February 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on February 15, 2007 · 0 comments

LaptopLogic believes Apple will be releasing an updated lineup of MacBook notebook computers. The newer design sports a larger 15.4″ display which is currently the sweetspot for LCD display manufacturers. A nice refresh but there’s no word on other changes…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 15, 2007 · 0 comments

DigiTimes writes of AMD’s efforts to bring mid-range and low-end Microsoft DirectX 10 capable GPUs to market. The chips will be launched as early as a month or two after the R600 lineup is launched as opposed to the normal…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 14, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP puts their system evaluation groove on the Dell Precision 690 Workstation. They usually take a look at gaming inspired systems but this unit comes in with a minor set of changes that make it a workstation, specifically the Nvidia…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 14, 2007 · 0 comments

PC Perspective has some insight on AMD(ATI)’s efforts on bringing Vista driver support to their lineup of graphics cards. A ton of development effort went into it and it looks like they have some extensive plans over the coming months…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 14, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the Asus EN7950 GT graphics card. The card paces the best of the mid-range in the DX9 class of cards capable of great framerates and image quality for the price. A nice card but Nvidia’s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 13, 2007 · 0 comments

The Inquirer seems to believe that AMD is working on external graphics card solutions. The move begins with their R600 GPU design and could extend to CrossFire configurations allowing for notebook PCs, and conceivably small computers, to add on graphics…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 13, 2007 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at the Vantec Iceberq 6 GPU cooler. The unit mimics a design similar to those made by Arctic Cooling but it offers up support for a wider range of graphics cards due to its design. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 13, 2007 · 0 comments

HardwareLogic has a review of the Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 motherboard. The Gigabyte Intel Core 2 capable lineup of motherboards has gotten quite a bit of attention as a solid design with some nice enthusiast features tossed in as well. It’s as…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 12, 2007 · 0 comments

Guru3D has a look at the XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB graphics card. Its bigger brother sports 640MB of memory so, technically, it’s the same card with half the memory. A solid pair of performers but in certain high res situations…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 12, 2007 · 0 comments

thetechlounge has a look at the Antec Nine Hundred PC case. The enclosure is quite a bit different than previous designs going for that well ventilated look with plenty of large fan mounts and an included 200mm fan on top…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 12, 2007 · 0 comments

AMD has been getting on the power saving bandwagon with some of the chip features on its upcoming “Barcelona” core and their upcoming K10 design. The Inquirer has some of the details behind the magic that will get these new…

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