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September 6th, 2008
 Game Console Architecture In-Depth
Ars takes you back in time and deep inside the inner workings of three popular game consoles: the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
September 5th, 2008
NVIDIA 9500 GT: Mainstream Graphics Update
The 9500 GT has been out for a while now, and today we take a look at what it has to offer....
ASUS MATRIX ? Offering finer levels of GPU control for everyone...
While NVIDIA, ATI and manufacturers like EVGA offered
proprietary software control of their graphics products over the years, manufacturer
endorsed voltage adjustments have been missing for GPUs. In the past, third party
programs like ATI Tool fulfilled this role for supported ATI cards, while NVIDIA
users have been left to hard mod their...
Best Video Cards For The Money: Sept '08
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great?that is, if you have the time to do the research. At the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget, and that?s what we?re going to show you.
Biggest Guns Still Missing from Pre-Photokina Announcements
Pre-Photokina announcements are everywhere, but we are still expecting at least two more announcements of new full-frame DSLR cameras. Perhaps there will be even more full-frame choices....
September 4th, 2008
A hands-on overview of the Access Linux Platform
A the recent LinuxWorld conference, Ars got the chance to test drive a mobile Linux platform that has developers talking: the ACCESS Linux Platform. We also spent some quality time with the SDK, and had a chat with the folks at ACCESS.
Report: inside the network architecture of SPAM and malware
Two new reports investigate the flood of malware the Internet carries on a daily basis, but instead of focusing on security vendors, they focus on ISPs, registrars, and domain hosts themselves. ICANN does virtually nothing to police such entities, and this contributes substantially to the current state of malware today.
400GB Hard Disk Drives in RAID 0, RAID 5 and RAID 10 Arrays. Part 2
In our today's article we are going to talk about the ability of seven different 400GB 3.5" hard disk drives to work in RAID arrays of various types. We will test solutions from Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate and Western Digital.
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Reviewed: Refining the Netbook Market
It's Dell's answer to the ASUS Eee PC, and it's a very well styled, well targeted, well executed answer at that. The Inspiron Mini 9 isn't for everyone, but it's pretty exciting if you're in the market for a netbook....
Thermaltake PW 850i ProWater Liquid-Cooling System Review
Today we are going to discuss one more mass liquid-cooling system - a universal, relatively compact and inexpensive, easy to assemble and work with and capable of coping with overclocked processors! Meet the new system from Thermaltake in our new review.
Dual-Core Versus Quad-Core: Part 2
The Intel Core 2 E8500 and the AMD Phenom X4 9350e offer high performance within the same 65 W power envelope, and are sold at the same price point. As we?ll see AMD suffers defeat as Intel comes out on top, but this time it?s through no fault of its own.
PAX Technica: Ars goes inside the gamer's "Burning Man"
Ars Technica sends its gaming writers into the fray to the try to find out what, exactly, PAX truly is. It's not just a trade show or a fan event; indeed, there is only one way to describe it: awesome.
September 3rd, 2008
Good Old Games
Imagine a full library of classic PC games at your fingertips. Now imagine the ability to download these games for five or ten bucks. That?s what?s going on at Good Old Games, a new site whose focus is to bring those often hard to find classic PC titles to the masses. I know what you?re thinking. You use Vista so a lot of these simply would not...
15 years in 3D: NVIDIA cofounder Chris Malachowsky speaks
At NVIDIA's recent NVISION conference, I chatted with company cofounder Chris Malachowsky about the past, present, and future of the graphics market.
A Look Into The Hard Drive's Future
What will the hard drive be like in the coming years? We looked at all the manufacturers, products and market segments, and visited a Hitachi technology seminar to look at how the firm intends to reach an amazing 50 TB capacity by the next decade.
Google Chrome: Performance and First Impressions
Google made a browser and we tested it....
September 2nd, 2008
How the 'Net works: an introduction to peering and transit
Network neutrality is more than just regulatory dilemma; the way that these issues are decided will have a major impact on the costs and nature of connectivity in the enterprise. Ars takes a look at the basic economics of how the Internet currently works.
Cooler Master Cosmos S
It has been around four years since Cooler Master first introduced their gigantic Stacker case. This was by no means the first full-tower case on the market, since companies like Chieftec (and plenty of others) have been selling them for ages, but it did spark the beginning of enthusiast hype for such cases. I lived in Taiwan at the time and provided a review...
Female Readership: Why It's So Low, and How Can We Change That?
You know what? We are severely lacking in female perspective here at AnandTech.
Yes we do have some female readers. But we don't have as many as we would like, and no we do not believe the stuff we talk about here is inherently gender biased. While we do provide information that we believe is as accurate and informative as we can, perhaps there is a reason we...
Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUs
Last month we shone a spotlight on Intel with a history of the company's most notable processors. This month it's AMD's turn, as we summarize the last 25 years of AMD's CPUs.
September 1st, 2008
Bargain Bin Games Revue - Round One
We explore the depths of the bargain bin in an attempt to wet those dry spells between big name releases......
August 31st, 2008
Fallout 3 - PAX '08 Video Demonstration
Straight from this year's Penny Arcade Expo comes a five part video demonstration of the much anticipated Fallout 3. The demonstration is being shown off using the Xbox 360 hardware. Fallout 3's official release date is October 28th for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, with standard and collector's editions available for all three platforms....
August 30th, 2008
Opinion: How Apple can gain significant OS market share
Never before has Apple had such a fine opportunity to grab considerable market share from Microsoft. But in order to do that, it must first be willing to change its tactics.
August 29th, 2008
Lenovo ThinkVision L220x Monitor: Comeback of PVA Matrix?
Lenovo ThinkVision L220x is an almost unique monitor for two reasons. Its 22-inch screen supports 1920x1200 resolution and is built using S-PVA matrix with remarkable viewing angles. Read more in our review!
Gaming Laptop Roundup
(Updated) We have several gaming notebooks in our labs for testing. If you're dying to ditch your aging desktop and start taking a notebook to LAN parties, we might have a solution....
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