April 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on April 25, 2005 · 0 comments

techPowerUp! has a look at an updated version of the Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 4. The #4 cooler in the company’s lineup fits most of ATI’s (and friends) Radeon x800(pro/xt/xtpe/se) graphics cards. The cooler has had some minor modifications that…

Read more ATI Silencer 4 Rev. 2 Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on April 25, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the Shuttle SN25P small form factor PC. The barebones kit brings the Nvidia nForce 4 chipset into the smaller realm in a stylish chassis, giving an AMD Athlon 64 PCI Express capability. Great performance and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 25, 2005 · 0 comments

ZDNet has the details on Microsoft’s latest versions of its Windows Server 2003 and XP Pro x64 editions. The new 64-bit ports run on AMD’s and Intel’s latest 64-bit CPUs and are capable of running 32-bit code as well. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 24, 2005 · 0 comments

PC Stats has a look at the ultra-portable Sony VAIO VGN-T140P/L notebook. The laptop has the usual sleek Sony lines but it comes in a much smaller form factor than most notebooks. The Intel Pentium M 1.1GHz ultra-low voltage chip…

Read more Sony VAIO VGN-T140P/L Notebook Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on April 24, 2005 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a look at the SCAN 3XS ISOTOPE PC system. The SCAN people put together a mean package of components based around an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ into a “undecahedron” case with a wild sci-fi-like canister paint job. Impressive…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 24, 2005 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at ATI’s AGP version of their Radeon X850XT PE graphics card. They compare the board to the highly capable GeForce 6800 Ultra in a number of games showing its prowess in many of them as well…

Read more ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a review of the Asus V6800V laptop computer. The notebook uses the overabundant Intel Pentium M CPU and the 915PM chipset which gives it DDR2 and PCI Express support with graphics duties passed off to an ATI Mobility…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2005 · 0 comments

Linux Hardware has a look at AMD’s dual core Opteron CPUs. The chips are tested with various software compiled under a Linux OS. Interesting batch of test apps which covers software that truely makes use of multiple threads and shows…

Read more More Dual Core Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2005 · 0 comments

Corsair has moved into the performance cooling business with its COOL Watercooling Kit. The company is known for its high-end memory products, which it has been very successful at marketing, but their newest product line has some work to do…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2005 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has a look at the Apple 30″ LCD monitor. The large Cinema Display runs at a high resolution which requires the use of “dual link” (two DVI outputs) graphics cards in order to push the display. There isn’t much…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a review of the ATI Radeon X850 XT-PE AGP. The formerly PCI-Express only card has made its way into a configuration many more people can drop into their PCs. The pricing is still high but it’s currently the…

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