Tech News
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nVidia FX5600 Ultra 128mb Reference Card Review @ The Modfathers
Published: Sunday, October 5, 2003 | By: DennisThe Modfathers takes a look at nVidia's attempt to take a share of the mid-range video card market. Take a look and find out if it succeeds.
"It is also with interest that I am reviewing a nVidia reference card, as this should let me know how the creators of this card envisaged it to be. Good or bad, this is the standard that the manufactures have to beat or accept that they have screwed up." -
Block-o Review @ Ninjalane
Published: Friday, October 3, 2003 | By: DennisWell, it's time for another Block-o with news around the internet, here at Ninjalane. Look through as you might find something of interest.
- Thermaltake Venus 12 HSF Review @ Legit Reviews
- ATI TV Wonder VE - Remote Control Edition Review @ Extreme Overclocking
- Chenming 301KE Case Review @ TechFreaks
- Antec Internal LED Light Tube Review @ Legit Reviews
That ends today's Block-o. To top it off, here is a link back to Ninjalane. -
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB Review @ Voided Warranty
Published: Friday, October 3, 2003 | By: DennisEven though ATI Radeon 9800XT was recently released, Radeon 9800 pro still is a great choice for more budget-conscious buyers, that are looking for most bang for their buck.
"I could go on for hours about interlacing, Z-Buffer compression, parallel rendering pipelines, DirectX comparability, pixel shaders, etc., but I really don't think that that is what you want to read about. When you buy a video card, you simply want to be able to plug it in, install the drivers, and know that you are getting what you pay for." -
SiS748 Chipset Review @ Digit-Life
Published: Friday, October 3, 2003 | By: DennisDigit-Life posted a review on the latest SiS Chipset, that will target mostly low-end processors. Take a look and find out how it compares to latest nVidia nForce2 and VIA KT600 chipsets.
"As we promised, today we've got the latest solution for the Socket A platform - the SiS748 chipset developed by Silicon Integrated Systems. But since it differs from its predecessors in a single parameter, the FSB 400 MHz support, we'll leave aside the discussion of the difference between the 333MHz 400MHz FSBs but make a brief overview of all SiS chipsets made for the AMD platform. It can be useful even for those who are not interested in today's hero :). So, here's the row of SiS discrete (without integrated graphics) chipsets for the Socket A platform as they were launched" -
ATI 9600Pro vs. Nvidia 5600 @ TechwareLabs
Published: Friday, October 3, 2003 | By: DennisTechwareLabs takes a look at the lower-end, similary priced products from both ATI and nVidia. Check it out for a complete series of benchmarks and tests.
"Everyone knows of the battle between ATI and Nvidia for the top slot in the consumer graphics card market. Nvidia has been the Intel of the graphics world, encountering some competition but not enough to worry about for the past several years, until ATI came back onto the scene." -
Thermaltake Silent Boost Review @ PC Abusers
Published: Thursday, October 2, 2003 | By: DennisHere are PC Abusers and their latest review on Thermaltake Silent Boost HSF that promises good performance without the noise of a jet engine. Here is our review for comparison.
"Thermaltake is a company that has long been known for making cool-looking things like cases, heatsink/fan combos, etc.. But they really haven't made a heatsink/fan combo that can compete with the usual performance winners, at least untill their most recent Extreme Volcano 12. With the Silent Boost, they are going after the market that not only wants performance, but also peace and quiet." -
A+GPB CA-AP107 Mid-Tower Case Review @ FastLaneHW
Published: Thursday, October 2, 2003 | By: DennisFastLaneHW takes a look at GPB pre-modded case, which may be a good choice for those that want a modded case with window and lights, without having to spend much time with a dremel.
"Lately, premodded cases have been all the rage among computer enthusiasts, due to the fact that buyers can get cool-looking computers without putting time and money into modding them, which many of us do not have time for. Today we'll be looking at a nice new premodded mid-tower case from A+GPB, complete with a 400w power supply." -
Mobo Makers Shifting to SATA Specs
Published: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 | By: Dennis"Taiwan motherboard producers are giving full thrust to the development and manufacturing of products with serial ATA (SATA) specifications to replace parallel ATA (PATA) models as SATA boards emerge as the mainstream products in the market.
JMicron said that 20% to 30% of motherboards already adopt SATA and this ratio will increase to 50% by the end of 2004 because of SATA’s faster bandwidth and improved software compatibility."
Some better than others.
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Abit Debuts New Processor µGuru
Published: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 | By: Dennis"Abit Computer debuts its new microprocessor µGuru designed exclusively for Abit motherboards. The µGuru’s independent onboard memory allows users to save overclocking settings for specific applications.
µGuru supports Abit EQ, Abit FanEQ, Abit OC Guru, Abit FlashMenu, Abit AudioEQ and Abit BlackBox with a user-friendly interface to deliver optimal performance and stability."
There are quite a few motherboard makers including things like this into their new line of products. -
MSI NBOX N5900 Ultra @ Bjorn3D
Published: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 | By: DennisBjorn3D takes a look at MSI's newest video card powered by nVidia FX5900 Ultra GPU. The card is packed with 3 full version games, and also features a pretty nice cooling solution. Check it out.
"'Drool-inducing' is probably the best way to describe the NBOX. This has be be one of the best bundles ever offered with any PC component! MSI really outdid themselves with this one. The included games are great, and the utilities and other software are quite useful. Kudos to the team at MSI that put the NBOX together!"
