Monday Tech Reading - AMD 4x4 and Gaming - tech
(hx) 03:11 AM CEST - Jun,27 2006
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- AMD boasts 4x4 developer support - Coupled with NVIDIA's Quad SLI,
users will be able to enjoy four
CPU cores and four GPU cores in one very expensive machine.
- Intel Core Duo wipes floor with eighth generation CPU -
Excellent results are demonstrated
by the new core in data archiving, web-server test, OCR, and games!
- Intel's 'Woodcrest' Xeon makes its debut -
The Xeon 5100 at 3.0 GHz and 4 MB L2 cache launches today to decapitate
the AMD Opteron.
- WD Raptor 150GB or 150dB? - It is still a very quiet drive at idle
(perhaps even a little quieter than before),
but it is marred by noisy seeks that go with the drive's high-performance
status.
- How Perpendicular Recording Works - Everything you need to know
about the
new perpendicular recording hard disk drive technology.
- Microsoft speeds up Windows Vista with new build -
Microsoft has improved performance
significantly in network browsing, applications like Word 2003, and
throughout the rest of the OS. In other news, Anandtech published a
Windows Vista: Beta 2 preview
- CureROM 2.0.3 - This
new version improves Anti-Blacklist for i.e. "Hitman: Blood Money v1.2",
"Titan Quest v1.0" & "Heros of Might And Magic V v1.1" and fixes some bugs.
- How to convert Xvid, AVI, MPEG to DVD -
This guide will teach you how to convert Xvid, AVI, and MPEG to DVD step
by step.
- Linux hackers re-claim the Linksys WRT54G - As predicted, the open
source community has come up with
a
way to convert VxWorks-based LinkSys WRT54G wireless routers to Linux. The
process does not require hardware hacking.
- Mercedes unveils Bluetooth-rigged, SIM-sucking auto -
The rig automatically connects to
your handset when it comes in range, and sucks down the contents of the
phone's memory and SIM card over a Bluetooth link.
- Billions Donated to Charity -
Warren Buffett, the world's second
richest man, has pledged $30.7bn of his $44bn fortune to the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.
- QuakeCon 06 Early Bird Registration -
Wanna head out to Dallas
for QuakeCon this Summer?
- Robot Rubik's Cube Solve -
Fascinating
Rubik’s Cube Solver robot!
- Star Trek New Voyages episodes free for download -
check it out!
- Two Potter Characters to Die in Book 7 - Harry Potter" author
J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the seventh and last book in
the popular franchise during a live interview on Channel 4's Richard & Judy in
the UK.
- SMART cars coming to USA - DaimlerChrysler is going to announce
tomorrow that the
SMART car will come to the United States in early 2007.
- F-22 Goes Vertical -
check it out!
- Old computers from 1980-1983 -
This photo gallery has some cool pictures of old computers.
- Nice and unique IQ test -
I found it to be very
entertaining and precise, enjoy! :)
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