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  1. brybir

    Xbox 720 Ditching Optical Drive?

    http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-720-ditching-optical-drive-tip-partners-09217647/ Interesting article if true!
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    Intel to open fabs to other companies?

    Interesting article: http://www.techworld.com.au/article/416115/intel_tests_foundry_waters Could have interesting impact in a wide range of sectors although I wonder if they will let competitors come in (or whether competitors would want to come in).
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    PS3 Game suggestions

    Hey all! I've been a PC gamer for a long time but finally broke down and bought a PS3 the other day. Best Buy had a 120GB models refurbished for $179 so I figured what the hell...wanted a blu-ray player anyways. The only game I am anticipating playing is Final Fantasy VII from the Playstation...
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    Crysis 2 Tessellation Article

    http://techreport.com/articles.x/21404/1 Interesting article about tessellation issues in Crysis 2 after the DX11 update release. A couple of interesting conclusions: "Crytek's decision to deploy gratuitous amounts of tessellation in places where it doesn't make sense is frustrating...
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    Nvidia Quarterly Profits Decreased

    NOTE: TITLE SHOULD HAVE SAID "NVIDIA QUARTERLY PROFITS DISAPOINT" ....feel free any mods to change it! Nvidia released quarterly numbers today and the market is not taking it well. Looks like Nvidia shares dropped over 10% today and are down further in aftermarket trading...
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    AMD up for sale to Dell? [Rumor: Market News]

    http://www.techspot.com/news/42411-rumor-amd-is-up-for-sale-dell-may-be-interested.html Thoughts? Would be interesting to see what a well funded AMD under a large corp like Dell could be capable of. Dell trying to become more like IBM? Or, would this destroy AMD and make it more of a...
  7. brybir

    Wireless Graphics Card!!!

    http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/01/12/kfa2-announces-cable-free-graphics-card/1 Seems pretty cool to me! Wireless mouse, keyboard and monitor. Put the tower somewhere not next to me so I cant hear it (closet for example). I think this is cool!
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    A Question about AMD and Nvidia Driver Releases

    So I was looking at the AMD press release on Catalyst 10.9 and see things like this: So, my question is, does this literally mean the driver is increasing performance in the benchmark and not the game itself? Ive seen this in Nvidia's drivers as well before where they appear to be...
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    New 5.2Ghz Chip by IBM

    http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2368264,00.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_z196_%28microprocessor%29 Highlights: -IBM revealed more details of its 5.2-GHz chip on Tuesday, the fastest microprocessor ever announced, the z196. -Contains 1.4 billion transistors on a chip...
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    Apple and AMD?

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/fusion-apple-tv-ios-ipod-iphone,11043.html Relevant part: "Perhaps most interesting could be the new Apple TV for December, which Digitimes says will be based on an AMD Fusion chip. AMD and Apple have been rumored to be working together, and a standalone...
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    What will happen to Nvidia?

    Duplicate post please delete me mods!
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    Sign of prices to come: $259 5850 (MSI) at Newegg

    So I see the 5850 is down to $259 after rebate on Newegg. Its the "MSI Twin Frozr". http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-500-_-Product Since this used to be a bit of a pricey card, can we expect that 5850 prices are headed down for good now that some competition has emerged?
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    IBM Power 7 Released

    http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=LIE0GGH4WWZXPQE1GHOSKH4ATMY32JVN?articleID=222700387 Anyone have any insight on these processors? We get focused on the consumer x86 world around here, but this announcement has many of the same buzzwords as many of...
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    AMD/ATI Confirms TSMC Supply Problems for 5XXX

    http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140453/AMD_graphics_chip_shortage_hitting_PC_vendors Key Quote: The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) is struggling to get up to speed manufacturing AMD's 5800 series, 40-nm GPUs (graphics processing units), according to Jim...
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    Nvidia's Profits Rise

    http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091105-723488.html The only thing interesting about this article is that it says that demand was high for its "40nm" products. Must be lots of OEM's buying low end cards these days. Then again, I guess they always have been.