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:: PC Perspective . Show and Expo
Quakecon 2009 - Day 2 and 3 coverageShow and Expo - Aug 18, 2009 | 10:00 AM The final day of Quakecon was a sight to behold as gamers played throughout the night and got their fill of headshots, monster frags, tons of swag, and some even made a few new friends along the way. The first event on the main stage was our PC Perspective Hardware Workshop where Ryan and most of our staff held a overclocking exhibition with AMD, DirectX 11 preview, Quakecon 2009 case mod contest finalists, and NVIDIA's 3D Vision demonstration. 
Quakecon 2009 - Day 1 coverageShow and Expo - Aug 14, 2009 | 05:30 PM More than 2,600 gamers (and counting) rushed the doors of the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas today to kick off North America's largest computing gaming event dubbed Quakecon 2009. More than 3,000 gamers are expected to fill the BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) section to capacity by the end of the three-day event. Check out all the action from Day 1 of Quakecon 2009. 
Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship 2009 regional finals coverageShow and Expo - Apr 29, 2009 | 10:00 AM Jeremiah Allen aka “Miahallen” took the top spot in Gigabyte’s Open Overclocking Championship 2009 regional final Apr. 25 at the Pacific Palms Golf Resort in City of Industry, Calif. His efforts earned him a round-trip ticket to represent North America at Gigabyte’s championship finals in Taipei, Taiwan June 4. Read all about our coverage of the entire event!
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Microsoft | Subject: Show and Expo
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: AMD | Subject: Show and Expo
AMD is back in the bay area with another free event; from 5:30-7:30pm
on September 23rd, at the St.Regis Hotel in the Vitrine Restaurant. Of you are in the area, drop by this website for registration details and hang out with Ryan and AMD tomorrow.
Come join AMD Social Media mavens and some of our cooler executives for an informal and entertaining meet-up/tweet-up at the St. Regis Hotel. Of course, it wouldn't be a fun meetup without complimentary cocktails and appetizers. Come down, hang out, have a beverage and geek out on the next generation of gadgets and technology that AMD has been cooking up. We will have some signed copies of Chris Brogan and Julien Smith's New York TImes Best Selling book "Trust Agents" as well.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Show and Expo
Ryan will be attending the AMD Experience Event on Sept. 10th on the deck of the USS Hornet and would love some company. If you are anywhere near the San Fransisco Bay area and think that a trip to an aircraft carrier to see unreleased hardware and games as well as hanging out with AMD engineers sounds like a great time then you should head to this thread to find out how to attend for free.
Space is limited and since the tickets are free you can expect them to go quickly, so get on it now if you want to attend. 
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Show and Expo
As the more astute of you know, PC Perspective is going to be a part of Quakecon this year. Judging case mod contests is just a part of it, as is figuring a way to rig the contest so that one of our members can drive home in the new Shelby GT. There will also be a both with tons of t-shirts and prizes to be won. Enough prizes that Ryan has had to resort to extreme measures to get them all there.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: QuakeCon | Subject: Show and Expo
MESQUITE, TX - July 22, 2009 - Ventrilo, the premier group voice communications program used in tournaments and multiplayer games, is ready to blow the doors off of QuakeCon 2009 with the sponsorship of its second annual "QuakeCon Ultimate Power Up" Sweepstakes. One extremely lucky attendee will rocket away from QuakeCon 2009 in a brand new supercharged 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 Coupe, valued at approximately $52,000. The 14th annual QuakeCon will be held at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas from August 13 - 16 2009 and is open to the public and free to all attendees. "One look under the hood of this 2010 Shelby and you'll start strategizing on how to get your hands on this powerhouse street machine," said Brian Knapp, president, Flagship Industries. "Ford and Shelby are both iconic American names that represent a long history of street legal horsepower, and it's a thrill to be giving one away to the lucky winner of the Ventrilo Ultimate Power Up competition. As always it's an honor to be working with our friends at id Software and giving back to the gaming community." "This is the most powerful production Mustang ever made and thanks to Ventrilo, someone from QuakeCon will walk away with the keys to this beast of a machine," said Todd Hollenshead, president, id Software. "QuakeCon 2009 will be a can't miss event for LAN fiends, game fans or id Software devotees; and Ventrilo giving away this bad ass muscle car is an example of why everyone needs to make sure that they have August 13 to 16 on their calendar for the world's best video game party." The 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 Coupe to be given away will be Kona blue and comes with a six speed transmission mated to a supercharged 5.4 liter V-8 pumping out a brutal 540 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of pavement destroying torque. The car will be on display throughout QuakeCon in the main exhibition area. A total of 100 tickets for the Shelby Mustang GT500 drawing will be awarded to QuakeCon attendees for everything from performance in the QuakeCon Pro, Open and Quick Draw Tournaments, to participation in other QuakeCon contests, events and random drawings. The winner will be randomly selected at 9 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on Saturday, August 15, as part of the tournament finals event on the QuakeCon Main Stage. 
