AMD might introduce their 65nm CPU’s in 2007
Madshrimps :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Quote: “On the forum of Chinese website HKEPC you can find a series of slides with the Athlon 64 roadmap, on the map you can see that AMD plans to release their 65nm parts early next year. These processors have the codename “Brisbane” and are probably nothing more than a die-shrink of the Windsor. The Windsor will most likely be introduced in June 2006, this puppy will support DDR2 and needs it a new socket: AM2.”
“Seasonic Power Angel – Power Monitor Review”
Madshrimps :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Quote: “I am puzzled by the ever increasing processor power consumption in recent years. Both AMD and Intel are working quite hard lately to reduce power used by their products while new graphic cards are demanding for more. How much power does a home PC draw? Seasonic Power Angel may answer some of the questions”
GeIL Ultra Platinum PC4000 Dual Channel Memory Review #650:
3dgameman :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
“The GeIL Ultra Platinum PC4000 Dual Channel Memory’s performance at its default speed is blistering fast. This is possible because of the excellent 2.5-4-4-7 memory timing. While that’s commendable, I was able to use a timing of 2-4-4-6 at 500MHz DDR. This results in better performance, which is always good thing.” ~3dGameman.com
Globalsat BC-337 SiRF Star III GPS Receiver
Think Computers :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Diskeeper 10 Professional Premier
Techgage :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Quote: Diskeeper is back with their top notch Defragmentation software. The new version takes a lot of features that have helped make the software so great, and made them even better. You now will even have the capability of defragging computers on your network. Let’s take a look at the latest version and see if it’s worth your hard earned money.
ECS KA1 MVP
Overclockers Online :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Quote: With all of that said I think the ECS KA1 MVP is a very solid motherboard for a wide range of people. If you are in possession of a pair of ATI CrossFire ready video cards then you will surely want to have a peek at the KA1 MVP because it certainly performs and has rock solid stability with plenty of “umph” to give your system that extra little boost.
SilverStone Zeus ST56ZF and Strider ST56F Power Supplies
SystemCooling :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Nexuiz v1.5
Phoronix :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Summary: “Nexuiz, one of the popular open-source first person shooter games available for Microsoft Windows as well as Linux on both x86 and x86_64 platforms, has released v1.5 today. Unlike some of the past releases, many of the features in this release are prominent from a new instant action mode to improved artificial intelligence and completely new menus! In addition, there is now smoother net-code, engine optimizations, redone sound effects, all new character skins, new game-modes, new maps, and new characters. For the open-source enthusiast, Nexuiz v1.5 is definitely worth checking out!”
Interview With Phil Hester, AMD’s Corporate VP and CTO
Hardware Secrets :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
“Phil Hester joined AMD in last September as AMD’s new CTO, replacing Fred Weber at this position. Hester worked 23 years at IBM at several positions (including CTO of the PC division and VP of the RS/6000 hardware development), leaving IBM to launch Newisys in 2000, a company dedicated to build servers based on the Opteron CPUs, later acquired by Sanmina-SCI in 2003. In this exclusive interview to Hardware Secrets, Hester talks about AMD’s plans, strategies, new CPUs and a little bit of his professional life and experience.”
Thermaltake Blue Orb II CPU Cooler Review
MODTHEBOX! :: Thursday, February 16, 2006
“Installation of the Thermaltake Blue Orb II CPU Cooler is very straightforward, consisting of either replacing the AMD bracket with a back plate and 2 standoffs, or attaching a pair of brackets and standoffs to the Intel system. AMD motherboards must be removed from the case for installation, while Intel users get off easy. Be aware that if you have a socket A or 478 (P4) system, this heatsink has no method of securing itself to your system.”
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Preloading Now
Valve Software :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is now available for pre-load and pre-purchase via Steam. Red Orchestra is a realistic WWII online action game that features one dozen scenarios, a wide arsenal, and drivable vehicles. Pre-loading is available with no obligation to purchase. Those who pre-purchase will save 10% off of the regular price of $24.95. For more details, please visit www.steampowered.com.
Avivo Winter Update article
Beyond3D :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Although ATI, over recent years, have adopted a monthly official driver release schedule, at the end of 2005 ATI released an extra set of drivers, Catalyst 5.13, specifically with updates for Avivo on the X1000 series of graphics boards. These drivers were specifically design to enable some more of the Avivo functionality, demonstrating ATI’s video transcoding capabilities, enabling hardware assisted H.264 decoding and, possibly the most important element, the promise of higher quality video playback.
PossibleSpam:Dell DJ Ditty 512MB MP3 Player
The Tech Lounge :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“The Ditty is a budget-minded MP3 player that sports a monochrome screen, an FM receiver and also doubles as a USB flash memory device. It is roughly the same size as Dell’s USB flash drives and sports 512MB of storage, enough room for around 200 songs. It’s also comparable in size to Apple’s iPod Shuffle, measuring 3.6 x 1.1 x 0.5 inches, and it weighs just over an ounce. The Ditty comes in at around $99, and we aim to find out whether Dell has released a mighty giant in a little package or if it will drown in the crowd of wannabe iPod-killers.”
Seasonic Super Versatile 250W PSU Review
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Quote: “I sometimes repair computers for relatives. Most of them have pre build computers, such as Compaq, Packard Bell … When the PSU fails it’s very difficult to find one that fits those special designed cases. Seasonic has a solution for that. The Seasonic Super Versatile 250W PSU should fit in most of the cases. Let’s find out if it is a worthy replacement – we test performance and noise level.”
