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Upcoming Intel and AMD processors, first looks.
Friday, November 04, 2005 07:30am EST
Both Intel and AMD will be introducing new processors in 2006. Intel will debut a new architecture and AMD will move to a new socket and support DDR2. We take a closer look at what both manufacturers will be introducing in 2006.
ATI’s Radeon X1000 series, what to expect?
Friday, September 30, 2005 07:30am EDT
The Radeon X1000 series will be introduced next week, featuring the X1800, X1600 and X1300 graphic cards. We take a first look at the new architecture and these new graphic cards, including pictures, pricing and availability.
The sum of piracy, copy protection and price fixing?
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 08:00am EST
In these past few weeks we've discussed piracy, online product activation, online content delivery, DRM, copy protection schemes and more. Read on as we explore these subjects further, and paint a proper perspective.
Making successful DVD backups to DVD+/-R
Thursday, January 27, 2005 09:30am EST
Making backups of DVDs and keeping the originals in a safe location is often the only way to safeguard them. But creating a backup can often be a daunting task. We explore exactly what is needed to create successful backups.
Intel's BTX form factor, what to expect
Wednesday, December 08, 2004 08:30am EST
The BTX form factor is Intel's answer to the aging ATX standard and promises to bring better thermal management and smaller PCs. We take a look at some of the problems that plague ATX and whether BTX offers a compelling solution to remedy these.
Graphics processors, running hot and wild?
Thursday, December 02, 2004 07:30am EST
Modern graphic cards are becoming quite a challenge to keep cool. Future graphic processors will not change that, as performance and heat production will only increase. We take a look at what to expect from these processors.
AMD's 90nm process, a success story?
Wednesday, December 01, 2004 07:30am EST
AMD's 90nm process has been touted as successful whereas Intel's seems to be lacking in public appeal. But in reality Intel is shipping millions whereas AMD is shipping just a handful. Does AMD's 90nm process really have the making of a success story?
New webserver, backing things up
Friday, October 29, 2004 07:30am EDT
Designing and building a webserver isn't something that should be attempted without careful consideration of the task at hand. In this article we give a look behind the scenes of how we've been going about building our own webservers.
Keeping Intel's Prescott cool and quiet
Wednesday, October 06, 2004 08:30am EDT
Intel's Prescott processor is notorious for its heat production and power consumption, which make it a challenge to keep cool and quiet. We detail how to go about making sure a Prescott PC is running whisper-quiet and cool.
Socket-775, an update from the trenches
Friday, October 01, 2004 07:30am EDT
Intel is aggressively moving forward with the socket-775 platform, it is getting harder and harder to find a high-performance socket-478 PC for sale anywhere. Here's a brief update on our findings with the socket-775 platform until sofar.
Nvidia SLI, SLI's back with a vengeance
Monday, June 28, 2004 07:30am EDT
If you thought a GeForce 6800 Ultra is fast, how about two of them runnning in tandem? Nvidia today released detailed information about their GeForce 6800 series SLI implementation, the new king of 3D graphics is here.
Intel Socket-775 platform, what to expect?
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 07:30am EDT
The pending introduction of Intel's latest mainstream platform marks the beginning of the end of the MHz race, shifting the emphasis from speed and raw power to features and usability. In this editorial we'll explore what to expect from Intel in the next few weeks.
Computex 2004 Taiwan, wrapup and more
Friday, June 04, 2004 06:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2004 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2004 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
Computex 2004, June 2nd, Abit, SiS and ALi/ULi
Wednesday, June 02, 2004 03:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2004 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share?
Computex 2004, June 1st, Nvidia, S3 and Iwill
Tuesday, June 01, 2004 08:30am EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2004 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share?
CeBIT 2004, Europe's largest IT show
Friday, March 26, 2004 09:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' CeBIT 2004 coverage. Want to know what is happening at CeBIT? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our CeBIT 2004 coverage from the Hannover Messe.
