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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s nothing quite like seeing a product’s unveiling to verify that yes you too will be able to get your hands on the product. Nvidia’s Ion platform has had something of a whirlwind press blast givien its use of an…

Read more Acer AspireRevo Unboxed, Nvidia's Ion Lives

by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming systems are a funny thing. The speed of your components dictates where it sits on a rating scale, so while that top of the line CPU overclocked to an insane degree sure does handle tasks quickly that mid-range graphics…

Read more AnandTech Tests The IBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin F860-a

by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2009 · 0 comments

The very concept of a gaming notebook is to cram as much computing power into as small a space as possible, slap a battery on it, affix high price tag, and you’re done. Gateway has something else up its sleeves.The…

Read more Gateway P-7808u, Mobile Gaming Goes Quad-Core

by Rafael Hernandez on April 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia has been pushing their CUDA technology to companies who’s applications could use a good dosage of GPU help in order to crunch data quicker. Developers have been slow on the uptake but recent releases have shown that many are…

Read more GPU Assisted Video Editing, Nvidia CUDA Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on April 4, 2009 · 0 comments

The netbook market is flourishing with dozens upon dozens of new models showing up to capture your spending cash. The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE makes its case with a new pallette of colors and an updated design that puts most…

Read more ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, Continuing The Netbook Parade

by Rafael Hernandez on April 2, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when you could count the number of GPU releases from companies on one hand, but nowadays you need a roadmap to make sense of it all. If you don’t feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of…

Read more Nvidia GeForce GTX 275, Another Mid-Range Gaming Option

by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD/ATI’s CrossFire technology allows you to pair up two identical graphics cards for, theoretically, a sizable performance boost. It all works pretty well for the gamers out there that strive for the highest frame rates at insane resolutions using today’s…

Read more AMD Radeon HD 4670 CrossFire Viability

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2009 · 0 comments

The Mini-ITX form factor was created in order to place some computing power into a seriously small space. Up until recently any motherboard using the specification was seriously underpowered, an expensive boutique item, or a combination of the two. The…

Read more Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi, Computing On A Smaller Scale

by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s GeForce GTS 250 has caught a bit of flak as it is a simple rebadged graphics chip from a generation (if you want to get technical, two generations) ago but that doesn’t mean board makers can’t go all out…

Read more TwinTech Geforce GTS 250 XT OC Edition, In A Word: Overkill

by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2009 · 0 comments

The latest graphics cards offer insane amounts of performance potential but that all depends on the system you’re backing it up with, pairing it with even last generation’s fastest quad core might not be enough. TweakTown has a look at…

Read more Unleashing NVIDIA's GTX 295, A Test In CPU Scaling

by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2009 · 0 comments

eMachines is well known for their inexpensive desktop machines, infamously so, but their line of notebooks comes with decent spec sheets and some rather tempting price tags. InsideHW has a look at the eMachines G520 and G620 notebooks and what…

Read more eMachines G520/G620 Notebooks, The Inexpensive Choice