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Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Revealed

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AMD is preparing to launch a new high-end desktop processor, the Athlon 64 X2 6400+, which will be the last processor in the Athlon 64 X2 family, according to sources at motherboard makers. Currently, AMD's highest-end desktop processor is the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, however with its performance unable to match Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo E6850, AMD plans to launch the new 6400+ to cover up the gap in the market, noted the sources.
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AMD to Launch Barcelona Slow this August

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AMD announced today what analysts have been dreading for months: the company will launch its next-generation architecture this August, at top-out frequencies of 2.0 GHz. This next-generation CPU will become the successor of the existing K8 AMD Opteron lineup. DailyTech has more.
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AMD CEO: Intel Is a Monopoly, Microsoft Isn't

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In a keynote address this morning to the American Antitrust Institute in Washington, AMD CEO Hector Ruiz gave attendees what he described as "an idea of what it's like to do business day in and day out when you are competing against an abusive monopolist." Although he also invoked the phrase "illegal monopoly," he left a convenient 846-word buffer zone between that phrase and his first invocation of the term "Intel."
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Swiftech and Danger Den Water Cooling for Geforce 8800 Series

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In this test at Madshrimps they take an in-depth look at the advanced cooling options available for the Geforce 8800 series. Both Danger Den and Swiftech have water blocks designed to fit the latest NVIDIA high end cards, so they take them for a test ride, comparing performance at different pump speeds, SLI compatibility and see how they do compared to high end air cooling solutions. Read on to find out if water cooling a G80 based VGA card is worth it.
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Intel P35 Bearlake And DDR3 Memory Launch

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Although information has been floating around for ages and product hit the channel sooner than expected, today is actually the day Intel is officially unleashing their newest mainstream desktop chipset, the P35, a member of the formerly codenamed ?Bearlake? family. In addition to a new Southbridge, the P35 chipset ushers in support for DDR3 system memory in the desktop. It also supports legacy DDR2 memory, depending on the motherboard?s DIMM slot configuration.
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Microsoft Razer Reclusa Gaming Keyboard im Test

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Bereits im Jahr 2005 hat Microsoft ein neues, besonders für Computerspieler, reizvolles Tastenklavier vorgestellt. Produziert wurde es aber scheinbar nie. Jetzt allerdings, seit dem Joint-Venture mit dem Peripherie-Hersteller Razer, wurde die Designstudie erneut aus den Schubladen gekramt. Vor allem sollen neue Akzente im Ergonomiebereich der Spieler gesetzt werden. In Kombination mit einer Backlight...
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Microsoft Razer Reclusa Gaming Keyboard im Test

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Bereits im Jahr 2005 hat Microsoft ein neues, besonders für Computerspieler, reizvolles Tastenklavier vorgestellt. Produziert wurde es aber scheinbar nie. Jetzt allerdings, seit dem Joint-Venture mit dem Peripherie-Hersteller Razer, wurde die Designstudie erneut aus den Schubladen gekramt. Vor allem sollen neue Akzente im Ergonomiebereich der Spieler gesetzt werden. In Kombination mit einer Backlight...
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Creative Labs Plans to Charge Money for Audigy Vista EAX Support

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When we released the first beta of ALchemy for X-Fi, we hoped customers would appreciate our efforts. Within only a few months, the response from users and the press has been overwhelmingly positive. Many of our customers have asked if we could adapt ALchemy to Audigy series sound cards. The X-Fi and Audigy series sound cards are built on different hardware architectures, and therefore require separate development efforts. However, based on the requests to date, we are pleased to announce that we have begun development of an implementation of ALchemy for Audigy series sound cards, and hope to offer this product as a low-cost upgrade to interested Audigy owners later this year.
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AMD: 45nm, DDR3 and Socket AM3 in 2008

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K10 features a native quad-core design that incorporates shared-L3 cache, HyperTransport-3 support and backwards functionality with AM2 motherboards. However, the original K10 desktop and server processors will debut on the 65nm architecture -- a process AMD only started mastering in December 2006 with the launch of the Brisbane desktop CPU family.

Dailytech has more.
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DDR3 launch set for May 9th

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Intel has brought forward the launch of its Bearlake chipset and, from May 27th to May 9th, one week from now. We talked over with several motherboard manufacturers and they are all ready for Bearlake launch, while memory manufactures are getting ready to crank up the production into real volume.

