AGP & PCI Graphic Card

MSI 7300GT 256MB




MSI Vivid Video Technology

MSI Vivid is an easy tool to enhance " image quality ". It can helps users to get better image quality in viewing " Digital photos, document & games "

• Vivid brings the easiest way to optimize graphic quality.
• Colorize your vision when browsing digital photos!!!
• Sharpen characters edge!!!

Enhance contrast when playing game!!!


Geforce 7300GT Chipset Feature

• Full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
• True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support
• NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology (requires NVIDIA® ForceWare Release 90 driver)
• NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 Engine
• 8 Pixel Shader
• Adaptable Programmable Video Processor
• High-Definition MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration
• Advanced Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing
• Video Color Correction
• High-Quality Scaling
• Integrated HDTV Encoder
• 128-bit Memory Interface
• NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II Technology
• 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation
• Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
• NVIDIA® ForceWare Technology
• OpenGL® 2.0 Optimizations and Support
• NVIDIA® nView™ Multi-Display Technology
• NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control 3.0 Technology
• Dual 400MHz integrated RAMDACs
• 90nm Process Technology
• Built for Microsoft® Windows® Vista.

Bundle MSI developed dirver and utilities

• Graphics Card Driver
• MSI Live Update Series (Live Graphics Card BIOS & Live Graphics Card Driver)

Automatically online download & update Graphics Card BIOS & Drivers, reduce the risk of getting the wrong files, and never have the trouble on web site searching.

• GoodMem

Automatically release the system memory space, reduce the risk of system hang-up.

• LockBox

Instantly enter the data lock mode when you must leave your system for a while.

• WMIinfo

Automatically list the detail system configuration, it helpful for engineering service people.

• MSI VIVID

Vivid brings the easiest way to optimize graphic quality. Colorize your vision when browsing digital photos!!! Sharpen characters edge!!! Enhance contrast when playing game!!!

Information Windows and Linux converge

Story By Peter Butler on May 29 2007

Is Linux becoming more compatible with Microsoft Windows?

(Credit: CNET Networks)

The alternative, open-source operating system Linux has been making news recently. Last week, Dell began shipping PCs with the Linux distribution Ubuntu pre-installed, and on Friday I took a look at Wubi, free Windows software that lets you install and run Ubuntu on your Windows machine without creating a boot CD or partitioning your hard drive.

According to recent stats from W3Counter, Linux still holds only a tiny fraction of the personal-computing market share (slightly less than Windows 98!), but there's definitely a convergence going on within Windows, Mac, and Linux software development. The excellent personal-finance software GnuCash was recently ported from Linux to Windows, and the Lina project plans to soon release software that will let Windows and Mac users run Linux software on the OS of their choice.

Are you curious about Ubuntu or Linux? Have you had any personal experience with Linux software, or could you not care less? Tell me about it in the comments.

