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1. Nvidia auctions "ultimate" gaming system on eBay

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 20 November 2009

   2x GTX 295 SLI, Core i7 975 Extreme and 12GB DDR3 Nvidia is auctioning off a custom-built "ultimate" gaming system on eBay. 

Company spokesperson Brian Burke told TG Daily that the machine was "hand ...

2. AMD says Fusion will knock Intel for six. Or five

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... half of 2010, be a 45 nano dual core, seven plus hours resting battery life, enhanced UVD capabilities for exceptional HD video experience. The Geneva CPU has two CPU cores, BGA, DDR3. The Danube Champlain ...

3. DDR2 "shortage" causes DRAM prices to soar

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   Hello. Now what was that about DDR3?Contract prices of DDR2 memory chips lifted by nearly 14 percent in the first half of this month due to a shortage of the chips. That's according to DRAM Exchange, ...

4. Maingear Shifts into overdrive with hard-core gaming machine

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 02 November 2009

   ... HyperX memory - up to DDR3-2000 @ 2000MHz. Windows 7 - 64-bit support. The Shift base price is currently set at $2,199.  ...

5. Tilera challenges X86 architecture with 100 core-processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 25 October 2009

   ... signal processing performance with a 4 MAC/cycle multiplier unit delivering up to 600 billion MACs per second, more than 12x the fastest commercial DSP. Integrated high-performance DDR3 memory controllers: ...

6. DRAM makers bang DRAM shortage drum again

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... that DDR3 will replace DDR2 as a memory standard. Many manufacturers had hoped that crossover to happen in 2009, but then something called the credit crunch persuaded customers not to go for it. Pai, ...

7. Acer introduces Aspire 3D laptop

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... HD 4570 with up to 2304MB of HyperMemory 512 MB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM, up to 1792 MB of shared system memory 4GB of DDR2 1066 MHz memory 320GB 5400RPM SATA HD Multi-in-1 digital media card reader 802.11b/g/n ...

8. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 20 October 2009

   ... 4670 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 in the 27-inch model. The two machines also include 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory (expandable to 16GB), video camera, mic, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth, Ethernet, ...

9. HP rolls out notebooks: Hails Windows 7

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 13 October 2009

   ... PC is the HP Elite 7000, equipped with Windows 7, DDR3 memory support, an Intel P55 Express chipset and a choice of either i5 or i7 CPUs. Up to eight gigabytes of memory can be installed, and the machines ...

10. Gateway takes on Apple's iMac

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    ... 1333MHz FSB)Intel GM45 Express ChipsetATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 Graphics with 1GB DDR3 memory8GB DDR3 SDRAM (1333MHz)1TB SATA HD 64GB SSD 8x DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti optical drive (slot load)Multi-in-one ...

11. Toshiba introduces ultra-thin laptop line

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    ... Windows 7 Home Premium and include a HD impact sensor, DDR3 memory, touch pad, multiple expansion ports, HDMI-out, Wireless N technology and Bluetooth.   Additional specs include: Satellite T135 ...

12. Intel outlines future of interactive television

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 24 September 2009

    ... NAND controller, along with DDR2 and DDR3 memory support." According to Kim, the future of interactive television is contingent on three primary factors: breakthrough technology, a positive user experience ...

13. Dell unveils five Alienware gaming rigs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... pro-level HD audio, video editing and 3D animation. In addition, the Aurora rigs can accommodate dual 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards, 24GB DDR3 1333MHz memory (or 12GB DDR3 1600MHz memory) and up ...

14. Toshiba targets high-end gamers with Qosmio X500

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... display, DDR3 system memory, dual hard-drive configurations and Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory. Toshiba has unveiled a laptop targeted at high-end gamers and multimedia enthusiasts ...

15. Intel debuts Nehalem mobile chips

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... also include two-channel DDR3 1333 MHz memory support and full 1x16 or 2x8 PCI Express 2.0 graphics.In addition, Perlmutter commented on the Nehalem-based Arrandale platform, which is expected to feature ...

16. DDR3 memory shortage set to end

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    Samsung has decided to end the current shortage of DDR3 chips by maxing out its production. Samsung has decided to end the current shortage of DDR3 chips by maxing out its production. Oh-Hyun Kwon, ...

17. Kingston, Rambus claim multicore thread shows speed boost

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 17 September 2009

    Memory IP company Rambus has teamed up with Kingston Technology to produce the development of a threaded DDR3 DRAM technology which will boost data throughput by 50 percent and reduce power consumption ...

