A recent financial analyst conference has seen Nvidia tell the world that DX11 will not push up graphics card sales. Instead the company holds its GPGPU (general purpose computing on graphics processing units) in a much higher regard believing that is it far more important than a new game
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MSI announces the UK launch of the X400 Ultra-Slim notebook
September 21, 2009 – 5:36 pm
MSI, the manufacturers of notebooks and components has today announced the UK launch of their super slim, ultra stylish, economically priced MSI X400 notebook. The uber stylish X400 offers consumers a Intel® Centrino processor, 14 inch HD widescreen display in 16:9 format with HDMI, bluetooth and wireless n connectivity. Weighing a lightweight 1.5 kg including battery, and just 9mm at it’s thinnest make the X400 one of the slimmest and most stylish 14 inch display notebooks on the market.
New AMD Server Platform Promotes Performance and Power Efficiency
September 21, 2009 – 5:30 pm
AMD today announced another milestone in delivering world-class platforms that integrate leading-edge processor, chipset and GPU technology. With the introduction of the Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor with AMD Chipset platform, AMD is taking a step forward in its strategy to provide customers with server platforms – processor, chipset, and GPU – that specifically address the needs of today’s data center workloads. This new server platform, along with the AMD platform specification code-named “Kroner”, enables advanced performance, the benefits of unified processor and chipset technology, and furthers AMD’s commitment to energy efficiency.
SteelSeries Revamp Signature Headset in Creating the Siberia V2
September 18, 2009 – 5:46 pm
The original Siberia headset certainly had a lot going for it: comfort, great sound quality and style to name but a few. However, the slight drawback seemed to come in the form of the microphone – a small clip which was neither practical nor easy to use.
Reviews From Across the Web: 17/09
September 17, 2009 – 5:22 pm
A few Athlon II X4 620′s around today with AMD’s official launch of the sub $100 quad core CPU and a few other bits and pieces to keep you busy.
AMD Introduces Sub $100 Quad Core Athlon II X4 620 CPU
September 16, 2009 – 7:00 pm
Designed as the optimal balance of CPU performance and graphics excellence, this AMD platform is designed to take advantage of new Windows 7 enhancements
OCZ Announces Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD Solution
September 16, 2009 – 6:50 pm
OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to harddisk drives (HDDs), today unveiled the Z-Drive, a PCI-Express Solid State Drive (SSD) designed to meet the stringent demands of enterprise computing clients. Unlike other solutions the Z-Drive provides a cost-effective formula of performance, reliability, and upkeep for enterprise customers and their applications which require the benefits of solid state drive technology, but have previously been hesitant to adopt competing products due to the sheer cost of implementation.
Reviews From Across the Web: 15/09
September 15, 2009 – 5:32 pm
Lots of reviews coming in today including yet more i5/P55 articles and a number of other graphics card reviews which are always a good read.
ATI 5870×2 has huge TDP of 376W
September 15, 2009 – 5:15 pm
The most expensive card in the new 5 series DirectX 11 ATI graphics cards, the 5870×2, appears to produce a massive amount of heat proving to make it very hard to cool effectively. The TDP is set at a massive 376W and although ATI are working on resolving the heat issues, a drop in speed for the GPUs seem inevitable to drop the heat levels down.
New 3G iPod Touch Set for Camera Upgrade
September 15, 2009 – 5:05 pm
The rumour mill has been in full swing concerning the new iPod’s having a built in camera. Pictures and speculation have been all over the internet and we now know that Apple are set to add a camera to the upcoming release of the 3G iPod Touch.