May 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005 · 0 comments

PC Perspective had a chat with a few AMD execs concerning a few topics of interest. A good chunk of the chat dealt with the company’s stance on DDR2 and whether the company would be moving to it. A number…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has been running around the show floor at this year’s Computex gadget expo. Quite a number of new products being displayed with companies cramming more power into smaller spaces and improving on old designs. Their early arrival coverage can…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZone got busy with their comparison of eight motherboards all featuring Nvidia’s nForce4 Ultra chipset. The boards may all appear similar but each one will have its target audience with the DFI going for the tweakers and Abit’s entry marketed…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has got the details on how ATI’s CrossFire technology works. The multiple GPU system, somewhat similar to Nvidia’s SLI, is capable of pairing dissimilar cards from in their respective X850/X800 lines for increased performance. It looks like a good…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 27, 2005 · 0 comments

BIOS has a look at the Shuttle XPC SB83G5M small form factor PC. This time around Shuttle tossed in a few features that make this setup a bit more MediaPC friendly. A good looking system which seems to fall short…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 27, 2005 · 0 comments

VIA has launched its C7 “Esther” core processor. Their modern CPU lines have featured low power consumption and have been popular in very small computing confines but they have been poor performers overall. This new core sounds promising but a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2005 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has info ripped from powerpoint slides covering ATI’s next generation graphics chip. Code-named “R520” the new GPU will be capable of impressive 3D performance as well as accelerated high definition video playback which is currently quite taxing to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2005 · 0 comments

ModdersHQ has a review of the Aspire X-QPACK MicroATX PC case. The aluminum chassis brings the smaller m-atx motherboards into a cube shaped home which is a bit more compact than the standard case options. A nice enclosure, overall, for…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2005 · 0 comments

BIOS has a review of the TerraTec Cinergy T² TV tuner. The device is USB operated/powered and includes a remote and an antenna for pulling down those TV signals. A small product which would be a good option for mobile…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at a pair of new chips soon to be released by Intel. The dual-core Pentium D 820 comes in at a very low price for such a “modern” feature while the P4 670 is…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 25, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 hard drive. The drive has a faster Serial ATA interface capable of (theoretically) hitting up to 300MB/second transfer rates. A nice sized drive but it won’t be beating any…

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