The Inquirer has more
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Intel Releases Critical Core 2 Duo Microcode Update

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Intel has provided a microcode update as a critical software fix. This Intel microcode update addresses an improper Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) invalidation that may result in unpredictable system behavior such as system hangs or incorrect data. OEM's are making available a system BIOS upgrade that integrates a new version of this Intel microcode to address this potential but extremely rare issue.
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AMD Releases Chipset for Embedded Devices

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. introduced its M690 chipset for embedded devices on Monday, rounding out the company's first chipset line that integrates technology from ATI Technologies Inc.
The chipset offers enhanced video performance and more display and connectivity choices for thin clients, point of sale, gaming and single-board computers, AMD said.
AMD also announced Socket S1, used to connect a chipset to a computer's motherboard, and the M690 chipset development board, a development platform for small, graphic-intensive devices. PcWorld has more.
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Nvidia announces IGP chipsets for AMD, Intel chips

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TechReport reports:On the eve of the CeBIT trade show, Nvidia has announced new integrated graphics chipsets for both AMD and Intel processors. Nvidia has dubbed the integrated graphics component in those chipsets the GeForce 7050, and it calls the chip a "motherboard GPU", or mGPU for short. According to the company, requirements for an "mGPU" include DirectX 9.0 with Shader Model 2.0 support, at least one digital video connector (DVI or HDMI) with HDCP content protection, multi-display support, a dedicated video processing engine, and a Windows Experience Index rating of 3.0 or higher.
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Corsair shows off DDR3

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CORSAIR HAS A bunch of goodies at this show including DDR3, heatsinks and and a line of flash memory. All are nifty in their own way.
First up we have DDR3/1066 running on a P35 chipset. It has CAS-6 timings which is a little better than the standard JEDEC CAS-7 spec. You could almost call it low latency... TheInq has more.
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LG's Blu-ray, HD DVD Combo Drive Priced at $1,200

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LG hit CES with a splash following its announcement of an HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc combo player made for home entertainment systems. With the set top version in stores, LG has turned its efforts to creating an internal SATA combo drive for computers.
The new GGW-H10N, coded for fashion as ?Super Multi Blue?, is a Blu-ray Disc reader and rewriter with HD DVD-ROM reading capabilities. According to the specifications posted on CDRinfo, the GGW-H10N can record up to 50GB of data on a dual layer Blu-ray Disc. A single layer disc can be burned at 4x speed, writing 25GB in about 24 minutes. Burning of dual layer media, however, will require the burner to back down to a slower 2x speed. DailyTech has more.
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Intel to launch Bearlake chipsets for desktops

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Intel and its partners will kick of CeBIT 2007 with the launch of Intel's Bearlake family of chipsets for desktop PCs. The new series introduces support for DDR3 memory, front side bus speeds up to 1333MHz and are designed to support Intel's upcoming 45nm-process CPUs, the Core 2 Duo (Wolfdale) and Core 2 Quad (Yorkfield). Read More
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NVIDIA GeForce 8600-Series Details Unveiled

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Earlier today DailyTech received it's briefiing on NVIDIA?s upcoming GeForce 8600GTS, 8600GT and 8500GT graphics processors. NVIDIA?s GeForce 8600GTS and 8600GT are G84-based GPUs and target the mid-range markets. The lower-positioned G86-based GeForce 8500GT serves as the flagship low to mid-range graphics card. The budget-priced trio feature full support for DirectX 10 features including pixel and vertex shader model 4.0. NVIDIA has yet to reveal the amount of shaders or shader clocks though. Nevertheless, the trio supports NVIDIA SLI and PureVideo technologies. DailyTech
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Intel Introduces Its First RFID Chip

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ntel on Monday introduced its first chip designed specifically for radio-frequency identification technology, indicating the world's largest chipmaker is serious about RFID. Intel's entrance as an RFID chipmaker also lends credibility to the fledgling technology.
The Intel R1000 is a chip for ultra-high frequency RFID readers, and manufacturers of those readers are expected to start making them available as early as next month.
Intel says it has integrated most of the components found in an RFID reader radio -- including those that handle reception, transmission, baseband, modulation and demodulation -- into an 8mm by 8mm chip. The result, says Intel, will be lower costs for RFID readers, which can cost $1,500 or more. I-Week has more.
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NVIDIA Ships 128-Core Graphics Cards for High-End Film Editors

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NVIDIA just cranked up its highest-end Quadro graphics cards a notch or two, rolling out three products, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600, Quadro FX 5600 (pictured above), and NVIDIA Quadro Plex VCS Model IV that the company says represents the biggest leap in performance for its graphics cards yet. One giant leap indeed, because these parallel processing monsters have the rough equivalent of 128 1.35GHz processors cranking away at graphics in a whole new way. More at GizModo
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AMD Launches New 690G and 690V Chipsets

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AMD will finally launch its long-awaited 690-series chipset-family tomorrow. Two variants will spearhead the release: the RS690-based mainstream AMD 690G with ATI Radeon X1250 graphics, and the RS690C-based value AMD 690V with ATI Radeon X1200 graphics.
AMD?s 690-family hit plenty of snags along its development cycle. Early roadmaps showed a 2H?2006 launch, however, AMD kept pushing the launch back. Motherboard vendors blamed the delayed launch on AMD for multiple delays with the RS690. AMD?s discrete RX690 variant that was to launch in the same timeframe as RS690 has yet to make an appearance. More @ DailyTech
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Intel G33 Express powered motherboard spotted

