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To commemorate Father's Day and to congratulate all of you that are graduating this season, in conjunction with our friends at AMD, Thermaltake, and Kingston, we assembled yet another <HOT> rig to give away! Readers had a chance to win a full AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition based system, complete with a pair of Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards, some super-fast Kingston DDR3 RAM, a Kingston SSD, and a slick Thermaltake Level 10 GT chassis. We decided to give the rig to a randomly selected contributor to our on-line forum, news and reviews discussion systems. And we have picked the winner! Before we reveal who it is, here's one last look at the complete break-down of components...
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It's that time again folks! To commemorate Father's Day and to congratulate all of you that are graduating this season, in conjunction with our friends at AMD, Thermaltake, and Kingston, we have assembled yet another <HOT> rig to give away! We're announcing a new give-away in which you could win a full AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition based system, complete with a pair of Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards, some super-fast Kingston DDR3 RAM, a Kingston SSD, and a slick Thermaltake Level 10 GT chassis. With that kind of power at the heart of this rig, in such a wild case, this machine will definitely be a head turner! And it could be all yours! As usual, we’ll be giving...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware’s Two and Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz and Marco talk about AMD’s recently released “Llano” A-Series APU, discuss highlights from the first AMD Fusion Developers Summit which took place in Seattle last week, MSI’s well-balanced GT683R gaming notebooks with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 560M, and give a sneak peek at an upcoming ultra high performance, PCI Express-based Solid State Drive from OCZ. We also talk about our ongoing “Dads and Grads” giveaway, which will be winding down next week! Show Notes: 01:40 - AMD Fusion: A8-3500M A-Series Llano APU Review 05:05 - ARM VP Responds To Questions On Partnerships with AMD, Microsoft...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks Dave, Iyaz and Marco discuss Micron's blisteringly fast PCIe RealSSD P320h, Microsoft's revamped Windows 8 UI demo, the Pandigital Novel 7 eReader and tablet, HP's Elitebook 8560p and exciting details regarding our "Dads and Grads" Gaming Rig Give-Away! Show Notes: 01:12 - Micron Demos PCIe RealSSD P320h, Achieves Over 3GB/s Of Sustained Throughput 06:08 - Microsoft Demos Revamped Windows 8 UI, Reveals More OS Details 09:42 - Pandigital Novel 7" Android Tablet & eReader Review 14:51 - Hewlett Packard EliteBook 8560p Notebook Review 19:45 - HotHardware's "Dads and Grads" Gaming Rig Give-Away!...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks Dave, Iyaz and Marco discuss Android 3.1 becoming available for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, AMD's new FirePro V7900 and V5900 Professional workstation-class Graphics cards, the Asus ET2400 all-in-one touchscreen desktop system, and how HTC has opened their bootloader back up to the masses. Oh, and we also disclose the details for our latest full system giveaway! Show Notes: 00:59 - AMD FirePro V7900 and V5900 Professional Graphics 02:39 - Android 3.1 Tested On The Asus Eee Pad Transformer 06:25 - HTC Kills Bootloader Lock Policy 10:15 - Asus 2400ET All-In-One Touch Desktop Review...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz and Marco discuss Samsung's Droid Charge 4G Verizon LTE smartphone, NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 560 GPU, the MSI Slim X370 AMD Fusion Powered Notebook, Nintendo's draconian EULA for the Gameboy 3DS and hints about our next contest and killer gaming rig give-away... Show Notes: 01:10 - Samsung Droid Charge 4G Verizon Smartphone Review 04:39 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Debuts: ASUS and MSI 07:21 - Nintendo's 3DS EULA Raises Privacy, Content Ownership Concerns 11:32 - MSI X-Slim X370 Fusion Powered Ultraportable Review 15:51 - Contest Hints - A new gaming rig is coming soon....
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz and Marco discuss Intel's new Z68 Express chipset with Smart Response Technology for Sandy Bridge processors, Samsung’s hot new 4.5-inch Infuse 4G Android smartphone, an ASRock Vision 3D HTPC with NVIDIA’s 3DTV Play technology and why consumers experience a 4 year itch with their technology and PCs... Show Notes: 00:52 - Intel Launches Z68 Express Chipset for Sandy Bridge 03:18 - Samsung Infuse 4G for AT&T Preview 06:30 - ASRock Vision 3D HTPC with NVIDIA 3DTV Play 10:40 - Study Shows Computer Users Experience A 4 Year Itch 14:25 - AMD Fusion Developer’s Conference Invites and Contest...
