We have our benchmarking philosophy pretty well laid out on the main page, but sometimes people still ask about our benchmarking selections and test set up. I'm of the firm opinion that benchmarking is really a small overall part of any review. Before you flame me completely, stop and think about it......Take a system and run a benchmark ten times......and you'll usually get 8-10 different results with that same system....with the same settings.

We use several different benchmarks in...

Capper

I'm sure, over the last month, you've had more than your fill of the whole "Phenomenot" issue.

For well over a year, enthusiasts waited with baited breath for AMD's next big thing to hit the market. With some sites calling it the "Core 2 Killer", others raving, sight unseen, about it....the entire enthusiast community was whipped up into a frenzy in anticipation of what AMD's world saving, INTEL killing monster would bring to the table.

Talk about build up.......
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Capper