HardwareIntel Developer Forum (IDF) 2008 to Include Presentation on 45nm Core 2 DTS Specification

We met with Intel today and have some interesting IDF (Intel Developer Forum) 2008 news.  IDF is scheduled this year for August 18 - 21 in San Francisco.  It is shaping up to be an exciting event for those tech geeks like us as X58/i7, Larrabee, and System on Chip (SoC) technologies will be discussed in detail among other things.  We learned...

We met with Intel today and have some interesting IDF (Intel Developer Forum) 2008 news.  IDF is scheduled this year for August 18 - 21 in San Francisco.  It is shaping up to be an exciting event for those tech geeks like us as X58/i7, Larrabee, and System on Chip (SoC) technologies will be discussed in detail among other things.  We learned this afternoon that full disclosure of Intel's existing 45nm processor Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) specification will presented on Day 3. This 50-minute technical presentation on DTS (course #TMTS001) will start at 1:40 pm.  A complete schedule of events can be found by visiting Intel’s official IDF website. Benson Inkley, a senior power/thermal engineer with Intel, is prepared to address nearly every aspect of DTS functionality for the attendees. However, perhaps the biggest surprise to come out of his presentation will be the first-ever public disclosure of the maximum Tjunction value for all Core... [ Read more on www.anandtech.com ]

HardwareIntel launches smaller SSD for netbooks, mini-desktops

The new mini card-size solid-state drive is made to take up as little space as possible, weigh little and extend battery life -- all at a low price point.

Hardware790GX BIOS' and Zotac GF8300 lab notes

When we posted our 790GX preview there were still a few significant problems with the motherboards and drivers.  Mind you, the problems we encountered primarily revolved around overclocking and other performance settings on the motherboards.  Stock operation and stability were never a problem for us, but stepping outside of...