18. Oracle and Sun showcase 'world's fastest' database machine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ...  Intel Xeon (Nehalem) processors 600 GB SAS Disks at 6 Gigabits/second DDR3 memory 72 Gigabytes (memory) per database server 40 Gigabits/second InfiniBand Raw disk capacity of 100 TB (SAS) or 336 TB (SATA) ...

19. What's at the heart of HP’s Laptops and Lenovo’s Best Student Tablet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... hour.    The 15.6” wide screen product has a Core i7 processor, an AMD Radeon 4830 discreet graphics, webcam with night vision, will hold up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM with the recommended (it really ...

20. Kingston introduces Lynnfield optimized memory kits

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    Kingston has announced 4GB DDR3 memory kits optimized for Intel's LGA1156 Core i5 and Core i7 systems. The HyperX kit - which runs at a low 1.65 volts - is reportedly designed to faciliate smooth overclocking ...

21. IBM uncloaks eight core Power7 processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 26 August 2009

    ... of resources and an "extreme" increase in socket throughput. In addition, the Power7 provides scalability up to 32 sockets, 32MB on chip eDRAM shared L3, dual DDR3 memory controllers, 100GB/s memory bandwidth ...

22. Elpida moves into graphics memory realm

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... Design Center with 50 engineers and other Qimonda employees. It will start shipping one gigabit GDDR3 and one gigabit GDDR5 products in the first half of next year - with production of the semiconductors ...

23. Rambus reaches 'tentative' antitrust agreement with EU

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 11 June 2009

    ... rather than engaging in costly litigation." Rambus plans to offer licenses with maximum royalty rates for five-year worldwide licenses of 1.5 percent for DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3 and GDDR4 SDRAM memory. Licensees ...

24. AMD stifling competition? Did Palit screw AMD?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 28 May 2009

    ... switch hardware components? You can read the entire background of the controversy over at geek.com, but it seems that Palit exchanged the GDDR3 memory in the Radeon 4850 card in favor of faster GDDR5 ...

25. Kingston launches a really, really pricey memory kit

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 27 May 2009

    ... exactly the $50 update you pick up on the side at your local Best Buy. The kit consist of three 4 GB DDR3-1600 MHz modules, which are aimed at owners of Intel Core i7 systems with X58 platforms. Rated ...

26. AMD releases Radeon HD 4890 with 1.36 Teraflops

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 02 April 2009

    ... 54.4 GSamples/s(+13.3%) Memory Type GDDR3 GDDR5 GDDR5 Memory Clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz 975 MHz Frame Buffer Size 512 MB / 1 GB 512 MB / 1 GB 1 GB Memory Data Rate 2.0 Gbps 3.6 Gbps(+80%) 3.9 Gbps(+8.3%) Memory ...

27. Dell unleashes its Macbook Air rival Adamo

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 17 March 2009

    ... as far as their hardware components are concerned. The base model comes with a 1.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor, 2 GB of DDR3 memory, a 128 GB SSD, Windows Vista 64-bit and integrated graphics ...

28. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 March 2009

    ... quad-core 2.93 GHz CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU, 6 GB of 1,066 MHz DDR3 RAM and a 1 TB 7,200 RPM SATA hard drive, MacPro's technological advantage is offset by a $450 premium over the Gateway system. ...

29. Apple updates Mac mini, should you buy it?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    ... It comes with either 128MB or 256MB of shared DDR3 SDRAM. Although these Nvidia chips fare in the average category in the most demanding 3D games, they are more than capable for a variety of GUI-enhanced ...

30. Apple refreshes iMacs, adds a new top-of-the-line model to the family

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    ... Core 2 Duo processor and comes with 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory and a 320 GB SATA hard drive, both double from the generation before. It packs Nvidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphics with 256 MB of ...

31. ATI releases new 40nm 4800-series Mobile GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    Today, AMD announced two new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs for notebooks, the HD 4830 and HD 4860, both built on ATI's new 40nm process technology and both supporting DDR3, GDDR3 and GDDR5 memory ...

32. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 March 2009

    ... Mac mini suggest a faster front-side bus and DDR3 memory support, enabling faster raw performance. Nvidia graphics is also said to replace the built-in Intel GMA 950 that is no longer produced, bring ...

33. Next-gen Mac mini spyshots and specs leak online

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 20 February 2009

    ... 2 Duo processor will begin at 2 GHz, though a faster front-side bus and DDR3 memory should enable an even greater speed gain for the company's least expensive Macintosh. Chicago (IL) - Images of what the ...

34. Intel pitches details about 32 nm Westmere CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 February 2009

    ... and Arrandale special is the fact that they integrate a 2-channel DDR3 memory controller and are Intel’s first processors with on-die graphics supporting switchable integrated/discrete graphics. Some readers ...

