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| Open Source Storage Delivers the First 64GB Capable 1U Rack - Posted by badman3670 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 24 -- OSS has launched the first 64GB server powered by dual Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s dual-core Opteron chip.
OSS, a server and storage company in Silicon Valley focused on selling rack servers, blade servers, storage, datacenter solutions and services since 2001, has already begun shipping a high-end system capable of supporting up to 32GB of memory, twice the amount of most high end servers available. Dubbed the RS 64, it is planned to ship next according to OSS's Founder and CEO Eren Niazi. The OSS RS 64 will be a 1U (1.75-inch) server and will use high-density 4GB DIMM (dual in-line memory modules), Niazi said. The Santa Clara, Calif., company has several test systems at customer sites, and in datacenters running extremely stable Niazi said. Niazi emphasized that typical uses for the OSS RS 32 system are applications which can utilize and harness the power of large memory sizes, and that benefit from not having to swap large memory images back and forth to disk. These applications include Imaging, Rendering and EDA (Electronic Design Automation), Databases, as well as any application which has been optimized to utilize large amounts of memory stated Niazi. OSS has seen a steady demand for systems that support 32GB of memory, says Niazi believes that demand will grow to 64GB when the new system is introduced. OSS uses only select precision components which can sustain the heat and airflow requirements that this much memory puts on a system, and we have designed our own chassis and airflow designs optimized for keeping these systems cool and stable. Availability of the OSS RS 64 in a 32GB configuration is available immediately and starting at $18,000. The RS 64 64GB configurations will be available in February, 2006, with prices starting at $50,000 |
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| Chaintech Announced its Newest GeForce 7 Series Graphics Car - Posted by badman3670 |
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Taipei, Taiwan, January 19, 2005 -- Walton Chaintech Corporation, a world famous, professional Graphics Cards manufacturer today announced its newest GeForce 7 Series Graphics Cards, SE73GS-G2, which utilize the nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS graphics processing unit. Designed to adopt the main frame of G70, the 7300GS is worthy to be called as G70 of mainstream graphics cards and deserves the name of hot property in today’s market.
Walton Chaintech’s SE73GS-G2 utilizes nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS GPU and 128MB/256MB 64 bit DDR II SDRAM which can provide 550MHz engine clock, 810MHz memory clock and 6.5GB/Sec memory bandwidth. SE73GS-G2 supports VGA out, DVI-I and HDTV-outGfulfills all kinds output facilities to meet most users’ need. Except SLI technology and fewer pixels per clock rendering engine, the amazing SE73GS-G2 rivals the G70 in features such as support Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, OpenGL2.0, NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 technology and HDR (High dynamic-range rendering) which can provide you a high-quality lifelike scene in 3D game as well. The MSRP of the CHAINTECH SE73GS-G2 /128MB is $80 and $90 of 256MB |
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| GIGABYTE Launches Two Monster Graphics Accelerators - Posted by badman3670 |
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Taipei, Taiwan 25th January, 2006 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a world-leading VGA card manufacturer, today unleashed the world’s fastest graphics accelerators, the GV-RX19X512VB-RH, GV-RX19T512VB-RH, enabling crazy gaming platform performance. The GV-RX19 series are manufactured with 90 nanometer technology that, together with ATI’s new Radeon X1900 state-of-the–art architecture, includes an ultra-threaded engine for unparalleled shader performance.
The GIGABYTE GV-RX19X512VB-RH and GV-RX19T512VB-RH are both equipped with ultra-threaded 3D core architecture and high speed memory. The new ultra-threaded engine cranks up performance for an incredible increase over any other previous generation GPU. Furthermore, ultra-efficient memory controller squeezes out every last drop of visual detail from PC games. The GV-RX19 series promise the world’s fastest shader performance with full support of Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware. GIGABYTE’s monster graphics cards, GV-RX19X512VB-RH and GV-RX19T512VB-RH allow users to experience simultaneous HDR and advanced anti-aliasing for incredible enhancements to lighting contour and color details, delivering the ultimate in visually immersive 3D gaming. In addition to the visual velocity of games, the GV-RX19 series feature a modular video and display platform─ Avivo, delivering sharper photos, smoother video, true-to-life image representation, and universal connectivity. With Avivo technology, the GV-RX19X512VB-RH and GV-RX19T512VB-RH easily allows PCs to become digital home media centers by their compelling video pipeline design that comprises the latest high definition video hardware acceleration. |
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| ECS unveils CrossFire-ready motherboard for 3D gamers - Posted by badman3670 |
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Milton Keynes, England, Jan 24th, 2006 – Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) announced the availability of its RD480-A939 CrossFire-ready motherboard based on the ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 CrossFire chipset supporting the revolutionary AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU.
