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by Rafael Hernandez on January 23, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has another set of 2GB dual channel DDR memory kits on their test bench. Larger memeory sticks, like this, are preferable to a bunch of 512MB sticks on some memory controllers. A great batch but not quite up to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

InsaneTek has a look at the Titan Robela PC case with integrated liquid cooling. There aren’t many cases like this around but a chassis that takes such cooling systems into consideration would find a niche with enthusiasts. A decent performer…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

HardwareZone has some thoughts on the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processor. The chip is the top of the line in the company’s consumer market coming in with dual cores running at 2.6GHz and 1MB of cache for each core. Perhaps…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 20, 2006 · 0 comments

PC Magazine has the details on approval for a draft spec of the 802.11n standard by the IEEE. Even with a draft chip makers will be rushing out products for this high-speed wireless products but the final approval for the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 19, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has the details of a possible leak of specifications for ATI’s “rumored” X1900 graphics chip. Sapphire’s XT/XTX/CrossFire specs are available and it looks to be a very well equipped board. Amazingly the XT version seems to be…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 19, 2006 · 0 comments

System Cooling has an early look at the XClio 3060 PC case. Normally such a chassis wouldn’t be all that impressive but it goes about cooling your system with a rather large 250mm fan in its side panel. A good…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 19, 2006 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the X1800XL and XT CrossFire setups. The CrossFire mastercard automatically matches the XL feature set when they’re paired up, simplifying matters somewhat but when paired with an XT it runs full boar and, with…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 18, 2006 · 0 comments

Nvidia has launched a new chipset named the GeForce 7300 GS. The new chip features a good chunk of the technology found in the rest of the 7000 series lineup but it’s targeted at the low-end of the market so…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 18, 2006 · 0 comments

The Firing Squad takes a look at the anti-aliasing, texture filtering quality, and performance on ATI’s X1800 and Nvidia’s 7800 graphics boards. ATI’s CrossFire seems to perform very well at high AA/AF levels while Nvidia’s SLI performance takes a beating….

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 18, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has tried out Futuremark’s recently released 3DMark06 benchmarking application. The software uses the lastest graphics feature sets in order to bring even the most powerful PCs to its knees. It’s “value” is often debated but it’s still a decent…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 17, 2006 · 0 comments

Club Overclocker has a review of the Gigabyte G-Power Lite CPU cooler. The heatsink takes a page out of the Thermalright XP-120 playbook with a mass of heatpipes and aluminum fins. A nice cooler with low “quoted” noise output which…

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