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: Show and Expo
The Tech Report have been posting Computex updates like mad and still are having a hard time keeping up due to the huge volume of information from this years expo. Lynnfield processors and the P55 boards they will run on were showing next to nVIDIA's Tegra processor and Ion platform. Various PSU makers were showing off their 80+ lineups, including this very impressive beast. There were some interesting new tricks with notebooks and the motherboard makers were showing off too.
There is a lot more to see there but don't tire your eyes out as Ryan has a newly minted article on his travels at Computex as well. "We have even more Computex news and photo galleries from the latter part of the show. Join us for the latest official and unofficial news about Intel's next quad-core processors, Tegra and Ion systems from Nvidia, ultra- efficient power supplies from Seasonic and Enermax, next-gen netbook touchpads, AMD processor core unlocking from Gigabyte, and much more." Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: futurelooks | Subject: Show and Expo
The four PC gaming stars of E3 in Futurelooks opinon are a pair of sequels and a pair of new games. The sequels are to Modern Warfare and Bioshock, both games were very well received by fans of their respective genres, Bioshock more for the story and interesting use of Plasmids, CoD: Modern Warfare for its more realistic take on combat. The two new games are very different, one covers the exploits of a famous Navy SEAL; the other is a designed as a multiplayer crime spree, with up to 1500 people per server.
"Although E3 2009 was all about console games for the Microsoft Xbox 360, SONY Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii, there were a few select titles for the hardcore PC gamers out there. Here are four select titles that should make PC Gamers very happy once they hit the shelves. They include Bioshock 2, CrimeCraft, Rogue Warrior and Modern Warfare 2." Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Digitimes | Subject: Show and Expo
DigiTimes saw a lot of vendors as they toured Computex this year, but the main thing they noticed was the focus on portability. Most of the first part of their look at this trade show is taken up
by mobility products along with some interesting entertainment devices from MSI. The second part features the huge V10 cooler from CoolerMaster and even more mobility products. The digital picture frame with built in scanner is definitely worth a second look.
"With ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks taking up most of the spotlight at Computex Taipei 2009, several Taiwan IT players have added innovations to their products to show their unique R&D abilities, while some IT players are showcasing their latest ideas on how consumer electronics "make life more simple".
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Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Tech Report | Subject: Show and Expo
Ryan isn't the only one running back and forth between Nangang and the Taipei 101 tower, though he did post two new videos for you to check out.
For instance, The Tech Report has been madly banging out previews of everything they saw. Intel showed them Lynfield, Clarksfield and Nehalem chips, as well as a Pine Trail platform with an Atom and integrated graphics. Corsair's incredible Obsidian case caught their eye and both ASUS and AMD had some eye grabbing graphics displays. This is the stuff we won't see up for review for a little while; the more chances you get to peek at it, the more you can infer early. Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Show and Expo
At first glance, more news about tessellation in games raises very little interest; we have been hearing that it is just around the corner for almost a decade now. A second look reveals that not only are they right this time, but AMD has the fully DX11 compliant 40nm silicon to prove it. Sure the current generation of GPUs from AMD can do tessellation in benchmarks, but no games support the technology. With DX11 we will finally see the arrival of tessellation as well as some other interesting improvements. You can find pictures and slides of the presentation as well as Ryan's thoughts on the matter here.
