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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Silent PC Review | Subject: System
Silverstone has two new HTPC enclosures out the cheaper LC17 which lacks an LCD and the GD01 which does sport a display, as well as some other extras*. Either choice offers enough space inside to fit a full ATX board, and the cooling will keep your rig cool, which becomes important if you are trying to do HDTV at high resolutions. Straight out of the box it wasn't quiet enough for SPCR, but a few screws, snips and twists later and even the most sensitive of ears won't be offended by either of these running in the living room.
*Feline Not Included "Silverstone has a huge lineup of home theater PC cases. The GD01 and LC17 are mid-size models that can accommodate ATX motherboards. They look quite different at a quick glance, especially when the GD01 is equipped with the optional VFD, but under the skin they're almost identical. How well do they perform the role of silent entertainment machine?" Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: General Tech
With the introduction of just one trojan into a corporate network, it is possible to record VOIP calls traveling over that network as a wav file using SIPtap, a proof of concept exploit that you can rad about over at The Inquirer. Of course even simple encryption will prevent anyone from using the tool, so don't start shutting down your phone system yet. Even the encryption that Skype uses is enough to baffle the German police and their resources.
"AN insecurity expert has worked out a way to hack into Voice over IP calls. UK-based VoIP expert, Peter Cox has released proof-of-concept software that can eavesdrop on the VoIP-based phone calls. Called SIPtap, the software snuffles around several VoIP call streams, earwigs in on them and records them as .wav files for later distribution." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: ABIT | Subject: Motherboard
20 November, 2007 - abit today announced their latest AMD 770 chipset-based motherboard, the abit AX78. This is abit's first motherboard with native support for AMD Phenom quad-core processors delivering best performance for true quad-core processors, HyperTransport 3, Dual Channel DDR2 1066 memory, PCI Express 2.0 and CrossFire X. The unique abit engineered features set you apart from others and warrant for a most advanced computing experience with abit's patented Silent OTES heatpipe, 4-phase PWM for AM2+ processors, 100% Japanese made capacitors for lasting durability and the external EZ CCMOS switch to reset your BIOS without the need to open your computer case. Set yourself apart with most advanced computing. With AMD's latest Phenom FX processors you get true quad-core computing power through the implementation of four cores on one silicon. An increased L3 cache shared by all four cores allows for quickest access of your most accessed data. Native support for dual channel DDR2 1066 memory modules in combination with the latest HyperTransport 3 bus technology, which can reach an overall peak data transfer rate of up to 20.8 GB/sec., are only the most outstanding new features for AMD processor based platforms. This is the best foundation for ultimate performance in a megatasking environment.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Hardware Canucks | Subject: Case and Cooling
Despite sounding like an incredibly bad idea, the usage of magnets to keep the side door of the Xion Dazl case was one of Hardware Canucks favourite features. As the full review reveals that turns out to be the main feature of this case. Aging 80mm fans provide the cooling, and a no-name 500W (peak) PSU is included and even so the price remains about $70. You certainly get what you pay for, but for a testing case, or a cheap enclosure for a "build me a PC for under $500" type request, this case is an excellent choice.
"Overall, I would say this case reminds me of one of the first cases I got when starting out building computers a few years ago. I was impressed by the design of the front door and innovation presented there. Xion put effort into the parts that matter, what you actually see and use on a daily basis, then left the rest as good enough, which is somewhat acceptable." Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: General Tech
Surfing around the net today, you may have run into stories proclaiming that AMD is about to purchase Ageia in a move to counter Intel's purchase of Havok. As we found out earlier in the week Intel plans to remove Havok from physics on a graphics card research, either to stop the research entirely, or to change their focus to Intel CPUs. It also makes sense that AMD would purchase Ageia to stop nVIDIA from getting their hands on the physics processor producer, and give them a leg up on physics processing in general. AMD's purchase of Transmeta certainly helped them with die shrinkage, and it would give them the capability to produce CPUs, GPUs and PPUs.
