August 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on August 28, 2006 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has a look at the AJP M575U – H and the Rock Xtreme CTX Pro notebooks. They both use the “Merom” Core 2 Duo mobile processor which brings some of the desktop goodness to, well, your desk with these…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 28, 2006 · 0 comments

Elite Bastards has a look at the PowerColor Radeon X1650 PRO graphics card. The X1950XTX overshadowed this chip’s release and that’s a shame since this “mid-range” card has some nice performance benefits over the competition. A nice, inexpensive, gaming upgrade…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 28, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the ECS KA3 MVP and MSI K9A Platinum motherboards. They make use of ATI’s CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset which enables that fancy multi-GPU rendering mode. Good performance from both but with their early…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 26, 2006 · 0 comments

ExtremeTech looks at the not-so-extreme field of mice with their review of the Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Notebook Mouse. It is a bit larger than most notebook mice, which may make it acceptable for desktop usage. A solid option…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 26, 2006 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a look at the Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe motherboard. The board works with Intel’s LGA775 range including the latest Core 2 Duo chips and despite the company’s “inexpensive solution” reputation it manages to keep up with the competition…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 25, 2006 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at the Intels Core 2 Duo E6700 processor. The chip features 4MB of cache which is a very nice thing to have in this series of processors. It’s a very nice chip but its price premium…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 25, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at a recently released firmware for the Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. The BIOS has unlocked some interesting features that enthusiasts have been wishing for that can lead to even higher clock rates by way of lowering…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 25, 2006 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the Antec Fusion HTPC style enclosure. The case would fit in rather well with most other home theater components while maintaining good airflow, support for full height cards, and includes a nifty VFD display. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 24, 2006 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the ATI Radeon X1950XTX graphics card. The board uses the same graphics chip as the X1900 but it has a new set of GDDR4 (as opposed to GDDR3) memory which gives quite a boost…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 24, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at three motherboards from Asus that support Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPU. The boards use different chipsets although the two “top-end” choices offer either SLI or CrossFire support. A nice batch of boards with…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 23, 2006 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the Asrock AM2V890-VSTA and MSI K9A Platinum motherboards. Asrock has had some strange designs recently that have performed surprisingly well while MSI takes the “normal” route with their CrossFire capable motherboard. Similar performance from…

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