March 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report takes a crack at a mass storage harddrive from Seagate. The Barracuda 7200.8 has all of the features you’d expect from a new SerialATA drive including large storage space and native command queuing support. Decent speed and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has their own set of tests for the ASUS Pentium M to Socket 478 adapter. The gadget allows you to connect Intel’s mobile friendly chip to a supporting Pentium 4 motherboard bringing the cost of entry down a bit….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2005 · 0 comments

Microsoft has wrapped up work on its Service Pack #1 for their Server 2003 operating system. Updated versions of their OS are no doubt heading to their presses but they do offer a download link for the update. Weighing in…

Read more Server 2003 SP1 Released

by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a trio of SLI capable motherboards on the test bench today. DFI, Gigabyte, and MSI Nvidia nForce 4 SLI boards make an appearance each with their own distinct features and options. A few frames per second seperate the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2005 · 0 comments

DigiTimes has the details on Sparkle Computer’s upcoming Nvidia powered graphics card line. At the top is the company’s 6800Ultra video card with 512MB of speedy GDDR3 RAM on board. Its cost is rather high, hopefully other manufacturers have lower…

Read more Sparkle's GeForce 6 Graphics Card Lineup

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2005 · 0 comments

Overclockers Australia has a selection of 13 power supply units they take a crack at. The supplies range from bland and underpowered to bold and server ready. Interesting testing methods they employ, perhaps better than dedicated tools as they’re used…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2005 · 0 comments

neoseeker has an in-depth look at the various settings one can change on an AMD Athlon 64 platform and how it affects performance. Each setting, by itself, has little to do performance wise but by mixing and matching enthusiasts have…

Read more Athlon 64 Overclocking Techniques

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2005 · 0 comments

3D Velocity has a look at the Enermax CS-718 Server Class Case. The enclosure uses a “flipped” motherboard configuration and wind tunnel design to cool system CPUs well. It doesn’t look like much of a server option though as this…

Read more Enermax CS-718 Server Enclosure Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 29, 2005 · 0 comments

SilentPCReview has a look at the guts of a Shuttle XPC SB81P barebones PC. The SFF cube accepts Intel’s Pentium 4 (775) CPUs and uses a BTX formfactor in order to maintain cooler temperatures in such a confined space. Their…

Read more Shuttle XPC SB81P Acoustic Analysis

by Rafael Hernandez on March 29, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC takes a look at Intel’s top end 3.73GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition CPU. The processor has received something of a makeover giving it a speed boost which, in turn, pushed it to the top of the performance charts. Unfortunately…

Read more Intel P4 EE Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on March 29, 2005 · 0 comments

Beyond3D has Club3D’s mid-range to high end ATI-based lineup on their hands today. The Radeon X800 XT PCI Express and AGP versions as well at the X850 XT (PCIE) are on their test bench pulling up good numbers in all…

Read more X800XLs/X850XT Reviewed