May 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

GameSpot has a few more details on Nintendo’s nextgen console which is now officially called Revolution. So far there haven’t been any tech spec leaks nor tech demoes of the news system, not even a controller at their press briefing….

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

VIA Arena takes a crack at showing just how much a RAID array affects gaming performance. They tested a set of very fast drives and slower, larger, drives on a pair of RAID controllers. Their results seem normal but dropping…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

SystemCooling has a review of the SilverStone SST-LC10M HTPC case. SilverStone has gone rather large with their latest HTPC design which can easily accommodate an ATX motherboard, your favorite optical drive, and a number of hard drives. Its remote and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

USA Today has the details and a photo of Nintendo’s next-generation console code-named “Revolution”. Their promise of a slim system seems to hold true with a slick little package that may remind some of Sony’s slim PS2. The next few…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at AMD’s long awaited (by enthusiasts at least) Athlon 64 3800+. Their particular chip has a reworked core which is a bit more flexible with memory and tosses in SSE3 support. A nice looking…

Read more AMD Athlon 64 3800+ "Venice" Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005 · 0 comments

Sony has announced its upcoming PlayStation 3 gaming console. Their press briefing was quite tech demo heavy but they did show off some new titles, that are in the works, which are really quite impressive. 1UP has the Sony PR…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2005 · 0 comments

Futurelooks has a review of the Corsair Cool liquid cooling system. The high-end memory company has taken a crack at cooling today’s hot running processors. A few issues greeted their reviewer, which you don’t want occuring with a liquid cooling…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2005 · 0 comments

CDRinfo has a look at Microsoft’s XP Professional x64 Edition operating system. The OS supports both Intel (sans Itanium) and AMD’s 64-bit processors which can improve performance. A number of 64-bit apps saw a nice jump while most 32-bit apps…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2005 · 0 comments

Mushkin has come up with another performance line of memory for your tweaking pleasure. The Redline XP4000 DDR kit is designed to run at low latencies and at higher than normal clock rates but it requires quite a bit of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2005 · 0 comments

MadShrimps has a total of ten AMD Athlon 64 compatible heatsinks on their testbench. A number of the designs strive for quieter cooling, which is a welcome trend, but the Shrimps crew goes ahead and straps all manner of high…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 13, 2005 · 0 comments

Gaming Nexus has a review of ATI’s All-In-Wonder X800 XT graphics card. ATI’s All-In-Wonder line has been very popular due to its built-in TV/FM tuner and good video performance in one card. This latest version brings it up to today’s…

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