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   <title>NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI Chipset Update</title>
   <description><![CDATA[At the request and repeated insistence of NVIDIA, we decided to retest
our performance results above; NVIDIA said they had seen no problems
with the Hybrid Power over the mGPU as dramatic as we saw here.  We
retested all three titles at got some slightly different results; at
least on the one title that stood out:



  



  



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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:16:13 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Getting to the bottom of price and performance</title>
   <description><![CDATA[We all admit that having SLI'd GeForce 9800 GX2s gives you the best performance currently, but not many of us have $1200 to drop on a pair of cards.  The Tech Report, undaunted by the number of cards they would need to look at has accepted the challenge of finding the best price versus performance on the graphics market today.  There are even good ...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:02:33 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>DDR2 is still running strong</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Thanks to ever increasing clock rates, and lower latencies than DDR3; DDR2 is still going strong.  One of your newest choices is the Kingston HyperX 2GB PC2-9200 kit a pair of 1Gb DIMMs.  The default clock speed of 1150MHz is strange, but hitting 1200MHz is awfully easy, as you can see at Big Bruin.
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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:46:06 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>For when you need professional help</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Razer's Destructor Professional Gaming Mat claims some rather impressive improvements in mouse movement when you use it.  Think Computers concurs, they found that when they used to mat, they actually had to reduce their mouse's sensitivity.  Check out the pad it's self, it's carrying case, and ponder over their warning; "excessive rubbing of the mo...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:41:30 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Full function HTPC remote and display</title>
   <description><![CDATA[The VL System M-Play Blast is a combo LCD display and remote control perfect for an HTPC system that doesn't have either set up in it's case.  It gives you a lot more freedom to choose an HTPC case, as you are no longer limited to picking up a case that has them already included.  Check out the software suite and hardware over at Tweaknews.  
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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:16:39 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Crossover cables are teh lame</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Crossover cables and the simple bit of networking setup you need to seems to have become too much work.  The USB Fever USB 2.0 Computer Copy Cable makes it much easier.  Drop by OCIA and see if you want to add this $20 doohickey for your mobile repair toolbox.
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   <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:03:38 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>They'll sign almost anything</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Not to say that the Antec Signature 850W is a bad PSU, in fact it is far from it.  The problem lies in it's marketing; you might expect a Signature Series to be the best a company can provide.  Instead, with an MSRP of $299 this Antec PSU is not certified for either SLI or Crossfire and it's voltage varies almost all the way to the edges of the ATX...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:58:06 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>As you are going to soon have heard on the podcast</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Ryan has polished off his review of the new nVIDIA chipset for AMD processors, the 780a, specifically the ASUS M3N-HT.   Go read the full review, so that when the PC Perspective Podcast is posted, you can follow along with our discussion of hybrid SLI and onboard graphics turning off discrete graphics cards completely, and taking over for the less ...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:17:07 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Thermaltake goes bargain basement</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Thermaltake's M9 has a lot to attract users, from it's low price to well done air cooling and tool-less installation.  It would be nice to see a removable motherboard tray as well as the ability to add more fans, but if you need more serious cooling, you can always fit on a pair of more powerful 120mm fans.  See how this case looks, empty and full,...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:14:40 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Is your double draggin?</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Tech Knowledge Arena takes a close look at the effect four cores has on gaming in their new review.  They pit the 3.0GHz C2D E6850 against the 3.0GHz C2Q QX6850, while keeping all other components the same, and then started in game benchmarks.  See if the extra ~$1000 really does get you serious performance, or is you are better off picking up a hi...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:09:33 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Network speed is anything but academic</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Looking to see what the next generation of the internet's backbone might look like?  Try checking out the Large Hadron Collider, which 
"requires large data flows between specific sites - 2-hour periods with 8 gig flow across the network".  Academic and institutional networks have always been at the forefront of speed and the average enthusiast ma...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:52:19 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Sprint and Clearwire to Combine WiMAX Businesses, Creating a New Mobile Broadband Company</title>
   <description><![CDATA[KIRKLAND, Wash. and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - May 7, 2008 - Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their next generation wireless broadband businesses to form a new wireless communications company.

The new company, which will be named ...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:25:38 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>You can't keep a XFi down</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Even with the controversy surrounding Creative, their products are still popular.  The Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 
is one such product, and it is up for review on TweakTown.  Auzentech has licensed the technology from Creative, so this card is not going to cause the uproar that the ASUS card recently has.  Read on to see how well the XFi has been ...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:20:01 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Sometimes it's the warranty that does it</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Phoronix compared a pair of 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity cards, one from OCZ and one from Crucial.  They used hdparm to compare performance, and each clocked in around 13MB/s, with the OCZ being a tiny bit faster.  Since they both cost the same, and the performance difference is unnoticeable, 
the lifetime warranty on the on the Crucial SDHC r...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:58:07 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>A work in progress</title>
   <description><![CDATA[[H]ard|OCP's take on the 780a based ASUS M3N-HT is that it needs a bit more work before it's ready for Prime Time.  That is not to say this chipset and board do not show promise; they certainly do, but a bit more work needs to be done before this board can show off what it is capable of.  As [H] will be getting a new BIOS later today, you can be gu...]]></description>
   <link>http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=5596</link>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:53:49 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Even more motherboards</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Well, not so good for those vendors who are stuck with plenty of P35 and X38 boards, Intel will be introducing the 4 series at Computex.  Even worse news is that the Q45 and Q43 will be targeted directly at enterprise level customers, so resellers won't be able to sell them P35 boards as a way to try and recoup loses.  On the other hand, what DigiT...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:38:13 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>Intel, Samsung Electronics, TSMC Reach Agreement for 450mm Wafer Manufacturing Transition</title>
   <description><![CDATA[May 5, 2008 - Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and TSMC today announced they have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition to larger, 450mm-sized wafers starting in 2012. The transition to larger wafers will enable continued growth of the semiconductor industry and helps maintain a reasonable cost s...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:37:11 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>I think you forgot something there</title>
   <description><![CDATA[The Cooler Master Real Power M850 850W PSU has a lot going for it.  It has six 12V lines, a power efficiency above 80% and produces just over 20dB of noise.  You can also got your hands on it for less that $200, which belies the quality of power it supples; which is good, and the amount of modular cabling you get.  techPowerUp has no problems recom...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 18:25:43 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>The year of incremental upgrades</title>
   <description><![CDATA[The motherboard market has gone through some big changes in the last few quarters.  We have seen entire chipsets appear and hit end of life (officially or unofficially) for both AMD and Intel processors.  The newer chipsets do offer some new features, but the releases just haven't been as awe inspiring as even a few years ago when chipsets lived a ...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:57:16 -0400</pubDate>
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   <title>External graphics done well</title>
   <description><![CDATA[Ryan just finished reviewing the EVGA UV Plus+, an external graphics adaptor with a nice look and size.  It is a little box that acts as a virtual GPU, even to the point of having DDR memory on board.  It can't really handle Crysis, but it has no problems display the Vista Aero interface, so it does have at least some power inside it.  It will also...]]></description>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 13:16:08 -0400</pubDate>
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