It didn’t take long for Intel to see our news post about NVIDIA takling about Intel’s Larrabee chip and they have sent over a response for us to publish. They didn’t directly answer the questions Continue reading “Intel Responds to NVIDIA Talking Smack About Larrabee”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 9:07pm
ASUS has today introduced the graphical solution for the latest generation of AMD dual RV770XT GPUs the ASUS EAH4870X2/HTDI/2G equipped with double GPUs and a massive 2G of on-board memory. Additionally, the ASUS EAH4870X2 TOP Continue reading “ASUS Announces World’s Fastest EAH4870X2 Series”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 8:14pm
NVIDIA doesn’t seem too happy with the current noise about Larrabee and thought that it was time to address some of the questions they are getting from the media. They also went one step further Continue reading “NVIDIA Speaks Out About Intel Larrabee – Stirs The Hornets Nest Some More!”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 7:01pm
Asetek’s LCLC liquid cooling solution is now available for AMD’s much anticipated multi-GPU cards, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 family of graphics cards (codenamed R700). “The days of computers that sound like jet aircraft Continue reading “Asetek Announces Water Cooled ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Graphics”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 6:51pm
AMD today announced the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power. Continue reading “AMD Launches World’s Fastest Graphics Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 12:33pm
Starting today, any owner of a GeForce 8 Series or higher GPU can immediately discover the immersive playability that NVIDIA PhysX technology brings to PC gaming. This first of many planned GeForce Power Packs is Continue reading “NVIDIA Releases The GeForce Power Pack For Download”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 11:09am
Kingston Technology announced just hours ago that they are shipping a 32GB Elite Pro SDHC Flash memory card for use with todays digital video camcorders and other high-resolution imaging devices. The new 32GB card is Continue reading “Kingston Technology Announces 32GB SDHC Flash Memory Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 11:05am
Western Digital announced today that they are now shipping the new backplane-compatible WD VelociRaptor hard drive. The new backplane version of the WD VelociRaptor is specifically designed for 3.5-inch drive-based servers, PC and Mac computer Continue reading “WD Announces Backplane-Compatible Velociraptor SATA Hard Drive”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 12, 2008 at 10:58am
Intel says it plans to roll out a bevy of midrange processors, all built on its new 45-nanometer manufacturing process, on Monday. Looks like the Q9650, Q9400, E8600, and E7300 will be on sale starting Continue reading “Intel to release four new midrange desktop processors on Monday”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 10, 2008 at 7:16am
Kingston Technology is said to be planning to subscribe to new shares issued by Solid State System (3S) a NAND flash controller design house that is invested in by Toshiba via a private placement, according Continue reading “Rumor: Kingston investing in NAND flash controller maker 3S”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 8, 2008 at 2:58am
Antec has launched the Multimedia Station, a high-performance computing kit that enables enthusiasts to upgrade existing PCs into complete multimedia centers. The Multimedia Station bundles include an IR receiver, a remote and media management software. Continue reading “Antec Introduces the Multimedia Station”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Aug. 7, 2008 at 3:55pm
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 database to its manufacturing partners, and has included the release of a new Web edition of the product aimed at its hosting partners, the company announced Wednesday. SQL Server Continue reading “Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Aug. 7, 2008 at 12:11pm
Sometimes being the mavericks of the tech industry is not all that its cracked up to be. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has turned over leadership of MobileMe a suite of features that works with Mac Continue reading “Jobs Shakes Up Apple Management Over MobileMe”. …more
By Ken Brown •
Aug. 7, 2008 at 10:08am
Addressing the never ending need for greater amounts of system memory, OCZ Technology today announced all new P45 Special 4GB modules, a module density optimized specifically for Intels latest chipset. Available in 8GB and 16GB Continue reading “OCZ Announces ‘P45 Special’ Memory Kits in 8GB and 16GB Capacities”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 6, 2008 at 5:57pm
During the AMD CTO Summit they displayed a number of 790GX motherboards and now that the NDA has lifted I can show the pictures that I took of the motherboards. These four boards are all Continue reading “AMD 790GX Motherboard Pictures – ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Foxconn”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 6, 2008 at 1:46pm