September 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2007 · 0 comments

GotFrag Hardware has a look at the Diamond Viper HD2600XT GDDR4 graphics card. Diamond paired the rather low-end/mid-range 2600 GPU with some performance oriented GDDR4 graphics memory leading to some mixed results. Interesting in theory but in practice last generation’s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2007 · 0 comments

Virtual-Hideout has a look at the abit IP35 Pro Off Limits motherboard. Despite the name they truly do want you to buy this product sporting the usual enthusiast focused tweaks and the rather recent Intel P35 chipset for that solid…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2007 · 0 comments

Phoronix has the details on AMD’s opening up of its graphics chip specs. The measure may allow for better drivers for their graphics chip lineup improving compatibility and performance as well as stability. A nice gesture, now it’s up to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the HP Blackbird 002 gaming PC. The system has a specially designed case which allows for increased airflow and major cool-points. A nice enough system but in some cases the competition is clearly beating it…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 11, 2007 · 0 comments

ATI(AMD) has released new Catalyst drivers for its line of graphics cards bringing them up to version 7.9. The drivers tout a number of performance improvements for their 2400/2600 series of cards and a new chromatic adjust option for the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 11, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has an early look at the AMD Barcelona quad core chips. They’ve got a desktop bound Phenom chip and server oriented Opteron quad core(s) on their test bed and from the early results performance is looking good in many…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 6, 2007 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the HP Blackbird 002 desktop gaming machine. The PC is outfitted with the latest and greatest in gaming focused hardware and cooling technology making it a powerful, if costly, system. A nice choice for a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 5, 2007 · 0 comments

HP’s recent acquisition of Voodoo PC is starting to provide some results in the form of their newest gaming PC called the Blackbird 002. The system features an interesting case design which allows for more air to be pulled in…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 5, 2007 · 0 comments

DailyTech has the details on Intel’s plan to release a quad core chip for the mobile sector. The chip will be Penryn based meaning it’s a 45nm creation which should include SSE4 support. It will probably be seen in some…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 5, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has some Day 1 coverage from this year’s Constum Electronic Design and Installation Association trade show. Some heavy duty A/V hardware is on display and they focus on JVC’s future offerings. Impressive hardware with some assuredly hefty price tags….

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 4, 2007 · 0 comments

DailyTech has the scoop on Dells latest protable workstation, the Precision M6300. The notebook sports a 17″ display capable (depending on your configuration) of up to 1920×1200 resolution, graphics are handled by a Nvidia QuadroFX 1600M and CPU duties fall…

Read more Dell Preps Precision M6300 Notebook