightweight chiller that can be integrated into any water cooling systems to chill PC or server components, able to chill the coolant to sub-ambient temperatures. Is the Glaciator is a hit or miss? Let's find out.

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Mafia II Full Version Review with 3D Vision and Physx Benchmarks
Hi Tech Legion has posted Mafia II Full Version Review with 3D Vision and Physx Benchmark

It's time to take a ride back in time, back to the good old days the days with music you can snap your fingers to and drive a car that was made in the good ol' USA. On this journey you are an Italian immigrant whose family fled from their county to persue a better life in a country which offered a vast amount of opportunities. Unfortunately after arriving you find that the land of opportunity is just as corrupt and oppressing as the country which you left behind for a better life. It's the late 1920's in Empire city, you're a child who is forced to grow up in a neighborhood where the only way to get ahead is to immerse yourself into a lucrative life of crime.

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ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Motherboard Review
OCIA.net has posted their review of the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Motherboard

Today I have for review the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 motherboard, which uses the AMD 880G chipset. An extremely close cousin to the 890GX, the 880G also utilizes the RS880 graphics, with a slightly lower 560MHz core frequency and the same 128Mb DDR3-1333 SidePort memory, giving it an HD4250 rating. Of course the same video features are passed down as well, including CrossFireX support, although the 880G utilizes a 16x/4x slot configuration rather than the 890GX 8x/8x layout. The SB850 Southbridge and NEC 720200F1 chip give the M4A88TD-V the same benefits as the 890GX also, namely SATA 6Gb/s and USB 3.0 support.

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ASUS ENGTX460 TOP Review
OCC has published a review on the ASUS ENGTX460 TOP

ASUS has overclocked the card 100MHz on the GPU core and 200MHz on the memory for a better gaming experience right out of the box. The overclocking does not stop there however. If you do decide to overclock the card, I was able to get an extra 225 MHz on the GPU core over NVIDIA's stock speeds and an extra 295MHz on the memory over the standard stock speeds, which is always a great boost to a graphics card performance

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Intel Core i7 CPU Cooler Roundup
Neoseeker posted a review on the Intel Core i7 CPU Cooler Roundup

It's the battle of value oriented CPU coolers in our latest roundup, pitting the Evercool Transformer 4, Evercool Buffalo and Gelid Tranquillo against each other. While we test them in an Intel Core i7 environment, they actually support a variety of socket types. Their heatsink designs and fan setups are just as varied, but what do they really offer for consumers? Why not have you and readers hit the roundup and see!

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Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless All-In-One Printer Review
TestFreaks posted a review on the Canon PIXMA MG6120 Wireless All-In-One Printer

Last Tuesday Canon introduced two new All-In-One printers, the MG6120 and the MG8120, and they were kind enough to send me both over for review. Today I’ll be taking a look at the less expensive of the two or the MG6120 that is priced at $199. This Pixma printer features a 3” LCD display that tilts for optimum viewing angle, while the touch-sensitive controls are on the surface of the printer and appear as needed. The printer has many other features as well like Android support with the ability to print pictures directly from your phone. I believe this is the first review of this printer, so read on..…

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Ozone Radon 5k Laser Precision Advanced Gaming Mouse Review
Vortez.co.uk posted a review on the Ozone Radon 5k Laser Precision Advanced Gaming Mouse

Despite their recent entry into the gaming peripherals market Ozone Gaming's first reviewed product (a semi rigid mousepad) did extremely well. It's clear they want to make an impact with their well designed products.

Their TRACE mousepad was an excellent performer so let's take a look at the Radon 5k to see if it measures up.

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ASRock 890GX Extreme4 Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets posted a review on the ASRock 890GX Extreme4 Motherboard

Let’s take a look at this forthcoming socket AM3 motherboard from ASRock, featuring five SATA-600 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, three PCI Express x16 slots, and 128 MB on-board video memory.

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ASUS G73JH Gaming Notebook Review
ocaholic posted a review on the ASUS G73JH Gaming Notebook

With the G73JH ASUS shows a gaming notebook which has the potential to teach Alienware some lessons in this segment. The "stealth-bomber" comes with a 5870 mobility graphics card and a quad core Core i7 CPU and therefore with a lot of raw gaming power under the hood.

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Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop Review
HardwareHeaven.com checked out the Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop

Today Dell is back with a new system which is aimed at maximising productivity for home users, students and professionals who are on a budget. The Studio XPS 7100 is AMD Vision Black certified and prices start at £479/$499, ideal for the back to school period. So let's see how it performs for us in a selection of real world tasks as well as a little gaming.

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