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Site Reopened !!!

UnkAlex — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:19:42 GMT

After a lot of evrey-day.... problems (the S word), and a lot of low IQ people ive meet, i decided to reopen the site because

WE CAN DO MORE ! FROM THIS DAY I PROMISE THAT ILL GIVE 100% FOR MY WORK!

SO CHECK MORE FREQVENTUALLY OUR SITE FOR PRODUCT NEWS !

AMD First with 8-Core and 12-Core Server Processors

UnkAlex — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:49:32 GMT

The race for the fastest processor on the market has long been focused on increments of the processor core count, rather than enhancement of the processor speed. On that note, today, Sunnyvale California-based Advanced Micro Devices launched its latest series of Opteron processors, codenamed Magny Cours. The introduction of the much-anticipated platform has put AMD in the position to provide its costumers with a choice for 8 core and 12-core CPUs, designed to increase performance in both memory and compute intensive workloads.

"As AMD has done before, we are again redefining the server market based on current customer requirements,” said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Divisions, AMD. "The AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform signals a new era of server value, significantly disrupts today’s server economics and provides the performance-per-watt, value and consistency customers demand for their real-world data center workloads.”

In addition to the release of the new processors, AMD also announced the introduction of its 5600 Series chipset, featuring I/O virtualization. The new platform offers a number of benefits, including more memory, thanks to the 12 memory DIMMs per processors, an enhanced memory controller with support for 4 channels of DDR3 memory. The chipset will also provide Quad 16-bit HyperTransport 3 technology links with up to 6.4 GT/s per link and PCIe 2.0 support.

The new processors are designed to accommodate the 2- and 4-socket enterprise servers, providing a choice for the industry's first 12 core and 8-core processors, featuring L2 of 512K/core and 12MB of shared L3 cache. There's also AMD's CoolCore, PowerNow, CoolSpeed, APML technologies, Enhanced C1 State and more.

With the release, AMD revealed that the platform would be compatible with the company's upcoming server processors, based on the anticipated "Bulldozer” core. Thanks to its overall specifications and pricing, the new platform is expected to be adopted by Acer, Cray, Dell, SGI and HP.

Intel Designs Mainstream 3.2GHz Dual-Core Core i5

UnkAlex — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:02:32 GMT

Not so long ago, it was revealed that Intel planned to introduce, sooner or later, a new dual-core processor with a clock speed of 3.6Ghz. This model, however, will likely be meant for the high end, which means that the Santa Clara chip maker will have to develop a different model for the mainstream. Granted, the existing mid-end offering, known as the Core i5 650, already has the more-than-decent clock speed of 3.2GHz, as well as a cache memory of 4MB, but it is limited in terms of overclocking. Fortunately for budget-conscious overclockers, however, the company seems to already be working on a new part.

According to Fudzilla, which is also the source of the rumors regarding most of Intel's currently known future chip plans, the CPU maker is devising the Core i5 655K. This chip, while having the same 3.2GHz frequency as the i5 650, will be "completely unlocked” and, thus, will be able to push higher in overclocking scenarios.

The chip will have a 32nm central processing unit and a 45nm graphics core on the same die. It will be compatible with socket LGA 1156 motherboards and will supposedly come at a premium price compared to the Core i5 650.

The central processing unit is said to have a thermal design power (TDP) of 73W, though it will likely consume more depending on how far end-users are willing to push it. Considering these capabilities, it makes sense to think that the final price tag will be higher than its predecessor's. Currently, the i5 650 carries a tag of $194.90 in the United States and is priced at 150 Euro in Europe. Obviously, the newcomer will ask for a little more. Unfortunately, the exact price is not specified.

If the rumors prove valid, Intel will officially introduce its new dual-core mainstream processor by the beginning of June 2010.

Playstation 3.5 – XBox 560 Coming First?

UnkAlex — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:47:49 GMT

Electronic Arts suggest that rather than Sony and Microsoft releasing a PS4 and XBox 720 that they will actually release in-between models such as a Playstation 3.5 and an XBox 560. The reason for this is that Sony and Microsoft didn’t get the ball rolling as well as previous generations and that 2011 is just too quick for next-gen consoles to be launched.

For that reason it is expected that Sony and Microsoft will launch these mid updates to the hardware to extract more out of them.

What are your thoughts on this? Would you like to see another PS3/XBox 360 being created as a stepping stone to the real next-gen consoles? I do think there is a lot that can be done with the current generation of consoles, but 2 – 3 years is quite a while away still and a lot of advancements in technology will happen in this time period. It will be great seeing what path the 2 console makers are going to travel.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1 Out for Testing

UnkAlex — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:59:59 GMT

A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the first Beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, due for release in late April this year. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS development.