Topics: Utilities & Drivers, Windows Software

Sound Card

FEATURES Step up to high-quality audio and great gaming performance plus a convenient remote control Whether you enjoy music, movies, games, or all three, Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 has something for you. Full EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 4.0 performance and compelling 7.1 surround sound take your PC gaming to the next level. Advanced music tools enrich your MP3 music listening and support for both Dolby® Digital EX and DTS-ES™ turns watching your DVD movies on your PC into an immersive surround sound experience. Plus with the easy-to-use Entertainment Center software and the convenient remote you'll have wireless control of all of your music, pictures and movies. When it comes to PC Audio nothing compares to Sound Blaster MUSIC Breathtaking Music Quality & Enhancements With high-quality DACs and advanced technologies like Bass Boost, Multi-Band Graphic Equalizer, and Audio Clean-Up, you simply won't believe the difference Sound Blaster Audigy 4 makes to your MP3 music! Patented CMSS® 3D Audio Technology: Upmix your favorite stereo MP3, WMA or CD tracks into breathtaking 7.1 surround. Advanced Resolution™ 24-bit DVD-Audio: Enjoy a quantum leap in music listening quality with Advanced Resolution 24-bit DVD-Audio playback in pristine 106dB SNR clarity across all channels. GAMES Hardware Accelerated Performance: Don't put up with inferior frame-rates! Sound Blaster Audigy 4 delivers faster, smoother game-play to maximize your gaming enjoyment! Incredible Headphone And Multi-Speaker Surround: Hear them before they find you! CMSS-3D delivers amazing headphone-surround and advanced multi-channel surround enhancement. EAX® ADVANCED HD™: EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD supports multiple simultaneous audio environments for exceptionally realistic 3D sounds in games ranging from first person shooters to multiplayer online games. MOVIES Full-blown Cinematic Audio At Home: Brace yourself for big time movie thrills, right in the comfort of your home. With cinema-quality multi-channel surround from 5.1 to 7.1 surround and support for both DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX you'll enjoy movie audio the way the director wanted you to hear it! ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Enjoy effortless navigation and incredible control over all your Music, Movies and Pictures from your armchair with the bundled Entertainment Center Software and IR remote control.

SPECIFICATIONS Technical Specifications Audigy 4 Processor Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer Professional quality digital mixing and equalization High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording 64 audio channel playback with independent sample rates 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz in 7.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion during recording in 8, 16 or 24-bit at sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format of up to 24-bit/96kHz quality Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO2 support1 Sound Blaster Audigy 4 On-Board Connectors Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center) Line In Microphone In Digital I/O (for stereo SPDIF output to Digital I/O Module2) Aux Audio In 1(Latency performance may vary based on system configuration) 2Available as an upgrade option

Gigabyte GA-965P DQ6 Mainboard

Gigabyte GA-965P DQ6 Mainboard

Processor	Supports Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core / Core™2 Duo / Intel® Pentium® Extreme/ Intel® Pentium® D processors Supports1333/1066/800/533 MHz FSB
Chipset	Northbridge: Intel® P965 Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH8R Gigabit LAN Controller (Marvell 8056) Realtek ALC888DD Channel Audio Codec
Memory	Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots .
Expansion Slots	2 PCI Express X16 slot(x16, x4) 3 PCI Express X1 slots 2 PCI slots
Form Factor	ATX form factor, 305 x 244mm
Internal I/O Connectors	8 Serial ATA 3Gb/s connector 1 UDMA ATA 100/66/33 connector 1 FDD connector 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors (support 6 ports) 1 audio pin header (support 8-Channel) 1 S/PDIF In pin header 2 IEEE1394 connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
Rear Panel I/O	4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ45 port 1 COM port 1 LPT port 6 audio jacks 1 IEEE1394 1 Optical SPDIF OUT 1 Coaxial SPDIF OUT PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
BIOS	1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Virtual Dual BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b.
Unique Features	Durability Enhanced- All Solid Capacitor Motherboard Silent Pipe Cooling Over-clocking Enhanced

Notebook Information

TwinHead

• Intel Core Duo T7200 Processor (2.0GHz, 4MB, 667MHz) * 12.1 " WXGA BrightView Technology * Intel Share 128MB* 1GB DDR2 Ram * 120GB Hard Disk Drive* DVD-RW Drive * Built-In 4 in 1 Card Reader * Built-In Wireless * Built-In Bluetooth * Linux Operating System * 1.75Kg Weight

Pavilion TX1019u

• Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 Processor (2.0GHz, 2MB, 667MHz) * 17.0" WXGA BrightView Technology * Nvidia GeForce GO7600 512MB* 1GB DDR2 Ram * 320GB Hard Disk Drive* DVD-RW Drive * Built-In 5 in 1 Card Reader * Built-In Wireless * Built-In Bluetooth * 1.3 Megapixels Web Camera* Windows Vista Home Premium Edition * 3.52Kg Weight

