Items tagged with '975'
Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Review
Computer hardware enthusiasts are a unique group. Its true that some enthusiasts may spend hours, days, or weeks tweaking their BIOS and other settings to achieve optimal performance, while others might spend an entire evening painstakingly routing wires for proper cable management. Fortunate ones find themselves eagerly... Read More
Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Review
Computer hardware enthusiasts are a unique group. Its true that some enthusiasts may spend hours, days, or weeks tweaking their BIOS and other settings to achieve optimal performance, while others might spend an entire evening painstakingly routing wires for proper cable management. Fortunate ones find themselves... Read More
Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Preview
The release of ATI's Radeon HD 5870 graphics card has caused quite a stir in the hardware industry. While enthusiasts scramble to find the coin to upgrade their systems, Alienware has provided an all inclusive option for those in the market for an entire rig, loaded with some of the fastest parts available. Yesterday, Alienware... Read More
Alienware Aurora ALX Gaming System Preview
We know it can be difficult to keep up with all of the latest and greatest hardware. After months of saving up every spare penny, you finally have enough money for that new upgrade that you've been yearning for since its debut. All the reviews are in agreement and you have to own what many are calling the component... Read More
Core i7 Extreme Overclocking with LN2
Enthusiast level hardware is exciting, especially if you can make use of its full potential. When Intel released the monster 3.33GHz Core i7 975 processor, they laid claim to the highest performing desktop CPU on the market. Interestingly enough, they were competing with themselves as the 3.2GHz 965 held the pole position... Read More
April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form ...
There once was this little company, formed by these two geeks named Paul Allen and Bill Gates ...Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world's richest people.Gates and Allen had been buddies and fellow Basic programmers... Read More
Intel 45nm Yorkfield Runs On 975X Motherboard
We've gotten more than a few inquiries from readers, since we launched our Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (aka Yorkfield) article, about whether or not the new 45nm quad-core chip from Intel will play nice in legacy motherboards. The party line from Intel is that while technically, Yorkfield quad-core processors... Read More
975X Express Motherboard Round-Up
Hello Everyone! We've just posted a 975X Express Motherboard Round-Up featuring the Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H, Abit AW9D-MAX, and MSI 975X Platinum v2. Here's a snip from the piece: "To coincide with the launch of the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors, many manufacturers released new or updated motherboards... Read More
975X Express Motherboard Round-Up: Foxconn, Abit, and MSI
To coincide with the launch of the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors, many manufacturers released new or updated motherboards to support Intel's cutting edge CPU. Over the past few months, we've taken a look at a handful of these motherboards, including products based on chipsets from Intel as well as NVIDIA.... Read More
Abit P965 abd 975 Mobos Reviewed
Our friends at the Tech Report have a review on-line today detailing Abit's P965-based AB9 Pro and their 975X Express-based AW9D-MAX Core 2 compatible motherboards. As usual, the crew at TR does a bang-up job covering all of the finer points of each product. "Abit has beenon the comeback trail since its acquisition... Read More
Asus P5W DH Deluxe, 975X Core 2 Duo Ready Motherboard
Six to nine months prior to the launch of Intel's Core 2 Duo product line, if you polled the average HotHardware.com reader, regarding their thoughts on an Intel 975X based motherboard, you might well have gotten a luke-warm reception. Back then AMD's dual core Athlon 64 X2 and FX offerings were in full stride... Read More
Gigabyte GA-G1975X G1-Turbo Review
Hello everyone. Just in case you missed the fresh link at the top of the page, we want to let you all know that we've just posted a new article where we evaluate the features and performance of Gigabyte's unique GA-G1975X G1-Turbo. This motherboard supports Intel's LGA755 processors and features an elaborate cooling... Read More
Gigabyte GA-G1975X G1-Turbo Motherboard
Trends in PC hardware usually come about for a good reason. As processor and memory speeds continued to rise, many manufacturers responded by producing more elaborate air cooling apparatuses. Some of them worked well, while others offered almost no improvement at all. In either case, lowering... Read More
Intel Core Duo & The AOpen i975Xa-YDG
Anandtech has an interesting article posted detailing the performance of Intel's Core Duo mobile processor when installed on AOpen's i975Xa-YDG desktop motherboard. When you see the performance of this platform, you'll likely be very impressed. Especially when it's overclocked to 2.8GHz... "If our... Read More
i975X runs SLI now with Forceware 84.43
OC Workbench reports that NVIDIA's Forceware 84.43 drivers can enable SLI functionality on Intel's i975X platform. There are some rumors that ATI's RD580 and Uli1697 can also be "unlocked" to have SLI functionality though those boards have not yet been tested fully. The irony here is... Read More
Asus P5WDG2-WS and P5WD2-E Premium - 975X Motherboard Showcase
Intel's current line-up of desktop processors based on the company's aging Netburst micro-architecture may not have the allure it once did with power users, thanks in no small part to fierce competition from arch-rival AMD, but their core logic chipsets have always been held in high regard. Intel puts an immense... Read More
Intel D975XBX Review
Anandtech has just posted a review of Intel's new flagship consumer desktop motherboard dubbed the D975XBX. Obviously, everone is familiar with Intel's processors and chipsets. However, it is not widely known that Intel also makes complete motherboard solutions. In the past, Intel's motherboards lacked the robust features... Read More
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 & 975X Express Chipset Review Roundup
Well folks, the reviews for Intel's latest CPU and chipset are in, and tonight we have a roundup for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! Intel Pentium EE 955 & 975X Express Chipset Reviews: Viper Lair Legit Reviews Sudhian X-Bit labs PC Perspective LostCircuits FiringSquad And our own take on the subject is right here. ... Read More
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 & 975X Express Chipset: 65nm is Here
Intel has been relatively quiet over the last eight months or so, since the initial release of the dual-core Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor back in early April of this year. The company has released an entire line of dual-core 'Pentium D' processors since then, and have also introduced a number of new core logic... Read More
Asus 975x Workstation Mobo Review
The folks at Anandtech are taking a look at a new flagship-level workstation motherboard from ASUS. Based upon Intel's new 975x chipset and boasting features such as Crossfire AND SLI support (with the appropriate driver), this could very well become the workstation board of choice for those looking for an Intel-based workstation... Read More
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