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Reuters is saying that the U.S. semiconductor industry has finally worked through the stockpiles of inventory they had sitting around and stocks may rise as excess inventory falls.
Analysts said they expect shares of companies that make microchips to rise in the coming months, as orders increase from customers that were using up inventory in the fourth quarter.
Beyond3D has posted more information about Intel’s new Visual Computing Group Chief Architect. I don’t want to steal the thunder from the folks at B3D so head on over and find out who will be heading up Intel’s GPU project.
The graphics world has been atwitter in recent months over swirling rumors and indications of a re-entry by Intel into high-end graphics. Speculation has centered around the so-called "Larrabee group", which recently was identified on Intel's own pages as their "Visual Computing Group". Now, courtesy of a couple of seminar pages at major universities, VCG's "Chief Architect" has come to light.
The long awaited WHQL Certified ForceWare Vista drivers are out in the 32-bit flavor as well as the 64-bit version. The nView control panel is MIA and the NV Control panel still lacks features. Grab them if you need them.
[H] Enthusiast has posted an evaluation of the Sapphire Radeon 1950 GT that you really should take a look at. The Sapphire branded X1950 GT delivers fantastic performance at a bargain basement price, hit the link to see how it compared to the GeForce 7900 GS.
This evaluation is truly an apples-to-apples comparison. ATI has matched the price and performance level perfectly with the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS with the new ATI Radeon X1950 GT. This new GPU will be limited to a small number of add-in-board partners, and Sapphire is the first out of the gate.
ATI's new X1950 GT from Sapphire is smokin'. Discuss here. Please DIGG to share, thanks for the support.
Want more Unreal 3 Engine action on the Xbox 360? This tactical shooter serves it up in spades. Discuss here.
AMD has recognized the Socket 939 Alliance and, as a token of their appreciation, has given FX-55 + motherboard combos and T-shirts to 11 random members. Hit the link to see who the lucky winners are, it might even be you. Congrats to the winners and everyone that is a part of the Socket 939 Alliance.
Great news! The 939 Alliance has been recognized by AMD. They saw what we started want to thank us for being passionate about our AMD and 939 systems. As Chris Aarons, Community and Influencer Relations at AMD, said in his note to me, "it is people like the members of 939 Alliance that are at the heart of what AMD is all about."
For those of you interested in AMD’s open industry standard specification should head on over the DTXPC website and download the .PDF.
DTX is an open industry standard specification initiated by AMD to help enable the broad adoption of small form factor PCs. The DTX standard is designed to empower OEMs, ODMs, and component vendors to deliver innovative solutions to market that are small, quiet, and desktop-friendly, while leveraging commonalities within the ecosystem that benefit both customers and end users. With only a minimum set of parameters necessary for interoperability, DTX frees vendors to innovate.
[H] Consumer takes a look at what is going on with your HTPC that you may never buy or build. Please Digg. Please discuss.
Buy a Ratpadz XT. Don't like it? Ratpadz will buy it back and pay return shipping.
Cooling
CoolIt Eliminator CPU Cooler @ Techgage
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro @ GideonTech
Small Form Factor
Silverstone Sugo mATX DIY Small Form Factor System @ hardCOREware
Cooling
Alphacool Cool Answer 3 Watercooling kit @ BurnOutPC
ETC
D-Link DI-604 Broadband Router @ OCModShop
PixelClean LCD Screen Cleaner @ Virtual-Hideout
