World’s Overclocking Record Beaten: 8.20GHz Reached
Even though performance of contemporary personal computers does not heavily depend on clock-speeds of central processing units, it is still interesting to know the maximum clock-speed that can be achieved by modern microprocessors. Recently a new frequency record was set, when overclockers from XtremeLabs.org pushed Intel Celeron D 347 to ... Continue Reading →
DirectX 11 transition to be the fastest
After ATI released DirectX 11 graphic cards including the fastest graphics card ever i.e 5970, Nvidia seems to be lagging in the competition with its lack of DirectX 11-compatible graphics processing units (GPUs).DirectX 11 provides better performance and higher quality images in next-generation PC video games.Graphics market analyst Dean McCarron says ... Continue Reading →
Intel Accused of Giving Dell $6 Billion for Exclusivity
The state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Intel Corp. accusing the chip giant of paying billions of dollars to computer makers in order to discourage them from using microprocessors by Advanced Micro Devices(AMD). Dell alone allegedly received $6 billion dollars between 2002 and 2007 and sometimes those payments exceeded Dell’s profits.
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ATI Unveils World’s First DirectX 11 GPU
ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices(AMD),officially released the industry’s first family of graphics processing units (GPUs) that supports DirectX 11 application programming interface. The new graphics boards – originally code-named Evergreen – not only boast with exclusive features, but also offer incredible performance ... Continue Reading →