The first trailer for ‘Thor’ was revealed at Comic-Con and has since spread across the web. Marvel’s film will star Chris Hemsworth as Thor along with a stellar supporting cast of Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba and Rene Russo. The film will be directed by Kenneth Branagh and is set to release in the US on May 6 of next year.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Smallville Season 9 Episode 19 Online
Name: Sacrifice
Details: Tess tries to break into Watchtower, but ends up trapped with Chloe when Checkmate tries to hack the database. While the two women try to find an escape, Oliver pays the price when he confronts Zod and underestimates him.
Details: Tess tries to break into Watchtower, but ends up trapped with Chloe when Checkmate tries to hack the database. While the two women try to find an escape, Oliver pays the price when he confronts Zod and underestimates him.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Smallville Season 9 Episode 18 Online
Name: Charade
Details: While investigating the early prison release of ex-District Attorney Raymond Sacks, Lois is threatened by Sacks. While saving Lois, the Blur is caught on camera by someone who tries to sell the photos to Sacks. As they attempt to stop the sale, Lois and Clark encounter Maxwell Lord, a Checkmate agent who also wants the photos. Meanwhile, Chloe learns Zod's true nature.
Details: While investigating the early prison release of ex-District Attorney Raymond Sacks, Lois is threatened by Sacks. While saving Lois, the Blur is caught on camera by someone who tries to sell the photos to Sacks. As they attempt to stop the sale, Lois and Clark encounter Maxwell Lord, a Checkmate agent who also wants the photos. Meanwhile, Chloe learns Zod's true nature.
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 20 Online
Name: Home Wreckers
Details: Ted's repulsed by how erotically his mother's fiancé talks about her, and their wedding spurs him to take drastic action. Marshall reveals crazy things he's done and has everyone guess if he was drunk or a kid.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Friday, April 16, 2010
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Israel Blocks iPad Imports
Israel Blocks iPad Imports
April 15th, 2010 at 8:48 AM - News by Jeff Gamet
Apple’s iPad is proving to be popular everywhere — except Israel. The country’s Communication Ministry is refusing to let people bring the multimedia tablet into the country because it hasn’t tested and approved the Wi-Fi technology used in the device, according to Haaretz.
Ministry officials commented, “The iPad device sold exclusively today in the United States operates at broadcast power levels [over its WiFi modem] compatible with American standards. As the Israeli regulations in the area of WiFi are similar to European standards, which are different from American standards, which permit broadcasting at lower power, therefore the broadcast levels of the device prevent approving its use in Israel.”
The government seems serious about its iPad import ban. Customs officials have already confiscated ten iPads and told their owners to ship them overseas.
The Communications Ministry has asked iDigital, Apple’s distributor in the country, for technical information on the iPad so that it can work on the approval process.
There’s no word on when to expect an official OK from the Communication Ministry, so for now it looks like all iPads stop at Israel’s border.
April 15th, 2010 at 8:48 AM - News by Jeff Gamet
Apple’s iPad is proving to be popular everywhere — except Israel. The country’s Communication Ministry is refusing to let people bring the multimedia tablet into the country because it hasn’t tested and approved the Wi-Fi technology used in the device, according to Haaretz.
Ministry officials commented, “The iPad device sold exclusively today in the United States operates at broadcast power levels [over its WiFi modem] compatible with American standards. As the Israeli regulations in the area of WiFi are similar to European standards, which are different from American standards, which permit broadcasting at lower power, therefore the broadcast levels of the device prevent approving its use in Israel.”
The government seems serious about its iPad import ban. Customs officials have already confiscated ten iPads and told their owners to ship them overseas.
The Communications Ministry has asked iDigital, Apple’s distributor in the country, for technical information on the iPad so that it can work on the approval process.
There’s no word on when to expect an official OK from the Communication Ministry, so for now it looks like all iPads stop at Israel’s border.
Monday, April 12, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 19 Online
Name: Zoo or False
Details: Marshall's mugging leads to Lily thinking a gun will solve her safety worries—and to him trying to come up with a way to stop her.
Two and Half Men Season 7 Episode 19 Online
Name: Keith Moon Is Vomiting in His Grave
Details: Alan is torn between the bad influence of Jake's new friend and the hotness of his mother.
Friday, April 9, 2010
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Monday, April 5, 2010
Naruto Episode 7 English Subs High Quality
The Assassin of the Mist!
Team Kakashi and Tazuna are on their way to Tazuna's home, when they run across a ninja named Zabuza Momochi. Kakashi finally uses the Sharingan, or Mirror-Wheel Eye, and they start to fight. Is the Sharingan enough to defeat Zabuza? Or is Team Kakashi's first mission over already?
Team Kakashi and Tazuna are on their way to Tazuna's home, when they run across a ninja named Zabuza Momochi. Kakashi finally uses the Sharingan, or Mirror-Wheel Eye, and they start to fight. Is the Sharingan enough to defeat Zabuza? Or is Team Kakashi's first mission over already?
Naruto Episode 6 English Subs High Quality
A Dangerous Mission! Journey to the Land of Waves!
Tired of doing lame missions, Naruto asks the Hokage to give them something challenging. The Hokage caves and gives them a C-rank mission. They will be bodyguards for a bridge builder. It appears to be a simple mission, until the group is attacked by something more than common thugs...other ninja!
Tired of doing lame missions, Naruto asks the Hokage to give them something challenging. The Hokage caves and gives them a C-rank mission. They will be bodyguards for a bridge builder. It appears to be a simple mission, until the group is attacked by something more than common thugs...other ninja!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
3 Idiots Hindi Movie PDVD Good Quality
Details: Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 18
Name: Say Cheese
Details: Lily's furious when Ted brings a date to her birthday dinner, and a review of her photo album shows all the girls Ted's brought to events because he thought they were "the one". Meanwhile, Robin desperately tries to take a bad picture of Barney.
Monday, March 15, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 5
Name: Duel Citizenship
Details: Facing deportation, Robin decides to become a U.S. citizen, but she can't seem to let go of her Canadian heritage. Ted and Marshall take a road trip to Chicago, but Lily's decision to join up spoils the fun.
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4
Name: The Sexless Inkeeper
Details: When a girl comes home with Ted from MacLaren's, but merely sleeps and leaves, Barney breaks the news that he's been used for a place to crash. Robin and Barney become the latest to suffer through an awkward "couples night" at Marshall and Lily's.
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 3
Name: Robin 101
Details: Robin thinks Barney is cheating on her, but learns he's actually getting "Robin 101" classes from Ted. Marshall tries to give away his barrel, Mabel, by leaving it on the sidewalk, but is miffed that no one seems interested.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 Online
Name: Of Course
Details: Robin consults a self-help guru to help resolve her anger towards Barney and his behavior during their break-up.
Details: Robin consults a self-help guru to help resolve her anger towards Barney and his behavior during their break-up.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 16 Online
Name: Hooked
Details: The rest of the gang hopes to make Ted realize he's being strung along by his latest girlfriend, remembering their own similar situations in the process.
Details: The rest of the gang hopes to make Ted realize he's being strung along by his latest girlfriend, remembering their own similar situations in the process.
Two and Half Men Season 7 Episode 16 Online
Name: Tinkle Like a Princess
Details: Charlie goes to Las Vegas and comes back to Malibu married.
