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Fusion-io's ioDrive

Submitted by: KnightMare @ 06:42 AM | Thursday, December 11, 2008 | (url: http://www.tweakt...)

Once you calculate the low power consumption with the small size, it is easy to see how advanced the Fusion-io really is. Even if the ioDrive performed at the same level as the traditional platter drives, it would still be a remarkable product. The thing is that the ioDrive does not perform at the same level of the fastest platter drives; it outperforms them by a very large margin. When it comes to actual server load performance the benchmark numbers are crystal clear. The ioDrive is the fastest drive we have tested, faster than the best solid state SATA II drive and faster than the best enterprise 15,000 RPM drive in an 8 drive RAID configuration.

Pioneer's 400GB Blu-Ray Disc

Submitted by: KnightMare @ 10:38 AM | Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | (url: http://digitimes....)

The technology of the super multi-layer read-only disc is based on Blu-ray Disc (BD) with a breakthrough in material of reflective layers, according to Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan. The specifications of the pick-up head (PUH) of the disc is the same as those for the PUH of blank BD discs, and therefore the Pioneer discs can be read on BD players, the company said.

According to Pioneer's internal roadmap, its super multi-layer technology development is read-only (ROM) discs in 2008-2010, rewritable discs in 2010-2012 and 1TB (1,000GB) disc in 2013, the company indicated.

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Processor

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 08:03 PM | Sunday, November 16, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

In this article Benchmark Reviews covers the Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition (XE). We have now had sufficient time to spend with Core i7 series and our knowledge base on these processors and their supporting components has grown exponentially. In our first article, Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform we covered most of the available information regarding both the Nehalem Technology and the architecture used with the Intel Core i7 Processor family.

AMD Gains Forces NVIDIA to Cut Prices

Submitted by: KnightMare @ 02:12 PM | Saturday, November 15, 2008 | (url: http://www.digiti...)

With AMD making gains in the discrete graphics card market rising to around 40% in third-quarter 2008 according to a recent report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of market share, according to sources at graphics card makers.

AMD anticipates taking 50% of the market after reducing prices for its ATI Radeon HD 4000 series products, but to counter Nvidia has also made moves to cut prices for its GeForce GTX 200, 9800 GT and 9600 GT series.

Nvidia 6.5% of Its Work Force

Submitted by: Stilgar @ 01:07 PM | Friday, September 19, 2008 | (url: http://bits.blogs...)

Nvidia, a leading maker of graphics chips, announced Thursday that it would lay off about 6.5 percent of the company’s work force, or close to 360 people.

The layoffs will hit all of Nvidia’s global offices and departments, said Hector Marinez, a company spokesman, and should be completed by October. Nvidia plans to take a $7 million to $10 million charge in its third quarter to cover the restructuring.

Liquid Metal-Based CPU Cooler

Submitted by: KnightMare @ 09:04 PM | Sunday, July 20, 2008 | (url: http://www.biosma...)

The LM10 is a liquid metal based CPU cooler that combines liquid metal with an electromagnetic pump. It is claimed to be the worlds best performing air-cooler and have cooling capabilities that exceed those of most water-cooling systems.

The liquid metal is a key component in Danamics cooling systems. Liquid metal has two major advantages when cooling high power density heat sources: Firstly it has superior thermo physical properties that decrease temperature - and temperature non-uniformity - on die and across chips. Secondly, the electrical properties of the liquid metal enables efficient, reliable and ultra compact electromagnetic pumping without the use of moving parts, shafts, seals, etc.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Compute Video Card

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 12:11 PM | Monday, June 16, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

Hot on the heels of a rapid-succession GeForce 9800 GX2 and GeForce 9800 GTX launch only two short months ago, NVIDIA now officially unveils the GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 video cards. Using the fastest and most-powerful graphics processor NVIDIA has ever developed, both new GeForce products are constructed from a freshly-minted GT200 graphics processor. Both the GTX 280 and GTX 260 products position themselves at the very highest segment of the GeForce product line. NVIDIA Estimates that the GeForce GTX 280 will be introduced at $649, while the similarly powerful GeForce GTX 260 will enter the $399 price point. If the competition ever had a very good reason to be concerned with their future, it would be right now.

Intel Facing Anti Trust Investigation

Submitted by: Stilgar @ 12:29 PM | Friday, June 6, 2008 | (url: http://www.nytime...)

Intel Said to Face Antitrust Investigation

By STEPHEN LABATON
Published: June 7, 2008

WASHINGTON €� The Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation of Intel, the world€™s largest maker of computer microprocessors, for anticompetitive conduct, government officials and lawyers involved in the proceeding said Friday.

