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The system we tested was an Athlon 64 with 1 mbyte L2 cache (16-fold associative, 64 byte cache line size) and a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz. Though that is a far cry from the opening clock frequency of 2 GHz planned for the new series at launch it nevertheless allows interesting conclusions regarding the performance one can expect from the Hammer CPUs to be drawn.

The idea behind lowering your CPU temperature is to get your chip to run faster thus having an Overall Quicker and Solid PC. This thru the method of Overclocking, check out the latest Overclocking tips and how to’s in our Xtreme Forums . Your average P4 processor will gain anywhere from 800-1100 Mhz with the VapoChill utilizing sub-0 temperatures.

This update is meant for Creative TNT, TNT2, GeForce, GeForce2, GeForce3 and GeForce4 series of graphics and includes:

Better support for newer graphics card
Improves performance in some graphics-intensive games.
Support for new AGP 8X cards

Thinking about buying another TV so you don’t have to leave your computer to watch your favourite shows? Why not save some space and time and look at Pinnacle's TV tuner card range. They’ll turn your PC's monitor into a goggle box, with some extra features thrown in.

what did Chaintech want to accomplish with this new motherboard series? It seems that they wanted to offer motherboards with maximum features, good component quality, rich package and bundle, and all this with the goal of competing against the most popular manufacturers such as ASUS, MSI, ABIT... Because of this, Chaintech completely changed their offer, dividing it into three series positioned for different market segments: Zenith is positioned for the high-end market, Apogee for the mainstream, while Sumitth will be positioned for users who don’t care about extra features and who are satisfied with basic motherboard models. Basically, a very logical division, but still the reaction of the market remains to be seen.

On the whole, if we look into details, we will find that there has been plenty of work done for keeping present infrastructure alive. The controller's command set hasn't been replaced, but expanded, so that one and the same memory controller would be able to work with both DDR and DDR II. We have the same principle of data packets transfer along the data bus, the same four-bank structure and the same memory page size. We should admit that the industry seems to shun the word "revolution" after the Rambus affair.

After some sacrifices I managed to scrape up a little over $200 and decided to do some research. Originally I was just going to replace it with another 4200 probably a Gainward. I was still under the impression that the 4200 was still the king of the budget cards. Something sneaked under my radar. I must have either been not paying attention when ATI released the 9500Pro or just passed it off as another paper launch of a product I wouldn’t see for a month or two. Luckily, I live in an area that has computer shows on a monthly basis so on Saturday I was off with my $200 and a mission to get a 9500Pro

However, to sweeten the package a bit, ATI has provided their RADEON 9700 launch demos from earlier this summer for direct download off their website. If the Natural Light 128-bit color demo drew your attention back in July, you’ll really be picking your jaw up off the floor after seeing it with your own eyes on your PC. You could possibly make a few bucks showing it off to your friends in the process.

Fellow Overclockers, it is my privilege to announce that the air-cooled peltier is not dead. Of course that is always up for debate, and if you're a mad Overclocker such as myself, you know that its going to take a lot more than that kind of statement to convince you its true. Leave it Swiftech to be up for the challenge. I can just picture their developers staying up till 4AM trying to figure out the optimal configuration of wattage and surface area to make such a contraption work. These were the first things that came to my mind when I was asked to review this gigantic mammoth of a CPU Cooler called the MCX462+T from Swiftech!

Monthly 3D Digest is the project of iXBT.com devoted to releases of new Windows XP (monthly) and Windows 9x/ME (once in 4 months) drivers for popular videocards (released from the 10th of October 2002 to the 10th of November 2002). As usual, there are many diagrams containing the information on changes in operation of videocards at change to last version drivers, and also summary diagrams of popular modern videocards performance.

Excluding the three temperature probes, these wires are used as extension cables to relocate the USB, sound and fire wire ports to the front panel of the unit. The entire unit slides into an empty 5 1/4" bay. Screws are provided to secure the unit in the bay. A rear PCI plate is also given with slits to accommodate for the audio wires that will be run from the back of the case. Power to the unit is supplied via a 4-pin molex connector.

Sporting a new cooling solution for the GPU and Memory, as well as 128 Megs of onboard RAM and support for the 8x AGP bus, MSI now has an even more impressive Geforce4Ti4200 solution. In this review I will be comparing the new MSI Geforce4Ti4200 (G4Ti4200-VTD8X (MS-8894)) with the older MSI Geforc4Ti4200 (G4Ti4200-VTD64 (MS-8870)).

As computers become more and more powerful, additional cooling is required in order to keep them running stable. Standard ATX cases these days usually come with more than one fan. Additional air cooling leads to additional noise. Rheobus devices are used to control fan speeds leading to lower noise levels. Today we look at one of these devices by Vantec. Unlike many Rheobus kits available, Vantec adds quite a bit of style to their Nexus Fan Controller. Its striking design is targeted to please case modders and PC enthusiasts alike.

The SM-348 is a 48x24x48 CD-RW and a 16x DVD-ROM all in one unit. With small form factor PC's such as the Shuttle SB51G and the AMS gBox gaining popularity, people have some serious decision-making to do when it comes to filling their single 5.25" bay. Previously, choices were limited to either a CD-ROM, CD-RW or DVD drive. In order to have 2 drives, an external drive would have to be added, but not with the Samsung SM-348.

Never heard of AutoDeletePro? Well, now you have. I'm taking an exclusive look at one of AutoDeletePro's exclusive designs, the "Shockwave" fan grills. These are laser cut, and stainless steel. I'll be looking at some 80mm ones. But I'd like to say right now, one thing that I am really impressed with, is the all the sizes available. Try 60mm, 80mm, 92mm, and 120mm... Yes, I said 60mm fan grills! Let's begin.

It wasn't too long ago that any PC you looked at had a very drab and common appearance. Since that time, more manufacturers than ever have jumped aboard the "Looks Cool" bandwagon. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at the Antec PlusView 1000 AMG case that falls into this new category for enclosures. Though Antec has been making high performance cases for some time, can they now do it with style? Let's find out.