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Misc News |
Monday, 29.10.2007 |
D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router Review
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D-Link's DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router gives us plenty of bandwidth with a built in four port Gigabit switch on the wired side and Draft N wireless capability up to 300 Mbps. They say this is 14x faster than 802.11 G, but by my math, it should only be 5.5x faster (300 54.anyways). It also boasts i...
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Apple Leopard Launch Coverage
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I was able to cover the Leopard Launch Event at the local Apple Store locaed in The Falls Shopping Center in Miami. Inclement weather notwithstanding, the Mac faithful arrived in droves to purchase the latest and greatest version of OS X.
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Hades H1 3200dpi Gaming Mouse Review
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Hardcore PC Gamers are serious about the equipment they use. If they weren't, then there would be no market for extreme gaming peripherals like gaming mice and gaming keyboards. Several vendors have introduced better products in the past few years that cater to the professional gamer. The computer m...
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Logitech G15 Revision 2 Review
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Logitech released a revised G5 mouse earlier this year, and now have given attention to their most popular gaming keyboard, the G15. Updates were made for the sake of size, so a few features have been modified to reflect that. In the end though, it still proves to be an exceptional offering.
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Ultra Stackables Review - 3dgameman.com (E)
Apple Keyboard Tested
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The new Apple aluminum keyboard is sleek and sexy, and works great for both Mac or PC users.
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Zalman ZM-RS6F USB and ZM-DS4 Headsets Tested
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It seems everyone in the technology industry is branching out into new areas nowadays. In fact it is hard to think of one major company who specialises in a single product type. Zalman have been known for some time now as specialists in PC cooling but have more recently been releasing PSUs and cases...
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ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card Review
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The ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 PCI Sound Card itself is built around a 24-bit ASUS AV200 High-Definition Sound Processor that boasts a SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio of 118dB, which is the best SNR we could find, scouring the market for comparable solutions. The card supports 44.1, 48, 96 and 192KH...
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CPU News |
Monday, 29.10.2007 |
Intel QX9650 Yorkfield 45nm Penryn Quad Core Processor Review
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Today marks the day where Intel launched processing and overall processing design into a new and exciting era. With the new smaller 45nm manufacturing process, Intel has perfected a quad-core processor line by removing every negative trait from the QX6850 predecessor. With this new process and relat...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review
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Intel stretches its desktop performance lead via the launch of the 45nm-based Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650. You will want one.
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Overclocking
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We have a different kind of article on the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 for you. Intel invited us back to its lab in Stockholm do some serious and hardcore overclocking of the now launch processor based on the Penryn architecture. This ten page diary/article tells the story of how the best overclocke...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Penryn Launch and Review
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Months of anticipation and speculation are about to end, as Intel prepares the launch of the first 45nm Core 2 CPUs known as Penryn. This is the new kid on the block and while you can't buy one yet, we are here to tell you about Penryn, and how it performs. We spent several weeks with a Core 2 Extre...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor Review
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We think it's fair to say that Intel's Penryn architecture can be regarded as a success, as it offers some decent performance enhancements over existing processors, while using much less power in the process. Most of the success can be attributed to the "brute force" methods like the 50 pe...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Tested
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Intel will be launching their first 45nm desktop processor in a few weeks, but we have an in-depth look for you here today. Penryn brings improved efficiency, new high-k metal gate transistors, additional cache and something that will make multimedia buffs rejoice: SSE4. Welcome to the 45nm era.
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Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9650 Review
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The Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9650 is proudly taking over where Conroe and Kentsfield left off - driving the steak a little deeper into the heart of AMD. AMD can only hope their upcoming Phenom processors can compete with Penryn and Yorkfield, because Intel is going full steam ahead and not l...
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review
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After many months of trickling out information regarding Penryn and Intel's 45nm manufacturing process, we're finally able to offer up some firsthand information regarding Yorkfield, Intel's quad-core, desktop Penryn derivative. We recently got our hands on a new Yorkfield-based Core 2 Extreme QX965...
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Intel QX9650 Core 2 Extreme Processor Review
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Today, Intel officially lifted the embargo on it's latest Core 2 Extreme Processor. This new processor named QX9650 is a quad core processor build on 45nm manufacturing process technology. Clocked at 3GHz on 1333MHz FSB, this new processor comes with a larger 12MB L2 Cache and the newer SSE4 instruc...
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Intel Core 2 Quad FSB Performance
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Back then we concluded that such a solution could be bottlenecked when the processor sends data between the two pairs of cores. This information is namely sent through the common system bus, which is a lot slower than a direct path between cores in the same die. This also means that the performance ...
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Intel Beats AMD to Lead Free Processors
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Now that the flip-chip bump solder points that used to contain lead have been replaced with a copper column and lead-free solder the processors are more environmentally friendly, but this does come at a cost. The melting point of lead-tin is 183C, whereas the melting point of lead-free solders is gr...
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Misc News |
Sunday, 28.10.2007 |
Ultra Products 7 Port USB Buddy Hub Review
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This Ultra Products 7 Port USB Buddy Hub seemed to be the answer to all of my problems and would leave me with a much cleaner workstation. I contacted Ultra Products and a few weeks later, the Buddy Hub arrived for testing. Will this hub really solve all of my problems?
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Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse Tested
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Since Logitech never stands idle in the fast paced computer peripheral market, they have redesigned their gaming edition of mice. The G9 is a definite step in a different direction compared to the previous top of the line model, the G7. It is now a corded mouse and incorporates features that are pre...
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Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray Disc Player Review
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One of the bigger buzzwords going around these days is HDTV. Everyone seems to want high-def this and high-def that. Just as we encountered with VHS and Betamax, we are once again amidst a format war of sorts. On one side of the arena is HD DVD, backed by companies like Microsoft. On the other side ...
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Genius ErgoMedia 500 Game Pad Review
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Genius, a computer peripheral manufacturer, has recently sent us their ErgoMedia 500 Game Pad. From the first glance, this device seems to be well designed and looks as if it would be comfortable. Genius says that the ErgoMedia 500 is a gaming key pad that turns you into the best game player with th...
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AMD DTX Specification System Preview
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Over the past ten months AMD has brought the DTX specification from a design on paper to an actual product that works. It is obvious that AMD is listening to market demands, as just this year alone they have announced low-wattage 45W desktop processor offerings and the DTX specification that will he...
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Überclok PC Interview
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Uberclok Pc are a relatively new company which offer pre overclocked systems with a 3 year warranty and 30 day full refund. We recently chatted with the company and asked them a few questions regarding the companies goal and directions.
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Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ70 42" plasma TV Tested
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Pioneer's full HD KURO sets are now hitting the shops, but crucially they will also cost substantially more than this full HD unit. Set more fairly in the context of other 40-42in TVs around the ‘just over £1,000' price point, the 42PZ70's performance strikes us as nothing less than imperious.
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