2003, the year in review, news and articles
Thursday, January 08, 2004 07:30am EST
Want to take a look at what happened in 2003, what new products and technologies where introduced? What news headlines made a lasting impression? Here's our 2003 coverage from January to December.
How NOT to install computer hardware
Monday, October 20, 2003 12:00pm EDT
Wonder what could go wrong when installing your newly bought computer hardware? This article details how NOT to install newly purchased hardware. Please give it a good read and take the advice to heart.
Computex 2003 Taiwan, wrap up and more
Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2003 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
Computex 2003 Taiwan, XGI, eXtreme Graphics Innovation
Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2003 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
Computex 2003 Taiwan, SFF systems, SiS chipsets
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2003 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
Computex 2003 Taiwan, Athlon 64, DeltaChrome and Nvidia
Monday, September 22, 2003 12:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2003 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
Computex 2003 Taiwan, 1200 exhibitors, 2500 booths
Sunday, September 21, 2003 10:00am EDT
Hardware Analysis' Computex 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at Computex? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our Computex 2003 coverage from Taipei, Taiwan.
A visit to Dell, understanding the magic
Monday, September 15, 2003 08:00am EDT
Ever wondered what is going on behind the doors of one of Dell's manufacturing facilities? What is needed to manufacture and ship thousands of computers every day? Here's a brief look behind the scenes of their European facility.
Apple's PowerBook G4, it's simply gorgeous
Thursday, August 14, 2003 09:30am EDT
Ever wondered whether you could live with a Mac? Apple sent us a 17" PowerBook G4 for evaluation, and we decided to tell you all about our personal experience with it, how does a Mac fare from a PC user's perspective?
Semiconductor Physics, Part 3
Friday, May 09, 2003 10:00am EDT
Ever wondered about why our electronic devices work the way they do? The physics that makes even the most simple transistor possible is an incredible process, and one not easily explained. Read Part 3 of our how-it-works series on Semiconductor Physics.
CeBIT 2003, wrap up and more
Friday, March 21, 2003 09:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' CeBIT 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at CeBIT? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our CeBIT 2003 coverage from the Hannover Messe.
CeBIT 2003, Europe's largest IT show
Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' CeBIT 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at CeBIT? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our CeBIT 2003 coverage from the Hannover Messe.
CeBIT, off to Hannover, Germany
Thursday, March 13, 2003 10:00am EST
Hardware Analysis' CeBIT 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at CeBIT? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our CeBIT 2003 coverage from the Hannover Messe.
Datacenters, a visit to Telecity
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 08:30am EST
Ever wondered what is going on behind the doors of a datacenter? What is needed to keep all of those servers up and running? And what kind of measures are taken to ensure that your server is safe and secure? Here's a brief look behind the scenes.
IDF Spring 2003, Convergence of Technology
Thursday, February 27, 2003 09:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' IDF Spring 2003 wrap-up. Interested to know what technologies impressed us most? Looking for a summary of featured articles or streaming video content? Or just personal things we want to share?
IDF, R/C Car race, MHz doesn't matter
Wednesday, February 26, 2003 07:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' IDF Spring 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at IDF? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our IDF Spring 2003 coverage from San Jose, CA.
IDF, Product Showcase and Racecars
Thursday, February 20, 2003 06:00pm EST
Hardware Analysis' IDF Spring 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at IDF? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our IDF Spring 2003 coverage from San Jose, CA.
AMD Athlon-64 Benchmarks and more
Wednesday, February 19, 2003 06:00pm EST
Wondering about AMD's Athlon-64? Want to know what AMD has been working on? Here's an update with the latest information about AMD's Athlon-64, the AMD Opteron and AMD's mobile Athlon-64.
IDF, Centrino and Prescott
Wednesday, February 19, 2003 04:00pm EST
Hardware Analysis' IDF Spring 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at IDF? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our IDF Spring 2003 coverage from San Jose, CA.