This is all based off of a remark in an interview given to CustomPC by AMD’s head of developer relations, Richard Huddy. The comment, ‘we’ve had that discussion, yes. It’s a discussion that goes round every three months – someone turns to me and says ‘why don’t we buy Ageia?’ and I go through the arguments about why we should and why we shouldn’t.’ turns out to mean exactly what it says. AMD has thought about to pluses and minuses of buying Ageia, but have no plans to, at least right now. You can read the his exact reply to these rumours at The Inquirer. No GPGPPU for you, at least until Ageia realizes that while they are an attractive buy for nVIDIA, AMD and others, they need to work on their asking price. Perhaps they should offer a mail in rebate?
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PCStats | Subject: General Tech
Just in time for your X38 motherboard, Patriot has released their PDC32G1600LLK PC3-12800 low latency memory wich run at 1600MHz, with CAS latencies of 7-7-7-18, and they are only $560. For that price however, you get fast DIMMs that are capable of breaking 1900MHz if you relax the timings a bit, according to PC Stats' testing.
"In this review PCSTATS is testing a 2GB pair of DDR3-1600 memory from Patriot Memory. I have no idea if the company is actually "patriotic" by calling itself Patriot, but its PDC32G1600LLK PC3-12800 low latency memory does look nice. These enthusiast grade DDR3 modules run at 1600MHz, with a CAS latency of 7-7-7-18 at 1.8V. The low latency PDC32G1600LLK kit has a PC3-12800 rating, which that means it's capable of delivering a massive 12.8GB/s to the system." Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
Ryan Shrout | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Editorial
I just wanted to interject here on Jeremy's news posting to wish all thaose that celebrate it a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday! To all the others that going through the normal rounds of work today, you have our sympathies. :) If you are bored today and need some light reading, be sure to check up on our AMD Phenom review, our Intel QX9770 preview and my analysis of the new AMD HD 3800 series of graphics cards.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AnandTech | Subject: Case and Cooling
AnandTech has a round up of 8 (10 metric) PSUs that all sit in the sweet spot for powerful SLI/Crossfire rigs, between 730W-850W and run from $115 - $230. They have all have various strengths and weaknesses, so you can get a feel as to which would suit you best, and their new oscilloscope pictures really give you a good picture as to the noise the various lines on these PSUs produce.
"We recently looked at lower performing power supplies ranging from 400W to 450W. While some of those offerings work well, the reality is that they're not much cheaper to produce than slightly higher rated models, so most of that market is falling to the low quality, budget manufacturers. We return this week to higher performing PSUs rated at 730W to 900W that are more suited for high-end systems running more than one graphics card. It's important to have the proper connectors - and a sufficient quantity of connectors - along with a good distribution of power across the rails. Nobody running a higher end system enjoys crashes in the middle of a gaming session, after all. We have quite a few models to test from several companies, including four 850W PSUs. Also included is one model that officially only supports a 200VAC to 240VAC input. This PSU is for the European market, but we still found it very interesting. We are talking about the Seasonic X900, but Seasonic also serves as the ODM for other brands, several of which we have reviewed. Whether or not the Seasonic X900 shows up in the US under that name, we will almost certainly see it in some form." Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: General Tech
The Tech Report feels that AMD has totally missed their target with the Spider platform, an opinion that has almost nothing to do with the performance. The problem as they see it is that the Spider platform is powerful with AMD CrossFire X, a AMD quad core CPU and a nice AMD motherboard, all bundled together into a packaged platform to be sold to the enthusiast in one peice.
See the possible problem with that yet? "Coupled with Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards launched late last week, AMD's new Phenom processors and 790FX chipset fill out the company's Spider enthusiast platform. As I'm sure you know by now, Spider hasn't exactly received rave reviews. All is well on the graphics front; the Radeon HD 3800 series offers pretty compelling value considering current card pricing. However, Phenom is largely slower than its Core 2 rivals and hampered by a delay in the 2.4GHz part. The 790FX has issues, as well, held back by a dated south bridge and dodgy motherboard implementations. Perhaps launching an enthusiast platform wasn't such a good idea for AMD after all. In fact, the very idea of an enthusiast-centric platform is wrought with problems." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PenStar Systems | Subject: System
Over at PenStar Systems there is a lighter look at AMD's Spider, and the components we have heard so much about lately. A lot of the information you can garner from reading the review may be stuff you have already seen, bu I bet you have not heard the Phenom referred to as "the big girl with attractive friends".
