Tech News
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Nvidia initial batch of GeForce GTX 400 series to have fewer cores than expected
Published: Monday, March 22, 2010 | By: DennisDigitimes is always a wealth of information and collecting pot of industry rumors, and truth.
Nvidia's initial batch of GeForce GTX 480/470-based graphics cards will have fewer cores than the originally expected 512 due to low 40nm yield at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to sources from graphics card makers.
Since TSMC's 40nm yield currently is still lower than 50%, Nvidia will block some of the graphics cores with problems on the card. As a result, the GeForce GTX 480 will only have 480 cores and GTX 470 only 448, the sources noted.
I wouldn't rule out that something other than "yield" is afoot here since there could be a variety of factors involved. The truth of the matter is we may never know. This new GPU is very complex and should be one of the fastest GPUs on the planet when its finally released.
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NL: Video Card Roundup
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 | By: WillThis has been a week full of video card reviews. So I decided to round them up for an easier pick and choice situation.
- XFX Radeon 5750 XXX Review @ OC3D
- HIS 5870 V iCooler Turbo review - From Fast to Faster @ Guru3D
- HIS Radeon HD 5670 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- HIS Radeon HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo Video Card @ Tweaktown
- Gigabyte HD 5780 (GV-R587UD-1GD) @ Bjorn3D
- XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Radeons HD 5770: A Hawk Versus Arctic Ice @ InsideHW -
NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 | By: WillHere is a few more games for the PC gamer to check out. Might be something interesting that our readers might like.
Metro 2033 Shooter (PC) @ TweakPC
"Metro 2033 is the first game from 4A-Games, but with a STALKER-Team and the book as a draft it should be successful. We put on the tunnel vision and played the game."
F.E.A.R. 2 - Project Origin @ ocaholic
"Alma has grown up but she doesn't know that. The successful horror shocker F.E.A.R. goes into the next round and its publisher promises loads of action and moments which make the blood in you veins freeze. Also the story should be good and disgned like a puzzle it should be fun to discover the different pieces. Sounds like a nice approach then but what F.E.A.R. is really like that's what we'll show you on the following pages."
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Feel The Power from EVGA
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 | By: WillWith all of the excitement over the new EVGA dual socket Classified SR-2 we seemed to have messed another important part of the web link. That right it looks like EVGA will be putting out a 1200Watt PSU to compliment the new motherboard.
In addition to the innovative EVGA Classified SR-2 motherboard, EVGA will soon be offering the ultimate power solution. The EVGA Classified SR-2 Power Supply takes high performance power to the next level. Rated at 1200W, this baby can peak at over 1500W of output. With 6 +12v rails capable of putting out 38A a piece, it's clear why this is the ultimate of all power supplies.
* Over 1500W Peak Powe
* 6 +12v rails rated at 38 amps each
* Adjustable +12v Rail
* Adjustable Fan speed
* Perfect for the SR-2 Motherboard
Got to the middle of the page to catch this little teaser. -
ASUS Rampage III Extreme Sneak Peek
Published: Thursday, March 18, 2010 | By: WillLooks like the new Rampage III Extreme is about to hit us soon. I like the colors and the strange angles of the heatsink is just hard to look at.
"Today we get a sneak preview of the ASUS Rampage III Extreme."
I think Pyramids when I look at this board.
Image borrowed from OC3D. Go check out the review. -
BFG GTX Three-Way Video Card Unboxing
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | By: DennisWith the pending release of the NVidia GTX 480 and GTX 470 cards I felt it was time to treat myself to a three-way.
(Strange way to celebrate I know
) 
Check the forum link below for the complete unboxin.
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Announcing the EVGA Classified SR-2 Motherboard!
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | By: DennisSaw this on Twitter this morning.
Meet the mother of all motherboards
We are proud to present the EVGA Classified SR-2, the absolute ultimate for the extreme user. It takes everything that made the X58 Classified 4-way SLI motherboard great and doubled it up. Now you can experience the ultimate in overclocked multithreaded performance by way of Dual 1366 sockets which allow for hyperthreaded Intel Xeon CPU's to be combined together for massive amounts of workload to be spread across a multitude of processing threads.
Personally I cannot wait to get my hands on this beast, and having this board available ends a long awaited return to dual CPU processing.
True story: After my review of the dual P3 board from Freeway I convinced myself that dual processor was going to be the way of future. Much to my disappointment, after the P3 SMP coolness, Intel removed the ability to SMP the low end Pentium processors. A short while later Hyperthreading was announced, followed by mulit-core processors.
It seemed all was right with the world. However, something was missing; it was the joy and satisfaction knowing that you have two physical processors chugging away while you play your favorite game. Also knowing that you have some awesome power to create something awesome in (AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop etc..). Truth of the matter, these days something like dual Xeon's is nothing more than bragging rights since the Core i7 gives you all of that, and then some.
Seriously though, what kind of computer enthusiast would you be if you didn't have a little excess every once in awhile.
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Xeon 5600 series brings six-core chips to 2P systems @ Tech Report
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | By: WillHere is the dream of many enthusiasts right now. Getting two six-core Xeon 32nm beast inside of the new EVGA Classified SR-2(W555) motherboard. Yep, this would be the best of the best. Let's get some more info on the new Xeon processors here.
"Less than a week after launching its first six-core desktop CPU, Intel has completely revamped its Xeon lineup for 2P systems. The new Xeon 5600 series features a whopping 20 CPUs, all of which are based on the same 32-nm Westmere-EP silicon."
Enjoy.
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MSI R5770 HAWK @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | By: WillMSI has a very cool looking heatsink on this new Radeon 5770 HAWK graphics card. Let's see what this card is capable of in this review. I bet the overclocking is pretty good with that nice big heatsink.
"With ATI's step into the future with its new line of DX11 GPU's known as the 5xxx series MSI has taken the opportunity to build a new card to add into the innovative gpu lineup. Today we will be looking at one of their mid range cards, the R5770 HAWK, targeted for people on a budget looking to get the most for the money. MSI has decided to improve on the already great 5770 with improved 7+1 phase PWM and overvoltage options. The even included an aftermarket twin frozr cooler. MSI's introduction of the R5770 HAWK gives the budget gamer the option to get the most out of his card for the price. MSI even takes a step ahead and the card comes with a 875MHz core clock a 25MHz overclock over a standard 5770. With all these improvements MSI have a great card on their hands, let's see how it performs."
Very sharp looking card.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Sunday, March 14, 2010 | By: WillHere is a bunch of games for the PC gamer to enjoy.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC) @ GamingHeaven
"From the moment the title is fired up it sucks the player into an interactive cinematic experience and it is as visually stunning as it is immersive. While the opening mission is reminiscent of the Metal Gear Solid 2 intro it doesn't have the same overblown and bloated style."
Assassin's Creed II (PC) Review @ TweakPC
We just took a look at Assassin's Creed II. New hero, new place, new copy protection. Is Assassin's Creed II better than the first
part? We player it...Call of Juarez - Bound in Blood Review @ ocaholic
"Call of Juarez Bound in Blood stages in the United States right before the 20th century. There is a civil war going on the Wild West and you'll be involved in a very intese story which shouldn't be boring at all. Ubisoft tries to rise the bar with Bound in Blood compared to its predecessor. If they succeed, that's what you'll read on the following pages."
