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According to AMD/ATI the new Catalyst 10.9a Hotfix drivers address some issues with the HD4850x2 and HD4870x2 video card performance. Hopefully this is the case, and hopefully it will address an issue that has been seen around the web dealing with CrossfireX on some of the HD48xx's and even some HD5xxx series of cards running specific motherboards. This issue is not really wide spread, however there are some of the "gamer" series of motherboards that have experienced this issue, and we can only hope that AMD/ATI has addressed these issues in the new "hotfix" drivers. This issue was addressed in the Catalyst 10.8b drivers, and we have to wonder why this was not carried over to the original Catalyst 10.9 drivers.
At any rate, this is what AMD/ATI has to say about the new 10.9a Hotfix Catalyst drivers:
* ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 series of products use both Graphics Processing Units (GPU) for high performance
* Intermittent hangs with Pop Cap games in a system with an ATI Radeon series graphics card installed
* High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) overscan / underscan settings are restored upon system reboot
Instructions: Download and install the ATI Catalyst hotfix from the following location:
* ATI Catalyst 10.9a Hotfix for Windows® 7 / Windows Vista®
Refer to Article 20870 for detailed instructions on how to properly install the ATI Catalyst™ hotfix.
Note! This hotfix is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing and is only a driver update.
Applicable Products:
This article applies to the following configuration(s):
* Hardware
* Operating System
For further information, or to download the new Catalyst 10.9a drivers you can go to the main download and information page below.
Catalyst 10.9aThat's right, after 12 long years, the Duke Nukem Forever game is going forward!
Below you will see the awesome 9 minute video of actual game play! Awesome video here.
For more information, visit the official site at:
http://www.dukenukem.com/
"The new processors comprise three Athlon II chips and a trio of Phenom II parts. On the low end, there's the 3.3GHz dual-core Athlon II X2 265 for $76 and the 3.2GHz triple-core Athlon II X3 450 for $87. A 3.1GHz quad-core Athlon II X4 645 runs $122, while the 3.3GHz dual-core Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition is cheaper at $105. (The Black Edition means the multiplier is unlocked for easier overclocking.) Rounding out the new CPUs are a 3.5GHz quad-core Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition for $185 and the $245 3GHz six-core Phenom II X6 1075T."
To read the full story, check out The Full Story at Zdnet
Today the FBI lauched a probe against AT&T's iPad breach. In a security breach that allowed hackers to an AT&T security hole to obtain an unheard of 114,000 email address from iPad users, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun to delve into this
serious issue. To read the full story, check out ZDNet's news on this issue. In their statement, they said "News reports are starting to surface about the investigation and early details make it unclear what, exactly, the FBI is investigating. A FBI spokesperson told the legal blog Main Justice that “the investigation is broad and not specific to the potential security threat from the use of the device by federal employees.” The spokesperson said the FBI has not issued a warning to employees about their use of the device."
Hmm, well then, what exactly are they investigating then?
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SilverStone is a seasoned player in the computer case market. A heavy-hitter in the high-end range, their budget cases are few and far between. However, lately SilverStone seems to have added several specialty cases to their lineup, one of which we have here: The microATX Sugo SG-04-FH. This SFF case isn't at the top range of pricing, but it is by no means a budget enclosure. So the question here is: can SilverStone make this little SFF enclosure worth the high price of admission? We can tell you one thing about this: It sure looks like a million bucks.
