HardwareOC have snagged the first pictures of MSI 's M2N Platinum AM2 socket mainboard.

We have seen the GeForce 7900 GT card already and we can say that the PCB layout is different from the current 7800GT card. The PWM area is slightly different too.

VR-Zone

We just received news that internal roadmaps from ATI have revealed more information about R590. R590 will launch at the beginning of March for $279 (depending on vendor). The R590 ASIC is effectively the Radeon X1900 core, but at a lower clock speed with some disabled features -- the roadmap did not state exactly what has been disabled.

DailyTech

MOBILE HARD DRIVES have never been particularly fast, so the fact that hard drives are typically the slowest components in the average PC counts for even more in the laptop world. There was a time when 4,200 RPM was the norm for 2.5" notebook drives, and even today, 4,200-RPM drives are fairly common. The Tech Report

We have been watching the mobile processor space for a while now with some interest, wondering whether the Turion 64 really matches up well against the Pentium M. The Pentium M's power-saving features and performance per watt are the stuff of modern legend. AMD has done well with Opteron in servers and the Athlon 64 in desktops, but surely AMD's K8-derived mobile competitor doesn't match up with the likes of the Pentium M. Does it?

Following our previous report discussing Firing Squads HDCP article we?ve been contacted by Sapphire who presently have some experience with this issue. Sapphire are currently in the process of ramping their mass production of a line of low profile X1600 and X1300 boards specifically targeted at the High Definition Home Theater PC market with an HDMI output and HDCP built in.

Beyond3D

Watching Intel the past few years is like watching a formerly great boxer who took one too many hits in the chin. Stumbling around, not really coherent, but still dangerous because of its size. This year, they're looking to hit a whole new low.

FiringSquad

Will plugging a USB 2.0 device into your notebook kill your battery life? Is Intel's new Core Duo processor the victim.

Everything you need to know about the new digital audio and video HDMI connector, which will be used by DVD players, videoprojectors, HDTV sets and LCD panels.

HardwareSecrets

Looking forward to HD-DVD and Blu-Ray playback now that you have your GeForce 6 or 7, or ATI AVIVO Radeon? It?s too bad. None of the current cards from ATI or NVIDIA available at retail will support HDCP. Yep, you read that right: that $500 video card you just bought doesn?t support HDCP!

FiringSquad

Eizo said to Behardware.com during an interview that general public monitors colors quality didn't last. They aren't stable with time and calibrating them isn't sufficient. Electronic components aren't good enough to permanently display quality colors. This is something that needed to be investigated. Behardware.com has taken four monitors and measured their colors during 30 consecutive hours. Differences were noticed and it is possible to confirm it: some colors change with time. And they can sometime change a lot if the brightness is also taken into consideration.

Looking for a new ATI card? We've got three X1900 XTX cards, one X1900 XT and one X1900 All-in-Wonder. We run them through our range of real-world performance tests, overclock them, and work out which one is best value for money.

Bit-Tech

Today we take a look at the AIW X1900, the newest AIW from ATI. We'll also look at HQV DVD decoding for both ATI and NVIDIA.

AnandTech

techPowerUp have snagged the latest Nvidia presentation that their marketing guys sat down and put together.

Intel is on track to deliver the 65nm Tulsa, a dual-core Xeon MP processor with 16MB L3 shared cache and 2 x 1MB L2 cache in H2 2006, replacing Paxville MP.

VR-Zone

This week, a pint-sized edition: lots of teeny tiny gizmos for you to lust after. Including, but not limited to, a Swiss Army knife MP3 player, a USB digital TV receiver and a funky USB drive with built-in Firefox.

Bit-Tech

WidowPC Dreams Big and in SLI SLI laptops are a big step forward for gaming laptops. Gaming laptops have traditionally lagged behind gaming desktops in power. Obviously, in order for gaming laptops to have the same gaming power at a LAN party as a gaming desktop, the laptop must have a fast AMD CPU, 7800 graphics in SLI and a responsive LCD display. WidowPC

Word reaches the Deeplung ear that Intel's Yonah processor, which ships under the Intel Core Duo moniker, has features that aren't being exposed to the consumer. Intel's Sossaman is the key, and Sossaman is the codename for an ultra low voltage Yonah to be shipped under the Xeon brand, into the server and workstation space.

Hexus

AM2 brings support for DDR2, but it will also be a new 940 socket plus a brand new Heatsink-Fan configuration.

AnandTech

We've recieved the following information on upcoming nVidia chipsets from a reliable source: