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FEBRUARY 2013 | VOL 13 ISSUE 02
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THE NEXT GENERATION
Intel Prepares To Unleash Haswell
MAD READER MOD
Matt’s Tribute
DID YOU FIND THE HIDDEN
CPU LOGO ON OUR COVER?
FRONTSIDE — P. 3
News, product release information,
and stats from the tech industry.
LOADING ZONE — P. 71
Software reviews, betas, updates, and
how-tos.
HEAVY GEAR — P. 14
The latest PC hardware is here:
reviews, product profiles, and category
roundups.
DIGITAL LIVING — P. 80
Game reviews, news from around the
web, and tech company interviews.
BACK DOOR — P. 95
Monthly last-page interview with
people who help to shape the PC
industry.
HARD HAT AREA — P. 33
CPU’s Mad Reader Mod winner, LAN
party coverage, your questions, and in-
depth looks at the latest and greatest
hardware and technology.
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IBM
Predicts
5 In 5
Since 2006, IBM’s 5 In 5 initiative has annually predicted
innovations it believes “will change our lives in the next
five years.” Announced in mid-December, 2012’s 5
In 5 focus on human senses. “In the era of cognitive
computing, systems learn instead of passively relying on
programming,” IBM states. us, emerging technologies
will push “the boundaries of human limitations to
enhance and augment our senses with machine learning,
articial intelligence, advanced speech recognition, and
more.” Where smell is concerned, IBM researcher Dr.
Hendrik Hamann writes that within five years, “your
mobile device will likely be able to tell you you’re getting
a cold before your very rst sneeze.” IBM also envisions
such possibilities as technology helping to distinguish
fabrics, textures, and weaves through a device’s screen or
understanding the meaning of a dog’s bark.
The Art Of Building A Supercomputer
And you thought putting your high-end rig together was an
involved process. Try piecing together a supercomputer. A
fascinating time-lapse video recently highlighted on a number
of websites and available at YouTube documents just how
much work is involved. Specically, the video details how the
Fujitsu PRIMERGY cluster high-performance supercomputer
at the Australian National University and part of the National
Computational Infrastructure was constructed in late 2012.
In a matter of minutes, the video brings the monstrosity to
life to the tune of 57,000 cores (equivalent to 15,000 home
PCs), 160TB of RAM (40,000 PCs), 10 petabytes of storage
(10,000 PC drives), and 1,200 teraops of peak computational
performance. at foundation was good enough to help the
supercomputer debut at No.24 on the recent list of the world’s
Top 500 best supercomputers.
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WATCHING THE CHIPS FALL
CPU
Released
Original Price
Last Month’s Price
Online Retail Price*
Here is the pricing
information for
various AMD and
Intel CPUs.
AMD FX-8150 Black Edition Eight-Core
10/12/2011
$245**
$189.99
$189.99
AMD FX-8120 Black Edition Eight-Core
10/12/2011
$205**
$159.99
$159.99
AMD FX-6100 Black Edition Six-Core
10/12/2011
$165**
$119.99
$104.99
AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Quad-Core
12/20/2011
$135**
$104.99
$94.99
AMD A8-3850 Quad-Core
7/3/2011
$135**
$94.99
$99.99
AMD FX-4100 Quad-core
10/12/2011
$115**
$109.99
$109.99
AMD A6-3670K Black Edition Quad-Core
12/20/2011
$115**
$89.99
$79.99
AMD A6-3650 Quad-Core
7/3/2011
$115**
$84.99
$79.99
Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
11/12/2012
$999**
N/A
$1,079.99
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition
11/14/2011
$990**
$1,029.99
$1,029.99
Intel Core i7-3930K
11/14/2011
$555**
$569.99
$569.99
Intel Core i7-3770K
4/23/2011
$332**
$319.99
$319.99
Intel Core i7-3770
4/23/2011
$294**
$299.99
$299.99
Intel Core i7-2700K
10/24/2011
$332**
$329.90
$329.99
Intel Core i7-2600K
1/9/2011
$317**
$319.99
$319.99
Intel Core i7-3820
2/12/2012
$305**
$299.99
$299.99
* As of December 2012
Intel Core i5-3570K
4/23/2011
$225**
$219.99
$214.99
** Manufacturer’s
estimated price
per 1,000
Intel Core i5-3550
4/23/2011
$205**
$209.99
$209.99
Intel Core i3-2130
9/4/2011
$138**
$129.99
$129.99
Intel Core i3-2120
2/20/2011
$138**
$124.99
$124.99
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Sony Says Farewell To An Era
If for whatever reason you were planning to use some of the money you were gifted
over the holidays to buy a Sony Cassette Player/Recorder, you better hurry up. As of
January 2013, Sony will reportedly cease production of its current lineup. According
to multiple websites, this means the TCM-410, 400, and 450 models will fade into
the sunset, an occurrence that leaves those of us old enough to remember rummaging
through a shoebox full of tape cassettes to pop into a player with a twinge of nostalgic
sadness. Apparently, there is still some good news for cassette fans, though: Sony
reportedly will still continue manufacturing blank cassette tapes, tape decks, and
boom boxes for the time being.
