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DDR3 Demand on the Rise

DEMAND FOR the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 has spiked recently despite claims that it is only marginally better than DDR2.

DDR3 prices have jumped to between $1.50 to $1.70 per 1Gb chip, and prices will likely continue to rise in July, according to DRAMeXchange Technology.

Analysts and other people we chat with down the pub think that demand for DDR3 chips could boost their share of the market to as much as 30 per cent by the end of this year.

They claim that DDR3 could replace DDR2 as the mainstream market standard sometime next year.

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Buying a Gaming Computer?


Found packages of computers for different budgets, thought up by a Tipidpc member. Best one I’ve seen so far. As of 7/04/2009

Source: TipidPC

If you need any help purchasing said computers, just use the shoutbox or leave a comment. =D

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Arctic Cooling MX-3 High Perf Compound

The Swiss cooling solution provider ARCTIC COOLING today unveiled the new premium thermal compound ARCTIC MX-3 (4g). Its high thermal conductivity and non-curing nature make it one of the best thermal compounds for overclockers and gamers.

As an upgraded version of the award-winning ARCTIC MX-2, the performance of the ARCTIC MX-3 outranges other well-known thermal compounds clearly. This new compound is composed of carbon microparticles which lead to an extremely high thermal conductivity – 8.2 W/mK. It guarantees that heat from the CPU or GPU can be dissipated quickly and efficiently.
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AMD Phenom 2 42 TWKR BE Processor

A few weeks ago rumors about an AMD Phenom II X4 TWKR processor hit the internet after a system builder posted a little more than he was supposed to on his private blog. A small metal black box also arrived here at Legit Reviews, but we honored the NDA that we agreed to with AMD and kept our knowledge of the AMD Phenom II Black Edition TWKR processor under wraps.

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Windows 7 to hit Retail on July 13

Ever since many got to experience Windows 7 with many of it’s new features and performance improvements particularly with 6801 and Rafael’s Blue Badge tool, most fell in love with the OS. Stay tuned for our in-depth Inside Windows 7 series, which will highlight and discuss many of 7’s improvements over Vista, along with our RTM build review complete with benchmarks once the build surfaces on TechNet.

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Intel Core2Duo = Core i3?

Intel explains future Core i7, i5, i3 brandingFuture Intel CPUs will be broadly named over the Core brand, with i3, i5 and i7 “modifiers” depending on performance and features.

Intel has spilled the beans on its future CPU naming, claiming to have acted in an effort to simplify things, but in effect, quite the opposite has happened for us home builders.

The Core 2 Duo and Quad brands will vanish and will be replaced modified progressively after Lynnfield arrives with Core i3, i5 and i7 monikers. That’s not to say Lynnfield equals Core i5 though.

Instead, Lynnfield will span Core i5 and Core i7 brands and the choice of brand will vary between features (like HyperThreading) and processor performance.

Intel spins its Core marketing modifier as:

For example, upcoming processors such as Lynnfield (desktop) will carry the Intel Core brand, but will be available as either Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 depending upon the feature set and capability. Clarksfield (mobile) will have the Intel Core i7 name.
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