October 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on October 28, 2005 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has a review of the Supermicro PDSGE motherboard. The company is known for their heavy duty server and workstation motherboards but this one has a serious identity crisis. A number of its features such as the Intel 955X…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 28, 2005 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews strolled around the yet to be opened BlizzCon convention. It’s Blizzard’s way of enticing their rabid franchise fans, be it StarCraft fiends or the millions of World of Warcraft players. A sparse convention center so far but I’m…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 28, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has a review of the AMCC 3Ware 9550SX-8LP 8-port Serial ATA RAID card. It’s a PCI-X (not express) add-on which can easily handle the new larger drives. A tough lineup they tested it against but it still looks like…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 27, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at Nvidia’s SLI technology and how long it takes to set up and get going. The early days of SLI, like any technology, were difficult to downright frustrating for many. A year later and it seems…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 27, 2005 · 0 comments

BenQ has been working on a 19″ LCD monitor with a very fast 2ms response time according to the Tech Report. The display has an unfortunate 1280×1024 resolution and a 6-bit color pallete which means dithering which can cause odd…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 27, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Asus P5N32-SLI motherboard. The board uses Nvidia’s nForce 4 SLI chipset for Intel CPUs but this time they’re able to handle two full speed PCIe 16X slots with some extra lanes left open of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 26, 2005 · 0 comments

The Firing Squad has a chat with Godfrey Cheng, ATI’s marketing director for their multimedia products. They cover their “new” AVIVO video technology which they think will handle older video formats as well as new ones with ease while improving…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 25, 2005 · 0 comments

The Firing Squad tests out the game F.E.A.R. on AMD and Intel CPUs. The title is bringing PCs to a crawl with its advance graphics but, for the most part, any modern CPU should handle it well, this game demands…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 25, 2005 · 0 comments

GDHardware has some thoughts on the proliferation of “candy ass” game players and the incessant whining they bring about. A number of valid points as there is nothing worse than a good game being interrupted by whine fests but the…

Read more Cry Baby Gamers: Take Note

by Rafael Hernandez on October 25, 2005 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a guide on how you might be able to access information from your favorite flash storage device. USB keys and storage cards on digital gadgets are holding onto important info for many people and this guide offers up…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 25, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech had the chance to test out a pair of Intel’s upcoming, NetBurst (P4) based, “Cedar Mill” and “Presler” code-named CPUs. Cedar Mill is a single core solution with Presler the two-headed monster in the pack. A little less power…

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