The DigiTimes seems to think that Intel VIIV based systems will be announced in early January and begin mass production sometime in February. It’ll be the first earnest attempt to get a PC into the living room and while Pentium…
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The Tech Report has tested the ATI Radeon X1800XL and XT cards in CrossFire mode. ATI’s multi-gpu setup is quite a bit different than Nvidia’s and quite a bit late as well but the numbers are generally good. A nice…
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bit-tech has a write-up on Valve Software plans to extend their Source graphics engine’s capabilities even further. They’re looking to add some film-like effects which could lead to some interesting visuals in their, and other developer’s, titles. A cool set…
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TrustedReviews has a look at the Alienware Area-51 m5500 notebook PC. The company is known for their high-end PCs that cater to gamers, which this one does as well, but its components aren’t as “extreme” as expected. A nice option…
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X-bit labs has another of their usual massive roundups this time looking at how GPUs perform in today’s popular games. Twenty-seven pages worth of reading material covering a good chunk of what’s available on store shelves. Very informative but most…
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bit-tech covers multiplayer first person shooter’s rise as a genre. Where they’ve come from and where they’re going is what they focus on and it’s plain to see that there will be no shortage of choices in the future but…
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CNET News has word from Sony that they are still on track for a Spring 2006 launch in Japan. Sony’s upcoming console is, of course, direct competition to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 but it will include a Blu-ray drive which offers…
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HardOCP has a look at the Foxconn NF4SK8AA SLI capable motherboard. The board’s Nvidia nForce 4 SLI chipset has quite the following in the AMD crowd and while Foxconn isn’t a performance oriented company they’ve been making computer components for…
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AnandTech has tackled a trio of Nvidia GeForce 7800GT based graphics cards. This particular GPU has seen some good price drops that makes it an affordable and fast option for gamers and HD fans alike. A great batch of cards…
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bit-tech has pit the ATI Radeon X1300 Pro against Nvidia’s GeForce 6600 DDR2. These low end boards sport many advanced features although the latest and greatest titles won’t be running at their best on them. Interesting test methods they use…
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Computerworld has the details on Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 R2 launch. The upgrade adds a slew of new features which makes it virtualization friendly and some nifty new security features. The upgrade will cost you but its updates seem worthy…
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