Intel Plans 2xnm 600GB SSDs for Q4 2010 |
According to Intel’s roadmap, the company is planning to launch the 2xnm MLC based SSDs with a larger capacity in Q4 next year.
GPU Caps Viewer 1.8.1 Updated for ATI Stream SDK v2.0 |
Less than one week after offering the GPU Caps Viewer 1.8.0, the guys at Geek3D has been working hard enough to deliver the 1.8.1 release which is updated for ATI Stream SDK v2.0.
TRIM Now Available for OCZ Summit Series SSDs |
Just after Corsair offered the new firmware for P series solid state drives to enable Windows 7 TRIM support, OCZ also releases a new firmware for its Summit series SSDs to add the TRIM feature.
Elpida Initiates Mass Production of 40nm 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM |
Just two months after completing development of the smallest 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM using 40nm process technology, Elpida has just announced that its Hiroshima Plant has begun volume production of it.
Intel: NVIDIA Ion is Overkill and Overpriced |
Anil Nanduri
NVIDIA has been acting much more aggressively during the verbal attack with Intel, but, Intel has now decided to stop being quiet. Anil Nanduri, director of netbook marketing at Intel, said Ion is overkill and overpriced in a quick interview with Laptop Mag website.
MSI’s Non-reference Radeon HD 5770 Pixellized |
Noticing that AMD did some tweaks on the heatsink of the Radeon HD 5770 graphics cards, we did a performance comparision test between the first and second edition. In addition to the reference HD 5770 with second edition cooler, MSI has also developed a real non-reference HD 5770.
ATI Stream SDK v2.0 Comes with OpenCL 1.0 Support |
AMD has just released the ATI Stream SDK v2.0 with OpenCL 1.0 support, and the new features are listed as below:
DFI Rumored to Exit Consumer Motherboard Market |
Still remember the Abit who existed motherboard market at the end of last year? We’ve just learned from Semiaccurate that DFI is also leaving the consumer motherboard business in January. Fortunately, the company is not going away – instead, they will be refocusing on the industrial PC business.
FTC’s Lawsuit Against Intel to Open the door for NVIDIA to Make x86 Chips? |
NVIDIA keeps jabbing Intel with cartoons
As a part of its lawsuit against Intel filed last week, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a wish list of things it would like to see happen if its case is proved. We noticed something interesting regarding the x86 licensing:
Intel Unveils Next-generation Atom Platform |
Atom N450
Intel has now announced the new Atom platform (codenamed Pine Trail) which integrates graphics core and memory controller, delivering enhanced performance with smaller chip size and lower power.
Corsair Releases Firmware with TRIM Support for P Series SSDs |
Corsair has recently released the new firmware for its P series solid state drives to enable Windows 7 TRIM support, and also offers an update tool designed by Samsung for safety.
Hynix Develops World’s First 2Gb GDDR5 DRAM |
Hynix has just announced the industry’s first 2Gb GDDR5 using the 40nm manufacturing process. Claiming to be the fastest and highest density graphics memory available in the market, it operates at 7Gbps bandwidth and processes up to 28GB/s with a 32-bit I/O.
AMD CEO Expects to Keep Having “No Relationship” with Intel |
AMD CEO – Dirk Meyer
Having reached a settlement with Intel on the legal disputes, AMD still doesn’t anticipate to have a closer relationship with the Santa Clara company.
CPU-Z Version 1.53 Ready for Download |
CPU-Z utility has recently been updated to version 1.53 featuring the following:
Asus Sabertooth 55i Motherboard: Born for Reliability |
Introduction
Back in August we learned that Asus was preparing a brand-new TUF (The Ultimate Force) motherboard series which claims to provide decent overclocking performance as well as high stability and durability. In this article we’re reviewing the first model of the lineup – Sabertooth 55i.