"AMD certainly has set a aggressive pace, and so far we have not seen any information from NVIDIA that they have a working DX11 part in house (all rumors point to them NOT having any working silicon at this time). If TSMC can fix its 40nm issues, and AMD can ramp these parts in a timely manner, then it is not unreasonable to expect actual product to be available for the October launch of Windows 7." Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: The Inquirer | Subject: Show and Expo
"C is for CUDA, that's good enough for thee!"
nVIDIA's chief has decided that the CPU isn't entirely useless, as he had some praise to offer Intel. Apparently the Atom processor impressed him as he proclaimed that both "a CPU and GPU co-processing architecture" are necessary. As The Inquirer points out, it is a little strange that he neglected to talk about Ion. There are success stories he could have told, even if the North American market has not seen them. There were also some glasses, which Ryan hated more than the Inq did. "NVIDIA AND INTEL may have been at loggerheads for a while, but Jen-Hsun seemed eager to diffuse some of the hostile atmosphere that has soured the air between the two, declaring that PCs really needed both "a CPU and GPU co- processing architecture," whilst also praising Intel's little Atom brat as a "wonderful achievement." The graphics firm spent 90 minutes showing a pre-Computex gathering already-seen demos, talking Cuda, failing to mention much about Ion (despite 20 design "wins") and giving us all a laugh with some god-awful paper 3D glasses." Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Ars Technica | Subject: Show and Expo
Computex has barely gotten underway for those who flew all the way to Beijing and E3 starts tomorrow in Los Angeles, making this a bad time to be a hardware or software reviewer, but a great time to be an enthusiast. Ryan is on point at Computex, with frequent updates going up to the front page. However as it is midnight there, it is worth taking a break from Computex to see what Ars Technica has in the way of a preview of E3. EA and Activision are the two big players, with a long list of soon to be released games on show, with more to be announced as the show kicks off.
"While E3 may not officially begin until Tuesday this week, the action has already begun. Trailers of big-name games are being released or leaked, the PSP Go has been a hot topic of conversation, and of course Microsoft will try to begin the whole mess tomorrow with a bang, as the company hosts the show's first press conference. What do we expect from E3 this year?" Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: GIGABYTE Technology | Subject: Show and Expo
City of Industry, May 29, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions will showcase their latest range of innovative motherboards featuring GIGABYTE's 24-phase power VRM design and Smart 6 technologies at Computex 2009. Also on offer will be a sneak peek at various motherboard models featuring the highly anticipated Intel P55 chipset series, as well as the GA-MA785G-UD3H based on the exciting AMD 785G chipset. The first of its kind, GIGABYTE's proprietary 24-phase power VRM is designed to enhance efficiency of power delivery to the CPU while reducing heat essentially by spreading the workload over the 24 power phases. Other key features of the VRM include the use of only the highest caliber components to provide the most reliable and durable high-performance motherboards. The new technologies that are being unveiled are not only limited to hardware; GIGABYTE will also introduce smarter computing with its Smart 6 Technologies that have been designed with user-friendliness in mind. They include SMART QuickBoot, SMART Recorder, SMART TimeLock, SMART Recovery, SMART QuickBoost and SMART DualBIOS for easier, smarter PC system management. Intel Platform
AMD Platform
Also on showcase will be the GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H that offers stunning DirectX 10.1 gaming and fluid computing with ATI Stream technology. The GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H features the latest AMD 785G chipset with ATI RADEON HD 4200 graphics and is AMD's Mainstream Desktop solution for Microsoft Windows 7.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: GIGABYTE Technology | Subject: Show and Expo
City of Industry, Calif., April 15, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is pleased to announce today its North America Regional Finalists for the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 (GO OC 2009), the largest and the most prestigious overclocking competition in enthusiast communities across 26 countries. The North America Regional Finals will be held at Pacific Palm Golf Resort in City of Industry on April 25 and April 26, 2009, with the main competition on the first day and more world records set on the second day of freestyle overclocking. The Champion will represent the North America team and receive an all-expense paid round trip to Taipei, Taiwan in June to compete for the title of world championship. The world wide Champion will receive $5,000 and grand prizes sponsored by GIGABYTE, Intel, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax at the global final held at Taipei 101 Skyscraper on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, during COMPUTEX 2009, with hundreds of participating spectators, power users, press, industry analysts, and channel partners from around