Details: Charlie goes to Las Vegas and comes back to Malibu married.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Watch Karthik Calling Karthik (2010) Online
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 2
Episode Name: Double Date
Details: Ted realizes his blind date is the same girl he had a blind date with seven years prior, and they use the opportunity to try to learn what they do wrong on first dates. Meanwhile, Barney and Marshall discover a Lily look-alike at a strip club—the "third doppelgänger" for a member of the gang they've found so far.
Details: Ted realizes his blind date is the same girl he had a blind date with seven years prior, and they use the opportunity to try to learn what they do wrong on first dates. Meanwhile, Barney and Marshall discover a Lily look-alike at a strip club—the "third doppelgänger" for a member of the gang they've found so far.
How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 1
Name: Definitions
Details: The rest of the gang uncovers Barney and Robin's clandestine romance. Ted fights his nerves over his impending teaching debut at Columbia.
Details: The rest of the gang uncovers Barney and Robin's clandestine romance. Ted fights his nerves over his impending teaching debut at Columbia.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Naruto Episode 5 English Subs High Quality
You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision
Time is running out for Naruto and his group. With Sasuke the only one left, he tries to succeed where the others failed. Will they be able to get the bells before time runs out? What is the true meaning behind the test?
Time is running out for Naruto and his group. With Sasuke the only one left, he tries to succeed where the others failed. Will they be able to get the bells before time runs out? What is the true meaning behind the test?
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Pass or Fail: Survival Test
Naruto finally meets his new sensei. His name is Kakashi Hatake. He tells the group that before they could become Genin, they will have to pass his survival test. The problem is, the test has a 66% chance of failure, and if they fail they'll be sent back to the academy. To make matters even worse, one of them will fail no matter what. Can the three pass Kakashi's test?
Naruto finally meets his new sensei. His name is Kakashi Hatake. He tells the group that before they could become Genin, they will have to pass his survival test. The problem is, the test has a 66% chance of failure, and if they fail they'll be sent back to the academy. To make matters even worse, one of them will fail no matter what. Can the three pass Kakashi's test?
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Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?
Naruto is preparing himself for the Genin orientation. It's all a happy story until Iruka picks the three-man teams for all the ninja. Naruto is teamed up with his crush, Sakura, and his worst enemy, Sasuke. Can Naruto learn to work together with two people who despise him?
Naruto is preparing himself for the Genin orientation. It's all a happy story until Iruka picks the three-man teams for all the ninja. Naruto is teamed up with his crush, Sakura, and his worst enemy, Sasuke. Can Naruto learn to work together with two people who despise him?
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My Name is Konohamaru
Naruto has finally graduated and has submitted his application. Iruka and the Hokage are in the middle of lecturing Naruto for his inappropriate picture when they are interrupted by the Hokage's grandson, Konohamaru. What is up with this little boy?
Naruto has finally graduated and has submitted his application. Iruka and the Hokage are in the middle of lecturing Naruto for his inappropriate picture when they are interrupted by the Hokage's grandson, Konohamaru. What is up with this little boy?
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Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!
Konoha (The Village Hidden in the Leaves) 12 years ago: The village is attacked by a vicious Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. In a final act to defeat the demon, the Fourth Hokage sealed its essence within the body of a baby boy. In the present, the child Naruto Uzumaki attends a Ninja Academy; however because of the incident 12 years prior many in the village see him as the demon itself. Not understanding why the people hate him so, he resorts to pranks and other acts to gain attention. He has a dream is to become the greatest Hokage so he can gain acknowledgment and respect. One day, after failing his graduation exam for the third time, an instructor named Mizuki convinces him to steal a sacred scroll so he can become more powerful. The instructor has other plans however, as he follows Naruto and tells him a terrible secret.
Konoha (The Village Hidden in the Leaves) 12 years ago: The village is attacked by a vicious Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. In a final act to defeat the demon, the Fourth Hokage sealed its essence within the body of a baby boy. In the present, the child Naruto Uzumaki attends a Ninja Academy; however because of the incident 12 years prior many in the village see him as the demon itself. Not understanding why the people hate him so, he resorts to pranks and other acts to gain attention. He has a dream is to become the greatest Hokage so he can gain acknowledgment and respect. One day, after failing his graduation exam for the third time, an instructor named Mizuki convinces him to steal a sacred scroll so he can become more powerful. The instructor has other plans however, as he follows Naruto and tells him a terrible secret.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Watch My Name is Khan (2010) Online
The film begins with the child, Rizwan Khan (Tanay Chheda), a Muslim who has Asperger syndrome, growing up with his mother (Zarina Wahab) in the Borivali section of Mumbai. Later as an adult (Shahrukh Khan), Rizwan moves to San Francisco and lives with his brother and sister-in-law. While there, he falls in love with a Hindu woman, Mandira (Kajol). They eventually marry and begin a business.
After the events of 9/11, Rizwan and Mandira begin to face a number of difficulties. Following a tragedy, they separate. In order to win her back, Rizwan embarks on a long journey across the United States.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Smallville Season 9 Episode 11 online
Episode Name: Absolute Justice
Details: A man named Sylvester asks Chloe for help but ends up getting attacked and killed. Clark is led to the former headquarters of the Justice Society of America where he meets up with Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Stargirl. Later, Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow, and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop the killer before he murders someone else in the group. Meanwhile, Lois receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate.
Details: A man named Sylvester asks Chloe for help but ends up getting attacked and killed. Clark is led to the former headquarters of the Justice Society of America where he meets up with Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Stargirl. Later, Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow, and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop the killer before he murders someone else in the group. Meanwhile, Lois receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Google Chrome Tablet challenging Apple's Ipad?
No sooner does Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) finally take the wraps off its iPad tablet than rumors of a Google Chrome tablet come into focus. As more details of iPad emerge and debates rage about whether Apple will have traction with iPad in enterprises, Apple's tablet rivals are apparently getting ready to challenge it right away.
Will Google (NSDQ:GOOG) and a Chrome tablet lead the pack?
The latest buzz on a Chrome tablet comes thanks to the Chromium Projects, which helped lead development efforts of Google's Chrome operating system and this week is showing off a number of mockups on its Web site that indicate a Google Chrome-based tablet PC might not be far off.
The Chromium Projects is not a Google-operated web site, but a page devoted to potential Chrome tablets at the Chromium Projects shows off a number of photos and design ideas for a potential Google Chrome tablet.
While the Chromium Project clearly states "this is a concept UI under development" and "designs are subject to change," the site offers a number of photos and even a video.
Further, according to the Chromium Projects site, these are some of the Chrome tablet ideas currently on the table:
* Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored split, attached to focus
* Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites
* Contextual actions triggered via dwell
* Zooming UI for multiple tabs
* Tabs presented along the side of the screen
* Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher
Apple may feel the heat of competition -- from its less-friendlier-by-the-minute old buddy, Google, no less -- right way.
Of course, tablets to rival Apple's iPad aren't exactly a new concept. There are quite a few non-Apple tablets already, with more on the way thanks to a glut of new tablet releases at this year's CES.
Will Google (NSDQ:GOOG) and a Chrome tablet lead the pack?
