CNET News seems to think that forthcoming server dual core CPUs from both Intel and AMD will feature similar amounts of cache tied to each core. This is sure to pack quite a number of transistors into very small areas,…
Read more Intel and AMD CPUs to Double Up
GamePC has a look at Serial-ATA based drives from MSI and Plextor. The MSI XA52P is a DVD/CD-RW combo drive with no DVD burning support while the Plextor PX-712SA can handle burning most, current, popular formats. The drives don’t have…
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eWeek has the details of IBM’s plan to set up shop in Houston, Texas with a whole bunch of computing power in tow. Their Deep Computing Capacity on Demand Center will allow companies to pay for the amount of crunching…
InformationWeek has the scoop on the various ways Microsoft is distributing its security minded Windows XP Service Pack 2. The download method is, as always, an option as is a free CD they will ship to customers that request it….
Read more Microsoft Propagating XP SP2
ExtremeTech has a “small” guide on how you can build your very own Mini-ITX server, or at least how they went about doing it. Most people use such solutions to host digital audio files throughout a house or digital video…
Read more Micro Home Server Build Guide
The Tech Report ran a few tests on performance with different audio solutions on the Source game engine, from the fine folks at Valve Software. The results aren’t surprising, hardware acceleration will be faster than software most of the time…
Read more HL2: Source Audio Affect on Performance
AnandTech checks out the methods ATI and NVIDIA use in dealing with overscan on HDTV displays. With home theater PCs growing in popularity and growing adoption of HDTV capable displays topics such as this merit some closer scrutiny if proper…
Read more How NVIDIA and ATI Handle HDTV Overscan
PCSTATS has outlined how to go about flashing/updating the BIOS of video cards. For the most part this is something 99.95% of the population would never need but there are a number of sites built around this “hobby” which can…
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Ok, the last DOOM3 mention ever here unless some incredible news pops up at some point in the future. X-bit labs has tested DOOM3 against a wide array of CPUs from Intel and AMD. Predictably the higher priced processors tore…
Read more DOOM3 CPU Testing
CNET News has the story of plans, by the major music labels, to introduce discs which contain an audio CD portion on one side and a DVD layer on the other allow the companies to add some extra content, perhaps…
Read more Record Labels Ponder Dual Format Discs
bit-tech has a review of the Lian Li PC-V1000 all aluminum case. The chassis has a somewhat different design with a WTX setup for the motherboard, which theoretically allows cooler air to hit a PC’s process first but Lian Li…
Read more Lian Li PC-V1000 Reviewed
