ThinkComputers has a look at the Alienware Area-51 m5550 notebook PC. Its looks are rather tame compared to the company’s desktop models but its components are exceptional offering up plenty of power as a multimedia machine and can handle a…
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PCSTATS has tested the MSI P965 Platinum motherboard. When you see that P965 you know you’re getting Intel Core 2 Duo support but they’ve also managed to squeeze ATI CrossFire support on it as well. A nice enough board with…
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Bona Fide Reviews has a look at the HIS X1650 XT IceQ Turbo graphics card. The board uses AMD’s latest low-end/mid-range RV560 GPU which offers up some great image quality and passable gaming speed. A nice quiet card with fairly…
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Tweaknews has a look at the Zalman FATAL1TY FC-ZV9 video card cooler. Heat pipes and a ton of fins are this cooler’s key to success and its sleek all nickel plated look adds a bit of flair. A great option…
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Boot Daily gathered up five motherboards each using some version of Intel’s 965 or 975 chipsets. The boards support Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPUs, of course, and provide good performance although at stock settings there’s one real standout in this…
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AnandTech has some info on a batch of products making their way to store shelves soon. This time around they cover a number of motherboards for Intel and AMD processors and a rather beefy power supply. Quite a few nice…
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SilentPCReview and EndPCNoise have teamed up on a line of quiet computers. The site has had its hands on all manner of quiet gear so they have a good ear on what works and what doesn’t. An impressive initial lineup…
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The Tech Report has a look at the ECS PX1 Extreme motherboard. The board sports the Intel 965P chipset with ATI CrossFire support as well as the ICH8DH southbridge which offers up VIIV compliance. A nice enough product but it…
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PCSTATS has a look at the Asus EAX1950PRO graphics card. The mid-range card sports a different cooler than the usual reference design which seems to improve on noise levels. A good performer and with the card’s native CrossFire it makes…
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HardOCP has a system evaluation up covering the custom built Overdrive PC Core2.X-Fire. Their particular PC comes overclocked out of the box which usually leads to trouble if it isn’t thoroughly tested and it managed to pass their torture setup….
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The Tech Report managed to get the only decent set of results from their AMD Quad FX bundle it would seem. They used a NUMA-aware operating system and were able to setup Cool&Quiet which helped with the system’s power consumption….
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