The latest buzz on a Chrome tablet comes thanks to the Chromium Projects, which helped lead development efforts of Google's Chrome operating system and this week is showing off a number of mockups on its Web site that indicate a Google Chrome-based tablet PC might not be far off.
The Chromium Projects is not a Google-operated web site, but a page devoted to potential Chrome tablets at the Chromium Projects shows off a number of photos and design ideas for a potential Google Chrome tablet.
While the Chromium Project clearly states "this is a concept UI under development" and "designs are subject to change," the site offers a number of photos and even a video.
Further, according to the Chromium Projects site, these are some of the Chrome tablet ideas currently on the table:
* Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored split, attached to focus
* Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites
* Contextual actions triggered via dwell
* Zooming UI for multiple tabs
* Tabs presented along the side of the screen
* Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher
Apple may feel the heat of competition -- from its less-friendlier-by-the-minute old buddy, Google, no less -- right way.
Of course, tablets to rival Apple's iPad aren't exactly a new concept. There are quite a few non-Apple tablets already, with more on the way thanks to a glut of new tablet releases at this year's CES.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 24 online
Episode Name: The Leap
Details: As his 31st birthday nears, an all-nighter to try to get business has Ted realizing he may need to pursue another career than architecture. Meanwhile, Marshall tries to get him up to a rooftop surprise party.
Details: As his 31st birthday nears, an all-nighter to try to get business has Ted realizing he may need to pursue another career than architecture. Meanwhile, Marshall tries to get him up to a rooftop surprise party.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 23 online
Episode Name: As Fast As She Can
Details: Ted continues trying to land a client for Mosbius Designs, and when Tony tries to help nothing goes as planned—for either of them. Barney tries to smooth talk his way out of a ticket.
Details: Ted continues trying to land a client for Mosbius Designs, and when Tony tries to help nothing goes as planned—for either of them. Barney tries to smooth talk his way out of a ticket.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 22 online
Episode Name: Right Place Right Time
Details: Ted explains to his future kids how a series of unrelated events led to a chance encounter with a former girlfriend. Barney makes the 200th notch in his bedpost. Marshall goes overboard when he discovers GNB has a department that can make him charts and graphs.
Details: Ted explains to his future kids how a series of unrelated events led to a chance encounter with a former girlfriend. Barney makes the 200th notch in his bedpost. Marshall goes overboard when he discovers GNB has a department that can make him charts and graphs.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 21 online
Episode Name: The Three Days Rule
Details: When Ted violates the 'three days rule' by continually texting with a girl he's just met, Barney and Marshall retaliate by impersonating her.
Details: When Ted violates the 'three days rule' by continually texting with a girl he's just met, Barney and Marshall retaliate by impersonating her.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 20 online
Episode Name: Mosbius Designs
Details: Ted goes out on his own as an architect and hires an intern to help get things started, but all he helps himself to is Robin. Meanwhile, news of impending layoffs at GNB has Marshall looking for a schtick to make him indispensible.
Details: Ted goes out on his own as an architect and hires an intern to help get things started, but all he helps himself to is Robin. Meanwhile, news of impending layoffs at GNB has Marshall looking for a schtick to make him indispensible.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 19 online
Episode Name: Murtaugh
Details: Barney attempts to complete in a single day all the tasks from a list Ted made to prove the gang's not too old to do them. Meanwhile, he challenges Ted to complete a list of things they're too young to do yet.
Details: Barney attempts to complete in a single day all the tasks from a list Ted made to prove the gang's not too old to do them. Meanwhile, he challenges Ted to complete a list of things they're too young to do yet.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 18 online
Episode Name: Old King Clancy
Details: Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he'd been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled. The gang try to decipher the story of a celebrity encounter Robin once had.
Details: Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he'd been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled. The gang try to decipher the story of a celebrity encounter Robin once had.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 17 online
Episode Name: The Front Porch
Details: Ted is shocked to learn that Lily is responsible for many of his breakups with ex-girlfriends—including Karen. Meanwhile, Marshall defends his wearing of a nightgown to bed.
Details: Ted is shocked to learn that Lily is responsible for many of his breakups with ex-girlfriends—including Karen. Meanwhile, Marshall defends his wearing of a nightgown to bed.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 16 online
Episode Name: Sorry, Bro
Details: Ted's college girlfriend reenters his life and leaves Marshall and Lily remembering how much they hated her, while Barney tries to steer the storytelling towards Marshall's forgetting his pants at work that day.
Details: Ted's college girlfriend reenters his life and leaves Marshall and Lily remembering how much they hated her, while Barney tries to steer the storytelling towards Marshall's forgetting his pants at work that day.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 episode 15
Episode Name: The Stinsons
Details: Suspecting he has a secret girlfriend, the gang follows Barney when he leaves MacLaren's and discovers he seemingly has been keeping a family secret from them.
Details: Suspecting he has a secret girlfriend, the gang follows Barney when he leaves MacLaren's and discovers he seemingly has been keeping a family secret from them.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 14 online
Episode Name: The Possimpible
Details: Robin relies on a video résumé prepared by Barney to land a job in broadcasting before facing deportation back to Canada. Marshall suffers from 'dancer's hip'.
Details: Robin relies on a video résumé prepared by Barney to land a job in broadcasting before facing deportation back to Canada. Marshall suffers from 'dancer's hip'.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 13 online
Episode Name: Three Days Of Snow
Details: A blizzard hits New York City, threatening a tradition of Marshall and Lily's and leaving Ted and Barney to keep MacLaren's doors open.
Details: A blizzard hits New York City, threatening a tradition of Marshall and Lily's and leaving Ted and Barney to keep MacLaren's doors open.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 episode 12 online
Episode Name: Benefits
Details: Robin and Ted explore "friends with benefits" while living together. Marshall has trouble with a few reality TV stars.
Details: Robin and Ted explore "friends with benefits" while living together. Marshall has trouble with a few reality TV stars.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 11 online
Episode Name: Little Minnesota
Details: Marshall takes Robin to a bar with a Minnesota theme. Ted attempts to keep his visiting sister away from Barney.
Details: Marshall takes Robin to a bar with a Minnesota theme. Ted attempts to keep his visiting sister away from Barney.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 10 online
Episode Name: The Fight
Details: Ted—to prove he's not a milquetoast—and Barney—to impress Robin—pick a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang's favorite booth at MacLaren's.
Details: Ted—to prove he's not a milquetoast—and Barney—to impress Robin—pick a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang's favorite booth at MacLaren's.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
128-bit Vs 256-bit PC Video Card Memory Interface
A friend once asked me, "What should I get? A 128-bit graphics card, which is cheap? Or a 256-bit graphics card which is a bit expensive? Can you tell me the difference?" Well, the 256-bit graphics card is usually more expensive for a reason. That is the "bus". Today, the most common
graphics cards run at a 128 or 256 bit memory interface. But we are now (at the time of writing) seeing pretty high numbers such as 512-bit memory interface from high-end cards especially those that have 2 graphics cores.
First, you need to understand what a "bus" means. It is simply the path where data passes through. So in this case, the memory interface has a 128-bit sized path or a 256-bit sized path. Let's translate it into a more understandable concept. Let's compare 2 highways. Highway 128 has 4 lanes and Highway 256 has 8 lanes (I just thought of these so if there's any similarities to real highways, well, it's just coincidence). Theoretically, more cars can pass through Highway 256 right? So if there are 400 cars, it will take less time for them to pass through Highway 256 than Highway 128 since they can spread out to 8 lanes instead of just 4.
