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More details about the GeForce 7950GX2 @ NGOHQ

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You probably remember the Dual GPU solutions from Asus and Gigabyte. A single board with two GPUs like the 3D1 and 7800GT Dual Card. You probably already know that the GeForce 7950GX2 will be a single board with two G71 GPUs clocked at 500MHz, with memory at 1200MHz.
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NVIDIA nForce 500 Series Technology Preview

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After the launch of AMD's Socket AM2 yesterday, today Elite Bastards take a look at the technology which will power what is likely to become the new socket's most popular motherboard chipset - NVIDIA's nForce 500 series.

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NVIDIA's nForce 500-series chipset

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Along with the launch of AMD's AM2 platform today, NVIDIA is launching the successor to nForce 4 - cunningly name nForce 5. The 500-series has several variants for high-end, mid-range and mainstream. We get down and dirty with the featureset ahead of an AM2 motherboard group test.

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Intel's Conroe Spanks AMD FX-62's Botty - for Real

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HEXUS has managed to run a complete set of benchmarks for two speed grades of Intel Conroe CPUs in our HEXUS labs - guaranteed free of bias - and we've compared their performance to the Presler Extreme Edition 965 and, uniquely, to today's baby from AMD, its Athlon 64 FX-62. 'Nuff said? Oh, you actually want to know the numbers?
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AMD Athlon 64 FX-62/X2 5000+ AM2 Performance Preview

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Today AMD is introducing the successor to today's 939-pin Athlon 64 processors, the 940-pin AM2 socket. The new socket brings with a number of changes, most notable of which is DDR2 memory, while CPU's based on the new platform boast such features as lower power consumption and AMD's virtualization technology. But that's not all, as today AMD is also introducing two new processors: the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and the FX-62. See how the new chips perform in comparison to their predecessors with both single-card and SLI configurations in today's article!
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Preview: Intel's Woodcrest Processor @ TechReport

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The star of that lineup, once it arrives, will be the Woodcrest microprocessor based on Intel's new Core microarchitecture, which promises higher performance and lower power consumption than current Netburst-derived Xeons. I recently attended a reviewer's workshop in Portland, Oregon where I got to spend some quality time with a pair of Woodcrest processors on the Bensley platform, and I came away impressed. More importantly, I came away with some benchmark scores we can compare directly to AMD's Opteron 285.
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Conroe Breaks 4Ghz

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Im speachless... Intel 975XBX Motherboard unmodded, no bios mods. Vapochill LS Modded by Chilly1, Memory @ 3-4-3-9 @ 1:1, Vcore @ 1.565v.

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Low to Mid-Range PCIe Video Card Roundup

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In this roundup the guys from Madshrimps compare seven different video cards which don't cost you an arm and a leg. Using FRAPS and several popular games they test the performance and try to find the best value for your money. Want to play the latest games with a budget friendly graphics card? Read on to find out which one to pick.
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ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 (GeForce 6100 + nForce 410) Preview

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ASRock is the first manufacturer to get out a Socket AM2 motherboard geared towards the entry-level community and we've another preview just for you. With the AM2NF4G-SATA2 motherboard, users can look forward to AM2 and DDR2 on the cheap, but for now you can just look.
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Intel Core Duo Overclocking Experience

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Thanks to AOpen i975Xa-YDG mainboard we managed to conduct a number of overclocking experiments on our Intel Core Duo T2600 processor. Overclocking proved to have significantly raised the performance of this mobile dual-core processor so that we could place it on the same level with the fastest Intel Pentium Extreme Edition and AMD Athlon 64 FX processors.
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AMD AM2 Motherboards Screens

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Some AMD AM2 motherboards have washed up our shores. Check out the Epox MF570 SLI motherboard based on the NForce 570 SLI MCP here , and the Foxconn C51XEM2AA based on the NForce 590 SLI MCP here.

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Creative Lab's Statement about X-Fi and nForce4 Sound Issues

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Finally the guys from Creative Labs have aknowledged the existing problems with creative x-fi and nf4 chipsets. you can read all about it on the official statement over in the creative forums, one of the systems tested included the diamond plus mobo. read all about the findings, and maybe everyone who has a problem will be able to solve it. good luck guys.
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Nvidia Extends GeForce 7800 Family?

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Today we have managed to check out a new build of ForceWare (84.56a) that came from one of Nvidia?s OEMs. We found some interesting new entries in the setup information file (nv4_disp.inf). It seems that Nvidia has added support for the following GPUs: GeForce 7800 Ultra and GeForce 7800SE/XT/LE/LT/ZT series.
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Inside AMD64 Architecture

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An in-depth look on how CPUs based on AMD64 architecture work, like Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Turion 64, Opteron and some Sempron models.

