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Although not everyone stuffed its solution with as many features as possible, there is no free space on textolite of all the boards. And if we compare characteristics of the budget nForce2 based boards and expensive models on other chipsets, it will be hard to say who is going to take the palm.

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While at the time a window in a PC was revolutionary, there is no hiding the fact that it was a "simple" mod. I just slapped up a piece of plexiglass behind the window, put on some window molding around the edges and was done. I suppose I was so intrigued by the window that I didn't see the plainness in it. It was not until a bit later that case lighting became all the rage. Shortly thereafter, window appliqués started making an appearance on some case windows. Now, Case-Mod has taken things one step further by taking a case window and laser etching a design into it, thus creating the 8-Ball Window Kit we are looking at today.

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To put it bluntly, there is problem with the ATI R300 processor package that impacts just how well heatsinks can cool on the Radeon 9700 Pro.

With the area around the R300's silicon core populated by ultra small capacitors and resistors, the manufacturer has placed something there for protection. That protection comes in the form of a 4mm wide band of copper which runs around the perimeter of the 40mm square package. It helps to prevent the tiny components from getting crushed, or the core from being chipped

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unlocked a couple of Athlon XP Thoroughbred CPUs. I took them to an easily stable 2600+ and 2800+ speed with full control of multipliers and everything, yet it took me about 2 minutes. Here is a series of pics to illustrate how easy it is. I thought it would be kewl to show everyone how to do it the easy way.

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Albatron decided to place the Ti 4200 onto the 8-layer PCB of the Ti 4600. The A3 silicon is covered with an all copper heat sink, add 3.3ns BGA RAM covered with their own heat sinks, and you have something that makes the other cards run away in fear. Not only does the card have all the performance parts that you could desire, it is also pleasing to the eye. The bright blue PCB goes perfectly with the copper, and silver heat sinks.

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TFT's have been in existence for some time now, and have been used in laptops for years, so why do we all still have CRT monitors? The answer is a mixture of cost and performance. For some time now TFT monitors have been priced much higher than CRT monitors, and have had worse performance than their CRT counterparts. Things are changing though, and the good news is it's not a slow change.

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Apparently, Apple is shipping Athlon-based tests systems with versions of OS X, Final Cut Pro, and other OS X applications. As you might expect, the article reports that Final Cut Pro is much faster with an Athlon than on a Mac.

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It comes with all of the features of the Pro 600, less the RAM-sinks, plus a more powerful GPU that has pixel and vertex shaders and an additional 64MB of RAM. Take into account the excellent overclocking potential of the card and it will prove to offer the best balance between performance and price. When it comes to value minded graphics cards with better than average performance, the Gainward GF4 Powerpack! Ultra/650 8X/XP TV/DVI is very attractive.

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Iwill is back in the house! In the past year, we have not seen much from Iwill, but that is changing! We have just received a shipment of their new motherboards for the AMD Athlon and the Intel Pentium 4 processor and we are pretty anxious to see how they perform! Iwill new P4HT-S Motherboard performed extremely well and is really getting a lot of attention in the Intel world. But what about the AMD side of the house? Remember hearing about the KK400? The KK400 had a very slow start, but Iwill has added some new features to the board and made a few tweaks and modifications here and there. The result? The KK400-RS! Let's take a look at Iwill newest Athlon board and see what it is all about.

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EPoX have made a name for themselves with motherboards generally aimed towards the enthusiast sector. Extremely adjustable BIOSes, relatively cheap prices, and performance that matches the best the industry have to offer, has meant that EPoX's star is on the rise. Let's see how their first attempt at an nForce2-based motherboard fares as we look at the 8RDA+.

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WinBackup is very easy to use, and recordable CD media is a lot cheaper than other backup alternatives (tape cartridges, tape or DAT drives, etc). With options like weekly or monthly scheduling, encrypted and password protected backups, and a fast way to back up your emails and address book, WinBackup is a serious contender.

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Whether you're in Europe, China, Australia or anywhere else in the world, Logitech is thee brand to own all peripherals needs. Anyhow, cutting to the point today we're giving away two of Logitech's latest and greatest innovations: a MX700 wireless mouse, and a very complete Logitech Z-540 sound system. Interested? Here's how you can win.

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