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As ECS continues to gain respect and attention in the enthusiast motherboard market, the company is of course extending its reach into the segment it is best known for - the budget segment. While high-end and enthusiast-level boards often cost $150 or more, budget and entry-level motherboards can usually be had for $70-90. Entry-level doesn't...
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[H]Consumer (sister site to [H]ard|OCP) has evaluated a mid-range Furia system from Monarch. Unfortunately, Kyle and crew ran into a few problems with regard to how this system was built and configured. It seems a few components didn't match the original order, and a few missteps were made during the build process as well. "We decided...
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Corsair Announces Immediate Adoption of Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP) A new open memory standard jointly developed by Corsair and NVIDIA, Corsair redefines the fundamental design of memory to elevate performance benefits Fremont, CA (May 15, 2006) - Corsair Memory, Inc., the worldwide...
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Our friends over at the Tech Report have rounded up a trio of budget-priced graphics cards and put them trough the wringer in typical TR fashion. When all was said and done, one card was the clear winner. But we won't give away the conclusion. Head on over to TR for the full scoop......
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VIA based TabletKiosk eo Arrives in US Market New eo Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) equipped with advanced connectivity, easy to use touch panel interface, and enhanced battery life though the ultra-low power VIA UMPC Platform Taipei, Taiwan, 15 May 2006 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a...
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NVIDIA UNVEILS A NEW OPEN STANDARD MEMORY SPECIFICATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGHER LEVELS OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE Launch Partner Corsair Will Be the First to Bring Products with New Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP) To Market SANTA CLARA, CA -- MAY 15, 200 6-- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:...
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"To game is to live." - Anonymous Gamer The Day After Yesterday - Welcome To E3, Day Two The majority of yesterday was spent in the West Hall, which consists primarily of console games with the Sony and Nintendo booths overshadowing everything else in the hall. I tend not to spend as...
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Young girls wearing skimpy outfits, all in the name of video entertainment, has become a hallmark of the E3 show. This year there's been a bit of a crackdown though, as some girls have received warnings for showing a little too much skin. "Pauline K, who declined to give her last name,...
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The Nintendo Wii seems to be the highlight of this years E3. The wait to play the new system reached four hours at one point, as the line stretched on and on. There have been a few negative comments about the console, mostly focusing around the lack of response the controller has in some games, but overall the system has been praised as a...
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KINGSTON ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF DDR500 LOW LATENCY MEMORY MODULES Fountain Valley, CA May 14, 2006 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the worldwide independent leader in memory products, announced today immediate availability of HyperX DDR500 (PC4000) low latency memory modules and kits...
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They brought you into this world and they can take you out! Remember to show your appreciation to the woman who gave you a life, literally and figuratively. Also remember to show your appreciation today to the woman who may be the corner-stone, the back-bone, the pillar of your own little tribe. Mamma, NOBODY compares to Mamma......
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There were some interesting tid-bits flowing out of E3 this year, a few of which our friend Samit has posted up here, with more to follow. If you have time to kill and are perhaps feeling a bit on the randy side, check out PCApex's E3 Booth Babe Circus Side-Show... I don't know, something about chicks in Space Warrior gear...
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Hello Everyone! Please, do us a favor and head on over to NewEgg.Com to vote in their Tech & Gaming site poll. Once you're at the main page, scroll all the way down, and at the lower, left corner of the main page you'll see a poll on the Tech & Gaming websites you visit the most. If you see a different poll about your...
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My good buddy jAkUp over at nV News has managed to get an interview with Tim Sweeney at E3 and has posted the transcript in the forums for your viewing pleasure. Jacob does an excellent job of touching base on all the hot topics as of late including DX10 implementation and hardware physics acceleration. Without question, one of the most...
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Yahoo Finance has just posted notes from NVIDIA's financial earnings conference call yesterday. Here, the company saw a record revenue of $681.8 million compared to $583.8 million for this quarter last year. Some highlights include an increase of 34% for notebook growth as well as an announced partnership with Intel which will pair GoForce...
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Fudo over at The Inquirer is reporting that NVIDIA is taking a large initiative to significantly lower the costs of it's flagship GeForce 7900 GTX and GeForce 7900 GT graphics cards. Right now, we're not positive what the average drop in price will be throughout the market. However, any easy way to find...
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Blizzard has officially announced the Draenei as the new playable Alliance race in their hit MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Rumors of the race being the Draenei have been circulating for sometime, but now it's official as you can see here....
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Being worthy of Hardware Zone's "Most Value For Money Award", the ECS C19-A SLI is an attractively priced SLI solution built on Nvidia's nForce4 SLI Chipset. It has some good features for a budget board. "Then the new Intel only nForce4 SLI XE chipset was...
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"You'd do better in a volcano with a nitroglycerine towel." That's a quote from our E3 shuttle bus driver sans non-family friendly commentary. Welcome To E3 Here I am back for my 10th E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) - unfortunately, I missed out on the very first one in 1995. Hopefully, never again. E3 is many things to...
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NVIDIA and Alienware Showcase World's First SLI Notebook with Dual GeForce Go 7900 GPUs at E3 ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO - LOS ANGELES, CA - May 10, 2006 - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced it will...
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NVIDIA Showcases Hellgate: London at Electronic Entertainment Expo Hellgate: London Leverages NVIDIA Tools and Tech Support to Create Stunning Experience ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO - LOS ANGELES, CA - May 11, 2006 - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) will show Hellgate: London this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles....
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NGOHQ has been told from a supposedly reliable source that NVIDIA will soon be launching several new additions to the GeForce 7 family of GPU's. Here, the source lists a GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7600 GTX, GeForce 7600 LE, and GeForce 7300 LE as the upcoming models. It will certainly be interesting to see what sort...
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