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Intel's 50Gbps Silicon Photonics Link: The Future of Interfaces | Posted on: 31/07/2010 @ 1:24

Intel has been talking about using optical interfaces in computing for years. So much so, that silicon photonics sessions at IDF became a regular stop on our coverage tour each year. The demos were always showcasing something too far out in the development cycle to get immediately excited about however. The first time we met Intel’s hybrid laser in silicon was 2006, and even then we were told ...

Intel Core i5-655K CPU Review: LN Overclocking | Posted on: 30/07/2010 @ 3:22

Many years ago, overclocking was not limited by Intel/AMD like nowadays. As it is usual, when they see they can make extra money from the consumers by limiting their features to those who pay more, they don't hesitate to take advantage of that. In the last years, the Intel made it a little bit "impossible" for those who want to buy a CPU with unlocked multiplier. Intel was limiting that feature ...

USB 3.0 coming in AMD Hudson D1 chipset? | Posted on: 30/07/2010 @ 2:48

When AMD launches the new Fusion family of processors, sporting integrated graphics, it will also release a new chipset. Hudson D1 is the name of the chip and now rumors are suggesting that AMD is aiming to include USB 3.0 with the new southbridge.

USB 3.0 kan leta sig in i AMDs Hudson D1 styrkrets | Posted on: 29/07/2010 @ 20:24

När AMD lanserar sin nya Fusion-familj av processorer med integrerad grafikkrets kommer man även släppa lös en ny styrkrets. Hudson D1 heter styrkretsen och nu säger nya rykten att AMD siktar på integrerat stöd för USB 3.0 i den nya sydbryggan.

Intel's Core i7 970 Reviewed, (Slightly) More Affordable 6-core | Posted on: 29/07/2010 @ 16:00

Take the fastest desktop microprocessor in the world, lock its multiplier, shave off 133MHz and drop its price by $100. That's basically what you get with the Core i7 970. Despite the name this is the second 6-core 32nm Gulftown processor from Intel.  If you're tempted by the 980X but wanted something slightly more affordable, read on to get introduced to the new Core i7 970.

Intel transfers data at 50 Gbps through optic links | Posted on: 29/07/2010 @ 3:24

Intel has made another breakthrough in its experiments with optical data transfers, and has now created the world's first silicon-based optic data link that uses lasers to move data inside a computer at speeds of 50 billion bits per second.

AMD Ups The Workstation Ante With A New FirePro Driver | Posted on: 28/07/2010 @ 18:36

Whether you are an owner of an ATI FirePro V3800 that retails for just over $100 USD, the proud owner of an ATI FirePro V8800 that goes for over $1,300 USD, or any of the FirePro products in-between, you will want to update your graphics driver when AMD puts out their next stable software update. Back in March AMD put out an amazing FirePro Linux driver that increased the performance of their ...

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge (Core i5 430M) | Posted on: 28/07/2010 @ 17:48

Many were surprised when business-centric Lenovo announced the more consumer-focused ThinkPad Edge, and this is a laptop just as suited to the everyday buyer as the business person. The design is a far cry from the rest of the ThinkPad range. Instead of a plain black-box approach, Lenovo has painted the lid an attractive shiny red and included silver trimming to the chassis, and the result is a ...

GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 (Intel H55 Express) Mini-ITX Motherboard | Posted on: 28/07/2010 @ 16:24

Want to drop some power in your pocket? Well, GIGABYTE has an interesting board for you to consider. The Mini-ITX H55N-USB3 is small, yet powerful.

AMD Catalyst 10.7 available | Posted on: 28/07/2010 @ 1:36

AMD has released the seventh driver update for the year and Catalyst 10.7 brings both new functions and bug fixes. Among the new things we find acceleration of H.264 video in VLC 1.1.1.

Fusion chip Zacate appears in leaked roadmap | Posted on: 27/07/2010 @ 3:36

AMD recently revealed that the launch of the mobile Ontario chip has been moved up to Q4 2010. A leaked AMD roadmap has revealed a surprising addition, two energy efficient Zacate models.

