Wednesday Tech Reading - 7800 GS AGP shootout - tech
(hx) 04:49 PM CEST - Jul,26 2006
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- NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS AGP shootout -
Consideration of a 7800 GS on AGP
depends on what you've got already. In other news,
Tech-Hound take a look at four
offerings from different manufacturers: the
ASUS EN7600GT, Gigabyte GeForce 7600GT (GV-NX76T256D-RH), Leadtek PX7600GT
Extreme and MSI NX7600GT (T2D256E). Techspot posted
a comparison review between GeForce 7300GT vs. Radeon X1600 Pro. And
finally, TechPowerUp! posted
a comparison review between NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX vs. 7950 GX2.
- Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHz Dual Core Processor -
The Intel Pentium D 940 is the ideal processor for a Socket 775 user who's
looking to upgrade. The 2MB L2 cache gives it a performance boost over the
Pentium D 800-series, and the smaller 65nm manufacturing process means less
noise and heat to deal with. If you're looking to assemble a completely new
system, you might want to sidestep the Intel Pentium D 940 chip completely and
get yourself a next generation 'Conroe' based Intel Core2 Duo E6000-series
processor instead (it's a 1066MHz FSB bus, so your motherboard will need to
support it). In any case, the Intel Pentium D 940 is a step in the right
direction for Intel.
- DFI confirms ATI RD600 for Conroe + photos of nForce 590 SLI IE -
The engineer says a DFI board
based on the chipset is currently undergoing testing and that a final
version will roll off production lines in September. The RD600 chipset has
some juicy overclocking potential, too: DFI engineers reportedly pushed an ATI
reference board to a front-side bus speed of 430-450MHz, equaling an
"effective" 1,720-1,800MHz.
- Nvidia's G80 will stay a 90 nanometre chip -
It all makes sense now. The G80 is taped out. The first silicon is back
and the company is about to get it in production. The announcement is imminent
and the new chip has every chance of outperforming ATI’s upcoming R580+ based
Radeon X1950 XTX.
- Corsair Nautilus 500 Watercooling - With a MSRP of $159 this kit is
just became extremely interesting for the mainstream users out there.
But is it
worth the money?
- Sony VAIO VGN-TX3XP - Ultra-Portable Notebook -
There's no denying that this is an expensive notebook, but expensive
compared to what? What else is out there that weighs only 1.25kg, has an
integrated DVD writer AND over nine hours battery life? Right now the Sony
VAIO VGN-TXP is in a league of its own.
- Samsung offers 4GB flash drive for Microsoft Vista -
Samsung said it will introduce a 4GB solid state drive which will act as a
high speed NAND flash cache for machines running Microsoft Vista. The device
is compatible with Windows Ready Boost which, Samsung said, is a feature of
the OS that uses flash memory to improve the speed of systems.
- Logitech mouse mod -
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse and Nokia 6610 Mobile Phone LCD Screen Hybrid
(thanks NeoNSX)
- AMD And ATI Merger - Questions And Answers -
HotHardware.com sit-down with a few folks close to the AMD and ATI merger,
asked some probing questions and received some insightful answers in return.
- Apple To Switch From ATi By 2007? -
ZDNet
seems to think that Apple will move away from ATi now that they are owned
by AMD. It does make sense that the Intel would have some influence over Apple
considering they now power their entire product line.
- Debian to Run on AMD64 - TechWorld is reporting that the next
Debian release will be able to run native on AMD64 processors for the
first time.
- HP Buys Mercury Interactive for $4.5 Billion - Following a string
of news on business acquisitions,
HP announced this week that it agreed to buy Israeli-based Mercury Interactive
Corp. for roughly $4.5 billion in stock.
- Attack Code Puts PCs At Risk -
It looks like that DHCP flaw has been exploited. The problem has been
addressed by Microsoft already but those of you running around with unpatched
systems are still vulnerable.
- Microsoft Releases Network Diagnostics Tool for Windows -
The Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool analyzes information about
your network connectivity to help you troubleshoot network-related problems
with your computer.
- 2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes - Presence-pc at reports
that
France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s internet connection
to select cities in the Paris region. For... $85(70 Euros) a month you also
get free phone and TV. Wow...
- MPAA sues multimillionaire that is ready to fight the charge -
Though he expects to incur more than $100,000 in legal fees, he thinks
it's a small price to pay to challenge the MPAA's tactics
- Motorola KRZR K1; MOTOFONE announced -
The KRZR is a bit narrow and
sports a multi-dimensional, metallic gloss finish for visual depth. The Quad
band GSM phone will sports 2 Megapixel camera with MPEG-4 video recording. The
music player supports MP3 and AAC files and with the Micro SD card slot you
will never run out of memory for your favourite tracks.
- Google offers live traffic maps on cell phones - Google announced
that
the company has begun offering mobile phone users in more than 30 major US
cities the capacity to view highway maps with "live" traffic data.
- Bugatti planning $1.9 million targa Veyron - While acceleration
figures should remain unchanged,
top speed will be electronically limited to 217 mph for safety reasons
- How to make a Coin Ring -
First you need a piece of steel to use as a base for the coin to set on.
Take the coin and stand it on edge. Tap the reeded edge with a spoon or a
small machinist hammer while continually rotating the coin, I would recommend
using the spoon first until you get the hang of how the silver feels when it
folds. Be patient and don't rush it, it takes a while.
- Korean scientist tried to clone mammoths -
And failed, if you're wondering :)
- New Pulse TV Spot -
ComingSoon.net has posted
a
new TV spot for Pulse, hitting theaters August 11: "Imagine our wireless
technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world
used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we
made can't be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your
e-mail, they'll get in, you'll be infected and they'll be able to take from
you what they don't have anymore - life."
- Sex in Space: Getting a Grip on Gravity - While sex in space is now
a front and center topic of talk in public space travel circles,
it may be far more complex and foreboding than once thought.
- Shave Your Beaver -
check it
out
- Boiled alive! -
When the human body gets to 42C, it starts to cook. The heat causes the
proteins in each cell to irreversibly change, like an egg white as it boils.
Even before that, the brain shuts down because of a lack of blood coming from
the overworked, overheated heart. Muscles stop working, the stomach cramps and
the mind becomes delirious. Death is inevitable.
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