by Rafael Hernandez on September 27, 2006
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AnandTech continued their visit to the Intel Developers Forum with a part 2 of day 1 and continued into day 2. Alan Wake demonstration shows how quad cores could help gaming, while SSE4 shows promise in the future high-def world….
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 26, 2006
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Another IDF, another glut of exciting technological previews. This round AnandTech has information and some images of an overclocked Kentsfield running Alan Wake, 80 core 1teraflop CPUs, and the future of UMPCs. A good bit of gear to take in…
Read more Intel Developers Forum Fall 2006: Day 1
by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2006
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HardwareZone has an early look at the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 motherboard. It features Intel’s G965 chipset with Core 2 support and integrate graphics courtesy of the GMA X3000 core. As far as CPU performance goes it’s as good as any other…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 21, 2006
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The Tech Report has tested four Intel Core 2 Duo supporting motherboard chipsets. Each has its own strength and weaknesses mostly in the features they support such as different multi-GPU options. An interesting test but, so far, the Nvidia camp…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2006
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TweakTown has a look at a pair of high end boards from MSI and DFI. The DFI Infinity 975X/G and MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp support the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and can take advantage of ATI’s CrossFire multi-GPU technology….
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 18, 2006
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The Tech Report looks at two motherboards based on the Intel P965 chipset. They, of course, support the Core 2 Duo with Gigabyte’s premium board coming in with many nice features compared to its Foxconn rival. They both perform well…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 18, 2006
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AnandTech put the Dell XPS 410 PC throught its paces. The system features Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPU and while it carries the XPS line name it doesn’t carry the high-powered graphics solutions or snazzy case so prices are a…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 15, 2006
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GamePC tests the Intel Xeon 5160 against the Core 2 Extreme X6800 CPU. The Xeon chip has slightly better specs at a lower pricetag than the Core 2 Extreme but lacks the unlocked multipliers enthusiasts love and which the Extreme…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2006
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HardOCP has a look at the ASUS P5NSLI motherboard. The board accepts Intel LGA775 CPUs and supports the latest Core 2 Duo chips. It looks to be a very solid performer, at stock settings, although it lacks fancy northbridge cooling…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2006
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Dell has started shipping a few new computer lines two of which offer AMD CPUs as an option. It’s been a long time coming although the timing doesn’t seem all that great with Intel the current performance king but it…
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by Rafael Hernandez on September 11, 2006
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MAXIT Mag has a review of the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro heatsink. The LGA775 cooler features the heatpipe and alumimum fin design we’ve all come to love as well as a proprietary fan that minimizes noise output. Quite the…
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