TechWeb has the details on a patch for a flaw in a trio of Microsoft operating systems. The flaw, which can cause random blue screens of death, is found in XP SP2, Server 2003, and XP Tablet Editions. It doesn’t…
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HotHardware has a look at the Sapphire Hybrid Radeon X800 XL graphics board. The card has been touted as a speedy mid-range solution for weeks but has only recently started hitting store shelves and at prices nowhere near their MSRP….
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HardOCP has a review of the DFI LANParty SLI-DR motherboard. The board features the Nvidia nForce4 chipset with SLI support tied to extensive BIOS options and voltage settings giving it plenty of headroom when overclocking. DFI has garnered a number…
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The Inquirer wrotes of the eventual move from AMD’s Socket A platform. The chip connection has been around for a good long time which replaced the Slot A connector that supported the early Athlon chips. Socket 754 with compatible Sempron…
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Red & Blackness has a test of the Alphacool Cora 6 Radiator system. The modular system fits in place of traditional fan cooled radiators and instead uses its massive surface area to pull heat from the cooling liquid. An innovative…
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GamePC has a review of the Asus A8V-E Deluxe. The AMD Athlon 64 based board features VIA’s new KT890 chipset which supports PCI-E cards, but no Nvidia SLI support, as well as an on-board 802.11G wireless chip with antenna connector….
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The Tech Report has a review of the Shuttle XPC SN25P barebones small form factor PC. Shuttle has finally gotten around to creating a performance minded AMD Ahtlon 64 (s939) machine. The system is based around Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset and…
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AnandTech takes the Sun V40z 3U workstation for a spin. The system tosses in a quad AMD Opteron setup with your choice of memory configurations and SCSI storage systems. A heck of a speed demon that does a number on…
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Techniz has a look at the Asetek WaterChill watercooling kit. The setup includes everything you need in order to cool down your system CPU, graphics chip, and system chipset all in one package. A massive cooling kit which would require…
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FastLaneHW has a review of the Soyo KT880 Dragon 2 motherboard. The board makes use of VIA’s KT880, its only dual channel chipset for the AMD Athlon/Sempron Socket A CPUs. The board is not the fastest available but it looks…
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Hardware Analysis has an interesting article on the perceived “quirkyness” of chipsets for AMD’s various CPUs. Third party companies such as VIA, Nvidia, ATI, and SiS create system chipsets that allow AMD CPUs to communicate with the rest of a…
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