So, now that you have the concept, let's go back to pc video cards. As you can see, more graphics data can pass through the 256-bit interface compared to the 128-bit interface. If there is just very few data, you probably won't see much of a difference (if the graphics core and memory clock speeds are the same that is and pretty much everything else). But when there are lots and lots of data (this is usually when you're running a 3D game with ultra high quality visual settings with maximum anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering), more data can pass through the 256-bit interface which could result in a much higher frame rate per second.
Aside from the questions above, there is one question that I think needs to be answered as well. Is it always good to buy 256-bit memory interface pc video cards than 128-bit memory interface cards? It is recommended to buy 256-bit cards over 128-bit but just to be sure, do a little research as there are very few cases where it's also ok to get a 128-bit card.
graphics cards run at a 128 or 256 bit memory interface. But we are now (at the time of writing) seeing pretty high numbers such as 512-bit memory interface from high-end cards especially those that have 2 graphics cores.
First, you need to understand what a "bus" means. It is simply the path where data passes through. So in this case, the memory interface has a 128-bit sized path or a 256-bit sized path. Let's translate it into a more understandable concept. Let's compare 2 highways. Highway 128 has 4 lanes and Highway 256 has 8 lanes (I just thought of these so if there's any similarities to real highways, well, it's just coincidence). Theoretically, more cars can pass through Highway 256 right? So if there are 400 cars, it will take less time for them to pass through Highway 256 than Highway 128 since they can spread out to 8 lanes instead of just 4.
So, now that you have the concept, let's go back to pc video cards. As you can see, more graphics data can pass through the 256-bit interface compared to the 128-bit interface. If there is just very few data, you probably won't see much of a difference (if the graphics core and memory clock speeds are the same that is and pretty much everything else). But when there are lots and lots of data (this is usually when you're running a 3D game with ultra high quality visual settings with maximum anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering), more data can pass through the 256-bit interface which could result in a much higher frame rate per second.
Aside from the questions above, there is one question that I think needs to be answered as well. Is it always good to buy 256-bit memory interface pc video cards than 128-bit memory interface cards? It is recommended to buy 256-bit cards over 128-bit but just to be sure, do a little research as there are very few cases where it's also ok to get a 128-bit card.
Monday, February 1, 2010
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 9 online
Episode Name: The Naked Man
Details: The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.
Details: The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 8
Episode Name: Woooo!
Details: A birthday party for one of Lily's co-workers leads to Robin connecting with a group of single partiers known as the "Woo Girls". Ted presents a plan for Goliath National Bank's new HQ.
Details: A birthday party for one of Lily's co-workers leads to Robin connecting with a group of single partiers known as the "Woo Girls". Ted presents a plan for Goliath National Bank's new HQ.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 7 online
Episode Name: Not a Father's Day
Details: Barney creates a holiday to celebrate not being a father. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are considering having a baby, but Lily first wants advice from Ted and Robin.
Details: Barney creates a holiday to celebrate not being a father. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are considering having a baby, but Lily first wants advice from Ted and Robin.
How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 6 online
Episode Name: Happily Ever After
Details: A chance sighting of Stella leads to the gang contemplating ways in which they'd handle an unwanted encounter with a person from their past.
Details: A chance sighting of Stella leads to the gang contemplating ways in which they'd handle an unwanted encounter with a person from their past.
Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 5 online
Episode Name: Shelter Island
Details: Deciding to wed in three days, Ted and Stella suddenly see their plans shattered by exes.
Details: Deciding to wed in three days, Ted and Stella suddenly see their plans shattered by exes.
Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 2 online
Episode Name: The Best Burger in New York
Details: A "burger-mad" Marshall is on a quest to find the place where he ate the first hamburger he ever had in New York.
Details: A "burger-mad" Marshall is on a quest to find the place where he ate the first hamburger he ever had in New York.
Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 4 online
Episode Name: Intervention
Details: When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
Details: When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
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Episode Name: I Heart NJ
Details: When Stella's babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey—until he learns Stella wants him to move there after marriage.
Details: When Stella's babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey—until he learns Stella wants him to move there after marriage.
Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 1 Online
Episode Name: Do I Know You?:
Details: Stella has to give Ted an answer. Barney wants to say something to Robin.
Details: Stella has to give Ted an answer. Barney wants to say something to Robin.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Music Piracy Case Will Go Further
The long music piracy fight between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Minnesota native Jammie Thomas-Rasset shows no sign of ending anytime soon.
RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth last week said the industry association is beginning preparations for a third trial in the case after Thomas-Rasset rejected a $25,000 settlement offer it made earlier this week.
In an e-mailed comment, Duckworth expressed regret at Thomas-Rasset's refusal. "It is a shame that Ms. Thomas-Rasset continues to deny any responsibility for her actions rather than accept a reasonable settlement offer and put this case behind her," Duckworth said. "Given this, we will begin preparing for a new trial."
The RIAA accused Thomas-Rasset of illegally downloading and distributing 30 copyrighted songs belonging to six music labels. Thomas-Rasset is one of thousands who have been sued for music piracy by the RIAA, but her casse is only one of two that have gone to trial. The only other case involves a Boston University post-graduate studnet who was ordered last fall to pay $675,000 for illegally distributing 24 songs.
Her first trial, which ended in October 2007, a jury found Thomas-Rasset liable for copyright infringement and ordered her to pay $222,000 in damages to the six music companies. That verdict was later overturned on technical grounds and a new trial was ordered. In the second trial, which ended last June, a federal jury again found Thomas-Rasset liable of copyright infringement but this time ordered her to pay damages of $1.92 million or nearly nine times the original award.
Thomas-Rasset promptly asked for the damages to be reduced, arguing that it was unconstitutional and disproportional to any actual damages the music labels may have suffered as a result of the music piracy.
In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis of the District of Minnesota reduced the $1.92 million damage award to $54,000. The reduced award, he said, was "significant and harsh" but no longer as "monstrous and shocking" as the original award had been. Davis also said the court would never have awarded such high damages if the decision has been at his discretion, rather than decided by a jury.
Shortly after Davis' action, the RIAA offered to settle its case against Thomas-Rasset for $25,000, but only if the court was willing to vacate or modify its ruling. According to the RIAA, portions of the judge's ruling were "inconsistent with Congressional intent and the law." The RIAA said that any money collected from Thomas-Rasset would be donated to a charity to help struggling musicians.
That offer, however, was quickly rejected by Thomas-Rasset. In an e-mailed comment, Joe Sibley, one of Thomas-Rasset's attorneys, reiterated her earlier position.
"She is going forward on principle," Sibley said. "We believe the copyright damages provisions are unconstitutional because they bear no relationship to any actual harm to the copyright holders. Jammie will never agree to pay them anything and will fight until the bitter end," he said.
The judge had previously noted that if a third trial were held in the case, it would focus only on the issue of damages. The copyright law under which Thomas-Rasset was tried allows for statutory damages of between $750 and $150,000 per infringement. In the first trial, the jury held that Thomas-Rasset needed to pay $9,250 per infringed song to the music labels. The second jury ordered her to pay $80,000 per song.
