NVIDIA: Ion Platform Supports Intel Atom Too |
There have been rumors circulating around the internet that Ion platform does not support Intel Atom CPU. But now, NVIDIA officially refute this.
Download: ATI Tray Tools 1.6.9.1382 Beta |
ATI Tray Tools is a free utility that allows you to change anisotropic filtering + antialiasing levels in Direct3D and OpenGL, adjust image quality, turn on/off special driver features, or simply just fool around with clock settings (core and momory speeds). It uses minimal system resources and isn’t instrusive.
[Vote] RV790 Is Nothing More Than Super-super Overclocked RV770 |
Last year AMD got a great turnaround with the help of RV770, but now it seems somewhat weak in front of NVIDIA GT200 Series. After NVIDIA’s partners pushed out their self-designed GeForce GTX260, the launch of GeForce GTX285 and GeForce GTX295 have made NVIDIA even more confident in this battle.
Close Shot of Asus Rampage II Gene Motherboard |
As the first microATX ROG Series Motherboard, Asus Rampage II Gene has aroused lots of attention recently, with its affordable price especially. It will bundle with Kaspersky and 3DMark06 softwares. Now more pictures of it are leaked. This motherboard is said to be available at NTD8000 (about $231).
Download: Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate |
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Release Candidate (Build 16670.090130-1715 v.286) has been leaked by NGOHQ. But it seems there is an installation bug with it. Installation may fail and show a OxC004F013 error code sometimes. You can download Microsoft’s System Update Readiness Tool (KB947821), run “slmgr.vbs -rearm”, reboot and try installing SP2 again.
Windows 7 RC to Be Available on April 10th? |
There have been heated discussion about Windows 7 around the internet over the past few days. Actually we don’t see so-called 7048 build as of today. But Windows 7 RC is reportedly to be launched on April 10th.
Lianli Launches Creative HTPC Chasis PC-V351 |
Lianli has now come out with another HTPC chasis, PC-V351. Totally made of aluminim, PC-V351 weighs 3.63kg and measures 279*262*373mm.
Xigmatek Introduces Dragoon N422 Cooler For RAM Module |
Recently Xigmatek brings out its Dragoon N422 cooler designed for RAM module.
ATI Catalyst 9.2 Display Driver Released |
Last night AMD launched ATI Catalyst 9.2 Display Driver for Windows XP/Vista 32/64-bit operating systems. This new release has brought several performance improvements such as Crysis DX10 gains up to 20%, Crysis Warhead DX10 gains up to 20%, and World in Conflict gains up to 5%.
AMD Sempron X2 2300 Reaches Store in Japan |
AMD’s dual-core Sempron X2 2300 has been available in Japan at JPY2480 (about $27), according to the guys at AKIBA. This is the second model of Sempron dual-core CPU after Sempron X2 2100 announced in last March.
MainGear Debuts Prelude 2 Gaming PC With GeForce 3D Vision |
American PC manufactuer Maingear has been well-known for its high-end personal computers. Now they launch the first gaming PC bundled with NVIDIA 3D vision: Prelude 2.
BenQ Announces All-in-one PC nScreen i91 |
Recently BenQ announced its first all-in-one PC nScreen i91 featuring a high definition widescreen with 16:9 aspect ratio. BenQ chooses AMD Yukon instead of popular Atom processor. Equipped with Semperon 210U processor, 1GB memory, 160GB hard drive and built-in 1.3M webcam, it also offers USB and audio output/input connector.
MSI Non-reference GTX260 Spotted |
Download: Realtek HD Audio Drivers R2.16 |
After releasing R2.15 last week, Realtek now offers High Definition Audio Codecs R2.16 supporting Windows Vista/XP/2003(32/64bit).
Foxconn Shows Off Flaming Blade Motherboard |
Foxconn brings out another model of X58 motherboard, Flaming Blade. Different from Blood Rage, Flaming Blade uses main color of black, featuring three DDR3 memory slot. The number of its PCIe X16 slots has reduced to 2, and the debug LED is also removed. Nothing about specs was found at Foxconn website.
