ExtremeMHz has a review on an interesting motherboard package, the Soyo SY-P4VAL Version M. This Pentium 4 board is geared to a more multimedia minded bunch with its integrated video and slow front side bus speeds which won’t be winning…
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InfoWorld has news on a United Nations University study that tries to detail the amount of resources it takes to create one functional computer and average monitor and suggests that upgrading PCs to extend their usefulness is a possible solution…
Read more Save the Planet! Upgrade your PC?
Hexus.net got busy with the Athlon 64 3000+, AMD’s “bargain” 64-bit processor. They take a look at the retail version of the chip and show you what you can expect out of it when compared to AMD’s other 64-bit offerings…
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Digital Daily grabbed four new heatsinks out on the market for the Socket A (AMD Athlon non-64bit) and put them through some rigorous testing. There’s nothing fancy about these ‘sinks but they all seem to do a competent job which…
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Yahoo News has spent some time with SnapStream Media’s Beyond TV 3 and offers up a favorable review for this personal video recorder software. It functions similar to a Tivo and requires a TV tuner card in your PC but…
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X-bit labs gathered up five of Samsung’s latest LCD models and compared them visually. They take a look at a few of their TV/Monitor offerings as well as the company’s newest, fast refresh rate, 12ms LCD screens which are quite…
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Microsoft will make quite a number of security changes to their XP operating system with their upcoming Service Pack but those changes could break applications you depend on. Computerworld has the rest of the story….
Read more XP SP2 May Cause Compatibilty Issues
VR-Zone Hardware has a review on a new SFF to the market, the rather shiney EPoX eX5 Mini Me. This Intel platform based cube uses the 865G chipset which is host to a wide array of connectivity options making this…
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Yahoo News is running an AP story on Microsoft’s SenseCam, a digital camera designed to be worn around your neck, which can automatically take photos depending on conditions such as sudden movement or changes in light. The gadget has some…
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GamePC slapped together some components and built two somewhat affordable “servers” to compare. The servers feature competing processors: AMD’s Opteron and Intel’s Pentium 4 3GHz which they put through a series of tests. If you need to do some hosting…
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SystemCooling has looked over an Antec P160 PC chassis and decided what they saw was good. The case sports an aluminum body and frame, plenty of space for drives, and great cooling potential if you include a second 120mm fan….
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