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TR's Computex digest
Published: Thursday, June 2, 2011 | By: DennisThe below is simply snatched from the notification email with some bolding in a few key locations. Enjoy.
With staffers both on the show floor and back at home watching things from afar, we've produced some fairly exhaustive Computex coverage this week. Here's a handy list of the highlights, from major announcements like Microsoft's Windows 8 reveal to geekier developments like Lucid's work on Virtu for AMD platforms.
Monday:
Asus shows ultra-thin notebook, Eee PC at Computex
Asus combines smartphone, tablet in Padfone
Nvidia intros two new mobile GeForcesTuesday:
RevoDrive Hybrid combines SSD, HDD on a single PCIe card
X79, Llano motherboards break cover at Computex
Intel's mobile roadmap: Ultrabooks, better Atoms
Corsair rolls out a pair of new cases priced at $99, $139
Latest two NZXT cases cost only $40, $50
AMD teases tablet platform with 5.9W APUWednesday:
PCI Express 3.0 slots appear on MSI Z68 motherboard
Z68, 890GX chipsets pop up on Zotac Mini-ITX mobosThursday:
Microsoft demos Windows 8's new interface
Antec follows up on a classic with the P280
Virtu goes Universal, tackles vsync
Kingston, Patriot intro 6Gbps SandForce SSDs
Imagination Tech supports DirectX for ARM, x86 tablets -
Intel P67 Roundup: ASUS, GIGABYTE, Intel & MSI @ Techgage
Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | By: DennisHere is the first actual "round up" I have seen using the P67 motherboards and given how similar they are in terms of performance I can clearly see how this might be the best way to represent all of the major boards you can choose from.
We've been a little short on motherboard content lately, so to kick things back into action we're taking a look at four P67-based motherboards at once - all benchmarked using our newly revised test suite. The boards we're looking at are the ASUS P8P67 Deluxe, GIGABYTE P67A-UD4, Intel DP67BG and MSI P67A-GD65.
The real question is, which board will they pick as an overall winner. You'll have to read the review to find out.
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Bulldozer 990FX Launch Day
Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | By: DennisIt would seem we are now getting a glimpse into what Bulldozer can bring to the table as the next generation processor from AMD.
- OC3D: ASUS Crosshair V Formula 990FX Review
- ASUS Crosshair V Formula (AMD 990FX) Motherboard Review
- Bulldozer mobos from Asus and MSI: Sabertooth 990FX and 990FXA-GD80
- ASUS Sabertooth 990FX and MSI GeForce GTX 580 Lightning Xtreme edition reviews
- MSI 990FXA-GD80 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- ASUS RoG Crosshair V Formula (990FX) and MSI 990FXA-GD80 - AMD 990FX Launch Review @ HardwareHeavenThere are plenty of these boards on display at Computex, and some crazy ones with nVidia NF200 chips on board as well.
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Computex is Coming Up
Published: Saturday, May 28, 2011 | By: DennisTrip number seven is under way and it is starting to look like it will be some good fun. I'm currently traveling but will be posting a little something when I land.
If you have any Computex requests, such as what you want to see, post up a little something in the forum and I'll look it up for you.
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How to spot a psychopath
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011 | By: DennisI would like to say I'm pretty good at the "guess who is crazy" game but sometimes the worse of the bunch also appear perfectly fine, in fact that is the real danger.
It was visiting hour at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital and patients began drifting in to sit with their loved ones at tables and chairs that had been fixed to the ground. They were mostly overweight, wearing loose, comfortable T-shirts and elasticated sweatpants. There probably wasn't much to do in Broadmoor but eat. I wondered if any of them were famous. Broadmoor was where they sent Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, and Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper.
So how do you get out of the "mad house" once you have gotten yourself in there? Simply put, you don't!. Most of the time you have committed a crime and while you avoid jail time you are still locked away until you can prove you are ready for the jail time.
Double edged sword for sure.
Its a good read, give it a look
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NL: Review Block - Video Cards Cases and Flash
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011 | By: DennisHere comes another review block. Nothing bad here (that I can tell), do check out that Patriot flash drive, its a speedy little guy.
Video Cards
- HIS HD6970 IceQ Turbo Edition Review @ Kitguru
- PowerColor HD 6670 1 GB @ techPowerUp
- Gigabyte GTX 580 Super Overclock Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 Review with Passive Silent Cooler @ HardwareHeaven
- HIS 6950 IceQ X Turbo X 2GB Graphics Card @ Viperlair
Flash Storage or SSD, you decide
- Patriot Memory Supersonic USB 3.0 Flash Drive at Modders-Inc
Cases
- Sentey Optimus GS-6000 Case Review @ ThinkComputers
- Cooler Master Elite 371 Midtower Case Review @ OCIAKeep them coming
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Titan Hati CPU Cooler @ XtremeComputing
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011 | By: DennisThese days you don't normally see an aftermarket cooler with only 3 heatpipes but they do exist, here is proof.
Titan have been "on the scene" for quite a few years now. Before introducing their Fenrir heatsink cooler, people hadn't really heard of Titan, however that first cooler proved to be very very good! As such, I have high expectations for their latest cooler - the Titan Hati. It is smaller than the Fenrir, but Titan has more experience and research now, so who knows, it could be the next Fenrir?
In looking over the review you can see that even with 3 heatpipes the cooler does pretty good but is really limited in cooling capacity.
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NL: Review Block - Motherboards and Newsposter Rant
Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011 | By: DennisMotherboard reviews are an interesting thing, some sites do this massively in-depth review and get some amazing comments but no real fame. Then you have another site that does a super short and "tell you nothing" review. This review also gets some comments but seem reflective of users who want to comment but have nothing to comment on since the review is so short, or just lack the intelligence to say anything worthwhile.
See if you can figure out which review I'm talking about.
Motherboards
- The Virtu Question: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Intel Z68 Motherboard @ PCSTATS
- Intel Second Generation Unlocked Sandy Bridge i7-2600k CPU and DP67BG Kit Review@ OverclockersHQ
- ASRock 890FX Deluxe5 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review
- OC3D: Foxconn P67 Rattler Review
- GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3 (Intel Z68) Motherboard ReviewThis has been a really slow week, but for good reason, I ship out for Computex over the weekend and have a ton of stuff to catch up on.
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Duke Forever Has Gone Gold - Impossible, I think not
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | By: DennisWow, here is a news post I thought I would never, EVER write. Duke Nukem Forever has gone gold! Yep gone gold means we are only one step away from actually playing this game.
Yes, you’re asleep. Yes, this is a dream. There can’t be any other explanation for this: the game that shouldn’t be, couldn’t be, is. After over a decade in development, multiple project reboots, all the crazy promises in the world, the closure of its original developer, a shock resurrection at the hands of the Borderlands/Brothers In Arms devs and another, final delay for luck, Duke Nukem Forever is finished.
I cannot wait!, in reality I think we need to get one more disappointment like maybe a problem at the fulfillment center or a last minute patch you have to install. I mean really this whole process has been going way to smooth
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Reveal Trailer Released
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | By: DennisI caught this on Facebook last night and felt compelled to repost it. Based on what is in the trailer they have a good amount of the game complete which is really exciting.
Modern Warfare is back. The epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 returns on November 8th. Follow #MW3 updates on Twitter via @fourzerotwo.
The trailer already has a million views, as of this news post, lets hope they don't pull it.
