Intel

by Rafael Hernandez on September 10, 2009 · 0 comments

The Intel GMA 500 integrated graphics core is popping up in many Intel Atom powered netbook designs due to its low power draw and improved standards support which is perfect for a long battery life mobile environment.The company maintains driver…

Read more Intel GMA 500 Windows Graphics Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2009 · 1 comment

Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) is the graphics cornerstone for many desktop computers built using the company’s chipsets. While most enthusiasts go on to upgrade to more powerful video card solutions Intel’s GMA X4500 and X4500HD integrated graphics cores offer…

Read more Intel GMA X4500 / X4500HD Windows Graphics Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2009 · 0 comments

The general idea behind the Intel Core i5 was to bring the company’s high-end Core i7 performance down to the mid-range level and cut some costs along the way. Oddly enough the changes they’ve made and improvements they’ve added, most…

Read more Intel's Core i5, making mid-range seem high-end

by Rafael Hernandez on September 7, 2009 · 0 comments

As with any new CPU platform you’re going to need a whole host of upgrades to keep it running fast…well not just fast, the level of fastness that tweakers demand. Kingston has announced their new 4GB dual channel DDR3…

Read more Kingston Launches HyperX 2133MHz DDR3 Memory, keeps Core i5 happy

by Rafael Hernandez on September 4, 2009 · 0 comments

As far as processor lines go Intel’s Core 2 processor will go down as one of the most beloved chips for the enthusiast class. With the Core i3 and Core i5 coming up to take its place in the mid-range…

Read more ASRock P45X3 Deluxe Motherboard, Core 2's last hurrah?

by Rafael Hernandez on September 3, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s X58 Express chipset has been a solid partner to the company’s Core i7 processor for a good while now but in the hands of some experience engineers and, lets face it, performance crazed individuals things can be taken to…

Read more EVGA X58 SLI Classified, high-end multi-GPU gaming starts here

by Rafael Hernandez on September 3, 2009 · 0 comments

As much as we’d like to think every single one of our system builds are unique creations and should have the utmost in attention to detail you know for a fact they can’t all be super special but that doesn’t…

Read more Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Heatsink, taking the quiet route

by Rafael Hernandez on September 2, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has had a bit of a problem rolling out a CPU to match up with Intel’s top of the line processors, and at the rate things are going they might not catch the performance crown again any time soon….

Read more Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H Motherboard, nondescript name but plenty going for it

by Rafael Hernandez on September 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks have been one of the largest growing segments in the portable computer market givent heir small form factor and long battery life but they do lack any sort of grunt if you’re trying to do something remotely taxing on…

Read more Dell Inspiron 11z, trumps netbooks…sorta

by Rafael Hernandez on August 31, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 lineup isn’t only limited to the LGA1366 platform, oh no, it’s being brought into the LGA1156 fold along side the Core i5 lineup. The company’s Core i7 870 will be one of the first chips to be…

Read more Intel's Core i7 870, speedy mid-range processor

by Rafael Hernandez on August 28, 2009 · 10 comments

The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M and 4500MHD make up a large portion of the integrated graphics chipsets found on many notebook computers. The company’s latest drivers support a large range of Windows operating systems.The drivers support:GL40 Express, GS40…

Read more Intel GMA 4500M / 4500MHD Windows Graphics Drivers