Acer Ferrari 1004WTMi

• AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 (1.8 GHz, 2*512KB L2 cache) * 12.1" WXGA Crystal Brite * Ati Radeon Xpress 1150 with 512MB Hypermemory* 512MB DDR2 Ram* 120GB Hard Disk Drive* External DVD-RW Drive* Built-In 5 in 1 Card Reader* Built-In Wireless* Built-In Bluetooth* 1.3 Megapixels Camera * Windows XP Media Center Edition * 1.55Kg Weight

Travelmate 8215WLMi

• Intel Core Duo Processor T7200 (2.0GHz, 2MB, 667MHz)* 15.4" WSXGA * ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 512MB HyperMemory™* 2GB DDR2 Ram* 160GB Hard Disk Drive* DVD-RW Drive* Built-In 5 in 1 Card Reader* Built-In Wireless* Built-In Bluetooth* 1.3 Megapixels Camera * Windows XP Professional Edition* 3.0Kg Weight

Notebook batteries

Vista drains notebook batteries, manufacturers revolt

Microsoft attempted to improve power management for laptops in Vista but they didn’t exactly succeed. Battery life on laptops from most standpoints is much worse on Vista than it would be using XP. One feature of Vista is responsible for this all by itself.
The new user interface called Aero Glass with its transparency effects, fade effects and minimize/maximize effects takes a toll on battery life. Not only does it require slightly more memory but requires use of the video card to render correctly. The acceleration features of the video card are being used more and therefore battery life is decreased.
There are several ways to combat this if you installed Vista on your laptop. Set the power settings to “Power Saver” or disable Aero Glass completely. According to Cnet most manufacturers of laptops are disenchanted with the power settings present in Vista just because it seems to drain the battery no matter what users do to it. Everyone from Acer to Toshiba is implementing their own custom power options based on the laptop Vista is installed on.
With Aero Glass turned off battery life improves markedly either equaling or surpassing the battery life on Vista. Vista has some new power saving modes too such as “Sleep” but these pose a problem for me, after resuming, CPU usage stays at 50% on my Core Duo processor and I don’t know why. That in and of itself kills battery life, restarting reduces the battery life even more to eliminate the problem and I’m right back where I started with less battery life.
It’s possible for me to get about 2 hours out of my Aspire 5670 laptop with Vista while running Aero Glass on it. I have not tried disabling it to see what would happen because Aero Glass is just enchanting. I’ve never really needed more than 2 hours anyway, either that or I’ve just gotten used to living with battery life limitations.

AGP & PCI Graphic Card

ADVANCED 3D/2D PERFORMANCE™
RADEON™ 7000 provides leading 3D/2D and multimedia graphics performance for today's applications in full 32-bit color. Its 3D architecture also includes innovations that enable advanced new features in upcoming applications without compromising performance. With flexible memory support, RADEON 7000 permits implementations targeted at both the consumer desktop and commercial desktop platforms.
Powered by ATI Radeon 7000 VPU - 143MHz
64MB-64bit DDR memory - 143MHz
One parallel pixel pipelines
HYPER Z™
VIDEO IMMERSION™
PCI
DirectX 7 and OpenGL supported
VGA, TV-Out and DVI-I supported


Specification

• Model Name >>HIS 7000 64MB DDR PCI


• Chipset Radeon >>7000 Series


• ASIC >>RV100


• Pixel Pipelines >> 2


• Vertex >> -


• Manu. Process (Micron) >> 180nm


• Transistor >>30M


• Fill Rate >> 429MTexel/s


• Memory Size (MB) >> 64


• Memory Type >> DDR


• RAMDAC (MHz) >> 300


• Engine CLK (MHz) >> 143


• Memory CLK (MHz) >> 143


• Memory Interface (bit) >> 64


• Memory Bandwidth >> 2.28GB/s


• Max. Resolution >> 2048x1536


• Bus Interface >> PCI


• VGA >> Yes


• 2nd VGA >> Yes


• DVI >> Yes


• 2nd DVI >> No


• TV-out >> Yes