September 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on September 26, 2006 · 0 comments

DigiTimes has the info on AMD’s CPU plans for its 4×4 consumer platform. The concept is based on dual-CPU/dual-core system and, perhaps, even multi-GPU support. The new FX chips will be using the socket 1207 which the new Opteron line…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 26, 2006 · 0 comments

HardOCP continues their complete PC system testing trend with a look at the Dell XPS 410. The XPS line is designed for gamers/performance freaks and gives you some better hardware options (mostly graphics cards) than Dell’s other home PC lines….

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 25, 2006 · 0 comments

t-break has a look at the Thermaltake Pure Power graphics card power supply. It’s a secondary supply you can mount in any open 5.25″ bay and feed power through an open expansion card slot. An interesting piece of hardware that…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 25, 2006 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has run some tests on bridge-less Nvidia SLI setups as well as dongle-less ATI CrossFire. It can be done with all sorts of driver trickery but going by their results it’s not a good method as it can seriously…

Read more Bridge/Dongle-less Multi-GPU Performance Compared

by Rafael Hernandez on September 25, 2006 · 0 comments

Elite Bastards has some details on upcoming mobile graphics chips from ATI. Their mobility line is somewhat popular in the notebook realm and this new batch of chips is focused on improving power consumption on the low end and, with…

Read more ATI Mobility Product Refresh

by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2006 · 0 comments

TechSpot has a look at the Inno3D GeForce 7950GT graphics card. The board sports similar specs to the GeForce 7900GTX although it’s clocked a bit slower. Inno3D spices up the reference design with a larger graphics cooler which will, no…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2006 · 0 comments

Futurelooks has a review of the Antec Performance One P180B PC case. The enclosure features a minimalist all black exterior with unconventional hardware mounting inside. A good number of 120mm fan mounting positions means you get plenty of airflow and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2006 · 0 comments

HardwareZone has an early look at the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 motherboard. It features Intel’s G965 chipset with Core 2 support and integrate graphics courtesy of the GMA X3000 core. As far as CPU performance goes it’s as good as any other…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 21, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the MSI GeForce 7950GX2 graphics card. The card connects two graphics boards into one, enabling SLI multi-GPU technology on a single PCIe x16 slot. Impressive performance numbers and it also supports SLI with a compatible…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 21, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has tested four Intel Core 2 Duo supporting motherboard chipsets. Each has its own strength and weaknesses mostly in the features they support such as different multi-GPU options. An interesting test but, so far, the Nvidia camp…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 21, 2006 · 0 comments

bit-tech has a look at six different Nvidia GeForce 7900GS based graphics cards. The boards are all in a nice position when it comes to price and performance but with some brands you get faster stock clock rates so they…

Read more Nvidia GeForce 7900GS Roundup