Nov.
17, 2003
GeForce FX
Go5700
Author: volt
"As we
know, notebooks are becoming more powerful and flexible. Robust
graphics solutions, better portability and longer battery life
have been in demand ever since the first 3D games appeared on
Laptops. Today, NVIDIA brings us the updated mobile solution:
GeForce FX Go5700."
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Terratec Aureon
7.1 Space Surround Soundcard
Author: Tristan
Kay
"Never
before have I heard sounds as crisp as those produced by this
card. Unlike the Muse 5.1 which had trouble dealing with assigning
sounds to various speakers on occasion, the Aureon 7.1 expertly
takes advantage of each point in a surround sound setup."
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Opteron 148,
248, 848 released: Opteron 248
Author: Chris Tom
"Today AMD announces
their new Opteron 148, Opteron 248, and Opteron 848 CPUs. These
are there 1 and 2P Opterons running at a full 2.2GHz which is
now equivalent to the Athlon 64 FX51 MHz. All the features remain
the same with DDR400 Registered memory support, 1MB L2 cache,
integrated memory controller, and HyperTransport interconnects."
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Gigabyte GA-8S655FX
Ultra
Author:
Stephen Cooper
"The
SiS655FX chipset offered several new features, mainly dealing
with that of the available memory configurations that the i875P
and i865PE chipsets do not. Not only can you use different sizes
and types of RAM with the 655FX chipset, but you can also retain
some form of dual channel operation while doing so, something
that is currently impossible with the i875P or i865PE chipsets
offered by Intel"
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Crucial Hi-Speed
USB 7-in-1 Card Reader
Author:
Hubert Wong
"About
the size of half a deck of playing cards, and weighing in at a
couple ounces, the 7-in-1 card reader can easily fit into most
shirt pockets. Good aesthetics are key to any modern day gadget,
and the card reader's brushed silver (it is made of plastic though)
is a nice touch."
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Antec True
Blue 480
Author: Scott
Sherman
"Power
supplies are one of the most overlooked part of a computer. Yet
it is often the root for instability problems due to being to
weak for all the power hugry stuff we put in our computers. Scott
has reviewed the Antec True Blue 480 to see if it would fare better
than the 350W power supply he had before."
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Nov.
14, 2003
Thermaltake
Xaser III Lanfire (VM2000A)
Author: Chad Unrein
"I don't
think that Thermaltake was struggling to gain acceptance from
the LAN party crowd; the company just wanted to make a bolder
statement in the segment to compete more directly with the other
cases out on the streets that are marketed to LAN party gamers.
The Lanfire version of the already popular Xaser III series was
obviously made for travel. It was made smaller and weighs about
4.5 kg less than its bigger brother, the Xaser III Super Tower.
Obviously, this move was to make it a more appealing chassis for
a LAN rig."
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OCZ Gladiator
3/Ultra 2 Giveaway @ Viper Lair.com
"We're
going to be giving away some some OCZ Gladiator 3 AMD HSFs and
Ultra 2 thermal paste packages."
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details here
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Aerocool Lubic-P3519
Customizable Computer Case Kit
Author: Roger
(Hardware Reviewer)
"I am
so torn (figuratively and literally) with this case. On one hand
(the cut one), I hate it. I think the manual is absolutely useless.
It is frustrating to have to unscrew pieces over and over again
to slip in more sliders. (On this note, a word to the wise: slip
in a lot of sliders on each bar.)
On the other
hand (the unscathed one), I am actually looking forward to working
on another project with this case. The thing is, the case is all
about preparation. If you sketch out exactly what you intend to
build, then you will be able to make excellent diagrams which
will prevent a lot of the frustration which I experienced putting
this case together. Had the manual been properly written, I would
have had fun with this. However, I did not. Somewhere in this
world, there is someone without any experience whatsoever trying
to assemble one of these cases… and I know for a fact that
each time they are having to unscrew a bar, they are that much
closer to insanity."
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Nuclear Meltdown
.01
Author: Andrew
Draut (NuclearRampage)
"When
talking about the technology industry, it is almost impossible
to leave Microsoft out of the picture. This issue's "Microsoft
Department" deals with an innovative yet scary new technology.
A new BIOS (Basic Input Output System) chip made by Phoenix Technologies
allows an operating system, Windows in this case, to directly
control the hardware."
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Nov.
03, 2003
Mushkin High
Performance Black PC4000 Memory
Author: Hubert Wong
"There
is no question that Mushkin has a real quality product here with
the High Performance Black PC4000. The construction quality is
top notch, from the PCB to the heatspreaders. Performance was
flat out excellent, and the overclocking was above average as
well."
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Nvidia nForce
3: Soltek K8AN-RL
Author: Chris Tom
Soltek's K8AN-RL
takes the crown as the smallest Athlon 64 motherboard to date
for the ATX form factor. Purple is king here, and documentation
and utilities are some of the boards strong points. Overclocking
could be helped a bit with more settings, and we worry about the
MHz not being properly set. We do expect the K8AN-RL to be one
of the least expensive boards. If you are looking for a small
and low cost Athlon 64 motherboard, and purple is a plus for you
then look no further. Serious overclockers may want to look elsewhere
however.
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Plextor PX-504UF
External High-Speed DVD+R/RW CD-R/RW Drive
Author: Roger (Hardware
Reviewer)
"Well,
as my wife said; "It's a very nice muffler."
Certainly, the unit is sleek and stylish… however few will
pay for aesthetics alone.
The advantage of being
able to choose either USB or Firewire makes the drive very versatile.
The included software is fairly robust, though still user-friendly.
DVD Builder is a great application for parents wanting to backup
family videos. And the DVD+R format is still more widely supported
by DVD-ROMs and home DVD players."
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ICEMAT Mouse
Pad
Author: Gary
Shrum
Clear a spot
on your desk and setup your ICEMAT On Ice: After Dark. We noticed
the movement of the mouse was amazingly smooth on the glass surface,
and we did not have any problems with noise from the mouse on
the glass surface.
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IBM gets Xbox
CPU Win
Author: Jack Robertson
We all remember the
battle AMD and Intel had over the first Xbox CPU. Well IBM has
been granted the design win for Xbox 2. EBNS has confirmed this.
How’s
that for making Xbox games several times harder to port? Will
Halo 3 for PC be delayed 8 years after the release of the Xbox
version?
Microsoft Corp. and
IBM Corp.'s Technology Group announced today (Nov. 3) that the
next- generation Xbox electronic game console will use a yet-to-be-designated
IBM processor. IBM's chip will replace Intel Corp.'s Pentium III
processor now in the current Xbox version. The Intel chip runs
at 650 to 800MHz.
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Biostar iDEQ
200T Springdale SFF System
Author: Shane Unrein
"In addition
to the small size, the iDEQ offers an awesome brushed aluminum
finish and construction (except for the front bezel, which is
plastic). I am a huge fan of aluminum cases and their typical
silver color, so this fits right in with my tastes. The chassis
consists of two removable side panels and one removable top panel,
a design I prefer over the use of one big removable cover, like
Shuttle uses with its XPC line (the SN41G2 for example)."
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