Several lawyers, rights groups and even the judges in the two music piracy cases that have gone to court have questioned the constitutionality of the damages. They have said that the laws were meant to be applied against commercial copyright infringers and not individuals such as Thomas-Rasset.
Ray Beckerman, a New York lawyer who has defended clients in RIAA lawsuits, said today that there is no statute or rule that limits the number of possible trials in the case. "In this case the verdict was set aside because the jury was unreasonable. Who's to say the next jury won't wind up being unreasonable, too?" he asked. "Hopefully the judge will provide them with some instructions, this time, which will make it clear that they can't pull the numbers out of a hat, but have to keep the statutory damages in some reasonable relationship to the actual damages," he said.
RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth last week said the industry association is beginning preparations for a third trial in the case after Thomas-Rasset rejected a $25,000 settlement offer it made earlier this week.
In an e-mailed comment, Duckworth expressed regret at Thomas-Rasset's refusal. "It is a shame that Ms. Thomas-Rasset continues to deny any responsibility for her actions rather than accept a reasonable settlement offer and put this case behind her," Duckworth said. "Given this, we will begin preparing for a new trial."
The RIAA accused Thomas-Rasset of illegally downloading and distributing 30 copyrighted songs belonging to six music labels. Thomas-Rasset is one of thousands who have been sued for music piracy by the RIAA, but her casse is only one of two that have gone to trial. The only other case involves a Boston University post-graduate studnet who was ordered last fall to pay $675,000 for illegally distributing 24 songs.
Her first trial, which ended in October 2007, a jury found Thomas-Rasset liable for copyright infringement and ordered her to pay $222,000 in damages to the six music companies. That verdict was later overturned on technical grounds and a new trial was ordered. In the second trial, which ended last June, a federal jury again found Thomas-Rasset liable of copyright infringement but this time ordered her to pay damages of $1.92 million or nearly nine times the original award.
Thomas-Rasset promptly asked for the damages to be reduced, arguing that it was unconstitutional and disproportional to any actual damages the music labels may have suffered as a result of the music piracy.
In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis of the District of Minnesota reduced the $1.92 million damage award to $54,000. The reduced award, he said, was "significant and harsh" but no longer as "monstrous and shocking" as the original award had been. Davis also said the court would never have awarded such high damages if the decision has been at his discretion, rather than decided by a jury.
Shortly after Davis' action, the RIAA offered to settle its case against Thomas-Rasset for $25,000, but only if the court was willing to vacate or modify its ruling. According to the RIAA, portions of the judge's ruling were "inconsistent with Congressional intent and the law." The RIAA said that any money collected from Thomas-Rasset would be donated to a charity to help struggling musicians.
That offer, however, was quickly rejected by Thomas-Rasset. In an e-mailed comment, Joe Sibley, one of Thomas-Rasset's attorneys, reiterated her earlier position.
"She is going forward on principle," Sibley said. "We believe the copyright damages provisions are unconstitutional because they bear no relationship to any actual harm to the copyright holders. Jammie will never agree to pay them anything and will fight until the bitter end," he said.
The judge had previously noted that if a third trial were held in the case, it would focus only on the issue of damages. The copyright law under which Thomas-Rasset was tried allows for statutory damages of between $750 and $150,000 per infringement. In the first trial, the jury held that Thomas-Rasset needed to pay $9,250 per infringed song to the music labels. The second jury ordered her to pay $80,000 per song.
Several lawyers, rights groups and even the judges in the two music piracy cases that have gone to court have questioned the constitutionality of the damages. They have said that the laws were meant to be applied against commercial copyright infringers and not individuals such as Thomas-Rasset.
Ray Beckerman, a New York lawyer who has defended clients in RIAA lawsuits, said today that there is no statute or rule that limits the number of possible trials in the case. "In this case the verdict was set aside because the jury was unreasonable. Who's to say the next jury won't wind up being unreasonable, too?" he asked. "Hopefully the judge will provide them with some instructions, this time, which will make it clear that they can't pull the numbers out of a hat, but have to keep the statutory damages in some reasonable relationship to the actual damages," he said.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Smallville Season 9 Episode 10
Discipline:
Oliver's former mentor, the Dark Archer, seeks revenge on his pupil and launches attacks on Chloe, Lois, and Mia as part of his plan. When Oliver is driven to his limits and beyond, Clark must come to the aid of his friend.
Oliver's former mentor, the Dark Archer, seeks revenge on his pupil and launches attacks on Chloe, Lois, and Mia as part of his plan. When Oliver is driven to his limits and beyond, Clark must come to the aid of his friend.
Rann (2010) movie
Starring:
Amitabh Bachchan ... Vijay Harshvardhan Malik
Mohnish Bahl ... Amrish Kakkar
Neetu Chandra ... Yasmin Hussain
Ritesh Deshmukh ... Purab Shastri
Rajat Kapoor ... Naveen Shankalya
Ikhlaq Khan ... Pandey's man
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi ... Nalini Kashyap
Nina Kulkarni ... Lata Malik
Alok Nath ... Dig Vijay Hooda
Gul Panag ... Nandita Sharma
Paresh Rawal ... Mohan Pandey
Simone Singh ... Priya Malik Shankalya
Sudeep ... Jai Malik
Rajpal Yadav ... Anand Prakash Trivedi
Director:
Ram Gopal Varma
Dailymotion Links:
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI Motherboard
EVGA X58 SLI Classified 4-Way SLI Motherboard
* Intel® X58 Express Chipset with the ICH10R Southbridge
* 7 PCIe Slots for 2-Way, 3-Way, 4-Way SLI or CrossFireX Support
* 10 Phase Digital PWM with Switching Frequency of 1333KHz
* Low ESR/ESL Film Capacitor
* 100% Solid State Capacitors
* EVGA E-LEET Tuning Utility Software
* EVGA EVbot Support
* EVGA ECP V2 (EVGA Control Panel)
Cop Out (2010) HD Trailer
A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money.
Six Reasons You Want an iPad, Six Reasons You Don't
Reasons to Buy:
1. Undeniably cool. The iPad looks like a giant iPod and the look supersizes quite nicely.
2. The best e-reader? The iPad is already generating comments that it will be a Kindle-beater and Nook-destroyer. The 16 GB $499 model may not be good for carrying around lots of movies and music, but it should hold a lot of books. I want to hear more about the hands-on reading experience, but early word is the iPad is an excellent place to enjoy a good book. Or a textbook, which is a huge potential market for the device.
3. Gaming. The iPhone became a surprise hit among gamers, or at least expanded the market to include lots of previous non-gamers (such as myself). Either way, the iPad is optimized to improve the iPhone gaming experience, allowing new elements to be added to games that can be played on both the iPhone/iPod touch and the new iPad.
4. The iPad makes it easy to share media. Not for a whole room, but you and a friend or two should be able to watch movies, listen to music, or pass the iPad back-and-forth for games. It's just the right size for sharing up-close and the lack of a keyboard makes the iPad easier to handle than a notebook.
