Tech News
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7 Years of 3D Graphics
Published: Sunday, March 17, 2002 | By: DennisMy first 3D Accelerator was a Matrox Mystique (isn't even listed) which later became a Millennium backed by a Voodoo 1 combo. Looking at their graph it seem like such a long time ago.
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EPoX EP-4DA2+ i845D Review @ Overclocked Cafe
Published: Saturday, March 16, 2002 | By: DennisEpox has actually come a long way in recent years; their boards have become more customized with stuff like RAID controllers and onboard sound. They have also given the system tweaker and overclocker an ample toolset to work with. The Overclocked Cafe takes a look at the EP-4DA2+ and even pokes fun at the layout from time to time.
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CeBit Photos
Published: Friday, March 15, 2002 | By: DennisI was hoping to have enough time to go to CeBit this year but time and money constraints kept me in the states, maybe next year. On the bright side Tech-planet.net was able to attend and even posted some photos.
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SiS648 P4 chipset debut @ CeBit
Published: Friday, March 15, 2002 | By: DennisSiS introduced a new chipset for the P4 in Hannover, the SiS648. Features include DDR400, 533FSB, and 8x AGP. So far there is no word on a volume delivery date.
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SL-75DRV5 Review @ AMD3D
Published: Thursday, March 14, 2002 | By: DennisMany have claimed that the KT333 chipset is simply a KT266 with official DDR333 memory support. Due to the performance numbers I would tend to agree.
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Soltek SL-75DRV5 Available Now
Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 | By: DennisI was just informed that Misrcorps will in fact be selling the much anticipated Soltek SL-75DRV5. We are also planning to have on here in the Ninjalane Labs for a full-scale review shortly.
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Tip-Magnetic Driving Fan
Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 | By: DennisMy favorite fan maker has an announcement today here is a quote.
"Y.S. TECH Tip-Magnetic Driving Fan (T.M.D. FAN) relocates motor from traditional location of central hub to the 4 corners."
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Intel's Prescott Demonstrated
Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 | By: DennisI went to school with a Prescott but somehow I don't think this is the same. The Prescott processor is based on 0.09-micron (90nm) process and has close to 100,000,000 transistors, 800MHz FSB (200MHz Quad-Pumped), and a larger L2 cache.
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P4 and ProSavage
Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 | By: DennisVia announced an integrated chipset for the P4 line of processors with DDR266 support, Onboard LAN, Integrated S3 video, and AC97 audio.
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Intel: no need to outsource production
Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 | By: DennisThe recent building of an AMD fab in Singapore doesn't seem to bother Intel any, as for now they are content with their current fab facilities.