IDF, Convergence of Technology
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 08:00pm EST
Hardware Analysis' IDF Spring 2003 coverage. Want to know what is happening at IDF? What products are on display? Or just personal things we want to share? Here's our IDF Spring 2003 coverage from San Jose, CA.
AMD Product Update, Athlon-64 and more
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 04:00pm EST
Wondering about AMD's Athlon-64? Want to know what AMD has been working on? Here's an update with the latest information about AMD's Athlon-64, the AMD Opteron and AMD's mobile Athlon-64.
Semiconductor Physics, Part 2
Wednesday, February 12, 2003 07:30am EST
Ever wondered about why our electronic devices work the way they do? The physics that makes even the most simple transistor possible is an incredible process, and one not easily explained. Read Part 2 of our how-it-works series on Semiconductor Physics.
Semiconductor Physics, Part 1
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 08:30am EST
Ever wondered about why our electronic devices work the way they do? The physics that makes even the most simple transistor possible is an incredible process, and one not easily explained. Read Part 1 of our how-it-works series on Semiconductor Physics.
AMD's Fab 30, Simply Fabulous
Wednesday, January 15, 2003 09:30am EST
Hardware Analysis' visit to the AMD Fab 30 facility in Dresden. Want to know what technology and products AMD is working on? Or are you interested to learn what process technology AMD is using to manufacture their products?
The Music Industry, Dinosaur soon to be extinct?
Thursday, November 28, 2002 09:30am EST
The music industry is fighting a losing battle and although they're trying very hard to stay afloat, by frantically lashing out at users of peer-to-peer networks, here's why they will lose if they don't adapt their business model soon.
Building a High-Performance Web Server
Friday, October 18, 2002 07:30am EDT
Aspiring to build a high-performance web server? In this article we'll detail how to build a server designed to serve daily changing content with lots of images, movies, active forums and millions of page views every month.
IDF, The Current State of Technology
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 03:00pm EDT
Hardware Analysis' IDF Fall 2002 wrap-up. Interested to know what technologies impressed us most? Looking for a summary of featured articles or streaming video content? Or just personal things we want to share?
VIA's KT400, Revisited
Friday, March 29, 2002 05:30pm EST
We follow up last weeks editorial regarding VIA's KT400 chipset, and address some of the concerns voiced over the article as well as look at some of the issues once more. Read on as we again explore VIA's KT400 chipset.
VIA's KT400, Misguided?
Thursday, March 28, 2002 08:00am EST
VIA Technologies is about to launch its KT400 chipset, and press forward with support for DDR400. We ask what the point is, and examine the real reason VIA is so eager to push DDR333 and DDR400.
The Megahertz Myth, Apple, AMD and Intel.
Thursday, January 10, 2002 07:30am EST
Megahertz, the good old, ever effective, marketing tool has been under fire from a number of manufacturers as of late. We take a look at how Apple, AMD and Intel use clockspeed as a marketing tool to sell their products.
Enabling DV-in on Sony Digital Camcorders
Tuesday, January 08, 2002 07:30am EST
Many digital camcorder manufacturers disable recording from external sources such as the FireWire port. This article provides an in-depth how-to-guide on enabling recording on Sony digital camcorders.
AMD's PR rating, Performance has a Name?
Wednesday, October 17, 2001 12:00pm EDT
The introduction of the new AMD Athlon XP and MP series CPUs marks the return of the dreaded PR-rating system. AMD has opted for a different implementation than before, but it still is meant to take the focus off the raw clockspeed.
Nvidia's Titanium, Upholding the 6-month Product Cycle.
Tuesday, October 02, 2001 07:00am EDT
Nvidia's Titanium series, a new generation of GeForce? Or simply rebranding of products running at a somewhat higher clockspeed? With ATi's new Radeon just around the corner Nvidia seems eager to regain the performance crown.
