Sandy Drew
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ATI has released their monthly Catalyst driver update to the Radeon line. This brings the current version up to 6.9 and adds Crossfire support to Intel P965 motherboards that have two PCI-E X16 slots. Unfortunately, this added feature is only available for D3D applications on X1900 cards under Windows XP only. OpenGL...
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First it was Dell and then Apple; now, Toshiba has jumped on the bandwagon and is replacing 340,000 Sony batteries from their Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite line of notebooks. Surprisingly enough, Toshiba indicated that the batteries in question would not catch fire, unlike reports that have come from Dell and Apple users. Batteries...
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HTPCNews has put together a nice little PVR guide for those interested in adding Tivo style functionality to their PC. Having been an ATI All-In-Wonder user since the original Radeon series (VIVO before that), these features are absolute must haves for me. In fact, the first component I bought when I purchased my most recent...
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We have heard the stories and medical reports of how stress can lead to everything from stomach ulcers to death. WYTV ABC 33 out of Youngstown, OH pulled together a report that details the top 10 stressful careers to be in. IT experts are more likely to suffer from stress...
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Western Digital has finally released their first hard drives based on perpendicular drive technology. The 160GB 2.5-inch Scorpio drive has a SATA 150 interface with 8MB cache size and 5400RPM spindle speed. This brings Western Digital in line with similar PMR (perpendicular magnetic recording) offerings from Hitachi and Seagate....
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Mozilla has updated its immensely popular and award winning Firefox web browser to version 1.5.0.7. The latest package weighs in at a reasonable 5MB and can be grabbed here if your browser has not already updated through the auto update service. For a list of changes please check here. ...
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What measures 24" in diameter, contains 50 platters, weighs a few ton, and costs $50,000? Give up? The world's first hard drive in 1956 which weighed in at a whopping 5MB of total storage. 50 years later we are approaching the 1 Terabyte limit in single disk design. To put it in perspective, that is 200,000...
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Microsoft has released a series of new keyboard and mice solutions clearly aimed at Media Center and Vista. Starting off, the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 is a rechargeable 2.4Ghz Bluetooth mouse/keyboard combination. The keyboard features an ultra thin ergonomic design with backlit keys that are auto sensing. As the user...
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OCZ Technology Announces Next Generation PC2-6400 ATI CrossFire Certified Modules for Demanding Computer Gaming Environments Sunnyvale, CA - September 13, 2006 - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the second certified member of...
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Dell has finally introduced two new AMD desktops. First up is the Dimension C521 which is is based on an nForce 430 socket AM2 platform with support for AMD Sempron, Athlon 64, and Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core CPU's. Graphics will be driven by an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE GPU with an option to upgrade to an ATI Radeon...
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Daily Roundup #1 Motherboards: ECS 945GTY-M MoDT (S479) Intel 945GT @ OCWorkbench ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Socket 775 Motherboard @ ProClockers Processors: AMD Sempron 3600 2.0GHz Socket AM2 @ PCStats Battlefield 2142 Beta CPU Shootout @ FiringSquad Memory: Corsair Dominator Twin2X2048-8888C4DF @ Bit-tech Corsair Twin2X1024-8500 C5 PC2-8500...
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AT&T today announced that it would be bringing 20 channels for viewing over broadband including such stations as Fox News and the Weather Channel. This new service is designed with the mobile and web-based user in mind. With a monthly charge of $19.99, users would be able to view stations from any broadband connection of 500kbps...
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Tivo has officially announced the much anticipated and talked about Series 3 DVR today. This series brings to the table a slew of new features such as high definition recording, THX certification, and CableCard slots. Armed with a 250GB hard drive and dual tuners the DVR will be able to record up to 32 hours of HD video and...
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AMD PIONEERS INTERACTIVE ONLINE RESOURCE, REDEFINING TRADITIONAL WAYS IT INDUSTRY ACCESSES INFORMATION - AMD Virtual IT Experience Brings Industry Together, Using Cutting Edge Gaming Technology to Create an "Always On" Resource - Sunnyvale, Calif. - Sept. 12, 2006 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled the AMD Virtual IT Experience, a...
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Daily Roundup #1 Motherboards: MSI K9N nForce 570 SLI Platinum Review @ nV News ASUS A8N-SLI Bios Mod @ NGOHQ Graphics: ATI Radeon X1950 @ Rage3D GeCube Radeon X1650 PRO Platinum @ HardwareZone Memory: Intel Core 2 "Conroe" Memory Settings Guide @ TweakTown Drives/Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB @ Techgage Seagate Barracuda...
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Daily Roundup #1 Input Devices: Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard @ Techgage Logitech diNovo Laptop Keyboard and Mouse @ LaptopGamers Graphics: ATI EAX1900XT @ OverClockersClub XFX GeForce 7900GS PV-T71P-UDE3 @ Motherboards.org XFX GeForce 7900GS Extreme @ Tweaktown Memory: Mega DDR-2 Memory Roundup @ TweakTown Cooling: Thermalright Ultra-90...
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Adrian's Rojak Pot has updated their Desktop Graphics Card Comparison to Revision 11.4. This is a large resource for graphics card comparison detailing over 290 cards against 17 different specifications. Updates to the list include: - Added the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS & 7900 GTO cards - Added the NVIDIA GeForce 6500...
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Arctic Cooling today announced the release of their latest AMD socket AM2 based cooler with PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) fan control. Utilizing a unique design with 6 vertical copper heat pipes, vibration dampened frame, and fluid dynamic bearings, the Freezer 64 Pro is designed for swfit absorption of heat...
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In the market for a new Core 2 Duo motherboard? GamePC published a comprehensive review of 5 motherboards from Asus which might fit your bill. They cover boards based on all 3 Core 2 Duo chipset variants currently available: Intel's P965 and 975X, and the Intel Edition Nforce4 SLI X16 chipset. Asus has long been...
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XYZ has posted a review of Razer's latest foray into the PC audio market with the Barracuda HP-1 gaming headphone. This headset is Razer's first attempt to stray form their traditional mouse input market. The Barracuda is a stand alone computer headset designed with the audio enthusiast in mind using 8 discrete drivers...
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Guru3d has posted a review of 3 NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS cards in a detailed 3-way shootout. They take Nvidia's latest offering and put them through their paces to determine a winner. By all means this is not a "new" product though. The graphics core is based on the NVIDIA series...
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Yesterday AMD updated their prices across their entire range of CPU's. AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor PIB Price Athlon 64 FX-62 - $827 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor PIB Price Athlon 64 X2 5200 - $403 Athlon 64 X2 5000+ - $301 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ - $276 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ - $240 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ - $215 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ - $187 Athlon...
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