Introduction

There has been a steady stream of processor releases from AMD in recent times. Whether it is revisions of triple and quad core models or the addition of DDR3 parts to the product line there has always been something new to look at regularly. Two weeks ago we took a look at the latest high end Phenom 2, the 955 (Read The Review) and now AMD have another release for us to cover. The Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition.

In addition to this the past week has also seen the release of the Radeon 4770, AMD’s first card to use a 40nm GPU and we have two of these models on our test bench.