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Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMD

Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMDThanks, fixed.ntAnother typo.AMD has their share of driver problems with the 690G integrated graphics motherboard chipset drivers either. Glass houses...Could you fix the 'jaggies' images test though?The images are of quite different widths, it's not really showing a like-for-like comparison.That said,...

Tags: Chipsets, Games, Semiconductors, Desktops, Video cards, graphics driver, Firing Squad, image, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., graphics, PureVideo, AMD 690, AMD 690G, motherboard, game

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

AMD 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootout

AMD 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootoutNeither won, they both need some major improvementsNeither won, they both need some major improvements. Intel has the G35 coming out very soon so we'll see how that does. We already know the P35 is a great chipset. AMD will have...

Tags: Corporate communications, Chipsets, Games, video, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., AMD 690G, PC, graphics, Integrated Graphics

Discussion threads 2007-07-24

AMD 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootout

The integrated graphics market is one of the least glamorous platforms in desktop computing, but it is probably one of the most important since 90% of the PC market is dominated by integrated graphics.  Not only is the chipset itself a valuable price to AMD and Intel, but the chipset...

Tags: Vista, Intel, Energy efficiency, Processors, Servers, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Storage, Microsoft, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Apple, AMD

Blog posts 2007-07-24

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Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMD

More than a year after the launch of the Intel G965 integrated-graphics chipset and closing in on the launch of the G35 replacement chipset, Intel has finally released production non-BETA Vertex Shader enabled drivers that support half-way decent medium-resolution gaming.  These new drivers are only for Windows XP but Vista...

Tags: Chipset, Playback, Graphics Driver, Problem, Driver, Video, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., DVD, HQV, HDV, HD, AMD 690, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-29

Claim that Vista DRM causes full CPU load and global warming debunked!

Update 9/1/2007 - Gutmann paper cites shoddy web forum postings as source Update 8/30/2007 - Peter Gutmann turns to smear tactics with help from PCWorld NZ Update 8/16/2007 - Gutmann retreats and refuses to provide slides or any data to support his theories Peter Gutmann...

Tags: Theory, Digital-rights Management, Power Consumption, Utilization, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, CPU, Global Warming, Gutmann, HD, Peter Gutmann, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-13

News to know: SF power outage; P2P and national security; Amazon shines

Notable headlines:Techmeme: Power outage in San Francisco and why a bunch of sites including ZDNet for a time were down. Dan Farber: Pardon our interruption in programming.Congress: P2P networks harm national security.George Ou: Congress and the Feds should clean up their own act. Christopher Dawson: More anti-file-sharing rhetoric in Washington.Review:...

Tags: General, News to know

Blog posts 2007-07-25

Gallery: Graphics chipset shootout

This gallery compares AMD's latest 690G integrated graphics chipset to Intel's G965 integrated graphics chipset.

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, chipset, graphics, graphics chipset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Image galleries 2007-07-24

Intel's technically legitimate but shady benchmarks

When I slapped AMD's hands earlier today for pretending that Core 2 Duo didn't exist, I offered AMD a chance to point out similar marketing shenanigans from Intel.  AMD came back to me with two web pages from Intel.com so I'm going to analyze these complaints in public with you.Complaint...

Tags: Intel, Hardware, AMD, Processors

Blog posts 2007-07-13

Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 Edition

It's Father's day coming up and what better way to put a smile on Dad's face than a new computer.  The timing couldn't be better with the arrival of the newest 3-Series motherboards from Intel and the somewhat new 690G AMD motherboards which I reviewed yesterday so it's time to build a new PC...

Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD

Blog posts 2007-06-13

Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007

Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007AMD board featured LAST!Heh, just kidding. :-D (Never say people don't have anything to complain about.)Such Vibrant ColorsThose motherboards sure are colorful.Is the AMD motherbord ready..for the Barcelona processor? You talked about Intell's penryn processors in your article, but not about...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, CPU, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft .NET, motherboard, MSI

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007

It's June 2007 and we have a whole new generation of motherboards for AMD and Intel.  If you're looking to buy or build a new computer, you'll want to read on.  See more images of these motherboards at higher resolution.Intel 3-Series ChipsetIntel launched a new set of motherboard chipsets called...

Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD

Blog posts 2007-06-12

Setting up the 2.5 TB hot-swap array

Continuing from yesterdays blog where I introduced you to the cheap 2.5 TB storage array, were going to look at how this is installed in to the PC. Once all the drives are attached, youll need to toggle on all of the drives using a paper clip. This...

Tags: Storage, Servers, Security, Networking, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Energy efficiency, Desktop, AMD

Blog posts 2007-05-01

Polywell Poly 690G-5200

Polywell's low to midrange Poly 690G-5200 sounds like a decent desktop for the money. It's got a better-than-average dual core AMD processor, AMD's brand new 690G chipset, and it only costs $899. Its unassuming case neither offends nor impresses, and even though its performance lags a bit considering its specs,...

Tags: Video cards, Network technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Desktops, Polywell, graphics, Adobe PhotoShop

Product reviews 2007-03-10