Published October 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s CPU and chipset dominance over the past 2 years coupled with AMD’s purchase of ATI (forming a sweet combination in the process) has left NVIDIA feeling a little down but they’re certainly not out of the game. Their…

Read more NVIDIA Working On AMD AM3 Supporting Chipset, MCP85 Ahoy!

Published October 26, 2008 · 0 comments

The trend with enthusiast level motherboards has been to make yours appear much more “extreme” than the competition in some silly attempt to make it stand out, give the fanboys something to make new acronyms out of, or imbue the…

Read more Foxconn Quantum Force Blood Rage Pictured, Attempts To Scare You With Its Name

Published October 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Lacking experience with any sort of major product launch it’s hard to say how a company should go about making sure what they’re sending out to reviewers is what they’ll actually be selling to consumers. Case in point: AMD/ATI’s Radeon…

Read more Radeon HD 4830 A Little Hamstrung, Fix On The Way

Published October 25, 2008 · 0 comments

Here are a few of the gaming news stories and reviews making the rounds this Saturday:Console GamingChrono Trigger Updated Hands-On – GameSpotFable 2 Review – 1UPGears of War 2 Ad – Yahoo! GamesConsole NewsThe Jasper Hunt Continues: Still Looking for…

Read more Saturday Gaming Wrapup – October 25th, 2008

Published October 24, 2008 · 0 comments

If you’ve been delaying the purchase of a netbook over the lack of elite overclocking hacks MSI has got you covered. The company has rolled out an updated BIOS for their Wind netbook that allows for up to a 24%…

Read more MSI Wind, Now With Overclocking Functionality

Published October 24, 2008 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is getting prepped for a brand new user interface that does away with the “blades” system of the past and brings in a slicker interface with its very own Nintendo Wii “Mii” knockoff.Major Nelson brings word of…

Read more The New Xbox Experience Preview Program Signup

Published October 24, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a bit of the hardware news and reviews making their way around the web:Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesApevia X-Master Desktop HTPC Case Review – ThinkComputersCooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Case Review – PCSTATSTagan Super Rock TG880-U33II Power Supply…

Read more Friday Hardware Roundup – October 24th, 2008

Published October 23, 2008 · 0 comments

If you own a notebook computer you’re probably well aware of just how uncomfortable they can become over time, heating up to less than optimal temperatures. Intel has tapped into a few tricks to keep temps down and is now…

Read more Laminar Cooling Coming To A Notebook Near You

Published October 23, 2008 · 0 comments

Microsoft has found a security flaw so critical that they’ve totally ignored the usual patch Tuesday and decided to offer it today…how so very nice of them. It’s the usual remote execution code/take over your PC/fear for your data type…

Read more Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067, Yeah It's Critical

Published October 23, 2008 · 0 comments

ATI keeps the GPUs flowing with their newly launched Radeon HD 4830 graphics chips. The new GPU sports the same great architecture behind the Radeon HD 4850 lineup although it sports fewer texture units and a lower clock speed. Here…

Read more ATI Radeon HD 4830 Launched And Reviewed, Another Mid-Range Option

Published October 22, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel is not very keen on the Apple iPhone’s performance, downright mocking the poor thing, and you’d just have to read Pankaj Kedia’s (director of Intel’s Mobile Internet Devices “MID” division) comments on its processor, as quoted by ZDNet Australia,…

Read more Intel Scoffs at iPhone's CPU, Suggests Their Architecture Is Better