AMD Athlon II X4 640/X2 260 Processors and the MSI 890GXM-G65 Motherboard Review
This past week AMD released six new Athlon II processors featuring dual, triple, and quad cores. I was able to get a hold of the Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X4 640 and put them through their paces. I was also able to fully review the MSI 890GXM-G65 with these processors, and have come to the happy conclusion that it makes for a very good match....
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AMD Releases Eyefinity Experience Tool for those of us without three displays
Much like viewing games in 3D, trying to describe the experience of playing a game with a three-monitor Eyefinity configuration is hard to do with just words. That is why we spent so much time on our Eyefinity videos and why AMD spent so much time developing their new Eyefinity Experience Tool. Using a simple web interface the m...
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Asus Eee 1215 Features USB 3.0, NVIDIA ION, and Optimus. The Ultimate Netbook?
Netbook News has posted a tasty little preview of the Asus Eee 1215 netbook featuring not only NVIDIA's Optimus technology, but also two USB 3.0 ports. With Optimus, the Intel Atom D510 dual-core CPU (with two threads per core) will share computation responsibilities with the NVIDIA G218 discrete graphics allowing for longer battery life when handl...
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A quick overview of the HP EliteBook 2540p
The name might fool some, but the specs won't. The HP EliteBook 2540p has a Core i7-640LM @ 2.13GHz and 4GB RAM DDR-1333 with Intel HD Graphics has enough power for browsing but not really enough to game on. The low power processor should keep your battery alive for some time while you are browsing, which is a plus to the road warriors though you...
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OCZ Technology Introduces the Fatal1ty 750W Modular Power Supply
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a worldwide leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), memory modules, and power supplies for computing devices and systems, unveils the Fatal1ty 750 Watt power supply, a new high-performance PSU targeted at gamers and enthusiasts ...
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Intel to One-Up Mobile Industry by Incorporating Wi-Di into Intel Mobile Devices
Intel is setting up to one-up the mobile space by incorporating their Wireless Display technology into future Intel mobile devices. This would make upcoming Intel Moorestown mobile platforms the first company to incorporate such a feature which will have a mass appeal to both business and consumer markets. According to the PC World article, Ker...
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What's new with the iPod Nano
The iPod Nano has entered its 5th generation recently and Think Computers tested one out to see what is new. Still worth over $100 for 8GB of storage, it has a 2.2", 240 x 376 resolution screen that has the ability to flip from portrait to landscape when the Nano is turned on its side. There are more features like an FM radio and even a pedometer...
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Dell Introducing Low-Voltage AMD Nile based M301z Laptop
It wasn't all that long ago AMD fans were complaining about Dell's lack of AMD option aside from Opteron based servers. How things have changed in such a short time with AMD was grabbing many new mobile design wins from companies like Dell, Acer, Asus, and HP. Today Dell is releasing the Inspiron M301z 13" laptop which uses AMD's latest lo...
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Mushkin's new DDR3-2000 on an 890GX
With 890GX motherboards we are seeing some support for 2000MHz but unfortunately not all can reach that height. For instance the ASUS M4A89GTD USB3 that OCC used as the base for testing the 2x2GB Mushkin Ridgeback 996902 PC3 16000 is limited to 1800MHz. In theory, by reducing the total speed of RAM, you should be able to tighten the timings from ...
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Any looking forward to EyeFinity is not going to like the LCD shortage
When the second largest producer of LCDs in Taiwan and supplier to companies such as Dell and Sony starts talking about panel shortages the consumer should pay attention, even if the topic is a little dry. Au Optronics is seeing a big supply problem for all types of LCDs, desktops and TVs through to notebooks for the next few months at the least...
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SkyLab first headed to the heavens 37 years ago
Networking can be a lot of fun when it is successful but a huge frustration when you are trying to figure out why PC#1 cannot see PC#12. It really helps to have a clear understanding of both what you have and what you want to do with it. For instance, if you are unclear as to the name of the setup you are trying to create, you can run into many p...
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Zalman extends their 3D monitor lineup
Zalman ZM-M215W 3D Monitor is, as the name hints at, a 21.5" LCD with a 120MHz refresh rate allowing it to display 3D looking images using circular polarization. techPowerUp tested out the quality of this monitor with the help of nVIDIA's active shutter glasses in their latest review. One of the biggest hurdles they had to overcome was the instal...
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Spire has a winner with their Eclipse II
The Spire Thermax Eclipse II SP984B1-V2 is designed to cause turbulence, from the overall shape of the heatsink through to the irregular bumpy finish on the surfaces of the heatsink. This is in order to facilitate cooling as the more turbulence that is generated the more chance to transfer heat from the heatsink to the air. With a pair of 120mm ...
