January 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on January 31, 2007 · 0 comments

Virtual-Hideout has a look at the CoolIT Systems Eliminator cooling system. The cooler brings together a liquid cooling rig, with a few peltier elements, in a mountable chassis designed to keep your CPU running cool. A slick unit for the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 31, 2007 · 0 comments

Guru3D has a review of the BeQuiet Dark Power PRO 850Watt power supply. The unit is designed for the latest and greatest in CPU and graphics card technologies and it does it all in style with a shiney exterior and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2007 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a look at the Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H motherboard. The board brings all of that great Intel Core 2 Duo action to the MicroATX fans complete with integrated graphics and a decent set of enthusiast options (for the newer e4000…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2007 · 0 comments

Bjorn3D has tested the Asus X1950XTX in single card and Crossfire configurations. The cards are great performers in the DirectX 9 race although it does lack DirectX 10 support which will become increasingly important. They’re still a great set of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 30, 2007 · 0 comments

Nvidia gets into the Windows Vista driver fray with verion 100.54 of their ForceWare software suite. The drivers are for their GeForce 6/7/8 series cards with the 8 series receiving the future ready DirectX10 support. You can snag a set…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2007 · 0 comments

ATI has released drivers for its Radeon line of graphics cards running under Windows Vista. The drivers are Catalyst 7.1 and appear to offer good support for the OS but they promise further improvements as time goes on. Drivers for…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2007 · 0 comments

XYZ Computing has a review of the Toshiba Tecra M6 notebook computer. This lightweight laptop comes complete with a 12.1″ widescreen display and Intel’s older Core Duo processor combined with integrated graphics. A decent enough machine for those that don’t…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 29, 2007 · 0 comments

AMDZone has a look at the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processor. The chip is the first in a series of die shrunk chips AMD will be rolling out. The shrinking process usually makes for cooler and more power efficient…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP takes a look at the MXM and its failure (so far). The MXM interface was touted as a way to upgrade the graphics chip in a notebook, the same freedom PCs enjoyed which has not been the case so…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2007 · 0 comments

PC Perspective takes hand-holding to a whole new level with their walkthrough for the Windows Vista installation process. It’s a simple enough process but if you need that extra bit of reassurance it’s as good a guide as any that…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 26, 2007 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the Asus EN8800GTS graphics card. The GTS variant is the new mid-range standard offering up fantastic image quality and great performance that can match or even beat the best of the last generation. A great…

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