AMD Catalyst 10.7 For Linux Has Eyefinity Support | Posted on: 27/07/2010 @ 1:48

As was widely anticipated, today AMD is rolling out their Catalyst 10.7 graphics driver for Windows and Linux platforms. On the Windows side, their Catalyst 10.7 rolls out support for OpenGL ES 2.0. ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series graphics cards (along with the FirePro hardware) running Windows can now take advantage of OpenGL ES 2.0 support with HTML5 for in-browser graphics rendering. ...

AMD Unlocks 3D Internet Potential with OpenGL ES 2.0 Driver | Posted on: 26/07/2010 @ 20:48

Hey Look, AMD goes 3D! -At SIGGRAPH 2010 (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.siggraph.org%2Fs2010%2F esheet=6372021 lan=en-US anchor=SIGGRAPH+2010 index=1 md5=d06cbd4ce673709d4a400216666af1fd), AMD (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amd.com%2F esheet=6372021 lan=en-US anchor=AMD index=2 md5=b4581c40bba2eb84b4eea3e3fd5e5855) ...

Testing Intel's New GLSL Mesa Compiler With ATI Graphics | Posted on: 24/07/2010 @ 18:24

With Intel developers earlier this week expressing their plans to merge their new GLSL compiler into Mesa by the end of next month, which besides providing various shader compiler optimizations and being a better framework going forward is already set to correct 50+ bugs, we decided to try out this Mesa "GLSL2" compiler. However, as Intel explicitly stated they haven't tested this new GL Shading ...

FTC gives Intel more time in antitrust settlement | Posted on: 23/07/2010 @ 2:36

Intel has been in the center of attention from more than one point of view over the last couple of years, and accusations of bribery and breaking anticompetitive laws are some of the less flattering. After settling with AMD it got sued by the Federal Trace Commission, which is now giving Intel more time to reach an agreement.

Intel's Preparing To Push Its New GLSL Compiler Into Mesa | Posted on: 22/07/2010 @ 23:12

Mesa 7.9 is shaping up to be one hell of a release. Mesa 7.9 is already set to carry many ATI Gallium3D driver improvements along with enhancements to the LLVMpipe driver that uses the CPU for rendering, the early R600g driver, various Gallium3D architectural and state tracker improvements (MSAA, Stream Out, etc), more OpenGL 3.x functionality, and tons of other changes. But there's still more ...

Re-Introducing GEM-Free UMS Support In The Intel Driver | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 23:24

It seems like it was just yesterday, but Intel introduced the Graphics Execution Manager more than two years after they had a falling out with TTM. In switching over to using GEM for their in-kernel video memory management, and subsequently supporting kernel mode-setting and then introducing UXA to GEM-ify the EXA 2D acceleration architecture, there was a lot of problems. Fortunately, most of ...

ASRock 890GM Pro3 (AMD 890GX) Motherboard | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 23:24

With the Phenom II X6 the new big boy behind the AMD fence, we take a look at a 890GX board from ASRock that claims full support.

Intel lowers prices with new releases | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 3:24

Intel has released a couple of new processors during the last week or so, including Core i5 760 and Core i7 970. While doing that it also lowered the prices of some of its other modeles, price cuts between 11% and 48%.  

Intel talks Sandy Bridge and UEFI at IDF | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 2:48

Intel Developer Forum will open its doors on September 13th in San Francisco, and usual we expect to get a glimpse of the future from the processor giants, and its partners, perspective. It has now revealed some of the topics, including Sandy Bridge, SSD and UEFI.

Ontario will be AMD's first Fusion processor | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 2:24

AMD has decided that while the Llano APU will be delayed, the first mobile Fusion processor will arrive sooner than anticipated. Ontario will launch in Q4 2010 and bring integrated DirectX 11 graphics to notebooks.

AMD postpones Llano APU | Posted on: 21/07/2010 @ 1:48

Llano was intended to become AMD's first CPU of the Fusion family where both processor and grpahics cores are found inside the same silicon. The launch was slated for early 2011, but has now been postponed due to problems with the new 32nm SOI technology.

