For most consumers, upgrading you system is an every 3-4 year ordeal. Most people do not have the typical enthusiast mentality that says “UPGRADE” every time something can give you a .005% increase in frame rates. The question for every upgrade has to be, “Is it worth it?” AMD tried to make it worth it with the Spider platform. Did they make the case that an upgrade is in the works for you?
Many have been patiently waiting. Ok, so they have not been so patient, but still, they have been waiting for the update to the Macbook and Macbook Pro! Rumors of new notebooks have been swirling Continue reading “New Macbook/Pro Coming soon?”.
Ummm… Are you there? Hello? Can you hear me? Hello…. Come Monday, the FCC is allowing cellular providers to shut down their analog networks, and most of the major players are planning to do just Continue reading “Can you hear me now?”.
Me thinks that is a lot of treasure! We’re always a little skeptical of piracy impact numbers, especially when companies try to factor in things like “lost sales,” which can’t be adequately measured, but it’s Continue reading ““RRRR” Them Pirates Cost a Bundle!”.
After 10 years, the eBay chief looks to be stepping down. Maybe eBay can pay her replacement less and lower the fees consumers are paying! EBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman is preparing to retire. Continue reading “eBay CEO stepping down”.
PNY has been around for quite a while in the memory and video card market. Most enthusiasts would normally think of PNY as a budget part, but with the release of their XLR8 series, PNY hopes to capture some of the enthusiast market. Can they do it? Let’s take a look at one of their 2GB kits that is rated to operate at 1173MHz and find out on both AMD and Intel based systems.
The AMD 790FX chipset is the latest enthusiast chipset from AMD and for our first 790FX review we bring you the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe motherboard. This socket AM2+ motherboard supports the latest Phenom X4/X2 processors as well as the Athlon 64 X2 series. With four PCIe x16 slots for ATI CrossFireX support this is one killer board. Read on to see if the ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe motherboard should be on the list for your next AMD based system.
Ever wish you could get a guaranteed level of success from your memory modules? Do you have a desire to get into overclocking, but just lack the confidence to get started? Never fear, Intel is here! Intel has been pushing a new feature that allows DDR manufacturers to save preprogrammed overclocked settings into the SPD. When the modules are used with a certified motherboard, you know right away that you can squeeze every ounce of performance out of your gear!
Those of you interested in testing pre-release stuff will love getting your hands on this: Microsoft gives us the SP1 for Vista… Could this make Vista behave and become beloved? Probably not, but it is Continue reading “Microsoft Releases Vista SP1 To Public”.
The Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard is the latest high performance platform based on Intel X38 Express chipset. This motherboard has support for the latest multi-core processors up to FSB 1600MHz, including the upcoming 45nm processors that are due out soon. How will this stack up against our line-up of other great boards? Read on and find out!
Vista SP1 has been long awaited by everyone that has touched Vista… Hopes are high that SP1 will make Vista run better! Yesterday, Microsoft released a new Release Candidate (RC) build (6001-17042-071107-1618) of SP1 to Continue reading “Microsoft Releases Vista SP1 RC Preview to Testers”.
Gigabyte has long been known as a major player in the motherboard market. They have a great name among enthusiasts, and their solid build and performance are a good reason why. Today, we look at an AMD based mATX form factor GA-MA69GM-S2H board from Gigabyte to see is they can pack their usually large punch into a smaller board. With the AMD 690G chipset this shouldn’t be a problem! Read on to find out how this board does!
No I didn’t… Yes you did! No I didn’t… Yes you did! No I didn’t… Yes you did! No I didn’t… Yes you did! No I didn’t… Yes you did! Geesh… will these two ever Continue reading “Acer and HP patent rumble rumbles on”.
Now this is something to keep your eye on! “Overdrive” capability was first introduced in 2003 in ATI’s Catalyst drivers for some Radeon 9000-series graphics cards, but it may soon make it over to AMD’s Continue reading “AMD to allow per-core overclocking for Phenom?”.
Woot! Love the speed bump to 2.6ghz! And 250GB drives in a laptop/notebook are just crazy… Although as you saw in the news post Wednesday, Western Digital is shipping 320GB drives! In the aftermath of Continue reading “Apple updates MacBooks and MacBook Pros”.