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AMD Turion 64 X2 Performance Preview

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Get a socket change, a new dual-channel DDR2 memory controller, double the processing cores, improved power management and you have a recipe for the new Turion 64 X2 processor. Read on as we take MSI's S271 Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology pre-evaluation notebook for a quick spin.
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Creative X-Fi Scandal - Round 2

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Two weeks ago we published an article about Creative X-Fi issues. Here is what?s going on: We have received a lot of positive comments about that article. Recently, we have noticed that this article encouraged Creative?s customers to speak up and complain about the treatment they are receiving. Some people think that we have been unfair with Creative Labs, so about a week ago, we sent emails to Creative Labs?s PR in all regions (Asia, Europe and America) and asked for an explanation regarding all these issues.
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ASUS M2N32-SLI (NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI) Preview

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We have more Socket AM2 goodness coming your way and this time it is in the form of ASUS' upcoming AM2 motherboard. Packed with the high-end nForce 590 SLI chipset, ASUS ups the ante with the M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. We know you can't resist a sneak peek, so read on.

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Sony VAIO AR Notebook Overview: Pics, Specs

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Tonight, Sony VAIO introduced a new flagship series of notebooks to promote its Blu-ray next-generation video format, the VAIO AR, which replaces Sony's AX series in the 17" desktop replacement class.
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E3 2006: Tim Sweeney says... P4 SUCKS

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Our friends at Nvnews.net have thrown up their chat with Tim Sweeney and the man from Epic Games says... P4 SUCKS But also says Conroe rocks. :-) Also commenting on Ageia performance, megatexturing and other technologies.
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ASUS M2N32 Spy Pics

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We managed to acquire some pics of ASUS' upcoming AM2 motherboard based on nVidia's dual x16 chipset.

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Elite Bastards at CTS 2006

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Elite Bastards have coverage of this year's Computer Trade Show in the UK, which featured everything from AMD's Socket AM2 to NVIDIA's Quad SLI to AGEIA's PhysX boards.
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Abit HDMI Certified Motherboard

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We just got word from Universal Abit that the company is on its way to unveil the first HDMI certified motherboard. The motherboard, dubbed Abit IL-80MV, is a 945GT motherboard designed specifically for Yonah (and eventually Merom).

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AGEIA's PhysX In Action: ASUS and BFG

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On Monday the first AGEIA PhysX cards hit the retail market armed with a new beta driver. The new driver claimed to resolve the performance issues that were first brought up last week, but how successful was it at accomplishing this task? Join us as we tackle this issue as well as go over the retail PhysX card offerings from both ASUS and BFG!

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Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X Pictures

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You can check out pictures here of the Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X Socket AM2 Nvidia based motherboard. Abit says to expect them not too long after AM2 launch.

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3dfx Voodoo5 6000 & TrackMania Nations Game: The Video

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On 3dfxzone.it forums was posted a video in AVI format (2.63Mb) that shows TrackMania Nations game, optimized by developers for nVIDIA GeForce gpus, running on a system with a AMD Athlon XP 2000+ cpu (clocked at 2083MHz), and a 3dfx Voodoo5 6000 video card. These are main graphics settings: video resolution at 1024x768, color depth at 32 bit, FSAA at 2x. The game looks nice and playable.
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Additional Members of the GeForce 7 Family?

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Today we had the chance to speak with a very reliable, unofficial source who is very familiar with some of Nvidia?s plans. The same source gave us some news regarding additional members of the GeForce 7 family. Since this source is unofficial, consider the following information as a rumor: 7900GS, 7600GTX, 7600LE and 7300GT.
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A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at £79.95 - Can it be True?

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The bottom line is that the Athlon FX-60 and the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have both met their match - there's simply no escaping this conclusion! This is bound to cause lamentation among the elite circle of users who've invested big bucks in their high-end systems, if not outright wailing and rending of garments.
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AM2 Performance Preview

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We managed to acquire a sample of the Athlon64 3500+ AM2 CPU and decided to quickly test a few of our standard applications. However, keep in mind that the numbers we?re posting are from a beta CPU using a beta motherboard with a beta BIOS. Lets look at the CPU-Z screenshot of the CPU.

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2x1GB DDR Memory: Corsair, Mushkin and OCZ @ PureOverclock

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Games such as Battlefield 2, F.E.A.R, Quake 4, and more recently Oblivion are setting an obvious trend that will only continue. If you?re a serious gamer then you really should have 2GB of fast system memory, and if you currently have 2GB of ' value' stuff but are looking to upgrade, then the kits on test today from Corsair, Mushkin and OCZ are perfect replacements.
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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray

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Just when you finished replacing all your VHS tapes with DVDs, you heard that there are two new kids on the block, HD DVD and Blu-ray. They both claim that they're the successor to DVD, and that eventually they're going to replace it completely. If you've been watching this fight from the sidelines, confused by the differences between the competing standards, keep reading, and we'll explain some of the technical details behind the marketing hype.
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An iPod that's not an iPod

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A few weeks ago, I installed Rockbox on my trusty 30GB iPod Photo. Rockbox isn't one of the many applications that run on the iPod software platform; rather, it's firmware that completely replaces the iPod's, with the goal of expanding the possibilities and the limits of the existing hardware.
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Merom T7400 VS Yonah T2600

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Intel keeps pushing it`s new Core architecture ahead. So does XS members keep showing exclusive previews on these new and still unavailable products.

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