The Tech Report has a look at AMD’s upcoming dual core chips. The Athlon 64 X2 line is designed for end-users and high end workstations that require that extra processing power a second CPU core brings to the party. Impressive…
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Techniz has a look at Thermaltake’s Silent 939 CPU cooler. The heatsink/fan combo has a number of heatpipes running from its copper base to the aluminum fins distributing heat a bit more evenly which just may account for its good…
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HardwareZone has a review of the GeCube X800XLA-VIVO. The board is ATI’s popular PCI-Express X800XL GPU paired with an AGP adapter chip. A good mid-range choice for the AGP crowd who don’t want to move on to the PCI-E route…
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Viper Lair has a look at the Soltek EQ3901-300P small form factor PC. Taking its design ques from the BMW mini the system is a bit taller than the average SFF which allows it to accept two optical drives. LGA775…
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PC Perspective has tested versions of ATI and Nvidia’s budget graphics chip for the PCI Express interface. PCI-E allows for quite a bit of bandwidth to system memory which makes these budget boards a bit more potent than the cheaper…
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Gigabyte has rolled out its princely 8I955X Royal motherboard. The board makes good use of Intel’s 955X system chipset, which happens to be required in order to run dual-core CPUs, on top of which they pile on their DPS module…
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arstechnica takes a trip down memory lane with a look at the history of the Graphical User Interface. The GUI made the PC user-friendlier and infinitely more productive, lifting us out of the command line dark-ages (although many still dwell…
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BeyondD ran some tests on the Sapphire Hybrid Radeon X800 XL 512MB graphics card. ATI’s recent launch of 512MB boards means its partners have similar products up their sleave. The board has a cooler similar to that of the high-end…
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The Tech Report throws everything they have at Intel’s Pentium Extreme Edition 840 CPU. The chip is Intel’s first dual-core “consumer” chip and is capable of mighty good performance. The downsides are that it requires a new, pricey, motherboard, pumps…
Read more Intel Pentium EE 840 Reviewed
3DXtreme does some testing on Aerocool’s Turbine 550Watt Power Supply. The PSU uses a single 120mm fan for cooling and lighting with its blue leds. Normally this wouldn’t be a standout product but it does have the modular cable system…
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Overclockers Online has the Antex TX1088AMG on their testbed today. Antec modifies its case lines every once in a while to keep things “fresh”, this time they’ve added a venting (or intake, depending on your heatsink) option for your CPU…
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