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Intel's Rumored CPU Price Drops, New ChipsMar 20, 2009 - in News
Rumor has it Intel is set to drop its prices as well as introduce new processor models. If they come to fruition, some CPUs could see price drops of up to 20 percent.
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Report: Intel Releasing Two More AtomsMar 20, 2009 - in News
Tired of seeing the same old 1.6 GHz version of the Intel Atom? According to an internet report, soon there will be more numbers to pick from.
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 Specs RevealedMar 20, 2009 - in News
Although the specifications were not officially announced, details regarding the upcoming GeForce GTX 275 have surfaced.
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QOTD: Do You Overclock Your PC?Mar 20, 2009 - in News
There's no real shortage of processors and graphics cards these days. For every application and intent of building, there's a CPU and GPU that will fit your needs, and budget.
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Unsupported Gigabyte EX58 Can Do SLIMar 20, 2009 - in News
There is a nifty little trick that can enable SLI on a non-SLI motherboard by simply flashing the BIOS.
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VIA Makes In-Vehicle Platform for Car PCsMar 20, 2009 - in News
VIA Technologies has taken a nose dive into the mobility market with its IVP-7500 system, a decked-out motherboard for in-car mounted PCs.
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ATI and PhysX Co-exist on the Nintendo WiiMar 19, 2009 - in News
Like a huge slap in the face to ATI, rival company Nvidia has signed a "tools and middleware" license agreement with Nintendo, bringing PhysX technology to the Wii console.
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AMD Radeon HD 4830: R.I.P.Mar 19, 2009 - in News
There's talk that the latest batch of AMD's Radeon HD 4830 GPUs may be the last, as many partners wouldn't even let the chips come in through the front door. As it stands, it looks as though the 4830 will be heading out to the pasture soon.
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Samsung Ships First 16 GB DDR3Mar 19, 2009 - in News
Samsung reported that it has shipped the world's first (and smallest) high-density 16 GB DDR3 module.
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X58 Roundup: Seven $200-300 Core i7 BoardsMar 19, 2009 - in Reviews
With our $300+ X58-based Motherboard Roundup weeks behind, we now examine Core i7’s middle class. How much functionality must buyers sacrifice to save as much as $100? Seven motherboards made the cut in this latest roundup.
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VIA Creates Reference Design for 1080p NetbooksMar 18, 2009 - in News
Last week Via showed off a new energy-efficient chipset that’s slick trick is decoding 1080p video. Now the company is cramming that capability into a netbook.
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Nvidia: PhysX Works on Apple's iPhoneMar 18, 2009 - in News
While looking into implementations of PhysX, we spoke to Nvidia this week and discovered that Apple's iPhone fully supports PhysX.
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AMD's 3.2 GHz Phenom II X4 955 DatedMar 18, 2009 - in News
Looks as though AMD's Phenom II X4 955 CPU is finally getting a street date: April 20
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Next-Gen CPU Cooler Uses BubblesMar 18, 2009 - in News
Noise Limit Inc said that its "next generation" CPU cooler appareared this week at the SEMI-THERM 21 trade show, revealing that CPUs don't really need fans to keep their cool, but actually prefer bubbles. We like bubbles too.
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Catalyst 9.3: 1st Unified Windows 7 Driver?Mar 18, 2009 - in News
Will ATI's Catalyst 9.3 drivers--set to go live today--be the industry's first unified driver with Windows 7 support? The company says "yes."
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Logitech is Making Notebook Coolers TooMar 18, 2009 - in News
With sales of notebook computers surpassing desktops, the peripherals market is taking note (hah) not shifting towards making buddies for your lappy.
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QOTD: Do You Want True 3D Graphics for Games?Mar 18, 2009 - in News
Both AMD and Nvidia are recently nearly neck to neck in terms of graphics performance. If you are fortunate enough to own a card from either company, you no doubt are able to play the latest games without a problem--especially when you're running in Cro
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Gaming In 64-Bit: Tom's Tests, Microsoft Weighs InMar 18, 2009 - in Reviews
Whatever happened to the promise of immersive 64-bit gaming? Chris Angelini explores the technology's background, interviews Microsoft's Chuck Walbourn, and benchmarks several games in an effort to gauge the industry's progress.
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Report: Atom to be 62% Cheap PC Sales by Q4 '09Mar 17, 2009 - in News
As much as we love the Intel Atom processor, the thought of it powering a significant portion of desktops is one that goes against our instincts of bigger, stronger, faster.
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Nvision 2009 Delayed, Possibly CanceledMar 17, 2009 - in News
Due to a lackluster economy, Nvidia may be delaying or even canceling its Nvision convention in San Jose this year.
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Faulty GPUs Cost Nvidia $43.6 MillionMar 17, 2009 - in News
Nobody likes to lose money in this economy, whether it's a dwindling IRA account due to falling stock values, or faulty GPUs sold using crappy packaging.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March '09Mar 16, 2009 - in Reviews
In this month's recommendations, we consider Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250 refresh, falling prices for the Radeon HD 4870, and AMD's updates to the Radeon 4000 series--including the rumored Radeon HD 4770.
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Exclusive: Intel Tells Us Why AMD is WrongMar 16, 2009 - in News
Tom's Hardware talks to Intel to find out more details about the cross-licensing water boiling between the two companies.Earlier today we reported on Intel's threat to AMD, requesting compliance with the terms of the two's cross-licensing agreement or A
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Update! Report: AMD Says Intel is in BreachMar 16, 2009 - in News
AMD talks to Tom's Hardware about Intel's attempt to terminate a cross-license agreement between it and AMD.
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Intel to AMD: Your x86 License Expires in 60 DaysMar 16, 2009 - in News
Intel this week announced that it would terminate AMD's license to produce x86 processors due to AMD's spinoff company, Globalfoundries.AMD spun off its manufacturing division and would thereby use the new company to manufacture its own products as well
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AMD: Let's Revamp Laptop Battery MetricsMar 16, 2009 - in News
Tech giant AMD sees current laptop battery life projections as outdated and inaccurate. In order to better serve the consumer, AMD wants to approach battery life times like the car companies approach miles per gallon.
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Return To Castle Intel: 16 Years Of Motherboard HistoryMar 16, 2009 - in Picture Story
Last month, we took you on a tour of Intel's closely guarded Hawthorn facility, where its motherboards are refined. We returned this month with camera in hand to walk down memory lane at some of the company's big motherboard hits (and flops).
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Updated: Big, Bad, Cooling SystemsMar 14, 2009 - in Picture Story
Do you think you've put together an interesting cooling configuration? Check out some of the following setups we've run across while doing our own weekend reading and compare what other enthusiasts out there are doing!
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AMD Overclocking Returns: Phenom X3 720Mar 13, 2009 - in News
Listen up Phenom X3 720 owners, the AMD Virtual Overclocking Competition is back!
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Team Ironmods Wins 'Power of 3' OC AwardMar 13, 2009 - in News
The the name Team Ironmods sounds familiar to you, it’s because the it was the winner of our Tom’s Hardware Overdrive Overclocking Championship 2008.