The latest articles and reviews found at PC Perspective. http://www.pcper.com Hiper’s new Osiris mid-tower case features clean styling, all aluminum construction, and good airflow with plenty of drive space. Will a case built for the gods meet your needs? Read on and find out what the Osiris has to offer.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=623 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=623 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:32 -0400 AMD is rolling through the budget graphics market like thunder with release after release for gamers and HTPC builders with a budget in mind. Today we take a quick look at the new Radeon HD 4670 512MB card that offers up great gaming and all the HTPC goodness that AMD has on a sub-$90 GPU.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=624 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=624 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:00:32 -0400 This week we talk about the AMD 790GX chipset, super low cost graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA (like the HD 4670, 4550 and 4350), updated information on the 45nm AMD Shanghai processor, Toshiba's new Cell-based video processing chip, more on SSDs (!!), Adobe utilizing GPGPU technology on Photoshop and Premiere CS4 and we give away free graphics cards to boot!... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=411 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=411 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:00:12 -0400 ASUS has long been on the forefront of stable high performance motherboards. ASUS then stepped it up a notch and released their “Republic of Gamers” series. The branding is supposed to offer up extreme levels of performance and system control. Does the ASUS X48 Rampage Formula fall in line with these ideals, or does it fall short of its lofty goals? Read on to find out…... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=619 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=619 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:00:03 -0400 The AMD 790GX chipset is aimed at creating a new enthusiast level of product that should be far more accessible to regular people, both in terms of price and the ability to wring every spare MHz of performance out of the latest generation of AMD processors. While it succeeds in some areas, it is weighed down by some extraneous baggage that may not make it as appealing as AMD hoped to its targeted market.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=612 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=612 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0400 The CNPS9300 AT is a scaled down version of Zalman’s popular CNPS9700 and takes up less space for greater compatibility without sacrificing too much performance. Come see how it stacks up to some recent competitors.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=621 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=621 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:25 -0400 A new comer to the US graphics card market, Galaxy brings their KFA2 brand of products to our test bench with the promise of great performance and even better prices. How does this "new" GeForce 9800 GT product compare to some other similarly priced products? Is it worth a look for your next system build?... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=622 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=622 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:00:28 -0400 Western Digital sent us a pair of retail-ready VelociRaptor hard drives that compare to our initial pre-release drive we tested a couple of months back. Of course, we couldn't get away without seeing how these drives performed in a RAID-0 array.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=618 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=618 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:22 -0400 NVIDIA is updating the GTX 260 to be more competitive with the recently Radeon HD 4800 releases from AMD. Can this upgraded GTX 260 model put NVIDIA back into the clear lead for performance gaming? We take a look at an overclocked BFG model to find out!... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=620 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=620 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:00:36 -0400 Dell's XPS line of notebooks and PCs has been a fair success in the eyes of gamers as the brand continues to exist even in conjunction with the Alienware brand that Dell purchased a couple years back. We take their flagship M1730 notebook for a spin that features SLI graphics!... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=617 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=617 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:27 -0400 Are you looking for a totally silent power supply that can still support a high-end graphic adapter? How about dual PCI-E connectors, 450W DC output, and zero noise? Check it out!... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=615 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=615 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:00:44 -0400 We knew that Intel was going to blast in the storage market with their own solid state drive brand and today the products are actually released. Come see how Intel will be changing the game when it comes the fastest storage solutions around.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=616 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=616 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:00:58 -0400 The NZXT Tempest features impressive styling and supports up to 8 internal HDDs. And with six pre-installed 120/140mm case fans, it delivers excellent airflow for outstanding case cooling with minimal noise.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=614 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=614 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:31 -0400 NVIDIA decided to wait until the 11th hour to drop a bombshell on the media with information on the first non-NVIDIA chipset to natively support SLI multi-GPU technology. Come in and see all the details of 'how' and 'why' as well as what it means to the rest of the NVIDIA world.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=613 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=613 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:14 -0400 After seeing the first two days of NVISION08 we summarize our thoughts about the keynotes and sessions so far. Come read NVIDIA's view of how the GPU will look in 2013 and see a real-time ray tracer running via CUDA on the GT200.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=611 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=611 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:39 -0400 Day 3 of NVISION basically starts and ends with Jen-Hsun Huang's closing keynote that will apparently feature the famous MythBuster's pair and "truly amazing machine." If this is just 3-Way SLI I am going to be really let down...... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=610 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=610 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:54 -0400 Starting tomorrow morning, join us for live coverage and updates from the floor at NVISION08 - NVIDIA's first convention for gamers, developers and the media to showcase the company's upcoming products. We'll also stop by various product demos and booths for video and even TWiT's Ultimate Gaming Machine!... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=609 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=609 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:30:43 -0400 Intel shared more on the upcoming Intel Nehalem architecture last week at IDF and we have detailed all the nuts and bolts for you here in an easy to digest manner. Come in and see why Nehalem, with its on-die memory controller, integrated power control logic and new Turbo Mode will make whatever you have now obsolete.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=608 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=608 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:00:59 -0400 GIGABYTE produces several models with the P45 chipset. For this particular review, we will be taking a look at the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R (DDR2) version. This is one of GIGABYTE’s mainstream P45 variants. The board is stuffed full of hardware and software features, including their DES (dynamic energy saver) with 6-gears. There's the standard “Ultra Durable 2” moniker, which according to GIGABYTE stands for excellent stability and longevity. Does this board stack up in the current mainstream market? Read on to find out.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=599 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=599 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:39 -0400 For the Intel Developer Forum we’ll be covering the primary keynotes where we expect details of Intel’s Nehalem architecture and products to be announced and more information on Larrabee and the GPU coming soon from the blue giant. We’ll also be live blogging any non-NDA technical sessions we have throughout the week; these are traditionally much in-depth and as such the notes will likely be used for a full write up at a later time.... http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=606 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=606 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:57 -0400