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		<title>So computer and part prices may be on the rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently computers and computer parts are too cheap. DDR2 memory bottomed out a while ago and at some points was actually being sold under cost. Prices have risen slightly over the last month or two and is continuing upward. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the largest contract chip foundry making chips for Via, Nvidia, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>higher speed and fixed replacement AMD Phenoms available in stores</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AMD has pushed back the release multiple times and has kept the release date vague. They then released the Phenom X3 triple-core CPUs a couple weeks ago but only to large OEM computer makers. The much delayed faster B3 stepping AMD Phenom CPUs have finally been released, along with B3 stepping replacements for the originally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montalvo Systems may be having money problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Montalvo Systems, a Silicon Valley startup aiming to develop an energy efficient x86 mobile CPU that we covered last month, has up to this point has raised $73 million but it&#8217;s being reported that their funds are running low and they&#8217;re having trouble getting more. Venture capitalists are apparently have become leery of costly semiconductor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMD planning new ATI Radeon HD 3000-series cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s being reported that AMD is getting higher yields on their RV670 core which may lead to lower prices on ATI Radeon HD 3000-series cards. The higher yield is also allowing AMD to release a new low end card in the series, the Radeon HD 3830, with a price around $99 to $150 and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some information on the discrete GPU Intel is developing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors of Intel developing discrete graphics chipsets (GPUs), codename Larrabee, have been around for a couple years now. Intel is finally talking about it and some info has come to light. Intel has decided to go with an x86 based instruction set for the GPU which is quite different from all current GPU designs from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=496</link>
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		<title>AMD now shipping Phenom 8000-series triple-core CPUs to large computer makers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AMD stated Wednesday that they are now shipping their Phenom 8000-series triple-core processor to large computer makers. The release date for end useres and small system builders has yet to be announced but is expected to be sooner rather than later. According to PC World, Mesh Computer out of the UK is already selling models [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motherboard makers start shipping Intel x48 chipset boards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Intel was supposed to launch their new high end enthusiast x48 chipset in January but the rumored release date had been pushed back a couple months to a mid-March time frame. It&#8217;s being reported that Gigabyte and Asus are now shipping x48 motherboards in small quantities, with mass quantities to follow soon. Other first tier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project: Rogue, Part 20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I’d get a quick update posted. I’ve got a little more work done on the face. After the hole cut for the Matrix Orbital LCD, I thought I’d go ahead and get the holes cut for the Dakota Digital gauges. I used a hole saw for the initial cut, which you can Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Havok now offers free non-commercial licenses… too little, too late?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Havok, now owned by Intel, is one of the leading providers of physics APIs for games and applications and is now planning to offer it for free for non-commercial use and to “approved game developers on the PC platform” starting in March. It’s unclear why someone would go with Havok though at this point when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project: Rogue, Part 19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I had the Matrix Orbital display arrive, I thought I’d jump to a little work on the front panel. The LCD will be situated on the lower center of the front face. The Dakota Digital gauges will flank it on the left and the right, with the widescreen LCD sitting above it. Click here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=491</link>
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		<title>Project: Rogue, Part 18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you just have to improvise… As (bad) luck would have it, the Via Artigo that I wanted to put in this case, seems to be out of stock everywhere I look. Most eta’s put it’s arrival at the middle of March. Well, I’m way to impatient to wait almost a month before it arrives. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=490</link>
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		<title>Nvidia releases Geforce 9600GT, AMD lowers some prices in response</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia&#8217;s Geforce 9600GT cards have shown up in stores for as little as $179.90. Both cards with stock clock speeds and overclocked models are available now. The performance level of the GF 9600GT is slightly faster than the GF 8800GS and slightly slower than the GF 8800GT in most benchmarks, so for the price point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shuttle gives finalized specs on KPC, their budget PC/barebones platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shuttle previously announced the KPC, their budget PC and barebones platform, at CES but much of the specs weren&#8217;t finalized yet. That changed recently, as they&#8217;ve posted a mini-site for the KPC on their webpage. As we previously reported, the KPC uses an Intel 945GC/ICH7 chipset, Intel GMA950 on-board graphics, 10/100 NIC, 5.1 HD Audio, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project: Rogue, Part 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love days like today… I had a long awaited package on my doorstep when I got home. click here for the full post.]]></description>
