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NOW SAPPHIRE HD 4870 TOXIC has 1GB !

2009-01-06T12:53:49Z

NOW SAPPHIRE HD 4870 TOXIC has 1GB ! Vapor-X cooler again featured on latest high performance graphic card SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced global availability of a new 1GB version of its highly acclaimed HD 4870 TOXIC Edition graphics card featuring Vapor-X the Vapor Chamber cooling technology pioneered by SAPPHIRE. View the full article...(read more)

Dymo DiscPainter Giveaway, Redux

2009-01-05T00:22:37Z

The fine folks at DYMO have not only sent us a DiscPainter to review over at PlanetX64 but they also sent us a second one to give away! That's right gang, a $279 DYMO DiscPainter. Here's what you have to do: Post a short essay on what you will use the DiscPainter for. Post your entry here before noon EST (GMT-5) on January 18, 2008. The staff and I will review the entries and select the best one. That's all there is to it! So get writing and the DiscPainter is yours! If you already entered...(read more)

Swiftech Apogee GTZ waterblock for Intel Core i7

2008-12-30T12:17:00Z

The word Apogee means the farthest or highest point according to Merriam-Webster. With this definition in mind Swiftech gave this name to their top of the line water block. The Swiftech Apogee under various sub-names (GT, GTZ etc.) is one of the best water blocks out. But can the Apogee keep Intels newest i7 965 cool running full out? Read on to see if the Apogee GTZ can maintain its orbit or if it crashes to earth in flames. Product: Swiftech Apogee GTZ for Core i7 (with H20 220 Apex Ultima) Author...(read more)

Hiper Anubis Aluminum ATX Case Evaluation

2008-12-24T10:09:00Z

Hiper is a name that used to be synonymous with high end modular PSUs. However they were not content to leave it there and have branched out to many other facets of performance gear. One of their recent products is the Anubis high-performance PC Enclosure. This is a Mid-Tower design with an interesting twist in looks and cooling. We took a good long look at the Anubis to see if the design, looks and performance are worth your hard earned money. Product: Hiper Anubis Aluminum ATX HTC-1K614-A1 Author...(read more)

Cryostasis Technical Preview Demo

2008-12-19T09:43:09Z

When Ageia was running the PhysX game the biggest complain (other than needing another card in an increasingly crowded system) was the lack of game support. The second complaint right on the heels of the first was that even in games that supported PhysX there was nothing big to motivate anyone to want to spend the extra money. Now that nVidia has taken over these questions are still there but the Green team is working very hard to answer them. With that in mind we show you Cryostasis, the first game...(read more)

Thecus® Digital Era Has Arrived with Supreme N7700 NAS Sensation

2008-12-16T08:19:04Z

Thecus® Digital Era Has Arrived with Supreme N7700 NAS Sensation Publish By: Thecus Technical Marketing 12/16/2008- Already with an enviable and complete portfolio of network attached storage (NAS) products, Thecus® has once again impressed IT community with the latest enterprise level storage platform, Thecus® N7700. View the full article...(read more)

CoolerMaster ATCS 840 Evaluation

2008-12-12T14:23:00Z

CoolerMaster has been hard at work over the last few months turning out some top notch products. From the HAF 932 to the V8, now they have dropped another Full Size (perhaps jumbo would be a better word) case that build on the success of the HAF and refines it into something even better. I am talking about the ATCS 840, this case in CoolerMasters Classic Series and looks like it might just be one of the best all around cases out. Product: Cooler Master ATCS 840 Author: Sean Kalinich Category: Enthusiast...(read more)

HP Touchsmart IQ816 PC

2008-12-08T19:47:19Z

Brief Review Quite frankly, the whole touch screen on a computer up until now seemed impractical to me. I may have just changed my mind, sort of. When you open up the HP Touchsmart IQ816 PC box, the feeling is of excitement. For this unit is not only slick in design, but rugged and well built. Slightly heavy (35.28 lbs approx), but nothing the well designed adjustable rear stand can't handle. Very reminiscent of an Apple iMac, the computer feels a whole lot different than your typical all in...(read more)

