The AMD Athlon(TM) 64 Fx-55 Processor Reigns As Best Desktop Processor Of 2004

Subject: Processors | January 27, 2005 - 10:53 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 25, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that high-tech market research firm In-Stat selected the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor as best desktop processor of 2004. In-Stat Microprocessor Report recognized the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor for its superior performance, feature-rich architecture, support for 32- and 64-bit capability and Enhanced Virus Protection.

AMD Donates AMD Athlon(TM) 64 Processor-Powered Computers To Carnegie Mellon University

Subject: Systems | January 27, 2005 - 10:51 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 24, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the company has donated AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based high-end computer systems to a senior capstone design lab in Carnegie Mellon University's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. AMD donated the systems as part of their University Campus Team, an ongoing program to forge strong relationships and technical partnerships with select U.S. universities.

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter And Annual Results

Subject: General Tech | January 27, 2005 - 10:49 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 18, 2005 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported record sales of $1.26 billion and operating income of $20 million for the quarter ended December 26, 2004. The fourth quarter net loss of $30 million, or $0.08 per share, includes charges of $49 million, or $0.13 per share, largely associated with the conversion and retirement of debt.

P4 heatsink shootout & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 26, 2005 - 11:44 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Been a while since we've seen a shootout, so the six way heastink battle Overclockers Australia set up seemed appropriate.  These guys are built for P4 Socket 478's, so if you are looking for a SocketA or 939 solution, scroll down just a bit, you won;t be dissapointed.

"Clockwise from top left we have Thermalright's XP-90, Titan's Siberia, Cooler Master's Jet 4, two versions of Vantec's AeroFlow and Spire's SP450B0 CoolGate.

Game Connection @ GDC

Subject: General Tech | January 25, 2005 - 02:46 PM | Sean Pelletier
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For those PCP readers who happen to be developers, there is an important upcoming event at this year's GDC which will give you the opportunity to showcase your goods to leading publishers around the world. If you're looking for your big break, this could very well be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Game Connection is the premier event for innovative game developers to meet with top publishers in the game industry.

A Case with a Windtunnel, Faraday cage& More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 24, 2005 - 12:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Overclockers Online reviews a new case from Aerocool, called Spiral Galaxies. This case not only has a pre-installed windtunnel, but the clear side panel has a honeycombed pattern of metal on it and a special paint, which they describe togather as this ...

"So the next big ques

PC Perspective and the Folding Frogs Recognize a tremendous milestone!

Subject: General Tech | January 22, 2005 - 01:52 PM | Joe White
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The Folding Frogs (Team 734) is our very own Folding@Home distributed computing team. The Folding Frogs use their spare CPU cycles to simulate protein folding in an attempt to unlock the mysteries behind mis-folding proteins that result in diseases like alzheimers disease, cystic fibrosis, BSE (Mad Cow Disease), and many types of cancers.

One of the ways Folding teams/members use to track contributions made to the project, as a whole, is thru points that are assigned to each simulated protein based on complexity.

VIA Dual C7 Processor Mini ITX Picture

Subject: Processors | January 22, 2005 - 01:37 PM | Ryan Shrout
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At a VIA event we are at, I got a picture of the first dual processor mini ITX board featuring C7 processors.  Take a look at this:

Edit: Just back from lunch, so here are some more details for you.  The picture above shows the two C7 processors, and they are the two small chips underneath the ATX power connector.  The two larger chips are the north and south bridge chipsets.  This has a lot of implications for SFF computing, as well as for the s

EA Sports Early PS3 Renders?

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 21, 2005 - 11:55 AM | Sean Pelletier
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Given the convergence of graphics card vendors and gaming consoles, this seems fitting to post. Although we all have to remember this is not official and may not be true, let's all hope that these images are a good indicator of what PS3 games will look like. Do yourself a favor and follow the link!

Take note that these images are not that of a real althete!!! These are test renders!!! Although these say that the engine is for Fight Night Next Gen, EA tends to use their game engines for all different game titles.

Random Cooling Reviews & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 21, 2005 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Not too much on the watercooling forefront this week, but don't let that stop you from checking out SystemCoolings review of the ThermalTake BigWater 12cm kit.  Easy to install and keep running, acceptable performance, and a nice blue glow. 

