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- Photo Gallery: AMD claims its ATI R600 is primed, ready to beat NVidia's 8800
- Photo Gallery: AMD claims its ATI R600 is primed, ready to beat NVidia's 8800level505 is not credibleThe benchmarks you refer to that show r600 beating the 8800 across the board have been fairly universally accepted as uncredible by the enthusiast community. They were disclosed by a site (level505.com) that...
- Tags: Chipsets, PCI, Games, ATI Technologies Inc., FPS Compare, NVidia Corp., ATI R600, level505, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., card
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
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- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...
- Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Benchmark performance showdown
- iTunes? Quicktime?Let's see--- his tests were largely based on running two Apple apps. And imagine this! The Apple apps did better on Apple hardware. What a surprise!Not.Come on, guys. That's not a benchmark. That's an ad.Of course it is an adwhat else did you expect from a fan boy?Seriously, iTunes...
- Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple-hardware, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, performance
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- $99 - The new "high end" for GPUs
- $99 - The new "high end" for GPUsReally oddFor twelve years now I've heard that available graphic cards are way too powerfull for imaginable needs. For twelve years I have thought the comment was stupid far I alone let alone a world full of software developper could imagine...
- Tags: Games, LOW PRICES, game, GPU, card, hardware, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreement
- Surprises in the Windows 7 license agreementBenchmarks would be pretty silly at this point.You can expect that a lot of the core OS is dumping detailed logs in circular files, or armed to produce detailed core files that hinder performance, etc.Do you think the "you can install on as many...
- Tags: FPS, Windows 7 license agreement, license agreement, Microsoft Windows 7, agreement, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-12-29
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...
- Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Today we see AMD release three new high-performance quad-core desktop processors.
- Today we see AMD release three new high-performance quad-core desktop processors.it's good to see AMD back in the game againCompeting on performmance rather than price only keeps the competition strong!Can't Wait for BenchmarksIt will be interesting to see how they compare with Intel Quads, especially at $235 for the top-end...
- Tags: Leadership, Processors, price difference, Intel Q6600, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., high-performance quad-core desktop processor, new high-performance quad-core desktop processor, Intel Corp., quad-core desktop processor, processor, high-performance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Unboxing and first look at the HTC Touch Diamond
- Unboxing and first look at the HTC Touch DiamondlolPlus they all seem to fall back to Nokia which is, in my opinion, in danger of becoming the next Motorola.I mean come on, Nokia is the market leader and I defy anyone to name a single device-changing innovation they have made...
- Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Corporate communications, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Touch Diamond, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Diamond, Unboxing, first look, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-07
- Building a sub $1,000 gaming PC
- Building a sub $1,000 gaming PC3 ArgumentsFirst, your timing is horrible. Any gamer with the patience for the kill would tell you that while your system is cheap, you are on the eve of a Videocard/Processor Refresh. Second, I don't like your Motherboard because it lacks quad core...
- Tags: Games, Processors, gaming pc, game, DX 10, PC, processor
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
- IP Camera Bandwidth & Disk Space Calculator 3.0.2 (Windows)
- If you are going to install a video surveillance system or Webcam/netcam monitoring software, at first you need to analyze required network traffic and sufficient HDD space. IP Camera Bandwidth and Disk Space Calculator is a special software design tool made for calculation of required network bandwidth and storage space...
- Tags: Video Surveillance, Bandwidth, Disk, Network, IP, Microsoft Windows, Camera, Video-Home-Surveillance, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Friday Rant - Logitech G15 gaming keyboard
- Friday Rant - Logitech G15 gaming keyboardFits my classic definition of crapwareThis is the kind of stuff I would always remove or better yet never install in the first place. I have a Logitech video camera and it's the same thing where half a dozen services and processes are...
- Tags: Keyboards, Games, Backlighting, keyboard, RAM, Logitech
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- Apple Mac Mini (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)
- At the same time it revamped its iMac, Apple also more quietly updated its smaller-scale Mac Mini desktops, adding a faster Intel Core 2 Duo processor in place of the old Core Duo chips. The result is more or less competitive performance compared to similar Windows PCs. The problem is...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Apple Inc., Apple Mac Mini, Intel Corp., Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-08-27
- 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
- Bubblemark RIA Benchmark Now Does JavaFX, AIR, Silverlight, and Flex
- I just caught that Bubblemark, which is quickly becoming the RIA benchmark source added a test for JavaFX. So now with the Bubblemark tool you have the source and the applications to compare a variety of RIA technologies. According to the post, JavaFX is really slow, but it's still in...
- Tags: Silverlight, Rich Internet Applications, JavaFX, Flex, AIR
- Blog posts 2007-07-18
- At E3, trying to slay an MMO stereotype
- At E3, trying to slay an MMO stereotypePuzzle Pirates?Those piraty games coming soon or already out are nifty, but really don't compare to the long standing puzzlepirates.com. It is one of those rare MMOs that is based on actual intellectual skill instead of based on your "level".Also, get this... puzzlepirates...
- Tags: Games, Guild Wars, Guild, MMO, game
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
- Gateway DX430X
- Gateway first announced its DX430X midrange desktop at this year's CES. Why it's taken this long to get us a unit to review we're not exactly clear on, but the delay has given Gateway the chance to submit this $1,470 system with some updated specs. What we like most about...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, Video cards, Processors, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX430X, PC
- Product reviews 2007-05-18
- Second Life to open-source grid; will Google bite?
- Second Life to open-source grid; will Google bite?Anything to put Secondlife in the right hand!Secondlife is a very good idea, but exploited by the wrong peopless. The client is extremly buggy, slow and un-efficient. LL should sell the whole idea to a competant company who can make it right.why 31...
- Tags: Google Inc., open source, SecondLife, Second Life
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Don't bury the tube television quite yet
- Don't bury the tube television quite yetTrueI'm just not that interested in television to spend a huge amount of money on a set. I can get a nice big CRT set for way less, and that's fine for my needs. I have a Sony that's about 5 years old,...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, IT JUST, Sony LCD, CRT, TV, LCD
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- AMD unleashes next-generation Opteron chips
- AMD unleashes next-generation Opteron chipsTake that George Ou!!!Well atleast that will handle the server end.AMD, hurry up with your desktop chips!!!!Waiting for the Intel fanboys to arriveIn the meantime, I'll say it's good to see this as I believe it will be a better solution. Now if they could just...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, latency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Opteron, chip, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-15
- Intel to launch Dothan; chip-naming system
- Intel to launch Dothan; chip-naming systemNT This is supposed to simplify things?.gamesi have bought many pc games but i am tired of have to upgrade my vid card every 6 mos i think i will just play xbox live pc games are to buggy to big and half the...
- Tags: Games, chip, game, Intel Corp., card, computer game, PC
- Discussion threads 2004-05-10
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