The officials and lawyers said that in recent days Intel, its smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices, and several of the world€™s largest personal computer makers that buy semiconductors from the two companies have begun to receive subpoenas from the commission.

Palit GeForce 9600 GT 1GB Sonic NE/960TSX0202

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 12:48 PM | Monday, June 2, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

The Palit GeForce 9600 GT Sonic provides users with the best image quality and most flexible visual experience regardless of the output standard needed. The new advanced DisplayPort output supports a maximum of 10.8 Gbit/s data rate and display resolutions up to 25601600; high-definition video is supported with the HDMI output. Palit maintains dual Dual-Link DVI outputs on GeForce 9600 GT Sonic, further extending the usability of this graphics card. All four outputs support 40-bit HDCP and the DisplayPort output also supports 128-bit AES DPCP. Benchmark Reviews tests the Palit NE/960TSX0202 GeForce 9600 GT 1GB Sonic video card against a wide variety of Geforce products in this product review.

OCZ SATA-II 32GB 2.5-Inch SSD OCZSSD2-1S32G

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 11:32 PM | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

Perhaps Benchmark Reviews like to ride the edge of technology just a little too close, since we've tested more DDR3 and SSD's than almost everyone else on the web, but the bleeding edge is what where most enthusiasts like to live. OCZ allowed us to test their first Solid State Drive product, the OCZSSD64GB, and while the pricing very affordable the performance wasn't so impressive. Now just a short three months later, OCZ has returned with one of the industries very first SATA-II SSD products, the OCZSSD2. It would be a shame to give away the details, but it appears that the extra time at the design table was very well spent. OCZ's new Solid State Drive offers industry leading performance matched by ultra-affordable pricing, and sets a new record.

DDR3 RAM: System Memory Technology Explained

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 01:37 AM | Sunday, May 11, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

These are uncertain financial times we live in today, and the rise and fall of our economy has had direct affect on consumer spending. It has already been one full year now that DDR3 has been patiently waiting for the enthusiast community to give it proper consideration, yet it's success is still undermined by misconceptions and high price. Benchmark Reviews has been testing DDR3 more actively than anyone, which is why over fifteen different kits fill our System Memory section of reviews. Sadly, it might take an article like this to open the eyes of my fellow hardware enthusiast and overclocker, because it seems like DDR3 is the technology nobody wants bad enough to learn about. Pity, because overclocking is what it's all about.

Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU Cooler

Submitted by: Das Capitolin @ 01:00 PM | Wednesday, May 7, 2008 | (url: http://benchmarkr...)

Xigmatek has really made a name for themselves over the past year thanks to the Heat-pipe Direct Touch technology that they have embraced. When Benchmark Reviews originally reviewed the HDT-S1283 cooler we were absolutely astonished by the incredible results. Once again, we are the very first to test the newest hardware, and you'll be impressed to know that this product delivers the performance needed by overclockers while fulfilling the enthusiasts wish list for attractive features. Benchmark Reviews introduces the Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU Cooler CAC-SXHH4-U02 and tests the performance against the top competitors.

Analyst: HD DVD demise hasn't meant scramble for Blu-ray

Submitted by: DudeofDeath @ 07:56 PM | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | (url: http://news.yahoo...)

(AP) -- Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.

AMD Delivers Complete and Balanced Solutions for Desktop PCs

Submitted by: jamesjimmy @ 09:31 AM | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 | (url: http://bittdaily....)

AMD today announced the availability of three new AMD Phenom X3 triple-core processors that, when combined with the AMD 780 series chipset, can give consumers a full HD experience and visually stunning gaming and digital performance. As the worlds only triple-core x86 processor, AMD Phenom X3 processors bring multi-core technology to a broader audience in search of desktop processors that easily handle todays multi-threaded digital entertainment workloads.


* AMD Phenom X3 8750 triple-core processor - (2.4GHz) - $195
* AMD Phenom X3 8650 triple-core processor - (2.3GHz) - $165
* AMD Phenom X3 8450 triple-core processor - (2.1GHz) - $145

Western Digital VelociRaptor

Submitted by: HypnosisFX @ 06:45 PM | Monday, April 21, 2008 | (url: http://enthusiast...)

Many hard drive enthusiasts have been waiting for the next in the Western Digital Raptor series of storage. Today we have a quick look at the VelociRaptor. A 300GB hard drive that is sort of crazy, but aimed at being really cool.

$300
300GB
10,000RPM
SATA 3GB/s
2.5" drive in 3.5" heatsink
Runs cool

now thats bad ass.