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BIOS Transplant 101

Published 2006-09-14 03:27 by Newsfactory 0

Ok, so we heard the Intel C19 Board from DFI has been cancelled while we have just finished our preview of it, based on a beta BIOS. I liked the board in comparison to the rest of the C19 boards, but the raw BIOS is headache for me.

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Kinc Flexes ATi CrossFire Muscles

Published 2006-09-13 19:03 by Newsfactory 0

Kinc of Nordic Hardware has put up a benchmark monster setup, consisting of a Cascade Cooled Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 running at 4.7GHz, and an ATi X1950XTX Master Card bundled with a X1900XTX running in CrossFire mode. The most impressive thing is that both cards are running different clockspeeds and the X1950XTX Master Card was just watercooled.

VR-Zone

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Dual Intel Clovertown 8 cores @ 2.66 Ghz Benchies

Published 2006-09-13 18:47 by Newsfactory 0

wtfdc over at XtremeSystems Forums has thrown up some benchies for Intel's CloverTown running at 2.66 Ghz, utlizing an effective 8 cores on a single setup.

XtremeSystems

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GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs. GeForce Go 7900 GS: Mobile GPU Battle

Published 2006-09-13 16:10 by Newsfactory 0

Looking at an NVIDIA gaming GPU but can't decide on the GeForce Go 7900 GTX or the GS? We pit two similarly configured Dell XPS M1710 laptops against each other to test everything from performance to power consumption to see which GPU you should get.

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5.5G IPOD Announced

Published 2006-09-13 15:33 by Newsfactory 0

Apple has announced the latest and greatest IPOD yesterday, an "improved" IPOD Video. Too bad many won't find it all that great.. Head over to Engadget for the full scoop.

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Intel's Core 2 Quadro Kentsfield: Four Cores on a Rampage

Published 2006-09-12 15:30 by Newsfactory 0

Intel will walk all over AMD with its upcoming Core 2 Quadro processor. Its 8 MB L2 Cache and aggressive clock speeds will boost performance by up to 100%. Our benchmarks tell the story.

Hardware

Mega DDR-2 Memory Roundup ? Finding an Overclocking King

Published 2006-09-12 15:14 by Newsfactory 0

In this roundup we compare a mixture of DDR-2 memory to work out which offers the best overclocking performance.

TweakTown

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Battlefield 2142 Beta CPU Shootout

Published 2006-09-12 15:10 by Newsfactory 0

Which CPU runs Battlefield 2142 faster, AMD or Intel? Does a larger L2 cache really play a huge role in performance, or is it minor? We've rounded up the latest CPUs from AMD and Intel to answer these questions. See the results inside!

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Toshiba PDA + e-Book Computer?

Published 2006-09-11 16:15 by Newsfactory 0

I don?t know what to call this. Would it be a Tablet, a notebook or a full blown desktop? So, Toshiba is feeling Nintendo?s design apparently with this PDA + e-Book device. Toshiba is calling it a Dual Display PDA (e-Book) with SD Memory Card.

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Abit AW9D-MAX Overclocking Review

Published 2006-09-08 18:29 by Newsfactory 0

NordicHardware has posted one of the first reviews of the Abit AW9D-MAX motherboard. A board designed for overclockers and tested as such. The board displays some excellent performance and it truly a credit to Abit's good work.

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Canon Pixma mini260 vs HP Photosmart A516

Published 2006-09-06 23:18 by Newsfactory 0

Behardware.com has tested the two inkjet printers, compared their results to the previous generation of products, to other manufacturers Samsung, Epson, Sagem, Lexmark and even filmed some of the tests. Many things are improved starting with the price, speed, and cost per photo, however, some of the marketing arguments proved to be very bold, even too bold (HP's video of ink resistance to water is pretty funny!).

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RD600 is Scheduled for October

Published 2006-09-06 15:39 by Newsfactory 0

We learned that the contradictory RD600 based boards with three PCIe 16X slots are still in the works. The ATI's acquisition delayed things for a few weeks but the boards are not cancelled.

The Inquirer

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LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray Disc Rewriter Review

Published 2006-09-02 00:26 by Newsfactory 0

After numerous delays that prompted speculations about its chances of winning the format war against the rival HD DVD standard, Blu-ray drives are starting to appear in the market. We finally managed to get one from LG that is capable of a record 4x Blu-ray write speed. Read on for our impression of this new drive.

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First Look: Abit AW9D-MAX

Published 2006-09-02 00:13 by Newsfactory 0

We have a quick look at one of the first Abit AW9D-MAX mobos let out in the wild. It has all of the right ingredients to become the next IC7-MAX3 - it just needs some time to mature.

Bit-Tech

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Bigfoot Network's Killer NIC Hands On Testing

Published 2006-09-01 23:41 by Newsfactory 0

We put two similar machines, one with a Killer NIC, the other without, in a fight to the death. Does the Killer deliver?

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Intel Viiv vs. AMD Live! ? Comparing the HTPC Standards

Published 2006-08-31 18:03 by Newsfactory 0

Today we compare Home Theater PC standards from Intel and AMD - it's Viiv vs. Live! We discuss the good and bad of each.

TweakTown

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Silence is Golden: Silent GPU Roundup

Published 2006-08-31 17:32 by Newsfactory 0

Today we have a massive roundup of 21 silent graphics cards from seven different card manufacturers. We'll put them all in order and see what kind of performance these noiseless cards have to offer.

AnandTech

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Benchmarking on Trial - Part 2

Published 2006-08-31 16:31 by Newsfactory 0

A graphics benchmark is only good if it can show the performance a graphics card in graphically limited situations. But a relevant graphics benchmark achieves that goal and still have more than enough relevance to gameplay - particularly at the parts of the game where frame rates are at their lowest.

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World's First Yo-Yo MP3 Player

Published 2006-08-31 16:11 by Newsfactory 0

It?s a very simple music player (I couldn?t find too many details on this) with storage capacity to store up to 200 songs and Bluetooth wireless technology for headphones connectivity. That?s pretty standard, isn?t it?

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VGA Heat-Pipe Cooler Roundup 2006 @ Toms Hardware

Published 2006-08-30 18:01 by Newsfactory 0

A new generation of aftermarket heat-pipe-equipped VGA coolers has entered the stage. Their mission? To take the heat off the fastest, hottest GPUs on the planet.