<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware US - Components]]> http://www.tomshardware.com en 10 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:33:35 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware US - Components]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com <![CDATA[ATI Radeon HD 5570 is for Bang-for-Buck Gamers]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ati-radeon-hd-5570-amd,9621.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ati-radeon-hd-5570-amd,9621.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:50:00 CET Want to make the best of your $80? This is it.]]> <![CDATA[Convert Your CF Cards into an SSD]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/SSD-converter-CompactFlash-Memory-Storage,9620.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/SSD-converter-CompactFlash-Memory-Storage,9620.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:20:00 CET This adapter turns CF cards into a pretend SSD.]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia Primes Optimus Mobile Graphics Tech]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-optimus-mobile-geforce,9617.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-optimus-mobile-geforce,9617.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:00:01 CET An alternative to the switchable graphics technology found on some Intel-based notebooks, Nvidia's Optimus technology promises smoother switching for trouble-free operation.]]> <![CDATA[Video: Are Intel Core CPUs Better than this Robot?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-robot-i3-i5,9616.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-robot-i3-i5,9616.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:00 CET ...but can you overclock it?]]> <![CDATA[FAST! IBM Develops 100GHz Transistor Device]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-transistor-graphene-100ghz-material,9611.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ibm-transistor-graphene-100ghz-material,9611.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:30:00 CET This could one day replace silicon to give us... LUDICROUS SPEED!]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia: External Laptop GPUs Are "Big Opportunity"]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-external-laptop-gpu-notebook,9612.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-external-laptop-gpu-notebook,9612.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:00:00 CET "Nvidia Outside"]]> <![CDATA[PICTURED: Gigabyte's M1405 with External GPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gigabyte-Notebook-External-GPU,9609.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gigabyte-Notebook-External-GPU,9609.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:40:00 CET The Taipei Game Show is well underway way in Taiwan and something on the show floor has caught our eye: Gigabyte's latest invention, the notebook with external GPU docking station. ]]> <![CDATA[IBM Launches New Octa-core Chips and Servers]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/IBM-Power7-Systems-Servers-CPU,9610.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/IBM-Power7-Systems-Servers-CPU,9610.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:00 CET IBM will today launch its new Power7 processor along with systems based on the chip. ]]> <![CDATA[ATI Issues Fix for Grey Screening 5800 Series]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Grey-Screen-Lines-Fix,9604.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Grey-Screen-Lines-Fix,9604.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:00:00 CET As promised, ATI and AMD have issued a fix for a previously reported problem that causes grey or colored lines appearing on screens and in some cases crashing. ]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia On Optimus: No Comment]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-Optimus-GPU-SLI-Hybrid,9599.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-Optimus-GPU-SLI-Hybrid,9599.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:20:00 CET Nvidia said "no comment" about the news that Optimus is a new name for a new and improved Hybrid SLI.]]> <![CDATA[Dell Precision Laptop Gets Core i5, USB 3.0]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Dell-Precision-Laptop-i5-USB,9603.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Dell-Precision-Laptop-i5-USB,9603.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:30:00 CET Dell is updating its Precision M6500 laptop systems with Intel's Core i5, USB 3.0, and a few other new options.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Announces Core i5, Core i7 With vPro]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-westmere-clarkdale-vpro-cpu,9597.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-westmere-clarkdale-vpro-cpu,9597.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:50:00 CET Businesses now have special Westmere parts made just for them.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Gives More Details Six-Core Gulftown CPUs]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Six-Core-Gulftown,9589.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Six-Core-Gulftown,9589.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:40:00 CET In a press conference yesterday Intel offered a few more tidbits of information on the six-core Gulftown chips it plans to launch later this year. ]]> <![CDATA[Radeon HD 5450 Delivers DX11, Eyefinity at $50]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-radeon-5450-dx11-eyefinity,9590.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-radeon-5450-dx11-eyefinity,9590.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:30:00 CET OEMs can build systems with fancier bullet points now with the ATI Radeon HD 5450.]]> <![CDATA[MSFT Investigating Windows 7 Battery Problems]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Microsoft-Windows-7-Battery-Problems,9579.