35. UPDATED: AMD: Three new Socket AM3 chips, two are Phenom II X3

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 February 2009

    ... means a new motherboard and DDR3 memory which is still expensive, but potentially provides greater performance. The CPUs are compatible with Socket AM2+. The lower TDP power footprint is also interesting, ...

36. Samsung sets the stage for 32 GB DRAM modules

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 January 2009

      Samsung said it has developed the world’s first 4 Gb DDR3 DRAM chip, enabling the company to double the maximum capacity of DRAM modules available today. Seoul (Korea) – Samsung said it has developed ...

37. Nvidia launches Quadro NVS 420, 4x 2560x1600 video card

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 23 January 2009

    ... by using GPU resources for compute abilities and not just graphics display. The Quadro NVS 420 includes 512 MB GDDR3, a 128-bit memory interface (64-bit to GPU), 11.2 GB/s per GPU, CUDA support with ...

38. Intel's CFO says Havendale on track for 2H'2009

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 19 January 2009

    ... an on-board graphics and memory controller unit (GMCH), DDR3, PCI-e 2.0 x16, built on 45nm technologies. Earlier analysts had reported that Intel would delay its Havendale CPU+GPU into 2010. In addition, ...

39. Report: NAND, DDR2 memory prices heading back up

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 19 January 2009

    ... This may be the reason Intel recently announced a delay for its DDR3-based 5-series chipsets. TFT LCD TV panel prices have dropped 12% to 19% month to month, as of last week. Rush orders from China ...

40. DDR3 product roadmaps adjust for channel and economy

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 14 January 2009

    Santa Clara (CA) - DigiTimes is reporting that Intel will delay making the switchover to DDR3-exclusive products until sometime in 2010. This news comes just two days after learning Asustek and Gigabyte ...

41. Acer Debuts Some Business TravelMate Laptops

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 14 January 2009

    ... drive. Both can make use of up to 4 GB of DDR3 800/1033 MHz memory and come with a built-in Web cam and video conferencing software for video chats with others. Also being mentioned by Acer were its ...

42. CES 2009: Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 285 and GTX 295 for high-end

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 January 2009

    ... dual-slot configuration. It has 480 cores, 56 ROP Units, a core clock of 576 MHz, a shader clock of 1242 MHz, a texture filtering rate of 92.2 GigaTextels/s, a memory clock of 1998 MHz, with 1,792 MB GDDR3 ...

43. CES 2009: AMD releases Phenom II X4 and Dragon desktop platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 January 2009

    ... and AMD 790GX chipset, with HyperTransport 3.0, support for DDR2-1333 (and DDR3 memory on Socket AM3 versions with 880G chipset - due out later, probably in February), DirectX 10.1 (DisplayPort available ...

44. Macworld 2009: Apple unveils new 17" MacBook Pro with 8 hour battery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 January 2009

    ... speed increase over the previous model. The notebook ships with 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB; onboard graphics is the same (Nvidia GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT combo) as used in the 15-inch ...

45. CES 2009: HP to launch series of low cost computers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 06 January 2009

    ... state of the art gaming specifications among which are a quad-core Intel Core 2 processor of up to 2.83 GHz, 4GB of DDR2-800 memory, and dual Nvidia GeForce 9800S video cards each packing 1GB of GDDR3 ...

46. Transcend launches DDR3-1333 memory kits for Intel Core i7

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 05 January 2009

    Transcend Information announced today the release of its DDR3-1333 triple channel memory kits for use with Intel Core i7 processors and Intel X58 Express chipset motherboards. Available in 3GB (1GBx3) ...

47. Lenovo announces dual-screen Thinkpad

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sunday, 04 January 2009

    ... a 15.6” or a 14” screen, can be configured with up to 4 GB of DDR3 memory and up to 500 GB of hard drive space.    ...

48. OCZ's 35 GB/s triple channel memory for Core i7

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 19 December 2008

    ... The DDR3-2000 (CL 7-8-7) delivers 35 GB/s throughput in three separate chip packages, totaling 6 GB. Read more on OCZ's press release.  ...

49. CPU prices post huge drops in 2008, Intel delays CPU+GPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 05 December 2008

    ... debut with the 32 nm Llano core in 2011. Like Havendale, Llano will have four cores and DDR3 memory support. Baird also laid out sharp declines in average processor prices across AMD’s and Intel’s ...

50. Disassembling a 768 MB EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX video card for kicks

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 04 December 2008

    ... slightly larger. The GDDR chips were surprisingly small. This card has 768 MB of GDDR3 memory, and yet there are only 12 physical chips, each of which is about half the size of a postage stamp. For some ...