May 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at three ATI CrossFire Xpress 1600 equipped motherboards. The 1600 is really just the old 200 chipset but the name change is there to note how many dedicated graphics PCIe lanes it has, 16 in this…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a review of the AOpen i975Xa-YDG motherboard. The company was one of the first to release a desktop board for the Intel Pentium M CPU and now they can claim similar kudos for their Core Duo supporting i975Xa-YDG….

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2006 · 0 comments

PC Perspective had some spare time so they whipped together a few videos showing Ageia’s PhysX card in action. The PPU will allow for more interactive environments than what we are used to and, in the case of Cell Factor,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2006 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has some thoughts on the Lenovo 3000 C100 notebook PC. The system is a pure Lenovo creation, staying away from the ThinkPad’s aesthetics and going for a simpler approach. It’s not fancy in any way but it seems like…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at S3’s MultiChrome multi-graphics card technology. S3 has been under the radar with their latest graphics chips but this setup appears to be polished from the start. A little weak on the performance front…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 2, 2006 · 0 comments

Techgage has a review of the Corsair 1GB TWIN2X1024-8500 DDR2 memory kit. As the name would suggest it’s designed for high-performance PCs whose users will be pushing the stuff to its limits. A good performer but not for the faint…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 2, 2006 · 0 comments

Bitboys has the details on their own sale to ATI technologies. The company specializes in graphics core designs, mostly in the mobile market, but they are most famous for some large vaporware bombs, such as the Glaze3D graphics chip….

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2006 · 0 comments

techPowerUp! has a look at Nvidia’s Quad-SLI monster gaming setup. The four boards pack in 7900GTX cores (at reduced clock speeds) and 512MB of memory per chip. An insane setup but early performance numbers show it’s not always living up…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2006 · 0 comments

Madshrimps has a bit of “old-school” education for you before they jump into their review of the Asus Extreme N6600GT. The card isn’t close to the top-end graphics boards of today but it still has some juice left and a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2006 · 0 comments

MBReview has some thoughts on what features would make the Ultimate motherboard. Working with PCs for several years can give some great insights on the needs and wants of PC enthusiasts but those changes are slow to come around but…

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