the globe to observe the series of world records being broken on GIGABYTE Intel X58 based GA-EX58-UD4P with Intel Core i7 CPU. For years, GIGABYTE has been considered and positioned as a performance brand in the enthusiast segment and has been heavily recommended on enthusiast forums by users for its OC capability, performance and reliability. World-ranked and reputable power users have been continuously breaking world records to substantiate GIGABYTE's capability to engineer solid and comprehensive products that make pushing the latest Intel and AMD chipsets beyond their limit possible. As an engineering powerhouse, GIGABYTE sees the need to bring world-ranked and the most extreme power users together on a yearly basis to further energize the OC community, and provide the most talented power users an opportunity to meet face to face, share their know-how and their point of views on how GIGABYTE strive for on engineering excellence and producing top-of-class motherboards and graphics cards catered to enthusiast crowd in the future. The finalists all poses solid and outstanding world records in the past, including the 2nd place on world ranking, the Champion at GO OC 08 North America, the Global Champion in GO OC Free Style Final, the world Champion in Overdrive, and top 10 spots on world ranking, etc. "Last year's GOOC has raised my expectations of this event considerably. I look forward to this visiting Gigabyte and having a chance to compete against some of the best benchers in the USA." said one of contestants. "We've highly valued the voices of hardcore power users as they've been always active and working around the clock to tackle challenging questions on the latest technologies, chipset, CPU and memory in a way to help performance brand like GIGABYTE leap ahead of competitors and continue to engineer the best platforms catered to different segments and applications." said Tony Liao, Vice President of GIGABYTE North America. "We are very honored and excited to bring this group of people who represent the best of enthusiast community together again to make their OC experience a blast with old friends from the community." On the top of competition, major sponsors including Intel, Intel SSD, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax will also showcase the latest products and technologies that shape the top of the line dream systems today and in the future. 
Josh Walrath | Source: PC Perspective | Subject: Show and Expo
Wyoming is known for many things, but rarely for things like LAN parties. This upcoming weekend the UW PC Gamers club is having a 3 day LAN extravaganza. So those wishing to participate can show up at the Laramie Ice Arena, pay your $10, and have a place to game to your heart's content.
They have gathered a few sponsors, and will be giving away some prizes. PCPer has donated a XFX NVIDIA based motherboard for the event, and the group has also picked up other sponsors such as Mushkin. Left 4 Dead seems to be the reigning game for LAN parties, with a helping of Counter Strike: Source, and perhaps some TF2 to cleanse the palate. Try to resist logging into World of Warcraft, as it is considered tacky at most LAN parties. 
Personally I will probably be attending, and hopefully not make a total fool out of myself while playing these games. Hell, might even put on an impromptu discussion about current and future graphics architectures and where it looks like we will be going. There are 150 seats in total, and at an impromptu LAN last month they had 75 folks show up. So, get there early and claim your spot!
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: ASUS | Subject: Show and Expo
ASUS, a leader in innovative industrial design, today presented the new U and UX Series, a new range of notebooks that celebrate contemporary styling and effortless elegance. Each of them a masterpiece so immensely desirable, the U and UX Series takes modern day computing to the streets, bringing delight to the users' senses and allowing them to work or play in style. Immaculate Design for the Discerning Individual
UX Series – Gracefully Slim for Added Lightness The UX Series' strikingly slim profile adds to an impressively minimalistic approach to avant garde notebook design. A slot-in optical disc drive helps the UX Series to maintain its elegant profile, while a contrast of matte and gloss finishes provides a sense of both sophistication and boldness. U Series – Delight in Style and Substance
We have also heard a tantalizing little snippet about their new Eee PC.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: GIGABYTE Technology | Subject: Show and Expo
City of Industry, March 03, 2009 - GIGABYTE Technology Co., LTD, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is proud to showcase latest range of high performance, low working temperature motherboards featuring GIGABYTE's proprietary Ultra Durable 3 Technologies, including a sneak peek of the first AMD platform DDR3 solution, the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P with support for the new AM3 processors, as well as demonstrations of the latest Intel Core i7 platform motherboards based on Intel's X58 chipset. GIGABYTE is again excited to participate in CeBIT 2009, highlighting their latest Ultra Durable 3 technology on their latest lineup of motherboards. GIGABYTE once again leads the motherboard industry for the highest quality, most innovative motherboard design with their latest Ultra Durable 3 technology featuring