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OCZ Technology Reaches DDR1-772 with 3-4-4 Timings

This does indeed seem to be very impressive. My only question/concern would be the complete lack of system specs. I would put alot more into this if OCZ were to provide a rundown of components and settings used....here is the Press release so you can see for yourself, included are some links to their screen shots.

" OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, has made another major leap in the development and performance capabilities of DDR1; OCZ was able to reach remarkable speeds of DDR1-772 at 3-4-4 timings.

Surpassing current DDR performance boundaries has been a major driving factor in OCZ?s mission to provide unbeatable memory products. Reaching DDR1-772 with timings of 3-4-4 is not only a milestone in memory performance, but rivals the speeds of the fastest DDR2, all with superior performance to DDR2 modules. While 772MHz was attained, the best performance was at DDR1-660 with 8442 MB/s in SiSoft Sandra Memory bandwidth.

"Our test results clearly show that DDR1 has not reached the end of life phase yet,? said Dr. Michael Schuette, Director of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "Compared to state of the art DDR2, as showcased by e.g. Kingston, we can still push the performance envelope quite a bit higher while maintaining a more consumer-friendly price level. Especially for the high-end, AMD-oriented market segment, the new high-speed DDR1 solutions open up new dimensions in desktop computing."

OCZ is determined to continue to set industry standards for memory module performance, reliability, and service. For more information on OCZ Technology memory and power solution products, please visit our product page here.

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Posted by | Mon, Feb 28, 2005 - 01:42 PM

Yahoo! Set to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

Co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo parlayed Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) from a college hobby into a full-time job 10 years ago, but the Internet icon was never quite comfortable with the happy-go-lucky mood of the dot-com boom.

It's not that Yang and Filo don't like to have fun. After all, they gave their company a name often associated with rubes and adopted a joyful yodel as their calling card.

"We were certainly not sophisticated or civilized," Yang joked during an interview with The Associated Press ahead of the March 2 anniversary of Yahoo's inception.

Yahoo

Posted by | Mon, Feb 28, 2005 - 11:29 AM

AOL Integrates Buddy Lists With Outlook

Users of America Online Inc.'s instant messaging service can now automatically see from Microsoft Corp.'s popular Outlook e-mail application whether their friends and colleagues are online.

A free tool AOL is offering beginning Monday integrates "buddy list" information from AOL Instant Messenger with Outlook.

When you receive an e-mail from an AIM member who is online, a yellow "running man" logo appears in the "from" line next to the e-mail address. If you believe a quick chat session might be more appropriate in reply than a series of further e-mails back and forth, clicking on the logo launches the AIM software for you.

Yahoo

Posted by | Mon, Feb 28, 2005 - 11:28 AM

Jeff Raskin dead at 61

" THE MERCILESS factor in the lives of all living creatures called time has struck at a man who thought deep and hard and came up with the idea of the Apple Mac. It was a machine which galvanised Microsoft's mind, and concentrated Intel's brain.

Jeff Raskin died over the weekend in Pacifica. Mr Raskin started work at the early Apple and came up with the idea of introducing a computer for the masses which would be easy to use.

He is the man who named the Macintosh the Macintosh because this type of apple was the kind he liked to eat.

He left Apple Inc before the company launched the Apple Mac."

The Inquirer

Posted by | Mon, Feb 28, 2005 - 11:24 AM

Blurring the line between games and life

"The first advertisement appeared in USA Today a week ago, right on schedule.

People from around the world had stayed up all night waiting for it, talking in chat rooms and online forums. It had to be a clue, they thought. Everything before it had been a clue.

"LOST. The Cube," read the ad, posted at the top of the paper's "Notices" section. "Reward Offered. Not only an object of great significance to the city but also a technological wonder." "

CNET News

Posted by | Mon, Feb 28, 2005 - 11:22 AM

Taiwan mobo makers: Chipsets for socket 775 P4 processors to be abundant in 2Q

"Core-logic chipsets from Intel and Nvidia for socket 775 Pentium 4 CPUs are expected to see greater availability in the second quarter, and this will place additional pressure on Taiwan-based chipset makers, according to market sources.

Nvidia will begin volume shipments of its first Pentium 4-supporting core-logic chipsets in the first half of April, targeting the high-end segment, said sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.

The sources also pointed out that first-tier Taiwan motherboard makers have already received the chipsets from Nvidia, and they will be ready to roll out Pentium 4 motherboards fitted with the chipsets by the end of March."

DigiTimes Daily IT News

Posted by | Sat, Feb 26, 2005 - 09:48 AM

Internet fame is cruel mistress for video dancer

This guy definitely is getting his 15 minutes.....

"There was a time when embarrassing talents were a purely private matter. If you could sing "The Star Spangled Banner" in the voice of Daffy Duck, no one but your friends and family would ever have to know.

But with the Internet, humiliation--like everything else--has now gone public. Upload a video of yourself playing flute with your nose or dancing in your underwear, and people from Toledo to Turkmenistan can watch.