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz and Marco talk about the MainGear eX-L 15 gaming notebook with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485 graphics, HTC's Thunderbolt 4G LTE Smartphone, AMD's Radeon HD 6670 and 6570 mainstream graphics cards, and the Corsair SP2500 2.1 channel speaker system... Show Notes: 01:06 - Maingear eX-L 15 Gaming Notebook Review 04:32 - AMD Radeon HD 6670 and 6570 Mainstream GPUs 07:13 - HTC Thunderbolt 4G Android Smartphone Review 13:40 - Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System and HS1A Headset 16:35 - Contest Plug & Hints...
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This week on Two and a Half Geeks, Dave and Marco visit the worldwide headquarters of MainGear Computers for a really cool factory tour and a look at how the company builds its ultra cool SHIFT gaming and other desktop PCs. MainGear is the top sponsor and manufacturer for HotHardware's 3D Killer Gaming Rig Spring Fling Sweepstakes, where you could win one of these awesome systems loaded with parts from other great sponsors which include NVIDIA, Asus, Patriot Memory, Intel and others......
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In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and a Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz and Marco talk about the iPad 2, Intel's latest Sandy Bridge Core i5 processor for notebooks, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 dual-GPU powerhouse graphics card, see through LCD prototypes from Samsung, and we discuss details of our latest amazing contest in which someone can win an awesome new 3D Gaming PC, built by MAINGEAR... Show Notes: 00:47 - Core i5-2520M Sandy Bridge-based Asus K53E notebook 03:55 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Review 06:40 - Apple iPad 2 Review 10:02 - Samsung See-Through LCD Prototypes 12:09 - HotHardware's Killer 3D Gaming Rig Spring Fling Sweepstakes...
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This morning at the PAX East show in Boston, MA -- though slightly forbidden, we were able to steal some video footage of the infamous and forever anticipated Duke Nukem Forever. Finally set to release in May 2011, the folllowing is early in-game footage of actual game play. Ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum ("and yeah, he's all outta gum"), Duke is actually looking pretty slick and the baddies, well, they're looking bad, as you'd expect... 2K Games was allowing controlled 20 minute gaming sessions for show attendees. Game play itself was a hoot as you'd expect, with lots of ridiculous weapons that handily made mince meat out of alien scum. And so it seems, the...
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In this latest episode of Two and a Half Geeks, Dave, Iyaz, and Marco discuss the all new AMD Radeon HD 6990 monster dual-GPU graphics card, the new Core i7 990X Extreme Edition six-core processor, Intel's SSD 510 Series Solid State Drive, Apple's Reality Distortion Filter (RDF) at the iPad 2 launch and hints of our latest contest and killer gaming rig giveaway. Show Notes: 00:58 – AMD's Radeon HD 6990 Dual-GPU Monster 03:19 – Intel's Core i7 990X Extreme Edition 6-Core Processor 05:19 – Intel SSD 510 Series 6Gbps Solid State Drive 07:34 – Apple's Reality Distortion Filter At The iPad 2 Event 11:21 - Hints of the next completely awesome HH Contest and the winner of...
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To bring some much-needed heat to this chilly winter, we joined up with our friends at OCZ, Intel, WD, Gigabyte, and Xigmatek, and assembled another <HOT> rig to give away to a lucky reader. This time around we gave you all a chance to win an Intel Core i7-870-infused gaming rig with 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 600GB, 10K RPM hard drive, an OCZ Vertex 2 SSD, Radeon HD 6870 graphics card and a few other goodies. The complete parts list and breakdown for this sweepstakes build is listed below. And just below that, we're announcing the winner! Processor: Intel Core i7-870 Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 6870 Case: Xigmatek Utgard PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 760W Memory: 4GB OCZ DDR3 Motherboard:...
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It's that time again folks! In conjunction with our friends at OCZ, Intel, WD, Gigabyte, and Xigmatek, we have assembled another <HOT> rig to give away this month! We're announcing a new sweepstakes where you could win a full Intel Core i7-870-based system, complete with a Radeon HD 6870 graphics card, some super-fast DDR3 RAM, an OCZ SSD, and a speedy Western Digital hard drive. With that kind of power at the heart of this rig, in a windowed case, this machine will definitely be a head turner, and it could be all yours! As usual, we’ll be giving away this rig away to a randomly selected contributor to our on-line forum, news and reviews discussion systems. The complete break-down...
