3GHz Opteron 256/856 On Apr 4th

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AMD will launch Opteron 256 and Opteron 856 on April 4th with clock speed reaching 3GHz. It will be Socket 940 based, support 1MB L2 cache, 1GHz HT, Dual Channel Registered DDR400, 95W TDP. AMD will continue supporting Socket 940 Opteron by releasing Dual-core Opteron 285 and 885 at 2.6GHz in June and Opteron 290/890 at 2.8GHz in 2007 co-existing with Socket F Opterons.

VR-Zone

One of the last CRT survey

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Probably one of the last of its type, BehardWare.com has released its ultimate CRT survey. Have LCDs really improved display quality, or is it just because users follow the trend, that they prefer their design and that less and less tubes components are found on the market?

Albatron launches 7900GT for small-form-factor PCs

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Albatron Technology has launched the 7900GT graphics card in a shorter and slimmer form factor, but retaining strong game playing capabilities. The new card is designed to give gamers the power to use the most intensive 3D graphics software available today in small-form-factor (SFF) systems, according to the company.

DigiTimes

Radeon X1900 XTX Roundup: ASUS, ATI, MSI, PowerColor & Sapphire

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Wondering which Radeon X1900 XTX card is right for you? In today's article, we've rounded up five of the hottest X1900 XTX graphics cards on the market. See what features separate the boards from each other, as well as check out our X1900 XTX overclocking results. How does 700MHz+ on the graphics core sound to you?

FiringSquad

Gainward's AGP 7800 GS with 20 Pipelines

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This card's magic is that it actually has G71, Geforce 7800 GT PCIe core bridged down to AGP. It has G70 core with full 20 pipelines that worked at 425 MHz and famous BR2 chip managed to bridge the card down to AGP.

First Impressions: AGEIA PhysX

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Last week at the GDC, the buzz was all around us. At hardware and software booths alike. I was able to see the Ageia PhysX card in action as well as sample ATI and NVIDIA?s approach to physics and gaming.

Techgage

Top 3 GPU Water Blocks Square Off

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We've posted a new review on 3DXtreme.net - DangerDen Maze 4, AquaXtreme MP-1 and Swiftech MCW60 Performance Comparison. We've taken the top 3 GPU water blocks and let them square off.

Dual Processor vs Dual Core

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Will multiple processors or a dual core processor be beneficial to you, and what are the differences between them?  These are the questions this article will attempt to lay to rest.

Puget Systems

30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display vs. Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP

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A 17-inch LCD monitor is big enough for most people's everyday computing needs. But for others, 17 inches simply will not do--nor will 19, 20, or 24 inches. Until recently, if you wanted a large screen to use with your computer, you'd have to buy a television that doubled as a monitor. That's fine for casual use, but a low-resolution TV is far from ideal for reading text, let alone graphic design tasks or professional photo editing.

19'' LCD Monitors: The Spring 2006 Collection

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We rounded up the best-of-the-best LCD monitors available in retail channels this year - and let us just say we were not disappointed. But what ultimately determines whether a display stands out or not depends on whether you are an office user, gamer or graphic designer.

Toms Hardware Guide

Noise Cancelling Headphones Test

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Silence is golden? It could well be if you invest in one of these noise cancelling headphone sets. We have three sets of headphones from Sennheiser, Sony and Acoustic Authority. Which will prove the best value?

Bit-Tech

120mm Fan Roundup: 17 Fans Compared

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17-Way roundup of 120mm from different manufactures including Scythe, Aerocool, Nexus, GlobalWin, Spire, Coolermaster, Papst, Coolink, Acoustifan, mCubed and AC Ryan. The Madshrimps test their performance both temperature as noise wise - and include sound samples of the fans running at different voltages so you can compare them head to head. Are all fans created equal?

Sun?s T2000 ?Coolthreads? Server: First Impressions and Experiences

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Sun?s ?Coolthreads? T2000 server is an ambitious and innovative product that may provide a solid and attractive alternative to the flood of x86 based servers. So far, there have been very few independent benchmarks on the Sun T2000 server. Read about our first benchmarks and experiences in this report.

AnandTech

Techgage Contest Reminder (1 Week left)

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We'd just like to remind everybody that our contest is over in a little over a week. We have a lot of prizes to be won, so be sure to get your name in if you want a chance at them! Techgage.

ATI Physics Acceleration Gets a Voice

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ATI puts in the final word at GDC with their take on the physics processing on GPUs. They offer a great upgrade path in their outlook on physics as well as possible performance benefits over the competition.

PC Perspective

ATI and NVIDIA Benchmark Number Problem?

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Ding, Ding, Ding... Ladies and gentlemen. Your attention please. In this corner, fighting in the mainstream market, GeForce 7600 GS of Santa Clara, California. And in this corner, Radeon X1600 XT of Ontario Canada. After our GeForce 7600 GS preview yesterday ATI came running and ready to fight... see why!

AMD confirms Athlon 64 X2 5000+

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AMD will release its first batch of dual-core Turion 64 mobile processors on 9 May, lining up seven chips clocked between 1.6GHz and 2.2GHz, and accompanied by low-voltage variants, according to online claims. Separately, the vendor has itself confirmed the existence of the upcoming Athlon 64 X2 5000+.

RegHardware

DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 Venus SLI Overclocking Tests

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The DFI Venus is really a premium board targeted at fans, not just of overclocking, but of the DFI brand name. Through a series of LAN Party motherboards, DFI has built for themselves a huge fan base among the enthusiasts. We take a look at this limited edition board from them, named Venus.

VR-Zone

CPUs & Real-World Gameplay Scaling

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What do different video cards and CPUs mean to gamers in World of Warcraft, F.E.A.R., Battlefield 2, and Call of Duty 2? We played all the games with 6 different CPUs and 4 different video cards to find out the difference in real-world gameplay.

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