What's new in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1? Well, as everybody already knows... Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1 has a brand-new look, composed of two new themes (Ambiance and Radiance), one is dark and the other one is light. Click the link above to access a very nice article we created last week, to showcase the new themes, logos, font, boot splash and boot prompt. However, after installing the proprietary Nvidia video drivers, the boot splash screen has been changed to what you see below...

Download Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 1 (Lucid Lynx) right now from Softpedia:
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Ubuntu-Lucid-Lynx-53009.shtml

NVIDIA Fermi GTX 400 Finally Revealed

UnkAlex — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:27:12 GMT

The hype surrounding NVIDIA's upcoming GTX 470 and 480 graphics cards has reached such high levels that even Intel's recently launched six-core Gulftown got less attention than the various, and mostly information-deprived, leaks related to the adapters. So far, mystery has continued to shroud the actual specs of the cards, but it seems that the long-awaited moment when they are revealed has finally come.

What the two boards have in common is their support for three-way SLI, CUDA support, 3D Vision Surround technology, PhysX implementation and identical video output options, namely dual DVI and HDMI. This feature set adds to the already obvious support for all DirectX 11 graphics features.

The online entity that managed to get a hold of the GTX 470 and GTX 480 product specifications is Expreview and, from what they look like, the architecture used in the cards' construction is different from the one NVIDIA has developed so far. The main curiosity lies in the unusual performance numbers, which, while somewhat lower than the strongest competing products from AMD, hint at a possibly different approach to graphics processing.
The GeForce GTX 470 has a GPU clock of 607MHz, 448 CUDA Cores, a shader frequency of 1215MHz and 1280MB of GDDR5 memory, This VRAM operates on a 384-bit memory interface and has a frequency of 1674MHz, or 3348 MHz DDR. The card also has a thermal design power (TDP) of 225W and draws the necessary energy not just from the PCI Express slot, but also from the power supply, through two PCI Express power connectors, of which one has six pins and the other eight.

The more powerful GeForce GTX 480 has 480 CUDA cores and its graphics processing unit runs at 700MHz. Also, the amount of memory is confirmed at 1536MB, runs at 1,848 (3,696) MHz and has the same 384-bit interface as the GTX 470. Furthermore, the shader frequency is set at 1,041MHz and the TDP is of 295W. Power is drawn through the same six-pin + eight-pin power connector combination.

It is still unclear why and how NVIDIA gave its graphics adapters such unusual clock speeds, but all will be made clear once the company makes the formal announcement on March 26. Until then, end-users will be able to happily contemplate the rather decent price tags of $349 for the GTX 470 and $499 for the GTX 480.

AMD's Thuban Six-Core Clocks Revealed

UnkAlex — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:47:31 GMT

Intel has already launched its Gulftown six-core central processing unit, which is essentially the first such CPU to make an appearance on the consumer market. Of course, six-core chips aren't exactly a new concept, but they were not introduced sooner because they were not needed. Now, with applications starting to take more and more advantage of multiple cores, AMD is also gearing up to release its own hexacore chip, codenamed Thuban. This chip’s specs, however, seem to have remained a mystery. Until recently, that is.

Hexus reports that a leaked Gigabyte CPU support list has some info on the upcoming Thuban CPU, which will supposedly debut in at least two versions, namely the 1055T and the 1035T.

These chips will likely be the slower of the set, the former being clocked at 2.8GHz and the latter at 2.6Ghz. Obviously, these speeds are quite inferior to those of the Intel Core i7-980X, which runs at 3.33Ghz, but Advanced Micro Devices is expected to also release such speedy units, like the 1075T that should achieve at least 3Ghz.

Unfortunately, the leak did not have any other information on the Phenom II X6 CPUs, which means that the cache memory and thermal design power, among other things, will have to remain a mystery for now. There is also no word on the exact date when the chips will make their debut, nor is the actual price point known. Of course, considering the clocks, they will likely be more affordable that the Gulftown that bleeds about $999 out of any wallet it comes across.

The Thuban will somehow have to make up for the time gap between its own and the Gulftown's launch. Fortunately for AMD, there aren't many applications that can take advantage of all six cores, nor are there many enthusiasts willing to buy Intel's processor. This will give an edge to the Sunnyvale-based company, especially if its processors turn out to be more affordable.

Source: Softpedia.com Image Source: Hexus.com

Fallout New Vegas is coming!!

