AnandTech has a go, again, at Intel’s new 64-bit Xeon CPU, this time they pit it against AMD’s Opteron 150 server processor, a much more interesting match-up than their previous try at comparing the Xeon’s performance. A very different picture…
Read more 64-bit Comparison: Take Two
InfoWorld writes on AOL’s plan to launch a series of low cost PCs which will introduce its service into the less catered to markets. The catch is purchasers must agree to a year of internet service from AOL at almost…
Read more Inexpensive AOL PCs
Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP has had a few days to get into the hands of various tech savvy individuals and eWeek has combed the web to bring some user experiences to light. From what I’ve read, so…
Read more XP SP2 Commentary
The Tech Report has quite a few details on the NVIDIA NV43 graphics chipset which wil debut in GeForce 6600 labeled boards in the very near future. The chip is very similar to their current high-end offerings with a slimmed…
Read more NVIDIA GeForce 6600 Overview
AnandTech has allowed some of the initial “new product launch frenzy” dust to settle and has gathered five motherboards, all sporting Intel’s 925X chipset, and ran them through the usual barrage of tests. They all give similar performance numbers at…
Read more Intel 925X Based Board Roundup
ExtremeTech has the scoop on Soyo’s recently announced Cigar HD20 portable hard drive. The drive makes use of Toshiba’s 1.8″ drives enabling Soyo to make an extremely thin and compact drive you could probably fit into a shirt pocket and…
Read more Soyo Launches Portable Storage Drive
GamePC had a bit of fun pushing a trio of DDR2 memory from top memory manufacturers. Samsung, Corsair, and Infineon are represented this time around which they managed to coax a bit more speed out of each. They aren’t the…
Read more DDR2 Comparison
TechWeb has word that Microsoft has released a set of tools that will prevent Windows XP from automatically downloading Service Pack 2 on systems with the Auto Update feature enabled. This gives system administrators a bit more time to test…
Read more MS Releases SP2 Auto Update Blocker
Forbes has details on Sony’s plan to place its PlayStation 2 chips into a line of flat-panel TVs in order to “boost” its capabilities. They make no mention of which specific chips they’re placing into the TVs or how exactly…
Read more Sony Placing PS2 Chips in TVs
PCSTATS delves into one of the murky portions of modern PC setup; the choice of latency or bandwidth. Most current memory has a tradeoff of one for the other and by the looks of their results quite a bit more…
Read more Latency/Bandwidth Tradeoffs Explored
HotHardware has a rather cool piece of equipment in their possesion; the Vapochill LightSpeed. This phase change cooling apparatus is designed to bring down CPU temperatures into the sub zero realm allowing for some insane tweaking possibilities. The LightSpeed is…
Read more VapoChill LightSpeed Reviewed
