mach v

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition)

As it often does, Falcon Northwest has provided with an ultra-high-end PC as a showcase for Intel's latest high-end desktop CPU. This $8,028 Mach V comes with the latest and greatest of everything and provides a useful benchmark of the performance we can expect to see from boutique gaming PCs...

Tags: Desktops, Games, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Falcon Northwest, PC, Intel Corp., hard drive, Mach V, game

Product reviews 2008-11-06

Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770)

Falcon Northwest's latest Mach V ($6,957, as reviewed) remains true to the company's reputation of high performance and best-of-breed craftsmanship. But for a few exceptions, its parts offerings remain on the cutting edge, and its smart system building philosophy results in outstanding performance. If your goal is to build the...

Tags: Processors, Memory, Intel Corp., Falcon Northwest, Mach V, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Duo

Product reviews 2008-05-29

Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700)

Of the next-generation game systems we've seen recently, none has performed as well on our game tests as Falcon Northwest's Mach V. Similar PCs are by no means slow, but if your goal is showing off frame rates, Falcon Northwest turned in the fastest scores. Like its competition, the Mach...

Tags: Games, Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Falcon Northwest, Mach V, game

Product reviews 2007-01-26

Additional Resources

Falcon Northwest Talon (Intel Core i7)

Falcon Northwest was first to ship us a PC with Intel's new mainstream Core i7 CPUs, and based on this $2,495 Talon configuration, we can say that Intel has met its goal of enabling system builders to sell fast PCs at lower prices than they could previously. Falcon Northwest has...

Tags: Intel Core Microarchitecture, TALON, Falcon Northwest

Product reviews 2009-09-08

Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology

Apple is the target of a lawsuit by Tsera LLC, a technology firm based in Texas, claiming it infringed on its patent for a touchpad interface. Briefs filed in Federal District Court in Texas claim that Tsera owns “all right, title and interest in” a patent filed...

Tags: Patent, Apple Inc., Trackpads, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-21

PPCe6b (Mobile)

E6b utilities for private/professional pilotsLatitude-Longitude Great circle and Rhumb line tracks Wind triangle (Hdg/Gs, Trk/Gs, W/v, Crosswind-Headwind components) Fuel planning (Fuel consumption, Speed-Time-Distance) Weight and Balance (Take off/landing weight and centre of gravity) Altitude-Airspeed (Density alt, Pressure alt, True alt, TAS-RAS-MACH) Vertical navigation (Rate of climb, Top of climb, Rate...

Tags: Mobile, Utility, Navtech Software, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-03

The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!

The Microsoft Store? Here???s my design!Going nowhere.....Linux distro's are the future....#10 Apple shrineLove your work. I'd add#10 Apple shrine : A place to pay homage to the creator of most MS "innovations" perhaps with a fee or Apple tax to enter.You described Loverock's wet dream!and the first customer will be...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Leadership, Operating systems, UNIX, Darwin, Microsoft Corp., Linux Distro, Apple Inc., innovation

Discussion threads 2009-04-19

WMe6b 1.00 (Mobile)

* Latitude-Longitude Great circle and Rhumb line tracks* Wind triangle (Hdg/Gs, Trk/Gs, W/v, Crosswind-Headwind components)* Fuel planning (Fuel consumption, Speed- Time-Distance)* Weight and Balance (Take off/landing weight and centre of gravity)* Altitude-Airspeed (Density alt, Pressure alt, True alt, TAS-RAS-MACH)* Vertical navigation (Rate of climb, Top of climb, Rate of descent,...

Tags: Mobile, Navtech Software, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-02-19

Maingear Ephex (Intel Core i7 965)

Even though lots of vendors offer the capability, we've resisted reviewing a three-way SLI PC until now. Our hesitation had to do with a desire to keep the high-end PCs we reviewed at or around the $6,000 mark, hard to do with $1,800 worth of graphics cards alone. But last...

