Nvidia

by Rafael Hernandez on July 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Lets face it, if you’re an Apple workstation user your upgrade options are limited at best. That’s not to say that the same graphics power found in Windows PCs can’t be found on a Mac Pro it’s just that you’re…

Read more EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition, Mac Pros Get Some GPU Power

by Rafael Hernandez on July 14, 2009 · 0 comments

A gaggle of links to cure your computer hardware information perusing needs.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesCoolerMaster 600, OCZ 600 and Zalman 660W PSU roundup – MADSHRIMPSGMC AVC-S7 HTPC Case Review – Hardware BistroSilverstone Sugo SG04 Case Review – HI-TECH REVIEWSVIZO…

Read more Hardware Roundup: Tuesday July 14th, 2009

by Rafael Hernandez on July 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Getting the smallest computer you could fit into a space used to mean a small form factor barebones that far exceeded the cost of a full-fledged tower desktop computer.Intel’s Atom processor has brought about more options when it comes…

Read more ASRock NetTop ION 330, Computing on a Small Scale

by Rafael Hernandez on July 10, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when the Mini-ITX platform was reserved for some exceedingly underpowered hardware which was catered to with extremely expensive motherboards and cases. Intel’s Atom has changed the landscape a bit so the form-factor is much more…

Read more Antec's ISK 300-65, Mini-ITX Goes Mainstream

by Rafael Hernandez on July 3, 2009 · 0 comments

Integrated network chips have eased the cost of networking your computers…so why would you want to buy an addon card for your gaming rig? Well your favorite operating system, namely Windows, usually has the system’s CPU take care of the…

Read more EVGA's Killer Xeno Pro, Network Stack Offloading Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on July 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Despite all of the enthusiasm over netbooks and the amount of lightweight and long life computing freedom they offer the chips powering them are certainly up to the task of providing a decent experience on the desktop as well.The Acer…

Read more Acer's Aspire Revo R3600, Nettop Nvidia ION Action

by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia is on a bit of a roll after securing themselves a nice design win with their Tegra system-on-a-chip processor made its way into Microsoft’s Zune HD and now TheStreet.com has word on at least one major cellphone/smartphone vendor…

Read more Nvidia Tegra to Appear In Smartphones

by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia, apparently, isn’t content to leave good enough alone so the company is rumored to be silently working on a newer version of their ION chipset.ION 2 is purportedly set to offer twice as many shader processors which should…

Read more Nvidia Rumored to be Working on ION 2

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2009 · 0 comments

The netbook arms race is heating up once again and this time Samsung is busy preparing their salvo into the market. The company is preparing an 11.6″ netbook computer which is pushing dangerously close into the notebook size department which…

Read more Samsung Ups the Ante, Develops 11.6" Nvidia ION Powered Netbook…Notebook…Thing

by Rafael Hernandez on June 28, 2009 · 0 comments

Things tend to go from bad to worse when you keep your prime manufacturing partners out of the loop when it comes to defects you found in your product. So much so that you tend to lose business with…

Read more Apple to Avoid Nvidia for a Very Long Time?

by Rafael Hernandez on June 20, 2009 · 0 comments

If you need any more convincing that it’s really Nvidia’s Tegra system on a chip in Microsoft’s upcoming Zune HD then you should note Zune Insider’s podcast as Matt Akers says yes Nvidia’s tiny wonder chip is in. Perhaps we’ll…

Read more Zune HD's Nvidia Tegra Usage Confirmed…Again