"Phenom was supposed to herald AMD’s second coming (or was that the third?). A native quad core processor with an integrated memory controller, Hyper Transport 3.0 connectivity, and a host of enhancements that would increase IPC, as well as a split power plane design which would improve overall power efficiency and scaling. All of these aspects combined were supposed to make the Phenom more than a match for the mighty Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors from Intel, both 65 nm and 45 nm versions!" Here are some more Systems articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: Graphics Card
The Inquirer has some info that makes AMD's HD3870 (and 3850) even more attractive, it overclocks well. The bad news is that it requires a BIOS flash to unlock, so this is a little more risky than just tweaking frequencies. It isn't as scary as it sounds, you will need to get used to flashing cards and motherboards if you want to get the most out of your system.
"One solution to the problem is a rather elegant video BIOS upgrade. This upgrade changes the dividers in the GPU, so you're free to go crazy and unlock the full potential of the card. You could tinker with the card to clock the RV670 chip all the way to 900MHz, massive 123MHz faster than the default clock. If you want more, you have to splash out on a waterblock, but it seems that both Nvidia and AMD have manufactured extremely OC-friendly chips." Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: CPU3D | Subject: Storage
Biometric security, especially fingerprint readers are becoming very commonplace on electronics. It was only a matter of time before USB drives started sporting them, and that brings us to CPU3D's review of the 1GB Adata FP1 Fingerprint Flash Drive. They were impressed overall, finding the size unaffected by the inclusion of the swipe type fingerprint reader and the low cost as well.
"When it comes to carrying important data around, you don't want it falling into the wrong hands. The Adata FP1 flash drive comes with 1Gb capacity and features a fingerprint scanner and automatic 256-bit encryption. Our CPU3D review team takes a look. Find out more." Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Ars Technica | Subject: General Tech
If you are looking for a new type of game to play, especially if you have a few friends to drop by, then the release of Rock Band is for you. It comes with a single guitar, drums and a microphone, and according to Ars Technica's testing, the guitar from Guitar Hero 3 is instantly recognized by the game, allowing multiple guitarists in your rock band. It's single player is described as very lonely, so make sure to grab some friends to play along with you, and maybe a frosty beverage or two for the singer.
"There is something almost brave about the decision to make a game like Rock Band. With Activision and Red Octane ably handling the Guitar Hero franchise, what could Harmonix do that was bigger, louder, and even more daring? The answer was simple: make the guitar only one part of the set and bring gamers the experience of being in a band. The result of this fever-dream of a game is awe-inspiring when you see it for the first time: the set comes in a box that's almost four times as deep as the Guitar Hero 3 packaging and weighs around 20 pounds. The second you pick up the box, you'll know that there is some serious hardware in there." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Slashdot | Subject: General Tech
The new heads of AT&T are continuing their streak of brilliant decisions; this time they are calling back all the teleworkers to cubicles. The huge telecommunications companies execs apparently has difficulty grasping the concept of workers who use the internet and telephones to communicate with home office. Slashdot has more on this move which should qualify AT&T's HR department for a stupidest decision of the year award.
You can also catch the 16th PC Perspective Podcast on iTunes, through the RSS feed or keep it simple with the MP3 version. "AT&T is requiring thousands of employees who work from their homes to return to traditional office environments, sources say. 'It is a serious effort to reel in the telework people,' says the Telework Coalition's Chuck Wilsker, who has heard that as many as 10,000 or 12,000 full-time teleworkers may be affected. One AT&T employee says rumors have been circulating since AT&T's merger with SBC that the new upper management is not supportive of teleworking: 'We'd heard rumors to that effect, and all of a sudden we got marching orders to go back to an office.'" Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Neoseeker | Subject: Mobile
ASUS is trying the upgradeable laptop idea again, this time with their C90S. It comes with a lot already, from a high quality screen, stereo speakers and a finger reader and 4 cooling fans, among other things. The big feature is that by removing only 4 screws, you have access to the interior of the laptop, and can start swapping out parts. See how well this worked for Neoseeker in their full review.
