LostCircuits has a look at how the Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD’s X2 CPUs handle media encoding. It’s a performance hungry category with each chip trying its best to come out on top and, surprisingly, AMD doesn’t receive as…
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Techgage has a review of the AMD AM2 4600+ Energy Efficient version. The chips run at their stock speeds with lower voltages than the norm which leads to lower temperatures and power usage, that’s great for those cramped case situations…
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TrustedReviews has a look at the AJP M575U – H and the Rock Xtreme CTX Pro notebooks. They both use the “Merom” Core 2 Duo mobile processor which brings some of the desktop goodness to, well, your desk with these…
Elite Bastards has a look at the PowerColor Radeon X1650 PRO graphics card. The X1950XTX overshadowed this chip’s release and that’s a shame since this “mid-range” card has some nice performance benefits over the competition. A nice, inexpensive, gaming upgrade…
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The Tech Report has a look at the ECS KA3 MVP and MSI K9A Platinum motherboards. They make use of ATI’s CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset which enables that fancy multi-GPU rendering mode. Good performance from both but with their early…
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ExtremeTech looks at the not-so-extreme field of mice with their review of the Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Notebook Mouse. It is a bit larger than most notebook mice, which may make it acceptable for desktop usage. A solid option…
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PCSTATS has a look at the Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe motherboard. The board works with Intel’s LGA775 range including the latest Core 2 Duo chips and despite the company’s “inexpensive solution” reputation it manages to keep up with the competition…
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GamePC has a look at the Intels Core 2 Duo E6700 processor. The chip features 4MB of cache which is a very nice thing to have in this series of processors. It’s a very nice chip but its price premium…
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AnandTech has a look at a recently released firmware for the Asus P5B Deluxe motherboard. The BIOS has unlocked some interesting features that enthusiasts have been wishing for that can lead to even higher clock rates by way of lowering…
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Hexus.net has a look at the Antec Fusion HTPC style enclosure. The case would fit in rather well with most other home theater components while maintaining good airflow, support for full height cards, and includes a nifty VFD display. A…
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Legit Reviews has a look at the ATI Radeon X1950XTX graphics card. The board uses the same graphics chip as the X1900 but it has a new set of GDDR4 (as opposed to GDDR3) memory which gives quite a boost…
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