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CherryOS Mac Emulator Resurfaces
“The $49.95 CherryOS was developed by Maui-X-Stream — a small Hawaiian company that makes streaming media technologies — and enables users to run Apple’s Mac OS X operating system atop Windows PCs. The software mimics the Mac G4 processor and touts complete access to a system’s hardware resources and networking capabilities.”
I have yet to believe that this is not based on the PearPC open source project. Speculation began late last year, that it indeed was based off the PearPC. Ever since the CherryOS was announced, the whole thing has been sketchy..
Read the release information here, or download it here. Chances are it IS based off the PearPC, which means it’s not very stable at ALL. Would be interested in seeing some benchmarks or real world tests. We’ll see..
Linux creator Torvalds switches to an Apple Mac
“Linux creator Linus Torvalds said this afternoon that he’s now running an Apple Macintosh as his main desktop, mainly for work reasons, although partly simply because he’s a self-described “technology whore”.”
So it’s a Mac, but not a Mac because he runs Linux off of it. The computer he uses now is a dual CPU G5. Check out the article at ZDnet.au.
Prescott : Intel’s Pentium 4 660 Processor @ GamePC
“Today at GamePC, we’ve got the top member of Intel’s new 600-series processors, which all utilize the new Prescott-2M architecture. The Pentium 4 660 runs at 3.6 GHz clock speed and sells for about $700. We’ve decided to run a comparison of this processor against Intel’s chief competitor in this price range, AMD’s Athlon64 4000+ processor. We’ve also included benchmarks of both processors in today’s Windows XP 32-bit and the upcoming Windows XP X64 Edition. Which processor will give the best value for the dollar?”
Check out the full review at GamePC.
AMD Announces Broad Vendor Support For Upcoming Dual-Core Solutions
“SUNNYVALE, Calif. — March 9, 2005 –AMD today announced that the industry’s leading operating system vendors are preparing their respective operating systems to support the upcoming introduction of AMD64 dual-core products.
All the leading operating systems currently available today are expected to have versions of their software that will immediately work out-of-the-box with the planned launch of the dual-core AMD Opteronâ„¢ processor with Direct Connect Architecture in mid-2005. These operating systems include Microsoft® Windows®, Novell and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions, and Sun Microsystems’ Solaris 10. Some of the operating systems will include optimizations that specifically enable applications to take even greater advantage of AMD64 multi-core capabilities, providing improved performance across a range of applications.”
Dual-Core AMD, here we come! Check out the review at AMD.
ASUS A8N-SLI-Deluxe Motherboard @ Digit-Life
“The motherboard has a COM port (the only port at all!). Motherboard dimensions – 305×245 mm (“wide” ATX, nine-screw mount, all motherboard edges are firmly fixed). The ITE IT8712F-A chip is used to monitor: CPU and memory voltage, +3.3 and +12 V; rpm of two fans; CPU temperature (by the built-in CPU sensor) and motherboard temperature (by the on-board sensor).”
Check out the review at Digit-Life.
Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Case Review @ Ap0calypse
“As computer users start to demand better cooling at reduced noise levels, case manufacturers look for better ways to design their cases. Sometimes these design changes lead to a complete rethinking of the typical and standard ATX design. Today we will look at one of the most uniquely designed cases available, the Arctic Cooling Silentium T2. Most of you will know of Arctic Cooling from their famous line of VGA Silencers. We are now going to see if their new cases can continue the low-noise, good cooling trend they have established.”
Definately a unique case. Check it out at ap0calypse.
ATI ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT @ Hexus
“In logical terms, it’s easy to split up the hardware on the All-In-Wonder X800 XT and describe its video pipeline. Before I do so, the All-In-Wonder X800 XT is just that, an X800 XT. It changes the 3D hardware not one iota, preserving all that’s great and good about ATI’s latest graphics processing architecture.”
Check out the full review at Hexus.
Intel Names New Co-General Manager Of Technology And Manufacturing Group
“SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 8, 2005 – Intel Corporation today announced that Sunlin Chou, senior vice president and co-general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group, will retire in early May. The company named William Holt, currently vice president and director of Logic Technology Development, as the new co-general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group.”
PlusDeck 2 computer cassette player review @ A1-Electronic
“A super computer device for those of us with a collection of now old cassette tapes where we can now listen to them on our computer and make top quality recording for CD, MP3 or any other recording format we want. Use of the Plus Deck 2 cassette player could not be easier, simply half push in the cassette tape and press the relevant button on the cassette player.”
Check out the review at A1 Electronics.
Sony’s New Flash Walkman
“Sony is launching a new lineup of cheaper Walkman portable music players in another attempt to grab back share from market leader Apple Computer and its popular iPod device.”
Will these be more successful that other mp3 players? Example.
The cheapest models, which come with a 256MB flash memory chip, will retail below $132.50. Sony’s new flash memory players are equipped with chips capable of storing 256MB, 512MB or 1GB of data. The most expensive model, which offers 1GB of storage, will go for about $317.89 and will be able to store the equivalent of 45 compact discs.
Source: CNET
Crazy FX-55 Overclocking
As found over at Hard|OCP, one of their forum posters have been doing crazy AMD FX-55 overclocking.
centvalny has overclocked his FX-55 to an amazing 3,487.4MHz. What’s amazing even more, is the memory bandwidth. 512*2 @ DDR650 has almost 3 times the bandwidth of DDR400.
Definately check out the thread at Hard|OCP.
