GamePC has a review of the AMCC 3Ware 9550SX-8LP 8-port Serial ATA RAID card. It’s a PCI-X (not express) add-on which can easily handle the new larger drives. A tough lineup they tested it against but it still looks like…
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HardOCP has a look at Nvidia’s SLI technology and how long it takes to set up and get going. The early days of SLI, like any technology, were difficult to downright frustrating for many. A year later and it seems…
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BenQ has been working on a 19″ LCD monitor with a very fast 2ms response time according to the Tech Report. The display has an unfortunate 1280×1024 resolution and a 6-bit color pallete which means dithering which can cause odd…
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AnandTech has a look at the Asus P5N32-SLI motherboard. The board uses Nvidia’s nForce 4 SLI chipset for Intel CPUs but this time they’re able to handle two full speed PCIe 16X slots with some extra lanes left open of…
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The Firing Squad has a chat with Godfrey Cheng, ATI’s marketing director for their multimedia products. They cover their “new” AVIVO video technology which they think will handle older video formats as well as new ones with ease while improving…
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The Firing Squad tests out the game F.E.A.R. on AMD and Intel CPUs. The title is bringing PCs to a crawl with its advance graphics but, for the most part, any modern CPU should handle it well, this game demands…
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GDHardware has some thoughts on the proliferation of “candy ass” game players and the incessant whining they bring about. A number of valid points as there is nothing worse than a good game being interrupted by whine fests but the…
Read more Cry Baby Gamers: Take Note
PCSTATS has a guide on how you might be able to access information from your favorite flash storage device. USB keys and storage cards on digital gadgets are holding onto important info for many people and this guide offers up…
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AnandTech had the chance to test out a pair of Intel’s upcoming, NetBurst (P4) based, “Cedar Mill” and “Presler” code-named CPUs. Cedar Mill is a single core solution with Presler the two-headed monster in the pack. A little less power…
Read more Intel Cedar Mill and Presler Preview
hardCOREware has a look at the DFI NF4 Infinity motherboard. You won’t find SLI or many fancy features on this product, it’s a simple and inexpensive PCIe capable AMD Athlon 64 based board that happens to include a mound of…
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Beyond3D delves further into the performance and image quality of ATI’s X1800 XL and XT graphics cards. A wide aray of synthetic and game benchmarks thrown about with image quality screenshots tossed in for your enjoyment. A nice card which…
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