Thursday, August 20, 2009

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 20/08/2009


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Thermaltake Litepower 450Watt Power Supply Review @ PCSTATS
While this particular unit is not made for the flashy high end components we normally feature here at Ninjalane it is a perfect PSU for an OEM computer looking for a replacement or for building that general purpose system on a budget.... [PCSTATS]

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Fujifilm FinePix A150 Digital Camera Review @ PCSTATS
"The good news is that digital cameras seem to get cheaper every day. The even better news is that most camera manufacturers are adding more and more useful features, even in their lower-priced cameras. We took at look at the FujiFilm FinePix A150 to see what you can get in an entry level digital ca... [PCSTATS]

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Gigabyte Ghost GM-M8000 Gaming Mouse @ PCSTATS
Mice are usually the last thing many people think of when putting together a brand new build but for gamers and professional users, there is no denying the importance of a good set of peripherals. Gigabyte isnآ’t a household name when it comes to peripherals but with their new Ghost series of gaming... [PCSTATS]

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Huntkey V-Power 550 W Power Supply Review @ PCSTATS
"If you follow closely our power supply reviews you know that all power supplies from Huntkey Green Star series explode if you try to pull its labeled power (we tested the 350 W, 400 W, 450 W and 550 W models - all exploded, see the reviews to watch the videos from them exploding). Today we tested a... [PCSTATS]

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40 years of Unix @ PCSTATS
The computer world is notorious for its obsession with what is new - largely thanks to the relentless engine of Moore's Law that endlessly presents programmers with more powerful machines. Given such permanent change, anything that survives for more than one generation of processors deserves a no... [PCSTATS]

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EVGA Interview Dual Monitor System Review @ PCSTATS
EVGA's Interview Dual Monitor System incorporates a pair of 17" widescreen LCDs with an innovative rotatable stand that allows the user to flip a panel over to share a desktop display with someone sitting across from them on the other side of the desk. These twin TFT displays support a native resol... [PCSTATS]

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PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 4730 graphics cards @ PCSTATS
آ“Position in which Radeon HD 4770 found itself, at one moment, has been little bit unpleasant. Lack of available GPUs combined with huge demand can be nightmare situation for any GPU manufacturer. Reason for this situation is newly adopted and implemented 40nm manufacturing process that wasnآ’t relia... [PCSTATS]

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Cougar CM 550w PSU Review @ PCSTATS
Cougar is a new premium brand and the Cougar CM 550w is a PSU with 80plus Bronze, a calbe management and 550 Watt. Here comes quality, design and efficiency. ... [PCSTATS]

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Lian Li PC-B70 Full Tower Case @ PCSTATS
"When I first got into overclocking my computers, my decisions were based on looks with effectiveness in mind, but noise was a distant concern with my purchases. Years of coolers maxed at 100% for cooling effectiveness took their toll on me and members of my various VOIP servers. I had a rig that wa... [PCSTATS]

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ASUS ENGTS250 1GB GTS 250 Video Card @ PCSTATS
The ASUS ENGTS250 1GB GTS 250 video card's heatsink is unique and not only gives the card a different look, but also makes it appealing in situations where low noise and low heat production are a must. I can see it being a good fit in a desktop or an HTPC setting where decent 3D performance may be d... [PCSTATS]

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NVIDIA and ATI have completely saturated the market @ PCSTATS
: "After spending more than two weeks with both of these video cards, I really can't do much but smile at how much performance is available on the market at this price point. The 9600GT is an excellent solution for users looking to build portable, silent gaming rigs and this card even accommodat... [PCSTATS]

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Quakecon was a sight to behold as gamers played @ PCSTATS
"Overclocker Sami Makinen Macci tweaks a few settings in the BIOS while K|ngp|in prepares to add more LN2 to their overclocking rig. The current world record for AMD's Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU is 7.002 GHz. They were easily able to hit 6 GHz early on in the day, but they continued to w... [PCSTATS]

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Convention Center in Grapevine, @ PCSTATS
"id Software CEO Todd Hollenstead started off Quakecon 2009 by thanking the volunteers, attendees, and sponsors of the event. Hollenstead briefly discussed Activision's new Wolfenstein game that's due to arrive in stores on Aug. 18. Another key issue he talked about was ZeniMax Media Inc., the p... [PCSTATS]