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Intel expects to launch two integrated graphics equipped Bearlake chipsets ? the G35 and G33 Express. Intel G33 Express-based motherboards are currently sampling and expected to launch next quarter with the P35 Express.
Motherboards based on Intel?s G33 Express will support upcoming Yorkfield and Wolfdale 45nm processors. Processors with front-side buses up to 1333 MHz are supported with G33 Express based motherboards. As with the Intel P35 Express, the G33 Express supports either DDR3-1066 or DDR2-800 memory. DailyTech has more.
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Dell XPS 710 H2C Performance Gaming System

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That s a hot baby ! The XPS 710 H2C Edition is billed as a top-of-the-line ultra-performance machine built with the most hardcore of gamers in mind, a niche that Alienware is very familiar with. Not only does the XPS 710 H2C hold the distinction of being Dell's first non-limited edition factory overclocked computer, it also uses Dell's first in-house liquid cooling system to keep it's quad-core power plant cool. The XPS 710 H2C is the most heavily performance-specified XPS system yet, with an Intel Core 2 QX6700 processor, dual GeForce 8800 GTXs, 4 GB of RAM and two Western Digital Raptors in a RAID 0 array, as standard equipment. We recently got our hands on one and we've been putting it through its paces, as it ripped through the benchmarks in our labs. HotHardware
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AMD Quietly Slashes Desktop Processor Prices.

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Advanced Micro Devices has inaudibly slashed prices on its desktop microprocessors for the second time in the last four weeks under the pressure from Intel?s Core 2-series chips and seasonally slow first quarter. But while mainboard manufacturers were surprised by the move, they noted that the biggest concern is still AMD?s ability to supply chips.
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New NVIDIA Intel Desktop Chipsets for 2007

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DailyTech had the opportunity to sit down with NVIDIA insiders and discuss upcoming chipset technology. NVIDIA's nForce 590 Intel chipset might not have grabbed as many headlines as the company would have liked in 2006, but that will not deter the company from giving it another shot in 2007.
MCP73 is NVIDIA's headline integrated graphics chipset for Intel in 2007. It will come in no less than three flavors. The main chipset, dubbed MCP73P, is a 1333MHz front-side bus chipset. A cut down version of the same chipset, dubbed MCP73PV, will only feature a 1066MHz FSB. Our sources would not reveal the third chipset, although is it likely a derivative that does not feature integrated graphics.......
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Intel to bring back Hyperthreading with Nehalem core

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AMD is preparing the rollout of its first quad-core processor, an Opteron processor based on the Barcelona core. Meanwhile, Intel is developing an answer to Barcelona: The company is lining up 45 nm server and desktop processors and will revive Hyperthreading in 2008 with the Nehalem core.
Sources indicated that Intel acknowledges AMD's claim that the company has developed a "true" quad-core processor, while Intel is relying on a dual-die package with two dual-core processors at this time as well as 45 nm Penryn quad-core CPUs. However, the company also believes that AMD's decision to integrate the memory controller into the CPU has a downside and forces the manufacturer to compromise cache size and stick to only two memory channels..........
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New Intel Chipsets from VIA Unveiled

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VIA?s latest chipset roadmap unveils two new chipsets for Intel processors ? the PT960 and PM960. These new chipsets are designed with Intel?s Core 2 architecture in mind, supporting front-side-bus speeds up to 1333 MHz. Intel expects to launch its 1333 MHz front-side-bus Core 2 Duo E6x50-series processors later this year. DailyTech
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Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB is sampling now

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Inq reports:NVIDIAN Geforce 8800 GTS cards with 320MB of memory are already in the hands of some lucky reviewers.
The card is set to cost ?299 and make DirectX 10 a bit more affordable at least before the G86 comes to try to take over the word.
A Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB should not end up much slower than its 640MB brother but the reviews will see the light of day in the next few days. Nvidia just needs to wave the flag and say that the NDAs are lifted off.
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Intel won't launch 45nm desktop CPUs until 2008

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Intel may claim its 45nm processors will be in production in H2, but it appears desktop chips may not actually launch until Q1 2008, if the latest roadmap to leak out of the chip giant is to be believed.
Intel has two 45nm CPUs in the pipeline: 'Yorkfield', the sucessor to today's four-core Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Quad, and 'Wolfdale', the future Core 2 Duo. According to a roadmap published by Japanese-language site PCWatch, all both chips do not appear until Q1 2008. Read more at RegHardware
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Sapphire introduces a Radeon X1950 GT

