OCZ designed the Vertex 2 solid-state drive to surpass the competition when it comes to performance by using the SandForce SF-1200 series controller and the best firmware revisions possible. With native TRIM support and featuring 285MB/s read speeds with 275MB/s write speeds you can say that OCZ is off to a good start. Read on to see how the Vertex 2 performs against nine other drives!
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 14, 2010 at 12:00am
Graham Hoyland is set to become the first man to complete a voyage across the Seven seas and to the top of the Seven summits: a feat that has never been achieved before. Corsair found Continue reading “Graham Hoyland explores the world with Corsair Flash Drives and SSDs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 6:28pm
Patriot Memory today announced the immediate availability of the Inferno series to its family of solid-state-drives (SSDs). Patriots Inferno series, available in 100GB and 200GB capacities, is designed around the highly acclaimed SF-1200 processor series. Continue reading “Patriot Launches Inferno SSDs with SandForce SF-1222 Controller”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 1:16pm
Lian Li recently launched the PC-B25S mid tower chassis. The hair-line brushed all-aluminum, black chassis is based on the original PC-B25 Blue Ring classic; however, Lian Li’s engineers have taken silence to a whole new Continue reading “Lian Li Launches the PC-B25S Mid Tower Chassis”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 8:22am
For the first time, microscopic robots made from DNA molecules can walk, follow instructions and work together to assemble simple products on an atomic-scale assembly line, mimicking the machinery of living cells, two independent research Continue reading “New DNA Robots Will Be Walking In Your Body!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 7:44am
EVGA has released v1.07.2 Beta for their E-LEET Tuning Utility this week. What makes this version special is that they have added support for the EVGA GeForce GTX 480 video card! You can now do Continue reading “EVGA E-LEET GeForce Tuning Utility v1.07.2 Beta Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 7:38am
It looks like AMD created a short movie that was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie was done with AMD Vision technology of course and you can take a look at it below. Continue reading “AMD Cannes film about VISION Technology”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 7:07am
Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes video with NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, right after speaking at the FiRe conference yesterday. He covered three major areas of investment at NVIDIA, and how the company is creating a culture Continue reading “Behind the Scenes with Jen-Hsun Huang at the FiRe Conference”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 6:55am
Corsair today announced that the Corsair Dominator GTX4 ultra-high-performance memory module has achieved a new world record for dual-channel memory frequency on AMD processors. Using an AMD Phenom II X6 Black Edition CPU, Corsair Hydro Continue reading “Corsair Breaks World Record for Dual-Channel Memory on AMD Phenom II X6 1095T”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 13, 2010 at 6:37am
Steam has been a service exclusively for PC users since we launched it in 2004. For the first time they have brought the gaming service to another platform. If you have been waiting for this Continue reading “Steam Now Available For Mac Operating Systems”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 12, 2010 at 3:31pm
GIGABYTE has unleashed their latest monster performance GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard, featuring a revolutionary new 24 phase Unlocked Power design, 4-way graphics support including NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFireX, as well as a host of unique GIGABYTE Continue reading “Gigabyte Releases GA-X58A-UD9 Motherboard For Intel X58 Fans”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 12, 2010 at 10:04am
From the Cannes Film Festival AMD today announced a complete refresh of its desktop and notebook platforms based on VISION Technology for consumer and commercial customers. Ahead of the biggest buying cycle of the year, Continue reading “PC Manufacturers Triple Number of Notebook Platforms that Feature VISION Technology from AMD”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 12, 2010 at 9:54am
Two leading computing organizations today honored NVIDIA chief scientist Bill Dally with the Eckert-Mauchly Award, which is considered the worlds most prestigious prize for computer architecture. In awarding the prize, the Association for Computing Machinery Continue reading “NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally Honored By ACM and IEEE”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 12, 2010 at 9:17am
Playboy readers who can only imagine what it would look like if a centerfold jumped right off the page are getting new specs to help them see into Hef’s world. The magazine’s June edition hits Continue reading “Playboy Gets 3D Centerfold in June 2010 Issue”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 12, 2010 at 7:37am
A TV communications satellite is drifting out of control thousands of miles above the Earth, threatening to wander into another satellite’s orbit and interfere with cable programming across the United States, the satellites’ owners said Continue reading “Drifting Satellite Called Galaxy 15 Threatens US Cable Satellite”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
May 11, 2010 at 4:21pm