Source: [H]ard|OCP |
by crossbow on Fri Sep 13 2002 |
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Is that a G4 or a P4?
Kyle and the gang over at the OCP have decided to tear into a Powermac G4 case and flip it around to the darkside of PC's. Flashing out in a Black and Red design, this goes one step beyond the normal mac bashing to whole new heights of PC user delight.
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Source: Motherboards.Org |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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AMD Athlon XP 2600+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz
"I hear it almost every time I am out consulting a job, someone will say is that AMD 2100+ a 2.1GHz CPU or a 1.53Ghz CPU with a complete blank stare on their face. This time we see AMD coming at us with a new .13 Micron solution called the 2600+ (actual clock speed 2.13GHz). AMD has slated this chip to be the killer of the Intel 2.53GHz P4, which is the current affordable high end CPU that dominates the market."
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Source: http://www.spodesabode.com |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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First Watercooling Experiences
A noob ghetto rigs a water cooling system.
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Source: Tweakers Forum |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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Serial ATA Poised For Market Ramp
Serial ATA, the next-generation storage interconnect, is gaining steam within the computing industry. Serial ATA will be used to connect such internal storage devices as hard disks, DVDs and CD-R/Ws to the motherboard in desktop and mobile PCs, cost-sensitive servers and networked storage.
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Source: Tweakers Forum |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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Intel Doubles Bandwidth with AGP 8x
Designed to satisfy the performance and scalability needs of today's workstation class graphics applications, Intel Corporation released the final AGP 3.0 specification. The corresponding AGP 3.0 Design Guide (Rev. 2.0) will also be available this month.
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Source: ExtremeTech |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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3GHz Pentium 4 Requires New Motherboards
One of the more interesting sessions at Intel's Fall Developer Forum 2002 covered the requirements for thermal management of the upcoming 3.06GHz Pentium 4. Pushing the clock rate that high really pushes the power envelope of the P4 to heights not seen since the original 0.18 micron Willamette, as the following chart demonstrates.
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Source: c|net |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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Windows Media Player 9 tough to shake
Microsoft's latest media software doesn't include a mechanism for uninstalling the software on Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows XP operating system. Typically software makers like Microsoft provide a simple means of uninstalling software--particularly software such as Media Player 9 Series that has yet to be officially released.
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Source: c|net |
by maximum3d on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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AMD delays Hammer for desktops
Advanced Micro Devices says it has pushed back the release of its highly anticipated Hammer (details) chip for desktops by almost a quarter. It's also delaying the release of another Athlon chip.
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Source: http://www.overclockers.com |
by crossbow on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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Hot Chips = Lower Voltage?
A fellow Greg took it upon himself to place some heatsinks on the rather hot voltage regulators on his motherboard. What were the results? More stable and cleaner voltage signals. Makes you wonder where else heatsinks could be applied to reap benefits.
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Source: http://www.aceshardware.com/ |
by crossbow on Thu Sep 12 2002 |
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Intel Knits a New Stocking
Intel has announced plans to include Hyper "Threading" (Yes it was a bad joke), in their new 3.0+ Pentium IV processors. Whats hyperthreading do? It basically allows the processor to execute two concurrent threads on a single physical processors at any time. (Basically better multitasking).
These new P4's will require new mboards, due to power changes, as well as a new radial heatsink to dissipate heat.
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