March 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on March 11, 2005 · 0 comments

Beyond3D tests out Nvidia’s SLI technology and has a look back at rendering technologies that used multiple graphics chips. Nvidia’s method has been popular and with boards based on their chips dropping in price every other week it’s a tempting…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 11, 2005 · 0 comments

Viper Lair has a look at what a phase change cooler can do. The asetek VapoChill Lightspeed is an add-on cooling module (you’ll have to modify your case) which is capable of bringing down system CPU temps to below zero….

Read more asetek VapoChill LightSpeed Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 10, 2005 · 0 comments

System Cooling has a look at the Thermaltake Soprano PC case. The chassis makes use of some larger 120mm fans which should cut down on the whine of high-speed fans of the 80mm variety. Interesting design although your matte finish…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 10, 2005 · 0 comments

AMD has launched its Turion brand of 64-bit CPUs targeted to mobile applications. A number of laptop designers are sure to pick up the new branding and CPU line, although, AMD will have to get some form of power friendly…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 10, 2005 · 0 comments

The monthly occurence has once again taken place with ATI releasing a new version of its Catalyst driver set for their Radeon line of graphics cards. A number of bug fixes and enhancements, such as their updated Overdrive tool and…

Read more ATI Catalyst Drivers Released

by Rafael Hernandez on March 10, 2005 · 0 comments

Overclocker Cafe has a look at a 1GB Ultra PC3200 XL memory kit. The memory is specced for some tight timings at “normal clockrates” and can scale quite well at moderate voltage levels. Impressive performance considering its relatively low price…

Read more Ultra PC3200 XL Memory Kit Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 10, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a review of the HP Pavilion ZE2000 notebook computer. The laptop is based around the popular Intel Centrino bundle, although, this time HP sticks with the integrated graphics approach which makes it a poor choice for today’s latest…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC tests out more than just games on Intel’s Pentium 4 660 CPU. The chip includes Intel’s 64-bit extensions as well as some power saving/heat reducing tricks which comes in handy when it runs at 3.6GHz. A fast CPU in…

Read more Intel Pentium 4 660 Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2005 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the ATI ALL-IN-WONDER X800XT graphics card TV/FM tuner. The multimedia device is decked out with all manner of video in and out options as well as a stellage GPU making it a home theater PC…

Read more ATI AIW X800XT Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2005 · 0 comments

Sudhian Media has an interesting comparison between VIA’s C3 processor and AMD’s Geode GX embedded CPU. A glorified Cyrix MediaGX against one of the weakest processors on the market….not the prettiest of comparisons but the “winner is apparent….

Read more C3 Versus GX

by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2005 · 0 comments

Cool Tech Zone asks the very important question “What’s up with all of these ugly cases?”. Far too many hideous plastic clad PC enclosures have been popping up and it’s about time someone addressed the issue. All that’s left now…

Read more Why so Many Ugly Cases?