http://www.pcgameshardware.com/ PC Games Hardware de CCMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2009 Computec Media AG Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:29:00 +0200 With the XDR2 technology Rambus is attacking the current GDDR5 memory squad and shows a test system running effectively at 7.2 GHz. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,689067/Rambus_shows_memory_test_system_with_effective_72_GHz/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:29:00 +0200 PC Games Hardware tested the speed of the internet browsers Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, 3.0.11 and 3.5b99, Opera 9.6 and 10, Safari 3.1.1 and 4.0, Chrome 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 with the benchmarks Peacekeeper and Sunspider and checked… http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,687738/Big_browser_comparison_test_Internet_Explorer_vs_Firefox_Opera_Safari_and_Chrome_-_Update_Firefox_35_Final/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:00 +0200 Furmark is known for stressing and heating up GPUs with the visualization of a furry donut. After a longer break the new version 1.7.0 is released with several improvements. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,675104/Download_Furmark_170_-_stress_test_for_graphics_cards/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:00 +0200 Thermaltake introduces a new first-rate VGA cooler called ISGC-V320: Thanks to two 120 mm fans, five heatpipes and a weight of more than 700 gram the Thermaltake ISGC-V320 should also be able to cool high-end graphics cards. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,689029/Thermaltake_ISGC-V320_New_VGA_cooler/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:33:00 +0200 Forza Motorsport is probably one of the best racing games on the market. Up to now it has been rumored that the third part would be released in September or October. At the E3 new details have been revealed. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,686012/Forza_Motorsport_3_Officially_announced_at_E3_-_Video_screenshots_and_release_-_Update/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:07:00 +0200 New muddle about the release date of Battlefield 1943: Recently June 30 was said to be the release date for the console version of the 15 USD multiplayer game but now those rumors have been revoked. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,685349/Battlefield_1943_Exact_release_date_-_Update_New_trailer/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:18:00 +0200 What are the real hardware requirements of Windows 7? Logout.hu made a test and started Windows 7 with a 256 MiByte RAM AMD K6 III underclocked to 133 MHz. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,689002/Windows_7_with_133_MHz_What_are_the_minimum_hardware_requirements/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:54:00 +0200 Our German colleagues of osinformer.de present new high-end wallpapers from the action game Prototype. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688993/Prototype_Impressive_HD_desktop_backgrounds/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:05:00 +0200 Atomic - this stands for Sapphire graphics cards with increased frequencies. PC Games Hardware testes the OC version of the Radeon HD 4890 with 1 GHz GPU clock speed, a VRAM frequency of 1.05 GHz and the proven Vapor-X cooling solution. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688987/Sapphire_Radeon_HD_4890_Atomic_reviewed/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:30:00 +0200 AMD is working on two new chipsets and southbridges - now motherboard manufacturers have apparently leaked first details. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688981/AMD_First_details_about_the_new_chipsets_RD890_and_RS880D_sighted/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:16:00 +0200 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is finally available in retail stores. We seize the opportunity to present some beautiful western impressions in our picture gallery. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688972/CoJ_Bound_in_Blood_-_Western_has_never_been_so_beautiful/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:43:00 +0200 AMD reportedly plans a new top model for its CPU series - the Phenom II X4 965. With 3.4 GHz the clock rate increases again. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688532/Phenom_II_X4_965_BE_AMD_obviously_plans_new_CPU_top_model_-_Update/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:51:00 +0200 Maxflash extends its flash memory product array with a Solid State Drive. The device is called Rapstaore that is said to offer a good price-performance ratio. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688941/Maxflash_introduces_Rapstore_Solid_State_Drive/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:40:00 +0200 Publisher Sega released the first patch for Empire: Total war via Steam. The hotfix solves some problems. Patch 2 is said to be under construction. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,678529/Empire_Total_War_-_Patch_3_with_multithreading_support_-_Update_New_Hotfix/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +0200 The death of Michael Jackson has affected almost anyone by some means or other. PC Games Hardware takes a look at the creative ways gamers express their grief. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688909/Michael_Jackson_How_gamers_mourn_for_the_King_of_Pop/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:00 +0200 The first episode of Tales of Monley Island will be released on July 7 and Lucas Arts has published new screenshots as well as a gameplay video. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688895/Tales_of_Monkey_Island_New_screenshots_and_gameplay_video/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:29:00 +0200 Robert Clotworthy, voice actor for Jim Raynor in Starcraft, confirmed that he will be back in Starcraft 2 again. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688874/Starcraft_2_The_voice_of_Jim_Raynor_returns/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:25:00 +0200 Electronic Arts has released new screenshots that show the VW Scirocco from inside and its outer appearance as well. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688866/Need_for_Speed_Shift_-_New_screenshots_show_VW_Scirocco_cockpit/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:00 +0200 When visiting our office Activisions Christian Blendl also brought an early but playable version of Wolfenstein. PC Games Hardware played the FPS game and delivers the first impressions of the gameplay and the technology. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688839/Wolfenstein_Hands-on_tech_bits_new_screenshots_and_system_requirements/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:00 +0200 Akasa introduced a new 120 mm fan: Due to the new S-Flow design of the blades the Apache is supposed to be quieter and more effective. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,688829/Akasa_Apache_120_mm_fan_with_S-Flow_Blades_introduced/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:22:00 +0200