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/09/11/09/hp.le1x11.displays.pro.3000.pcs.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/hple1711.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HP kicked off its week by launching a pair of business-focused LCDs as well as two desktops to match. The 17-inch LE1711 and its closely related 19-inch counterpart, the LE1911, are spun as eco-friendly displays that still use conventional backlights but use 50 percent less mercury and entirely scrap toxics like arsenic, BFRs and PVC. They also meet the requirements to earn the latest Energy Sta... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/hp.le1x11.displays.pro.3000.pcs.debut/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:00 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/09/09/23/radeon.hd.5800.reaches.three.pc.builders/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ibuypowergamermage855.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Three custom-order PC builders today became some of the earliest to pick up AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series as a video option. CyberPower has added the option to three of its systems and will see the Core i5-based Xtreme 4200 and Phenom II-based Gamer Dragon 9500 come with a Radeon HD 5850 as standard while the Core i7-founded will ship with a Radeon HD 5870. Prices start from $927 for the Gamer... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/radeon.hd.5800.reaches.three.pc.builders/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/ibuypower.chimera.killer/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/ibuypowerchimerakiller.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower wound down its afternoon with a new Chimera Killer Special Edition PC. The new model is tailored just to the hardcore gaming market with a Killer Xeno Pro standard in every model to hopefully lower latency by reducing the overhead of Ethernet traffic. Every system also has a special flame art case with an illuminated side window and a small display to show the heat levels inside the ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/ibuypower.chimera.killer/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/11/intel.market.share.slips/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/Intel-AMD.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel has reached the end of its long-standing market share gains in the global microprocessor industry according to the first quarter results of 2009, says iSuppli. The company's only distant rival, AMD, gained approximately 2.3 percent in the latest quarter, or almost an equal amount to that which Intel lost. AMD has seemingly ended its negative three quarter long trend of declines, while Intel ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/11/intel.market.share.slips/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/13/cyberpower.xtreme.3d.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/cyberpowergamerxtreme3d2000.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />CyberPower on Friday launched a duo of game PCs that all center on bundled GeForce 3D Vision glasses and Samsung's 120Hz, 22-inch 2233RZ LCD display needed to see the extra visual depth. They also both come with a GeForce GTS 250 video card that produces mid-range 3D capable of driving a stereoscopic 3D image.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/13/cyberpower.xtreme.3d.pcs/ Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/ibuypower.amd.dragon.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/firesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iBuyPower has launched two gaming PCs featuring AMD's Dragon platform, the Gamer HAF 91B and Gamer Fire. Both computers integrate AMD Phenom II processors, the AMD 790GX chipset and ATI Radeon 4000-series graphics cards. The HAF 91B is geared toward entry-level gamers and provides an X4 920 processor, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and an ATI Radeon 4850 graphics card. The system also offers a 16X DVD reader, 20... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/12/ibuypower.amd.dragon.pcs/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/amd.phenom.ii/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/amdphenomii.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD marked the start of CES with the formal debut of the Phenom II, its first mainstream 45 nanometer processor. The upgrade is based on the same core "Shanghai" architecture as recent Opterons and gives a roughly 20 percent speed boost over the previous-best 2.6GHz chip through changes that involve an optimized design with more instructions handled per clock, 4MB of total extra cache, and suppor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/08/amd.phenom.ii/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT