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MSI RTFM-chip Details Reveiled!
Published: Thursday, March 25, 2010 | By: WillWell here is something that just landed in my inbox today. Not totally sure if this it true or not, but the source seems genuine to me.
The MSI-forum and MSI-support team are fed-up with explaining you what can be found in the manual. I mean, come on, how hard is it to read a manual?
They are printed on paper so you see them.
We have been talking to MSI for a couple of years and came up with a solution.
It has been implemented on a few boards for some time and with big success.
It had various names, like CoreCenter (1st gathering tool) upto DrMOS (fully automatic)
Some of you noticed because Windows wanted you to install a driver, but you couldn't find the manufacturer.
On AMD systems this was called the Away-driver.
What you didn't know is this, this driver activates the RTFM-chip. (Re-Turn inFormation to Manufacturer chip)
It means it can detect if you read a manual as well stores the parameters you have set in the BIOS. As soon as you start Windows we are informed about your settings and manual readings.I'm not sure if this is a good way for MSI to be making friends with it's customers. Read the rest of this post and get the full story to understand what they are doing. On top of that is it really that big of a deal? Go to the forum and post your thoughts here.
Update: Looks to be a joke, but it has gone pretty ugly, pretty fast. It made for a good read and laugh.
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PAX East 2010
Published: Thursday, March 25, 2010 | By: DennisI have been reading Penny Arcade for years and I think it's just great they are hosting a gaming convention that has grown so big they need 2 of them!
As of this posting PAX East is due to start in 22 hours in Boston Mass @ the Hynes Convention Center. If you are in the area, might be a good idea to stop by.
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Intel to launch two overclockable processors in June and July
Published: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 | By: DennisIntel has always had Extreme edition processors with unlocked multipliers but so far nothing on the P55 (1156) platform so this is some pretty big news
Intel plans to launch two processors - Core i7-875K and Core i5-655K - that have unlocked multipliers and are targeting the gaming market, according to sources from motherboard makers.
The 32nm dual-core Core i5-655K will be launched in early June, while the 45nm quad-core Core i7-875K will be launched in late July, the sources noted.The Digitimes post goes on to talk about falling prices of 775 processors and a little bit about the 6-core 980X and how more X58 boards are on the horizon.
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NL: Motherboard and Video Card Roundup
Published: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | By: DennisEvery once in awhile you just have to round up the reviews and really let the links do the talking.
See below
Motherboard
- Gigabyte 790FXTA-UD5 @ Bjorn3D
- Gigabyte 790FXTA-UD5 Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps
- Jetway NC94-510-LF IPC Motherboard @ PCShopTalk
- ASUS Maximus III Extreme (P55 Express) Motherboard @ TT
Video
- ASUS EAH5770 CuCore/2DI/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5770 Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
- PowerColor HD5770 PCS+ Graphic Card Review on Technic3DStay tuned, we have a few of these coming out as well
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Intel Core i7 980X CPU @ Technic 3D
Published: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | By: DennisThe Gulftown processor was released not to long ago to the joys of many an enthusiast, and why not? The processor comes with 6 processor cores w/ hyperthreading and a nice large L3 cache for some serious data processing.
The guys at Technic3D went so far as to overclock the processor to 4.4Ghz which is no small feat on the Nehalem Architecture.
The Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition CPU arrived Technic3D. We will check the new Gulftown 32nm Six-Core CPU from Intel against the Intel Core i7 975 Extreme, AMD Phenom II 940/965 and more on Windows 7 and Linux . Overclocking over 4,4 GHz with Air-Cooling and more see you in the following Review.
One day I hope to have one of these beasts, but then again, I said the same about the extreme edition and we all know how well that went over.
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NL: Review Block - Chassis
Published: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | By: DennisThere are lots of cases out there to suit anyone's taste, some tall, some small, some ugly, and some not so bad. What case is good for you??
- AZZA Helios 910R @ PureOverclock
- Maxcube Vortex 3620 - a modern old school case Review @ TweakPC
- Antec Fusion Remote Max HTPC Case Review @ Real World Labs
- Corsair Obsidian 800D Chassis Review @ OCIA
- Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Review at Overclockers Online
- Microcool Banchetto 101 Open Air Bench @ Pro-Clockers
- UMLan Article Release: Thermaltake Element V - Review
- Thermaltake Element S ATX Mid Tower Case Review @ BayReviewsFor me, I like a case that has modding potential. A little something I can hand carve and custom paint so to have a personal touch.
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NL: Review Block - Power and Peripherals
Published: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | By: DennisSometimes you have to break free from "cool' reviews and check out some of the stuffs you use on a regular basis, like keyboards and mice.
I'm adding a PSU review in there just to spice things up.
- I-Rocks KR-6401-BK Slim Keyboard Review @ Tweaknews
- Roccat Kova Gaming Mouse @ ocaholic
- NZXT Sentry 2 5.25-inch Touch Screen Fan Controller Review @ Legit Reviews
- Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers
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Nvidia initial batch of GeForce GTX 400 series to have fewer cores than expected
Published: Monday, March 22, 2010 | By: DennisDigitimes is always a wealth of information and collecting pot of industry rumors, and truth.
Nvidia's initial batch of GeForce GTX 480/470-based graphics cards will have fewer cores than the originally expected 512 due to low 40nm yield at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to sources from graphics card makers.
Since TSMC's 40nm yield currently is still lower than 50%, Nvidia will block some of the graphics cores with problems on the card. As a result, the GeForce GTX 480 will only have 480 cores and GTX 470 only 448, the sources noted.
I wouldn't rule out that something other than "yield" is afoot here since there could be a variety of factors involved. The truth of the matter is we may never know. This new GPU is very complex and should be one of the fastest GPUs on the planet when its finally released.
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NL: Video Card Roundup
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 | By: WillThis has been a week full of video card reviews. So I decided to round them up for an easier pick and choice situation.
- XFX Radeon 5750 XXX Review @ OC3D
- HIS 5870 V iCooler Turbo review - From Fast to Faster @ Guru3D
- HIS Radeon HD 5670 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- HIS Radeon HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo Video Card @ Tweaktown
- Gigabyte HD 5780 (GV-R587UD-1GD) @ Bjorn3D
- XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Radeons HD 5770: A Hawk Versus Arctic Ice @ InsideHW -
NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 | By: WillHere is a few more games for the PC gamer to check out. Might be something interesting that our readers might like.
Metro 2033 Shooter (PC) @ TweakPC
"Metro 2033 is the first game from 4A-Games, but with a STALKER-Team and the book as a draft it should be successful. We put on the tunnel vision and played the game."
F.E.A.R. 2 - Project Origin @ ocaholic
"Alma has grown up but she doesn't know that. The successful horror shocker F.E.A.R. goes into the next round and its publisher promises loads of action and moments which make the blood in you veins freeze. Also the story should be good and disgned like a puzzle it should be fun to discover the different pieces. Sounds like a nice approach then but what F.E.A.R. is really like that's what we'll show you on the following pages."
