No More Apple Mysteries, Part Two

What happens if we install Linux on both Apple’s G5 platform and the x86 platform? Can Linux solve the server performance problems that we had discovered in our...

GeForce 7800 GT: XFX Overclocked

The first in a series of vendor 7800 GT reviews, we'll take a closer look at how the 7800 GT compares to the 7800 GTX. Does the XFX...

X-Fi and the Elite Pro: SoundBlaster's Return to Greatness

Creative has jam-packed quality and features galore into their newest line of sound cards based on X-Fi technology. The end result is a very high quality product, but is...

Price Guides, August 2005: Storage

500GB hard drives are now available in the retail channel. We also have details on SAS, LightScribe and new Western Digital SATA IO drives!

AcomData E5 320GB External Desktop Storage: Slap on another

Why should we limit ourselves to internal storage devices when the same high capacities can be had in a portable case? AcomData has squeezed 320GB of hard disk space...

September GPU Tidbits: SLI, Master Cards and X800

We have a few random tidbits that don't particularly belong anywhere else on the site, so we decided to publish them in a nice little summary of what we...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 3: The Rest of Rattner

Earlier today we reported on the most interesting element of Justin Rattner's keynote: Intel's research project to bring a CMOS voltage regulator and North Bridge/GMCH on-chip. Now we bring...

ATI's Daily Roadmap Shuffle: Another X800 Part on the Horizon

So who wants another card with performance just below an X800XL?

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 3: Intel Demos On-Chip North Bridge & Voltage Regulator

Forget about AMD's on-die memory controller, Intel's got on-chip memory controller, graphics and voltage regulator in their latest research project. And it works.

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 2: More Details on VIIV and Next-Gen Architecture

We've got more details on Intel's Memory Disambiguation technology and the hardware (and software) requirements for the VIIV platform. We also found out the trick behind Intel's instant...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 2: Intel Introduces their VIIV Brand

Intel introduced Centrino for desktops and it's called VIIV (pronounced vive). Find out what the future for the Digital Home PC will be in 2006.

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 2: Pat Gelsinger Reveals Intel's Server Plans

Pat Gelsinger reveals Intel's future server plans, including their new Xeon cores with up to 16MB of on-die cache and approximately 1.3 billion transistors.

Let's talk Architectures

Jetway 939GT4-SLI: Gem with a New SLI Twist

Jetway introduces a unique nForce4 SLI board with 3 x16 slots, and the performance will surprise you. We take a look at how the 939GT4-SLI works and compare...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Coverage of Everything

We finish up our Day 1 coverage with a little bit of everything. ATI running CrossFire on 955X platforms, Intel/Panasonic's new battery technology, speculative thread execution, Xbox 360...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Pictures of Intel's Next Generation CPUs

Now that we've talked a bit about its architecture, we're ready to show you some pictures of the actual 65nm next-generation CPUs. Pics of Conroe, Yonah and even...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Intel's New Architecture Details Revealed

UPDATED. Just after Intel's opening keynote of the conference, they have provided us with some more detailed information on their new microprocessor architecture. Features include a 14-stage pipeline...

Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Intel Introduces new Microprocessor Architecture

IDF has begun, and Intel kicks it off with a formal announcement of their brand new 65nm processors based on a unified architecture.

Thoughts on not being immune, construction, IDF, consoles and Apple

ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Mac & PC Edition: One Card for All

ATI finally did it, a single card for both Mac and PC platforms. We take a look at the passively cooled, 256MB ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Mac &...