On November 14th we witnessed the release of Intel’s fervently anticipated x79 platform, which finally succeeds the long reigning  x58 as the company’s flagship chipset. Despite the enormous popularity of the initial generation of Sandy Bridge based technology and the readiness of most enthusiasts to adopt it over the older, more expensive Nehalem platform, neither […]

The week of May the 9th saw the release of Intel’s z68 chipset. Its mission? To combine the benefits offered by its two Sandy-bridge friendly elders. In addition to boasting the over clocking potential of the P67 and the integrated display found on the H67, this new chipset also includes a feature called Smart Response Technology, […]

Rumors prompted by the temporary lock-down of Apples online store on the 3rd of May were promptly justified, with the company now flaunting several new recruits in its IMac product range.  Swiftly following the March refresh of the Macbook line, four “Sandy Bridge” based IMacs now feature variants of Intel’s highly praised, energy effecient CPU.  These include two models with […]