motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has tested Asus’ CT-479 adapter kit, better known as the gadget that allows an Intel Pentium M to run on a S478 motherboard. The adapter works on a few of the company’s boards, with the appropriate BIOS update,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 21, 2005 · 0 comments

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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by Rafael Hernandez on June 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Sudhian has a review of Gigabyte’s dual GPU 3D1 graphics card. Its nondescript name actually packs in a pair of Nvidia GeForce 6600GT cores in SLI. A much slimmer proposition than the dual chip 6800GT cards, and fast compared to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 15, 2005 · 0 comments

PC Stats has a review of the MSI RS480M2-IL Micro-ATX motherboard. A regular old board normally would not get as much attention but this particular model packs in ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with integrated graphics in a smallerr form…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 14, 2005 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews pushes Mushkin’s Redline DDR memory to the limit. The company’s red heatspreader clad memory sticks are designed to run at low latencies at some high speeds but, unfortunately, require insane amounts of voltage (by memory standards) to reach…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 14, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZone got their hands on the Asus EN6800GT dual GPU graphics card. The board is one long device packing in the two Nvidia GeForce 6800GTs along with 512MB of memory, 256MB of it for each chip. A massive card which…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 13, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has some interesting observations and information covering system chipsets and other assorted hardware. According to the motherboard manufacturers they talked to AMD based boards are a larger portion of their retail production, interesting news but a large chunk of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2005 · 0 comments

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 June 1, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has some more products featured at this year’s Computex. A ton of motherboard coverage in this roundup covering new chipsets and designs from the various manufacturers. A good deal of hardware to look forward to in the coming months….

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZone got busy with their comparison of eight motherboards all featuring Nvidia’s nForce4 Ultra chipset. The boards may all appear similar but each one will have its target audience with the DFI going for the tweakers and Abit’s entry marketed…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 26, 2005 · 0 comments

ModdersHQ has a review of the Aspire X-QPACK MicroATX PC case. The aluminum chassis brings the smaller m-atx motherboards into a cube shaped home which is a bit more compact than the standard case options. A nice enclosure, overall, for…

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