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"Both the Gainward Geforce4 PowerPack Pro 650TV (64MB) and 650XP (128MB) Golden Sample Video Cards are top quality products that perform very well. Whether you choose the 64MB or the 128MB version either will satisfy your 3D game needs and more. Watch the Video to find out more..." ~3dGameMan.com.

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After the delayed launch of the AMD MPX platform as open-source playground for all mainboard manuafacturers, we have seen the oldtimers like Tyan MSI and ASUS as AMD channel partners grabbing a substantial piece of the multi-Athlon pie. Other manufacturers like Gigabyte and EPoX are trying to penetrate this market as well. One company originating in the server market is Iwill and, after a few forays into the desktop market, Iwill appears to throw in their entire weight to come out with a rather unusual MPX mainboard, underdoggie-style.

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We keep on examining production video cards based on the GeForce4 Ti 4200. If you look into the price lists, you will see that almost every company has developed its own model on this GPU. We all know such brand names as MSI and Triplex, but Galaxy Technology is a new one. Who knows, maybe among NVIDIA (noname) GeForce4 Ti 4200 video cards in the price lists there are samples from this firm as well. Remember that we speak only about definite products of definite firms. A lot of noname cards ship in OEM packages, and they are indicated in price lists under all possible names. When we cast a glance at the Galaxy's solution we decided that it's worth your attention.

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Albatron has decided to change things for the betterment of the end user. It's nice to see some people thinking of the poor folk like me:) Albatron claims their GeForce4 Ti 4200P Turbo model is capable of performing as fast as a GF4 Ti 4600 card, but still offer the card in the price cap of a Ti4200. The card is made on an 8-layer PCB design similar to the Ti4600 cards and it also comes with 3.3ns BGA DDR memory, which now allows us to run the memory at 600MHz without any problems. (1000/3.3 * 2).

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I pleaded with Leadtek to let me keep it as a permanent sample for a box I had plans to build, which is as about as high a recommendation as I can give it. For it's purpose and taken in context as a relatively cheap games and media box, the bundle makes a lot of sense. This product comes recommended!

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The first thing I noticed when I opened the case was the amount of fans included! This case has four 5.25" bays and six 3.5" bays. The internal four bays are cooled by a massive 120mm intake fan! Also there are dual 80mm exhaust fans at the rear of the case, plus an 80mm exhaust at the top of the case. Now default, this case only comes with the fan on the side panel- a crystal clear plastic fan. Cool effect when the light is on and glows through that too! If you don't have a ton of extra fans laying around, I highly recommend the 27.99$ fan upgrade with this case- The cooling power is superb!

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Today we'll be looking into one more motherboard manufactured by the Taiwanese company Biostar. This manufacturer, little known in Russia, turns out to have very interesting models in the assortment. Last time we reviewed the board M7VIP based on the KT333 chipset and although it didn't offer any outstanding options in terms of overclocking or super-high speed, anyway it was among the leaders for the expansivity options (as you could see that in the comparative roundup of several KT333-based motherboards, the board M7VIP was the only to have a support for Firewire and SerialATA).

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Given it's small size, and robust features, the usefullness of the SS51 is almost limitless. It can be a great LAN rig (with the proper video card), a corporate PC, a router, fileserver, or even a TiVO. Really, even when it's served it's purpose as a performance gaming PC, it can do almost anything else you want with it.

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The GeForce4 MX 440 is more like a GeForce2 hopped up on a cocktail of steroids, Xanax, caffeine, Metabolife, and some sort of fish paralyzer. The GeForce4 MX has two pixel pipelines and a transform and lighting unit essentially unchanged from the GeForce2, but it packs a revamped memory interface, improved antialiasing, and reworked video- and display-oriented bits and pieces. The GF4 MX also runs at a much higher clock speed. In the case of the original GF4 MX 440, the GPU ran at 270MHz with a 400MHz memory clock. The new "with AGP 8X" model runs at 275MHz with memory at 512MHz..

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From the product description, this device basically aids in silencing your noisy fans when the system does not need it. For example, if you are heavily using the system, more than likely CPU temperatures will rise which will also raise case temperatures. This rise in turn causes the sensor on the Pyramid to kick in and start the process of pumping more juice to the fan. As soon as case temperatures drop, the sensor sees the change in temperature and starts limited the amount of voltage, causing whatever fan that's attached to slow down. This minimizes noise when it is not needed without much human intervention.

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I was contacted recently by a representative from The Card Cooler, asking me if I'd take a look at their latest "Max Value Case." In the past, The Card Cooler has focused on selling, and modding, high-end mega-cooling cases, in the $200+ range, and they felt that they needed to offer a lower-cost alternative. Priced under $40, complete with a 300W P4-compatible power supply, the Max Value Case is their answer; but, is it a viable alternative for us currency-challenged case-modding wannabies, or is it a waste of our valuable time and money? Read on, and find out!

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With so many choices out there for enclosures, it is beginning to get difficult to choose. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at the Ahaniz dboX Case. It has features and looks combined, but how can it handle the demanding stresses that we put on it? Come see for yourself!

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The OpenOffice 1.0.1 Suite features 4 main programs. Writer (Word Processing), Calc (Spreadsheet), Impress (Presentations) and Draw (Drawing). Now obvious are the lack of a Personal Information Manager, and Desktop Publishing program. The lack of a PIM is a pretty big down side, but if you can get over this, I'd say for many of us, the essential programs are there and OpenOffice is free, as can be expected (since it is an Open Source program), and that alone says a lot.

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This time around, we take a look at heatsinks, young and old, and see what type of performance each of the five offers. This roundup is aimed as a guide - a guide to help anyone who wishes to dive into overclocking, and anyone who is wondering which heatsink to buy for that shiny new CPU. Or, it can serve as a bunch of normal product review bound together into one, just to see what's hot and what's not.

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While this drive doesn't offer much in the way of increased performance for users of the 40x CD-RW Drives and above, it deserves the Editor's Choice Award for pushing the limits of CD-RW technology. Anyone looking to upgrade from a slower model CD-RW, this is the king of the hill!

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Many of us are familiar with the term overclocking, but many of us also shy away from overclocking our systems for fear that we'll damage expensive hardware. As with many such activities, there are risks involved if you don't do something right, but by overclocking your system safely you stand minimal risk of damaging hardware.

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