Following up, a pair of reviews in 3 caegories, VGA cooling, HDD cooling and laptop cooling, to help keep your VGAcard overclocked, your Raptors from igniting and your little soldiers from being broiled.

"Until recently water cooling was the domain

DFI NF4 SLI-DR Preview

Subject: Motherboards | January 20, 2005 - 12:02 PM | Ryan Shrout
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As a second little treat for you today (if you didn't see the Abit motherboard preview below, just scroll down), I have some of the first shots of a finished DFI NF4 SLI-DR motherboard that was sent to me yesterday.  As I'll be out of town during the weekend and most of next week, I won't get a chance to review it until I get back, but I thought I'd share some pictures of the board with you before I head out. 

This is the full, NF4 SLI chipset motherboard, not the NF4 Ultra motherboard with two x16 PCIe

Abit WN-2S+ Motherboard Preview

Subject: Motherboards | January 20, 2005 - 11:45 AM | Ryan Shrout
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A little birdie tipped me off with some new information on a NVIDIA nForce4-based dual Opteron board from Abit that is due to be released in February.  The board specifications are pretty impressive, and include SLI support as well as 4 SATA II ports and dual Gigabit ethernet connections.  Even more interesting is the fact that I am told that this board does not require registered memory and will work with standard non-ECC and non-registered memory modules, saving considerable costs on system.  And with the

Hot n' heavy heatsinks & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 19, 2005 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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With all the new heatsink designs coming out, it's nice to see that people are still trying to improve my least favorite part of the installation, the clip.  Most have opted for a cage design, and almost every high performance heatsink expects that you will take the motherboard out of the case to install it.  Well, the CoolerMaster Hyper48 Cooler that PimpRig reviews has another way to do the install, maybe you'll even like it more than clips or cages, so give it a read.

"Installation of the H

PriceGrabber Findings

Subject: Editorial | January 18, 2005 - 03:53 PM | Ryan Shrout
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While hunting around on various websites today, doing the usual product searches, I came across quite a few interesting little bits of info that I wanted to share this afternoon.  First up, it would appear that I have found the first X800 PCI Express card available, from PowerColor.  Listed here on our shopping page, the card is going for $389 and slightly higher.  This is the fi

AMD Executive Elected President of the HyperTransport(TM) Technology Consortium

Subject: Processors | January 17, 2005 - 06:25 PM | Joe White
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., January 17, 2005 — The HyperTransport™ Technology

Consortium, a nonprofit industry organization that manages and promotes low-latency

HyperTransport technology, today announced the election of David Rich, Director of Business

Development and Support, Boston Design Center at AMD, as President of the Consortium,

reporting to the Consortium's Board of Directors. Mr.

AMD Extends Technology Sponsorship With Lance Armstrong...

Subject: General Tech | January 17, 2005 - 06:21 PM | Joe White
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 SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 12, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced an extended technology sponsorship agreement with Lance Armstrong and the newly unveiled Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. AMD technology solutions play a critical role in the team's success, allowing riders and coaches to collect, analyze and interpret training data, and enabling team partners to design and develop state-of-the-art equipment.

AMD Updates Fourth Quarter Outlook

Subject: General Tech | January 17, 2005 - 06:19 PM | Joe White
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 SUNNYVALE, CA -- January 10, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced sales for the fourth quarter ended December 26, 2004 are expected to be up slightly from the $1.239 billion reported in the third quarter. Fourth quarter operating income is anticipated to be positive, but down significantly from third quarter operating income of $68.4 million. The Computation Products Group (CPG) continued its upward trajectory and fourth quarter sales are expected to increase compared to the prior quarter. CPG is expected to be profitable.

Intel Announces Record Quarterly And Annual Revenue

Subject: General Tech | January 17, 2005 - 06:17 PM | Joe White
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 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2005 - Intel Corporation today announced record quarterly revenue of $9.6 billion, up 13 percent from the third quarter and up 10 percent year-over-year. For the year, Intel achieved revenue of $34.2 billion, up 13.5 percent from 2003 and higher than the previous record of $33.7 billion set in 2000.