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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

Hardware

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.

Hardware

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

Hardware

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?

Hardware

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

Hardware

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

Hardware

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.

Hardware

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?

Hardware

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.

Hardware

SLI vs. Crossfire: Hi-Res Slapdown

Published 2006-08-30 16:27 by Newsfactory 0

If you want the absolute best PC gaming experience possible and have the money to pay for it, which dual graphics technology setup do you go with: Nvidia's SLI or ATI's Crossfire?

Hardware

Intel Releases Eight New Xeon Processors

Published 2006-08-30 16:06 by Newsfactory 0

Intel today unveiled eight new Dual-Core Intel Xeon 7100 series processors designed for multi-processor servers. Previously codenamed ?Tulsa,? the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7100 series delivers on key requirements to support the demands of enterprise applications: top performance and reliability. The processor family also includes lower-power, 95 watt options that reduce associated energy costs.

Hardware

Intel's Mobile Core 2 Duo: Performance at a Cost

Published 2006-08-29 10:55 by Newsfactory 0

Today, Intel released a Core 2 Duo processor for laptops, code-named Merom. It's safe to say that with the new mobile Core 2 Duo CPUs, we are seeing some of the performance gains promised. The mobile Core 2 Duo T7600 processor clocks at 2.33GHz and sports 4MB of shared L2 cache. When the mobile processors were put in actual systems--the Alienware Aurora m5550 and Dell XPS M1710--unfortunately battery life suffered a little, lasting just 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Read more Merom coverage

Hardware

FCC Documents Show Microsoft Zune Nudies, Specs

Published 2006-08-25 19:01 by Newsfactory 0

New documents on the FCC's website reveal a substantial amount of information about Microsoft's upcoming "iPod killer," the Zune. Microsoft itself has been fairly tight-lipped about the player, but the FCC documents show some pictures of both the inside and outside of the device, as well as a manual with some specifications.

Hardware

Multi GPU Running in Vista

Published 2006-08-25 03:59 by Newsfactory 0

Sometimes we?re quite cynical of what we see and hear when at these shows because of course everyone is going to be telling us that whatever they?re doing is the best, the first the biggest etc etc. So it was with a rather large pinch of salt that we took the news that ATI have Crossfire running in Vista as we watched 3DMark running across three monitors on ATI?s stand.

HEXUS

Hardware

Creative Labs blames nVidia for the X-Fi issues

Published 2006-08-25 03:00 by Newsfactory 3

A few months ago we reported about the X-Fi and nForce-4 compatibility issues. This story still develops and Creative is giving us some more headlines. A Creative fan site has published an update from Creative Labs regarding the issues. It seems that Creative is blaming nVidia?s nForce-4 for these issues; here are the technical details they provided!

Hardware

Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Laptop Batteries

Published 2006-08-25 02:36 by Newsfactory 0

First Dell pulls back 4.1 million laptop batteries, now Apple has announced a voluntary recall of 1.8 million lithium-ion batteries. The affected 1.1 million notebooks include certain models of the iBook G4 series as well as the PowerBook G4 series. The laptops containing the recalled batteries were sold in October 2003 through August 2006. Apple said it had received nine reports of batteries overheating, including two reports of minor burns from handling overheated computers.

Hardware

VapoChill LS with Conroe X6800 & FX60

Published 2006-08-23 16:20 by Newsfactory 0

Asetek sent us a new Vapochill LS for review, so we decided to test it with Intel's baddest Conroe, the Extreme Edition x6800 and AMD's FX60 to see just how far we could get the processors to over clock. Could we push the 2.93ghz conroe to over 4ghz and get it stable? read on to find out.

DriverHeaven

Hardware

Intel readies 'Tulsa' Xeon Debut

Published 2006-08-23 16:04 by Newsfactory 0

High-end Xeon counterpunch will mean a 70 percent performance boost over Intel's current server chips.

Hardware

ATI Radeon X1950 XTX Performance Preview

Published 2006-08-23 15:54 by Newsfactory 0

With 48 pixel shaders, 512MB of GDDR4 memory operating at 1GHz (2GHz effective), HDCP support, and an all-new redesigned cooling unit that runs much quieter than the X1900 XTX, ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX is certainly designed to impress. But does the new card live up to the hype? Find out in today's article!

Hardware

Pimp Your Home Theater PC

Published 2006-08-23 15:37 by Newsfactory 0

So you've spent a small fortune on a flat-panel HDTV, a killer audio system, and monthly tithes to the cable or satellite gods. Now you're ready to build a sleek HTPC. Why spoil the view with a cheesy chassis?