Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 OC Review

Take an nVidia GT 640 and wind up the speed a little to make a Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 OC, the overclocked version of nVidia's new budget graphics card.

This Gigabyte version, the Gigabyte GeForce GT 640 OC, is quite an improvement on the standard nVidia GT 640. The core clock speed has been pushed up from 900MHz to 1050MHz. And the memory clock speed has been marginally increased from 891MHz to 900MHz.

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eVGA GTX 660 Ti Review

The GTX 670 had one functional block disabled, but the new GTX 660 really only cuts out one key feature: one of the memory controller blocks. This reduces the data width to memory to 192 bits wide, versus the 256 bit pathways available on the GTX 680 and GTX 670.

Since the ROP (raster operations) unit is part of that block, the number of ROP units are now 24 instead of 32. The clock rate is a little lower as well.

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MSI GeForce GTX 660 TWIN FROZR GAMING OC 2GB GDDR5

Get the weapon of choice for gamers - the GeForce GTX 660. It takes NVIDIA Kepler powered graphics cards to a new level of affordability while retaining class leading performance and power efficiency making it a must have upgrade for today's hottest games.

The GeForce GTX 660 graphics card represents the Kepler "Sweet Spot" for gamers, the ultimate combination of performance, power efficiency and affordability.

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PALiT GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual OC 2GB GDDR5

GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti cards give you the gaming horsepower to take on todays most demanding titles in full 1080p HD.

They deliver 25% more performance than previous generation cards and up to twice the power efficiency thanks to the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell architecture. Plus the come loaded with GeForce GTX gaming technologies like NVIDIA GameStream, G-SYNC and GeForce Experience.

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AMI S2200 Microcontroller Family - AMI S2200A

AMI S2200A Specifications

Type  -  Microcontroller
Family  -  AMI S2200
MCU part number  -  S2200A is an OEM/tray microcontroller
Frequency  -  3.6 MHz
Package  :  40-pin ceramic DIP (optional) 40-pin plastic DIP (optional) 28-pin ceramic DIP (optional) 28-pin plastic DIP (optional)
 
Manufacturing process  -  NMOS
Data width  -  4 bit
On-chip RAM  -  64 bytes
On-chip ROM  -  2 KB

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Intel 8087 Family - IBM 8087 Floating-Point Unit Family - IBM C8087

IBM 8087 Floating-Point Unit Family - IBM C8087 Specifications


Type  -  Floating Point Unit / Co-processor
Family  -  IBM 8087
FPU part number  -  C8087 is an OEM/tray floating-point unit
Frequency  -  5 MHz
Package  :  40-pin side-brazed ceramic DIP

Socket  -  DIP40
Manufacturing process  -  N-channel, depletion load, silicon gate technology (HMOS)
Data width  -  16 bit
V core  -  5V ± 5%
Minimum/Maximum operating temperature  :  0°C - 70°C
Maximum power dissipation  -  2.375 Watt

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'Advanced Warfare' a Major Departure From Call of Duty Series

Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield, co-founders of the video game studio responsible for the next "Call of Duty" installment, are excitedly unwrapping virtual goodies in the chummy meeting room that connects their offices

You can end up with something like 22 billion combinations," Condrey told The Associated Press recently while zealously swapping the gear and guns on his on-screen avatar. "It's kind of an outlandish number, but it's not really about the number. It's just that it's fun to you. You can be one of 22 billion.

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Twitch Backtracks on Some Usage Policy Changes

Twitch is backtracking on some of the changes announced to its video-on-demand (VOD) and third-party audio usage policies . The company is making the move after it received some unflattering user feedback.

Matthew DiPietro, Twitch's VP of Marketing & Communications, said that effective Thursday night, the newly-instated 2-hour maximum time limit on video highlights will be removed.

