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Saturday, 10-December-2005 03:19:03 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Thanks to FearTec for our festive logo. :)
Bullet sent in this interesting read about one possible reason why Intel CPUs lack gaming performance compared to their AMD counterparts. But Microsoft recommends that code writers use /G7 when designing code for Pentium 4's and AMD Athlon systems.
Luke spotted this exploding CPU video that I'm sure we saw a fair while ago, and I think it looks pretty fake. Some comments in this thread. :)
It's been a while, but we're all going to die, again. When it does pass close to us on April 13 2029, the Earth will deflect it and change its orbit. There's a small possibility that if it passes through a particular point in space, the so-called keyhole, ... the Earth's gravity will change things so that when it comes back around again in 2036, it will collide with us.
TechReport played around with Serial ATA RAID, comparing controllers and configurations. Read on to see which RAID controller reigns supreme and how the different RAID levels compare in performance.
From Noobatron: Stumbled on this site and thought it was pretty crazy. Very talented origami skills. There's more on his main page here.
NEC's latest brainstorm is flat batteries.. as in thin ones that can fit inside clothing etc.
3DAvenue are the latest to give away some video cards with an NVIDIA survey.
Mudgie found this funny story about getting some bandwidth back when your shared link is being hammered by a file leech.
The magnetic north pole is moving south at a potentially worrying pace. At the present rate, the north magnetic pole could swing out of northern Canada into Siberia.
Dan has many letters. In this issue: 360s in India, caffeine for children, more magnets, and the ins and outs of PowerSquids.
SweMOD compared a few flash memory cards. Gamebiz meanwhile have some tips for selecting and handling them.
Stygian Shane decided to make his own case.. out of carbon fibre. There's a worklog thread here, or click the image below to see the PCDB entry with more pics:
Click for the PCDB entry!
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