Here, then, is the cautionary tale of Gary Brolsma, 19, amateur videographer and guy from New Jersey, who made the grave mistake of placing on the Internet a brief clip of himself dancing along to a Romanian pop song. Even in the bathroom mirror, Brolsma's performance could only be described as earnest but painful."

CNET News

Posted by | Sat, Feb 26, 2005 - 09:46 AM

Battle Royale, Pentium 4 at 5.2GHz

 

" We've all probably heard that Craig Barret got down on his knees and pleaded for forgiveness after Intel announced it will not be releasing a 4GHz Pentium 4. AMD must have thought that was pretty funny, as the architecture that was said to scale upwards of 5GHz didn?t even get to 4GHz, but maybe the idea of Intel?s CEO on his knees was enough for them, I?m afraid we?ll never know. We?ll also never know whether the 4GHz would have been the pinnacle of performance on introduction, but will we? Well, getting a Pentium 4 processor to 4GHz is actually a lot easier than getting Craig Barret on his knees; it just takes a bit of effort. With the 600 series processors we evaluated a few days ago that effort simply meant upping the clocks to 4GHz, there really was nothing to it. So we?ll go ahead and answer that question for you; how exactly does a 4GHz Pentium 4 stack up to AMD?s flagship Athlon64 FX55 on the PCIe platform? "

Hardware Analysis

Posted by | Sat, Feb 26, 2005 - 09:41 AM

Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0.1

A new version of Mozilla is out today that fixes some minor flaws in their code.  As always you must uninstall version 1.0 to intall 1.0.1!  Good thing Mozilla Firefox is less than 5mb! 

"Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 has just been released. A minor update, this version fixes a few security holes and some other bugs. If you're using Firefox 1.0, you want this release."

Legit Forums

Posted by | Fri, Feb 25, 2005 - 09:39 AM

Intel show to tackle debate over dual-core chips

"At an Intel-sponsored developer conference next week, one of the big debates will be, "what exactly is a dual-core processor?"

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker will provide details about a host of processors at the three-day Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. On tap: a discussion of chips for servers, notebooks and desktops coming out later this year that will contain two computing cores instead of just one. Adding cores lets computers handle multiple applications simultaneously and complete time-consuming tasks more rapidly."

CNET News

Posted by | Fri, Feb 25, 2005 - 06:19 AM

AMD claims it's catching Intel on 65 nano tech

" ROBERT RIVET, chief financial officer of AMD, spoke at the Goldman Sachs technology investment symposium 2005 and gave a fair amount of details on its process plans.

AMD is on track to produce 65 nanometre processors, he said. While he said that Intel is clearly behind AMD on 64-bit technology, AMD won't be that far behind the firm on the move to 65 nanometre.

Reliable sources inside Intel claim Intel has already got 65 nanometre versions of its chips taped up and running at its development fabs.

He said that AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden will be in full 90 nanometre production by June. Its deal with Chartered Semi will come on line at the end of this year, or the beginning of next, in cooperation with IBM."

The Inquirer

Posted by | Fri, Feb 25, 2005 - 06:18 AM

Taiwan motherboard market overview

"Taiwan?s success in the motherboard sector has followed the development of Taiwan?s IT industry and the explosion in PC use worldwide. Throughout the 1990s, Taiwan?s motherboard companies experienced rapid growth and secured their dominance of the world market. By 2003, Taiwan motherboard makers had control of 79.2% of the global market, according to the Taiwan-based Market Intelligence Center (MIC).

However, the motherboard industry is now very mature, and market growth may be quite limited in the future. MIC estimates that, in 2004, Taiwan accounted for 78.9% of the global market, a small drop from 2003. In addition, MIC estimates that although Taiwan?s total motherboard shipment volume increased 3.6% in 2004, the total shipment value decreased 2.9%."

DigiTimes Daily IT News

Posted by | Thu, Feb 24, 2005 - 01:13 PM

A-Data all set to sample high frequency DDR2 and FB-DIMM modules

"A-Data Technology is on track to sample a range of high frequency DDR2 modules in March, according to the company. Apart from new 2GB DDR2-533 and 2GB DDR2-400 modules, the company will be sampling both DDR2-667 and DDR2-800 modules. Next quarter, A-Data is also preparing to release 512MB FB-DIMM samples.

With an Intel chipset supporting DDR2-667 expected later this year, A-Data plans to have product available as soon as demand picks up. The memory-module maker is currently only sampling out-of-standard 256MB and 512MB DDR2-667 modules fitted with overclocked DRAMs. In March, these will be joined by 256MB, 512MB and 1GB sample modules fully-compliant with the JEDEC standard, according to the company.

Although the DDR2-800 JEDEC specification is not yet finalized, A-Data is ready to sample its first DDR2-800 module. According to the company, the first 256MB unbuffered modules will conform with the draft JEDEC specification and be configured with 256Mbit (32x8) DRAMs manufactured on a 90nm process. The sample module may be on display at CeBIT in March, but volume shipments are a long way off, and they won?t happen until the technology is supported by chipset vendors, said the company."

