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Hardware, Drivers, and Updates

Update: Drivers: AMD Catalyst Drivers 12.2 – Windows Vista/7

  AMD’s award-winning Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with AMD Radeon graphics processors. AMD Catalyst drivers deliver stable performance and push the limits of innovation with advanced user-oriented features. Change Log # NEW FEATURES * Windows 7 and Windows Vista support for the AMD Radeon …

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AMD Releases Catalyst 12.1 Preview Drivers with Profiles | Tom’s Hardware

Finally, you’ll be able to define individual graphics settings for each of your 3D applications Do you like to live on the edge of the latest hardware and software? Then you may take some great interest in AMD’s just-released Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver. The AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview includes all of the features found in …

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AMD Issues Another Incremental Graphics Driver Update (Catalyst 11.11c) | maximumpc

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AMD has released another performance driver (yes, again) for its Catalyst 11.11 package. And once again, improved performance in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim takes center stage. New in Catalyst 11.11c is better CrossFireX performance scaling for AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000 series cards in Skyrim… Source: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/amd_issues_another_incremental_graphics_driver_update_catalyst_1111c —   If you have any ideas or suggestions, please leave …

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Maximum PC | New GeForce 290.36 Beta Drivers Add Ambient Occlusion Support for Skryim, MW3

by Paul Lilly Fancy yourself an adventurous gamer? We’re not talking about would-be Zak McKrackens or former knights of Daventry (King’s Quest fans will get the latter reference), but those gamers who aren’t afraid to install beta drivers and potentially buggy code, all in the pursuit of better framerates and improved performance all around. If …

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Is the time finally right for hybrid hard drives? | cnet

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by Harry McCracken – I remember the first time I learned about hybrid hard drives–models that combine traditional spinning platters with a sizable chunk of solid-state flash memory. The goal was to combine the best of both storage worlds into one drive: The low cost and high capacity of a hard disk, plus the speed …

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Buying Guide: External Hard Drives | Product Reviews | Wired.com

While cloud-based backups are inexpensive (as little as $5 or $10 a month) and make mobile computing easier, it’s still a very good idea to have a local drive for dedicated storage. You can restore a toasted computer from a local drive more quickly and with less hassle. But also consider this: You don’t just …

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AMD Catalyst 11.11a Drivers – Improves Performance in Skyrim, Arkham City | maximumpc

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nVidia had drivers at the ready the very day that Skyrim was launched. We’ll probably never know what the hold-up was at AMD, but they finally delivered. As always, Paul Lilly at MAXIMUMPC has posted a fun article on the subject complete with a link to get the Drivers and Release Notes. Excerpt: Gamers who …

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Solid State Drives – Do You Really Need One? | bill mullins

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by Bill Mullins – I’ve slowly faded from the ranks of the early adopter cult and instead, I now count myself amongst the laggards – those that are less likely to jump, with both feet, onto the new technology bandwagon. No, it’s not because I’ve lost interest in technology. It’s just that so much of …

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