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Review: Intel's Xeon W5580 Processors |
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Written by Review Hunter
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Apr 01, 2009 at 12:09 AM |
Intel's potent Core microarchitecture has given it a lead in the majority of performance tests, Xeons have been somewhat hamstrung on two fronts: on the power-efficiency front by their prevailing use FB-DIMM type memory, and on the scalability front by the use of a front-side bus and a centralized memory controller.
Those barriers for the Xeon are about to be swept away by today's introduction of new processors based on the chip code-named Nehalem, a new CPU design that brings with it a revised system architecture that will look very familiar to folks who know the Opteron.
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News: NVIDIA Introduces Industry's Most Powerful Professional Graphics Line Up |
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Written by FC
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Apr 01, 2009 at 12:05 AM |
Spanning from sub-$100 entry-level to standalone visual computing systems, this new series includes:
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 - the industry's first and only 4GB, ultra high-end solution delivers the highest visualization performance and capabilities, enabling professionals to work with large-scale models and datasets.
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 - ultra high-end solution provides professionals with the most complete toolset to dramatically push the boundaries of realism, performance, and quality.
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 - single slot solution with a robust feature set and added capabilities such as SLI Multi-OS and SDI support to enable a no-compromise, high-performance, interactive visualization experience.
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 - mid-range solution offers the best price performance for workstation graphics and provides the optimal blend of quality, precision, performance, and programmability.
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 - best-in-class entry-level solution boosts productivity for a variety of industry-leading volume CAD and digital content applications.
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 - an affordable professional-class graphics solution extends energy efficiency while delivering 50-percent faster performance.
- The Quadro NVS 295 - capable of supporting up to two 30-inch digital displays at maximum resolutions, taking business graphics to a new level visual perfection.
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Preview: Radeon HD4890 tested! |
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Written by FC
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Mar 25, 2009 at 12:05 AM |
In precision the HD 4890 could be run with 1000/1125 MHz instead of 850/975 MHz and reached an immense 3DMark Vantage score of X5480 points. The 18 per cent frequency increase in the chip and the 15 per cent increase in the memory was accomplished by the usual air cooling, while it was clearly visible with the driver menu that it rotated at full speed in 3D mode.
The 3DMark Vantage-Score lays between GTX 280 and GTX 285 - an accurate comparison is difficult, because the CPU performance is also involved in the result.
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News: Rockstar Games Announces Max Payne 3 for Winter 2009 |
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Contributed by Voltron
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Mar 25, 2009 at 12:03 AM |
New York, NY - March 23, 2009 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a winter 2009 release on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and PC. Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.
The award-winning Max Payne franchise put players in the role of Max Payne, a hard-boiled New York City detective with a penchant for violence, out to avenge the death of his family. The latest installment delivers more of the classic elements and hyper-intense action that fans have come to love, while moving the story of Max in a new direction.
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News: Intel Ships New Tools that Boost Game Performance |
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Written by FC
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Mar 25, 2009 at 12:02 AM |
GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE, San Francisco, March 23, 2009 - Intel Corporation today announced the release of Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA), a suite of software tools created in support of the Visual Adrenaline developer program.
Offered worldwide, GPA enables PC game developers to analyze and optimize game performance on Intel Integrated Graphics. The Visual Adrenaline program, launched at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco in August 2008, provides tools, resources and information for game developers, artists and animators.
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News: Radeon 4750 (40nm) in price list |
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Contributed by Voltron
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Mar 24, 2009 at 11:55 PM |
Reportedly, the Radeon HD 4750 features a 650MHz GPU with 640 stream processors. The card is outfitted with 512MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 800MHz (for an effective 3200MT/s transfer rate), and it has a 128-bit memory interface. If my math is right, that means the card should have peak theoretical memory bandwidth of 51.2GB/s-not far below the 57.6GB/s of the Radeon HD 4830.
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News: AMD to demo hardware-accelerated physics this week |
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Written by Willyam Anton
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Mar 24, 2009 at 11:53 PM |
Two and a half years after first demonstrating Havok physics effects running on a graphics processor, AMD apparently plans to show Havok physics effects running on a graphics processor. According to a page on the Game Developers Conference website, AMD will host a session about hardware game physics and game realism this coming Thursday in San Francisco.
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News: Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards? |
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Written by FC
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Mar 08, 2009 at 11:25 PM |
This is actually the third run of MacBook Pros to be allegedly affected by defective Nvidia graphics cards with heat problems: The previous generation was packed with Nvidia cards that Apple determined were suffering from its notorious material defect that caused cards to fail at a "higher-than-normal" rates. The current generation of 15-inch MacBook Pros also had video problems (the ominous "black screen of death") which Apple also acknowledged, though no definitive blame was ever placed on faulty cards. (Although the Inquirer will readily tell you the cards are in fact, defective.)
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News: First GeForce GTS 240 Card Exposed |
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Written by FC
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Feb 23, 2009 at 11:12 PM |
We have already told you quite a bit of details about GeForce GTS 240which is slated for April release. It is basically 55nm G92 based 9800 GTGPU on a new P361 PCB and internally Nvidia calls it D10P2. Now we willprovide you a glimpse on the schematic diagram of the GTS 240 card. Thedifferences are mainly on the power design department.
