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The gang at Beyond3D have formulated a long list of technical questions regarding ATI's new R580 architecture and have published their findings. Receiving input from both Eric Demers of the Desktop Graphics Engineering group and Richard Huddy from ISV relations, there is a suprising level of detail shared throughout the discussion. If the...
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PC Mechanic has produced a good rundown of some entry level video editing software. While they've capped the cash limit to $100, there are some excellent free programs listed, such as VirtualDub and Jahshaka Effects. "Video editing is taking...
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What's a software release without a few bugs/quirks? The recently released 3DMark 06 from Futuremark can give some misleading numbers under certain circumstances. HDR is a new feature in the synthetic benchmark, and is a feature that requires full Shader model 3.0 support. As The Inquirer explains, this fact can give some interesting results...
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HKEPC have posted the first public benchmarks we've seen for the new 90u GeForce 7300 GS entry-level GPU. Matched against a GeForce 6500 128MB and an ATI Radeon X1300LE 128MB, it was more than a bit surprising to see NVIDIA's latest GPU fail to dominate the previous generation cards. Although we're not sure which drivers were used or...
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For some, a simple USB thumb drive is not enough portable storage, even at its largest capacity. Whether it's for backup purposes or there's a need to carry gobs of data around, there is no better alternative to hard drive capacities. Retail external drive kits can be pricey, which is where Vantec comes in with their NexStar3 with...
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Well, it looks as though Daily Tech wants to end the week with a bang as they have somehow managed to get their hands on an actual X1900XT card from Taiwan and have thrown NDA's to the wind by posting some benchmark results. Looking at the numbers they ran and the numbers provided by ATI it looks as though we have some seriously fast hardware...
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Intel Declares Regular Cash Dividend SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2006 – Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on Mar. 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on Feb. 7, 2006. In November the company announced a 25 percent increase in...
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HardOCP has posted a review of EVGA's own nForce4 SLI-based motherboard for your viewing pleasure. Given the reputation and success EVGA has on the graphics card front, it is interesting to hear what the guys have to say about their flagship motherboard offering. One thing is certain, it does make you wonder how solid this motherboard truly...
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Futuremark's 3DMark06 is now available for everyone's enjoyment. Featuring a great set of benchmarks that will bring your brand new hardware to its knees, Techgage takes a look at what this new benchmark has to offer. "We take the latest version of the popular benchmark for a test-drive to...
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Looking back on 2005's list of hot products, dual-core CPUs and dual-graphics solutions are a couple of things that immediately come to mind. Adoption of dual-core processors continues to increase, with both Intel and AMD bringing their own renditions to the frontline. Both company's products have their own pros and cons, however. ...
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Futuremark has launched a brand-new version of their popular benchmark today, 3DMark06. The new version of the benchmark is updates in a number of ways, and now includes not only Shader Model 2.0 tests, but Shader Model 3.0 and HDR tests as well. Some of the existing assets have been re-used, but the scenes are now rendered with much...
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PC Perspective has published a preview of FutureMark's new 3DMark06 benchmark complete with screenshots and technical explainations. Without question, 3DMark06 has enough new features and detail to make even the most hardcore systems sweat. If you've downloaded the benchmark and want to understand why your overall score is low, go check out...
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The Inquirer reports that Gainward is set to launch two new sku's that utilize 512MB of memory. Fortunately, Gainward has spared us the pain of seeing yet another entry-level GPU paired with 512MB of memory it will likely never fully use. Instead, Gainward is launching a 512MB GeForce 7800 GT as well as a 512MB GeForce 6800 GS. Given the company's...
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With the largest search engine companies being based in the US, French President Jacques Chirac is proposing the creation of a rival search engine named "Quaero". One inteseting feature that's being planned for, is a translation tool that can translate audio."The ambitious project will probably not be available anytime in the near...
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Additional accessories for the XBox 360 are starting to appear, and today Krunker has a review of Logitech's Harmony Advanced Universal Remote. It's is stylish, comfortable, and packed with just about every feature you could want in a remote."Once you have the configuration down pat, this will...
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Tonight Techware Labs covers the differences between WiMax and WiFi. WiFi certainly isn't going anywhere at the moment, but WiMax is an ambitious idea and is already being used in some scenarios. "WiMax is new wireless networking standard that will provide non-line of sight wireless coverage...
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Xbit takes on the Creative Labs SoundBlaster X-Fi and has this to say..."Well, we have just got acquainted with the true successor to the legendary sound card family from Creative. It is very nice that the company decided to continue working on the sound processing algorithms focusing on the...
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When it comes to sound cards, think Creative is the only game in town? Guess again. While Creative has name recognition cornered, there are other viable options. Take BlueGears HDA X-Mystique 7.1 Soundcard. This little gem can encode Dolby Digital 5.1 streams and has a slew of other impressive features, all for less...
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If you're able to shell out enough money to purchase an XBox 360, you probably have enough money for a decent Headset. Tweaknews.net takes a look at the sub $80 Turtle Beach Ear Force AXT Xbox/Xbox 360 Live Headset, which is certainly worth the price if you're looking for a great audio...
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There is a current trend in PC hardware to have two of everything. Whether it's two (or more) drives in a RAID configuration, dual-core CPUs, dual-channel memory, or adding an additional video card to increase frame rates; it's apparent that doubling-up is here to stay. Up until recently, running two video cards simultaneously...
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Game PC has managed to get their hands on four of Western Digital's new 150GB Raptor hard drives and benchmarked a RAID-0 configuration for your viewing pleasure. Armed with 10,000rpm spindle speeds, 16MB cache, and a native SATA controller the latest Raptor drives are easily one of the fastest consumer drives money can buy. For the price,...
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Gamers Depot recently made the trip to see AEGIA's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO and has posted a brief article outlining his trip. In the coming months, it will certainly be interesting to see how much traction AEGIA can get with developers to have them design titles around this new technology. We've heard some compelling reasons...
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