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In this episode of Two and A Half Geeks, Iyaz, Dave and Marco take a look at the new LSI WarpDrive PCI Express SSD, discuss HotHardware’s overclocked AMD Radeon HD 6870/6850 round-up, talk about why the CEO of AMD was just sent out behind the woodshed for a whacking and how the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile 6.x-based smartphone was recently hacked to run Windows Phone 7. Show Notes: 00:45 – LSI WarpDrive PCI Express SSD Sneak Peek 03:36 – Overclocked Radeon HD 6800 Series Round-Up 05:50 – New Details Emerge on AMD’s CEO Dismissal 08:36 - HTC's HD2 Hacked To Run Windows Phone 7 11:26 – Hints Regarding HotHardware’s Next Sweepstakes...
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In this episode of Two and Half Geeks, Iyaz and the crew from HotHardware talk about the hottest products from CES 2011, from tablets to handsets, to hot new SSDs and motherboards. We also cover Intel's new Sandy Bridge Desktop and Mobile processors and hint of a new killer gaming rig contest/give-away in the weeks ahead! Show Notes: 01:20 - Intel Sandy Bridge processor for Desktops 02:52 - Intel Sandy Bridge processor for Notebooks 06:13 - The Hottest of CES - All HH Coverage From CES 2011...
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We just spent some time at an event hosted by enthusiast favorite GIGABYTE, at which the company showed off an array of high-end motherboards targeted squarely at hardcore gamers. GIGABYTE’s G1 Killer line of motherboards as they are known sport a number of features and aesthetic touches that not only set them apart from more generic boards, but address specific wants of many gamers. The GIGABYTE G1.Assassin, G1 Sniper, and G1.Guerrilla. And Mat With A Gaggle of Hotties. The G1 Killer line of boards will initially consist of three X58-Express based products for Socket 1366 Intel Core i7 processors. The boards sport a black and green color scheme meant to conjure images of...
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Earlier this week, Lenovo revealed a handful of new offerings. Today, we got a chance to see all of Lenovo’s latest products in person. Lenovo’s new IdeaPad U1 Hybrid with LePad Slate definitely had us excited earlier in the week, and it’s looking good in person too. This 2-in-1 device combines a slate with a Snapdragon processor and Android with a keyboard base and full Windows 7 functionality. The slate portion of the U1 Hybrid has a 10.1-inch panel and feels good in your hand. The base unit turns the slate into a laptop of sorts. Although we won’t see the IdeaPad U1 for a little while here in the States, we’re definitely anxious for this baby to hit the market....
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It has been another great year for us here at HotHardware.com, thanks in no small part to all of you--our awesome readers! As 2010 draws to a close, we want to take another chance to thank you all yet again for being a part of our extended families and making this a great place to work (and play!). Happy New Year! If you’re going to be out partying tonight, have lots of fun, but most of all be safe! We want to hear all of the stories of your debauchery tomorrow, although Sunday would be good too! We understand that some of you may not be "functional" tomorrow after tonight's partying, so we'll give you that extra day to recover. :) The members of team HH are going to be...
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AMD is headed to CES 2011 to celebrate the launch of the Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) and are inviting 20 Hot Hardware readers that will be in Las Vegas on the evening of Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 to join them! The party will include comic actor Joel McHale, known for his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC comedy series Community and as host of The Soup which airs on the E! network. Warming up the crowd will be Austin soul singer, Brother Magnum. The evening kicks off at 7 p.m. at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. If you will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday January 4th, 2011 and you and a guest want to be a part of this fun event, please send your name and your guest’s name to AMDCES2011@bitecommunications.com....
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In this episode of Two and Half Geeks Iyaz and the crew from HotHardware talk about upgrading the Dell Streak to FroYo—and the huge performance gains that come with it--AMD's brand new "Cayman" based Radeon HD 6900 series, the Viewsonic Viewpad 7 Android-based tablet, and NVIDIA's discrete GPU design wins and Sandy Bridge. We also mention our holiday sweepstakes, which is in its final days, and give some quick glimpses of upcoming hardware… Show Notes: 00:56 - Android 2.2 FroYo Breathes New Life Into Dell Streak 03:18 - AMD Radeon HD 6970 & 6950 Debut: Enter Cayman 06:13 - ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Android Tablet Review 09:43 - Nvidia Fears Not Sandy Bridge's "Basic"...
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It seems like we've all been waiting for "the iPad killer." It's not that anybody thinks Apple's slate device needs to be knocked off its perch directly, but let's be honest, consumers benefit from competitive options to choose from, whether it be strictly on price or performance and innovation. 7 and 10-inch Android and Windows based tablets have been trickling out from various manufacturers over the past few months, though the pace of both development and release of these devices doesn't appear to be happening fast enough to keep pace with Apple this holiday season. Sure, Samsung stepped up with some significant buzz for the Galaxy Tab, but in a lot of ways the total solution...
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