ExtremeTech seems to think that Microsoft will be adding Physics functionality to their DirectX environment. With it there could be many future titles coming out with improved interactivity but it remains to be seen if they’ll use GPU processing power…
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LostCircuits has a look at a number of BIOS settings you might find in your AMD Athlon 64’s setup screen, now updated with some Socket AM2 entries. A great source of information on the inner workings of those options and…
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Overclockers Online has a review of the Patriot 2GB PC2-5300LLK memory kit. This rather inexpensive set of DDR2 memory is designed for a run of the mill machine at its stock speeds but with relaxed timings it can be pushed…
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Phoronix has a look at some FB-DIMM memory modules and what it means for you. In all likelihood it means nothing for your home PC but the next generation of server hardware will be relying on it to bump up…
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SilentPCReview has a look at the Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB hard drive. The current market is chock-full of high-capacity drives but you can be sure SPCR takes a look at it from a very different angle. A quiet drive…
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PCSTATS has a review of the AOpen miniPC MP915-B Super Multi System. It’s a fancy name for their Apple mini clone PC which packs in Intel Pentium M support and a host of other goodies. A very nice system, hopefully…
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TrustedReviews has a look at the massive storage potential of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB hard drive. Its one of the largest drives available thanks to its perpendicular data storage method. A good performer and plenty of capacity for your…
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t-break has tortured Intel’s “Conroe” Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU. The chip is still several weeks away but its early performance numbers has been grabbing attention for a while now. A good bit of competition for AMD which will make…
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PC Perspective has a look at the Asus N4L-VM DH motherboard. Asus has put together a MicroATX board with support for Intel’s Core Duo CPU. The mobile chips perform very well and, of course, runs cool so it’s perfect for…
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AnandTech has a final look at some of the gear they saw at this year’s Computex. A large batch of motherboards and notebooks on their plate with plenty of weird and wacky designs that should suit almost everybody. ASRock is…
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Techgage has an early look at the way Windows Vista Beta 2 performs. It’s a bit early to be doing such tests as the OS is still running some supposed debug code, which can hinder performance, but it will appreciate…
