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Gigabyte motherboard goes quad!

Gigabyte motherboard goes quad!Complete the specificationThis is an Intel processor based motherboard.

Tags: Gigabyte Motherboard, quad

Discussion threads 2007-01-22

Gigabyte motherboard goes quad!

Thats quad core, quad SLI, quad gigabit Ethernet and quad eSATA.Gigabyte have announced a new high-end SLI-ready gaming motherboard that is optimized for quad-core and will make use of the NVIDIA nForce 680i chipset. The Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 features optimized quad-core FSB routing and will support NVIDIAs Quad SLI technology -...

Tags: Components, quad

Blog posts 2007-01-19

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Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

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

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

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

Are we falling out of love with the Dell Adamo?

Are we falling out of love with the Dell Adamo?Dell not the only oneHP has also squandered its push into higher end ultra portables. Its Voodoo Envy 133 desperately needs either a refresh or a price cut, on the site I believe the cheapest model was $1899, at least that...

Tags: Desktops, Dell Adamo, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

$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

Google reveals secret server hardware

Google reveals secret server hardwareHow green is that?Every battery goes bad eventually, and having THOUSANDS of them leads me to ask - what happens to them when they die?RE: Google reveals secret server hardwareI am interested in how they hook that 12 volt battery up to the mobo and whether...

Tags: Engineering, Normal PC, battery, secret server hardware, server, server hardware, Google Inc., hardware

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Google reveals secret server hardware

Google for the first time on Wednesday revealed the hardware at the core of its Internet operations at a conference about the increasingly prominent issue of data center efficiency, reports CNET's Stephen Shankland. Instead of buying hardware from companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, or...

Tags: Google Inc., Battery, Stephen Shankland, Power Supply, Jai, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-03

P55 chipset Core i5 motherboard makes an appearance at CeBIT

The eagle-eyed folks over at Hexus has spotted a Gigabyte GA-IBP at CeBIT. So what's so special about this board? It's a P55 chipset, socket LGA1156 motherboard for Intel's upcoming Core i5 processor. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Motherboard, CeBit, Intel Corp., Core, Chipsets, Corporate Governance, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Building an Intel Core i7 system just got cheaper

Building an Intel Core i7 system just got cheaperI've been building PCs for 20 yearsand the problem I see is that, no matter how great the reviews MSI gets, in the field, their products are problematic. I can speak as someone who has built (and had to replace, when I...

Tags: Corporate governance, MSI, Intel Core Microarchitecture, board

Discussion threads 2009-02-03

Why stop at power management?

Why stop at power management?If providing power management, do it properlyI bought a Gigabyte motherboard that included a dynamic power saving utility.Unfortunately, it was poorly written generated DPC spikes every two seconds and was therefore useless for the use of the computer (real-time audio recording).Power management is an ancillary function...

Tags: power management

Discussion threads 2008-12-26

Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009

Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009Not quiteThe trouble is, the situation is exactly the opposite of what you say.Most people aren't doing anything with their computer that they weren't doing when Windows 98 was around: Email, surf, and MS Office.Unless someone is really excited about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., stock, cockroach, vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-21

Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme motherboard (Going Core i7 - What you need!)

Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme motherboard (Going Core i7 - What you need!)Finally some PCI-e 4x slots on MotherboardsI am impressed with the initial batch of X58/ICH10R motherboards by both Asus and GigaByte. Some if not all of them finally have PCIe 4x slots which are perfect for lower end ($300) real...

Tags: PCI, motherboard, RAID

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

In the last few months you may have seen previews and news stories regarding Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor family, formerly known as Nehalem. Today, we're able to publish our impressions of Intel's new chip and ultimately its new platform. We've selected the flagship, $999 Core i7-965 Extreme Edition...

Tags: Chipsets, Corporate governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Corp., CPU, motherboard

Product reviews 2008-11-03

NVIDIA problems spread to desktop PCs

NVIDIA problems spread to desktop PCs8600GTa couple of months ago, I bought 2 8600GT cards to build an SLI system. One of these failed within 1 month. It was Gigabyte card and they did replace it, however, I have since upgraded to the 8800GT with 1GB memory to avoid problems.RE:...

Tags: Desktops, NVidia Corp., card, desktop computer, desktop, PC, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Psystar OpenPro

Ongoing lawsuits notwithstanding, Psystar remains the only desktop vendor other than Apple to offer PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Thanks to a new restore disc and improved software updating, this $2,660 Psystar OpenPro computer is much more secure than the lower-end Open Computer the company released back...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, insurance policy, Psystar, Psystar OpenPro, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, disc

Product reviews 2008-10-11

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...

Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

(Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)

(Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)You got to be kiddingAdrianI have been building and selling PC's for years and first thing is know your motherboards before claiming top Quality. It is bottom of the barrel MBO.Period. Works.Yes it works.Quality of the board and the components use. Old stuff...

Tags: Desktops, PC

Discussion threads 2008-07-30