December 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2004 · 0 comments

vnunet has the details on a number of security related patches Microsoft has released for its various operating systems. A number of serious flaws with dire warnings of remote code execution are patched so it would be a splendid idea…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2004 · 0 comments

ExtremeTech has details on the specifications for the next generation of PCI Express connections. PCI-SIG has settled on a set of specs which would see up to 5gigabits/second of bandwidth per PCI-E lane. Graphics adapters could see up to 10GB/s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2004 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at the Silverstone LC11S desktop MicroATX chassis. The system layout allows for ample airflow which has been a problem with many dekstop case designs and gets even worse in the cramp quarters of MicroATX systems. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2004 · 0 comments

ATI’s recently announced Radeon X800XL graphics chip line is set to take on the mid-range graphics card market. The new board comes in at a viable price-tag and should be popular once they start to hit store shelves. Here’s a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2004 · 0 comments

NVIDIA has launched its new GeForce 6200 PCI Express graphics chip with TurboCache technology which uses all sorts of fancy tricks and techniques in order to pull decent performance at sensible resolutions. Looks better than many integrated solutions but spending…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Legion Hardware has a beefy article up comparing the range of ATI Radeon X800 and X850 series of video cards. Everything from the X800 to the newly announced high-end X850XT PE makes an appearance. Nice compilation of specs and benchmarks,…

Read more ATI Radeon X8*0 Comparison

by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the Soltek 8KAN2E-GR motherboard sporting the NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb chipset. This AMD Athlon 64 (socket 754) based board features most of the options we’ve all come to know and love as well as good performance…

Read more Soltek 8KAN2E-GR Motherboard Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2004 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum motherboard designed for the Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU line. MSI has earned itself a reputation for solid layouts/construction and it looks like they follow through with this board. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 14, 2004 · 0 comments

TechWeb has a list of the top 10 worst spyware software out there. The list, created by Webroot, has the worst spyware offenders sorted by prevalance and security threat. Some well known contributors on the list as well as some…

Read more Worst of the Worst Spyware List

by Rafael Hernandez on December 13, 2004 · 0 comments

ATI has launched its last (official) driver update for this year bringing their Catalyst suite, for the Radeon family of graphics cards, to version 4.12. Many bug fixes and enhancements are reported in these drivers with emphasise on improved Half-Life…

Read more ATI Catalyst 4.12 Drivers Released

by Rafael Hernandez on December 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Viper Lair has a review of the XSPC R120-D Copper Radiator. This hefty product allows for a pair of 120mm fans to be mounted, more than enough airflow passing over its fins to get the heat out of any liquid…

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