Viper Lair has a review of Foxconn’s WinFast NF4K8MC motherboard. It features Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset for AMD’s Athlon64 CPU with a good number of on-board options all crammed into a Micro-ATX sized PCB. A good looking solution if you’re building…
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PC Perspective had a chat with a few AMD execs concerning a few topics of interest. A good chunk of the chat dealt with the company’s stance on DDR2 and whether the company would be moving to it. A number…
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VIA has launched its C7 “Esther” core processor. Their modern CPU lines have featured low power consumption and have been popular in very small computing confines but they have been poor performers overall. This new core sounds promising but a…
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Hexus.net has a look at the ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 motherboard. The Fatal1ty line is Abit’s spin on gaming focused motherboards. Nice touches such as the OTES cooling system keeping heat off the board’s power regulation components and a well designed…
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BFG continues a fine tradition of manufacturers using confusing product names with their BFGRNF4U motherboard. The company is better known for its graphics cards which have been quite popular. HardOCP has a review of their Nvidia nForce4 Ultra powered AMD…
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InsaneTek has a look at Abit’s AX8 motherboard for AMD’s Athlon 64 processor. The board makes fine use of VIA’s K8T890Pro chipset which offers PCI Express support (although no SLI option). A solid and cheaper alternative to some of the…
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AnandTech has a small guide on what’s available, processor wise, in the market. Things can get confusing with both AMD and Intel using different sockets within their own chip lines and different code names for each cache size. The guide…
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The Tech Report has a look at AMD’s long awaited (by enthusiasts at least) Athlon 64 3800+. Their particular chip has a reworked core which is a bit more flexible with memory and tosses in SSE3 support. A nice looking…
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CDRinfo has a look at Microsoft’s XP Professional x64 Edition operating system. The OS supports both Intel (sans Itanium) and AMD’s 64-bit processors which can improve performance. A number of 64-bit apps saw a nice jump while most 32-bit apps…
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MadShrimps has a total of ten AMD Athlon 64 compatible heatsinks on their testbench. A number of the designs strive for quieter cooling, which is a welcome trend, but the Shrimps crew goes ahead and straps all manner of high…
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ECS has a good idea going with its ECS PF88 Extreme motherboard. At first glance it appears to be another Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 supporting motherboard, which it is, but their proprietary connector allows the user to drop in an…
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