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  1. Windows 7 Unigine 'Heaven' DX11 Benchmark 2.0

    Overview Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine™ engine from Unigine Corp. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. Features Support of DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11 and OpenGL Comprehensive use...
  2. Windows 7 Driver Analysis: Catalyst 10.3

    The Catalyst 10.3 drivers are really weird this month. What tends to happen is that we'll get the driver a few days before it goes up live on the ATI website. Once it goes live then we release our performance analysis comparing the latest version to the previous one. This time around, though...
  3. Windows 7 Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: March 2010

    Another great article from 'Toms hardware': 'If you don’t have the time to research the benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to pick the right processor for your next gaming machine, fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware have come to your aid with a simple list of the...
  4. Windows 7 Benchmark Results: DirectX 11 Versus DirectX 9

    Benchmark Results: DirectX 11 Versus DirectX 9 : DiRT 2: DirectX 11 Game Performance Compared And Analyzed Unigine 'Heaven' - The First DirectX 11 Benchmark - Benchmark Results - Legit Reviews
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 and possible CPU throttling issues?

    Hello, 1st time poster - I hope I picked the correct section for my question / problem. System specs : 64-bit Windows 7 Corporate edition cpu : intel i7-860 @ 2.8ghz mb : asus p755d le ram : 4x2gb corsair xms2 ddr3-1066mhz gfx : ati hd5970 hd : intel x25-m 80gb ssd audio : asus xonar essence...
  6. Windows 7 Futuremark Updates 3DMark 03, 05, 06 and Vantage

    Futuremark has updated its 3DMark 2003, 2005, 2006 and Vantage, as well as PCMark 2005 and Vantage benchmarks to Build 1901. These updates contain a range of fixes and some new features and improvements. Futuremark - Benchmarks - Latest versions
  7. Windows 7 windows experience index & hard drives

    I have postedd this in an older thread but seem to have lost it. My Windows experience Index is 6.2 which is based on the lowest sub index which is for the hard drive. My hard drive is twin velocoraptors in a Raid 0 array which I thought should be pretty fast. If anyone has a faster index...
  8. Windows 7 Windows 7 And Windows Vista: Performance Compared

    Table of contents 1 – How Much Better Is Windows 7? 2 – Windows History 3 – Hardware And Test Details 4 – Test Setup 5 – Benchmark Results: Synthetics 6 – Benchmark Results: Application And Audio/Video Performance 7 – Benchmark Results...
  9. Windows 7 Intel's roadmap leaked

    Intel's roadmap leaked Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Monday, 30 November 2009 10:06 Are there no secrets any more? Intel's processor roadmap, which was probably going to be released at CES 2010, has leaked all over the...
  10. Windows 7 Internet Explorer 9 Preview

    Not sure if it's in the right spot, or if it's been done. Internet Explorer 9 Preview At the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2009 day two keynote (see my PDC coverage), Link Removed due to 404 Error president Steven Sinofsky showed off a very, very early version of...
  11. Windows 7 Stalker: Call of Pripyat Benchmark

    A new benchmark has been released involving the above game. It has several presets for Direct X ranging from 9 through to 11. Download link is below... The download size is around 420mb. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Graphic issues

    I upgraded to Windows 7 when it came out. So far I have been loving it and spent a good bit of last weekend getting everything set up and running properly. However, when I started playing games on the system I noticed a fairly large problem. Namely, that I was getting similar or worse...
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    Windows 7 E5200 to Core 2 Duo E6420: WEI drop

    Hello. I just replaced my E5200 dual core (2.5GHz) with a C2Duo E6420 (2.13GHz). My WEI dropped from 6.0 to 5.4 for the CPU, and from 6.0 to 5.3 for the RAM (4GB). I was under the impression that the core 2 duo was superior to the dual core. Am I wrong?
  14. Windows 7 DX11 Benchmark released

    Unigine has released the first DirectX 11 benchmark Link Removed. The benchmark provides native support for OpenGL, DirectX 9, 10 and 11, and is available for free download. "Heaven" benchmark excels at providing the following key features: Native support of OpenGL, DirectX 9, DirectX 10...
  15. Windows 7 FutureMark Vantage Patch 1.01

    Futuremark has released a 1.01 Patch for the PCMark Vantage benchmark. The patch fixes a compatibility issue with Windows 7 Professional and updates the SystemInfo component.
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Advice

    Hello guys, i m thinking of upgrading my system and i would appreciate and love some advice. My situation: I m not a gaming person,but would like to enjoy some of them after i get one of these,but not like a hardcore gamer.I want a upgrade which wont choke on more than 1 OS's,and would...
  17. Windows 7 Just installed Windows 7 Ultimate FINAL release...

    Hey all, I just finished installing the Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit).. ;) So far I have noticed a big difference in performance over the RC and the first RTM build.. Much snappier, more responsive and overall just better to be blunt.. :) The file transfer system has also...
  18. Windows Server 2008 R2

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  19. Windows 7 Multi-GPU using Nvidia and ATI cards.....

    Next generation of multi-GPU Lucid has announced a new chip in its Hydra multi-GPU lineup, the Hydra 200. As you may remember, Lucid has announced the first Hydra 100 a year ago, and these chips bring hardware multi-GPU without SLI or Crossfire software. This also means that, thanks to Lucid...
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    Windows 7 New Hard Drive Benched-n-Rated.

    Ordered a new WD5001AALS Western Digital Black 500GB 32MB Cache a week ago, received it Monday. its Nice-n-Fast. Results.