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		<title>HD DVD is dead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, Toshiba hasn’t officially announced it but Reuters is saying a source is saying that Toshiba has “entered the final stage of planning to make our exit from the next generation DVD business,” and that an official announcement may come next week. It’s unfortunate that the better technology lost. Feature wise, HD DVD’s current spec [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=486</link>
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		<title>S3 Graphics announces new video card with DirectX 10.1 and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[S3 Graphics, a devision of Via technology, has announced the Chrome 400-series of graphics cards. It&#8217;s been two years since S3 Graphics released their last batch of video cards, the Chrome S25 and Chrome S27. The Chrome 400-series has all the features one would expect from a new video card, DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 2.1, Shader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alone in the Dark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was looking at some videos of the new Alone in the Dark video game and it is really impressive. The new inventory system is more realistic and the ability to combine everyday items in multiple ways allows you to really choose how you want to play the game. It reminds me of MacGyver, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project: Rogue, Part 16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was out of town last weekend, and it’s been a busy week, so I wasn’t able to get much in the way of real modding done, but work still continued. I was able to get a few more miscellaneous parts ordered, including the elusive LCD screen. For the full post click here.]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=483</link>
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		<title>Geforce 8-series to run PhysX in hardware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not much was revealed in the press releases given by Nvidia before and after their recent purchase of Ageia, a hardware and software vendor for physics in computer and game console applications, but more details have come to light. During a conference call on fourth quarter financial results Nvidia&#8217;s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang revealed that they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=482</link>
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		<title>New rumor that Nvidia may buy AMD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors about Nvidia making an x86 compatible processor have been swirling for at least a few years now but nothing substantial has been revealed thus far. Their is a new rumor that Nvidia may buy AMD, even though doing so might make AMD lose it&#8217;s x86 license. The reason AMD could lose their x86 license [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nvidia completes acquisition of Ageia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia today issued a very short press release stating they had completed the acquisition of Ageia, one of the leading makers of physics hardware and APIs for PC and game consoles. The press release didn&#8217;t contain any new information but when Nvidia announced it&#8217;s plan to acquire Ageia last week that they plan to &#8220;bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nvidia Geforce 8800GS shows up on Newegg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia Geforce 8800 GS cards showed up at Newegg today, no other stores so far. They have both the normal clock speed at $159.99 and the overclocked version at $169.99. Both cards are from XFX. We previously reported that XFX cards were only going to be available in Europe, with eVGA being the only company [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=479</link>
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		<title>Frets on Fire melts my face</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so Eric C. knows how much I want a console to play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, so he was nice enough to let me know about Frets on Fire when he found out about it. Basically it is a free open-source Guitar Hero clone for the PC. You can either use your Guitar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=478</link>
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		<title>Some B3 stepping Phenom CPUs may be pushed up to April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week we reported on more rumors that AMD was delaying the B3 stepping Phenom 9750, 9550 and 9650 are scheduled for release in early-June and that the Phenom 9950 to Q3. Well, Xbit Labs and Anandtech are reporting that the Phenom 9750, 9550 and 9650 will actually be released in April. Both June and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aberrantech.com/?p=477</link>
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		<title>New player in mobile x86 processor market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Via&#8217;s not the only one planning a new energy efficient x86 compatible CPU, a start-up named Montalvo Systems has an energy efficient x86 processor in the works as well but this one is dual core. Montalvo Systems is targeting the CPU at notebooks and ultraportables. Little else is known about the CPU and no official [...]]]></description>
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