QNAP Unveils TS-509 Pro Firmware Upgrade

2008-12-08T14:43:23Z

Taipei, Taiwan, December 2008 - QNAP Systems, Inc. today unveils the new firmware version 2.1.0 for the high performance TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS (http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=104) to support iSCSI (http://www.qnap.com/pro_application.asp?ap_id=135) target service and a number of security solutions, e.g. AES 256-bit volume-based encryption, automatic policy-based IP blocking, instant SMS alert, and the powerful Surveillance Station (http://www.qnap.com/pro_application.asp?ap_id=70...(read more)

Streaming Speeds Video Conversion for SAPPHIRE users

2008-12-08T14:38:54Z

Streaming Speeds Video Conversion for SAPPHIRE users Latest driver unlocks potential of Stream Processors SAPPHIRE Technology has announced that the next release of graphics driver from AMD Catalyst 8.12 - will unlock the potential in all the recent generations of SAPPHIRE graphics cards to use the on-board Stream processors for a wider range of computing tasks. View the full article...(read more)

Cooler Master Unveils 500 Sets of Black Label Limited Edition

2008-12-08T11:44:22Z

Cooler Master Unveils 500 Sets of Black Label Limited Edition A masterful collection of Cooler Masters best in chassis, cooler and power supply Taipei, Taiwan December 11th, 2008 Cooler Master introduces the Black Label Limited Edition with worldwide availability of 500 individually numbered sets. This luxiourious collection brings together the companys award-winning computing chassis, cooler and power supply, with an added touch of sophistcated black appearance plus feature enchancements:...(read more)

2K GAMES LICENSES NVIDIA PHYSX TECHNOLOGY

2008-12-08T07:10:55Z

2K GAMES LICENSES NVIDIA PHYSX TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS STUDIOS WORLDWIDE SANTA CLARA, CADECEMBER 8, 2008NVIDIA Corporation today announced that 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., has selected NVIDIA® PhysX technology for use by 2K Games studios worldwide. NVIDIA PhysX technology is the worlds most pervasive physics solution for designing real-time, real-world effects into interactive entertainment titles, and is another example of how NVIDIA GPUs transcend beyond...(read more)

EA SIGNED ON TO LICENSE NVIDIA PHYSX TECHNOLOGY

2008-12-08T06:53:19Z

EA SIGNED ON TO LICENSE NVIDIA PHYSX TECHNOLOGY NVIDIA PhysX Technology Made Available as a Development Platform for EAs Global Studios SANTA CLARA, CADECEMBER 8, 2008NVIDIA® Corporation today announced that Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has licensed NVIDIA PhysX technology as a development platform which will be available for EAs studios worldwide. NVIDIA PhysX technology is the worlds most pervasive development platform for physics acceleration in interactive entertainment. View the...(read more)

HP Magic Giveaway begins now!

2008-12-07T21:39:39Z

The PlanetX64/PlanetAMD64/Echenique dot com edition of the HP Magic Giveaway starts right now! Here's what you have to do: Sign up to Animoto (http://animoto.com/?ref=luyofxgh) (free) and create a 30-second slideshow using your pictures and their holiday music showing the magic of giving - pictures of you and the other person(s) you would like to share the prize bounty with. Post your video to YouTube (free too). Go to PlanetAMD64 and post a link to your video in the HP Magic Giveaway Begins...(read more)

HP Pavilion dv4 -1145go

2008-12-07T09:20:19Z

Brief Review The HP Pavilion dv4 -1145go is an Entertainment Notebook PC powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5800. It comes with 4GB of RAM, 360 GB had drive, and is pre-loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1. With it's 14.1 HP Brightview, the units native resolution of 1280 x 800 demonstrates it's ability to display rich colors and deep blacks, while doing daily computing tasks, as well as watching entertainment media, or playing games. http://www.planetx64...(read more)