Blogs related to computer hardware.
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Friday, November 21, 2008 - 4:00am
Cooler Master announced the pending arrival of a luxury edition of... yes, of what exactly? Cooler Master couldn't tell us exactly what the full package will entail, but the manufacturer at least revealed a picture of a modified Cosmos chassis and some specs and information for a "luxurious limited edition bundle". Within the package users will get a...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:00pm
NVIDIA has released a new driver that adds a few new PhysX and SLI features and should improve performance in some cases. There are also recent developments in PhysX and GPU computing that we will touch on....
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:00am
Want to understand why Intel went with such a small L2 cache on Nehalem? We sat down with Nehalem's chief architect and got a much better understanding of the world's fastest microprocessor. We also uncover the on-chip PCIe controller in the mainstream Nehalem derivatives due out in 2009 and talk about its 32nm successors in 2009/2010....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:30pm
Not only do we have four super-fast Radeon HD 4870 X2s to test, but also a list of 31 other graphics configurations including CrossFire and SLI setups. If you're in the market for AMD's fastest card available, you'll want to see this.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:00am
Are you tired of all the 1000W power supplies? If so, Thermaltake's latest TR2 QFan series might have the cure for your extreme wattage blues....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 6:11am
Did you think that you already owned the biggest baddest air cooler in the world? Well you are wrong. Soon a few thousand of you will get the ability to join the Ultra Extreme Copper Club. Size does matter, and even more so, what you're made of.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:00pm
We preview EVGA's X58 based motherboard that is capable of 3X SLI as advertised but also handles CrossFire X quite well....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 1:10pm
Our worldwide overclocking championship has begun and we wanted to introduce you to the everyday components our teams will be tweaking to supersonic speeds in a bid for a shot at $5,000.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 1:10pm
Does a NAS device with high data transfer rate and a Web interface that is easy to configure actually exist? Synology shows how it should be done. But the enclosure is not without its faults, either.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 6:11am
If you are looking for the straight scoop from AMD on its new server parts, we have pulled together all the slides for your viewing pleasure. That's about it.
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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3:00pm
After a long weekend of intense benchmarking with nearly 1,300 liters of liquid nitrogen, one team emerged victorious. They’re on their way to Paris to represent the US against four other international teams. Show them some support!
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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3:00pm
Intel’s 45 nm Core 2 serious is known to boast substantial overclocking margins, and the entry-level E7200 with 3 MB L2 cache costs less than $120. We'll show you how to get close to 4 GHz from this little gem.
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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 6:11am
One of the most anticipated PC titles in history has finally landed, amid cries of rage and splendor alike. We're here to examine real-world gameplay experiences in Fallout 3 on six of todays hottest video cards, always with an eye for value.
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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 4:00am
As of today, the Intel Core i7 processor series and X58 chipset based motherboards are "officially" on sale. With that bit of news out of the way, EVGA is officially launching their X58 SLI motherboard today. We received a retail board on Saturday and have been running it through the benchmark gauntlet for the past 37 (and counting)...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 10:50am
Bigger is still better among new multimedia notebooks, where heft and battery life aren't as important as bright screens and video wizardry.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 8:40am
Did you miss this week's hot news? Don't sweat it! Check out this week's roundup for the latest info.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 1:00pm
All motherboards support overclocking—now it’s time for power-saving. Here we evaluate products from ASRock, Asus, Foxconn, Gigabyte and MSI, weighing both performance and power consumption, to determine which P45 motherboard is most efficient.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 12:20pm
We're gearing up to start the international preliminaries of our Overdrive overclocking championship, which will determine who gets to graduate from Core 2 Duo to tweaking Core i7 965 Extreme. Read on for more about the vision behind this event.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 7:00am
Had you ever wondered how much money you actually spend to run your PC each day? Perhaps you want to know how much money you might save by upgrading power supplies. We tackle these topics and others in this article....
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 5:00pm
The 45nm Phenom is called the Phenom II, 8 and 12-core server parts are coming in 2011 and the first CPU/GPU fusion parts will also appear around then - all at 32nm. AMD opened up a bit and shared some details today at its Financial Analyst Day alongside its Shanghai launch....
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 11:10am
AMD’s shift in focus to high-value multi-core processors has disappointed performance fanatics, but overclocking helps. We tested the company's latest enthusiast parts to find out if there are any real performance gains.