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Intel is stepping into the service industry
Ars Technica was present for a talk by Paul Otellini at the Intel Investor Conference earlier this week. The big topic there was the extension of Intel's business model from being the supplier of CPUs to offering entire platforms. Looking at the slide on their article it seems amazing the change Intel has undergone in the past few years, with many...
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Watch This Week in Computer Hardware LIVE @ 9:00pm ET
Are you ready for This Week in Computer Hardware LIVE right here or by visiting http://live.twit.tv/?? Lots of great topics on the agenda for today!! Come join us for TWiCH!! Be sure to subscribe to our show right here: http://twit.tv/twich var flashvars = {}; flashvars.File = "http://bglive-a.bitgravity.com/twit/live/hig...
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Which DX11 card should you pick for your favourite game
One thing that has become obvious as the graphics card market grows and becomes even more diverse is that there does not tend to be one card that is the best at everything. At the top end of the market the cards perform differently in different games as the drivers, engine and other variables affect the performance. X-Bit Labs has assembled fiftee...
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It's time for a new death wish RAID at PC Perspective
Now that we have more video content at PC Perspective Ryan decided it was time to upgrade the rendering machine. The big question on his mind was solid state versus platter based storage. The SSDs should offer faster performance in some cases but would significantly reduce the amount of space available. The platter based HDDs might be a bit slow...
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Why is HDMI 1.4 so great anyways?
A question very easily answered by the first image in CoD's article, as you can see that little network channel that has been added makes wiring in web enabled HTPC equipment much easier. No longer do you need to run HDMI and CAT5/6 cabling from each component as HDMI 1.4 can do double duty. That's isn't the only added benefit, as with the audio ...
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Oh, look the Killer NIC found its way back
Before you do anything else, go Google "gane Game Network Efficiency test". Notice something, like the fact that the only positive returns are from sites that are talking about the Killer NIC in some way? Now, it is not that the PC industry, specifically the gaming portion, has ever had controversy about driver optimization and benchmark tweaking...
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A new flavour of Windows for your phone
The Microsoft Kin 1 and Kin 2 offer a different type of OS on the phone, similar but not actually Windows Mobile of any generation. Both phones look similar to the old Sidekick and are targeted at a younger audience that wants easy access to their social media apps. The difference in the models is twofold, the 2 is a bottom slider with 8GB of sto...
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HP DV6910US DVD Drive randomly disappears, randomly will not boot with drive in
I have a DV6910US laptop that has started over the last month exhibiting a problem where the original DVD Drive will 'disappear' from My Computer,...
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PS2 to USB Adapter & Windows 7 x64
I'm trying to use a Playstation 2 controller with my Wasaki PS2 to USB Adapter (...
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Upgrade Options RAM or SSD
Hi, i currently have this setup * Case: Antec 300 * CPU: Phenom II X4 955 (AM3) O/C 3.6Ghz * RAM: 2GB DDR2 OCZ 800mhz * MOBO: M3N72-D AM2+ Socket...
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Protomol out of advmethods, and soon to come to GPUs
. ---Quote--- Image: http://en.fah-addict.net/images/categories/cat_projet.png (http://en.fah-addict.net/news/news.php?cat=5) Following the...
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Shopping for new LCD - clue me in pls
Clue me in on how to shop for what I want. Loving the new build and GTX 470. LCD I have is 20 inch Dell 2005FPW. (1680x1050) I would like to move...
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Found this in my account today. hehe.
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i7 860 temps
i know for fact that i7 860s run a bit warm under load.......i had a stock cooler on it,,and ran torture test - prime 95,,,and it would get up to...
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list of potentially independent news outlets
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/12/30/81466/how-billions-in-complex-goldman.html http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id...
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New and improved, May cause upgrade-itis
That's right, for those of you keeping score it is only 2 days after mid-month when the new PC Perspective Leaderboard...
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Aliens vs Predator for $25
The latest in the series is $25 at steam. Seems like a good price for a game that came out fairly recently. Link...
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is this the real unemployment rate? (not u6)
i'm also trying to see if i can get this company to let out it's unemployment...
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FS: ThinkStick, Z-wave, HTPC, Lynx AES, mini-PCI-E wifi, Thin Client, DIR-655
UPDATED 5/17/2010 *Gainclone *homebrew 40 watt per/channel - 175 shipped *Klipsch AW650* outdoor speakers - 275 shipped *Fanfare* GC FM antenna...
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HD5850 / Kuro Plasma TV issue
Dissatisfied with a Dell Studio Hybrid hooked up to my Pioneer Plasma TV, I built a heavier weight box myself to replace the Hybrid. The new box has...
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