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Mod of the Month January 2021 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

February 19, 2021 | 17:15

Ten Years On: Bulletstorm

It may have flopped commercially, but Bulletstorm is still a fantastic FPS.

February 19, 2021 | 09:50

Dyson Sphere Program Review

One heck of a project.

February 15, 2021 | 10:38

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Review

AMD updates its Deneb core on its fastest Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and claims the C3 can overclock more, yield faster DDR3 memory and has even fixed the performance bug with its sleep states. Does it make a difference? We put the claims to the test.

November 4, 2009 | 09:13

Larrabee die shot tips up

A photo of what appears to be Larrabee's die has tipped up in a presentation at the opening of Intel's Visual Computing Institute at Saarland University, Germany.

May 14, 2009 | 12:27

Larrabee die size is massive

After being pictured with a wafer at IDF in China, bit-tech calculates how big Pat Gelsinger's new Larrabee core will be.

April 13, 2009 | 14:01

IGPs will die-out by 2013, say researchers

Jon Peddie Research predicts that motherboards chipsets with integrated graphics will have a market share of just one percent by 2013

March 7, 2009 | 09:28

Havok claims to dominate BAFTAs

Intel must be chuffed, as its physics company, Havok, provided the physics in ten out of the 27 games nominated for a BAFTA.

February 27, 2009 | 14:13

SanDisk shrinks to 32nm

SanDisk has announced that it has perfected a 32nm die shrink that will allow for chips carrying 4GB of data each to be squeezed into a microSD card form factor.

February 12, 2009 | 14:06

Steve Jobs takes medical leave from Apple

Steve Jobs has issued a statement that reveals he is taking extended sick leave from Apple in order to focus on getting well.

January 15, 2009 | 10:05

Oracle adds data integrity to Linux

Database specialist Oracle has teamed up with storage specialist Emulex to donate open-source code for detection of "silent data corruption" to Linux.

December 4, 2008 | 09:05

AMD HD 4850 – RV770 GPU die shot

COMPUTEX 2008: We've got the pics of AMD's new RV770 GPU die, memory, PCB and cooling - click to find out what's going on underneath next this generation graphics.

June 5, 2008 | 12:46

This Isn't About Monkey Island, Honest

Joe Martin wants to know what it is that makes a hardcore gamer. Prompted by the death of somebody close to him, Joe examines what hardcore is and invites readers to share their stories about what game it was that first hooked them.

March 7, 2008 | 10:45

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D&D creator dies, aged 69

Gary Gygax, co-creator behind the Dungeons and Dragons concept and game, has died aged 69 after a long illness.

March 5, 2008 | 10:20

Westmere is Nehalem’s successor

IDF FALL 07: Gelsinger has revealed that Westmere is Nehalem's successor. It's an evolution of the Nehalem design and will include a few refinements.

September 19, 2007 | 18:37

Gratuitous Naked Penryn Die Shots

IDF SPRING 2007: Ooo Err missus! Want to see what Penryn really looks like? Click here you naughty, naughty person.

April 17, 2007 | 08:18

TSMC readies 55nm process technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced that its 55nm process technology is ready for use in large scale production runs.

March 28, 2007 | 13:26

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE (65nm)

We have a look at one of AMD's first 65 nanometre Brisbane processors. Does AMD's move to more advanced process technology change the landscape in the processor marketplace, or will Intel's Core 2 processors continue to rule the roost? Read on to find out...

January 17, 2007 | 15:40

Wee for a Wii ends with mother's death

A radio competition for a Nintendo Wii has ended in tragedy. Contestants were tasked with drinking copious amounts of water whilst not urinating. Later that day a failed contestant died of water intoxication.

January 15, 2007 | 14:34

First pictures of AMD's R600 GPU surface

Pictures of what is believed to be AMD's next-generation R600 graphics processor have shown up on a Taiwanese bulletin board.

November 27, 2006 | 10:39

Xbox 360 gets a CPU improvement

Microsoft looks set to save itself a wadge of cash, as the firm that makes the PowerPC triple-core processor for its console announces a move to 65nm.

April 24, 2006 | 13:03