Review: Intel Core i5 655K | Posted on: 20/07/2010 @ 19:48

The Extreme Edition CPUs from Intel are the real performance daddies of the desktop world. Costing over £800 for a little slab of silicon though they really should be. So what is it about these Extreme chips that makes them so damned fast? It's the unlocked multipliers that allow the extreme tweakers to overclock the nuts off these processors.It's also a feature that would be trivial for Intel ...

Review: Intel Core i7 875K | Posted on: 20/07/2010 @ 19:48

The Extreme Edition processors from Intel always have been and always will be overpriced irrelevancies. What else can you say about a series that typically cost upwards of £800? The problem isn't just pricing, either. In outright performance terms, Extreme Edition chips are often no more than 15 to 20 per cent faster than CPUs costing a third or less the price. Value for money they most ...

ASRock Core 100HT-BD : Bringing HTPCs to the Mainstream Market | Posted on: 20/07/2010 @ 10:48

Anandtech has evaluated many systems in search of the utopian HTPC. However, every one of them has ended up with some issue or the other. When ASRock offered to send us their flagship HTPC introduced at the 2010 CeBIT show, we jumped at the opportunity to evaluate it and determine whether it was the HTPC of our dreams.   Instead of going with a second generation ION chipset ...

Intel's Investing In Some Mesa Optimizations | Posted on: 20/07/2010 @ 8:48

Earlier this month an Intel employee began asking about making optimizations to Mesa's shader compiler (on the Mesa-dev list). This Intel employee was not one of their usual Open-Source Technology Center developers commonly working on their Linux graphics stack as part of Keith Packard's team, but instead it was an uncommon name: Benjamin Segovia. Ben is from Intel's Advanced Graphics Lab team ...

How to get the most out of AMD Sempron 140 AM3 CPU? | Posted on: 20/07/2010 @ 7:48

The AMD Sempron 140 processor is currently the lowest priced AM3 computer chip on the market today. While it may do a good job of performing daily tasks it is still slowed by a single core. Keep reading to find out how to unlock additional cores easily absolutely free. Read more... (http://www.bayreviews.com/guides/9401-unlock-amd-sempron-140)

Intel Core i7-970 CPU Review | Posted on: 19/07/2010 @ 15:36

Want a 6-core CPU but can’t afford the i7-980X? How about an i7-970?

AMD in the red, but sales are still improving | Posted on: 19/07/2010 @ 1:12

AMD has released the fiscal numbers for the last quarters and even though it is quite different from Intel's recent report there are still a lot of positive things about the AMD's report. It made a loss in Q2, but the sales of both CPUs and GPUs have increased.

At Least Intel Admits They Have Too Many Drivers | Posted on: 17/07/2010 @ 5:12

Yesterday we found it interesting that Intel is not even able to ship their own Linux driver for their own hardware with their MeeGo operating system. The driver in question is their new EMGD driver for the Menlow and Tunnel Creek platforms that have a graphics core that's designed by Imagination Technologies rather than their own in-house intellectual property. The EMGD driver from Intel ...

The 3dfx Linux Driver Has Hope & It's Getting TTM | Posted on: 16/07/2010 @ 4:36

Yesterday we reported on the emergence of the 3Dfx Linux DRM/KMS driver that introduces Linux kernel mode-setting support for the decade-old Banshee and Voodoo graphics cards. This work was done by a lone developer, but at this time it doesn't play well with the 3dfx X.Org DDX driver, which diminished hopes of it entering the mainline kernel. However, it appears there is interest in this driver ...

Intel Can't Ship Their Own Driver With Their MeeGo OS | Posted on: 16/07/2010 @ 0:48

With the introduction of Intel's Poulsbo (GMA 500) chipset it marked a point at which Intel's Linux graphics support was no longer stellar, but as they had outsourced the graphics IP from Imagination Technologies, they could not provide an open-source driver stack like they do with their in-house IGPs. Not only was this Intel Poulsbo Linux driver closed-source, but the level of support was ...

