NVIDIA Chipset Chat

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Yesterday we were holding a chat regarding NVIDIA's next core-logic technology, nForce 500 family. Here is a complete question-answer log.

Bjorn 3D

Intel Invents 5GHz Stock Cooler

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Intel has created a self-contained watercooling unit that will enable the latest Pentium Extreme Edition chips to hit 5GHz with ease.

Microsoft, Samsung Launch

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Samsung will enter the US computer market in April as the launch partner for Microsoft's new UltraMobile PC. Asus will release its own model in the US in June, while Chinese PC vendor Founder will deliver one to the Asian market this summer. Samsung's unit is expected to cost under $1,000. The system will include Microsoft's new "Touch Pack" software add-on, which features a software keyboard optimized for thumb-based typing and a Sudoku game.

PCMag.com

LCD Response Time is Dead

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Today at CeBIT, AU Optronics and Samsung celebrated the end of the "response time". They released new P-MVA and S-PVA panels that would be, according to the manufacturers, faster than the most recent TN 1 or 2ms and despite a slower official (understand "measure") response time. Here is a description of both technologies by Behardware.com.

CeBIT : THE LCD News

First Conroe Block Diagrams

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As soon as we got to the Spring Intel Developer Forum 2006, Intel gave us exclusive access to the Conroe block diagram before the keynote.

DailyTech

ATI x16 vs x8 Performance

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A couple of weeks back we looked at the performance of the nForce x16 chipset by plugging a couple of 7800GTX cards in SLI mode and finding out how much extra performance we could gain by having two dedicated PCI-E x16 lanes instead of one that?s split into two X8 lanes. The results were disappointing with only one game, Quake4, showing any performance gains.

Asus A8R32-MVP Issues

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Those of you who have visited the site in the last week will have noticed that our coverage of ATI?s Crossfire 3200 has been non-existant. We have been quiet on the reasons behind this because we were working through them with ATI/Asus and our A8R32-MVP.

DriverHeaven

The 60 Inch Subwoofer

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Actually, before designing it, we looked at a comparison between a large number of conventional subwoofers, or a single giant one. After we did the math, the obvious choice was the one giant woofer. It's output displacement is comparable to 160+ ten inch woofers. It can move a lot of air! DigitalGrabber

NVIDIA 7900GT and 7900GTX 3DMarks

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Earlier today some preliminary benchmarks of GeForce 7900GT and GeForce 7900GTX were leaked onto the internet pending the March 9, 2006 launch.

HighSpeed PC Tech Station

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How hardcore do you think you are? Most people upgrade their PC every now and then - that's just part & parcel of being a PC enthusiast. For some who change their internal components frequently, case screws are an optional extra - far easier to just slide the side panel into place. Bit-Tech

Corsair 3500LL Pro 2GB TwinX Memory Review

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If you're anything like us, you've got a thing for flashing lights, alphanumeric displays and stats available by the second when you need them. While the display interface of these modules might not be as informative as that of the Expert series that we reviewed quite a few moons ago, Motherboards.org