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Swiss Scientists Stretch Out
We speak from personal experience when we say dropping
and cracking a smartphone put a serious damper on the
day. is could be a thing of the past, though, if research
that Swiss scientists carrying out yields fruit. Reportedly,
the researchers have developed a material that mimics how
human tendons connect to bones using “polyurethane that
contains ‘islands’ sti enough to house and protect delicate
circuits.” Combining circuits and wiring with material that
can ex could result in stretchy electronic devices that bend
without breaking. Reuters quoted Andre Studart, Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich researcher, as saying
“you have two materials with very dierent mechanical properties.
e challenge is to bridge these dierent properties.” Reportedly, the
material’s soft portion can stretch by 350%, while the sti regions
created by “impregnating the material with tiny platelets of aluminum
oxide and a synthetic clay called Laponite,” deform very little, thus
protecting the electronics.
The World’s Oldest Working
Digital Computer Is A WITCH
Meet the Harwell Dekatron, aka the Wolver-
hampton Instrument for Teaching Computation,
aka the WITCH. The 61-year-old happens to
be the world’s oldest original working digital
computer, a distinction it earned recently follow-
ing a three-year restoration project the British
National Museum of Computing undertook
before booting the venerable machine up in late
November. Originally built in 1951, the Harwell
Dekatron operated at the Harwell Atomic Energy
Research Establishment automating “the tedious
calculations performed by talented young people
using mechanical hand calculators.” Later, the
2.5-ton WITCH moved to Wolverhampton’s
Staffordshire Technical College before it was
retired in 1973, became a museum display
piece, and was eventually dismantled and placed
in storage. “To see it in action is to watch the
inner workings of a computer—something that is
impossible on the machines of today,” says Kevin
Murrell, museum trustee.
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People People Gets Transparent
e Transparent Speaker from People People has an understated elegance, but it isn’t
cheap. e company recently launched a $120,000 Kickstarter campaign to help fund
production of the speaker, which features tempered glass and aluminum construction.
People People’s driving philosophy is that “audio is best heard, not seen, and the best
electronics should last a lifetime.” us, the dual 3-inch full-range drivers and 6.5-
inch subwoofer included are “designed to be upgraded and even improved over time.”
Overall, the speaker is created “so that it is ready for a long term recycling scenario.”
Functionality-wise, a control panel enables adjustments to bass, treble, and volume.
ere’s also an auxiliary jack, USB socket, and “toaster slot” used for wireless audio
streaming. A $360 donation nets a kit version for home assembly, while $490 nets a
fully assembled unit.
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Hardware Mole
The Cerberus
Does 3X USB Duty
Who among us hasn’t had to go on a USB cable
scavenger hunt from time to time, seeking to and
fro for a cable with the exact USB connector that
we need for a given connection? Well, SparkFun’s
Cerberus USB Cable is a “three-headed beast” that
can save you the time and toil of such searches. For
a nickel shy of $6, the Cerberus provides a 6-foot
cable with a standard A-type connector at one end
and B, mini-B, and micro-B connectors at the
other. Admittedly, we’re not talking sophisticated
stuff here, but sometimes it’s the little things
that go a long way. One word of warning: “e
Cerberus can transfer both power and data just like
any USB cable, but it’s not a hub so don’t try to
connect three data devices at the same time.”
Corsair’s New Modular PSUs
Well-Suited For Basic Builds
Corsair wants you to know that while the prices of its new CX
Series Modular PSUs go easy on the pocket, they’re not your typical
budget PSUs. Unlike budget PSUs, the CX Series Modular models
(430, 500, 600, and 750-watt congurations ranging from $59.99
to $99.99) include a “hybrid modular cable system that allows
PC builders to install just the cables (PCI-E, SATA, and 4-pin)
required for their computer’s conguration.” e result? A cleaner
appearance, better airflow and easier cooling. Another staple of
the series, billed as an “excellent choice for basic system builds and
desktop PC computer upgrades,” include the models’ little-to-no
noise output due to the use of a thermally controlled fan and 80
PLUS Bronze-certication (85% energy eciency at typical 50%
usage loads).
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