The Aftermath of Evil
Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:00am EDT
Yesterday's attack on the WTC and the Pentagon has raised a large numbers of questions. In this editorial we'll be addressing some of the questions and issues at hand and take a look at the bigger picture.
Radeon 8500, ATi flexes some muscle
Tuesday, August 14, 2001 09:00am EDT
ATi has finally released samples of their new Radeon product line to the press. We were able to get up-close-and-personal with a Radeon 8500 for a couple of hours. Here's how it performs in comparison to Nvidia's products.
nVidia, thinking outside of the Xbox?
Monday, June 11, 2001 09:00am EDT
NVidia's nForce chipset, integrated solution extraordinaire, a force to reckon with? A contestant for the performance crown? A dead-ringer to take the integrated solution market by storm? Or more?
Different points of view? Entertaining new trains of thought?
Friday, June 08, 2001 09:00am EDT
There seems to be an increasing number of individuals who simply refuse to consider different viewpoints. The unwillingness to consider what they disagree with hurts them more than anyone else, and here's why.
The AMD 760 MP and nVidia's nForce, crowd pleasers?
Wednesday, June 06, 2001 09:00am EDT
Both AMD and nVidia introduced new chipsets this week, both offering new features and improved performance. But does the 760 MP stack up to Intel's SMP offerings? And how about the nForce, marketing hype or a genuine revolutionary product?
Echelon, Big Brother is watching?
Monday, June 04, 2001 09:00am EDT
Echelon, the worldwide intelligence network, is being denied by the NSA, openly discussed by the European Parliament, featured on global TV, documented by paper and online press and a topic of much controversy.
Clock throttling, a hot issue?
Friday, June 01, 2001 09:00am EDT
Clock throttling is a feature that is well documented in the Pentium 4's thermal documents. However, some claim that the feature is actually affecting its performance more than a little. Here’s a closer look into the matter.
Intel's Pentium 4, a closer look
Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:00pm EDT
Intel’s Pentium 4 CPU is being promoted as a CPU optimized for multimedia and streaming content based on its low latency architecture, deep pipeline, and SSE2 instructions. Here’s a closer look into some of its most promising features.
An Apple outlet around every corner?
Tuesday, May 15, 2001 04:00pm EDT
Apple announced today that it'll be opening a chain of Apple retail outlets across the country. Whereas traditional retail outlets sell both Macs and PCs, these outlets will exclusively sell Apple products and software.
Athlon 4, AMD puts the pressure on
Monday, May 14, 2001 12:00pm EDT
AMD introduced their mobile Athlon 4 CPU today, a CPU that has been known as 'Palomino' for the past few months. Although this introduction might cut into Intel's share of the mobile performance segment, there's much more to it than just that.
Wireless networking, no strings attached
Monday, May 14, 2001 08:00am EDT
Wireless networking is nothing new, but standardization and improved performance may just allow this technology to replace traditional wired LANs, and skyrocket like cellular phone technology has.
Dual Intel Pentium 4 Xeon Preview
Friday, May 11, 2001 10:00am EDT
Intel's new Xeon is based on the Pentium 4 core, offering SMP and multithreading, as its capable of running in a dual CPU configuration. The supporting chipset, the i860, also offers more than just another CPU socket.
PC recycling, 2400-baud modem anyone?
Friday, May 11, 2001 06:00am EDT
Many of us upgrade their computer on a regular basis, resulting in a growing surplus of obsolete computer hardware. However most of this computer hardware can be put to good use instead of being obsoleted.
Distributed computing, where to put those idle CPU cycles?
Friday, May 11, 2001 06:00am EDT
Distributed computing projects such as SETI@home have already proven their feasibility with the immense computing power they can tap into. Now its time to make this form of computing worthwhile for the participant.
Transmeta's Crusoe, HotRod or Performance Hog?
Friday, May 11, 2001 06:00am EDT
Upon introduction Transmeta's Crusoe processor has generated much interest with its promises of strong performance and long battery life. Does its code morphing architecture live up to these expectations?
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