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Earlier news here ======================================= 02/28/03 - nVidia lost MSI to ATI nVidia estimates trimmed on large design loss. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey has learned that nVidia has lost a large design win at MSI (one of its largest customers) to ATI; firm now believes that other designs at MSI are at risk, given that they had been an nVidia-exclusive customer; additionally, firm believes nVidia's new GeForce FX line will ramp more slowly than expected due to low yields on both discrete and board-level products. ======================================= 02/28/03 - ASRock K7S8X SiS746FX board review OCworkbench is testing the K7S8X from ASRock, the Asus Subsidiary, targetting emerging markets like China or India. The board looks to be made for OEM and shows good performances that compete directly with nForce2 rather than KT400. Read the rest here ======================================= 02/28/03 - PC Extreme Fragfest 2003 PCExtreme is hosting the largest LAN event/Tech show ever seen in Southwest Oklahoma, and possibly the biggest ever in Oklahoma. 36 straight hours of fragging fun, contests, and live entertainment! It will be held at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Oklahoma on March 21st and 22nd 2003. PCExtreme have gathered about $10,000 worth of PC hardware, T-Shirts and other cool stuff from sponsors to give away! Read more here ======================================= 02/28/03 - EPoX 8K9A2+ KT400 motherboard review OCModShop, old time EPoX' fan, can't resist testing the EPoX 8K9A2+ the best way possible. Photos, BIOS picts and benchmarks are all there as a prelude of a lyrical conclusion: "There are so many things about this motherboard that I like and so little that I do not like" Can't resist buying one no? Enjoy the whole here ======================================= 02/28/03 - Vdd mod for EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard Second Vdd mod for the EPoX 8RDA+ published so far, it offers to solder a potentiometer on the Vdd chip to reach new voltage high. The mod is pretty neat and will void the board warranty so make sure your hands are not trembling when doing the mod located here ======================================= 02/27/03 - MultiGen-Paradigm supports Opteron MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc., a leading provider of realtime 3D simulation software solutions, announced intentions to support the upcoming Opteron and Athlon 64 processors with Vega Prime, its realtime 3D application development environment for visual simulation, sensor simulation, simulation based training, and urban simulation. Planned support within Vega Prime and VSG will include continued development and testing of Vega Prime on AMD's 64-bit technology to take advantage of the benefits offered by this technology. Read here ======================================= 02/27/03 - MSI 746F Ultra-L SiS746FX chipset MSI, typical SiS crony, is offering a new motherboard based on the SiS746FX chipset as reported in Japanese site Akiba2Go! here. With a FSB at 333MHz the board can handle DDR 400 thanks to SiS963L south bridge ======================================= 02/27/03 - New Soltek nForce2 motherboards The Golden flame range is growing up with five new designs. Three, namely SL-75FRN-R, SL-75FRN-L and SL-75FRN-RL are based on the SL-75FRN with slight differences like LAN (L) or RAID (R) or both (LR) and two additional nForce2-GT designs, namely SL-75MRN and SL-75MRN-L with L for LAN ======================================= 02/27/03 - Boxed Athlon XP 2500+ Barton in Japan After the bulk version arrived a week ago, Akihabara, Tokyo computer paradise, welcome the boxed version of Athlon XP 2500+ Barton at a price of around 25000Yen (212$) as reported in Akiba2Go! with photos here ======================================= 02/27/03 - 400MHz FSB Athlon XP in May Digitimes reports the arrival in May of Athlon XP Barton core supporting FSB at 400MHz. According to the same source, Most first-tier motherboard makers have decided to develop products for the new processors. Read here ======================================= 02/27/03 - nForce2 motherboard roundup EPoX 8RDAP+ versus Chaintech Zenith 7NJS is the smashing duel Explosive Labs has to offer today with a diplomatic conclusion that is not going to hurt anybody's sensibility: "So it would not be fair or professional for us to choose a winner here so we will leave that up to you. Hopefully this comparison/review made your choice a little easier when you are deciding which motherboard to invest your money in". So, make up your mind here ======================================= 02/27/03 - MSI Metis 266 SFF Barebone The SFF war is on and MSI is releasing the ultimate weapon to attack Shuttle supremacy is this growing market. The MSI armament starts with Metis 266, impecable outfit with a Via KM266 chipset under the hood. Sudhian is testing it for our viewing pleasure here ======================================= 02/26/03 - Athlon XP: Thoroughbred vs. Barton Athlon XP Thoroughbred vs Athlon XP Barton is the blockbuster film now showing at Digital-Daily where the newly born Barton is overclocked and tested to the limit for spectators' pleasure. So get your pop corn and enjoy the show at Digital-Daily here ======================================= 02/26/03 - Shuttle’s SN41G2 vs. SB51G XIB The endless battle between AMD and Intel is coming to a new playground where AMD wasn't allowed to show up until Shuttle decided otherwise. Barebones and SFF motherboards are now on both side as explained in GamePC where David SN41G2 is facing Goliath SB51G XIB for the title of super box and the verdict leaves no doubt about AMD's new strength "Obviously, I feel that the SN41G2 is the better of the two boxes". read here ======================================= 02/26/03 - AMD regains PC processor market share AMD regained market share from larger rival Intel in the fourth quarter, market researcher IDC said. AMD's market share rose to 15.4 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, compared with 83.3 percent for Intel, IDC analyst Shane Rau said. AMD ended 2002 with 2.7 percent more market share from the end of the third quarter, the report said. Read the story here ======================================= Older news here - Comments, suggestions, links here |
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