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    Intel Chairman Craig Barrett to step down in May, ending a 35-year career

    Intel chairman Barrett to step down Former CEO to leave in May, ending a 35-year career at No. 1 chipmaker. http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/2...t_retirement/index.htm Don't forget to watch his video interview from September as well.
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    Intel to release energy-efficient Core i5 CPUs

    Intel to release energy-efficient Core i5 CPUs Q1 2010 Just recently, Intel announced the introduction of three new energy-efficient quad cores for its Core 2 lineup - Q8200s, Q9400s, and Q9500s with 65w TDP. Later this year in August or September, the company intends to launch its 45nm...
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    Core Temp 0.99.4 Released, Completely Rewritten

    Core Temp 0.99.4.65 Released, Completely Rewritten and now backed by Scythe The ever popular Core Temp utility by ALCPU as recently received a major overhaul from its previous versions, with a completely rewritten base code including support for things like Core i5 processors and real-time...
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    EVGA Announces GPU Voltage Tuner for GTX 260s, 280s, 295s

    EVGA Announces GPU Voltage Tuner for GTX 260s, 280s, 295s the first utility of its kind For a number of years, many enthusiasts have enjoyed the idea of voltage modifying the GPU in order to yield higher overclocks in an attempt to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of their...
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    Nvidia's 40nm Is Taped Out - Aiming for Q2 Launch

    Nvidia 40nm is taped out Aiming for Q2 2009 launch According to our well informed sources, Nvidia's next generation 40nm chip has been taped out and is getting ready for its launch. There will be at least two new 40nm SKUs and Nvidia is aiming for a launch in early Q2 2009. Some sources...
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    Intel Plans 34nm 320GB Solid State Disks in Q4

    Last month, Intel released its first solid state disk drives, the 2.5-inch 80GB and 160GB X25-M, and has just recently released the 1.8-inch 80GB and 160GB X18-M ultraportable counterparts, all of which are based on 50nm multi-level cell NAND flash technology. In Q4 this year, the company...
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    Elpida Produces 7.2GHz, 28.8GB/s XDR Memory

    Elpida Produces 7.2GHz, 28.8GB/s XDR Memory World's fastest XDR DRAM The last time we heard about Rambus XDR Memory being used on a wide scale was with Sony's PlayStation 3. Nevertheless, senior vice president Sharon Holt at Rambus Licensing and Marketing believes that "today's consumer...
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    Intel's 'Pineview' Atom CPU Has Integrated Graphics, Integrated Memory Controller

    Looks like netbooks are going to get a lot quieter thanks to an IMC and IGP on Intel's new Atom processors: No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Advanced Micro Devices CEO Tells of Dark Times Ahead for the Company

    Dirk tells the world of AMD's new reality Dark times This is what AMD's new CEO sent to all of his employees, and as you can see in this rather long read, things are not so bright for this chip company. From: Meyer, Dirk Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:02 PM To: ALL AMD...
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    Intel's Ibex Peak is P55, H55, H57, P57 and Q57

    Intel's Ibex Peak is P55, H55, H57, P57 and Q57 with new Turbo Memory named Braidwood According to several Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers, Intel's forthcoming Ibex Peak will not only be introduced on the P55 chipset, but will be spanned across five individual mainstream and...
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    Futuremark's ORB Database Reaches 30 Million Results

    Futuremark's ORB Database Reaches 30 Million Results a new result every 4 seconds Every so often, we find ourselves comfortably sitting back in our leather chairs to enjoy a complete run of Futuremark's popular 3DMark benchmarking utility. Nevertheless, the anticipation that builds for...
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    Intel Postpones Lynnfield and P55 Chipset Launches

    Intel Postpones Lynnfield and P55 Chipset Launches due to economic decline Just recently, Intel has decided to postpone the launch of its 45nm Lynnfield socket LGA1156 mainstream processors as well as its P55 chipset to the end of August or beginning of September. According to several...
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    *REMINDER* Not all Intel X58 motherboards support SLI

    Not all Intel X58 motherboards support SLI Don't be fooled Back in late August, Nvidia decided to give Intel and its partners a chance to implement SLI on X58 boards. Nvidia offered two options, hardware SLI support with its Nforce 200 chip, or software support for a nominal fee...
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    DisplayPort 1.2 doubles bandwidth, enables Stereoscopic 3D, and adds a mini-DisplayPort for laptops

    DisplayPort 1.2 doubles bandwidth, enables Stereoscopic 3D :sun: And a mini-DisplayPort for laptops For those who have been following VESA standards, DisplayPort is a royalty-free digital display interface concept introduced back in May 2006 that has been trying to gain ground in the...
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    55nm GeForce GTX 285 Now Available in the US

    55nm GeForce GTX 285 Now Available in the US 5 manufacturers, $379 to $429 Nvidia is proud to announce that its 55nm GeForce GTX 285 cards are now officially available in the states at retailers and e-tailers nationwide. Newegg, the largest e-tailer of them all, currently lists three...
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    -==[- Intel Watercools Nehalem to 4.61GHz -]==-

    Intel watercools Nehalem to 4.61GHz François's workshop kicks Phenom II back The guy behind Skulltrail and Skulltrail 2 projects François Piednoel, and the rest of its performance analysis group, have showed us Nehalem, Core i7 PC water cooled all the way to 4.61GHz. No Self...
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    Nvidia Expects 40-50% Revenue Drop for its Fourth Quarter

    Nvidia expects 40-50 percent Q4 revenue drop Grim Nvidia has posted a warning yesterday, telling its investors it expects a 40 to 50 percent drop in Q4 revenue compared to Q3. What's worse, its Q4 revenue is usually higher than Q3, making the drop even more significant. There's...
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    Nvidia Releases Official PhysX 9.09.0010 System Drivers

    Nvidia releases official PhysX 9.09.0010 system drivers GTX 285/295 support added, system crashes resolved Yesterday, Nvidia released a new set of PhysX system drivers for its GeForce 8, 9 and GTX 200 series desktop GPUs as well as all AGEIA PhysX PPUs. What's particularly noteworthy...
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    Nintendo DSi Launches on April 4th in North America

    Nintendo DSi Launches on April 4th in North America for $179.99 Multiple unnamed sources close to Nintendo have told IGN that the company's anticipated DS successor will have an early Q2 launch in North America. More specifically, the company told its distributors to expect the new...
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    Corsair Dominator GT 2000MHz CL7 Launches this Month

    Around $500 During CES, Corsair exhibited an ASUS X58 Rampage II Extreme running its upcoming Dominator GT DDR3 2000MHz 7-8-7-20 sticks at just 1.65 volts. Before the end of this month, the company will officially launch a 6GB kit for around $500, which is a fairly reasonable price point...
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    EVGA Working on 120 amp Prototype Power Supplies

    EVGA working on 120 amp prototype power supplies 1200w modular and non-modular by AuDioFreaK39 During CES, we have spoken to several EVGA representatives regarding the company's recent marketing plans and ideas. In our discussion, the company revealed two prototype PSUs that it has...
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    EVGA Classified X58 Motherboard unveiled

    EVGA Classified motherboard unveiled the rumored "For The Win" edition by AuDioFreaK39 Living overclocking legend Peter Tan "Shamino" has just recently posted on his popular site VR-Zone a classified preview detailing EVGA's upcoming X58 motherboard. For the die hard EVGA enthusiasts...
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    GeForce GTX 295 Quad-SLI does up to 64xQ FSAA

    GeForce GTX 295 Quad-SLI does up to 64xQ FSAA With GeForce 185.20 beta drivers The guys over at PCGamesHardware have released some particularly noteworthy information regarding GeForce GTX 295's anti-aliasing capabilities. According to the site's represented graph, the new cards, when...
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    Pioneer's TAD to Introduce New Blu-ray Audio Format at CES

    Pioneer's TAD to introduce new Blu-ray audio format at CES Claims to rival 2-channel analog sound by AuDioFreaK39 Technical Audio Devices (TAD), a subsidiary of Pioneer Electronics, is proud to announce a new development of Blu-ray audio technology that will leave audio enthusiasts in...
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    MSI Eclipse Plus X58 gets pictured

    MSI still serious about high-end motherboards Although details about MSI's Eclipse Plus leaked out some time ago, the first picture of the actual board has only just surfaced thanks to our friend over at Syndrome-OC. This is one of the first X58 motherboards to feature the Nvidia Nforce 200...
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    Windows 7 Beta Evaluation Spotted on TechNet China - 01/07/09

