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• Dual CPU

  Published: Monday, July 8, 2002 | By: Dennis

  I still say the 2 processors are better than one. Though you really need to think about how you use your computer before you up and spend the bux on a dually system. Word processing and web surfing do not require the extra horsepower.
  
  " To summarize, SMP systems are a novelty that are only useful for those that use multithreaded applications on a regular basis, for example; Adobe Photoshop and Premiere as well as 3D-animation suites such as 3D Studio Max, Maya and LightWave. For those that think that SMP is a quick upgrade and yields better performance than a single CPU system we unfortunately have to tell you that this isn’t always the case and you might be better off upgrading your current system with a faster CPU or some other upgrades."
  
  I would not fully agree with this statement, novelty??.

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• Intel "Northwood" Overclocking Guide

  Published: Monday, July 8, 2002 | By: Dennis

  Don't read to much into this guide but if you where ever curious about overclocking at least give the article a glance.

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• July 5th - Take Inventory

  Published: Friday, July 5, 2002 | By: Dennis

  Ok the 4th has past and now its time to see how well you did.
  Check:
  5 fingers on each hand? - ()
  2 hands on each arm? - ()
  5 toes on each foot? - ()
  2 feet on each leg? - ()
  Misc peices depending on sex. - ()
  Still can see ok? - ()
  Still can hear ok? (a slight ringing should go away) - ()
  
  If everything checks out with a I think its safe to say this last 4th of July was a success.

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• W00t For Fireworks!!

  Published: Thursday, July 4, 2002 | By: Dennis

  For those of you in the United States, Happy Independence Day!!
  
  Please avoid blowing your hands off. With that this service announcement from Real Life Comics

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• Soltek Software Bundle Just Got Bigger

  Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | By: Dennis

  Soltek's software bundle rivals that of many video card companies except that they include system utilites instead of game demos, here is a clip.
  
  "Soltek will add one more software to its bundled softwares, and there will be totally five softwares bundled with Soltek mainboards from now on. The five softwares are: Virtual Drive, RestoreIT!, PC-cillin 2002, PartitionMagic 6.0 SE, DriveImage4.0, and the total extra value will be more than USD$325! "

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• Samsung F.A. Porsche Design 171P LCD Review @ PC Stats

  Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | By: Dennis

  I don't normally post LCD reviews but I really like how it was written, kind of reminds me of the Architecture theory/history classes I took in college.
  
  Here is a quote of a quote.
  "Each design remains faithful to the principle that "function determines form" and that good design "is not style imposed from without, but the expression of the innate life of the object, the striving to portray its functional essence". And, while all F. A. Porsche designs are based on the simple tenet that "form follows function", each creation invariably transcends it."

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• Serial ATA in July

  Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | By: Dennis

  Digitimes is saying Serial ATA motherboards will be hitting the market this month but mainstream usage of the new technology won't happen until 2k3. This could be true, especially since I still have yet to find Serial ATA harddrives without a converter.

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• Nforce 2 Launch

  Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | By: Dennis

  Rumor after rumor I don't think this is a launch party but rather on the 15th nVidia will show off their new chipset to a couple of people.

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• Itanium II Benchmarks

  Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 | By: Dennis

  All they have to show is a small chart with numbers so of course this could just be the Matrix trying to throw us off the trail.
  
  "HERE'S AN INTERESTING chart. The guy who slipped it to me in the back lot of Fab 25 will get fired if I name him. So I won't"

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• Never Winter Nights Review @ Ninjalane

  Published: Tuesday, July 2, 2002 | By: Dennis

  This isn't really your normal Ninjalane review but rather a little something posted by one of our forum members, Reviler. He has taken a moment to post his take on the new game.
  "After experiencing a "Lost Weekend" to this game I decided to write up a review."

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