Friday, May 25, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Rage3D) 25/05/2012

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Quad core + GPU 2.2x faster than 8-core CPU to complete Abaqus direct solver
Fireuser.com (http://fireuser.com/blog/video_2.9x_acceleration_of_abaqus_direct_solver_using_amd_firepro_opencl/) has a nice video of leveraging GPGPU power of a FirePro card with a quad core CPU to be faster than an 8-core Opteron CPU.

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This proof of concept shows how GPGPU hardware...

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Defraggler 2.1 released with 30% performance improvement
A new version of Piriform's solid defragmentation tool Defraggler has been released, the major highlight of which is the 30% performance boost. Defraggler is especially recommended because it allows you to defrag individual folders -- handy after installing that new game or whatever...

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EngineeringTV.com: AMD's R-series Trinity APU + Radeon driving 9 displays
EngineeringTV.com has a video of a system using AMD's recently launched R-series APU - Trinity for Embedded systems - running a video wall with 9 displays, 3 from the APU and 6 from an low profile add-in board.

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AMD Radeon dual-GPU flagship to launch at Computex next month?
Powercolor shared this pic on their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150852817576381&set=a.407695166380.178426.8639201380&type=1) today, of a monstrous card with a gigantic cooler. It's either a whole house air filtration system or their customized version of the new...

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WindowFX 5 beta features highlighted
Stardock's latest piece of software is WindowFX 5, which adds a variety of handy features to Windows. A new blog by the developer highlights a few of the key ones, currently available in the beta.


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*Darken Inactive Windows*

This is a feature I don’t think you will turn off...

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Frostbite engine games coming 2013, 64-bit only
The Frostbite 2 engine is currently powering Battlefield 3 and will be powering more titles come 2013, including Command & Conquer: Generals 2. Even better news: the games will be 64-bit only, meaning potentially better load times, increased stability, and more. The news comes way of DICE rendering...

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