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Quakecon 2009 - The Vendor Booths @ PCSTATS
"NVIDIA handed out custom-designed, specialized anaglyph (red/cyan) glasses to all those in the Quakecon 2009 BYOC area and we actually saw a good number of gamers setting up their PCs with 3D Vision in order to use them. Feedback from the gamers was overall good, but pricing was a concern to many. ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Previews DirectX 11 Gaming Performance on Evergreen @ PCSTATS
"Taking a look at the back of the case we can see that the DX11 'Evergreen' graphics card is a dual slot solution. For hooking up monitors the card has a has a pair of dual DVI outputs and then both DisplayPort and HDMI connectors. There is also an exhaust port on the back for what could be an outs... [PCSTATS]

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Intel DP55KG Motherboard Preview at Quakecon 2009 @ PCSTATS
"The Intel Extreme Series DP55KG 'Kingsberg' motherboard is the highest end motherboard that Intel will be offering with the P55 Express chipset. The board has a very clean layout and features six phase power management. Right now there is a debug port located just to the left of the blue SATA head... [PCSTATS]

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15 Case Mods From Quakecon 2009 on Day 1 @ PCSTATS
"I can't say that I have ever seen a full sized gas BBQ be turned into a PC, but now I can. The mod works great, but sadly the BBQ functionality has been totally lost. If only it had a working side burner! Just imagine you could BBQ up some dry rub spare ribs for dinner and frag at the same time..... [PCSTATS]

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Life After 1 TB: Seven Hard Disk Drives with 1.5 TB and 2 TB @ PCSTATS
Some time ago we already discussed the first HDDs with 500 GB platters. Now time has come to compare side by side seven solutions with 1.5 and 2 TB storage capacities.... [PCSTATS]

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ATI Catalyst 9.8 Driver: Performance Express-Test @ PCSTATS
We are going to see if the two graphics cards perform differently with the new Catalyst driver version released today.... [PCSTATS]

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Asus Rampage Gene II MicroATX LGA1366 Mainboard Review @ PCSTATS
One doesnآ’t have to be big to be efficient آ– this saying perfectly described Asus Rampage Gene II mainboard. Read more in our review!... [PCSTATS]

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Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB Solid State Disk @ PCSTATS
"Just recently we reviewed the Kingston SSDNow V Series drive that uses the JMicron 602 controller which has been reworked by Kingston and Toshiba. The V Series has a very respectable price performance ratio, but it is hardly what I would call an enthusiasts product. Just hours after our review of t... [PCSTATS]

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GIGABYTE P55-UD6 Lynnfield Motherboard Video Unboxing @ PCSTATS
"Last week when we visited the Taipei computer market, GIGABYTEآ’s P55-UD6 Lynnfield motherboard based on the unreleased Intel P55 Express chipset was one of the boards we saw up for sale, well ahead of the Intel launch next month on September 8th. GIGABYTE sent us this motherboard recently for re... [PCSTATS]

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SilverStone Sugo SG04B Small Form Factor Case @ PCSTATS
"Small form factor cases seem to be making a rise in the market lately. Itآ’s sort of reminiscent of "sleepers" in the street racing scene. This is where you take an average car, usually paint it in black primer, and strip it of all non essential parts. The biggest part of a "sleeper" is whatآ’s under... [PCSTATS]

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ATI Catalyst vs. NVIDIA ForceWare VGA Performance in Win 7 @ PCSTATS
"Questions we intend to answer include the following. Does ForceWare perform better in Vista or Windows 7? Does Catalyst perform better in Vista or Windows 7? Which driver gives us more positive gains overall? Like our VGA performance test earlier this week, there isn't much else to say. We'll ju... [PCSTATS]

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Intel Lynnfield alive and selling in Taiwan @ PCSTATS
"It does indeed look like Intel has broken its own NDA in Taiwan by selling its full range of Core i5 and Core i7 Socket LGA-1156 Lynnfield based processors. And itآ’s not just one shop selling them, literally all of the PC hardware shops are selling them. Not only that, but we saw a range of ASU... [PCSTATS]