"The Asus C90S laptop is a distinctive new breed of portable computing with its user upgradeable hardware. Of course there are those laptop components that are simple enough for the end user to swap out themselves; hard drive, optical drive and memory. Typically though, the processor and graphics card are static, soldered into place for the life of that system. The Asus C90S however allows the end user to easily upgrade both the desktop processor and graphics card within." Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Legit Reviews | Subject: General Tech
Aliph's Jawbone looks rather snazzy compared to many of the Bluetooth headsets out there right now, and thanks to it's Voice Activity Sensor, it sounds good in noisy environments. Legit Reviews had no problems getting the headset to connect to PCs or cell phones, and found it to be a good, if not great choice to buy if you are in the mood for more Bluetooth jewelery.
"This Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset really shines when operated in noisy environments as the on-board DSP, multiple microphones and the unique Voice Activity Sensor sheds the unwanted sounds and isolates and enhances the user’s voice. Unfortunately, as great as this headset’s noise suppression and voice enhancement are, the headset really stumbles when you are actually trying to hear your party in these noisy environments..." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Hardware Secrets | Subject: Case and Cooling
With only a pair of scissors, a tiny screwdriver and this guide from Hardware Secrets you can mod any fan into a 3 speed fan. It offers even the beginning modder a chance at a successful project, but it will lower the noise in your system from all of those high speed fans. Even better, since all you are doing is undervolting the fan, you aren't likely to find a way to hurt anything in your system.
"Did you know that you can modify any fan located inside your PC – CPU fan, VGA fan, north bridge fan, case fan, etc – to run at three different speed levels (low, medium and high) without spending any money at all? This is possible by just changing the configuration of the wires used by the fan. In this tutorial we will give you detailed instructions on how to do that, reducing the noise produced by your PC. " Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: Processor
Following up on their look at the new AMD 790FX chipset, The Tech Report carries on into a full review of the Phenom processors that will benefit from the chipset. They had the time to but together a huge gamut of benchmarks to run through, comparing the 9900 and 9600 to 10 other dual and quad core processors, so it will take you a while to assimilate all the information. In the end, they conclude that any current owner of an AM2+ system now has an easy upgrade path to a CPU that gives the Q6600 a run for it's money.
"Chances are you already know at thing or two about Phenom processors. After all, they've been in development for years, and AMD has been talking about them publicly for quite some time. In fact, we've even reviewed the exact same silicon in different outerwear, the quad-core Opterons, earlier this year. We've heard all about how Phenom will be the world's first "native" quad-core desktop processor, how such integration has tangible benefits for performance and power consumption, and how folks will be absolutely stunned by the synergistic convergence of Phenom processors, the 790FX chipset, and Radeon HD 3800-series GPUs. What we didn't have, however, were answers about some key Phenom basics: How fast will it be, both in terms of clock speeds and performance per clock? When will it be available? And will it have been worth the, erm, considerable wait?" Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: General Tech
The Inquirer has read about and announced the death of physics on the GPU. With Intel's purchase of HavokFX the likelihood that it will ever be officially supported has pretty much disappeared, meaning no game company will consider it a way to implement physics simulation in their games. Ageia is probably dancing at this news, and the rest of us should run out and pick up a quad core CPU or two if we want to see things smash prettily.
"At Computex this year, a big focus was put on the ability to run multiple ATI cards and have some compute visuals and some physics - making use of all that horsepower for more than just extra layers of anti-aliasing. Unfortunately for AMD (and Nvidia, for that matter), all this was being done with a variation of the Havok physics engine called Havok FX. That was, of course, until Intel bought Havok in September. Did you think that Intel was about to let a company it owned deliver a competitive advantage to its rivals? Thought not." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: Motherboard
While everyone else was busy focusing on AMD's new processor, The Tech Report focused on the backbone of the Spider system, AMD's new 790FX chipset. Supporting HyperTransport 3 and the next iteration of PCI Express, this chipset will likely be seeing a lot of use for quite a while. Any new launch is not going to happen without a few kinks, in this case the outdated SB600 southbridge offers lackluster performance, and TR also found BIOS problems on both ASUS and Gigabyte's motherboards.
