David Kirk, NVIDIA's chief scientist describe NV30 as a full floating point processor with thousands of instructions and a high level language. For the past years, NVIDIA main focus is on improving the GPU speed rather than designing a complicated pipe but for NV30, things will change. CineFX architecture work in conjunction with Cg programming language will make NV30 a fully programmable GPU with flexible instructions for vertex and pixel processing. It is expected that Microsoft will probably start supporting CineFX architecture with DirectX 9.1 therefore NV30 may be based on DirectX 9.1 when launched.

Just got word that ReactorCritical.com have posted what they believe are the official clock-speeds for ATi's New Radeon 9000/9700 and Radeon Pro cards for OEM and Retail products.

A FEW DAYS back we reported at The Inquirer that AMD was almost ready to release the last three manuals in its magnum opus on the Hammer microprocessors.

Now it has not only completed the set of manuals, but has released them on its site in the form of Adobe PDF documents.

Just been informed by Crow that after a late night drinking session and after Abit of James Bond 007 action he managed to sneak out of ABIT HQ with the benchmarks results and more screenshots of ABIT's Siluro OTES! OTES stands for Outside Thermal Exhaust System.

Just saw this @Nvnews.net

First off, this information has not been confirmed by NVIDIA. However, based on past product cycles, and the fact that NV30 will be manufcatured at a .13 micron process, the following specs appear within reason assuming the NV28 even exists.

Over 70 Million Transistors
0.13 micron
Higher clock rate than NV25 (GeForce4)

On this Taiwanese site it is claimed that AMD will bump the speed of current Athlon XP up to the model 2900+ and also introduce several lower-clocked CPUs with 333MHz bus. The product line will be as follows:

Just got word that Hardocp.com have snagged an Exclusive picture of a AMD 2700+ CPU with 333MHz FSB! Here's a snip.

Just in case there are still a few of you out there questioning the validity of the rumors and stories surrounding the next AthlonXPs being born of a 333MHz FSB, this authentic picture of a 2700+ should put the rumors to rest.

Pcpop have posted their CeBIT Asia 2002 coverage and they have snagged some screenshots of AMD's upcoming CPU Clawhammer.

Just got word from Crow @Darkcrow.co.kr that he's posted two Radeon 9700 Pro Previews! one for PowerColor Radeon 9700 Pro and the other is for BigBeam's Radeon 9700 Pro.

First Digitimes.com reports Intels Springdale Chipset samples will be given to mobo manufacturers this months.
There has been enough tug-war between Intel and AMD followers on the subject "which is better, if not best " . So to settle to matter straight Digit-life.com has mouth-watering review of AMD Athlon XP 2600+ vs. Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz.
click on read more for snips and link to the story/reivew

We have snagged some very hot and interesting screenshot´s of the new EzGo Pentium 4 Minipc.
It rumours that this version will be released in 3.quarter 2002. Hit Read More for Specs and more Screenshots. (Take a look at the size of this pc)

To bring down the total production cost of XBOX, Microsoft has moved its manufacturing faclities from hungary to taiwan.
Here is what a report on Times of India says-""REDMOND: Microsoft said on Monday that it entered an agreement with Wistron, the manufacturing arm of Taiwanese computer maker Acer, to make the Xbox video game system. Wistron is the second manufacturing partner for Xbox, joining Flextronics International, which helped launch Xbox.

Yes, This is a real PC at walmart.com.
The config is as follows :- VIA C3 800 MHz processor offers comparable performance to the 800 MHz Celeron processor 133 MHz frontside bus 128 MB SDRAM, expandable to 1 GB 133 MHz memory speed 10 GB Ultra-ATA 100 hard drive, 5400 rpm (total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment) 52x CD-ROM drive Integrated Trident Blade 3D/Pro Media AGP 4x graphics Up to 8 MB shared video memory Integrated AC '97 Audio with 3D enhanced sound Integrated 10/100 Ethernet connection Micro ATX tower case (14"D x 7"W x 14"H) NO MONITOR The link to walmart site is HERE.If you or anyone you know has bought this PC please post the performance/experience.

Geek Extreme has compared the 40.41 Detonators with the previous 30.82 drivers on a Geforce 3 Ti 200 to determine how much (or how little) of an increase in performance there is to offer for those who still own Geforce 3 cards. You can find the comparison here.

This is getting ugly. I have been following this BAPCO AMD SYSMARK fiasco for past couple of weeks and it doesnt look good. Alhough this is not a breaking news i thought it should get covered here. Here is a snippet from Zdnet-"Chipmaker AMD has leveled criticisms against a widely-used benchmarking suite, calling it biased in the favor of its arch-rival Intel. The move steps up AMD's efforts to ensure that its processors compare favorably with Intel's in the public eye, but some observers say both companies' rhetoric should be taken with a large pinch of salt. " for complete lowdown click 2 ZDNET
There even are new stories that the new detonator 40.41 brings... Read More

Just got word from Crow @ Darkcrow.co.kr that he's snagged some screenshots and Info on Creative's 3D Blaster 5 RX9700 Pro and PowerColor's Radeon 9700 Pro and not forgetting Digitaleaders Radeon 9700 Pro!

He also mention that the ATi RADEON 9700 Pro has hit the streets of Japan and is now on sale.Here's a screenshot of Creative's 3D Blaster 5 RX9700 Pro!

According to an article on Internetweek.com, the clawhammer is a 32 bit version of the hammer cpu, whereas the opteron is the 64 bit counterpart.

The 32-bit version of the chip, which will be sold under the Athlon name, is due out in the first quarter. The 64-bit version, targeted for higher-end servers, is due in 2003.

We have found a very interesting picture about a mainboard which has about 4 Opteron (AMD K8) CPUs in use. A lot of memory slots and more.

Seems that Mark Fox is a bit shy in double posting? Hehe Cos he's snagged two screenshots of ABIT's Siluro OTES! OTES stands for Outside Thermal Exhaust System and Boy does this card look Bad!

Hey Mark do you Know any peeps @Abit , would be a Great Card to Kick off the warp2search buyers club with ? what do you think

Microsoft are releasing two new Multimedia Keyboards called the Multimedia Keyboard and Natural Multimedia Keyboard! Well it must of taken them a least 30 seconds to think of those names? unless Billy was pissed @ the time! LOL