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Microsoft-Windows-7-Battery-Problems,9579.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:20:00 CET Microsoft is investigating the mounting reports that Windows 7 is having a negative effect on laptop batteries. ]]> <![CDATA[More Details on Galaxy's Dual-GPU GTS 250]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Galaxy-Nvidia-Dual-GPU-GTS,9583.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Galaxy-Nvidia-Dual-GPU-GTS,9583.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:00:01 CET 3DMark Vantage reveals that card's core and shader clock speeds.]]> <![CDATA[God of War PC Case Mod is Awe Inspiring]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/god-of-war-case-mod,9574.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/god-of-war-case-mod,9574.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:40:01 CET We love non-traditional case mods, and I'm personally a huge God of War fan. This latest case mod is those two worlds collided.]]> <![CDATA[Acer's New 120Hz LCD Ready for Nvidia 3D Vision]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Acer-Nvidia-3D-Vision-LCD,9577.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Acer-Nvidia-3D-Vision-LCD,9577.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:10:02 CET Acer's new LCD panel is ready for Nvidia's 3D Vision active-shutter glasses.]]> <![CDATA[VOTW: Nokia N95 Solves a Rubik's Cube]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ARM-N95-LEGO-Rubik-s-cube,9566.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ARM-N95-LEGO-Rubik-s-cube,9566.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:10:00 CET My old friend… ]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia Gives Fermi GF100 Official GPU Names]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/GeForce-GTX-470-480-Fermi,9572.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/GeForce-GTX-470-480-Fermi,9572.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:00 CET Say hello to the GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470]]> <![CDATA[Intel, Micron Introduce 25nm Flash Memory]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Micron-NAND-25nm-Storage,9562.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-Micron-NAND-25nm-Storage,9562.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:40:00 CET Intel and Micron officially announced 25nm process technology.]]> <![CDATA[Tom's Readers Get the Eyefinity Treatment]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Eyefinity-Dragon-Age-Event,9550.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD-Eyefinity-Dragon-Age-Event,9550.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:20:00 CET Three monitors are always better than one!]]> <![CDATA[ATI Confirms 5700, 5800 Problems; Promises Fix]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Grey-Screen-Fix-5870,9549.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Grey-Screen-Fix-5870,9549.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:50:00 CET AMD has confirmed that a previously reported issue of grey lines or screens with certain Radeon HD 5000 GPUs affects both the 5700 and 5800 series. ]]> <![CDATA[AMD, Intel Plotting Six-Core CPU Releases]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-intel-phenom-gulftown-quad,9545.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-intel-phenom-gulftown-quad,9545.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:00:00 CET Are you ready for more cores?]]> <![CDATA[Alienware's M11x Gets $799 Price]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Alienware-M11x-Gaming-Netbook,9540.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Alienware-M11x-Gaming-Netbook,9540.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:30:00 CET Earlier this month, Alienware announced a 'nearly netbook' packing Nvidia GT335M. The company promised we'd see a sub-$1,000 pricetag when the M11x shipped in spring and boy, did they deliver. ]]> <![CDATA[MSI to Release Its Own Tablet, Does Multitasking]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/MSI-Tablet-Android-Nvidia-Tegra,9536.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/MSI-Tablet-Android-Nvidia-Tegra,9536.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:20:00 CET MISI's Android-based touchscreen tablet will definitely have one advantage over iPad: multitasking.]]> <![CDATA[Radeon 5xxx Owners Report Grey Screens/Hangs]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Radeon-Gray-Screen-Crash,9529.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ATI-Radeon-Gray-Screen-Crash,9529.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CET A significant amount of ATI users have taken to the AMD user to user forums to complain about grey screens, crashes and colored-striped hangups.]]> <![CDATA[Apple's A4 Chipset Packs ARM CPU and Graphics]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-A4-SOC-ARM-Cortex,9528.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-A4-SOC-ARM-Cortex,9528.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:40:00 CET What makes your iPad tick, Apple?]]> <![CDATA[Nvidia Outs Beta Driver to Fix Overclocking Bug]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-overclocking-geforce-beta-driver,9519.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-overclocking-geforce-beta-driver,9519.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:40:00 CET Overclocking is back!]]> <![CDATA[AMD, VIA Steal CPU Marketshare From Intel]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-intel-via-cpu-marketshare,9511.html#xtor=RSS-1811 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-intel-via-cpu-marketshare,9511.html#xtor=RSS-1811 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:30:01 CET The underdogs gaining just a little on Intel. Not much, but every little bit counts.]]>