March 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2006 · 0 comments

PC Perspective has a review of the blazingly fast Western Digital Raptor X 150GB hard drive. The consumer focused HD features a 10K RPM speed and doubles the previous Raptor’s storage capacity. Storage may be a little tight for a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a review of the Sceptre X37SV-Naga HDTV LCD display. The 37-inch TV/Monitor features a high-end resolution of up to 1080p (1920×1080) and a good number of inputs for your AV gear or home theater PC. An impressive display…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2006 · 0 comments

VR-Zone has taken a standard Nvidia 7900GT based graphics card and pushed it to extremes. They bolted on a rather large heatsink and with some voltage modifications they were able to push the board to insane speeds. A crazy performance…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2006 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has a look at the AJP M590K-H SLI laptop PC. The notebook sports a 19-inch widescreen display and an AMD Turion mobile CPU all brought together by an nForce 4 SLI chipset and two Nvidia GeForce GO 7800GTX GPUs….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 29, 2006 · 0 comments

The Inquirer has details on a die shrink in the works for ATI’s R580 GPU. The chip found in their X1900 series of cards are currently made with a 90nm process while the newer R580+ version will come in at…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 29, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware got their hands on the Gigabyte I-RAM storage card. The board makes use of DDR memory and pretends it’s a solid state device that you can access over a SerialATA connection. The speeds are fast but it’s not for…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2006 · 0 comments

OverclockersClub has a look at the Powercolor X800 GTO graphics board. The card sits at the lower-end of the mid-range spectrum price-wise but still manages some good performance for being an “older” chip. A nice option if the higher priced…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2006 · 0 comments

GamePC has tested Nvidia’s GeForce 7900GT and GTX graphics chips. The GPUs are the company’s current mid-range and top-end products, for consumers, boasting improved speeds and cooler temperatures over their respective 7800 series counterparts. A nice batch of boards with…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Mushkin XP2 PC2-5300 DDR2 memory. The “Xtreme” performance they claim comes in the form of low-latency support (low for DDR2 at least) and a high top-end clock speed, if you’re into pushing your system….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2006 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews starts off with the basics in their “Building Your Own Computer” guide. They go about the procedure of putting together your shiney new hardware and some of the common things to look out for. While your system might…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2006 · 0 comments

Asus has announced its ASUS N4L-VM DH desktop motherboard with Core Duo Mobile support. The MicroATX board has everything you need for a small and energy efficient PC with plenty of processing power. It’s great to see board makers taking…

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