by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2007
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AMD is tooting its horn a bit with news (via Businesswire) of a test run on a system featuring two of their R600 graphics cores, running as stream processors, that churned out 1 teraflop in their application. A nifty feat…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2007
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ZDNet was at a press gig for AMD(ATI)’s latest in graphics cores the R600. The company demonstrated the card under some performance tests which the blogger didn’t bother to chronical but he did snag some some photos of a prototype…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2007
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TweakTown has a look at the Palit Radeon X1950GT “Super” graphics card. The board features 512MB of video memory and Palit’s usual “weird” cooling system attached. A decent enough performer unfortunately you can get even better performance by spending a…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 1, 2007
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Virtual-Hideout has a look at the Sapphire X1050 graphics card. As you can probably guess this card sits in the lower end of the low end when it comes to performance but it’s still plenty powerful for that office PC…
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by Rafael Hernandez on March 1, 2007
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AnandTech has an overview of AMD’s upcoming Barcelona CPU core. The chip is, initially, designed as a server chip and given the technology changes it packs it’s sure to find a nice home in many servers. It’s the old K8…
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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2007
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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