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AMD HD 6570 and HD 6670 Entry-level Gaming Graphics

2011-07-23T00:18:00.000-07:00

AMD's Radeon HD6570 and HD6670 are the entry-level graming graphics card launched in early 2011. The HD6570 comes in two main versions - DDR3 and the GDDR5 while the HD6670 is GDDR5. Codenamed Turks, they are the fastest graphics card today that do not require an external power source and they are also low profile cards which means they are perfect for HTPC or small CPU cases. The specifications

AMD launches Series 6000 Radeon HD Graphics card

2010-11-14T05:05:00.000-08:00

AMD has launched its new generation of graphics card - the 6000 Series. Code-named "Barts", two cards, both of the 6800 Series are available now - HD 6850 and HD 6870. These two new cards are not the fastest graphics card out there and are not to be misunderstood to be in the same league as the HD 5850 and HD 5870 respectively. Even though they are named like the previous high-end graphics card

XBox 360 is the new best selling game console

2010-08-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

Microsoft's XBox 360 sales figures for US have increased for the last month of July, it has overtaken Nintendo DS sales for the first time in three years. Just two months back Microsoft had redesigned the XBox360 to sport a slim design and include wifi connectivity. The sales for xbox 360 have doubled compared to the same month last year. The number of units sold in US for the month of July 2010

Intel Core-i7, Core-i5 and Core-i3 Price List and Specifications

2010-07-26T03:10:00.000-07:00

Intel's newest and fastest generation of processors are based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and are branded under the names - Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3. They were first launched in late 2008 and are the successor to the Intel Core2 brand. They are available both for the desktop and laptop platforms. Below is the price list in US$ and links with details specifications: Desktop Lineup:

Intel i7-870, i3-540, E6600 and E5500 price drops

2010-07-26T03:02:00.000-07:00

Intel has dropped the price of 2.93 GigaHertz Core i7-870 by a massive 48%, the US$562 chip now costs US$294. It has also dropped the prices of the Core i3 chip i3-540 by a small 12% to US$117. Apart from the Core processors, two pentium processors also have their prices reduced. The E6600 now costs US$75 and the E5500 now costs US$64 a price reduction of 11% and 15% respectively. The Core-i3

Nvidia GTX-460 Gamers Card

2010-07-12T11:02:00.000-07:00

Nvidia has launched a new graphic card which it says "its tailor made to hit the gamers' sweet spot" with its price and performance factors. It is a new member of the 400 series family, codenamed GF104 (Fermi) and features solid support for DirectX 11. The GTX-460 comes in two versions - 1 GB and 768 MB memory size, the former with 256-bit memory bus and the latter with 192-bit. In terms of

Nvidia GTX 280 chip beats Intel Core i7

2010-06-29T21:44:00.000-07:00

In a performance comparison between Intel's latest Quad Core Core i7 processor and a two-year-old Nvidia graphics card - GTX 280, Intel have released that their CPU can't match the graphics chip's parallel processing performance. The article in ComputerWorld states that on average the Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 was 2.5 times faster than the Intel 3.2GHz Core i7 960 processor, and more than 14 times

Intel Core-i5-760 to replace i5-750

2010-06-10T09:37:00.000-07:00

Intel's Quad-Core Core i5 750 which is clocked at 2.66 GigaHertz will soon be replaced with a faster clocked Core i5 760 at 2.8 GigaHertz. According to source xtreview, the new processor will not support hyper-threading too. The i5-750 reaches 3.2 GigaHertz with turboboost so we can expect the i5-760 to exceed this. There is no word on the price but it will not be cheaper than the current chip

ASUS G51 3D worlds first 3D notebook

2010-06-08T03:27:00.000-07:00

ASUS G51 3D is the world's first true 3D-ready notebook and it has recently been named the "Best Choice of the Year 2010" and the "Best Choice" in the "Display and Digital Entertainment" category at this year's Computex. According to Asus, "the G51 3D, which brings compelling 3D to the masses with its full resolution and fluid 120Hz 3D images, superb 2D-to-3D conversion capabilities and

AMD X2 240 on a cheap desktop build

2010-06-07T02:25:00.000-07:00

If your dusty 5+ year old desktops have unexpectedly stopped booting one fine day and all your efforts to bring it up have gone in vain, leaving you to conclude that either the motherboard or the CPU is dead. Then finding an old Intel P4 CPU and a motherboard in 2010 is not the wise thing to do. If you are looking for a cheap minimum replacement for that old dead machine or just want to build

Intel Core i5 580M Specifications

2010-05-20T23:04:00.000-07:00

Intel's 2010 core processors for mobile platform will be given an upgrade in the fourth quarter this year. The Core i5 580M will be the fastest Core i5 for laptops when released. Currently, the Core i5 540M is the fastest in this segment and is clocked at 2.53 GigaHertz (3.06 GHz with turbo boost). The 580M is based on the 32 nanometer processor technology codenamed Arrandale, while the

Intel 2010 Core processor price and specs

2010-05-20T05:59:00.000-07:00

Intel's all new 2010 Intel Core Processor family was unveiled back in January 2010 - a family consisting of the new Core-i3, Core-i5 and Core-i7 processors which are all based on the 32 nanometer nehalem microarchitecture and Intel's turbo boost technology. A total of 25 new processors are released, not just for desktop platforms but also for notebooks, wireless adapters and chipsets.