The ECS RD480-A939 CrossFire-ready motherboard offers outstanding graphics and performance to 3D gamers at incredible value. The RD480-A939 features ECS’ unique S.D.G.E. (Scalable Dual Graphic Engines) technology that allows two PCI Express-based graphic cards to be connected and to operate in tandem on one motherboard. The RD480-A939 is also capable of delivering excellent graphic performance with a single PCI Express graphics card, but by leveraging the power of ATI’s CrossFireTM technology users will experience the ultimate 3D graphic performance with dual graphics cards. For those who like to tune their systems and push performance to the limit, the RD480-A939 has enormous overclocking potential. Users can tweak a wide array of settings including memory voltage, CPU core voltage and chipset voltage, amongst others to maximize performance. Even though the RD480-A939 is designed to be a budget CrossFire motherboard, it offers a complete range of top features including dual core, advanced 64-bit, high-speed Giga LAN, and eight-channel audio for surround sound that belies its price. Availability The RD480-A939 will be available at the end of January 2006. |
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| Microsoft's Web-Design Tools Could Lure Corporate Defections - Posted by badman3670 |
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Microsoft will have a tough time luring Mac-centric designers to its Expression product line but it will appeal to Web designers that collaborate with Visual Studio developers, partners say.
On Tuesday, the Redmond, Wash., software giant released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer, formerly code-named Sparkle, and the fourth CTP of Expression Graphic Designer, code-named Acrylic. The tools, formally named this week, are aimed at interactive Web site designers and graphics designers developing WinFX-based applications on Windows XP and Windows Vista, Microsoft said. Corporate pressure may also force migrations from the Mac, designers say. "Microsoft does have its work cut out for it, though, in trying to gain legitimacy in the design community. Read Article Here |
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| Microsoft Lifts More Veil On Vista Designer Tools - Posted by badman3670 |
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Microsoft Corp will today open community previews of the interactive design pillar and the fourth release of the graphical design environment that will underpin its forthcoming Vista operating system.
The trio of tools, called Expression, is intended to support Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), formerly code-named Avalon. Read Article Here |
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| The race is on - Posted by jhonbob3 |
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Windows or Linux? Who will be first to boot on the new Intel Macs? windowsxponmac.com is having a contest to see who will be the first one to get Windows XP on a Mac. If you succeed your mac just paid for it self. A whopping $5747 as of 2006/01/25 07:35 CST will be awarded to the first person to do it!
Also Red Hat Linux says they want to ensure that its software will continue to run on new Apple hardware in the future. So the big question is, who will be first? The hundreds of nerds looking to get a sweet jackpot by modding software or hardware that isn't theirs or the professional company that has the access and knowledge possible to get their OS on the new Macs quickly? |
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| Blu-ray vs. HD DVD - Posted by webmaster |
 There have been many discussions about what will replace todays DVD. The compeditors are Blue-ray and HD DVD. Techspot has written an interesting article about it and compared the different techniques. DVDs are the current standard for data storage, and perhaps more importantly the publishing format standard as well. The question is however, how much longer will they be sufficient? A much anticipated battle, or ‘format war’ if you will, is in progress similar to that seen in the 1980’s between VHS and Betamax. This time around the same companies have fallen into the same camps and war is ensuing between Blu-ray and HD DVD technology. Read the whole article here |
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| Intel development tools for OS X - Posted by jhonbob3 |
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Intel is helping the big Apple switch by creating some tools for OS X (pronounced "ten") developers. The tools are a C++ compiler, a Fortran compile, a math kernal library and integrated performance primitives. These are all still in beta stages but you can join the beta and try them out.
For more information please visit Intel's Website. |
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| Windows release some new features. - Posted by Ash |
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Windows have just realsed some new features like MSN messenger beta or 8.0 and new security features. They say that it will become simpler for instance drag and drop emails into folders and so on.
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