• AMD to outline plans for the transistors of the future
• Asustek to post 35% growth in optical storage drive shipments this year
• Hollywood persuades Norway to prosecute kid for viewing own DVD
• IBM claims world's smallest silicon transistor
• AMD's future plans: Keep annoying Intel
• TI rolls out low-cost 300-MHz DSPs

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Today, we've rounded up three distinctly different takes on the Radeon 9700 Pro. We have third-party cards from Crucial and Tyan, plus ATI's own All-in-Wonder version of the Radeon 9700 Pro. Despite the fact that the majority of Radeon 9700 Pro boards out there are virtually identical, each of the cards we're looking at today brings something unique to the table. Which one is right for you? Read on to find out.

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Times change however, and with a multitude of boards officially supporting the PC3200 standard based on both VIA (KT400 and P4X400 chipsets) and SiS (648 chipset) motherboards it's important to get a brand that does what it is supposed to! We have assembled a round-up of no less than eight memory sticks from six different manufacturers. One thing to remember that PC3200 and PC3500 are still not recognised JEDEC standards, so memory manufacturers can put pretty much any old sticks under their fancy heat spreaders and call it PC3200.

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Power supplies remain at the core of their business, however, and the Antec TruePower PSU series has achieved great success since its introduction earlier this year. The dual-fan TruePower series is differentiated from Antec's others as their most advanced PSUs.

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ATI Control Panel
Vesion: 6.14.10.4000
Filesize: 4.60MB

Windows XP/2K Driver
Vesion: 6.13.10.6218
Filesize: 5.43MB

Windows ME/98 Driver
Vesion: 4.13.01.9072
Filesize: 6.11MB

WDM Capture Driver
Version: 6.13.10.6173 v3
File size: 3.23MB

Hydravision
Version: 3.20.2020
File size: 11.1MB
Hydravision New Feature Overview (PDF)

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The Iwill P4GB comes in a very plain box and comes with a plain brown colored PCB. It's a far cry from the P4 HT series that we've all come to know as of late. The bright red PCB and Northbridge lights have gone missing here. So what is so exciting about this board that has the world captivated as of late? It is none other than the E7205 Chipset a.k.a. Granite Bay!

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The 9EJS1 features support for Realtek 10/100MBps LAN, "Hyper-Threading", ATA 133/100/66, 1394 Firewire, 6 channel audio, CBox2 and support for DDR-333 etc. We will check out in detail the BIOS settings, board features, performance and of course overclockability.

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To celebrate Christmas, this month Tweakers Australia is giving away a set of Altec Lansing 2100 speakers courtesy of Innovision Technology. We're accepting entires on a worldwide scale, so what are you waiting for! Check out the link and follow the instructions for entry.

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Sound Activated Cold Cathode Light Kit
Just last September we received our first Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light kit from Sunbeam. We featured the kit in a two-fold review showing off some nice window mod action accented by the Cold Cathode lights. Sunbeam has put some more Cold Cathode kits on the table along with a kit presented to us from their booth during our recent trip to the Fall 2002 Comdex. The kit we received in Las Vegas is the crème' o' the crop incorporating a new Sound Activated feature! Check out the review right here on ClubOC!

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USB Snake Light
If you don't recall, I just spent a couple of months in New Mexico. I was down there on business and the only computer I could take with me was my laptop. At night sitting in the hotel room with the TV and the Laptop on, it's a little hard to see the keyboard. I'm not nimble enough to type on a small laptop keyboard without looking at the keys. I can get by on a full size keyboard, but the compact size of the laptop keyboard, throws me off. The Card Coolers was nice enough to help me out of my dilemma and sent me a snake light that is powered by the USB port.

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Crucial 256mb CompactFlash
I don't know if I should call this a review or a guide? We wasn't able to produce any solid benchmarks with Flash Memory so I think I'll just call it CompactFlash Guide... At any rate, having 256mb of picture storage in each of our cameras really paid off while down at Fall Comdex! When we got back, Michael decided to do a write up on CompactFlash and you can check it out right here on ClubOC!

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4" Cold Cathode Light Kit
Looking for a shorter than average cold cathode light kit? I know many people just don't have room for the long cold cathode lights we've been reviewing lately. To solve the size problem, ZXMods carries a short 4" version of the light kit that will pretty much fit anywhere! Check out Paul's review right here on ClubOC.

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2) Don’t try to initiate any deep conversations when he’s up to his elbows in the bowels of his computer. You won’t get any intelligible response: the lucky among us are treated to a grunt or ‘huh?’ noise. Regardless, he’s not really listening. I prefer to consider this evidence of intense concentration rather than just being ignored.

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It seems that every PC enthusiast nowadays prefers to have a window on their case. Some type of visual so they can show off their components or cooling system. With hardware companies releasing components that look more and more visually appealing, a window is almost becoming a standard with ATX cases. A few companies have taken this a step further, producing completely clear acrylic PC cases….

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After a rocky start, it looks as though the KT400 based motherboards are here to stay. But with so many brands and models to choose from, how in the world can we decide what rocks and what doesn't? Come join TweakTown as they help answer this question by taking a look at the Shuttle AK37GTR Motherboard. It uses this very chipset, so let's see if it has anything that can set it apart from the crowd.

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Now on to the expansivity options. There are merely 5 PCI slots onboard. Too few, considering the lack of RAID and Firewire controllers. Anyway, there is a vast number of users who are not in need of these functions. But in this case the price for the board should be lower.

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With case cooling becoming a mandatory consideration with today's high powered systems, cases now feature multiple fans that provide the necessary airflow, but may also be generating undesired noise. Managing the fans to maintain a balance between safe operating temperatures and comfortable noise levels has become increasingly critical, and products are now available in all shapes and sizes to help control fan speed and noise. One of these products, the "Sunbeam Rheobus Easy Fan Controller", has been provided by Xoxide for our review, and looks to be a well thought out solution.

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Like I say, it is what's in the box that counts. It is fully assembled and comes with the actual cathode (in red, green, blue, or even UV), an inverter for the power, a rocker switch, and the pass through molex connector. Don't forget the ever non important manual. It basically says that modding can damage your computer... bla bla stuff. Plug in and go should be the instructions. I'm glad that it does have a pass through connector. I have a case with no spare power connectors.

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