5. Applications. With all the above going for it, the iPad almost doesn't have to do things like Web surfing and e-mail checking or document writing. But, it does them all and runs 140,000 iPhone apps besides. Sure, the best apps will be specially-written for the iPad, but you can use iPhone/iPod touch favorites right away.
6. Time may be on your side. The iPad may become much more compelling--thanks to new apps--between now and its March/April ship dates.
Reasons to Hold Off:
1. There is no subsidy on the 3G version. Apple wants you to pay $829 for the 64GB device, plus monthly wireless fees for AT&T's 3G. The first year total: $1,189.
2. The wrong screen. It's not clear why Apple didn't choose a 16:9 aspect ratio, the standard for widescreen entertainment, but not doing so makes the iPad much less interesting for watching movies.
3. It's not much of a work machine. New applications may hammer away at the iPad's limitations, but the truth is that a notebook or netbook or even (in many circumstances) an iPhone is much more useful. Maybe it isn't even fair to ask a device so well-tuned for entertainment to work at the office too, but Apple is promoting the iPad as a work tool. And right now, I have to respond, "No" in most circumstances.
4. If you don't need all the other features, a Kindle or Nook offer better battery life for e-reading, but lack the color screen.
5. The iPad is a "tweener," in the bad sense of the word. Not a computer, but not a smartphone, the iPad lacks the functionality of a notebook and the convenience of an iPhone or Droid. The iPad may be just one more thing to haul around if you already carry a notebook, which it doesn't come close to replacing.
6. By the time the iPad ships, the excitement may be over. Perhaps helping lots of people save money.
There are many more reasons, both pro and con, regarding an iPad purchase but the best one may be the simplest: You've either got to have one (and have the spare cash) or the iPad doesn't do much for you.
Since it won't be available until March or April (for the 3G models), you have lots of time to change your mind. And for the initial excitement to wear off.
1. Undeniably cool. The iPad looks like a giant iPod and the look supersizes quite nicely.
2. The best e-reader? The iPad is already generating comments that it will be a Kindle-beater and Nook-destroyer. The 16 GB $499 model may not be good for carrying around lots of movies and music, but it should hold a lot of books. I want to hear more about the hands-on reading experience, but early word is the iPad is an excellent place to enjoy a good book. Or a textbook, which is a huge potential market for the device.
3. Gaming. The iPhone became a surprise hit among gamers, or at least expanded the market to include lots of previous non-gamers (such as myself). Either way, the iPad is optimized to improve the iPhone gaming experience, allowing new elements to be added to games that can be played on both the iPhone/iPod touch and the new iPad.
4. The iPad makes it easy to share media. Not for a whole room, but you and a friend or two should be able to watch movies, listen to music, or pass the iPad back-and-forth for games. It's just the right size for sharing up-close and the lack of a keyboard makes the iPad easier to handle than a notebook.
5. Applications. With all the above going for it, the iPad almost doesn't have to do things like Web surfing and e-mail checking or document writing. But, it does them all and runs 140,000 iPhone apps besides. Sure, the best apps will be specially-written for the iPad, but you can use iPhone/iPod touch favorites right away.
6. Time may be on your side. The iPad may become much more compelling--thanks to new apps--between now and its March/April ship dates.
Reasons to Hold Off:
1. There is no subsidy on the 3G version. Apple wants you to pay $829 for the 64GB device, plus monthly wireless fees for AT&T's 3G. The first year total: $1,189.
2. The wrong screen. It's not clear why Apple didn't choose a 16:9 aspect ratio, the standard for widescreen entertainment, but not doing so makes the iPad much less interesting for watching movies.
3. It's not much of a work machine. New applications may hammer away at the iPad's limitations, but the truth is that a notebook or netbook or even (in many circumstances) an iPhone is much more useful. Maybe it isn't even fair to ask a device so well-tuned for entertainment to work at the office too, but Apple is promoting the iPad as a work tool. And right now, I have to respond, "No" in most circumstances.
4. If you don't need all the other features, a Kindle or Nook offer better battery life for e-reading, but lack the color screen.
5. The iPad is a "tweener," in the bad sense of the word. Not a computer, but not a smartphone, the iPad lacks the functionality of a notebook and the convenience of an iPhone or Droid. The iPad may be just one more thing to haul around if you already carry a notebook, which it doesn't come close to replacing.
6. By the time the iPad ships, the excitement may be over. Perhaps helping lots of people save money.
There are many more reasons, both pro and con, regarding an iPad purchase but the best one may be the simplest: You've either got to have one (and have the spare cash) or the iPad doesn't do much for you.
Since it won't be available until March or April (for the 3G models), you have lots of time to change your mind. And for the initial excitement to wear off.
Valentine's Day (2010) HD Trailer
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Our Family Wedding (2010) HD Trailer
Plot
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers (Whitaker and Mencia) try to lay to rest their feud.
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers (Whitaker and Mencia) try to lay to rest their feud.
EVGA W555 dual-Xeon motherboard
The W555 is a dual-processor LGA1366 motherboard with a difference - unlike existing traditional workstation/server motherboards - it's designed to be overclocked.
Created by a design team led by Peter 'Shamino' Tan, the W555 was first unveiled at the CES show a couple of weeks ago.
a closer look at how this monster motherboard is shaping up.
As you can see, the W555 isn't exactly small. As we haven't had a chance to play with a board yet, the exact dimensions are unknown, but EVGA has confirmed that it is larger than either the E-ATX or SSI standards. Then again, any motherboard with two LGA1366 processor sockets, 12 DDR3 DIMM slots and seven expansion card slots isn't ever going to be small.
As several eagle-eyed readers already spotted, the W555 has two LGA1366 processor sockets, however, that doesn't mean you'll be able to chuck in a pair of Core i7s and start overclocking. This is because Core i7s only have a single QPI link, which is used to talk to the motherboard X58 chipset. To run a pair of processors in SMP, you'll need a pair of Xeon W5000-series CPUs, each of which has a pair of QPI links, one to talk to the motherboard chipset, and one to talk to the other CPU.
The good news is that there is a whole range of Xeon W5000-series CPUs to choose from, but the bad news is that they're all considerably more expensive than the equivalent-frequency Core i7. That said, the prospect of being able to overclock a pair of 8-thread CPUs (four physical cores, four logical cores) is more than a little exciting for performance enthusiasts. What's more, you should be able to drop in a pair of Xeon-branded 12-thread Gulftown cored CPUs when they are launched later this year; that's 24 threads from one box if you're salivating so much you can't read your monitor anymore.
Each CPU socket is provided with its own bank of 6 DIMM sockets, just crying out for some high-speed triple channel DDR3. Generally speaking, Xeon 5500-systems are equipped with ECC registered DDR3, which although far less prone to errors than standard unbuffered DDR3, is a lot more expensive and is only available up to PC3-10600, i.e. 1,333MHz. However, the memory controller in the CPUs can support standard unbuffered DDR3 - something you'll almost certainly need to use for big overclocks.
we know that the seven 16x PCI-E 2.0 slots that take up nearly half of the surface area are powered by a combination of the Intel 5520 chipset and two nForce 200 controllers hidden underneath the massive black heatsink/fan.
Apparently the lanes are configured so that slots 1, 3, 5 and 7 each provide the full 16 lanes, or alternatively the first six slots each have 8 lanes and slot 7 has 16 lanes.
