January 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on January 25, 2006 · 0 comments

ViperLair has a review of the Club-3D 7800GT graphics card. The latest and greatest from the top chip makers is nice to look at but the 7800GT line has been a solid performer and with the recent pricing on them…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 25, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the Gigabyte i-RAM storage device. The card accepts four DDR sticks and with its on board magic it makes it into one very quick storage device for your PC. A nifty concept but…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 25, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has found a new tool to test the latest and greatest graphics card, Egosoft’s X3:Reunion rolling demo. The space sim is heavy on shaders and the like boasting impressive graphics that have, so far, slowed down even the beefiest…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 24, 2006 · 0 comments

Madshrimps has tested the retail heatsink AMD tosses in with its Opteron processor line. Normally performance enthusiasts or silence seekers would toss it and drop another $50 on their favorite alternative cooler but, it looks like, the latest cooler is…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 24, 2006 · 0 comments

ATI kept on track with the refresh part for their X1800 lineup, despite its delay, and today they’ve launched their X1900 graphics chip. The new chip doesn’t have many improvements in fillrate over the X1800 but it does bump up…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 23, 2006 · 0 comments

Corsair, the memory people, have a guide on how to put together your PC. Their specific performance PC involves a few added steps but the basics are all there as are a good number of tips for those new to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 23, 2006 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at the Intel Pentium D 900 Series lineup. The chips feature respectable clock speeds and a die shrink that will make them run a bit cooler as well. A decent set of CPUs but the cost…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 23, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has another set of 2GB dual channel DDR memory kits on their test bench. Larger memeory sticks, like this, are preferable to a bunch of 512MB sticks on some memory controllers. A great batch but not quite up to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

InsaneTek has a look at the Titan Robela PC case with integrated liquid cooling. There aren’t many cases like this around but a chassis that takes such cooling systems into consideration would find a niche with enthusiasts. A decent performer…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

HardwareZone has some thoughts on the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processor. The chip is the top of the line in the company’s consumer market coming in with dual cores running at 2.6GHz and 1MB of cache for each core. Perhaps…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

PC Magazine has the details on approval for a draft spec of the 802.11n standard by the IEEE. Even with a draft chip makers will be rushing out products for this high-speed wireless products but the final approval for the…

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