March 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the ATI TV Wonder Elite TV/FM-Tuner card. The Wonder Elite is not capable of handling HDTV streams, which will make it obsolete very soon, but its features, software, and image quality make it one of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a review of the OCZ VX DDR memory kit. The memory is rated to run at low latencies at moderately high speeds, unfortunately you’d need a motherboard that supports high voltages to the memory or make some warranty…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 4, 2005 · 0 comments

Macworld has a look at the Mac port of id Software’s Doom 3 video game. Their top of the line dual G5 system struggled quite a bit in the game posting very low scores. It might be a problem with…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2005 · 0 comments

Hardware Zone has a review of the Gigabyte N411 notebook PC. The laptop uses Intel’s popuular Centrino chipset package along with a 14″ LCD screen crammed into a slim and sleek casing. Its integrated graphics isn’t the best but for…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2005 · 0 comments

PC Perspective has taken in the sights and sounds and PR banter from the Intel Developer Forum. A number of interesting products were at the show including Intel’s dual-core CPUs and Nvidia chipsets. Exciting hardware coming out from Intel and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2005 · 0 comments

ipKonfig has a review of the Corsair XPert memory kit. The package comes with 1GB of high performance DDR memory and a pair of LED displays which can be set up to monitor memory vitals and display custom text. High…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech has a look at a trio of graphics cards one sporting Nvidia’s GeForce 6600GT chipset and the other two make use of the ATI Radeon X700 Pro GPU. Good performance in most of today’s game and with recent price…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 3, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at the Lian Li PC-6070B Plus PC enclosure. The case is decked out in all manner of noise reducing materials and improves on a previous design with some ducts and a specially placed blower fan which…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2005 · 0 comments

tbreak has a look at the Shuttle SB86i XPC small form factor PC. The BTX inspired barebones is designed to help keep the newer Intel Pentium 4s cooler and run at lower noise levels. A solid kit overall which could…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2005 · 0 comments

madshrimps has a roundup of seven heatsinks for Intel Pentium 4 processors. A number of different designs are represented some showing good performance at low noise levels along with sensible pricetags. A nice array of cooling options for the warm…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 2, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the AOpen XC Cube EY855-II barebones SFF PC. The rig is set up around Intel’s Pentium M processor which offers good performance with low power consumption. It looks like one of the quieter…

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