double the amount of copper for the Power and Ground layers of the PCB. Most traditional motherboard designs utilize a single ounce of copper for each layer, whereas GIGABYTE's ultra Durable 3 motherboards feature 2 ounces per layer. Intel Platform To start things off, on display will be live demos of GIGABYTE's flagship X58 motherboard, the GA-EX58-EXTREME as well as the GA-EX58-UD4P, both designed from the ground up to unleash the awesome power of Intel's new Core i7 processors and equipped with a host of new features including the new QPI interface, 3 channel DDR3 support, 3 Way SLI and CrossFireX support, Ultra Durable 3 technology and the industry's most extensive range of overclocking features. The GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME motherboard features the revolutionary new GIGABYTE Hybrid Silent-Pipe 2, a fusion thermal solution that combines GIGABYTE's proprietary screen cooling technology, external heat sink and liquid cooling with chipset water block to deliver maximum thermal performance. Also on showcase will be the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P, delivering native support for DDR2 memory up to 1366+MHz. The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P features the latest Ultra Durable 3 technology and GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced technology, providing optimized power savings, ultra cooling performance and extended system durability. AMD Platform On the AMD side, GIGABYTE presents the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, their first AMD "Dragon Platform" qualified motherboard with next generation AMD AM3 Phenom II processors support, enabling the very latest in definitive high performance platforms for work, home and play. Supporting the new AMD AM3 socket, the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P allows users to elevate their rig beyond the standard limits with support for support the highest performing ever 45nm AMD Phenom II processors featuring HyperTransport 3.0 technology. With an integrated DDR3 memory controller in the CPU, the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P is able to reach memory speeds up to 1666+MHz (OC) for blazing fast memory access for today's latest applications and games with greater energy efficiency. Advanced connectivity options are key to any high end system, and the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P delivers with a combined total of up to 10 SATA 2.0 device support, enabling GIGABYTE's Smart Backup technology which allows users to connect up to 4 SATA 2.0 devices for effortless hardware-based RAID data protection on-the-fly. The GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P also features Dual Gigabit LAN connections with Teaming, which allows 2 single connections to act as 1 single connection for twice the bandwidth to improve overall throughput.
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Big Bruin | Subject: Show and Expo
Just about every possible CES 2009 display and booth has been captured from every angle. We have seen spotlighted vendors and broad highlights, even shots of a nearby and totally unrelated expo. Finish up the last of the show with Big Bruin and their take on the most fun electronics at the show.
"The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the place where high tech companies go to get their new products seen. The 2009 edition was no different, and the Bigbruin.com crew was there again to see what was brewin' in consumer electronics. This article is going to take a look at a cross section of interesting items encountered this year." Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Legit Reviews | Subject: Show and Expo
CES 2009 may technically be over, but the sneak peeks and highlights from the show are still coming. Legit Reviews has just posted a compilation of what they thought were the best displays from names you may not be familiar with. You won't see Corsair or nVIDIA, instead you will see iMini Pets, Real-View 3D and Anybots. Don't miss out.
"CES 2009 always has the latest and upcoming technology from any industry. We thought it would be nice for our readers to see a few products that normally are not featured on LR, so we ran around the show floor and found a few products to tell you about. Read on to see how you like these products from Real-View, iRobot, Ozaki, and Anybots!" Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
Jeremy Hellstrom | Source: Think Computers | Subject: Show and Expo
The MSI table had a lot to show off at the recent CES. There were two new lines of laptops, the X-Slim series, which bears a strong resemblance to the Macbook Air. Thanks to the 8 cell battery, you can expect up to 10 hours of run time before you run out of juice. The G series is the polar opposite, weight and battery life are sacrificed in order to make these notebooks attractive to gamers. Breaking 10,000 in 3DMark06 isn't top shabby for a notebook. Think Computers also saw some desktop systems from MSI as well.
"MSI had one of the most exciting booths this year at CES, probably because they were just showing off their notebooks. MSI is not a new comer to the notebook market, but are not as well knows as others, but after you see what they showed at CES they will definitely be on your radar. Let's take a look and see what they have in store for us." Here are some more Shows and Expos articles from around the web:
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