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  • … hardware really briefly. First of all, not all motherboards are the same size, there are many different factors, the most typical is the ATX factor, but there’s also MATX, EATX, and MITX (and a few others that aren’t as common). Keep in mind this is only in terms of desktop-class motherboards, server …

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  • … of surprise. But–it doesn’t stop one from guessing at what might be coming. So here is my best shot. None of this is based on any first hand knowledge–just conjecture and some educated guessing. BACKGROUND: Apple introduced the Intel Mac at MWSF in 2006. It was reported that Intel had over 1000 people …

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  • … encoding, have a large amount of storage. At the time, I was out of the PC-homebrew scene for about 7 years, so a lot of my choices for components were guesswork, with an eye towards upgrading later on. Here are some of the original components, with my thoughts on them about a year later. CPU: Intel Q6600 …

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  • … present quad-core desktop speed kings match well with all LGA775-socket-based motherboard. It is true that AMD is not at par in the race for high-end, high-performance quad-core CPU. A test was conducted which showed that AMD’s Phenom 9600 CPUs could perform just like a one year old Intel chips …

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  • … second note, related to the first. The Intel Core i7 CPUs and chipset are out, and expensive. There is no upgrading from the previous generation - CPUs have different pins and some (I think all as of right now) motherboards support only DDR3. Important to note: If you are planning on buying/upgrading …

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  • Nvidia has announced their latest platform: the “ Ion“, which consists of an Intel Atom coupled with their 9400M chipset. What does this mean? It means we’re going to have monster nettops and netbooks in mid-2009! The Atom isn’t designed to be a super-hefty processor, but rather a low-heat, low …

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  • … putting up links to each review I’ve found, along with my personal pick for each category. Enjoy! Motherboards: Anandtech puts out quality component guides - in fact, they’re my personal favorite when it comes to relying on a website to point me in the right direction. Here’s the link to their Holiday …

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  • … be given to each of these aspects of engine chess. 1. Hardware: CPUs, RAM, Hard disk drives, Motherboards. 2. Software: UCI Engines, GUIs, Databases. 3. Books and EGTBs: Opening books, End game table bases. The relative importance of these aspects seems to be in constant flux. (so I have not listed …

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  • … it through the chipset basically intended to reduce memory latency. The i7Desk desktop is meant for digital media content creation, high-end gaming and for handling multi-media application work processes. This desktop supports Intel X58-based motherboards with latest Intel LGA1366 socket supporting …

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  • … of overclocking features, the EX58-EXTREME is bringing excitement back into the high performance motherboard industry. In this article, Benchmark Reviews compares the EX58-EXTREME to Intel’s DX58SO Smackover and last-generations X48T-DQ6 motherboards. ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com …