PCSTATS has a look at MSI’s entry-level Neo3-F motherboard. The board is for the classic S754 Athlon64/Sempron processors bringing the platform PCI Express support via Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset. It’s not for performance seeking junkies but it looks like a solid…
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HardOCP tortures Shuttle’s tiny ST20G5 barebones computer. The SFF is one of the first to use ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 chipset for AMD’s Athlon 64 bringing integrated graphics to the PC. A sleek design but the issues they ran into…
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Legion Hardware has a bit of fun with one of AMD’s Athlon 64 3200+. The Venice-cored version of the chip uses some refined manufacturing techniques to get a bit more performance at a lower voltage which seems to translate an…
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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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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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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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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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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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