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PCI Express 3.0 backward compatible with earlier standard

, Jun 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

Owners of computer components that use the PCI Express 2.0 standard will be pleased to hear that their existing hardware will still work once motherboards switch to the PCI Express 3.0 standard.  At a recent press conference discussing the interface, SIG chairman Al Yanes disclosed more details about the upcoming connector, which has previously been quoted as managing 8.0 gigatransfers per second. Read The Full Story

VIA Mini-ITX 2.0 standard unveiled: HD support a priority

, Jun 5th 2008 Discuss [0]

As VIA's energy-efficient mobile processor range gets faster, the chips become more suited to applications other than basic ultraportable notebooks.  That's why the company has developed a new Mini-ITX 2.0 standard, an updated version of the 17cm square motherboard which has proved so popular with case modders and small-form-factor HTPCs.  Mini-ITX 2.0 specifies a CPU such as VIA's own Nano, a 16-lane PCI Express slot for high-definition video support, and a minimum of 2GB DDR2 RAM.   Read The Full Story

ASUS to preload Express Gate instant-on Linux on all new motherboards

, May 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Last year ASUS released a motherboard, the P5E3, with an embedded compact Linux distro it called Express Gate. Basically a fast-boot alternative that, in just five seconds, bypassed Windows and gave you a web-browser, media player and other apps, it was developed by a company called DeviceVM (under the name Splashtop). ASUS were obviously pleased with how the mini-OS performed, as they've now decided to add Express Gate to all of their motherboards. Read The Full Story

VIA fanless 500MHz PX5000EG Pico-ITX board

, May 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

VIA has dropped its already-compact Pico-ITX boards into a hot wash and come up with the PX5000EG, measuring in at just 3.9 x 2.8-inches.  The small size is due to VIA dropping the processor speed down to just 500MHz (compared to the existing 1GHz PX1000G) and thus being able to leave off any active cooling.  It'll still support up to 1GB of RAM, though, and has hardware MPEG-2/-4 and WMV9 hardware decoding acceleration.  Read The Full Story

AMD blames motherboards for overheating Phenom X4 CPUs

, Apr 29th 2008 Discuss [0]

Processor manufacturer AMD is being forced to field criticism from some users, after reports of compatibility issues between a number of their quad-core Phenom X4 chips and motherboards using a certain chipset. The company confirmed that the issue arises when the 9750 and 9850 Phenom processors, which have a Thermal Design Power (the maximum amount of power the cooling system is required to dissipate) of 125 watts, are used with motherboards based on the 780G chipset. Such boards - which AMD describes as "mainstream" - are only capable of dealing with the lower, 95 watts TDP processors, such as the 9600 and 9550. Read The Full Story

AMD ‘Hawkfish’ reference motherboard spotted with faster Southbridge

, Apr 25th 2008 Discuss [0]

AMD are planning a refresh to their 790FX motherboard range that should satisfy power users and overclockers' demands for a better-performing Southbridge.  Currently 'boards using the 790FX chipset rely on the SB600 Southbridge, which in comparison to more recent chipsets has relatively poor PCI and SATA performance.  Fudzilla have found the reference design for the upcoming relaunch, which swaps out the SB600 for the newer SB750; codenamed "Hawkfish" it also includes broad RAID support and increased connectivity. Read The Full Story

Sony XEL-1 broken down – shot from the dissection at the Embedded Systems Conference

, Apr 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

For some reason the announcement of a newer, thinner OLED TV by Sony and the attention of an event gave someone cause to disassemble an 11-inch OLED TV that costs $2500. It’s 3mm thick, so reassembly was probably harder than disassembly. Read The Full Story

Apple IIGS laptop from Ben Heck looks oddly modern

, Apr 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

For a computer as old as the IIGS this computer looks only modern. Maybe it’s the acrylic keys or the 15-inch color LCD screen. The old ass mouse brings it all back to its roots though. Read The Full Story

Silicon chips go Gumby thanks to new stretchy circuits

, Mar 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

The class of Professor John Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has made some serious strides in the world of chip technology. One such advancement is that they now have IC’s that you can bend and stretch instead of the strictly rigid chips that Silicon offers up. You might be wondering why this is such a big deal since your motherboards aren’t going to be coming in origami shapes any time soon, but it matters a lot in the medical markets. For years people have been striving to achieve some method to easily and conveniently get computers and chips inside the body if not to help keep things in order in the body, then to, at the very least, monitor bodily functions and especially such functions that occur in the brain. Read The Full Story

New AMD Quad-Core is as energy efficient as walking

, Mar 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

AMD’s new Phenom X4 9100e is a power sipper operating at a low 65 watts. That might sound like a lot, but for a quad-core processor that’s actually considerably low and is more on par with dual core processors of today. Read The Full Story

Android PC Case Mod – I think this whole thing may have gone a wee bit too far

, Mar 24th 2008 Discuss [1]

So some guy (Read: Eric Burke) decided to build a case/computer in dedication to the Open Handset Alliances’ new development platform known as Android. The logo for the platform is some Clip Art quality green robot and this PC essentially looks like the head of said robot. Read The Full Story

Intel Nehalem processors getting ‘Smackdown’

, Mar 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

“Smackdown” is the codename for this motherboard that has been fitted for Nehalem processors. Nehalem is Intel’s next micro architecture for their processors and isn’t due out until much later this year. Read The Full Story
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