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TechReport reports: Last week, rumors predicted that Sapphire and Palit would both release Radeon X1950 GT graphics cards early next month. Palit announced its card earlier this month, and Sapphire has now introduced its flavor of the new Radeon X1950 GT. The Sapphire card features 36 pixel shader processors, a 500MHz core clock speed, and 256MB of GDDR3 memory running at 600MHz. Those specs aren't a whole lot worse than those of the Radeon X1950 Pro, which runs at 575MHz with 690MHz memory. Both the Radeon X1950 GT and the Radeon X1950 Pro reportedly use the same 80nm RV570 graphics processor, as well.
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AMD versus Intel: CPU wars roadmap

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Intel announced the next revolution in Microprocessor fabrication by replacing Silicon Dioxide gates with High-K dielectric metal gates. Microprocessor industry analyst David Kanter who contributed a lot of the information in this piece had this in-depth analysis on what this means for Intel and AMD. I spoke with David Kanter or Real World Technologies and came up with the following roadmap of the two chip giants for the next two years: Read on at ZdNet
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Intel shows off Penryn and 45nm High-k + Metal Gate transistors

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This week Intel presented the first working 45nm Penryn processors to the press. These processors will become available in the second half of this year. ?Being first to high volume with 65nm process technology and the first with a working 45nm chip highlights Intel?s leadership position in chip technology and manufacturing,? said Bill Holt, vice president, general manger, Intel Technology and Manufacturing Group. Head over to DV Hardware for more info and photos.
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU Quad Core Review @ MVKTech

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Leap ahead, these two words drive focus at Intel. Their job is to find and drive the next leap ahead around technology, education, culture, manufacturing, and more to continuously encourage their customers, partners, consumers, and businesses to join them as they continue to take exciting leaps forward. After the incredible launch of Intel's Conroe series it's not too easy to follow that up. But make no mistake as at the end of last year, Intel has launched the world's first quad core desktop processor. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is based on the new Kentsfield core, and actually features two Core 2 Duo processors packed together in one single chip featuring a total of 8MB of L2 cache.
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Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews.net

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The main feature of this keyboard is the customizable illumination. Although it won't really help you when doing your daily work, it does help when gaming in a dark environment such as at a LAN gaming event. The lighting does help surprisingly well in those situations and you won't be hunting for keys you cannot see anymore. TweakNews
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Intel's V8 eight-core PC

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Last week Intel showed off its eight-core V8 PC. This computer featured two quad-core Xeon processors. Here's a short snip: "When it comes to scaling performance, the name says it all: multicore. It can mean two, four or more cores. The path to more performance used to be deeper pipelines with cranked up clock rates, but the model now is to go wider with more cores. Each of these cores has better per-clock efficiency (instructions per clock, or IPC), so lower clock rates actually can yield better performance.."
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Conroe-L has only got 35W TDP

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Intel just announced the power consumption specification for those processors upcoming in 2007. Noted that the next-generation value Conroe-L is all at 35W TDP only, 30W lesser than the previous Cedar Mill deviated from Netburst architecture.
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The Full ATI R600 Test - Part 2

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a very warm welcome to the second part of our ATI R600 test. As already mentioned in the first part of this article, we tested the R600 on Ultra-HD 2560×1600 against its rivals, the nVidia GeForce 8800GTX, nVidias 7950GX2 and ATI?s in-house competiton, a pair of X1950 XTX CrossFire boards.
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EVGA 680i SLI Update Hotfix

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Some EVGA customers using the EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard have reported experiencing disconnect or write error issues with SATA disk drives. To address this, we have worked with NVIDIA to release a BIOS update for this motherboard that eliminates this bug.
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SanDisk Cruzer Titanium U3 2 GB Review

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It's a new year and time to start it off with a bang! We are proud to present you with a new USB flash disk review, the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium U3. Like its name suggests it's shell is strong, but it has a surprise!
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GeForce 7800 GS - Too Cold to Run?

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The same guy was reporting that he?s experiencing some choppy gameplay/performance issues with his BFG 7800 GS OC AGP card; and his card is running at temperatures of 112-117F (45-47C) consistently. So, he contacted BFG Tech support and someone there told him that if his card is running below 40C that this is the source of these issues, and that the graphics card is running too cold!
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Issues Explored

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Back in May, we published an article and report about many issues reported on the latest Creative Labs product ? The Sound Blaster X-Fi. A few weeks later Creative released information and blamed DDR Dual Channel for these related issues. And, after a few months, they changed their version and blamed Nvidia?s nForce4 for these issues, instead. Nvidia never responded to us about their side in the story, but they denied it on a chat.
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Early AMD ATI ''R600'' Specs, Benchmarks Leaked

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Newly created site Level 505 has leaked benchmarks and specifications of AMD?s upcoming ATI R600 graphics processor. The upcoming graphics processor is expected to launch in January 2007 with an expected revision arriving in March 2007.

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