TechNews - GeForce 8900GTX / 8950GX2 Pricing - tech
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- Intel ICH10 Southbridge Details Unveiled -
The new ICHs
will include a new 10GB Ethernet controller and together with some new
technology from Intel, it will reduce load on CPU and improve power
consumption.
- Abit Announces The Fatal1ty F-I90HD -
Based on the ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 chipset, and developed in
cooperation with 12x computer gaming world champion Johnathan 'Fatal1ty'
Wendel, the Fatal1ty Performance F-I90HD motherboard is catering to everyone
who wants to enjoy the benefits of the Digital Home without holding back on
performance.
- GeForce 8900GTX and 8950GX2 Pricing and Info - I'm not sure if
the information is accurate and at best it would just be estimated prices,
but OCW have a bunch of information regarding
the most
expensive GeForce 8950GX2 that will be sold for $599 USD. It is rumored
to be a dual GPU solution much like the 7950GX2 and will come with a total
of 512MB GDDR-4 memory per GPU.
- Radeon X2600XT and X2300 details elaborated (low-end DX10) -
The RV630 will
reportedly see the light of day in two flavors, dubbed Radeon X2600 XT
and Radeon X2600 Pro. Aimed at the $200 price point, the XT is said to have
64 shader processors, a 650MHz core clock speed, 256MB of 800MHz GDDR3
memory, and a 128-bit memory bus. As for the Pro variant, it'll supposedly
cost $150 and sport 550MHz core and 700MHz memory speeds.
- Seven GeForce 8800 series graphics cards compared -
PNY's XLR8
GeForce 8800 GTS may lack the flash of bundled extras, higher stock
frequencies, or a lifetime warranty, but for just $385, it's a heck of a
deal.
- Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO Ultimate Edition -
Elite Bastards posted a Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO Ultimate Edition review
- Yes, there are higher performing, passively cooled graphics boards
available on the market, but for a more casual gamer looking to build a
silent system, Sapphire's Radeon X1650 PRO Ultimate Edition does a very nice
job indeed.
- 15.4-inch MacBooks to begin shipping in 2Q -
To get a Mac
laptop with a 15.4" display, one must cough up at least $1,999 for a
MacBook Pro. That's a little pricey, especially since Dell currently
offers a 15.4" model with Windows Vista Home Premium, a Core 2 Duo
processor, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive for less than $1,000.
- Nvidia releases DirectX 10 demo for Vista - If you own a NVIDIA
GeForce 8800 series video card and Windows Vista you might be interested in
this DX10
Cascades demo
- SlySoft invites beta testers for upcoming HD-DVD ripper -
Beta testers of
AnyDVD HD can "remaster" the high-definition discs and, according to
SlySoft, rip out first tracks and advertisements
- NTFS Undelete 1.0 -
NTFS Undelete is
free software that allows you to recover deleted files. It recovers files
directly from hard drive, and it will work even if you empty Recycle Bin.
- Portable Firefox 2.0.0.1 -
Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for
use on a USB key drive.
- REALTEK GbE & FE Ethernet PCI NIC Driver 5.6.63 -
New
drivers for Realtek 10/100/1000 network cards, all operating systems.
- How To Make P2P Programs to Work on Networks Using a Broadband Router
-
Learn how to configure your broadband router to enable P2P file sharing
programs to work on your network.
- Zero-day attack hits Word -
Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing
software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks.
- Microsoft's YouTube rival enters beta - The service, which
Microsoft unveiled last September, has been available to beta testers only
by invitation for several months. But now anyone can test out the service by
going to this Web site.
- YouTube Turns Over User IDs - If you like uploading copyrighted
material to YouTube,
you'd better think twice because they will turn over your information in
a heartbeat
- World's First Commercial Quantum Computer Demonstrated -
The D-Wave
computer, dubbed Orion, is based on a silicon chip containing 16 quantum
bits, or 'qubits,' which are capable of retaining both binary values of zero
and one. The qubits mimic each others' values allowing for an amplification
of their computational power. D-Wave says that its system is scalable by
adding multiples of qubits.
- MIT Student Invents Rapid Wall Climbing Rope - Nathan Ball, a
23-year-old graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
has
invented a device that makes the fantasy a reality. With the help of
Ball’s ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender, a fully loaded firefighter could reach
the top of a 30-story
building in only 30 seconds, compared to the six minutes or more it
often takes to trudge up stairs with 80 to 100 pounds of equipment
- Why Do People Remove Their Warm Clothing as They Freeze to Death? -
Victims of even slight hypothermia often exhibit altered states of judgment,
which in mountaineering circles is known as being "cold stupid". One common
but especially bizarre behavior of hypothermia victims is a conundrum known
as "paradoxical undressing".
Finally there is an answer why.
- 14 Biggest Game Myths Debunked! -
I haven't read GamePro in years. I forgot they existed :-)
- Top 12 Movies That Were Ahead of Their Time -
From Star Wars and 2001 to The Matrix!
- 50 Funniest Homer Simpson Quotes -
check it out
- The Wrath of the Norse Gods -
check it out
- International Die Hard Teaser! - A new international teaser
trailer for Fox's Live Free or Die Hard has come online and can be watched
via
this link.
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