    Windows 7 beta evaluation spotted on TechNet China Microsoft to give more info later this evening by AuDioFreaK39 As it stands this morning, Microsoft's TechNet China has just posted the first legal and legitimate copy of Windows 7 beta evaluation on its site. The test version of...
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    GeForce GTX 285 to Officially Launch on January 15th

    GeForce GTX 285 to officially launch on January 15th a week after CES and GTX 295 The guys over at OCWorkbench claim to have received official confirmation from NVIDIA regarding the release of the GeForce GTX 285. The card will launch on January 15th, just one week after the debut of...
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    Nvidia's 40nm GT212 to have 384 SPs, 96 TMUs, and 256-bit 7Gbps GDDR5

    Nvidia's 40nm GT212 to have 384 SPs, 96 TMUs, and 256-bit 7Gbps GDDR5 half-step between GT200b and GT300 by AuDioFreaK39 According to a recent report from Hardware-Infos, the specifications of Nvidia's coming flagship 40nm GT212 architecture have been identified and revealed from...
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    Nvidia 40nm Chips to be Similar to GT200

    Nvidia 40nm chips to be similar to GT200 Nvidia's upcoming 40nm manufacturing process will share the basic design concept with the GT200 design. This architecture was introduced at 65nm and was rather hot, and forced Nvidia to make very big chips, but eventually the architecture was flexible...
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    Nvidia's 40nm Mobile GPU Lineup for 2009 Revealed

    Nvidia's 40nm mobile GPU lineup for 2009 revealed new naming schemes No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    ASUS and XFX GTX 285 and 295 Pricing Listed

    Several Taiwanese retailers are listing ASUS and XFX GTX 285 and GTX 295 cards for sale. Basically, the GTX 285 will cost you roughly the same as a GTX 280, while the GTX 295 should end up priced on par with the HD 4870 X2, and this should apply no matter where you live. No Self...
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    PlayStation 2 the longest played per minute console of 2008

    PlayStation 2 the longest played per minute console of 2008 crushes current gen offerings It doesn't come as a bit of surprise that Sony's PlayStation 2 has received the golden achievement as the most successful of last generation's platforms. Nevertheless, it's success continues to live...
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    Nvidia Rebrand Leaked - Low End 9 Series to Become G1x0

    It's been quite a while since Nvidia rebranded its cards and we were beginning to think it has dropped the habit altogether. However, several leaked ads, courtesy of German retailer MediaMarkt all but confirm the new naming scheme. No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Sun Reveals that Yelling at Disk Drives Causes High Latency

    It isn't everyday that someone posts up a YouTube video demonstrating the effects of human vocal vibrations on disk drives. Nevertheless, an engineer from the Sun Microsystems Fishworks lab proceeded to yell and scream at his high volume JBOD disk array and has given the rest of the world one...
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    XFX Radeons to be Available January 5th

    It wasn't less than 3 weeks ago that XFX announced that it would become an AIB Partner for ATi, and now they are already preparing to release their first Radeon HD 4000 series cards. Product lineup: XFX HD 4350 PCI-E 512MB DDR2 P/N: HD-435X-YAH2 XFX HD 4650 PCI-E 512MB DDR2 P/N...
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    Intel to Launch Energy Efficient Core 2 Quads on January 18th

    Looks like Intel is planning to launch 65w TDP energy-saving quad cores under the Core 2 Quad Qxxxxe series: No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 Now On Sale in Hong Kong

    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 GV-N285-1GH-B Now On Sale in Hong Kong No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    GeForce 185.20 Released - Now With Ambient Occlusion

    XFastest are the first to release the new GeForce 185.20 drivers, including a new version of Folding@home for NVIDIA GPUs. http://www.xfastest.com/viewth...d=17608&extra=page%3D1 Links are now up: Folding@home_GPU_v620nv GeForce 185.20 XP (32-bit) GeForce 185.20 XP (64-bit)...
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    Nvidia considers GDDR5 in upcoming 40nm GT214

    No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Corsair's Upcoming "Dominator GT" Tri-Channel Kit Does Nearly 35GB/s

    No Self Promotion esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator