Wednesday, March 24, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PC Perspective) 24/03/2010


PC Perspective
Video Perspective: ECS U3N2 and S6M2 USB 3.0 and SATA 6G Expansion Cards
If you are looking to upgrade your computer with USB 3.0 or SATA 6G support, you can either upgrade your system board or add in a expansion card like one of the two we are looking at today. The U3N2 and the S6M2 use controllers we are well familiar with to get the job done but in smaller and less expensive packages....
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VIA Takes the Jitters Out of Online HD Video
Taipei, Taiwan, March 23, 2010 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the new VIA VX900 media system processor, a full featured single chip solution that will be coupled with the latest VIA Nano-3000 Series processors to bring truly stunning video playback to the latest HD online vid...
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Trimming the performance and the price; Intel and Kingston's low price SSDs
The Intel X25-V 40GB 2.5" Solid State Drive will set you back $123 and Kingston's 30GB SSDNOW Vis only $92. Keeping the size down results in using half the channels of an 80GB model which then results in a slow down in read and write speeds all of which add up to an inexpensive SSD. The question of performance remains; just how much slower are th...
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A better way to wearable computing
A prototype being developed in a joint project between Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University called Skinput might have found a way to make wearable computers a little less obvious and difficult to use. Previous attempts have been made varying from strapping miniaturized keyboards to arms to new ways of gestural based input involving odd finger ...
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The mysterious Core i7-875K, could K be the new black?
There is a piece of news and links to some speculation about a little something that was spotted in a Gigabyte BIOS support list, the Core i7-875K. Its specs parallel the Core i7-870 and since Intel seems to have already settled on a naming scheme for its six core processors it is unlikely to be an i7-870 with an extra pair of cores. The current ...
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NVIDIA Optimus technology demonstrated visually
Since our initial look back in February at NVIDIA's Optimus technology and how it can drastically change the way mobile computing is accomplished with discrete GPUs, we have seen the product officially roll out and even have notebooks for sale. ASUS was the first major partner, with models like the N61J-X2 offering discrete graphics and integrated...
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Able Planet's headphones allow you to choose what vibrates your ear drum
Able Planet's NC300B feature active noise cancellation so make sure you bring extra batteries if blocking out the sounds of the world around you is your primary motive for wearing full earcup headphones. The noise cancellation means that ventilation has been excluded so you might find your ears growing a little warm and not just because people are...
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Adding more features to the H57 Express; the ASUS P7H57D-V EVO
You have a lot of choices in building an LGA1156 based system as the number of motherboards available keeps growing. ASUS offers you yet another choice with their P7H57D-V EVO, bringing USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s to the H57 Express chipset. [H]ard|OCP was pleasantly surprised with this board when they tried overclocking it. The board does not sport...
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Spending some time with a CULV
The awkwardly named mobile form factor from Intel, the CULV doesn't represent the utility of notebooks that utilize this processor line. The Tech Report has been using an Acer Aspire 1810TZ for a while now and wanted to let people know just how this notebook worked out for them. It will run you a bit more than an Atom based netbook but the return...
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Happy Birthday
To Zetachi happy Birthday Douglas...:D
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Question 1kw power suppy
I was wondering how your light bill went up when you started using a 1 kw power supply?
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xtra $400.00 to spend on upgrade need advice
I have a AMD Phenom II X4 955, Msi 790FX-GD70 and 4 Gigs of CORSAIR XMS3 DHX Using a GTX 260 Video card, do i spend the money on a ATI 5870 or keep...
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GA-E7AUM-DS2H - Where to buy?
I really want to buy this gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard, but i can't find it anywhere for sale. Any suggestions would be awesome. thanks
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Fraggin Frogs... I need your input!
My setup: PC with X-FI gamer card. What I'm looking for is a gaming headset. Priorities: 1. Positional audio 2. Comfort Suggestions?
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wireless router conflicting IPs
I'm not sure why this conflicting IP address error is happening. I set up a netgear rangmax 3300 wireless router for a friend and his girlfriend....
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BFG GTX 260 & EVGA 9800 GX2 f/s
*BFG GTX 260 192 Core* - Bought it used from a fellow on CL that pulled it from a pre-built PC. Has never had any problems with it and the thing...
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Memtest86 says memory is bad.
I ran memtest86 on some ram I have and it says I have some bad ram. Can anything be done with it? Or is it beyond use? Thanks
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Census Rant!
A little rant... As if we didn't know already but our government sure knows how to waste money. First, I got a letter saying that I was GOING to...
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Case Mod.. Please Read
Hey guys i was wondering if u knew how sound reactive cold cathodes work in the PC bcuz i want one and what would u suggest for a mainstream case...
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Networking Windows 7 question
Hey guys, I'm installing Windows 7 Pro on a new rig. My Wife's PC still hs XP Pro on it. Will our computers network like before? File sharing,...
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anyone have a Starcraft 2 Beta Key?
hey if anyone has a Starcraft 2 Beta Key and would like to invite me in, please PM me, would really like to test out this game, thanks Rob
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New mouse cant decide!
this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826146014 or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318 or X I...
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Award for the Folding@Home team !
. http://en.fah-addict.net/news/news-0-185+award-for-the-folding-home-team.php .
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