Bigfoot Networks has updated its gaming Network Processing Units to support PCI Express connectivity. The new Killer Xeno Pro has a lot of new features, but can it really deliver higher performance for a gamer? We test the new card in order to find out.
nVidia officially launched its first 40nm notebook graphics cards in June already, but it will not be till August that the mass production at TSMC is initiated and the first notebooks can be equipped with the chips. In the meantime, nVidia is working on 40nm chips for the desktop graphics cards, in the form of the GT218 and GT216 GPUs. Both models are to be positioned in the budget segment and wil ...
Moving to Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite quickly and smoothly may require the help of a qualified advisor. That's an opportunity for potential BPOS customers and those who want to become BPOS advisors.
In the everlasting rivalry between nVidia and ATI/AMD, nVidia's partners have decided to do things differently: where the GeForce cards are normally praised for their performance or featureset, they have now laid the emphasis on energy efficiency. Because nVidia manufactures all of its existing GeForce 9 cards at 55nm, they're already a lot more efficient, but apparently several brands have been a ...
Reports on the cominc of a special AMD Phenom II processor were already made a few weeks ago. The 'TWKR' edition of the quadcore Phenom will be a limited edition specially selected by AMD to feature maximum overclocking capability. This places TWKR one step beyond AMD's Black Edition processors, which usually fare quite well when it comes to overclocking the 45nm chips.
The TWKR edition will not ...
You've seen the leaked photos of AMD's latest overclocking darling, the Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR. We got our hands on a pair of these CPUs (four, actually, but two are to give to you) and benchmarked them on a liquid nitrogen-fueled test bench.
German manufacturer Maxflash has added a number of solid state drives to its line-up in the form of the Rapstore series. These SSD's will be released in capacities of 64, 128 and 256 GB and use a STA 3 Gbps connector. The SSD is aimed towards the performance market segment, as it uses an Indilinx IDX110M00-LC 'Barefoot' controllerchip which, in combination with the 64 MB of writing cache allows th ...
This is our third RAM scaling story in a series that will conclude next week. In this piece, we're comparing a number of different DDR3 memory speeds using both tight and relaxed timings. Which memory setting is best for your Core 2 Quad setup?
It's no secret that Auzentech uses the Creative X-Fi audiochip on its soundcards. The company had already announced its latest card equipped with the chip, but now reports that the Auzentech HomeTheater HD will finally be available. The soundcard has a PCI-Express x1 interface and 64 MB of X-RAM. The expansion card also supports PCM 8 channel, 24-bit/192kHz, 24p True Cinema output and technologies ...
Enermax has been one of our favorite computer Power Supply Unit builders for many years. It has constantly driven quality products into the market place. Today we kick the tires on the Liberty to celebrate the upcoming 4th of July.
Believe it or not, there was once a time when computers took up entire rooms. As you sit there, appreciating your svelte desktop, check out our complete history of mainframe computing for a look back at some of the most iconic builds from decades past.
Inno3D has expanded its product line-up with a new motherboard, based on nVidia's ION-platform. The motherboard is positioned in the manufacturer's iChill series and features the mini-ITX form factor. It's expected that the system will become available in two different versions; a singlecore and a dualcore model.
There's room for two DDR2-667/800 memory modules on the board, making it possible to ...
Cyberpower sent us a factory-overclocked Phenom II X4 955 system wielding two Radeon HD 4890 cards in CrossFire. We pit the formidable rig against our previous System Builder Marathon Core i7 machine to see if AMD can deliver a viable gaming alternative.
Super Talent has introduced a new series of flashdisk modules that are directly connected to the PATA ports of the motherboard. These modules are available in both 40-pin and 44-pin editions, making them suitable for regular desktop systems and notebooks as well. Because the flashdisks are meant for compact systems, Super Talent has designed both an horizontal and a vertical version, to ensure tha ...
