May 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has peeped out a few of the upcoming products and technologies before the open of Computex in Taipei, Taiwan this week. Lots of interesting stuff but BTX seems like the most “important” “technology” at the show. BTX is an…

Read more Computex Sneak Preview

by Rafael Hernandez on May 31, 2004 · 0 comments

Intel has started to bundle CPUs with some of its motherboards in the European market putting motherboard makers in a tough situation. Sounds like an odd move to alienate your “partners” with, but no specific bundles are mentioned and no…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 30, 2004 · 0 comments

X-bit labs brings a bit of news about AMD’s upcoming Socket 939 Athlon 64 processors. The new chips will have half the cache of the “old” FX line but it does have a faster clock rate and dual channel memory…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 30, 2004 · 0 comments

Buffalo News has the story of a Buffalo, NY man sentenced to a prison term over his theft of identity. Sadly he wasn’t arrested for the hundreds of millions of spams he sent out using stolen and forged email addresses,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 29, 2004 · 0 comments

Hexus.net does a bit of comparing between the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 and the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700. Both chips appear to be capable performers, good enough for some gaming on the road. The number of choices for quality mobile…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 29, 2004 · 0 comments

System Cooling has, in their possession, the SilverStone SST-ST30NF power supply. This PSU combines a few different features such as heat pipes and power indicator LEDs into a fan-less design which is impressive, but the high price will drive most…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 28, 2004 · 0 comments

SystemCooling has a cursory look at the Thermalright XP-120 Pentium IV heatsink. This large mass of aluminum and heatpipes takes a 120mm fan as its native cooling source making it one of the larger (consumer CPU) coolers available. If it…

Read more Serious P4 Cooling Preview

by Rafael Hernandez on May 28, 2004 · 0 comments

PCSTATS has compiled a whole lot of tuning techniques for the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Some of the tweaks are common sense deals, such as disabling unnecessary services, while others aren’t as recommended if you have no idea what…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 28, 2004 · 0 comments

DigiTimes thinks that ATI will announce its newest batch of notebook graphics chips during next week’s Computex being held in Taipei, Taiwan. There isn’t much in the way of details other than its name, Radeon X300, and info on some…

Read more ATI's New Mobile Chips

by Rafael Hernandez on May 28, 2004 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has word that Dell, largest PC maker in the world, has ordered a good number of PCI-Express video cards from its largest supplier Microstar International (MSI). It’s not surprising to see Dell move to the latest and greatest…

Read more Dell Making the Move to PCI-Express

by Rafael Hernandez on May 28, 2004 · 0 comments

Bjorn3D has a go at the ATI powered VisionTek Xtasy RADEON X800 Pro. At this point most have had their fill of X800 reviews but it’s good to have some reading material before making the big plunge and purchasing a…

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