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The influx of press releases continues today with an interesting announcement from Sapphire. It looks like they'll be releasing an AGP Radeon X1600 Pro. Take a look... SAPPHIRE SUPPORTS AGP USERS WITH X1600Pro Upgrade market now enjoys latest graphics architecture Supporting the upgrade and retrofit markets using the industry standard...
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Hello everyone! We'd like to announce a new contest, open to all HotHardware forum members in Canada, North America, South America, Europe, and Asia only. In conjunction with Sapphire, we'll be giving away two Radeon X800GTO2 Special Edition cards, to two lucky winners.
If you're not familiar with this card, stay tuned for a full review.
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Sounds like a simple operation, right? Well if you've never done it before, it could be a little difficult. I've personally seen a few processors covered with an entire tube of paste, and it's not a pretty sight. Depending on who you ask, you might get a few different answers on how the goo should be applied. Hardware Secrets throws in their...
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Digitimes is reporting that "sources" claim Apple will be introducing a new notebook utilizing Intel Robson Cache Technology. Basically, the system uses NAND flash memory for booting and running most commonly run programs. Along with major improvements in boot times, battery life should be...
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While they may not have the biggest market share when it comes to computers, from day one, Apple has been on to something with its IPOD. Today, the IPOD is a huge success with sales that continue to rise. With the holiday season upon us and new models being released regularly, Apple's momentum is showing now signs of slowing. Check...
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"Apple's latest offering, the iPod Video, includes everything found in previous iPods, but also includes video playback! While this technology is not new, Apple stepping into this medium will hopefully help the video market grow as the MP3 market did when Apple released the original iPod."...
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On this day of Thanksgiving we'd like extend our sincere appreciation to you our readers and friends here at HotHardware.com. Living in place like the United States, with the many gifts and privileges we're afforded, there are just so many things we can all be thankful for. For example, the Disco Turkey... Happy Thanksgiving all! ...
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The longtime Apple-rumor based website ThinkSecret has posted that the only Intel-based systems coming from Apple this January will be iBooks. Unfortunately, their sources don't seem to believe we'll be seeing any high-end systems with Intel processors showing up in this timeframe. Those who are patiently waiting for Intel-based Powerbooks...
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Hey folks, the news is moving a bit slow, but it's still moving. AMD Zone has updated their Quake 4 benchmarks to include some numbers using two Radeon X850XT PE cards(Crossfire). On a more depressing note, Baseball season is now over, ended by a 4 game sweep of the Houston Astros by the Chicago White Sox. Two Sox in two years. It's the most...
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Over the last couple of years, we've evaluated quite a number of socket 939 motherboards for AMD Athlon 64 processors. The vast majority of these motherboards were based on NVIDIA's very popular nForce 3/4 chipsets, although a smattering were based on chipsets from SiS or VIA as well. In November of last year though, ATI also chimed in with...
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Hey folks! A new version of Croteam's Serious Sam II Demo is available today. The new demo contains the v2.064b patch and the level "Greendale" from the retail version. Grab the demo from FileFront, or Fileshack if your interested. Futuremark Interview (Part 1) @ Beyond3D "Over the years, Futuremark Corporation has launched...
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XClio GoodPower 500 watt PSU @ Xtreme Resources: "Between the amateur computer user, who will use any power supply unit provided in his pre-assembled system and the hardcore enthusiast who will purchase a power supply unit that costs more than his/her bed, there is another league of users who simply want a...
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Logitech mm50 Portable Speakers @ CoolTechZone.com: "As Apple continues to introduce newer iPods, third party manufacturers including Logitech are updating their product line continuously to specifically revolve around the world's most popular music player. The latest from Logitech is the company's mm50 Portable...
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Well folks, it didn't take long for Call of Duty 2 to be benchmarked. AMDZone has thrown mid range to high end cards at the new demo, and found some interesting results... is 512MB now useful? Those of you who bought a 512MB X800XL and felt a little disappointed with the small(if any) performance gains over it's 256MB cousin might want to...
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Hey folks, who likes mondays? Not me, but I managed to get a chuckle this morning from "Flat-screen memorials to the dead emerge" story over at the Inquirer. Anyway, I need to be getting back to work, enjoy the news. X800GT BIOS Update Boosts 7% Performance @ CoolTechZone "Powercolor appears to be making its mark with the X800GT,...
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Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74 GB Hard Drive Review @ The TechZone "Designed for servers and NAS/SAN systems, the drive of choice for high-performance workstation and gaming systems, the WD Raptor hard drive is a new class of drive that matches SCSI performance and reliability while providing simplified...
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Today, we're going to take a look at the Sapphire Radeon X850 Pro PCI Express Graphics Card. The X850 Pro follows ATI's reference design closely, sporting 12-Pixel Pipelines and 256MB of GDDR3 memory. Based on the R480, the X850 Pro offers several advantages over the R423, the core driving the X800 series. Like the R423,...
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He may be sippin umbrella drinks on some sandy beach in the Eastern Carribean right now with the new Mrs. BigWop but he was good enough to load up one of his patented Graphics Card showcases before he left! Here's hoping Marco comes back... Here's our take on Sapphire's New Radeon X850 XT PE AGP card. Who says you need a PCI Express...
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Although the transition to PCI Express is in full swing, the huge installed base of AGP equipped systems is still a major market that's continually being targeted by every major video card manufacturer. As proof of this, we present you with Sapphire's new AGP Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition. This card sports nearly the exact same feature set,...
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Hello HotHardware Fans! And Happy St. Patrick's day! Just in case you've jumped right to the news and missed the fresh link at the top of the main page, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a new review of Sapphire's Toxic Radeon X700 Pro 128. This is a PCI Express based Radeon X700 Pro with an interesting bundle, and an oversized,...
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When shopping for a new video card, naturally, we all want the fastest card available performance wise. However, many simply can't justify the price that some high-end cards currently command. With many premium models now selling for more than $500, gamers on a budget often need to focus their efforts on finding a good,...
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Good evening HotHardware fans! Just in case you missed the fresh link at the top of the page, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a new review of Sapphire's Hybrid Radeon X800 XL. This card has the same base specifications as a 'Built by ATI' Radeon X800 XL, but it's built upon a blue PCB and is equipped with a much more compact...
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