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Pentium® D Motherboards - PDSME+

Intel® Xeon® 3200 / 3000 Series, Core™ 2 Quad / Duo / Extreme Series, Pentium® D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4 & Celeron D in LGA775 Package (FSB 1066/800/533)
Intel® 3010 (Mukilteo-2P) Chipset  
Up to 8GB unbuffered ECC / non-ECC DDR2 667/533 SDRAM  
Intel® 82573V + Intel® 82573 PCI-e Gigabit Controllers (2x LAN Ports)  

Built-in SATA Controller 4x SATA (3Gbps) Drive Support  
1 (x4) & 1 (x8) PCI-Express 2x 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X 2x 64-bit 100MHz PCI-X  
On board ATI ES1000 16MB Graphics  
IPMI 2.0 (Virtual Media Over LAN or Optional KVM Over LAN)

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Atom Motherboard - A1SRi-2758F

Atom Motherboard - A1SRi-2758F

Intel® Atom processor C2758, SoC, FCBGA 1283, 20W 8-Core
Up to 64GB DDR3 1600MHz ECC SO-DIMM in 4 DIMM sockets  
Quad GbE LAN ports  
IPMI with dedicated LAN

2x SATA3 and 4x SATA2 ports  
1x PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot  
4x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 1 via header, 1 Type A), 2x USB 2.0 ports (rear)
12V DC or ATX Power input  
Operating Temperature: 0°C - 60°C  
7-Year product life

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Asus AMD Radeon HD 7790 DirectCU II OC

The HD 7790 DirectCU II OC is Asus' take on the AMD Radeon HD 7790, with a hint of overclocking to put it in better stead against the nVidia GTX 650 Ti Boost.

The 7790 clearly isn't that. What it is, though, is a cunning twist on the existing 7000 cards, and one that offers strong competition to nVidia's price-conscious 650 range.

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MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti OC Boost Twin Frozr : new midprice champ worth investigating

The AMD is really new, but though the nVidia GeForce 650 Ti Boost might be more of a new tilt at older technology, the results are compelling for mid-range consumers.

The memory clock speed has been raised noticeably too, with the 1350MHz of the PNY's 650 Ti being increased to 1502MHz in the 650 Ti Boost.

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Sony Posts $261 Million Q1 Net Profit on Strong PS4 Sales, Weak Yen

It saw a $261 million first-quarter net profit thanks to brisk sales of its PlayStation 4 console and a weak JPY, but said it still expects a full-year loss.

The company's net profit came to 26.8 billion JPY ($261 million) for the three months through June, up from 3.1 billion JPY a year earlier, with sales rising 5.8 percent to 1.8 trillion JPY.

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Microsoft Xbox One to Launch in China on 23 September

Microsoft Corp will launch its Xbox One gaming console in China on September 23, making it the first foreign company to start selling consoles in the world's third biggest gaming market.

Yusuf Mehdi, head of marketing and strategy for Microsoft's Xbox group, announced the launch date at an event in Shanghai.

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NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Wireless Controller

The NVIDIA SHIELD Wireless Controller works seamlessly with your SHIELD Tablet and SHIELD Portable for exceptional responsiveness and immersion in tod 

This is the first-ever precision controller designed for both Android and PC streaming. Take on next-generation Android games like Rochard and The Walking Dead and immerse yourself in streaming PC blockbusters like Titanfall.

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NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Cover

NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet cover will keep your SHIELD Tablet protected and allows you to stand it upright.

  
Specially designed to house your NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, the cover is both sleak and stealthy, and fits your SHIELD perfectly. Flip it open and stand your SHIELD up to enjoy gaming with the SHIELD Controller, or to watch your favourite triumphs back on Twitch.

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AMD plans more powerful Hawaii GPU

GPU has shedloads of deactivated units which, if they were switched on, could make the chip go like the clappers. A die-shot of Hawaii graphics processing unit shows that the chip may feature as many as 3072 stream processors (48 CUs)

AMD sells the Radeon R9 290X which is configured to feature 2816 stream processors (SPs)/44 compute units (CUs), 176 texture mapping units (TMUs) and 64 raster operating units

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AMD Am286ZX/Am286LX PC-AT motherboard on a chip - AMD NG286LX-16

AMD NG286LX-16 Specifications

Type - System-on-a-Chip
Family - AMD Am286ZX/Am286LX
SOC part numbers - NG286LX-16 is an OEM/tray system-on-a-chip
NG286LX-16/S is an OEM/tray system-on-a-chip
Frequency - 16 MHz
Package : 216-pin EIAJ plasic QFP 1.1" x 1.1" (2.8 cm x 2.8 cm)
Manufacturing process - CMOS
Data width - 16 bit
Floating Point Unit - 80C287
Physical memory - 16 MB
Virtual memory - 1 GB

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