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| In our first part of a series of interviews with AMD executives, we talk to Giuseppe Amato, Technical Direction of Sales & Marketing EMEA, regarding the future of AMD and the evolution of its technologies. We discuss AMD’s upcoming processors, GPGPU, Multicore GPUs, Fusion, and its current state in the market. »
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| General Purpose Computing on the Graphics Processing Unit is a growing market and has so far sparked significant industry interest. AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel are all creating GPGPU products, and with many corporations turning to high performance GPGPU systems with interest, the industry is also starting to pay much more attention to the GPGPU market. We take a look at exactly what is GPGPU, what its uses are, and why it is being used, in some cases over the CPU, for high performance computing. »
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| With a complete line of NVIDIA G8x midrange parts to choose from, manufactuers have taken the opportunity to release a number of NVIDIA mainstream cards at various price points. We analyze the performance and quality of 10 cards based on the recently released NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS/GT and 8600 GT GPUs. The cards have a total memory size of 256MB and all support Microsoft DirectX 10, making them ideal mainstream desktop graphics solutions. How do they add up? »
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| Although still far off in the future, AMD took the wraps off of its quad-core desktop CPU today, best known by its codename Agena FX. AMD showed its next generation desktop CPU running in single and dual-socket configurations, amounting to a total of 4 or 8 cores. All of this was shown running alongside graphics cards based on AMD's R600 architecture. »
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| We continue our review of the Sapphire and HIS Radeon X1950PRO AGP. In the first part of the article, we didn’t find much of a performance difference between current AGP and PCI Express cards. This article continues the performance trend we’ve been seeing and makes it fairly certain that current PCI Express cards don’t use the full potential of the PCI Express interface and that competitive AGP offerings are still being sold by manufacturers. »
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| The video cards of CeBIT this year didn’t turn out to be as interesting as other years, primarily because of AMD and NVIDIA both delaying GPUs. In the end, though, we were still able to see a few interesting products, including a Quad-Crossfire system, NVIDIA’s GeForce 8600 and 8300 cards, a liquid cooled 8800 GTX, and a load of completely silent cards. We also saw running retail samples of ATI’s upcoming GPUs. »
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| In part 1 of this article, we revisit the AGP platform with some newer video cards and see how it adds up in today's performance benchmarks. »
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| An aesthetically pleasing case doesn’t always turn out to be a good buy.That is the case of the Thermaltake Soprano DX. Despite its sleek design and good build-quality, it still comes up short in ease of use and assembly.”
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| The first part of our roundup article over 3GSM 2007 in Barcelona, we take a look at some new products from HTC, Panasonic, Seagate, Samsung, Motorola, and i-mate. »
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| With the end of the K8 nearing, AMD releases its last Athlon 64 X2 processor based on the K8 architecture. The new processor is the fastest Athlon 64 to date, and reaches 3GHz, all at a cost lower than $500. »
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| Introduced just this week, NVIDIA’s new 8800 GTS 320 MB lowers the price of DirectX 10 graphics to $300. With the only difference being half the amount of onboard memory, we compare the overclocked Gainward Bliss 8800 GTS 320 MB to other GeForce 8800 solutions and see how it adds up. »
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| With NVIDIA allowing manufacturers to overclock the GeForce 8800 series, XFX is among the first manufacturers to the market with an overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS. We analyze the performance offered by XFX’s GeForce 8800 XXX factory overclocked video cards. »
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| Google, Ask, Yahoo, and Microsoft all have spin-off websites where they test their latest features and technologies before they hit primetime. We take a look at these websites and the new technologies that are incorporated into them. »
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| Designed for the Mac Mini, BenQ introduces a 19-inch monitor with a 16:10 aspect ratio. The monitor, however, is meant for multimedia users and PC gamers. »
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| With a completely passive cooling system and coming factory overclocked, the new video card by XFX for its Fatal1ty series proves to be one of the more interesting video cards based on the NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT currently available for sale. »
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| We continue our recap of the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 by looking at new ultra mobile PCs by Sony and solid state disks by Samsung. We also take a look at MSI’s new notebooks, some of which use unannounced chips, and fingerprint protected USB drives. Creative’s booth is also covered, along with their Xdock Wireless which fits right into the “digital home.” »
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| We continue our coverage of CES 2007 by discussing some of the more innovational products on display including OLED-based products, 1 Terabyte Hard Drives, external graphics, portable gaming notebooks, and ASUS’ new SlideShow Technology notebook. We also take a look at Samsung’s new Full-HD 27-inch display. »
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| With CES in full swing, we give a quick recap of the major announcements for both high definition formats. Both the HD DVD and Blu-ray groups have held press conferences in which they outlined growth strategies along with new product announcements and we give you the inside scoop. »
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| We compare three video cards targeted at the mid-range segment of the market based on the ATI Radeon X1650XT GPU, also known as the RV560. All video cards tested are available for retail at a price under $200. »
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| As DDR2 solutions continue to gain higher clock frequencies and tighter timings, we review the overclocking potential of eleven kits from the categories of PC2-5400 (DDR2-667) and PC2-6400 (DDR2-800). »
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