The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T is the entry level six-core processor in the Phenom II series with its overall clock frequency of 2.8GHz. With a street price of $198 and six cores is the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T CPU worth it? Read on to see how it performs in the benchmarks and to see how it handles being overclocked on our AMD 890FX test system.

When the AMD Hex-core processors first came out we were able to take a look at the flagship processor, the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T. We also downclocked the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T to the speeds of the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T. Now that the dust has settled we have managed to get our grubby little hands on an actual AMD Phenom II X6 1055T we can put it through the paces and see how she'll do. The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T is a 2.8GHz hex-core processor that features AMD Turbo CORE technology which is currently only available on the new "Thuban" processors...

It's clear that the limitations of the genre as a whole have been on the mind of the developers when creating H.A.W.X 2. Huge open expanses of sky and endlessly firing off automatically targeted missiles at wave after wave of enemy in short spurts it can be exhilarating but in the long term repetition will scrape through the rush and force the player to hit the ejector seat.

Ink jet printers are notorious for high ink costs. While the printers themselves are often attractively inexpensive, the cost of the ink over the life of the printer, make consumers shiver in pain. Yet the ink jet technology works quite well, so there must be a way to lower ink costs, even if it means increasing the initial cost of the printer. To that end, a few ink jet printers with higher initial costs but lower maintenance costs are starting to appear. Initially these printers are being placed in the business category. One that we were excited to see is the Epson B-510DN. Although the printer costs USD 599, the cost of consumables is cheaper than those for many laser printers.

The FirePro V9800 4GB graphics card is the new king of hill from AMD for the professional user and with support for 6 displays, it has a lot to offer. The Fermi-based Quadro cards offer strong competition in the performance field but in terms of features the FirePro line is still difficult to beat.

One of the most frustrating things about going to a B.Y.O.C. (Bring your own computer) LAN event is having to carry your system from the car to the setup area. This can be particularly exhausting if the setup area is a great distance away from the entrance to the building, a prime example, PAX Prime 2010 in Seattle, with the BYOC up on the 6th level of the convention. Trying to carry my system on my shoulder and my monitor in the other hand was a most exhausting experience, not to mention uncomfortable as it was a very warm day and left me sweating for a good 20 minutes after reaching the line. Today I take a look at the solution to my problems, the Antec Lanboard. While wandering around PAX, I stopped by the Antec booth and saw this item sitting on display, instantly knowing I had to try it out. As soon as I got home and set up my computer, I was on Antec’s website ordering this to my doorstep.

Let's take a look at the Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H, a micro-ATX, socket AM3 motherboard from Gigabyte based on the AMD 880G chipset, featuring five SATA-600 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, and two PCI Express x16 slots.