Daily Reviews Summary 12/14/07

Reviews 52794 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

AMD's Phenom processors
Bit-Tech published a first look at AMD's Phenom processors

The bottom line is that AMD's Phenom processors are currently too expensive and don't perform well enough to offer serious competition for Intel's quad-core processors. With the low clock speeds, AMD needs applications that make use of multiple cores to show off the benefits but, as most real consumer applications are single threaded (or maybe occasionally dual-core optimised), there aren't any real benefits to Phenom in its current state.

The situation has completely reversed from back in the day when it was Intel's Pentium 4 versus AMD's Athlon 64 -- AMD's Phenom processors are outperformed almost right across the board, and this is especially the case in gaming and single-threaded tests where the processors lack raw MegaHertz. That said, I almost hope consumers will buy them, just to make sure that there's still a market left for us enthusiasts in the future.
AMD's Phenom processors

OCZ 8GB ATV Flash Drive Review
Techconnect Magazine has posted a new article on OCZ's 8GB ATV USB flash drive.

Overall the bumpy road that the ATV has to permanently run on has turned it into a solid drive and a nice change in attitude for OCZ. Apart from the low write speeds the 8GB ATV tested today offers pretty much anything you'll need from a mainstream flash drive and if this will be coupled with a price tag that is reasonably lower than that of the Voyager, OCZ will have a best seller on its hands.
OCZ 8GB ATV Flash Drive Review

AMD Hybrid CrossFire Sneak Peek

Reviews 52794 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

HotHardware posted a preview on the AMD Hybrid CrossFire technology

We had a chance to sit down with some folks at AMD to talk about their upcoming Hybrid CrossFire technology and to get some firsthand experience with pre-production hardware. It looks like tomorrow's next-gen IGPs are going to be much more interesting than today's offerings. Head on over to the site and take a look...
AMD Hybrid CrossFire Sneak Peek

Daily Reviews Summary 12/13/07

Reviews 52794 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Theora vs. h.264
OSNews posted a comparsion between Theora vs. h.264 codecs

A lot was said lately about the Vorbis/Theora vs h.264/AAC situation on the draft of the HTML5. As some of you know, video is my main hobby these days (I care not about operating systems anymore), so I have gain some experience on the field lately, and at the same time this has made me more demanding about video quality. Read on for a head to head test: OGG Theora/Vorbis vs MP4 h.264/AAC. Yup, with videos. And pictures.
Theora vs. h.264

SteelSeries 3H USB Headphones Review
HardwareLogic posted SteelSeries 3H USB Headphones Review

Let's face it. Those of us who play games sometimes lose track of time and have been known to have marathon sessions sitting in front of our computers. Whether it be destroying giant robots or blasting off head shots, we love the sound of explosions and gunfire. Unfortunately, our family members or neighbors might not share our enthusiasm for loud sounds at 2:30AM. Luckily for us, there are lots of choices for quality headsets out there that cover all the different price points, so it is easy to find several within your budget. Enter SteelSeries, a Danish company that caters to gamers.
SteelSeries 3H USB Headphones Review

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