http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowernewegg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower this afternoon refreshed the ready-made gaming PCs it ships to NewEgg. All of the Gamer Extreme and Supreme models, ranging from the 922 SLC through to the 979 SLC, use an Asetek-made liquid cooling setup that lets them run coolly while also giving them some performance headroom. The 979 and its sibling 929 also adds the PC builder's own internal USB expansion, which supplies added pow... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/24/ibuypower.preps.four.store.specific.game.pcs/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ibuypowerchimerain.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower on Wednesday introduced its latest gaming PC, the Chimera 2. The various hardware components are housed in a new Chimera Inferno II Chassis with a wraparound flame color scheme. Users can spec a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 or i7 but can also switch over to AMDís 2.8GHz or 3.2GHz Phenom II processors.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/ibuypower.chimera.2.gaming.pc.now.out/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/atiradeonhd5970.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD on Wednesday bragged of the graphics performance crown with the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 5970. The card uses two 5800 series chipsets on one card to provide the most performance possible. While each has the speed of a 5850 with a 725MHz primary clock speed and 1GHz GDDR5 memory, the 3,200 stream (effects) processors, 160 texture units and 2GB of memory give it as much performance as two 5... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/asus.set.to.release.173.inch.3d.notebook/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/asus3dnotebook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ASUS will release a 17.3-inch 3D notebook, the G72GX, early in 2010 with high-spec features such as an Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTS 160M graphics, 4GB of memory and two 320GB hard drives, according to Chinese daily Digitimes. Before that, however, the computer maker will unveil a smaller, 15.6-inch version known as the G51J3D that should otherwise have near-identical specifications.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/asus.set.to.release.173.inch.3d.notebook/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/imac27inch-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Electronista has received one of the first Core i5 iMacs and is putting it through its paces. Since many already are already familiar with the 27-inch iMac in Core 2 Duo form, we'll provide impressions specific to the faster model. We also have some of the first benchmarks of the system, which is Apple's first quad-core system ever outside of its Mac Pro workstations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/quad.core.imac.near.3x.faster.than.past.gen/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/amd.facing.ati.radeon.gpu.shortages/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/atiintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PC vendors that rely on AMD graphics cards are delaying their shipments scheduled for the first quarter of 2010 by nearly two months, say sources at the manufacturers, DigiTimes claimed on Thursday. Radeon HD 5000-series GPUs and HD 4000-series GPUs are reportedly facing shortages through a combination of factors. The shortage of the 40nm Radeon HD 5000 cards is due to a low yield at Taiwan Semico... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/amd.facing.ati.radeon.gpu.shortages/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/amd.to.out.two.new.desktop.platforms.next.year/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/AMDphenom2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />By May of 2010, chipmaker AMD will officially introduce two new desktop platforms, with the high-end Leo and more mainstream Dorado, says Digitimes. The information comes from motherboard makers, who revealed the Leo will be made up of current 45nm Phenom II or future six-core Thuban CPUs paired with either 890FX or 890GX northbridge and SB850 southbridge chipsets.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/amd.to.out.two.new.desktop.platforms.next.year/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/msi.wind12.u230.gets.windows.7.amd.athlon.neo.x2/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/msiu230intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While there was no official announcement, MSI will soon offer a new netbook-class Windows 7 portable, according to a product page for the Wind 12 U230. The PC has AMD's new 1.6GHz Athlon Neo X2 dual-core processor, which is paired with ATI's Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics chipset. Other specs are common to the current U210 notebook, including a display that's sized at 12.1 inches and with 1366... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/msi.wind12.u230.gets.windows.7.amd.athlon.neo.x2/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/maingear.shift.is.liquid.cooled.aluminum/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/maingearshift.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Maingear today tackled the very high end, designer category of gaming PCs with the SHIFT. The system is specially designed by Maingear with an aluminum chassis and a rare, vertically-aligned cooling system; besides using an Asetek system to cool the processor without fans, all other components point upwards and have their heat naturally vent upwards instead of front-to-back like in most PCs. The... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/maingear.shift.is.liquid.cooled.aluminum/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/msi.shows.16.inch.cr610.notebook.with.windows.7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/msicr610.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MSI on Thursday announced the upcoming release of the CR610, a 16-inch notebook PC running on AMD's Tigris platform with an Athlon II processor. Also, the PC ships with Windows 7 preloaded onto its 2.5-inch hard drive, which can be had in 250, 320 and 500GB capacities. Up to 4GB of RAM can be specified, with graphics handled by an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 chipset.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/msi.shows.16.inch.cr610.notebook.with.windows.7/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:50:00 GMT