Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition

Category: Affiliate News
Posted: February 20, 2009 05:51AM
Author: Nemo

AMD's plans for a six-core Opteron processor, code named 'Istanbul', are due out sometime in the second half of this year and today we get a look at the first demo of working silicon. The demo includes quad- and dual-socket setups for a total of 12 and 24 cores running a variety of operating systems. Foxconn is becoming a force in the enthusiast motherboard business and its Quantum Force X58 BloodRage for Core i7 processors is no exception. We also turned up a couple of prebuilt systems from Smooth Creations and Shuttle. Be sure to check out the rest of the reviews below.

CPUs
AMD puts on the ritz with six-core Opteron demo @ Tech Report

Gadgets
Hiyatek HY-HB-8700 USB-hub @ RBMods

Motherboards
Foxconn Quantum Force X58 BloodRage Motherboard @ TweakTown

Notebooks
Asus Eee PC 900A 8.9-inch netbook @ DarkVision Hardware

Prebuilts
Smooth Creations LANShark Extreme Gaming Rig @ HotHardware
Shuttle Prima SP45H7 Intel Barebones System @ ThinkComputers

Sound Cards
Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 @ XSReviews

Speakers/Headphones
ASUS Travelite HS-1000W Wireless Headset @ TweakTown

Video
HIS HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1GB @ Bjorn3D

Miscellany
M-ROCK's Extreme Zion Laptop & Camera Bag @ Legit Reviews