DigiTimes Daily IT News

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 11:25 PM

Is X950XT the name of ATI's R520?

" PC POP might have some interesting answers to our no less interesting questions.

According to this article on the Chinese website, ATI's next generation card, the one with 512MB memory that should be released at a Texan Gaming party, the R520, will probably be called the X950XT.

In performance terms, it will be at least four times quicker than a X800Pro which was itself four times faster than a 9800se."

The Inquirer

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 11:22 PM

XP Goes to 64 Bits

"The slow but inexorable march to 64-bit computing--the successor to familiar 32-bit x86-based technology, which has dominated the desktop world since the advent of Windows 95 almost a full decade ago--seems poised to speed up. Not only has Microsoft announced its plans to release its first 64-bit operating system for mainstream desktops, Windows XP Professional X64 Edition, by the middle of this year, but also the company has delivered its initial Release Candidate (RC1) of the operating system.

Microsoft has produced 64-bit OSs before, most recently Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for high-end workstations powered by Intel's Itanium CPU, but XP X64 is the first Windows OS designed for PCs based on 64-bit CPUs that can also run today's 32-bit apps--most notably AMD's 64-bit Athlons, which have been on the market since 2003. Only with a 64-bit OS and applications can early adopters enjoy everything 64-bit computing has to offer, including access to up to 16 terabytes of RAM. (RC1 supports only 32GB of RAM--Microsoft says that the shipping OS will support 128GB--as well as 16 terabytes of virtual memory, but that's still vastly greater than the 4GB maximum of today's 32-bit systems.) For users, that translates into greater speed: 64-bit apps won't have to swap large data sets between memory and disk, and will therefore be able to load and process the data faster and more efficiently than 32-bit programs can."

PCWORLD.com

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 11:21 PM

AMD to Ship Dual-Core Athlon 64 Chip by Year's End

"Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices plans to ship a dual-core version of its 64-bit Athlon 64 microprocessor for desktop and mobile PCs during the second half of this year--but the chips won't be targeted at the high end of the market, the company says.

AMD will demonstrate the dual-core Athlon 64 chip at its Sunnyvale, California, headquarters later Wednesday, it says.

Dual-core microprocessors contain two processor cores on a single piece of silicon, giving desktop and mobile PCs improved multitasking and multimedia capabilities compared to PCs based on single-core processors, AMD says in a statement. This means users can burn a DVD on their PC while simultaneously encoding high-resolution videos and running a security application in the background, it says."

PCWORLD.com

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 11:20 PM

Reviews Around The Web

Daily Must Read Review:

GeForce Go 6800 vs. Mobility Radeon X800 is all the rage today over at Extreme Tech. Here is a good blurb from their article.

In the end, the winner of this contest depends on the matchup. If you're looking at what's available at press time, then ATI carries the day versus nVidia's DDR1-based GeForce Go 6800. However, within less than a month, nVidia's DDR3-based solution hits the market, and the balance of power shifts back to nVidia, although its lead is a modest one.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1768290,00.asp

Reviews Around The Web:

 

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 11:10 AM

Finding a replacement for passwords

"As online scams get more sophisticated, passwords are becoming hopelessly outmoded--as passe as floppy disks.

Yet many businesses and nearly all consumers still rely on passwords as the primary means of checking that someone is who they say they are.

At last week's RSA security conference, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates sounded once again his well-worn call for an end to passwords, while on the show floor, companies touted gadgets to help verify identity."

CNET News

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 04:48 AM

Nforce 5 to be called Nforce 4 Intel Edition?

We actually brought up this very toic last week. It will NOT be called NForce 5            

" A FILING ON GERMAN SITE Computer Base's forum raises an intriguing possibility.

And that is that when Nvidia formally pressed the button on the Nforce 5, it could be called the Nforce 4 (SLI) Intel Edition.

If that's true, that will set an unusual precedent for any semiconductor company. Usually the marketeers like their numbers to go up, not down, in line with their habit of using the phrase "going forward"."

The Inquirer

Posted by | Wed, Feb 23, 2005 - 04:46 AM

Shuttle launches first Nvidia nForce4 SFF PC

"The first Nvidia nForce4-based PCI Express (PCIe) small-form-factor (SFF) PC hit the market today, when Shuttle launched its XPC SN25P. Shuttle also announced the launch of a home-theater XPC, the SB83G5C, which is particularly targeted for Asian markets.

The XPC SN25P features a Socket 939 motherboard supporting AMD Athlon 64 CPUs, a 1GHz HyperTransport system bus, one PCIe x16 slot and one PCIe x1 slot, as well as support and physical space for three hard drives (two IDE and one SATA drive). Built using an Nvidia nForce MCP (media and communication processor), the system also supports an integrated hardware firewall, SATA I and integrated RAID. In addition, the SN25P is housed in Shuttle?s P chassis, which features a 350W power supply yet still only produces noise at about 31dB when the system is at rest, the company stated."

DigiTimes Daily IT News

Posted by | Tue, Feb 22, 2005 - 01:16 PM

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