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Earlier news here ======================================= 11/01/02 - 2GB DDR PC1600 & 2100 module ready! Infineon informs us about availability of 2GB DDR module in PC1600 and PC2100 at 1900$ for both speed in small quantity. The press release is here, the detail is here and the complete datasheet here ======================================= 11/01/02 - XP 2800+ vs. P4 2.8GHz in 3ds max 5 Xbitlabs compared the two chips in the two major 3ds max 5 stages: viewport and final rendering. Pentium led in the first stage and Athlon did in the second, showing that the two monsters were nearer than the 600MHz difference would have made supposed. Read the test here and visit Athlon XP 2800+ Special here ======================================= 11/01/02 - AMD warranty and return policy changed Psy just sent us the ultimate link about AMD new return policy which get stricter after too many chips, improperly installed and therefore damaged, were returned to the founder. It's here and while you're concerned, have a look to Thermal Issue Special here ======================================= 11/01/02 - Chaintech overclocking utilities Chaintech’s exclusive overclocking and system monitoring software lets you power up your system at ease. Featuring overclocking, voltage adjustment, temperature monitoring, fan speed monitoring, and more. So, if you own a Chaintech mainboard, download here ======================================= 11/01/02 - Intel price cut confirmed Mike Magee at INQ put his hands on an Intel confidential price list showing a massive price cut planned for the 3.06GHz P4 launch on the 14th of November. It's here ======================================= 11/01/02 - MSI KT4 Ultra-FISR mainboard review Lots of Benchmarks at FiringSquad for this KT400 motherboard which, according to Brandon Bell, performs better with DDR333 than with DDR400: "On average, the KT400 chipset performs about 2% faster than KT333 in the majority of our tests" read the rest here and check for more KT4 reviews here ======================================= 11/01/02 - Soltek announces new K7 & K8 boards Digit-Life has a bunch of K7 and K8 motherboards announced as you may see here. Most of them are Via powered except the SL-75FRN which rely on nVidia nForce2 to explode the benchmarks... ======================================= 11/01/02 - BAPCo answered Richard in Mail 3 Is BAPCo biased to favor Intel? BAPCo says no but AMD and many others think yes. Richard Hartley wrote to the controversial benchmark maker to get things explained and here is the BAPCo's answer... ======================================= 11/01/02 - AMD enters 802.11b wireless LAN market A few days earlier than forecasted, AMD sent a PR revealing company's intention to storm the 802.11b wireless LAN market with one of the most innovative solution called Am1772: "Judging on the most important metrics - system costs, power efficiency, processor utilization, reception sensitivity, transmitting power and footprint - AMD will clearly offer an industry-leading solution with the Am1772 WLAN chipset". Read here ======================================= 11/01/02 - Athlon XP 2400+ microprocessor review Outcast at Monster Hardware has a good review for Haloween and the conclusion is quite cute: "the CPU still performs magnificently and scales well as far as overclocking goes. Compared to a DDR Intel 2.6GHz it whomps the Intel every time except in memory throughput, but blame VIA not AMD". Read the monster here and enjoy more reviews from our Special here ======================================= 11/01/02 - IBM says Itanium2 for niche market! In a very diplomatic way it seems to us that IBM simply murdered Itanium2 as you may understand also if you read The Register here: "We don't have plans for AIX on Itanium 2, our focus is Linux and Windows." ======================================= 11/01/02 - nForce2 motherboard arrived in Japan On the day we forecasted (see ETA date in left column), nForce2 motherboard from Leadtek arrived in force in Akihabara Japan as you will discover here ======================================= 11/01/02 - Athlon XP 2600+ on PriceWatch Thanks to Saxplayer0001 who kindly posted that link on Yahoo! board, we now have some XP 2600+ with FSB at 333MHz on PriceWatch as you can see here ======================================= Older news here - Comments, suggestions, links here |
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