Low Power Server CPUs: the energy saving choice? | Posted on: 15/07/2010 @ 20:24

Keeping an eye on power when choosing the hardware and software components is thus much more than naively following the hype of “green IT”. It is simply the smart thing to do. We take another shot at understanding how choosing your server components wisely can give you a cost advantage. In this article, we focus on low power Xeons in a consolidated Hyper-V/Windows 2008 virtualization ...

Here's The 3dfx Banshee, Voodoo DRM/KMS Driver | Posted on: 15/07/2010 @ 4:24

Last month we reported on the status of kernel mode-setting with the Glint driver that's being done as a Google Summer of Code project to provide KMS support for the ancient 3Dlabs Permedia 3 and Permedia 4 graphics cards and to better document the Linux KMS/DRM driver writing process. As part of the Glint KMS discussion, it emerged that an independent developer (James Simmons) happened to hack ...

Intel presents record numbers for Q2 | Posted on: 15/07/2010 @ 0:36

Intel is piling up money and has now presented the fiscal report for the second quarter of 2010. Intel says that this was the best quarter in the 42-year history of the company, which says quite a lot when it comes to a money making machine like Intel.

ASRock 880G Extreme3 (AMD 880G) Motherboard | Posted on: 14/07/2010 @ 19:24

ASRock hits us with their Extreme version of the AMD 880G chipset, complete with Core Unlocking and USB 3.0.

Review: VMware Fusion 3.1 | Posted on: 14/07/2010 @ 17:36

With the eternal punch-up between virtualisation apps VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop in relative abeyance, Fusion re-enters the ring slightly fleeter of foot, this latest update largely intended to boost the application's performance. VMware's website throws exciting figures around with merry abandon: "35% better end-to-end application performance […] according to WorldBench 6," and "up to ...

Overclocking the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 + Core i7-980X with LN2 by Deanzo | Posted on: 10/07/2010 @ 15:48

Today we look at the new flagship motherboard from GIGABYTE, the GA-X58A-UD9. We want to see what limits it will push a Gulftown CPU to when frozen at minus 150 degrees celcius.

A New Release Of The AMD XvBA Back-End To VA-API | Posted on: 10/07/2010 @ 0:12

Splitted Desktop Systems has updated their closed-source library that provides an XvBA back-end to a VA-API front-end so that those running the ATI Catalyst Linux driver are able to take advantage of the UVD2 video engine on newer Radeon HD graphics cards...

Core Temp 0.99.7 Released | Posted on: 08/07/2010 @ 23:25

A new version of Core Temp was released this weekend: fixes the frequency issues, improves processor detection and support for the Windows 7 taskbar. Also, an introduction to CoreTempMC, a Core Temp extension for Windows Media Center.Core Temp 0.99.7 Released is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Core Temp 0.99.7.3 Released Alien vs. Predator DX11 ...

MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard Review | Posted on: 08/07/2010 @ 23:25

MSI has been working hard to improve their reputation as an overclocker-friendly motherboard manufacturer, and I can say I've seen a pretty steady improvement in general overclocking performance over the past few years. MSI's newest addition to their AMD line of motherboards is one of my favorite products yet.MSI 890FXA-GD70 Motherboard Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance ...

Intel i5 655K Review | Posted on: 08/07/2010 @ 23:25

Every once in a while, something truly unexpected comes along. A piece of hardware you thought you'd never see in a million years. A sub-kilobuck CPU with an unlocked multiplier from Intel used to be one of those things, at least until the processors with a "K" in their model number showed up.Intel i5 655K Review is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related ...

Core Temp 0.99.7.3 Released | Posted on: 08/07/2010 @ 23:25

Core Temp 0.99.7.3 is in most part a bug fix release and is ready for download now.Core Temp 0.99.7.3 Released is a post from: Overclockers - The Performance Computing Community Related posts:Core Temp 0.99.7 Released Alien vs. Predator DX11 Benchmark Released IBM Hard Drive Temp Utility

Intel Core i7-875K Review | Posted on: 07/07/2010 @ 17:00

Does the new Core i7-875K provide a compelling reason to build a top-end LGA1156 system?

GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD7 (AMD 890FX+SB850) Motherboard | Posted on: 07/07/2010 @ 13:12

AMD Athlon-II X4-640 CPU ADX640WFGMBOX | Posted on: 07/07/2010 @ 9:21

In September 2009, AMD unleashed a torrent of personal computing potential by introducing the market to the first sub-$100 quad-core processor, the Athlon-II X4-620. Since then, like it has with the entire Athlon-II series, AMD has been releasing newer versions of their inexpensive quad-core CPUs. In this article, Benchmark Reviews takes a look at AMDs latest release in the Athlon-II X4 line, the ...

Toshiba gets 16h battery time with Core i processors | Posted on: 07/07/2010 @ 2:24

Dynabook RX3W is a new series of portable computers from the producer Toshiba that are built on proportionately powerful and heavy driven Core i processors. Despite this Toshiba have succeeded in getting up to 16 hours of battery time out of their new machines.

Intel Core i7-980X overclocked to 7041 MHz | Posted on: 07/07/2010 @ 2:24

Intel Core i7 980X is the fastest retail processor available today, with six cores and clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. That's not enough for those hunting benchmark records and using liquid nitrogen Core i7-980X has reached a new milestone, 7 GHz.

Evercool Transformer 4 CPU Cooler | Posted on: 06/07/2010 @ 9:24

Quiet cool and inexpensive! We test as many CPU coolers as we can because you just can't ever have enough cooling in any system. So today we are testing the Evercool Transformer 4 CPU cooler on our brand new rig to see how it cools that. This CPU cooler has four heat-pipes with large aluminum fins to cool effectively. Read more... ...

AMD Athlon II X3 445 3.1GHz Triple Core Processor Review | Posted on: 05/07/2010 @ 21:48

The AMD Athlon II X3 445 is the fastest triple-core processor in the Athlon II series with its overall clock frequency of 3.1GHz. With a street price of $84.99 and a 200MHz boost over its predecessor is the Athlon II X3 445 worth it? Read on to see how it performs in the benchmarks and to see how it handles being overclocked on our AMD 890GX test system.

Intel Core i3 LLVMpipe Performance | Posted on: 05/07/2010 @ 12:24

Last week I put out new numbers showing the LLVMpipe performance with the latest Gallium3D code found in Mesa 7.9-devel. This Gallium3D driver accelerates all operations on the CPU rather than a GPU as a better software rasterizer than what is currently available for Linux, but even with a hefty Intel Core i7 CPU the OpenGL acceleration was still quite slow. In this article using an Intel Core i3 ...

Athlon II X4 640 vs. Core i3 530 CPU Review | Posted on: 03/07/2010 @ 3:12

Let's compare the performance of two CPUs that compete in the USD 115 - USD 120 price range. Which one is the best? Check it out.

ASUS P7H55D-M EVO (Intel H55 Express) Motherboard | Posted on: 02/07/2010 @ 23:48

Intel Core i5-655K Review | Posted on: 02/07/2010 @ 14:36

Will Intel's first mid-range unlocked CPU set the market on fire?

Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 02/07/2010 @ 11:36

Socket FM1 the new platform for AMD Llano | Posted on: 02/07/2010 @ 1:36

Llano will be the first processor of AMD's APU family Fusion. With both CPU and GPU on the same silicon it will be a radical change from current Phenom processors, and not surprisingly it will require a new platform called Socket FM1.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.80 GHz | Posted on: 01/07/2010 @ 18:24

After AMD'S Phenom II X6 1090T flagship processor, we take a look at the first mainstream six core processor Phenom II X6 1055T. Clocked at 2.80 GHz and with Turbo Core technology it can reach up to 3.30 GHz, and at prices of just under $200 AMD aims to create some serious alternative to Intel's Core i5 750.

Cooler Master launches V6 GT processor coolers | Posted on: 01/07/2010 @ 0:48

Cooler Master has released the new processor cooler V6 GT, which we spotted earlier at CeBIT 2010. The cooler uses the classic tower design and sport dual 120mm fans and adjustable LED lights.