by Rafael Hernandez on June 8, 2005
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Viper Lair has a short test of the Mushkin 2GB HP3200 dual channel DDR memory kit. Two GigaBytes of system memory may seem like overkill but many applications and some upcoming gaming titles will gobble up every last bit of…
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by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 25, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 24, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 23, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 17, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 16, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 13, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 9, 2005
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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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2005
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DigiTimes has the scoop on AMD’s price drops across its Sempron CPU lines. Their Opteron and Athlon 64 chips seem to be left out this go around but some of their budget chips see a small drop….
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