Old Intel E7500 at 3.9 GHz Overclock

2010-05-05T22:21:00.000-07:00

Intel's Socket 775 lineup is slowly coming to it's end with the new Core-i3-i5-i7 processors. The Core2Duo E7500 was released back in January 2009 and it's still available, holding strong in the lower segment CPU. The Core i3-530 is directly competing in it's segment offering a better performance in some applications. The Core i3 is the obvious better choice when choosing a new system, but those

Intel says Consumers don't require high-end Graphics

2010-03-09T06:06:00.000-08:00

A highly-ranking executive of Intel Corp. said in an interview that the vast majority of customers hardly need high performance graphics. While it is clear that by far not everyone plays video games, the claim still reminds the phrase about 640 KiloBytes of RAM being enough for everyone. “When people think about graphics, they think about 3D war games and more realism. I'm not going to dismiss

Radeon HD5970 The fastest Graphics card in the world arrives

2009-11-19T21:12:00.000-08:00

AMD has recently launched the fastest graphics card in the world - the ATI Radeon HD5970. It was just last month that AMD was out with HD5870 - the fastest single-GPU graphics card and now they are out with the fastest dual-GPU in a single card. The HD5970 is a 40-nanometer based card and is compatible with DirectX 11. It has two processors tied together and can work in Crossfire mode with

AMD HD5870 and HD5850 Specifications and Reviews

2009-10-03T01:40:00.000-07:00

AMD has launched their new 5800 series of graphic cards called the Evergreen series and one of their first two models are out - the HD5850 and HD5870. All graphic cards starting with the HD5xxx are part of this new evergreen family which is based on the 40 nanometer fabrication technology and has support for the new DirectX 11. The HD5870 is the fastest single-GPU graphics card available, the

Intel Core-i7, Core-i5 Processor Price List and Specifications

2009-09-26T22:26:00.000-07:00

Intel's newest and fastest generation of processors named the Core i7 and the lighter versions named the Core i5 have been released for both the desktop and mobile platforms. Below is the price list in US$ and links with details specifications: Desktop Lineup: Core i7-975 (3.33 GHz) - $999 Core i7-950 (3.06 GHz) - $562 Core i7-920 (2.66 GHz) - $284 Core i7-870

22 Percent of Laptops sold are netbooks

2009-09-05T22:48:00.000-07:00

The notebook PC market grew past the 38 million-mark in units in the second quarter of this year. According to DisplaySearch Q3-09 quarterly notebook PC shipment and forecast report, the mini-note PC (netbook) market was particularly strong, growing 40 per cent quarter on quarter.The strong growth of mini-note PCs drove their share of the portable computer market to 22.2 per cent in Q2 2009. Asus

Nokia 3G Netbook coming soon

2009-08-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

Nokia the leader in mobile phone market is soon bringing out a netbook called the Nokia Booklet 3G. Nokia calls it a mini-laptop but it is still in the netbook category as it is powered by Intel's low energy Atom processor. It is set to be released on this early September, 2009.The Booklet 3G is a 10.1 inch netbook which has great connectivity options including 3G broadband, Wifi, A-GPS,

Asus Eee ET2002T Ion Nettop with large touchscreen

2009-08-21T22:10:00.000-07:00

Asus has produced a new nettop called the EeeTop ET2002T based on Nvidia's Ion platform and it is the first All-in-One Ion based PC. Asus' previous nettop was based on Intel's platform, you can read more about that here.The ET2002T is a 20 inch touch-screen system with a wireless keyboard and mouse. The system is 5.3 centimeters thick and weighs around 7.2 Kilograms, which is heavy considering

Intel Core-i7 for notebooks - 720QM, 820QM and 920XM

2009-08-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

Intel is soon going to be bringing the fastest mobile processors, it's first of the Core-i7 for notebooks. There are three processors in this list and all three are Quad-cores based on the Nehalem microarchitecture. The first two codenamed Clarksfield is a high-voltage 45 nanometer chip - Core i7-720QM and 820QM. The Core i7-720QM is clocked at 1.6 GigaHertz has 6 MegaBytes of Cache while Core

Intel says Netbooks not for newbie buyers

2009-08-02T06:16:00.000-07:00

Intel has stated that the netbook market is shifting. The company said that it no longer expects netbooks to appeal to first-time buyers. Intel says that it sees netbooks as a secondary computer for users or an option for kids needing their first computer.Intel's Sean Maloney said at a media event, "I don't think first-time buyers are going to buy netbooks. The first time you buy something you

Intel July 2009 Price cuts

2009-07-26T21:48:00.000-07:00

Intel has planned to cut the price of five of its CPUs on 19 July 2009. The five CPU's include a quad-core, a core2duo and three dual-core chips.The price drops are in the range of 10 to 20 percent as follows:Core2Quad Q8300 (2.5 GigaHertz) will drop by $20 from $183 to $163Core2Duo E7500 (2.93 GigaHertz) will drop by $20 from $133 to $113Pentium Dual-Core E5400 (2.7 GigaHertz) will drop by $10

Maingear Unveils eX-L 18 the Worlds Fastest Gaming Laptop

2009-07-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

Maingear has just launched what it has claimed is the world's most fastest and powerful laptop for games. Maingear also claims that the eX-L series were the first notebook to ever use Intel mobile quad-core CPUs.The fastest version of ex-L 18 is powered by Intel Core2Extreme processor X9300 clocked at 2.53 GigaHertz. Two other versions are available and clocked by the slower Core2Duo chip, P8700

Acer Veriton N260G is an Atom Nettop with Intel Chipset

2009-07-18T23:16:00.000-07:00

Acer has recently come out with a new nettop branded the Acer N260G which is built on Intel's chipset rather than Nvidia's Ion. Nettops are basically affordable desktops purpose-built primarily for web surfing, email, and basic Internet usage.According to Asus, "the N260G features exceptional components fitted into a petite diamond-shaped chassis, built for space-constrained computing needs". The