Tags: Maingear Ephex, Maingear, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-01-27

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295

ATI has given Nvidia some staunch competition on the 3D card front the past six months or so, but with the dual-chip GeForce GTX 295, Nvidia has raced back to the top of the performance pile. At $500 for a boxed version (from Nvidia's board partners), the GTX 295 is...

Tags: Semiconductors, Video cards, NVidia Corp., Nvidia GeForce, GeForce GTX, card, GeForce GTX 295, ATI Technologies Inc., Radeon, Radeon HD 4870 X2

Product reviews 2009-01-16

Alienware Area-51 X58

Alienware pitched us this $6,473 Area-51 X58 desktop as one of the first PCs it has shipped that truly takes advantage of the buying muscle afforded by its parent company, Dell. Given that the features you get for the dollar noticeably surpass the $8,000 Falcon Northwest Mach V we tested...

Tags: Network technology, Games, DVD, NETWORKING, Alienware, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-11-24

ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

First Core i7 desktops from Dell, Alienware and Gateway

Now that Intel has officially released its Core i7 processor, fresh desktops are arriving daily. Dell has released four systems with Core i7 processors, including one mainstream Studio XPS desktop and three gaming rigs. Gateway also announced two FX-series gaming systems. Notably absent is HP, which has yet to announce...

Tags: Desktop, Alienware, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., Memory, Core, Gateway FX6800-01, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Flash Memory, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Velocity Micro Edge Z-55 (Intel Core i7-920)

Velocity Micro's Edge Z55 is the second PC we've seen with Intel's new Core i7 processor. This $2,499 gaming desktop is not quite as ambitious as the $8,000 or so Falcon Northwest Mach V, but thanks to the new chip and a smart configuration, the Edge Z55 holds its own...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Velocity, Velocity Micro, Edge Z55

Product reviews 2008-11-12

Intel's Core i7 gets put to the test

Intel won't announce its new Core i7 chips until later this month, but the first real reviews are popping up all over the place today. Based on the early previews, I expected to see good numbers and Core i7, formerly known as Nehalem, delivers. These first Core...

Tags: Desktop, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core Microarchitecture, Core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-03

Alienware Area-51 (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770)

From its chrome trim to its customizable case lighting, Alienware's Area-51 ALX high-end gaming desktop bears all the visual hallmarks of a luxury-class gaming PC. Our $7,738 review model came configured with Intel's highest-end Core 2 Extreme CPU, overclocked, no less, and a quad-graphics card set up, which give it...

Tags: Games, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Alienware, Area-51 ALX

Product reviews 2008-06-05

HP Blackbird 002

HP's Blackbird 002 is the first product from the collaborative design and production minds of HP and its year-old boutique acquisition, Voodoo PC. The result is a system that makes an unexpectedly large dent in what we expect from high-end gaming PCs. In addition to its unique appearance and a...

Tags: Video cards, Games, Blackbird 002, Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Blackbird 002, HP Blackbird, video card, graphics

Product reviews 2007-09-05

(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)

(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)More CNET lowest common deonminator.......DRIVEL? Again?All über gamers know you build your own system.Seriously - if you're going to push the limits of your system, you're going to build it yourself. That $1000 premium is almost all branding.There's a slight problem -...

Tags: Games, ATI Technologies Inc., Top 10 Reviews, ATI Card, Falcon, High-end Desktops, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-07-30

Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)

We've stayed away from the $6,000-plus gaming PCs for awhile, largely because the shift to Windows Vista has thrown the high-end PC market into a state of uncertainty. Still, we agreed to review this Mach V from Falcon Northwest because the company sent us a configuration with two long-rumored but...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, DVD, Falcon Northwest, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Corp., PC, Intel Core 2 Duo

Product reviews 2007-07-26

Mach Speed Trio TV5

The Mach Speed Trio TV5 is a remarkably quirky and cheap product. If you scoured the world to find the cheapest MP3 player, DVR, camcorder, and digital camera--then rolled them all into one--you'd get the Mach Speed Trio TV5. To Mach Speed's credit, the Trio TV5 shows that an all-in-one...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Digital video, Mach Speed Trio TV5

Product reviews 2007-05-11