March 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2005 · 0 comments

BigBruin takes a crack at the popular DFI Lanparty UT nForce4 Ultra-D motherboard. The Ultra-D takes enthusiast features to a new level offering settings and voltages boardering on the obscene allowing for extremely fast computing performance. A very fast board,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2005 · 0 comments

Shacknews has its impressions of the Sony PSP portable gaming system which was launched in the North American market today. Quite a bit of hype has surrounded Sony’s first portable gaming console and, so far, reactions have been positive…even though…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has a comparison of the AMD Opteron 252 CPU and Intel’s Xeon 3.6GHz chip. The workstation/server market has seen a number of high powered CPUs come their way offering increased speeds and feature sets capable of handling more complex…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2005 · 0 comments

An update for the Firefox web browser has been released bringing it up to version 1.0.2. The update includes fixes for, most notably, a few security flaws in the browser. Information on the update and where you can grab it…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2005 · 0 comments

Gruntville has a look at the AeroCool CoolPanel multi-function device. The CoolPanel allows you to move most of the common connections on the back of your PC to the front of your case and, at the same time, add some…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2005 · 0 comments

hardCoreware has a review of the Silex Pricom SX-3700WB Wifi USB device server. The gadget allows you to connect your printer and scanner to the device, via USB, and use the devices wirelessly. Interesting product if you’ve got yourself a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at what 64-bit computing can do in theory and have some results from the “real world”. AMD Athlon 64 and Intel EM64T enabled chips are tested under Windows XP Pro and its 64-bit version….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2005 · 0 comments

CNET News has the details on a Microsoft Update program which can take care of far more than just your OS. The reworked Windows Update-like service can update Microsoft software not usually covered by their older system. Added functionality is…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2005 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has tested the ECS 915-A motherboard. The board supports Intel’s LGA-775 Pentium 4 processors and it includes integrated graphics along side an “AGP Express” slot and a PCI Express 16X slot. Tons of engineering magic went into this setup,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2005 · 0 comments

Gamers Depot has a look at four motherboards which support Nvidia’s SLI technology. All four boards use the nForce 4 SLI chipset which supports the AMD Athlon 4 (s939) CPU line. The boards cram many great features in and the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2005 · 0 comments

MadShrimps has a review of the Cooler Master Aquagate mini water cooling unit. The gadget comes pre-assembled/pre-filled and just requires installation on your CPU. Impressive kit that managed good temperatures but fan noise levels could be a problem….

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