University of Antwerp builds 6000EUR supercomputer with 13 NVIDIA GPUs
DV Hardware :: Saturday, December 19, 2009
DV Hardware published an article about FASTRA II, a new desktop supercomputer developed by ASTRA researchers at the University of Antwerp. The system features six NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards and one GeForce GTX 275, for a total of 13 NVIDIA GPUs. FASTRA II illustrates the power of GPGPU computing, for under 6000EUR a system was build that can do their research more than four times faster than the university’s supercomputer cluster.
Alienware Aurora ALX Desktop Review
Driver Heaven :: Monday, December 14, 2009
“Today we take a look at the latest in Alienware/Dells desktop range, the Aurora ALX and run it though a selection of real world tests including gaming at 2560×1600, Photoshop, media encoding and overclocking to find out if their impressive run of form continues.”
Top 100 Tech Gift Guide 2009
i4u :: Monday, December 14, 2009
“It is very hard to name a stand-out gift from among the 100 tech gifts we have selected. When pressed I would name the new digital cameras with special features like a second screen or an integrated projector. You never can go wrong with an iPod touch of course. If you want to make yourself very happy then get the new top of the line Samsung UN55B8500 LED HDTV.”
TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver and PC TrickleSwitch
Bona Fide Reviews :: Monday, December 14, 2009
” Last month I took a look at the TrickleStar TV TrickleSaver and it’s a product that I like quite a bit and still use to this day. Today I’ve got another review of TrickleStar products, two actually, the PC TrickleSaver and the PC TrickleSwitch. The PC TrickleSaver does for your computer what the TV TrickleSaver does for your TV, it senses when the power goes off and then turns off anything else connected to it so they don’t use any power in standby mode, therefore saving you a bit of money. The addition of the PC TrickleSwitch adds more functionality to this setup in that it allows you to manually power on or off the devices attached to the PC TrickleSaver. So read on for a brief review of tow very useful products..”
Google’s Real Time Search
t-breakl :: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Just be careful of who you’re seen having dinner with because by the time you finish, you might already be at the top of Google’s Search Engines
Top Holiday Tech Gifts
Tech Review Source :: Friday, December 11, 2009
“With the holiday shopping season in full swing, it can be hard to figure out what to buy. To help, you will want to check out these hot holiday gifts that are the most popular tech gifts to give and get this season.”
A quick first look at USB 3.0 performance
Tech Report :: Friday, December 11, 2009
USB 2.0 has been around for nearly a decade—an eternity in the PC world. We’ve taken a quick first look at its replacement, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, to see what’s up with the spec and how a first implementation measures up.
Asus EeeTop PC ET2002 Review
Hot Hardware :: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
The Asus Eee Top ET2002 is an all-in-one desktop computer that provides the basics for everyday computing as well as multimedia entertainment in a space-saving design. It features a large, 20-inch 16:9 widescreen display and a 1.6GHz dual core Intel Atom 330 processor. Perhaps one of the coolest new features of the ET2002 is the fact that it is one of the first all-in-one computers from Asus to feature NVIDIA Ion integrated graphics for additional multimedia processing horsepower and perhaps even a bit of light gaming.
While the basic components of the ET2002 aren’t all that different from those found in your typical netbook, this computer is able to handle HD video and a few other higher-end performance graphics tasks quite well…
Razer President Robert Krakoff speaks to DriverHeaven
Driver Heaven :: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
We managed to get some time to have a ‘one on one’ chat with Razer’s top man – President Robert Krakoff. We discussed everything related to gaming and their product range.
Will Free Online Content Like Hulu Ever Dry Up?
Digital Trends :: Monday, December 07, 2009
“Did your father ever tell you there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Well, most of today’s industry experts would probably agree with him. The idea of “free” has become extremely controversial in the technology industry, especially in the case of online content. Rumors that favorite show streaming website Hulu will be charging for all of their content has most online-media-viewing junkies scared stiff. Sources for Hulu, after reaping the backlash of complaints, deny the rumors and say turning the service into a pay-only site is just not in the cards. Fair enough, but what happens when Hulu and other sites get desperate? Ad sales are down, magazines and newspapers aren’t selling, and people are only accessing “free” web content. Will these poor economic conditions and lack of advertising force more web publishers into a pay-only frenzy?”
War on Warranties: Are Extended Warranties Worth It?
Digital Trends :: Monday, December 07, 2009
“After committing to dispense hundreds of dollars for a television, laptop or other high-dollar electronic device, the last thing most of us want to hear is a retail cashier hitting us up for another few hundred to buy an extended warranty. “No. No thanks. I’m good.” Most of us dispatch it in a heartbeat. But have you ever wondered whether you’re setting yourself up for a disaster? Good news: You’re not. Here’s why you should pass on extended warranties every time.”
AMD vs. NVIDIA – Are they even playing the same game?
Tweak Town :: Saturday, December 05, 2009
“In the GPU world there are many flavors, despite the perception that you either get AMD or NVIDIA. There is Matrox, WildCat/3D Labs, S3, VIA and a few more. But in the end what you hear the most about are NVIDIA and AMD. These two companies are compared back and forth in a game of favorites that would make a selfish 4 year old proud. Still, can you really compare them in equal terms?
