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• Revolution 7.1 High-Definition Review @ Tech-Mods

  Published: Tuesday, January 6, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "The Revolution 7.1 uses the Envy24HT audio controller. The Envy24HT is a true 24bit audio processor, just like the high-end Envy24, but has support for 192kHz sampling rates and 8-channel output."
  The documentation is also overtly "Mac'ish" in design making the implication that this card is for the Mac brothern, (and Sisters, )

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• Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On @ SimHQ

  Published: Tuesday, January 6, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Here is the Battlefield game that I am most looking forward to. BF1942 was great don't get me wrong but something about this new game just makes it that much more exciting.
  "Going to DX9 has allowed EA to bring home the “feel” of Vietnam. In BF 1942, there was open land, deserts and some trees. Vietnam is filled with small rivers, lush bushes and swamp with a great deal of greenery described by the EA development team as “overgrowth and undergrowth”."
  I wonder if they will have punji sticks?, cause that would suxX0r.

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• Corsair XMS4400 Announced

  Published: Tuesday, January 6, 2004 | By: Dennis

  This is kind of a late post but still news.
  "XMS4400 memory is intended for use on ultra-overclockable motherboards based on the Intel 875P "Canterwood" chipset. This memory kit consists of two ultra-high-speed memory modules that have been tested together at DDR550 (275 MHz) on a Canterwood based dual-channel motherboard. Relaxed latency settings allow this module to achieve extraordinarily high clock speeds for optimum performance in extreme overclocking rigs. TwinX matched memory pairs are specifically designed to provide the ultimate in performance and stability in motherboards using chipsets with dual memory channels."
  - TWINX1024-4400 Datasheet
  
  Corsair has this tendency to post PDF files for all of their products. While this is great for printing, it doesn't work well for web content, but what can you do.

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• VIA to ship PCI Express P4 chipset

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "VIA Technologies will begin small-volume deliveries of its third 800MHz FSB (front-side bus) Pentium 4 (P4) chipset – the PT890 – at the end of this month, according to local motherboard makers."

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• U.S. Tracks Foreign Visitors by Sky, Sea

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  New policies for peeps wanting to enter and leave the US.
  "Inkless fingerprints will be taken and checked instantly against a national digital database for criminal backgrounds and any terrorist lists. The process will be repeated when the foreigners leave the country as an extra security measure and to ensure they complied with visa limitations."

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• Inside Look at BFG Technologies @ Envy News

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Watch out group photo!!
  "The computer hardware industry today is as cutthroat as ever. New companies especially face an uphill battle if they want to enter the marketplace. BFG was fully aware of this when they came into being last year. By offering a wide range of products that are accessible to people with any budget, this upstart already has made a name for itself. And they don't look like they'll go away any time soon."

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• NL: Review Block - Cooling Edition

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  This review block is mostly heatsinks with one fan controller. Just so you know, a translator may be needed for today’s news.
  
  - Evercool CUF-715 Review @ A True Review
  - Thermatake Silentboost 8 & Venus 12 @ PC Tech Zone
  - CoolerMaster Jet4 Review @ Hardware12v
  - Aerogate 1 Review @ CreativeMods
  
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• Evil Inside - Double Your Pleasure @ Modfathers??

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  They are talking about dual processing. Dually options have been pretty sparse ever since Intel removed the option from current Pentium 4 processors but we still wait for the return of SMP.
  "The initial assumption that I see people make right off the bat once I even bring up the topic of a dual processor computer is that since it has two processors it should then be twice as fast, right? I mean after all isn't 2000 Mhz x 2 = 4000 MHz? Wrong."
  lol

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• Transcend DDR500 Review @ Legit Reviews

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "The modules are rated at DDR500 (500MHz) with timings of 3-4-4-8, 1T, but only require 2.6 Volts for operation. This is lower than any DDR500 modules that we have seen! It will be interesting to see if these modules run cooler and see how the headroom is with higher voltages."
  Same timings found on the Corsair TwinX XMS4000 modules that we reviewed.

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• Antec P160 Alu Case Reviews

  Published: Monday, January 5, 2004 | By: Dennis

  This is actually one funky looking Alu case that slightly resembles the Cooler Master Centurion 1.
  - P160 Review @ Modding-Station
  - P160 Review @ Ascully
  The case comes with a variety of lights and even has a "windowed" option for those less blessed with case modding skill and initiative. (aka lazy )

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