April 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2005 · 0 comments

X-bit labs got their hands on a pair of AMD processors featuring a newer core revision. The “E3” core CPUs feature SSE3 support and other enhancements which can improve performance. AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Venice core) AMD Sempron 3100+ (Palermo…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has a review of the Shuttle SN25P barebones PC. The small form factor kit crams Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset and AMD Athlon 64 support into one of those sleek little cases they love to create. A good choice if you’re…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2005 · 0 comments

Guru3D has a trio of HiS graphics card on their testbench today. The HiS X800 XL, X850 XT, and X850 XT PE represent the mid-range to high-end of ATI’s graphics chip offerings which HiS has prettied up with Artic Cooling…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the Nvidia nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset. The new chipset brings performance minded features to the Intel LGA775 platform. There doesn’t seem to be much of a performance win for the nForce solution but…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2005 · 0 comments

Viper Lair has a look at the EPoX EP-5LWA+ motherboard. Despite the company’s confusing naming scheme you’re likely to find an Intel 925XE powered LGA775 motherboard in the box. A fine looking board with plenty of features to eek out…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2005 · 0 comments

Laptop Logic has a look at the Creative Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA sound adapter. The card takes up a PCMCIA slot on your trusty notebook computer and, supposedly, offers high quality audio output for your applications and EAX supporting games….

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 4, 2005 · 0 comments

MVKTech has a look at the PowerColor X800XL graphics card. The board uses ATI’s mid-range friendly GPU and ties in some video-in, video-out functionality as well as two DVI outputs. Great performance and a good bundle make it one of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 4, 2005 · 0 comments

SystemCooling has a look at the Thermalright XP-90C heatsink. The cooler has the same design as the older XP-90 heatsink but instead of a majority of aluminum parts this XP-90C uses a whole lot of copper in its place. A…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 4, 2005 · 0 comments

AMDGamer has their thoughts on the Sony PSP portable gaming system. The console brings advanced graphics and audio to gamers on the go although it has had a particularly bumpy launch. The PSP does have a lot going for it…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 4, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has an early look at the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Dual Core processor. The CPU is matched with the 955X chipset for those fast front-side-bus speeds and peripheral communications. Quite the speedy chip although, with the Extreme Edition label,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 1, 2005 · 0 comments

PC Stats has a look at the Asus Vento 3600 PC enclosure. The case has the lines of some sort of futuristic weapon but in reality it’s a heavily plastic cladded steel case. A stand out design although, for the…

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