http://www.tomshardware.com en 10 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:14:25 +0100 http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Larrabee-GPGPU,6629.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Larrabee-GPGPU,6629.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:20:00 CET Intel's "Larrabee" still is on track for 2009 or 2010, with pressure looming]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/kingston-usb-flash-drive,6631.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/kingston-usb-flash-drive,6631.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:50:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/news/falcon-northwest-i7-x58,6618.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/falcon-northwest-i7-x58,6618.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:30:00 CET Got deep pockets and the compulsory need for speed, and something custom that nobody else has without having to do it yourself? I think you need to check out Falcon Northwest. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/forceware-180-48-sli-x58,6624.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/forceware-180-48-sli-x58,6624.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:00 CET Did you hear that? Nvidia has just released its ForceWare 180.48 drivers, aka ‘Big Bang II’. The new ForceWare set is required to enable SLI on ‘some’ new and upcoming Intel X58 Express based boards. We covered a bit regarding the ‘Big Bang II’ release, ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-PhysX-GPU-physics,6621.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-PhysX-GPU-physics,6621.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:50:00 CET PhysX, the physics-acceleration technology developed by Ageia and later acquired by Nvidia, has always had the capacity to impress. But it’s taking a very long time for the eye-popping effects seen in demos to show up in retail games. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mushkin-ddr3-hp3-xp3,6617.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mushkin-ddr3-hp3-xp3,6617.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:00 CET With all the buzz surrounding the Intel Core i7 debut, memory manufacturers are delivering the goods. Mushkin is now offering up its triple channel kits to the mix, with some pretty impressive timings.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-atom-sgi-molocule-supercomputer,6619.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-atom-sgi-molocule-supercomputer,6619.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:00 CET Silicon Graphics (SGI) is showing off a concept supercomputer that could pack as many as 10,000 Intel Atom processors into a single rack. The name SGI gave the concept computer was fittingly cute as well, calling it the Molecule.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/corsair-triple-channel-ddr3,6614.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/corsair-triple-channel-ddr3,6614.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CET Planning to build your brand spanking new Intel i7 based gaming system with that fancy new Intel X58 Express board? Just make sure you toss 6GB of memory into the mix for the best possible experience, according to Corsair’s recent study.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/IBM-Roadrunner-Top500-Supercomputer,6610.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/IBM-Roadrunner-Top500-Supercomputer,6610.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:10:00 CET According to the recently released list of the world's Top500 supercomputers, the title of world's fastest supercomputer goes to IBM's Roadrunner, located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-phenom-naming,6612.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-phenom-naming,6612.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:30:00 CET AMD officialy announced the new family name for the 45nm Phenoms, Phenom II, at the firm's Financial Analyst Day last week. More interestingly that AMD has switched to a 3-digit model number scheme from the 4-digit one currently in use.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-Core-i7-nehalem,6608.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-Core-i7-nehalem,6608.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:00 CET Today marks the release of the Intel's new Core i7 processors, but as expected the new platform is anything but cheap]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Shuttle-XPC-SG45H7,6599.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Shuttle-XPC-SG45H7,6599.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:40:00 CET Shuttle has released a new barebones XPC system this week, featuring the Intel G45 Express chipset and the new H7 aluminum chassis]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-yukon-congo-netbook-atom,6598.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-yukon-congo-netbook-atom,6598.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:00 CET Those of us who were hoping to see AMD enter the race against Intel’s Atom processor are disappointed to see no such thing unfold today. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Catalyst-video-converter,6594.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Catalyst-video-converter,6594.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:40:00 CET AMD will release next month a new version of its ATI Catalyst driver suite that unlocks stream-processing technology that currently lies dormant in ATI Radeon HD 4000 series videocards. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD,6595.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD,6595.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:30:00 CET AMD has launched its new 'Shanghai' quad-core Opteron processors today, promising substantial performance gains and reduced power consumption]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-bobcat-netbook-intel-atom,6592.