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by Rafael Hernandez on October 9, 2006 · 0 comments

Hardware Secrets has a look at the Patriot DDR2-1066 1GB dual channel memory kit. The RAM boasts inpressive speeds which are a bit above the norm which gives enthusiasts a bit of room to play and, given their experience, there’s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 9, 2006 · 0 comments

DailyTech has an early look at the performance figures from the ATI Radeon X1950 Pro GPU. The card uses a modified and shrunken down version of the R580 meaning better yeilds and chip temps. A good performer for the value…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 6, 2006 · 0 comments

ViperLair has a review of the Abit AW9D-MAX motherboard. The board sports the Intel 975X chipset which features dual PEG slots for that fun ATI CrossFire support and, most importantly, Core 2 Duo support. A solid board with plenty of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 6, 2006 · 0 comments

Mad Shrimps has a look at the PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW power supply. The unit is an impressive sight, quite a bit larger than your usual PSU and obviously capable enough to handle your SLI rig and the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 6, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report attended a press event for ATI’s Stream Computing platform and brings us all sorts of interesting news. They demonstrated a number of programs including the Folding@Home beta client and an art program Microsoft is working on. The…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2006 · 0 comments

Techgage has a look at the Thermaltake Toughpower Modular 750W power supply. The unit features a nice set of sleeve modular cables which cuts down on clutter and can improve airflow in your case as well as a large cooling…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2006 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at three video cards each of which uses an ATI Radeon X1650 Pro GPU. The cards are stuck at the lower end of the midrange with Nvidia’s GeForce 7600GS graphics card. They aren’t blazing performers but…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2006 · 0 comments

DailyTech has some information on Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce 8800 series GPU. It, of course, will support Microsoft’s DirectX 10 and its odd memory totals/access width seems to point to added special features on board (perhaps physics?) a monster product by…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2006 · 0 comments

Boot Daily has a look at the Sapphire and Visiontek ATI Radeon X1950XTX graphics cards. The boards are the top end in ATI’s arsenal and featuring the same GPU as in the “old” X1900XTX but much faster GDDR4 memory is…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the Albatron KI51PV-754 mini-ITX motherboard. The mini-ITX market is dominated by VIA and its processors which aren’t great performers, this board on the other hand allows for AMD Turion 64 processors which are…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 4, 2006 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look inside one of the early Dell PCs sporting AMD processors. The system takes an odd BTX approach, which people were doubting would ever happen, with its own proprietary motherboard. There isn’t much more exciting in the…

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