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Microsoft goes on a Christmas Xbox Live banning spree - Unmodded Xboxes caught in crossfire

Microsoft goes on a Christmas Xbox Live banning spree - Unmodded Xboxes caught in crossfireAnd then....?[i]Sadly, if they blocked my access to Xbox live I would end up buying another one, but then I would definitely mod the one they blocked =)[/i]And if they blocked the 2nd unmodded box? ...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, XboXes, Microsoft Corp., Christmas Xbox Live, crossfire

Discussion threads 2007-12-15

Gamer kit - The Asus "Commando" and Sapphire's "The Godfather"

Two items of hardware to make gamers salivate.The first is an overclock-friendly "Republic of Gamers" series motherboard from ASUS called Commando.The new Commando board is built on the Intel LGA775 Core 2 Duo processor and Intel P965 chipset. It is specifically aimed at the hardcore enthusiast and has the...

Tags: Components, Crossfire, card

Blog posts 2006-12-21

Jon Stewart "Crossfire" feud ignites Net frenzy

Jon Stewart "Crossfire" feud ignites Net frenzyDelicious!If only we could get people to hammer politicians publicly the way the Republidrone twit Tucker got his ass handed to him! By far the best exchange:Tucker Carlson: "You're much funnier on your own show."Jon Stewart: "And you're just as much a d!ck on...

Tags: Jon Stewart, Crossfire

Discussion threads 2004-10-19

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Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...

Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot

I wish I had $2,000 to spend, it sure does look sweetMaybe some day it will go on sale ..... I know, I'm dreaming.....It's Apple having fun with MSThe two companies do like to play with each other from time to time. What better time than when MS is...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Notebooks, SD card, desktop, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Intel debuts Core i7 960

Why?LGA1366 is effectively dead.RE: Intel debuts Core i7 960I think I was happier when Intel had competition at the high end and had to price their chips accordingly.Whether or not I use AMD, I need them to compete better to keep Intel's prices down.Why would you say that?Where are you...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., socket, chipset, LGA1366, Bloomfield, LGA1156

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards

No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...

Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Is NVIDIA dead?

RE: Is NVIDIA dead?Give me a break!Don't forget IntelThere have been rumors for some time that Intel was going to enter the discrete graphics card market, with cards designed to work with their processors and MB chipsets. Perhaps nVidia felt like the market is getting squeezed too much to...

Tags: Games, Video cards, NVidia Corp., game, graphics, Intel Corp., mid range

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Build a high-performance gaming PC for under $650!

Nice post but ..What about the Intel side of the house? I myself am not much of an AMD fan they run hot. Go $2 over budget...And get a WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD instead of the discontinued Samsung.Mostly good choices..but lately, Foxconn boards tend to have a really bad...

Tags: Corporate governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Games, PC, DDR2-1066, high-performance, Foxconn, ASUS, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

ATI debuts Radeon HD 5870 with 'most powerful processor ever created'

Mad Mike Magee 35th of 50 TOP Britons in IT & 5870 Diagram:Thomas Stewart Von Drashek Pat Moorhead: MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN of Nvidia, AMD/ATI today launched its RV870 architecture with the highly anticipated Radeon HD 5850 and HD 5870 graphics cards.We could spend a whole day writing about...

Tags: processor, ATI Technologies Inc., card, Radeon HD 5870, Radeon HD, NVidia Corp., Radeon

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?

$126 is way too much to pay for...512k L2 cache, even if it is a quad core. At this price, AMD could have given its customer a full 1MB of L2 cache per core and delivered an awesome CPU. If this was done to keep their line up square then...

Tags: Corporate governance, Processors, Games, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HTPC, quad-core, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?

I really don't see the need...Unless you're a hard core gamer or work heavily in the graphics dept...RE: 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?Mine has two. And how do you get the little quote box thing? I've been looking to get that on mine for...

Tags: Desktops, Games, GPU, desktop, graphics, Jon Peddie, game

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

A buy side response to the enterprise buyer's Bill of Rights (and a partial solution)

My first post of today pointed towards an all too familiar enterprise project 'fail' and the documented experiences of one project person trying to reach completion on a now two year implementation. Coincidentally (I didn't know this was in the pipe), Mike Krigsman provides a critique of Forrester's Enterprise Software...

Tags: Consultant, SAP AG, Bill, Principle Reason, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-13

The costs of free

The costs of freeSomr miscreant? How about some do-gooder?"some miscreant may come along and skew the market in ways your model doesn?t reflect."Like the way some "miscreants" destroyed the livelihoods of apothecaries by revealing to the public how to make simple home remedies themselves?Face it, if somebody can destroy your...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, mass market, F/OSS

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Behavioral Data: Valuing Customers. Then Avoiding Them.

There’s little question that just about every profit-making company out there would like to know exactly what you’re doing on the Web, all the time. And that there’s a clear profitable market to be had in data that captures your “behavior” on the Internet. ...

Tags: Customer, Channel Management, Retail, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-05

AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this year

AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this yearGreatJust read it on pcmag. I was really expecting NVIDIA to be the first one to unleash a Dx 11 GPU. Nonetheless my motherboard only supports SLI and doesn't support crossfire so as usual am going for NVIDIA :)Now is the BEST TIME...

Tags: GPU, SLI, DirectX, card, DirectX 11, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX 11 GPU, new GPU, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine Trail

Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine TrailOk, but what kind of gfx can we expect?I'm hoping that they have something that will at least do HD video with high bitrates. The GMA X4500HD works fine for that, but the GMA 950 and 500 are just terrible.It'd be nice if...

Tags: NVidia Corp., graphics, GPU, Pine Trail, CPU, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

AMD Radeon HD 4770: Great graphics for $99

AMD Radeon HD 4770: Great graphics for $99Crossfire that, and you've got great performance.If gamers would get two of 4770s instead of a 4890, they'll get a much better performance and that's a bargain!But I'd rather go with a 4750 and underclock to match the performance of a 4670 as...

Tags: Performance management, Games, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., card, Nvidia 9800, AMD Radeon HD 4770, GDDR5

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Core i5 details leaked

Core i5 details leakedYes, certainly expensive for a crippled i7 derivativeIt makes the 920 seem like a bargain at $290.RE: Core i5 details leakedMost people use there computers for basic office applications, email and facebook. This is why netbooks are becoming so popular. ...

Tags: Corporate governance, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Core i7, Core i5

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PCRE: Building a Add dual lcd monitors to the list.Also, Intel VPro. Are there ever going to be core I7 systems available with VPro or equivalent?Got any ...... ideas, changes or suggestions? Let me know!RE: Building a How can you talk about high...

Tags: Leadership, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, high-performance, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-15