UnkAlex — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:58:08 GMT

Fallout New Vegas has the same Fallout 3 engine and 90% of the original F3 features, but this time the maps is located in vegas and there are a lot of new things!! :

If you want more pics click here: http://www.joystiq.com/photos/fallout-new-vegas/#2777516

Intel's 6-Core Gulftown Core i7 980X Reviewed, Official release not too far away

UnkAlex — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:25 GMT

Following a series of rumors that have been making the rounds on the Internet for a while now, it appears that Intel's much-anticipated 6-core Gulftown processor. Designed for the enthusiast market, the new Core i7 CPU will be part of the company's 32nm-based line of processors. On that note, reviews of the new Core i7 980X have just went online at various hardware sites. This is clearly an indication that Intel will soon be announcing these new processors and make them available for enthusiast consumers.

Reviews of the new processors have surfaced on several websites, consequently providing details about the specifications and features that have been enabled in Intel's new processors. According to details, the new processor comes with a factory-set core frequency of 3.33GHz, the same as the previous Core i7 975 model, featuring a 4-core architecture. The CPU is featured with Intel's SMT (simultaneous multi-threading) technology, which means that the 6 cores will be seen as 12 threads, by the operating system.

In addition, the processor is also featured with 12MB of L3 cache, up from the 8MB of L3 cache available on the older, Bloomfield Core i7 975 model. There's an integrated memory controller, the addition of 7 new SSE4 instructions and dual QPI, with up to 25.6G

The new processor is also part of the outfit's Tick-Tock strategy, with the "Ticks” representing the adoption of a new process technology, while the "Tocks” being focused on providing a new microarchitecture. This one fits in the "Tick” section, becoming Intel's first 32nm desktop CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads. In addition, the new model will be compatible with Intel's current high-end platform, X58, which was introduced back when the first Bloomfield processors were announced. Based on the X58 chipset, motherboards featuring this platform should work just fine with Gulftown, providing a BIOS update is applied.

Intel is yet to formally announce the product, but we are expecting it to become official within the next couple of hours, with a high chance for enthusiasts to quickly get one for their own system. Price wise, we are looking at a CPU that should be available for US$999, the same as the Bloomfield Core i7 975. We should note that the Core i7 975 and the 980X will also share the same power consumption specifications.

Source: Softpedia.com

AMD: NVIDIA Promotes PhysX Games Through Bribery

UnkAlex — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:54:52 GMT

Even though humanity might dream of an idyllic future where there is no strife, the present is very much full of situations where various personas trade barbs in the hopes of gaining the upper hand in what they perceive as a heated competition. While the longstanding feud between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices can be said to hold the top position among corporate rivalries, the second place almost as easily falls to the relationship between the latter and NVIDIA. Not long after AMD accused NVIDIA of deliberately reducing the functionality of its PhysX technology, the chip maker follows up with the claim that the Santa Clara GPU maker has the habit of bribing game developers.

According to what Richard Huddy, AMD’s senior manager of developer relations in Europe, said in an interview with Thinq.co.uk, game developers implement PhysX in their games not because they want to, but because it is implied by the marketing deal they have with NVIDIA. According to Huddy, game developers, with the exception of Epic, don't actually want PhysX but they end up using it after all because NVIDIA pays them to.

"What I have seen with physics, or PhysX rather, is that Nvidia create a marketing deal with a title, and then as part of that marketing deal, they have the right to go in and implement PhysX in the game. The problem with that is obviously that the game developer doesn’t actually want it. They are not doing it because they want it; they’re doing it because they are paid to do it,” stated Huddy.

"I am not aware of any GPU-accelerated PhysX code which is there because the games developer wanted it with the exception of the Unreal stuff. I don’t know of any games company that’s actually said ‘you know what, I really want GPU-accelerated PhysX, I’d like to tie myself to Nvidia and that sounds like a great plan’,”he added.

AMD's representative also said that NVIDIA's PhysX will be short lived, because it is not an open standard and, as such, will lose face in front of an emerging rival technology.

"I think the proprietary stuff will eventually go away. If you go back ten years or so to when Glide was there as a proprietary 3D graphics API, it could have coexisted, but instead of putting their effort into getting D3D to go well, 3dfx focused on Glide. As a result, they found themselves competing with a proprietary standard against an open standard, and they lost. It’s the way it is with many of the standards we work with,” said Mr. Huddy.

All that is needed now for the completion of this new episode in the AMD vs. NVIDIA saga is the latter's response to the accusation, which will likely come soon, as was the case with the Santa Clara GPU maker's last reply.

Source: Softpedia.com