Published September 30, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming has come a long way graphics-wise but there’s still quite a ways to go when it comes to the details that would make them truly immersive. One of those somewhat under-represented features is physics modeling which would improve realism…

Read more AMD Hopes to Push "Open Physics"

Published September 29, 2009 · 0 comments

Shuttle has had a long string of successful mini-PC designs and could be counted on creating something powerful, and quite toasty, in an insanely small form factor. This time around they’ve taken a different approach.The Shuttle X50 All-In-One PC crams…

Read more Shuttle X50 AIO PC, Atom goes stationary

Published September 29, 2009 · 0 comments

When netbooks were introduced they saw a number of restrictions if they wanted to run the Windows XP operating system which, given Vista’s hefty requirements, was the only usable Windows choice. This time around they’ve eased up.Microsoft is allowing netbook…

Read more Windows 7 Plays Nice with Netbooks

Published September 28, 2009 · 0 comments

You have to hand it to Intel, their Light Peak fiber optic connection technology has caught the attention of many people due to its insanely high speed capabilities and the possibility of making those future-chic optical cable runs a dream…

Read more Intel Pushing Fiber as USB Replacement?

Published September 28, 2009 · 0 comments

A run of the mill keyboard will set you back a few dollars and will provide a good deal of usage before you shell out another couple of bucks to replace it but considering many of the prodigious typists out…

Read more Mechanical Keyboards Compared, for those that enjoy the finer typing things

Published September 25, 2009 · 0 comments

Well would you look at that cooler on the right (yes you can click the thumbnail, as you can click most of our thumbnails for a larger view). You’ll have to excuse GlacialTech for their weird design but that is…

Read more Spire DualStar SP680S1 & GlacialTech F101 PWM Coolers, cooling bliss

Published September 24, 2009 · 0 comments

Cooling off your computer’s processor provides plenty of benefits, namely extending the chip’s life and, for the enthusiast, a bit of extra headroom before a processor overheats during yet another overclocking session. Years ago, most people struggled with massive air-cooled…

Read more CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. (DM-1000) Water Cooling Kit Review

Published September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

What you see before you is Asetek’s custom made liquid cooling kit doing its job on Dell’s new Alienware Aurora PC. That should go a long way to cooling off their gaming rigs without all of that extra fan noise…

Read more Dell chooses Asetek liquid cooling to…cool Alienware Aurora

Published September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

The graphics battle kicks into high gear again with today’s launch of AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. Of course you can expect the usual performance improvements but the chip also sports new power saving features that should tame…

Read more ATI Radeon HD 5870, sensible high end performance

Published September 22, 2009 · 0 comments

Every year Intel likes to gather up lots of interesting bits of technology they’re working on and showcase them at their very own Developer Forum. This year sports the usual dizzying array of nifty technologies from the company and other…

Read more Intel Developer Forum 2009

Published September 22, 2009 · 0 comments

The thought of a computer using two graphics cards from very different graphics chip vendors would seem absurd, or even vaporware in the eyes of many…well it would seem we all have a bit of rethinking to do over the…

Read more Lucid Hydra 200, multi-GPU takes a strange twist