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My New Rig

Published on March 16, 2008 in Hardware and Personal. 8 Comments

Well.. Not exactly *new*, its about a month old now :) I still have my old pc, and have set up a LAN :) Here’s the configuration:

Processor: Core2Quad Q6600 @2.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI P35 Platinum
GFX Card: MSI 8600 GT (512MB)
RAM: Patriot 2×1GB DDR2 800 Mhz (matched pairs)
HDD: Western Digital 400GB HDD (16MB buffer)
SMPS: Cooler Master Real Power 550W
Cabinet: Cooler Master Elite
Screen: Viewsonic VX922 (19″)
DVD Writer: Samsung SH-S203D

Hope this one lasts for 2-3 years without any major upgrade (i know its hoping against hope) :P

Here are some pics, if you wanna have a look :)

IBM Series x3455 Servers

Published on April 1, 2007 in CSC, Hardware, IBM, Linux and Servers. 14 Comments

Hi! Many of you might be wondering why i was hardly online since the past few days. The reason was this :) I was setting up 3 IBM Series x3455 servers for my company CSC. These are blade servers which are supposed to run Sourceforge Enterprise Edition have the following configuration:

  • 2 x AMD Opteron 2.6 GHz Dual Core 64 bit processors (that’s 4 cores with 2.6 Ghz per core)
  • 4 GB DDR2 667 Mhz RAM (ECC RAM)
  • 2 x 160 GB SATA II HDDs
  • 2 x 1GBps LAN cards

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INTEL Shows Off an 8-Core PC

Published on January 10, 2007 in Hardware and Intel. 6 Comments

INTEL has showcased at CES a system capable of hosting 8 cores onto a single motherboard. While many knew that this was actually possible, it is a surprise nevertheless. To give you some details, let me say that the “V8” platform that was showcased today is similar to the one that is being used in Apple’s Mac Pro systems.

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300GB Holographic Disc Due Next Month

Published on November 17, 2006 in Hardware and Technology. 0 Comments

Holographic discs have been rumored around for some time now, but Hitachi Maxell is already willing to showcase 300GB samples this week. Hitachi Maxell is also planning to make their 300GB holographic discs available to select customers in the entertainment industry as soon as the end of December 2006. This small scale launch will be followed by a general product release aimed at enterprise-class users in the first quarter of 2007.

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Kentsfield Will Cost Less than $1200

Published on November 13, 2006 in Hardware and Technology. 0 Comments

Kentsfield is out for almost a week now. That’s good but when it comes to availability, things don’t look that ok anymore. Although several large retailers are already selling QX6700 CPU, most of them do not actually have it in stock. A $1000 price for this CPU calculated using 1000-unit shipments as reference value seems quite high but at least, it’s comparable to the price that the X6800 has.

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Core 2 Duo to Reach 3GHz

Published on November 7, 2006 in Hardware and Technology. 3 Comments

Core 2 Duo is slowly evolving into quite a successful product. It’s both a powerful and affordable CPU. And then there’s the fact that it succeeded in turning the tables to INTEL’s side after 2 years of AMD supremacy.

Take into account that there is still a large quantity of older NetBurst CPUs represented by the 900 series and only about 20% of the sales this year INTEL has made represent Core 2 Duo products. And there’s also the problem of availability, since high priced Conroes are pretty rare. And you’d better remember this if you’re planning to buy a new PC on Christmas, since you’ll be lucky if you catch an Allendale CPU.

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