Published June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a review of the Diamond Xtreme TV PVR 550 Power Pack. As you can imagine the card is a feature-rich TV tuner with included remote control and a competent software bundle that can handle various media files quite…

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Published June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has tested Asus’ CT-479 adapter kit, better known as the gadget that allows an Intel Pentium M to run on a S478 motherboard. The adapter works on a few of the company’s boards, with the appropriate BIOS update,…

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Published June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has a look at MSI’s entry-level Neo3-F motherboard. The board is for the classic S754 Athlon64/Sempron processors bringing the platform PCI Express support via Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset. It’s not for performance seeking junkies but it looks like a solid…

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Published June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

Madshrimps pulled their ATI Radeon 9700Pro out of mothballs and tested out Arctic Cooling’s ATI Silencer 1 on it. The company’s other coolers do a great job on newer graphics boards which pump out more heat and this cooler does…

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Published June 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Xtreme Resources tests out the mighty beefy looking BlackLord 240 liquid cooling setup from 1A-Cooling. German engineering is certainly in play with this kit boasting some of the more tank-like parts around giving it that industrial look and a great…

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Published June 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Sudhian has a review of Gigabyte’s dual GPU 3D1 graphics card. Its nondescript name actually packs in a pair of Nvidia GeForce 6600GT cores in SLI. A much slimmer proposition than the dual chip 6800GT cards, and fast compared to…

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Published June 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Hexus.net had a short visit with the fine folks at Asus, taking a peek at what’s in store from the company in the coming months. The large dual Nvidia GeForce 6800GT graphics board makes an appearance as does an unexpected…

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Published June 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Silent PC Review has tested Scythe’s Ninja CPU cooler. Ninjas evoke the image of stealth and generally hidden from view, this honkin’ slab of aluminum and copper heatpipes is plainly visible but it’s can also be dead silent. A great…

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Published June 17, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech wades into another set of tests this time pitting Intel’s Xeon and AMD’s Opteron processors against each other on a number of database applications running under Linux. Dual CPU vs Single CPU, 32-bit vs 64-bit, Hyperthreading vs no-Hyperthreading, it’s…

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Published June 17, 2005 · 0 comments

DesignTechnica has the specs and pcitures from Hitachi and Toshiba’s respective PR events showing off their gadget lineup ranging in size (and price) from pocket sized to extremely large. Some sleek looking displays coming out soon making HDTV purchase decisions…

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Published June 17, 2005 · 0 comments

TrustedReviews has a look at Acer’s TravelMate 4401LMi notebook computer. The company has made some good gains in the retail notebook market pumping out laptops at attractive prices and this one is no different. A solid looking portable but is…

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