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• NVIDIA continue GPU importance push with ION IE9 demonstrationNext-gen ION netbook shines in IE9 demo.Mar 31, 2010 12:39 PM CDT
• Corsair uses eleven Force F200 SSDs to break PCMark recordThe Force is with Corsair right now.Mar 31, 2010 7:17 AM CDT
• GIGABYTE breaks 3DMark record with surprise new moboNew Vantage WR by around 500 points.Mar 31, 2010 5:01 AM CDT
• XFX said to be abandoning NVIDIA's GTX 400 seriesBut will continue supporting budget focused models.Mar 31, 2010 3:16 AM CDT
• Computex Taipei 2010 bigger than ever in its 30th year?Pre-show press conference says so...Mar 30, 2010 5:49 AM CDT
• MSI's World First 24-inch 3D All-in-One system previewed in TaipeiBased on Chi Mei panel and ATI 3D tech.Mar 30, 2010 4:58 AM CDT
• Apple's next-gen iPhone dubbed iPhone HD - unveiled June 22?Verizon said to be getting a CDMA version.Mar 30, 2010 4:08 AM CDT
• AMD's Opteron 6174 12-core "Magny-Cours" CPU gets TestedDual configuration with 24 cores in play.Mar 29, 2010 7:38 AM CDT
• eVGA mixes up GTX 470 / GTX 480 lineup straight out the gateCouple FTW water-cooled models on offer.Mar 29, 2010 3:42 AM CDT
• NVIDIAs next mid-range/entry-level VGA plans detailedDX11 refreshment across the board.Mar 29, 2010 2:52 AM CDT
• Early look at MSI's Xpower X58 Big Bang motherboardPity there's no NF200 or Lucid chip, though.Mar 26, 2010 3:54 AM CDT
• Thermaltake HQ visit and eSPORTS early video product previewImpressive gaming keyboards and mice on display.Mar 25, 2010 8:37 AM CDT
• ATI happy with current pricing on Radeon cards despite GTX 470/480 launchNo price drops coming, for now.Mar 25, 2010 2:36 AM CDT
• MSI Shows off their new GTX 480Just waiting on the launch date now.Mar 24, 2010 5:46 PM CDT
• Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0 ReleasedIn preparation for Fermi launch.Mar 24, 2010 4:20 AM CDT
• Google lifts the censorship curtain on ChinaBut is all as it seems with this move?Mar 23, 2010 8:20 AM CDT
• Hypersonic-PC shuts down, OCZ focusing on core businessBoutique PC maker closes, parent to focus on core.Mar 23, 2010 7:10 AM CDT
• USB design concept looks like a great ideaStackable USB cables are cool.Mar 22, 2010 1:00 PM CDT
• Intel launching unlocked Core i7 875K CPU at Computex?Making overclockers smile.Mar 22, 2010 9:12 AM CDT
• GIGABYTE first out with USB 3.0 Mini-ITX motherboard soonPacking loads of features into a small board.Mar 19, 2010 6:04 AM CDT
• AMD/ATI's 10.3 Catalyst Driver to bring extra surprises!*BIG* performance improvement list.Mar 19, 2010 2:00 AM CDT
• NEC doubling production of its USB 3.0 host controllerRamping up to 2m units per month by April.Mar 18, 2010 8:04 AM CDT
• Phenom II X6 clock speeds revealedTop-dog 1075T clocked at 3GHz.Mar 18, 2010 4:00 AM CDT
• EVGA announces the Classified SR-2Dual Socket 1366 plus Quad SLI or Crossfire.Mar 17, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
• Dolby Surround 7.1 gets improved rear speaker placementDolby 7.1 gets better sound.Mar 17, 2010 11:00 AM CDT
• A-DATA delivers 8GB XPG RAM kit for P55 and H55 gamers8GB DDR3 dual channel at 1600MHz CL9.Mar 17, 2010 7:58 AM CDT
• More details on NVIDIA's DX11 demos last week from GDCCreating hype for the upcoming GTX 480/470.Mar 17, 2010 5:56 AM CDT
• Kingston HyperX 2400MHz DDR3 gets certified by IntelFastest to be given Intel tick.Mar 16, 2010 6:45 AM CDT
• Prolimatech readies up its next badboy heatsink: ArmageddonInteresting placement of heat-pipes.Mar 16, 2010 3:00 AM CDT
• NVIDIA GTX 470/480 cards won't be available at launchRetailers getting supplied in early April.Mar 16, 2010 2:00 AM CDT
• Preview of Alienware's Gulftown equipped Area-51 ALXIt's okay to dream.Mar 16, 2010 12:00 AM CDT
• Voltage adjustments to be made easy on Fermi?Going the way of ATI for overclocking fans.Mar 15, 2010 2:05 AM CDT
• More box art on GTX 470/480 shared - Palit's turnTo whet your appetite some more.Mar 12, 2010 4:38 AM CST
• Creative bring new Sound Blaster options w/ THX TruStudio PC technologyIn PCI-E and USB form.Mar 12, 2010 4:08 AM CST
• AMD slowly but surely working on answer for Pine TrailHints on Fusion with DX11 support.Mar 12, 2010 2:03 AM CST
• Latest AMD road map leaks with more light on six-core ThubanAnd some quad-core based ones on the horizon, too.Mar 12, 2010 12:54 AM CST
• Galaxy's dual GPU equipped GTS 250 card in final formAlong with a shared 3DMark Vantage run.Mar 11, 2010 8:30 AM CST
• OnLive gives launch date and pricing for internet gaming serviceFirst of its kind - Shaping up well.Mar 11, 2010 2:03 AM CST
• Launch date period for ATI Eyefinity6 confirmedDrive six monitors from a single card.Mar 10, 2010 12:57 AM CST
• Ad blocking and why it hurts the sites you loveSomething for ad blockers to consider.Mar 9, 2010 10:21 AM CST
• ASUS promotes core unlocking on dual and tri-core CPUsBut AMD give a sour face.Mar 9, 2010 4:47 AM CST
• SPARKLE doing 3D Vision + GT 240 bundlesHelping push for wider 3D Vision adoption.Mar 4, 2010 11:45 PM CST
• MSI harness Lucid Hydra for AMD platformPairs it with the AMD 870 chipset.Mar 3, 2010 8:47 PM CST
• Maingear set to whip out mX-L 15 multimedia notebookMaingear drops new multimedia notebook.Mar 3, 2010 10:49 AM CST
• Patriot claim to have built fastest PC in the world40 SSDs, Dual Xeon, 155,000 IOPS/s.Mar 2, 2010 10:57 PM CST
• Images of ASUS' upcoming 890FX powered Crosshair IV boardsFormula and Extreme, giving the ROG touch.Mar 2, 2010 10:56 PM CST
• Sapphire HD 5970 with 4GB of VRAM at CeBIT4GB of GDDR5 on one video card!Mar 2, 2010 10:56 AM CST
• Early hands-on with ASUS' aluminum Eee PC 1018P netbookSascha of netbooknews is very impressed.Mar 2, 2010 1:35 AM CST
• Some HD 5830s said to be coming with HD 5850 cores - BIOS hacks anyone?Reminiscing of the X800 days.Mar 2, 2010 1:20 AM CST

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