February 2007

by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2007 · 0 comments

bit-tech has a look at the Intel Desktop Board D975XBX2. Intel has a history of solid motherboards behind them although for enthustiasts and the “make it as cheap as you can crowd” they aren’t the first choice in components. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2007 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at AMD’s 690G board chipset on the MSI K8AGM2. It offers all of the features you’d expect from a modern chipset including integrated graphics with Avivo video processing for improve image quality. A solid…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB Superclocked graphics card. The board is one of the first mid-range priced DirectX 10 capable cards (more are coming soon) which will introduce more people to the impressive…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2007 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the Gateway MT6825B notebook PC. The laptop sports Intel’s mobile Core 2 chip (Merom), 15.4″ display, and Windows Vista Home Premium. It’s a nice enough notebook but the lack of a decent integrated graphics chip…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2007 · 0 comments

X-bit labs tests some recent graphics cards in video playback performance. AMD’s Avivo and Nvidia’s PureVideo have improved playback quite a bit over what it was just a few years ago and X-bit’s results prove that but there’s still work…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 27, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the BFG Tech BFGR1000WPSU power supply. The unit is in for a rough time on their testbench with its supposed 1000W rating and the [H]’s tendency to test things to failure. A mixed bag as…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 26, 2007 · 0 comments

techPowerUp has a look at the Danger Den Tyee GPU Waterblock. The cooling unit is designed for liquidcooling, of course, and supports ATI X1900/X1950 cards as well as stock X1800 designs. A fantastic cooler if you’ve got a liquid cooling…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 26, 2007 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has a look at the performance of RAID levels 0, 5, and 10 on a number of 400GB drives. The standards offer a mix of striping and parity which you’d chose for performance (striped) or data backup (parity)….

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 26, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at a Revision B of the Scythe Infinity heatsink. The cooler is simply massive, rivaling others that also support mounting 120mm fans although it takes it a step further and allows for up to four fans…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2007 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a look at the Super Talent T1000UX2G4 memory kit. The memory is rated for DDR2-800 speeds which is a perfect match for the latest chips from AMD and Intel. A nice set with a bit of room at…

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 23, 2007 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the Dell XPS M1710 v2.0 notebook PC. The laptop is jam packed with goodies including a 17″ widescreen display, Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor, and an Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics chip. It’s…

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