"Processors and graphics chips are easily the rock stars of this industry, and for good reason. They're largely responsible for overall system performance, and that's even more appealing to enthusiasts than eyeliner and tight leather pants are to hair metal groupies. It's fitting, then, that the bulk of attention and excitement surrounding AMD's new Spider enthusiast platform will narrow on its new Phenom processor and Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards. If Spider were a rock band, Phenom would undoubtedly be the front man, with the Radeon HD 3870 and 3850 filling in at lead and rhythm guitars. On drums, you'd find AMD's new 790FX chipset, hidden away not behind a massive array of snares and cymbals, but under a heatsink amongst a sea of other chips on a crowded motherboard." Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Benchmark Reviews | Subject: Memory
Over at Benchmark Reviews you can see SuperTalent's new W1800UX2GP 2GB RAM kit, which runs 1800MHz @ 7-7-7-21 and needs only 2.0 volts to do it. As you might expect, there are quite a few options with RAM that runs this fast, by backing off on the clock speed you can get tighter timings, or you can try to push it faster on the FSB, though not too much further.
"Benchmark Reviews continues on with our High-Speed DDR3 Overclocking and Review Series, which features over one dozen different DDR3 kits. Many of the kits we have tested so far have helped achieve extremely uncommon overclock speeds, and even some of the kits not setting speed records managed to impress us with their combination of performance and value. So far, we have reviewed the Patriot DDR3 1866MHz Kit and Mushkin DDR3 1333MHz Kit, but today we are especially pleased to test the Super Talent PC3-14400 CL7-7-7-21 W1800UX2GP DDR3 1800MHz 2x1GB RAM Kit." Here are some more Memory articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: TECHGAGE | Subject: Processor
Intel has countered AMD's Barcelona launch with the QX9770, their fastest processor to date. At 3.2GHz and with a FSB of 1600MHz, the performance it gives you is incredible, if you can somehow find a way to run it; seeing as how there are no 1600MHz motherboards for you to use. You can head over to TECHGAGE for a look at the QX9770 and the X48 chipset that will run it.
You can also read Ryan's take on this processor on our front page. "We took a look at Intel's first 45nm desktop offering a few weeks ago and already have a preview of it's successor. The QX9770 is equipped with a 3.2GHz frequency and is the first Intel CPU to support a 1600MHz Front-Side-Bus. Read on to see how it compares to the rest of our fleet." Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: [H]ard|OCP | Subject: General Tech
The day has finally arrived, we can see the performance of a 'true' quad core processor, and the chip that will take AMD into the future ... as a distant second to Intel. Barcelona just doesn't have what it takes to compete against the much higher clock speeds of the newest Intel chips, and can barely match them clock for clock. Their price is just pathetic too ... as [H] pegs it, only $283 to the $1250 of the QX9770.
That's right boys and girls ... less than 1/4 the cost ... so all is not lost for AMD. The 2.3GHz 9600 can't keep up with the 3.2GHz QX9770, but unless you are looking at spending over $1000 just on your CPU, then the QX9770 isn't really on your radar. AMD was abandoned by the performance at all costs crowd a while ago, but they have offered the enthusiast a nice new choice to build a system around. We can only hope that they can sort out the L3 TLB errata errors, so they can start scaling the clock speeds up. Make sure to check out Ryan's look at the Barcelona series, including some results at 2.6GHz.
"AMD's native quad core Phenom desktop processor is finally here accompanied by the 790FX chipset that makes up the AMD "Spider" platform when used alongside the Radeon 3800 series video cards."
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: engadget | Subject: General Tech
engadget has done a live blog of Amazon's launch of their Kindle eBook reader. It is about the same size and heft of a smaller hardcover book, but an iPod it ain't. The interface is unique ... but certainly usable, and the 200 book onboard storage will keep you reading from their list of books, blogs, newspapers and magazines for a long time. The $400 price tag may discourage some from picking the Kindle up, but many others can fall in love with the free WiFi. You can access the newest content you have bought over any wireless connection, as well as purchasing more books, so no more running out of reading material if you are on vacation.
"Anyone reading yesterday knows today's the day the Amazon Kindle finally launches, and we're live from their big (little) launch event in New York. There are maybe a hundred fifty seats (and people are still filing in), so we'll be getting started here in just a few." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Hardware Zone | Subject: Graphics Card
Hardware Zone had a chance to look at the PowerColor Radeon HD 3850 Xtreme 512MB with clock speeds pushed up to 720MHz and 1800MHz DDR from 670 and 1660, as well as having double the GRAM. You can see how well this does at pushing the performance beyond the 8800GTS and giving the 8800GT a run for it's money. Nice to see AMD back in the running again.
