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High-capacitance MLCCs said to be in shortage due to Sony PS3Aug 28, 2006 - in News
High-capacitance multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are in short supply because of the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, according to sources with passive components makers.
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Red Hot VGA Charts: SLI, Crossfire and AGP Graphics AddedAug 28, 2006 - in Reviews
The brand new summer 2006 VGA Charts are here - and we added dual graphics setups and AGP cards today. Compare 60 single and dual graphics solutions in seven game benchmarks.
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Sub $200 PCI Express Graphics Card ShowdownAug 25, 2006 - in Reviews
A no-holds-barred cage match starring three middleweights: the ATI Radeon X850 XT, the Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT and the ATI Radeon X1800 GTO.
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ATI's Radeon X1950XTX: You Say You Want A RAM RevolutionAug 23, 2006 - in Reviews
Many have speculated that there would be few, if any, new graphics cards before the release of DirectX 10. Think again: Nvidia released Quad SLI and now ATI launches another card family that should make gamers and enthusiasts very happy.
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AMD's Dual Core Laptops Have Arrived: Introducing the Turion 64 X2Aug 22, 2006 - in Reviews
AMD's mobile 64 bit dual core CPU 64 X2 is neck and neck with Intel competitor Core Duo - at least in some areas. Is there enough here to convince you to opt for a Turion 64 X2 laptop?
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Tom's Summer CPU Charts AssaultAug 21, 2006 - in Reviews
Intel's Core 2 might be the cure to Pentium pains, but it isn't necessarily the best choice for everyone. We test-drove 83 processors across a 37-benchmark parcours and once again offer the best processor comparison on the web.
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Renesas: 90nm dual-core MCU for automotive to hit market by 2010Aug 18, 2006 - in News
Renesas Technology anticipates that its dual-core microcontroller (MCU) for automotive vehicles could hit the market by 2010 at the latest, and possibly as early as 2008.
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Can You Run Nvidia Dual Graphics Without SLI?Aug 17, 2006 - in Reviews
Nvidia says you need an SLI motherboard to support dual- and quad-Nvidia graphics. But will a cheaper mobo from Epox that isn't SLI certified do the job?
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Nvidia's Response to Early DIY Quad-SLIAug 11, 2006 - in Reviews
We tested the latest available beta driver that also allows Quad-SLI to be enabled. Nvidia has some comments and explanations on our results for those do-it-yourselfers that want to go quad.
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A Tale of Two GTs: Radeon X1900GT by Sapphire and PowercolorAug 9, 2006 - in Reviews
ATI's Radeon X1900GT is a new upper mid-range product that packs a punch.
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Commodity PC morphs into mobile Linux robotAug 8, 2006 - in News
A small Canadian company is taking orders for a mobile robot that runs Linux, and is based on standard, modular PC components, interfaces and bays.
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Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 3: Graphics PerformanceAug 8, 2006 - in Reviews
In part 1 and 2 we did our graphics homework, but how does graphics technology affect real-life performance? We analyze the impact of different hardware configurations.
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Get Quad SLI Before It Is HatchedAug 7, 2006 - in Reviews
New beta drivers allow Quad SLI to run on two GeForce 7950GX2 cards rather than on four 7900 series cards. Is this setup a must-have for enthusiasts?
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The Scientists' Opinions on Gaming PhysicsAug 3, 2006 - in Reviews
Ageia recently released its PhysX card to the public, and it didn't take long for Nvidia and ATI to in turn present their own take on how to calculate physics. There are some, however, who say that none of these methods is especially good for the task. According to physics scientists, there are just no algorithms good enough to yield satisfying results.
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THG Tuning Test: Core 2 Extreme vs. Athlon 64 FX-62Aug 2, 2006 - in Reviews
Tuned and tweaked to the max, the Intel 3.68 GHz processor faces off against AMD's 3.06 GHz all-purpose threat. Is the race over yet? Hasn't Intel won already? Let's see...
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Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 2: Graphics TechnologyJul 31, 2006 - in Reviews
Armed with basic graphics cards knowledge we will now explain the technology behind 3D graphics processing.
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Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 1: Graphics CardsJul 24, 2006 - in Reviews
Everything you wanted to know about graphics cards (but were afraid to ask) is in this primer.
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Abit recalls AN9 32X motherboardsJul 21, 2006 - in News
Abit today said that its quality control department found that "rough handling during shipments" may have damaged "a small number of units from the early manufacturing of the AN9 32X product line."
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The Graphics State of the UnionJul 21, 2006 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware graphics presidente Polkowski is concerned about the 3D arms race. Power and heat dissipation are skyrocketing, but external graphics boxes could eliminate the imminent need for 1,000 W power supplies.
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Is Ageia's PhysX Failing?Jul 19, 2006 - in Reviews
Thanks to a Tom's Forumz member, we discovered that the Cell Factor demo runs either with or without the formerly "required" PhysX accelerator card. Our tests reveal astonishing performance differences.
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Would You Buy A Core 2 Duo System Today?Jul 18, 2006 - in Reviews
AMD lost its leadership. Should we all dump our Athlon 64 systems? Here is a summary of opinions across our forums.
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics GearJul 17, 2006 - in Reviews
GeForce it is, but which model should you choose? We put mainstream and high-end models to the test to find the best seven-series graphics boards for your summer gaming sessions.
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Game Over? Core 2 Duo Knocks Out Athlon 64Jul 14, 2006 - in Reviews
Hardly anything about Intel's new processor remains secret: Core 2 beats Athlon 64, period. Our in-depth analysis focuses on scaling, temperature, overclocking and power consumption.
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GeForce And Radeon Take On LinuxJul 12, 2006 - in Reviews
Graphics technology makes quantum leaps on a regular basis, but Windows isn't necessarily everyone's darling. We tried Fedora Core 5 to check the "state of the Linux union".
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Ricoh develops dual-format HD laserJul 11, 2006 - in News
The battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD to control the high-definition DVD market could be solved by a laser that can read the two competing formats.
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32-Core Processors: Intel Reaches For (The) SunJul 10, 2006 - in Reviews
What is the processor future like? Project Keifer could trigger a major core count increase, four threads per core, integrated memory controllers (yes!) and a ring-type interconnect for cores and L3 caches.
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Liquid crystals being tweaked to improve notebook panel performanceJun 26, 2006 - in News
At the recently concluded FPD Taiwan 2006, major Taiwan-based panel makers including Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) were demonstrating how changing the composition of liquid crystals (LC) in their notebook panels can help overcome the tradeoff between response time and power consumption.
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Xeon Woodcrest Preys On OpteronJun 26, 2006 - in Reviews
Intel must have craved this day: The Xeon 5100 at 3.0 GHz and 4 MB L2 cache launches today to decapitate the AMD Opteron. Our look under the hood explains what the Core 2 microarchitecture is capable of.
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Can Ageia's PhysX Card Bring Real-World Physics to Games?Jun 19, 2006 - in Reviews
Ageia says its new physics processing device and engine will do nothing less than revolutionize PC gaming. We gauge just how well Ageia's PPU (physics processing unit) can handle flying debris and shrapnel in Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter - which you can also see for yourself by downloading our video.
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OpenGL Workstation Graphics: Now We're Talking High End!Jun 16, 2006 - in Reviews
Manufacturers have never shied away from using superlatives. ATi pits its "Ultra High End" cards FireGL V7350 and V7300 against the honorable Quadro FX 4500 by Nvidia. With these models, both card companies enter the era of graphics cards with a full 1 gigabyte of video memory.