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-bobcat-netbook-intel-atom,6592.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:20:00 CET While nothing is yet official, common logic points to AMD revealing more details on its netbook and UMPC processor solution at its annual Financial Analyst Day in Sunnyvale on Thursday]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-mobile-graphics-tegra,6581.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-mobile-graphics-tegra,6581.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:20:00 CET The Tegra – Nvidia’s addition to the mobile device market, could be in the hands of consumers as early as April of 2009 – directly competing with Intel and Apple’s low-powered mobile processor solutions.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-Quadro-FX,6570.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-Quadro-FX,6570.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:10:00 CET Nvidia has announced two new professional graphics solutions; the Nvidia Quadro FX 370 Low Profile GPU and the Quadro FX 470 integrated motherboard GPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-quadro-fx-5800,6580.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-quadro-fx-5800,6580.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:10:00 CET Not playing games, but rather, doing some seriously intense CAD work? Medical Imaging? Nvidia has just unveiled its latest addition to the Quadro line of cards with the FX 5800 – claiming the world’s most powerful graphics card – outside of playing games.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-overclocking-competition,6575.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-overclocking-competition,6575.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:40:00 CET It’s about 6:12PM PST now and the four teams are crunching away with benchmark scores. The competition overall is pacing along really nicely, and the teams are getting riled up. We saw a few competitors shaking hands with each other but deep down their c]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-overclocking-competition,6574.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/toms-hardware-overclocking-competition,6574.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:40:00 CET Things arrived smoothly the day before. Equipment, liquid nitrogen tanks — all eight of them — and the contestants. Everyone was definitely gearing up and getting prepared for the event that would occur today.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Intel-Stolen-Documents,6565.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Intel-Stolen-Documents,6565.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:30:00 CET An AMD employee steals an estimated $1 Billion in secrets while still on Intel's payroll.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/palit-revolution-700-deluxe,6562.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/palit-revolution-700-deluxe,6562.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:20:00 CET Need some heavy-duty graphics power for that insane system you are thinking of building? Palit is aiming to deliver the goods with its new Revolution 700 Deluxe]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Layoff-Processors-Worldwide,6559.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Layoff-Processors-Worldwide,6559.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:40:00 CET Today AMD reported that the company is laying off 500 people worldwide, however the company is not merely trying to regain its footing.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Nehalem-Overclocking-Crossfire-X58,6556.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Nehalem-Overclocking-Crossfire-X58,6556.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:10:00 CET With Intel Core i7 processors and X58 motherboards now in the hands of boutique computer makers, several companies now have Nehalem offerings ready for launch day.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gigabyte-GA-EX58-EXTREME-GA-EX58-UD5,6552.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gigabyte-GA-EX58-EXTREME-GA-EX58-UD5,6552.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:40:00 CET Gigabyte has announced two new X58 motherboards designed for the Core i7 platform]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Alienware-ATI-Crossfire-Gaming-Laptop,6553.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Alienware-ATI-Crossfire-Gaming-Laptop,6553.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:50:00 CET After years of exclusively using Nvidia SLI graphics technology in its laptops, Alienware has revealed a new 17-inch powerhouse with ATI Crossfire graphics at its core.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-32nm-processors-iedm,6550.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-32nm-processors-iedm,6550.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:00:00 CET If chip fabrication continues on a shrinking trend with Intel expected to release details surround its 32nm chip fabrication technology at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco on December 15.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/zotac-mini-itx-nvidia-630i,6548.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/zotac-mini-itx-nvidia-630i,6548.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:10:00 CET Been looking for a good Mini-ITX solution for a project? Home Theatre PC? Zotac has packed Nvidia power onto one of its new Mini-ITX boards, along with semi-built in Wi-Fi.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr3-hyperx-kingston-x58,6545.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr3-hyperx-kingston-x58,6545.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:10:00 CET Planning your roadmap to Core i7? Kingston has just announced it is launching its HyperX Triple Channel DDR3 kits today, with 3GB kits to ship first, 6GB kits to ship following shortly]]>