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Bit-Tech is saying that Intel has pulled ATi’s chipset license. While this is rumor at this point, it sure makes sense that Intel will not be cozy-cozy with ATi anymore if they are now owned by AMD.
Intel has pushed the fact that its 975X chipset supports CrossFire quite heavily, especially with the Core 2 Duo launch. I think it is a fairly safe bet to say that Intel will continue to support CrossFire on its high end chipsets for the foreseeable future.
According to Forbes, SCO is now claiming that IBM destroyed evidence that could have been helpful to it’s case. From a legal standpoint, I think that this allegation is one step above telling the judge that my dog ate my homework.
The latest twist: Buried in a new filing from SCO is a claim that International Business Machines destroyed evidence by ordering its programmers to delete copies of software code that could have helped SCO prove its case.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s ADR fell by 5.44% on Friday on the rumors that AMD would buy ATi. With ATI as a key customer of TSMC, reports of the deal dragged down the ADR price of the pure-play foundry by US$0.46, or 5.44%, on July 21.
With ATI as a key customer of TSMC, reports of the deal dragged down the ADR price of the pure-play foundry by US$0.46, or 5.44%, on July 21. The share price of TSMC on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) also slipped by 4% from NT$54.90 on July 21 to NT$52.70 on July 24.
AMD and ATI today announced plans to join forces in a transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion. The combination will create a processing powerhouse by bringing AMD’s technology leadership in microprocessors together with ATI’s strengths in graphics, chipsets and consumer electronics. The result: A new and more formidable company, determined to drive growth, innovation and choice for its customers, particularly in the commercial and mobile computing segments and in the rapidly-growing consumer electronics market. Combining technologies, people, and complementary strengths, AMD plans to deliver in 2007 customer-centric platforms for the benefit of customers who want to collaborate in the development of differentiated solutions.
Motherboard
Abit AW8D @ Motherboards.org
ETC
Matrix Orbital MX630 USB 2x20 Green PLED Display @ FastLaneHW.com
Mouse Grips v2.0 @ ThinkComputers
Super Talent MP3 2GB Mega Screen MP3/FM/Recorder @ DriverHeaven
BenQ Joybook P41 @ HardwareZone
Cases & Modding
Apevia X-Pleasure Blue Aluminum @ Overclockers Club
ETC
OtterBox Rugged Laptop Case @ techFEAR
Brando USB Skype Phone with LCD Display@ DragonSteelMods
ICY Dock Removable Hard Drive Enclosure @ Bjorn3D
If you guys are anything like me, you want your boxes to have the most clean and efficient startup as possible. The Guide to Useless Services will help you trim the fat and get your Windows XP SP2 install booting well in no time.
An operating system is made up of various components that work with each other. The OS isn't just one object - it's a collection of smaller objects, each of which performs a different task. Their conjunction is what makes an "operating system". Windows calls these components "services", Linux calls it "daemons" and so on. Each service in Windows is essentially, to put it in a simpler way, an application that stays running in the back doing its job when required. Now each service takes up some memory, which isn't good if your system has a low amount of memory (like 256MB or less). Fortunately, not all of the default services are required by all users, so you can turn some of them off to free up some memory.
Video
eVGA 7900GT KO @ BCCHardware
Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide @ Tech ARP
Cooling
Corsair Nautilus 500 @ ClubOC
Scythe Infinity @ Hardware Overclock Austria
Power Supplies
Coolermaster iGreen 430W @ XSReviews
Silverstone Zeus @ Jonny Guru
Yesterday we told you guys about the possibility of AMD acquiring ATI. Techgage has an article that helps to shed some light on exactly what this merger could mean to the consumers.
When rumors of this acquisition began flying around back in May, I admit I shrugged it off because it sounded crazy... outlandish... unlikely. It's pretty obvious that there are two major CPU manufacturers in this business, in addition to two major GPU manufacturers. To ponder one buying the other one means one thing... a huge effect on the PC hardware market.
Processors
Mac Conroe Performance @ t-break
Video
Multi-GPU World Tour Part 5: Most Played Games @ neoseeker
Cases & Modding
Kingwin Supernova SN-213HTS Micro ATX Case @ PCApex
AMD and Intel have embroiled themselves in a war of words over their upcoming Quad-Core technologies. Even though the timeframe for this looks to be the end of 2006 at the earliest, the smack talk has already began flying back and forth.
Processor makers AMD and Intel are already engaging in a war of words over the not-yet-born quad-core processor market, each claiming in their quarterly financial statements that their quad-core products are on track for strong debuts.
Power Supplies
CoolerMaster iGreen 430W @ GotFrag
Ultra High-End PSU Shoot Out @ Byte Sized Reviews
Free Stuff
Goodbye to 939 Giveaway @ Overclock3D
NZXT Apollo Gaming Case Giveaway @ Overclocker Café