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Guide: Install Windows 7 From a USB Flash Drive |
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Contributed by Daniel
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Feb 22, 2009 at 10:26 PM |
Windows 7, I'm sure you have heard of it by now. Already Microsoft has a new operating system, hopefully this one won't be a disaster like Vista was. If you installed Vista or even later versions of XP from a DVD you know that it was very time consuming. Why not speed up the process by using a flash drive to install Windows 7. Windows 7 is currently in beta and Microsoft is offering it free to anyone to try out until August. In this article we will show you how to take the Windows 7 ISO and put it on a USB flash drive for fast and easy installation.
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Download: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC |
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Written by FC
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Feb 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM |
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candicate is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers and partners. By providing these fixes integrated into a single service pack, Microsoft provides a single high-quality update that minimizes deployment and testing complexity for customers. In addition to all previously released updates, SP2 will contain changes focused on addressing reliability and performance issues, supporting new kinds of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.
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News: Intel shows 32nm Clarkdale samples running - The desktop Westmere |
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Written by FC
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Feb 22, 2009 at 10:13 PM |
"Clarkdale" is the name of the 32nm desktop variant of "Westmere" cores, which will succeed "Nehalem". For the mobile there will be a similar version called "Arrandale" and the High-end Desktop will be called "Gulftown" and have six cores.
"Clarkdale" and "Arrandale" will have an integrated graphics core on the CPU package, which looks something like the dual die processor on the right.
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Drivers: ATI Catalyst 9.2 |
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Written by FC
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Feb 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM |
Performance Improvements
Catalyst 9.2 brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are
CPU-limited. Some measured examples are:
- Crysis DX10 gains up to 20%
- Crysis Warhead DX10 gains up to 20%
- World in Conflict gains up to 5%
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News: Zotac, EVGA to Launch Water-Cooled GTX 295 |
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Written by FC
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Feb 15, 2009 at 11:57 PM |
According to details in the industry, EVGA and Zotac, two of NVIDIA's largest board partners, are expected to release water-cooled versions of NVIDIA's highest-performance graphics card to date, the dual-GPU GeForce GTX 295. Using such a cooling solution, these cards will likely be pushed to their limits, offering a factory-overclocked core speed and consequently a considerable boost in performance.
This should come as great news to technology enthusiasts who are trying to break some of those 3DMark top scores.
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News: Microsoft to open own stores, take on rival Apple |
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Contributed by Voltron
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Feb 15, 2009 at 11:52 PM |
Microsoft announced plans Thursday to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up with rival Apple's successful move into retailing.
The world's largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video game console and the Zune digital music player, did not say how many stores it was looking to open, or when, or which of its products would be on sale.
That is to be decided by David Porter, a former DreamWorks Animation executive, which Microsoft named as its new vice president of retail stores.
Turner, a former Wal-Mart Stores manager, will report to Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner.
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Hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNetModern threats to American liberty
News items, Blog posts relating to HardwareCash, currency and coins, is a store of value. In the US, "legal tender for all debts, public and private." Carry too much of it though and you are marked for suspicion (per the Wall Street Journal]: Steven Bierfeldt, treasurer for the Campaign for Liberty, a political...
Read more... | Sonos touchscreen remote on the way?
With competition coming from the likes of Cisco/Linksys and Yamaha, Sonos looks to be making a bit of an upgrade to its multi-room audio solution. A new remote has been spotted by UK blog Automated Home, the first from Sonos that is a touchscreen model, instead of using a scroll...
Read more... | Gadget Gal's daily deals: 60 GB Apple iPod, 250 GB Archos 5, Logitech keyboard and mouse combo
An Archos 5 media tablet, a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse combo, and a refurbished Apple iPod. Here are your daily deals for Friday, July 3, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Amazon's deal of the day is the Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet. Originally...
Read more... | Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks
There are two ways to address the limitations of netbooks: 1.) offer less-costly notebooks, or 2.) give netbooks a little more muscle. Both are now happening. The ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's ULV processors or AMD's Athlon Neo are an obvious alternative to netbooks, and they've already...
Read more... | Green IT tips for small businesses: Analysys moves data center offsite for big power savings
Many of us who write about green technology issues often get dinged for focusing just on case studies that involve BIG companies. So, here's some information about a much more modestly sized company in Baltimore that was able to get greener AND save a bunch of money on its power...
Read more... | Celebrate 4th of July on your smartphone with Handmark Fireworks
I thoroughly enjoy launching and watching fireworks on the 4th of July and with the native American reservations close to my house I get the chance to buy some pretty fantastic explosives. If you want to play it a bit safer and save yourself some money you can visit Astraware...
Read more... | Archos Google Android-based Internet Media Tablet to be revealed 15 September
Back in February we mentioned that Archos would be launching an Android Internet Tablet device and now according to Pocket-Lint that device will be coming on 15 September 2009. The Internet Media Tablet will focus on multimedia which is not really a focus of the Android smartphones to date while...
Read more... | Apple files patents on haptic feedback, biometrics and RFID detection
A patent application filed by Apple in February 2008 for multi-touch display screen with localized tactile feedback indicates that the company is researching haptic feedback for possible inclusion in the iPhone and iPod touch. Most telling is a line in the application about the competitive advantages of...
Read more... | Gadget Gal's daily deals: Star Wars bobble heads, Lenovo ThinkPad, Asus monitor, Magellan Maestro GPS
An Asus 24-inch monitor, a Lenovo ThinkPad 14-inch notebook, a Magellan Maestro GPS receiver, and a sale on Star Wars bobble heads. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, July 2, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Asus VH242H 24-inch LCD monitor at Newegg for...
Read more... | Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic
Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag? Be careful what you wish for. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...
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