"ATI's new 55nm GPU, the RV670 hits the streets today and we take a look at the lesser Radeon HD 3850 in the form of a special, overclocked version from PowerColor featuring a third party cooler. Can it shake up the mid-range graphics segment like NVIDIA's recent GeForce 8800 GT? Find out inside." Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: X-Bit Labs | Subject: Storage
As X-bit labs points out in their introduction, 250GB HDD offer you a good price per GB, and enough storage that you won't feel cramped. Since there are so many to choose from, they have gathered 30 different makes and models to test out in a huge review. In the end, it turns out that many of the drives will excel in certain applications, while falling behind in others, as well as some interesting findings about Native Command Queuing.
"HDDs with a storage capacity of 250 gigabytes currently have the most optimal price/performance ratio. Among the thirty 250GB products included into this roundup we have only published the results of the three HDDs from Hitachi before. So, our new testbed has a new SATA/PATA controller, and today we can offer you the test results of all 30 HDDs tested on it." Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: BFG Technologies | Subject: Graphics Card
Lake Forest, IL - (November 16, 2007) - BFG Technologies, Inc., the leading North American and European NVIDIA supplier of advanced 3D graphics cards, motherboards, power supplies and other PC enthusiast products, announced today the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB PCI Express 2.0 graphics card for a suggested retail price of $319 USD.
"Just in time for the launch of the hottest game of the season, the BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB offers mind-blowing performance at an insane price" said Dean Brady, Sr. Director of marketing at BFG Technologies. When you want the fastest hand-picked 100% tested 8800 GT, look no further than the BFG OC2 series. The BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB is the perfect match of performance and reliability, all backed by a legendary true lifetime warranty and 24/7 tech support! BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT OC2 512MB: * Core Clock: 675MHz vs. standard 600MHz. * Shader Clock: 1674MHz vs. standard 1500MHz. * Memory Clock: 1950MHz vs. standard 1800MHz.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: General Tech
nVIDIA has egg on it's face after they made a peculiar announcement at their Editor's Day, which you can see on the slide over at The Inquirer. With the troubles that all their cards but the new 8800GT have playing back HD content at high resolutions, one might think they would be careful about making that sort of statement.
Apparently not. "AT NVIDIA'S recent Editor's Day to promote its Geforce 8800GT, the firm claimed that rival AMD's Radeon 2900XT was incapable of HD playback at 2560x1600 resolution. Nvidia even produced a slide trumpeting the difference and this had AMD seething. While Nvidia's own GeForce 8800GTX and 8800Ultra can't do full-screen in resolutions above 1920x1200, due to its single-key HDCP, this is not true of the ATI Radeon 2900XT - a chip that got beaten by the 8800 in almost every other test." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: OCZ Technology | Subject: General Tech
Sunnyvale, CA - November 15, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled two high-speed, high-capacity memory products designed with hardcore gamers in mind. Itching to experience the incredible graphics and FPS action of EA's highly-anticipated Crysis, gamers across the world will improve their gaming experience from upgrading their PC components and benefit from the optimizations of premium memory. The latest OCZ PC3-10666 and PC2-8000 ReaperX 4GB memory kits feature the ideal blend of speed, latency, bandwidth, and up to 4GB capacities to help DirectX-10 PC games reach their full potential on the latest DDR2 and DDR3 platforms. As mainstream gaming moves towards revolutionary graphic-intensive DX9 and DX10 games, bleeding-edge platforms and large-capacity memory modules are shifting from an enthusiast inclination to a gaming desktop standard. With the release of advanced PC titles like Crysis, powered by Crytek's highly advanced CryENGINE 2, memory that supports demanding multimedia features with high frequencies, aggressive bandwidth, and high densities will be come the norm. Signaling the beginning of a new age in PC gaming, Crysis' popularity will spark significant demand for high performance computer hardware from not only enthusiasts, but the average, every-day gamer.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Gamepyre | Subject: General Tech
Although Hellgate:London is made by the same team, and has taken promotion to a new level. I have already seen one of the books in a second hand bookstore, the game it's self has been pimped to us for years, and the demo (with bonus adware!) has been out long enough that most people with even a slight interest have played through it, some twice even. The full game finally reached Gamepyre, who gave it a try, and they do think that it has potential, if they can iron out a few hundred bugs and get some new sounds.
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