April 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2006 · 0 comments

The FiringSquad has fired up Bethesda Software’s The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion on a number of high-end graphics cards in single-card and SLI/CrossFire mode. A great batch of info on this visually stunning game but something tells me they may have…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 3, 2006 · 0 comments

DigiTimes has some information on Intel’s next chipset the G965. The chip will support Intel’s new Conroe-core based CPUs and is focused on the consumer space with improved integrated graphics focused on video playback. It’s sure to be a solid…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 3, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the Alienware Area-51 M5500 notebook computer. The laptop is not the overwhelming 17″ DTR you’d expect but a more modest 15.4″ laptop with Nvidia GeForce Go 6600 graphics. A good performer but dual-core machines can…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 3, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a review of the OCZ EL PC2-8000 XTC DDR2 memory kit. The memory is designed for the enthusiasts among us with insanely low latencies and a thirst for high voltage it’s capable of great performance when pushed to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 1, 2006 · 0 comments

The Firing Squad has five, high-powered, ATI Radeon X1900 XTX-based graphics cards on their testbench. The boards are all identical, as is the way with a reference design, so it’s all down to their bundled gear and pricing. A great…

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