A side effect of using the nForce 200 controllers is that, unlike traditional Xeon workstation/server motherboards, the W555 will also be certified for both CrossFire and SLI.
However, given the dire state of both ATI and Nvidia's quad-GPU drivers, we really can't see much use for this capability, unless you buy a W555 just to try and get the fastest 3DMark score in the world. A far better use for the W555 would be as an all-in-one folding farm, running a combination of the bigadv clients on the CPUs in Linux and several GPU clients on whatever graphics cards you have to hand. This would yield a titanic number of points per day, as Folding@home, unlike CrossFire and SLI, scales efficiently across multiple GPUs.
We can also see that the First Look: EVGA W555 dual-Xeon motherboard Up close and personalW555 is equiped with eight SATA ports, allegedly six running at 3Gb/sec and the two red ports at 6GB/sec. Unfortunately, at this stage we don't which SATA controllers EVGA is planning on using on the final production model.
The real curiosity though is the IDE port lurking at the edge of the PCB. While your first reaction might be 'what on earth is an IDE port doing a dual-processor/multi-GPU motherboard launching in 2010?' it's not a completely daft choice.
This is because some extreme overclockers still favour IDE hard drives over SATA, as many benchmarks aren't affected by the speed of the drive, and IDE controllers are less sensitive to big overclocks than SATA controllers.
Those living in the real world will still want to stick on a SATA hard disk or SSD however.
With so many PCI-E slots on-board, EVGA has clearly put some thought into how to provide sufficient power to so many graphics cards.
First Look: EVGA W555 dual-Xeon motherboard Up close and personal
Thus, in addition to the 24-pin ATX and two 8-pin EPS12V power sockets dotted around the PCB, the W555 also sports three 6-pin PCI-E power sockets. This is a far better choice than sticking a load of Molex connectors on, like early multi-GPU motherboards had.
However, we're not quite sure how strictly necessary all this effort is. This because one of our folding rigs has six GeForce 9600 GTs and an overclocked Core i7-920 and has been happily running 24/7 at full load for the last six months without a hitch. There's also a question of which PSU could possibly power such a combination, or it'll take jump-starting a second alongside to provide the necessary connectors.
That's about all we can say about the EVGA W555 for now.
Created by a design team led by Peter 'Shamino' Tan, the W555 was first unveiled at the CES show a couple of weeks ago.
a closer look at how this monster motherboard is shaping up.
As you can see, the W555 isn't exactly small. As we haven't had a chance to play with a board yet, the exact dimensions are unknown, but EVGA has confirmed that it is larger than either the E-ATX or SSI standards. Then again, any motherboard with two LGA1366 processor sockets, 12 DDR3 DIMM slots and seven expansion card slots isn't ever going to be small.
As several eagle-eyed readers already spotted, the W555 has two LGA1366 processor sockets, however, that doesn't mean you'll be able to chuck in a pair of Core i7s and start overclocking. This is because Core i7s only have a single QPI link, which is used to talk to the motherboard X58 chipset. To run a pair of processors in SMP, you'll need a pair of Xeon W5000-series CPUs, each of which has a pair of QPI links, one to talk to the motherboard chipset, and one to talk to the other CPU.
The good news is that there is a whole range of Xeon W5000-series CPUs to choose from, but the bad news is that they're all considerably more expensive than the equivalent-frequency Core i7. That said, the prospect of being able to overclock a pair of 8-thread CPUs (four physical cores, four logical cores) is more than a little exciting for performance enthusiasts. What's more, you should be able to drop in a pair of Xeon-branded 12-thread Gulftown cored CPUs when they are launched later this year; that's 24 threads from one box if you're salivating so much you can't read your monitor anymore.
Each CPU socket is provided with its own bank of 6 DIMM sockets, just crying out for some high-speed triple channel DDR3. Generally speaking, Xeon 5500-systems are equipped with ECC registered DDR3, which although far less prone to errors than standard unbuffered DDR3, is a lot more expensive and is only available up to PC3-10600, i.e. 1,333MHz. However, the memory controller in the CPUs can support standard unbuffered DDR3 - something you'll almost certainly need to use for big overclocks.
we know that the seven 16x PCI-E 2.0 slots that take up nearly half of the surface area are powered by a combination of the Intel 5520 chipset and two nForce 200 controllers hidden underneath the massive black heatsink/fan.
Apparently the lanes are configured so that slots 1, 3, 5 and 7 each provide the full 16 lanes, or alternatively the first six slots each have 8 lanes and slot 7 has 16 lanes.
A side effect of using the nForce 200 controllers is that, unlike traditional Xeon workstation/server motherboards, the W555 will also be certified for both CrossFire and SLI.
However, given the dire state of both ATI and Nvidia's quad-GPU drivers, we really can't see much use for this capability, unless you buy a W555 just to try and get the fastest 3DMark score in the world. A far better use for the W555 would be as an all-in-one folding farm, running a combination of the bigadv clients on the CPUs in Linux and several GPU clients on whatever graphics cards you have to hand. This would yield a titanic number of points per day, as Folding@home, unlike CrossFire and SLI, scales efficiently across multiple GPUs.
We can also see that the First Look: EVGA W555 dual-Xeon motherboard Up close and personalW555 is equiped with eight SATA ports, allegedly six running at 3Gb/sec and the two red ports at 6GB/sec. Unfortunately, at this stage we don't which SATA controllers EVGA is planning on using on the final production model.
The real curiosity though is the IDE port lurking at the edge of the PCB. While your first reaction might be 'what on earth is an IDE port doing a dual-processor/multi-GPU motherboard launching in 2010?' it's not a completely daft choice.
This is because some extreme overclockers still favour IDE hard drives over SATA, as many benchmarks aren't affected by the speed of the drive, and IDE controllers are less sensitive to big overclocks than SATA controllers.
Those living in the real world will still want to stick on a SATA hard disk or SSD however.
With so many PCI-E slots on-board, EVGA has clearly put some thought into how to provide sufficient power to so many graphics cards.
First Look: EVGA W555 dual-Xeon motherboard Up close and personal
Thus, in addition to the 24-pin ATX and two 8-pin EPS12V power sockets dotted around the PCB, the W555 also sports three 6-pin PCI-E power sockets. This is a far better choice than sticking a load of Molex connectors on, like early multi-GPU motherboards had.
However, we're not quite sure how strictly necessary all this effort is. This because one of our folding rigs has six GeForce 9600 GTs and an overclocked Core i7-920 and has been happily running 24/7 at full load for the last six months without a hitch. There's also a question of which PSU could possibly power such a combination, or it'll take jump-starting a second alongside to provide the necessary connectors.
That's about all we can say about the EVGA W555 for now.
Apple Unveils Ipad
Demonstrating the iPad at an event in San Francisco, Jobs showed how it could be used for e-mail and Web browsing, viewing photos, managing calendars and contacts, listening to music, and viewing video.
The iPad is a half-inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds, and has a 9.7-inch LCD screen. It's run by a custom-made 1GHz CPU, and comes with 16, 32, or 64GB of flash storage. For connectivity, it has 802.11n, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1. Jobs claimed it will get up to 10 hours of battery life.
