X-bit labs has a look at the 65nm version of the AMD Athlon 64 4800+ CPU. The “brisbane” core is a simple die shrink for the Athlon 64 line allowing AMD to pump out more chips at a lower cost…
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bit-tech has a look at the BFGTech 8800 GTX Watercooled Edition graphics card. The board does away with the usual dual slot/fan based cooler in favor of a rather interesting waterblock which relies on your water cooling setup to get…
HotHardware has a look at a trio of motherboards sporting the Intel 975X Express chipset. It’s one of the older chipsets around but Intel has kept it current with added support for their Core 2 line of CPUs. A solid…
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ExtremeTech has a look at the HP LP3065 30″ LCD monitor. The display offers up a native resolution of 2560×1600, plenty for your favorite professional apps and high res gaming, and a trio of dual-link DVI ports if you have…
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Laptop Logic has tested three 2.5″ drives, commonly found in notebook PCs, which just so happen to feature perpendicular recording technology. The feature allows for much more data to be packed in per square inch which can be sorely needed…
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Tech ARP kicks off the new year with a guide on water cooling. The whole concept is quite a mystery to many PC users and it’s generally the realm of performance enthusiasts but it’s also a “simple” way to get…
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TweakTown has the skinny on the Gigabyte H663 home entertainment system. The system crams a number of components into its tiny chassis but it’s an entirely proprietary setup so don’t expect to go swapping the motherboard on this one. A…
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The Tech Report gives the once over to the MSI P965 Platinum and 975X Platinum motherboards. They seem similar in many respects but the cheaper P965 sports more SerialATA ports while the 975X seems to do better in the overclocking…
DailyTech writes of SideShow enabled devices popping up all over. The technology, supported by Microsoft’s Vista operating system allows for a secondary display which can show new email arrivals and other information without booting into the OS. Those snazzy remotes…
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Hexus.net has a look at the Antec Nine Hundred PC case. The enclosure has that “either you hate it or love it” first look potential with its angular lines and all black finish but on the general usefulness side of…
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Bjorn3D has a look at the asetek Waterchill Xternal Kit. The setup comes with everything you need to cool off your CPU, GPU, and motherboard chipset and sports an all enclosed and external pump/resevoir/radiator housing. An impressive selection of components…
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