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by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2009 · 0 comments

While the biggest trend for computing hardware is an ever shrinking footprint something is certainly lost as we reclaim precious space, namely performance. The mini-ITX platform was an effort to save space and has been, so far, host to an…

Read more Intel DG45FC Versus Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi, Mini-ITX Comparison

by Rafael Hernandez on April 30, 2009 · 0 comments

NVIDIA has released driver version 185.81 for their GeForce lineup of video cards. As always they’ve come through with plenty of support for Windows operating systems running GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs.These drivers are…

Read more NVIDIA GeForce 185.81 Video Card Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on April 29, 2009 · 0 comments

The old gaming notebook trend was to slap as many colors on to the product in order to attract attention to it, those models also tended to be desktop replacements instead of a portable gaming option. Here comes the new…

Read more The MSI GT627: A Kindler, Gentler Gaming Notebook

by Rafael Hernandez on April 28, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s a distinct lack of enthusiasm when it comes to physics technology in games. It doesn’t grab an enthusiast’s attention like impressive graphics or immersive audio does but without it you’d be in for some horribly unrealistic carnage, destruction, and…

Read more NVIDIA's PhysX Push Going On Now

by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Ok, first things first, yes the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 is simply a rebranded 9800GTX+, so you’re buying into a chip that technically a generation behind the true current gen, that doesn’t mean it can’t perform well.Motherboards.org has a review…

Read more MSI GeForce GTS 250 1GB, Rebranded Fun

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 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 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 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