Beyond3D has a look at the current status of ATI’s Avivo technology. Their video image quality/transcoding initiative had people taking notice late last year but there hasn’t been much in the way of newer info. Beyond3D has gone the extra…
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The Tech Report has a look at four S-ATA capable 2.5″ drives. That sized harddrive is usually found in notebook PCs and the like where any improvement in driver performance is welcomed. A good outing for one of the slower…
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OCIA has a look at the Thermaltake Tide Water GPU cooler. The liquid cooling setup is mostly contained in a slot mountable unit with just the waterblock coming into contact with your GPU. A nifty setup but some testing on…
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TrustedReviews has a look at the Acer Aspire 9504WSMi laptop PC. The notebook features a large 17″ display and mid-range graphics provided by an ATI x700 graphics chip along with some nifty features such as a bluetooth/voip phone and remote…
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The Firing Squad has a bit of info on the HDCP standard and why it’s going to make for some disgruntled PC users. The current crop of graphics cards don’t appear to support it fully and your trusty old monitor…
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bit-tech has a number of ATI Radeon X1900 based graphics cards to test out. It seems like the chips have a decent presence in the market if they can grab five boards from different manufacturers. A great batch of performer…
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ViperLair has the Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R120 on their test-rig today. The liquid-cooling kit comes pre-assembled/pre-filled for the novies out there and its pricing is certainly attractive. A great choice if you’re looking at a little extra cooling potential…
AnandTech has a look at the performance and video playback quality of ATI’s All-In-Wonder X1900. The board takes their latest GPU and matches it with a TV/FM tuner and a number of AV inputs and outputs. A great candidate for…
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FrostyTech has a look at the Alpha PAL-8150 heatsink. The company used to be the choice in performance cooling a number of years ago matching a large copper slug with mounds of aluminum pins for great performance. A pity about…
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Hardware Review has the Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Rev. 3 on their testbed today. The latest design works with Nvidia’s GeForce 7800 lineup which could use a bit of help in the cooling department. Another nice product from Arctic…
DriverHeaven has a look at EA’s Battlefield 2: Special Forces expansion pack. The FPS has been a gamer favorite with all sorts of wide open terrain and plenty of vehicles to mow down the competition with. A decent pack for…
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