On the surface you can. After all, you are measuring the number of frames per second the GPU (attached to a specific build of materials) can render. The magic number you are looking for is between 28 and 32 frames per second. This is the number of frames per second that will “fool” the human eye into thinking you are seeing full, fluid motion.”
Christmas 2009 system guide
Tech Report :: Friday, December 04, 2009
After this year’s launches, we’re now on the final stretch to December 25. We’ve thus given our system guide a touch-up to account for the latest pricing and availability changes. This guide also includes an experimental living-room gaming PC build, the Console on Steroids.
Holiday Buyers Guide 2009
Tweak Town :: Friday, December 04, 2009
“As we roll into December and the Christmas Spirit begins to affect all of us in both our moods and our bank account balances, you find yourself wondering what you should be buying that special computer loving geek in your life.
Actually, you might find you’re the computer loving geek and wonder what you should buy yourself. Better still, you know that your partner or parents are going to be sitting down on the computer in the next few hours and you think if you conveniently leave your internet browsing software of choice strategically placed on the right page of our guide, you might just get exactly what you want without having to say something. I know; I’m really that smart!”
HotHardware and TechVi Video Podcast No. 5
Hot Hardware :: Friday, December 04, 2009
We have just posted up our latest video podcast at HotHardware. This week we peek at the computer enthusiast’s wish list with our friends at TechVi. On the list this time around? We talk processors, video cards and notebooks / netbooks. Also, a look at the D5000, Nikon’s latest DSLR sexy-cam, and ChromiumOS project, the pre-release version of ChromeOS from Google…
Intel DP55WG
Techgage :: Thursday, December 03, 2009
For most consumers, Intel might not be the first name to come to mind when building a new PC, but the company offers a rather robust line-up of boards for each chipset it releases. We’re looking at the $140 “mainstream” DP55WG, which has an simple overall feature-set, but includes support for IR and also NVIDIA’s SLI.
Sapphire’s Bill Donnelly talks to DriverHeaven
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
The Sapphire series of ATI video cards are well known in the industry for being some of the finest on the market – we sat down with Bill Donnelly their Global PR director and had a chat about Sapphire products, focusing on several areas.
Win a CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler in the Bigbruin.com NFL Pool
Big Bruin :: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
For this week’s installment of the Bigbruin.com NFL pool we have a brand new Domino A.L.C. CPU Cooler. Get your picks in for the NFL week 13 games for your chance to win… We’re skipping the Thursday night game, so you have until Sunday to enter!
TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver Review
Big Bruin :: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Today on the Bigbruin.com test bench we have the TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver. The concept is pretty straight forward… Plug the unit into the wall, attach a power strip, plug “stuff” into the strip, and attach the USB cable to your PC or Mac. When you turn you computer off, the “stuff” doesn’t consume any electricity. Seems simple enough.
64 Prizes being given away for Christmas
Overclockers Club :: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
OCC has begun its christmas giveaway with 64 prizes up for grabs including the Grand Prize system running 5850’s in Crossfire and 2 SSD’s running Raid 0 :)
Podcast With NVIDIA ION Case Mod Contest Winner
Modders Inc :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Modders-Inc sits down and has a talk with Bill Owens of MNPCTech about his winning case mod of the NVIVIA ION Case Mod Contest, which is featured on the current issue of CPU Magazine and all over the Internet.
Bjorn3D Christmas Extravaganza Contest
Bjorn 3d :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Yes it’s that time of year again and we have rounded up a ton of high end hardware to make your holiday season a little merrier.
We’ll get to some pictures and links in a little bit but here’s a breakdown of what’s up for grabs.
Two AMD Dragon platform systems for grand prizes!
Hi Tech Legion’s 2009 Spectacular Christmas/Holiday Giveaway Week 5
Hi Tech Legion :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Every Sunday starting November 1, 2009 and ending on December 20, 2009 Computer Ed will be interviewing different manufacturers who will be sponsoring prizes for the giveaway. A minimum of two prizes a week will offered and you will have until the following Saturday to send in your entry to win one of the weeks prizes. Each weeks contest will run Sunday to Saturday and the winner will be announced every Saturday night at 10:00 PM EST. At 10:01 PM EST a new banner will be launched in the forums which will provide the names of the manufacturers scheduled for the next weeks round of giveaways.” Last weeks winners: EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard – limelisa6481, Patriot Viper Series Memory – Wulfric, Patriot 32GB Thumb Drive – andrei45 “Find out all the Details”
Win an ATI 5770!
OC3D :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
ATI & Overclock3d team up to give you the chance to win a 5770 in time for christmas!
Sapphire Xmas Contest
Bjorn 3d :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Today we are having an world wide contest to win some stuff from Bjorn3D and Sapphire. We have a PI-AM3RS785G – PURE 785G AM3 Motherboard and a SAPPHIRE PURE 950W Power Supply.
December CoolIT Domino Giveaway
BCC Hardware :: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
In conjunction with our WeeklyTechUpdate podcast, and to get you guys some more free schwag, CoolIT Systems has dropped us yet another CoolIT Domino A.L.C. for us to give away to a lucky reader/listener. If you don’t know much about this cooler check out our review here and head on over to the Domino product page here.