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HotHardware take a look at how hard drive performance has increased over the past 14 years. We decided to take a look at how standard, spinning hard drive performance has evolved over the past 14 years. We rounded up a representative group of hard drives, formatted them, scanned them for bad sectors, and ran a few modern benchmarks to see how much performance has improved.
Microsoft releases service pack blocker for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Microsoft has updated the Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit to include Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. As has been the case with previous service packs, soon after SP1 hits the RTM milestone, it will first go out on Windows Update (WU), and then eventually Microsoft will push it out via Automatic Updates (AU).
Intel has cut X25-M SSD prices and Introduced a new 120GB model. It may only be the middle of November, but Christmas is coming early for anyone planning on buying an Intel SSD. The company today announced that it has dropped the prices of its mainstream X25-M drives, as well as adding a new 120GB model to the range.
Tom's Hardware have put together a fairly comprehensive list of power supply brands and manufacturers. Did you think all power supplies were manufactured by the brand selling them? We show you what makes a good PSU and reveal who actually builds PSUs. You can actually find lots of quality, instead of just scrap metal, behind some of the budget labels.
AMD's Radeon HD 6900 series has been officially postponed to mid-december. Originally poised for a November 22 launch, and plagued by reported delays, the Radeon HD 6900 series from AMD is indeed staring down at a three-week delay. According to a new release by AMD circulated to press sites, AMD is pinning the new launch date to be "in the week of" December 13, 2010.
X-bit labs take a look at graphics performance in Fallout: New Vegas. We have been long waiting for Fallout: New Vegas: the first reports about the new part of the popular sequel surfaced back in February 2010. And today we are going to find out what the graphics card owners should expect to see in the new game.
After delay and speculation about being pushed back to 2011, Gran Turismo 5 has been confirmed for a November 25th release in Australia. ..that means you’ll be experiencing over 1,000 cars, including karts and select NASCAR cars, scores of tracks, the all-new Course Maker, a dynamic weather system, a robust online community, and everything else Gran Turismo 5 has to offer in less than two weeks.
Activision claims the biggest entertainment launch again with Call of Duty: Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops shattered entertainment records this week when it raked in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale. The video game's publisher Activision said the figures made Black Ops the highest-grossing entertainment launch ever, eclipsing Hollywood's biggest blockbusters - even Avatar.
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