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Intel said to not include Braidwood in upcoming 5-series chipsets @ PCSTATS
Intel's upcoming 5-series chipsets will not support Braidwood technology, known as a successor to its Turbo Memory, according to sources at motherboard makers. Without Braidwood support in the chipset family, there will not be P57 in the 5-series, as it will lack differentiation from P55, the sour... [PCSTATS]

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Nvidia 40nm GeForce 210 GPU to hit channel in October @ PCSTATS
Nvidia's new 40nm GeForce 210 (GT218) GPU-based graphics cards will be available in the retail channel in October, as yield of the 40nm process at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has improved, according to industry sources. ... [PCSTATS]

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Competition for high-growth mobile chip market escalating in 2009 @ PCSTATS
The battle for the fast-growing mobile semiconductor market will intensify in late 2009 with the introduction of new processors from each camp - ARM and x86, reports In-Stat. Intel will introduce processors that will finally reduce the power consumption of the x86 architecture to acceptable levels f... [PCSTATS]

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Nvidia to launch new chipsets for Intel- and AMD-based notebooks in 1Q10 @ PCSTATS
Nvidia plans to launch two new chipsets, the MCP89 and MCP99 for Intel-based notebooks, and MCP85 for AMD notebooks, in the first quarter of 2010, according sources at notebook makers. ... [PCSTATS]

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Motherboard makers pessimistic about desktop PC market future @ PCSTATS
Motherboard makers believe the desktop PC market is unlikely to see any dramatic comeback in the future despite Intel's recently held summit in China to discuss strategies to improve the market. ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD announces new desktop quad-core Black Edition processor @ PCSTATS
AMD has announced a quad-core processor for desktops, the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition... [PCSTATS]

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Intel moving to 32nm @ PCSTATS
Intel is scheduled to introduce its 32nm 'Sandy Bridge' microarchitecture, which will succeed Nehalem and Westmere, in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to sources at PC makers. ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD adds new dual-core CPUs to embedded BGA client platform @ PCSTATS
AMD has announced immediate availability of two new dual-core, 18W TDP processors for the scalable ASB1 BGA embedded client platform, the Turion Neo X2 processor Model L625 and the Athlon Neo X2 processor Model L325. ... [PCSTATS]

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Nvidia SLI technology licensed for Intel P55 Express chipset @ PCSTATS
Nvidia has announced that Intel and motherboard manufacturers including Asustek Computer, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI, have all licensed Nvidia SLI technology for inclusion on their Intel P55 Express chipset-based motherboards designed for the upcoming Intel Core i7 and i5 processor in the LGA1156 socke... [PCSTATS]

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Foxconn July 2009 revenues flat on month @ PCSTATS
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$128.16 billion (US$3.91 billion) for July 2009, a slight increase of 0.12% on month, but a dip of 1.62% on year. ... [PCSTATS]

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Motherboard makers see July 2009 revenues increase except ECS @ PCSTATS
Asustek Computer has posted July 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$20.13 billion (US$615 million), up 8.8% on month, but dropping 8.9% on year. ... [PCSTATS]

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Intel x86 CPU market share rose to 80% in 2Q09 @ PCSTATS
Intel's share of the x86 CPU market rose to 80.5% in the second quarter of 2009, up from 78.2% in the first, thanks to price cuts for its desktop CPUs and the recovery of some CPU shortages, according to market sources citing figures from research firm Mercury Research. ... [PCSTATS]

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VIA tackles extreme environments with VIA EPIA N700-10EW @ PCSTATS
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA EPIA N700-10EW Nano-ITX board, designed for industrial and embedded applications in environments with extreme temperatures. ... [PCSTATS]

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MSI launches AMD 785G-based motherboards @ PCSTATS
Micro-Star International (MSI) has recently launched AMD 785G chipset-based motherboards. The MSI 785G series motherboards feature MSI's Active Phase Switching (APS) technology to allow automatic power-usage adjustment based on system loading, the company highlighted. ... [PCSTATS]

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Corsair H-50 Water Cooling System Review @ PCSTATS
Sometimes we get a product in the lab that actually performs better than expected; the Corsair H-50 is one of those items. Don't let the small size or all-in-one design fool you.... [PCSTATS]

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