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Earlier news here ======================================= 01/27/03 - DDR reviews and roundup Nexus has the great performer Kingston HyperX PC3500 review here while OCAddiction is trying out here the fastest memory in OCA's history: "No other memory I have used to date has even come close to this type of performance". Finally, OCNZ gives us here, another complete roundup of DDR with speed ranging from 400 to 466MHz and sweetly called the DDR RAM Guide II. ======================================= 01/27/03 - 18 x 80mm fans roundup Impressive list of fans tested in a massive shootout at TT-Hardware. Akasa, Antec, CoolerMaster, Enermax, Evercool, Noiseblocker, Papst, Ceramic Platinum, Sanyo, Thermaltake, Verax's best models are tested for silence and cooling talent and after a looooong article we've got to learn the obvious: "Not all fan are born equal". ======================================= 01/27/03 - nForce2 SoundStorm explained The nForce2 SoundStorm audio technology offers the ability to output an AC3 or Dolby Digital 5.1 for an incredible level of sound realism. OCAU is testing this feature and give some details with games supporting it: "In battlefield 1942 the surround channels work brilliantly. Tanks actually sound like they're about to roll over you". Read the rest here and don't forget to check nForce2 special here where many reviews will tell you more about nForce2 sound features. ======================================= 01/27/03 - Interactive AMD Rating and Product ID Jens at OCinside has tons of smart interactive pages that save our life when we're looking for inner details about the AMD chip we're using. We all remember the painting guide collection he made for Athlon and Duron. Now Jens is back with a new one which converts OPN into speed and vice versa. This smart tool is here and goes very well with the CPU ID page we have here ======================================= 01/27/03 - MSI K7N2 and K7N2G nForce2 review OC.TW is have another smashing review about the latest MSI nforce2 puppies: K7N2 (without graphic capabilitie) and K7N2G (with graphic capabilities equivalent to GeForce4X). This review shows some impressive closeup photos and the translation is waiting here ======================================= 01/27/03 - Athlon 64 first reviews AMD's die hard fans have been waiting for this moment for a long time and it's now: d-day of the first Athlon 64 reviews. The first is coming from German Pro-Linux where Athlon 64 sample at 1.3GHz faces P4, XP and MP with nBench and under the beta version of SuSE 8,1. Second, the excellent report of X86-Secret where Athlon 64 at 1.4GHz is tested with 2 motherboards Asus K8M and MSI K8H and meets Pentium4 2.4GHz and Athlon XP 2800+ for the most exciting meeting of the moment... ======================================= 01/27/03 - Asus A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 board review The Asus A7N8X is becoming the most popular motherboard among Internet reviewers and today the 26th review is kindly sent from CyberCPU who's not too happy with the way Asus had placed some of the connectors like Joystick and Serial ATA: "I didn't like the joystick header placement. Its right near the front of the motherboard near the front panel header and you have to stretch the ribbon cable all the way across the bottom of the board to reach it". Read this here ======================================= 01/26/03 - Shuttle SN41G2 in Japan After AkibaGo! announced it here, it's now Akiba PC Hotline's turn to announce, with photos and trumpets, the arrival of the prodigal barebone Shuttle SN41G2. more photos and links to reviews at our SN41G2 special and special thanks to Techseekers for finding the news! ======================================= 01/26/03 - More Barton pricing from Canada HardOCP has found a Canadian source for upcoming Barton where XP 2800+ boxed is announced at retail price of 450$ and XP 3000+ at 695$. The latest update can be seen here while the original price list copy is here ======================================= 01/25/03 - Asus A7N8X nForce2 motherboard FAQ An awesome A7N8X motherboard FAQ has been posted on nForcersHQ's forum here. This long FAQ answers questions like BIOS version numbers, difference between ASUS A7N8X, ASUS A7N8X Deluxe, and ASUS A7N8X Deluxe GOLD, How to flash the BIOS, where to find the latest BIOS upgrade, and much more that will make the life with A7N8X a true fairy tale... Good job! ======================================= 01/25/03 - Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra KT400 board review Icrontic is offering us a real reviewing lesson with no less than 17 pages of detailed information about the Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra. Youngest of a long KT400 serie, the Ultra motherboard is loaded with features and performs wonderfully but tweaking options aren't as powerful as expert would love them to be: "The enthusiasts, the perfectionists, the picky people may want to give this board a look but may end up following their own paths elsewhere". Read the whole report here ======================================= 01/25/03 - Barton XP 2800+ processor first review After enlightening our life with Barton 2500+ first review, OC.TW is striking again with a massive Barton special where we find the Bartons' bros. specs, roadmaps, benchmarks and a meeting between Barton and EPoX 8RDA+ that bodes well for the future of Barton family. Read that here and enjoy our Barton Special here ======================================= 01/25/03 - Iwill K7S2 SiS746FX motherboard specs. The first SiS746FX chipset motherboard specifications are now available here. Simply named K7S2, Iwill has chosen to invest into SiS746FX rather than nForce2. The chipset linked to SiS963L offers many features such as 333MHz FSB, DDR 400 and AGP8X. (source Psy) ======================================= Older news here - Comments, suggestions, links here |
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