Google Desktop Out Of Beta
It looks as though that Google Desktop is now out of beta, and has had some new features added.
I have never personally used it.. but I think I will give it a whirl. Check it out for yourself at Google.
External Hard Drives from CoolMax, Maxtor and Seagate @ Tom’s Hardware
“Maxtor and Seagate sent us their latest external hard drives with 250 GB and 200 GB capacities, respectively, with additional backup functions. U.S. supplier CoolMax also sent us the XtremeFiles F1-B, which the vendor says accommodates all commercially-available hard drives and offers similar features compared to Maxtor and Seagate’s devices.”
If you need a new external HDD, definately check out the article at Tom’s Hardware.
AMD ‘Athlon 64 4200+’ benchmarks surface
“Has AMD begun shipping its Athlon 64 4200+ to OEMs? Apparently so, if leaked processor specification screengrabs posted on a Chinese web forum are genuine.
The shots, initially posted on Digital-Info and re-published on XtremeSystems, purport to show the 4200+ up and running. Unfortunately, the test utility CPU-Z reports the chip as an Athlon 64 2200+, but the 2.6GHz clock speed, 1MB of L2 cache and presence of SSE 3 instructions suggest the part is a second-generation 90nm part, codenamed San Diego.”
You can check out Xtremesystems.org for screenshots of CPU-Z, and check out the article where I found this info at The Register.
Pentium M to get 64-bit support, Extreme Edition
“How about Napa64 and a PM-EE? The PM-EE is more interesting of the two, it is a Yonah with the lid blown off the TDP. If you can have really good performance with the current 31w, imagine what you could do with 60? If, and I do mean IF, the project gets green lighted, expect it in late Q1/06 at ~2 apwwd bins above the current Yonah clock. That currently is 2.5GHz, and Yonah is currently capable of multipliers that will bring it above 3.0GHz, so it should be an pretty easy SKU to bring out.”
Check out the article with a lot more info at the Inquirer.
Albatron Trinity 6600GT PCI-E @ Club Overclocker
“The 6600GT has been getting the attention of budget gamers for a little while now. The 6600GT has afforded a great gaming solution at a low price. Plus the nice thing about this budget card is the ability to add a second card at a later date for increased performance. Albatron was generous enough to send us their Trinity 6600GT PCI-Express card for our torturing pleasure. Let’s check this card out and see how it performs.”
Check out the review at Club Overclocker.
Gigabyte Neon Cooler 775 & Neon Cooler 8
“The most impressive aspect of these coolers is their retail value. The most expensive option is the Neon Cooler 775-Pro which is said to retail for just $20 US. Given this price includes the heatsink, fan and blue LED’s, this is an exceptionally good value product. However, while the price is right, the performance is yet to be seen. If the performance of these new coolers is able to exceed that of the Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Pro, then they certainly will be most impressive.”
Check out the review at Legion Hardware.
HIS ATI RADEON X800XL ICEQII TURBO 256MEG PCI EXPRESS VIDEOCARD @ Tweaknews
“ATI has just released an affordable 16 pipeline hidden gem into the hardware mix we now call the hardware retail market. Though I am not going to let the whole cat out of the bag here into the introduction and spoil the review, let me just warm you up by saying the X800XL could be quite a cheap alternative to the X800XT or even the X850XT without a substantial performance loss.”
Check out the review at Tweaknews.
Price Guides, March 2005: Storage @ AnandTech
“It’s been very long since we looked at any storage products on strictly a price basis, but now that next generation drives have picked up some availability, it’s about that time again. “
Check out the article at AnandTech.
DFI NF4 Ultra-D @ Hard|OCP
“The DFI NF4 Ultra-D is a nForce 4 Ultra chipset based motherboard that started as an inexpensive SLI solution, but that was quickly reigned in by NVIDIA. Now it stands as a dual PCI-Express X16 motherboard that some modders are finding out is still good for SLI.”
Check out the review here.
HIS X800XL IceQ II Turbo 256MB PCI-E Video Card @ 3D Gameman
Check out the review at 3D Gameman.
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TC 64MB (256 MB) @ Guru3D
“It’s been a while since NVIDIA introduced the standard 6200 series. So why release this new TC versions then? Simply, to control costs as the standard 6200 was too expensive for a low budget product.
First let’s have a look at the product we’ll test today. Supplied to us by NVIDIA and manufactured by Palit, this is the GeForce 6200 TC 64MB, a card that actually supports and behaves as a 256 MB model. How does that work you say? Simple, the card actually uses a stash of your hard paid for system memory as framebuffer.”
Check out the full read at Guru 3D.
Updated our AMD roadmap for 2005/6 @ A1 Electronics
A1 Electronics have updated their AMD Roadmap for 2005/2006. You can check it out at their site!
WarCry: A Comparison of Newbie Experiences
“For many gamers, choosing a game to buy is a simple matter. Easy answers like “I like the franchise, so I will get the game,†or “This developer makes great games of this genre,†or even “I played it at a friends house and I liked it,†all tend to rule our
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Antec NeoPower 480watt @ Guru Hardware
“Today we will review the Neo Power, Antec’s newest power supply on the market. It has many good features such as Dual 12v rails, which makes its ATX Ver. 2.0 compliant. When we test voltage rails, we test both 12v rails separately, as well as the 5v and 3.3v rails. We will run the system at stock speeds and at overclocked speeds and run Prime95 tests at each to ensure we put enough stress on the system.”
Head over to Guru Hardware for the review.