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Intel gives Nehalem its official name: Core i7

Intel gives Nehalem its official name: Core i7

11th Aug 2008 Intel has formally announced that its upcoming line of Nehalem processors will use the Core i7 brand name. [33]

Dates for 45nm AMD CPUs and RV710, RV730

Dates for 45nm AMD CPUs and RV710, RV730

4th Aug 2008 AMD's mainstream/low end products will be available in September and its 45nm CPU products will be here in Q4 this year. [11]

Sapphire to Open Web-Shop

Sapphire to Open Web-Shop

4th Aug 2008 In September, Sapphire will open a web-shop where you can buy 3rd party coolers and extras like HDMI dongles or cables! [9]

AMD: David Kirk is full of it

AMD: David Kirk is full of it

4th Aug 2008 AMD is none too happy with the comments made by Nvidia's Chief Scientist, and it has some cutting words of its own.. UPDATED: AMD's official statement included. [21]

AMD: EVGA wanted to sell ATI cards (Updated)

AMD: EVGA wanted to sell ATI cards (Updated)

2nd Aug 2008 UPDATED: We were told by AMD themselves that EVGA wanted to sell ATI cards, however EVGA contacted us with a statement claiming it to be the other way around. [39]

DirectX 11 optimises for multithreading and GPGPU

DirectX 11 optimises for multithreading and GPGPU

1st Aug 2008 Kevin Unangst, Senior Global Director of Windows Gaming at Microsoft gives the low down of what we can expect the future to feature. [41]

VIA launches  Nano processor

VIA launches Nano processor

31st Jul 2008 VIA has launches the new Nano processor, formerly codenamed Isaiah, as part of the new VIA EPIA-SN platform. [19]

Scan opens new retail store front, talks expansion

Scan opens new retail store front, talks expansion

29th Jul 2008 Scan invited us to visit its headquarters after opening its new retail store front. It has also nearly finished a warehouse expansion. [25]

Nvidia PhysX pack due shortly

Nvidia PhysX pack due shortly

29th Jul 2008 Nvidia is due to launch its first, real PhysX driver pack to the public next week, with regular updates coming after. [31]

Asus AOCC prepares to break world records

Asus AOCC prepares to break world records

29th Jul 2008 Teams of overclockers from around the world prepare to try and break the world records in 3DMark 2006 and 3DMark Vantage. [23]

MSI Wind - upgrading memory voids warranty

MSI Wind - upgrading memory voids warranty

24th Jul 2008 To upgrade the memory in your Wind you have to intentionally void the warranty - OK for some regions, but not all. [10]

Microsoft announces DirectX 11 at GameFest

Microsoft announces DirectX 11 at GameFest

23rd Jul 2008 Microsoft has unveiled DirectX 11, its next-generation graphics pipeline, at the annual XNA GameFest developer conference in Seattle. [18]

Intel cuts desktop processor prices

Intel cuts desktop processor prices

22nd Jul 2008 In a move that'll surely make AMD weep, Intel has cut the prices on four of its desktop processors. [27]

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

Guitar Hero renders mice redundant?

18th Jul 2008 According to analysts, the future of computer input could be radically altered by the success of...Guitar Hero? [32]

Corsair shows why budget PSUs aren't so great

Corsair shows why budget PSUs aren't so great

17th Jul 2008 Ever wonder why we test PSU's to their limits? Ever bought a "budget PSU? Corsair combined the two with explosive results. [70]

Noctua Competition winners announced

Noctua Competition winners announced

15th Jul 2008 We had over 750 entries into the competition to win Noctua goodies, but only a few of you can win... [27]

Nehalem arrives in week 40 and 44, possibly

Nehalem arrives in week 40 and 44, possibly

14th Jul 2008 Well, that's the word in Taiwan anyway, however some are saying Intel might push it back.. [11]

Nvidia SLI will work on some X58 motherboards

Nvidia SLI will work on some X58 motherboards

14th Jul 2008 Nvidia won't have it's own SLI chipset when Nehalem launches, but there will be some X58 boards that support SLI. [20]

Nvidia drops prices on latest cards

Nvidia drops prices on latest cards

14th Jul 2008 With less than a month since launch and for the second time, Nvidia has dropped the price of its GTX 280, 260 and 9800 GTX+ [35]

Vadim Computers ceases trading

Vadim Computers ceases trading

8th Jul 2008 It's undoubtedly a tough time of year for the PC industry - we've seen Komplett go and now famous boutique PC maker Vadim bites the bullet. [8]

Eee Monitor is in the works

Eee Monitor is in the works

3rd Jul 2008 You've used the Eee PC notebook, you've seen the Eee PC desktop and now get ready for the monitor.. with an Eee PC inside! [27]

MSI Wind: Most Affordable OSX Notebook Ever

MSI Wind: Most Affordable OSX Notebook Ever

30th Jun 2008 An enterprising hacker has already ported OSX 10.5.2 to MSI's new Wind sub-notebook making it the cheapest big cat PC you can buy. [17]

PS3 to shrink graphics chip to 65nm

PS3 to shrink graphics chip to 65nm

27th Jun 2008 Sony has indicated in corporate strategy meetings that it will be updating to a new 65nm graphics chip this year. [40]

Maxdata files for Insolvency

Maxdata files for Insolvency

26th Jun 2008 Maxdata, the company behind the Belinea line of CRT and TFT monitors, has officially filed for insolvency. [3]

Komplett shuts down UK services

Komplett shuts down UK services

25th Jun 2008 Komplett has announced that it has shut-up-shop in the UK, Germany, France and Austria. [27]

AMD and Nvidia battle for mid-range supremacy

AMD and Nvidia battle for mid-range supremacy

20th Jun 2008 AMD and Nvidia are battling against each other again in what could prove to be one of the great wars in the 3D graphics industry. [22]





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