Inside Radeon X1900 Architecture
Hardware Secrets :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“ATI has launched recently its new chip family, Radeon X1900, formerly known as R580. It is based on Radeon X1800 core, but brings a few new features that are worth mentioning. In this article we will explore the main differences between Radeon X1900 and Radeon X1800 families.”
Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R120 Liquid Cooler
ViperLair :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“The Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R120 is by far the easiest liquid cooling setup we’ve ever worked with. It’s not a click and run type of deal, but it’s no harder than most performance air coolers and much easier than even the Koolance EXOS to setup. Everything is done; fill and bleed, clamping tubes, kit assembly. All the user has to do is put it into their setup and that’s it.”
2.5″ Serial ATA hard drive round-up
The Tech Report :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Serial ATA and NCQ are relatively new to the laptop world, and 7,200-RPM spindle speeds and high-capacity platters are still pretty cutting-edge for the 2.5″ mobile form factor. The question, of course, is how well the latest Serial ATA notebook drives have integrated these new features and capabilities. It’s also worth asking whether there’s really a big performance gap between 5,400- and 7,200-RPM notebook drives. To find the answers, we’ve assembled the latest 5,400- and 7,200-RPM Serial ATA notebook drives from Hitachi and Seagate and run them through the wringer. Read on for the surprising results.
The New HDMI Video Connector
Hardware Secrets :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new kind of digital audio and video connector that promises to replace all connectors currently used by DVD players, TV sets and video monitors. The idea is to use a single cable instead of several cables when connecting your DVD player to your TV set, for example. This new connection standard was developed by Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic/National/Technics), Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson (RCA) and Toshiba.”
News: Intel’s Pentium M 760 versus AMD’s Turion 64 ML-44
The Tech Report :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
ALTHOUGH INTEL HAS BEEN STRUGGLING on the desktop front of late, things on the mobile side have been going just fine, thank you. In fact, the Pentium M has been doing so well that Intel’s desktop line will eventually be migrating to a processor based on a similar architecture. Heck, even Apple joined in on the fun. Near the top of the heap is the Pentium M 760, which features a 533MHz front-side bus, an operating frequency of 2.0GHz and a whopping 2MB of L2 cache.
AMD’s answer to the Pentium M is the Turion 64, an Athlon 64-based design which rides in a 754-pin socket. The Turion 64’s attributes include an on-die memory controller, a 1GHz HyperTransport link, and of course the ability to run 64-bit code. The model we’ll be looking at today is the ML-44, a new chip with a 2.4GHz operating frequency and 1MB of L2 cache.
Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 Review
Neoseeker :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“The Crucial PC2-6400 got the second highest score here — it was only 4.2% slower than the Corsair PC2-8000, even though the PC2-8000 was running at a 25% faster memory clock rate. Please note how much faster the PC2-6400 is with the tweaked settings than running at SPD speeds – 167.4 FPS vs. 118.8 FPS, or a 41% increase in frame rates due to the better timings!”
A4Tech X-710 Gaming mouse @ HardwareZoom
Hardware Zoom :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Cooler Master Hyper L3 Review on Technic3D
Technic3d :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Quote: “In the following Review we would like to present the newest Cooling from the house Cooler master. The Socket 775 Cooler with the name hyper L3”
An Approach to Safer Browsing
TechFEAR :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Summary: “The Internet is filled with security potholes in the guise of adware, spyware and viruses. What if we found an extreme way to bypass those potholes and make your Internet experience safe once again?”
Thermaltake Tide Water All-In-One Liquid VGA Cooler
OCIA :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
X-Micro Bluetooth Stereo Media Phone Kit
Think Computers :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Data Recovery Guide – How Hard Drives Fail
The Tech Zone :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Hard drives are extremely fragile and can suffer failures in many different ways, leading to a loss of data. The five most common types of drive failures are: logical errors, mechanical failure, electronic failure, firmware corruption, and bad sectors, or any combination these. Least severe of these is usually data loss due to logical errors.
nForce4 SLI vs SLI X16 @ t-break
t-break :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
We initially started out by conducting tests at only 0X and 4X AA however we really didnt see any difference at all. We contacted nVidia about this and they suggested doing tests using 8X and 16X AA and thus we went back and benched all four games using that setting as well. Besides Quake4, we really do not see the X16 posting higher results in anything else. In fact, Serious Sam 2 and Call of Duty 2 consistently showed the older nForce4 SLI performaing better in most of the benchmarks.
Corsair TwinX 2048-4000PT Evaluation
Hi-Techreviews :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The memory we are evaluating today is Corsair’s new TwinX 2048-4000PT, 2 GB of memory specially designed for those wanting the absolute fastest possible memory for use in their Intel based motherboard. The reason Corsair has gone to two-gigabyte modules is quite simple, with today’s games, graphics and CAD programs all demanding more memory, one gigabyte of memory was just not enough to do the job properly anymore Remember when Bill Gates said, “512 megabytes of memory would be the most memory anyone would ever need?” Even he was wrong on the subject of how much memory today’s system need.
Sansun Bat Case
Pro-Clockers :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Quote: Looking at the offering from Sansun, the first thing that comes to mind is the Caped Crusader himself. Yes, this case is heavily themed using the Marvel comic book hero. Thus how it gets its name The Bat Case. So, as you can see this is not dull beige case.
Vizo Master Panel
Pro-Clockers :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Quote: There are many times in a PC builder’s career when he or she needs to quickly connect a drive to a machine to retrieve some important data. There are a few different options to accomplish this. First, install the drive into an enclosure and connection it externally or to open up the PC and install it internally. Both can be a little time consuming, so that is where the Vizo Master Panel comes into action.