Check out the video here:
The iPad is a half-inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds, and has a 9.7-inch LCD screen. It's run by a custom-made 1GHz CPU, and comes with 16, 32, or 64GB of flash storage. For connectivity, it has 802.11n, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1. Jobs claimed it will get up to 10 hours of battery life.
Check out the video here:
Apple's Ipad Mistakes
The iPad has a lot going for it, but is also a big disappointment in many ways. Almost no product could have lived up to the insane hype leading up to Steve Jobs's announcement today, but the iPad certainly could have had more groundbreaking features. If Apple really wants to change the world with the iPad and popularize a whole new computing category, they may need to do better. If the iPad had the following features, it would have blown us away.
Multitasking
There's no multitasking in the OS at all, and not even multiple active web pages in Safari. You can't listen to Pandora while you surf the Web, or switch back and forth between Facebook at Twitter, or write a document in Pages while talking on a VOIP call.
Adobe Flash
For better or worse, it's just not the real Web without support for Adobe Flash. We want to watch Hulu on the iPad. It's sort-of okay on a small phone-sized device, but it's not okay on a 9.7 inch screen.
Camera / iChat
We don't expect people to hold up a big slate to take pictures with a back-facing camera, though some augmented reality apps might be neat on the larger screen. What the iPad is really lacking is a front-facing camera and video chat. A device like this would be perfect for such an application. With a front-facing camera, the iPad could be the perfect device for filming and editing personal YouTube videos (you could even see yourself in-frame as you record).
Better Video and HDMI
Video support is very similar to what you find on the iPhone and iPod Touch - limited to 720p H.264 Main Profile. There should be support for Advanced Profile video, and while we're at it, a mini HDMI port to push video to our HDTVs.
16:9 Aspect Ratio
The 4:3 aspect ratio is convenient for using iPhone apps in full screen mode, but it's less desirable for media. From YouTube videos to TV shows to movies, the world is rapidly shifting exclusively to widescreen formats, and those black bars are getting real old, real fast.
Wireless Sync
If your computer with my iTunes account associated with it is on my local network, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to sync your iPad over Wi-Fi. With the 802.11n networking, it would even be pretty fast. If Microsoft can do it with the Zune, why can't Apple?
Handwriting Recognition
A soft keyboard is one thing, but it's still not good enough to touch-type on. On a tablet sized device, people sometimes just want to jot down a note or two. Sometimes, writing by hand is simply more convenient.
A New Interface
The interface is basically a slightly modified, scaled-up version of the iPhone interface. That's nice and familiar, but it doesn't make the best use of the bigger screen. We wanted something more, perhaps with pertinent info from Twitter, Facebook, Feeds, Weather, Email, and more pushed to the home screen.
File Access
Clearly, Apple expects us to not just consume on the iPad, but create. iWork has been ported to the platform, and the art application Brushes was prominently featured in Jobs's presentation. There should be a folder where I can access my documents and images, drag them to and from my desktop, and save documents from the Web (or services like Dropbox).
Periodicals
The iBook store seems like a great start for books, but many were expecting the iPad to save the newspaper and magazine publishers, and there's just nothing there. Where are the newspaper and magazine publishers in the iBook store? The world's publishing companies aren't all going to release their own apps like The New York Times, and frankly, we don't want separate apps to read all our periodicals.
Openness
Nobody expects an Apple product to be truly "open" - that's like expecting the Pope to endorse Hinduism - but Apple missed some opportunities to make this device a little better at working together outside of the Apple ecosystem. Will ePub format books from stores other than iBook appear on your bookshelf? Will Google Voice get to publish a real app for the iPad? Why are all the cool Photo features related to location and tagging reliant on iPhoto (and thus, a Mac) instead of working with existing photo metadata? But hey, kudos to Apple for selling the devices with 3G unlocked and letting you use any carrier willing to give you a GSM micro SIM card.
iPants
Docks with keyboards are one thing, but Apple missed out on the perfect opportunity to introduce iFashion with the iPants - pants with pockets big enough for your iPad.
Multitasking
There's no multitasking in the OS at all, and not even multiple active web pages in Safari. You can't listen to Pandora while you surf the Web, or switch back and forth between Facebook at Twitter, or write a document in Pages while talking on a VOIP call.
Adobe Flash
For better or worse, it's just not the real Web without support for Adobe Flash. We want to watch Hulu on the iPad. It's sort-of okay on a small phone-sized device, but it's not okay on a 9.7 inch screen.
Camera / iChat
We don't expect people to hold up a big slate to take pictures with a back-facing camera, though some augmented reality apps might be neat on the larger screen. What the iPad is really lacking is a front-facing camera and video chat. A device like this would be perfect for such an application. With a front-facing camera, the iPad could be the perfect device for filming and editing personal YouTube videos (you could even see yourself in-frame as you record).
Better Video and HDMI
Video support is very similar to what you find on the iPhone and iPod Touch - limited to 720p H.264 Main Profile. There should be support for Advanced Profile video, and while we're at it, a mini HDMI port to push video to our HDTVs.
16:9 Aspect Ratio
The 4:3 aspect ratio is convenient for using iPhone apps in full screen mode, but it's less desirable for media. From YouTube videos to TV shows to movies, the world is rapidly shifting exclusively to widescreen formats, and those black bars are getting real old, real fast.
Wireless Sync
If your computer with my iTunes account associated with it is on my local network, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to sync your iPad over Wi-Fi. With the 802.11n networking, it would even be pretty fast. If Microsoft can do it with the Zune, why can't Apple?
Handwriting Recognition
A soft keyboard is one thing, but it's still not good enough to touch-type on. On a tablet sized device, people sometimes just want to jot down a note or two. Sometimes, writing by hand is simply more convenient.
A New Interface
The interface is basically a slightly modified, scaled-up version of the iPhone interface. That's nice and familiar, but it doesn't make the best use of the bigger screen. We wanted something more, perhaps with pertinent info from Twitter, Facebook, Feeds, Weather, Email, and more pushed to the home screen.
File Access
Clearly, Apple expects us to not just consume on the iPad, but create. iWork has been ported to the platform, and the art application Brushes was prominently featured in Jobs's presentation. There should be a folder where I can access my documents and images, drag them to and from my desktop, and save documents from the Web (or services like Dropbox).
Periodicals
The iBook store seems like a great start for books, but many were expecting the iPad to save the newspaper and magazine publishers, and there's just nothing there. Where are the newspaper and magazine publishers in the iBook store? The world's publishing companies aren't all going to release their own apps like The New York Times, and frankly, we don't want separate apps to read all our periodicals.
Openness
Nobody expects an Apple product to be truly "open" - that's like expecting the Pope to endorse Hinduism - but Apple missed some opportunities to make this device a little better at working together outside of the Apple ecosystem. Will ePub format books from stores other than iBook appear on your bookshelf? Will Google Voice get to publish a real app for the iPad? Why are all the cool Photo features related to location and tagging reliant on iPhoto (and thus, a Mac) instead of working with existing photo metadata? But hey, kudos to Apple for selling the devices with 3G unlocked and letting you use any carrier willing to give you a GSM micro SIM card.
iPants
Docks with keyboards are one thing, but Apple missed out on the perfect opportunity to introduce iFashion with the iPants - pants with pockets big enough for your iPad.
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