Athlon 64

by Rafael Hernandez on January 18, 2005 · 0 comments

MadShrimps has run a total of nine(9) sets of high performance DDR dual channel memory kits through their AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 based system and came up with many a graph to show off their performance. Speedy benchmark numbers…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 14, 2005 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the Thermaltake POLO 735 Extreme heatsink designed for Intel P4 478 and AMD Athlon 64 processors. This cooling unit makes use of a huge number of fins, 69 to be exact, giving it a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 14, 2005 · 0 comments

NeoSeeker has a look at the Soltek Qbic SL-3901a small form factor PC featuring the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset which supports AMD’s Athlon 64 (s939). Quite a bit, feature-wise, is crammed into its small case and from a quick look…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 12, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech has tested a pair of AMD Athlon 64 (s939) motherboards one sporting the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset, the other a Nvidia nForce 3 Ultra. Abit and EPoX are both known for their enthusiast minded approach so their top-notch performance…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 10, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZone has a review of the MSI K8N Diamond motherboard which supports AMD’s Athlon 64 (Socket 939) CPUs. The board makes good use of the Nvidia nForce4 chipset and brings SLI-capable PCI Express to the party. A solid design from…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 7, 2005 · 0 comments

t-break has a review of MSI’s K8N Diamond motherboard for the AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 939). This particular product crams a whole heck of a lot feature wise including PCI-Express, Nvidia SLI capability, mosfet cooling, and Creative Lab’s SoundBlaster Live!…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 5, 2005 · 0 comments

TweakTown has tested NVIDIA’s nForce 4 system chipset against ATI’s upcoming Radeon Xpress 200, both of which are aimed at AMD’s Athlon 64. Great performance out of both products which makes for more solid choices when upgrading in the coming…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 4, 2005 · 0 comments

ExtremeTech got to wondering whether or not AMD’s Athlon 64 3500+ (socket939) 90nm version ran cooler than the older 130nm version. Interesting results which make it very clear which chip runs cooler although it would be quite easy to test…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 3, 2005 · 0 comments

Legion Hardware has put the NVIDIA nForce 3 Ultra powered Shuttle XPC SN95G5 to the test. This barebones system comes in the popular small form factor and supports AMD’s Athlon 64 Socket 939 CPUs. A feature rich setup and solid…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 3, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a review of the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard designed to bring PCI-Express and NVIDIA’s SLI technology to the AMD Athlon 64 CPU lineup. A very feature rich product and one of the few choices available if you want…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 23, 2004 · 0 comments

hardCOREware has a review of the Abit AV8 motherboard based on the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset. This Athlon 64 (Socket 939) board is a solid performer with a load of tweaking options in its BIOS, one of the few top…

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