Content and news by Rob Williams

” Today we take a look at another Pentium 4 processor, the 3.4GHz LGA775. As things look right now, it appears that Intel will discontinue all other sockets and press on with LGA775. This is evident as Intel has just released their new lineup up 6xx sequence Pentium 4 processors in LGA775 only. While I don’t have one of these “new” Pentium 4s, I do have a very fast, very affordable, and very overclockable CPU here to show you today!”

Check out the full review at Club Overclocker.

“AUSTIN, TX — March 7, 2005 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the first development board specifically designed for the high-performance, low-power AMD Geodeâ„¢ NX processor family, featuring the Mini-ITX form factor and a specialized Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) chipset. The AMD Geodeâ„¢ NX DB1500 development board and reference design was created to simplify product design processes with integrated hardware and software capabilities using high-performance, low-power Geode NX processors. Customers can use the AMD Geode NX DB1500 to develop small form factor devices including thin-client, point-of-sale, or single-board computers or other embedded applications, including entertainment and gaming systems, with outstanding x86 processor performance. “

Will be interesting to see more of these. Check out the full release here.

“GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE—SAN FRANCISCO, CA—MARCH 7, 2005—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced the immediate availability of the NVIDIA Developer Toolkit, a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge content creation, code integration, performance analysis, and educational resources for game developers. Designed to make it easier for game developers to take advantage of the latest advancements in graphics hardware technologies, the NVIDIA Developer Toolkit can be downloaded for free at http://developer.nvidia.com.”

Check out the full release at Nvidia.com.

“MARKHAM, Ontario, Mar 07, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The IMAGEON® 2300 media processor from ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT) has been chosen by LG Electronics Co., Ltd, to power the industry’s first hardware enabled 3D-gaming phone – its new SV360. Shipping later this year, the SV360 is the most powerful and most advanced 3D gaming phone offering a console-like gaming experience and ergonomics.”

Check out the full press release here. Bah, I want to see some benchmarks :D

“We report on our gaming experience with MSI’s 6600 GT PCI-Express and XFX’s 6600 GT AGP and PCI-Express video cards. New games used include Chronicles of Riddick and Everquest II.”

Ahh, it’s great to see someone using an MMO for benchmarking! Check out the results of these mainstream cards at Hard|OCP.

“VERSION:: DNA-Force 1.2.7590
* Based on the ForceWare 75.90 Release
* Updated support for all nVidia cards incl nvidia G70 (new gen)”

If you are interested in trying out these new drivers, you can snag them over at the DNA Site.

“I think it’s fair to say that water cooling kits fall into one of two categories – they either try to integrate all the components into as small a number of parts as possible, or they simply provide all the individual components in a traditional manner. The difference is much like the difference between buying an integrated HiFi and separates – the former is the easy option but the latter almost always performs better…

It’s obvious as soon as you see the multitude of components hiding in Corsair’s box that they went for the second option.”

Check out the review at Bit-Tech.

“A couple of weeks ago AMD began selling several new models of the Sempron processor for Socket 754, and in this review we will examine the Sempron 2600+, the junior Socket 754 product from AMD. We’re going to test the performance of the new CPU, compare it to the competing products, and explore its overclockability right now!”

They bring this processor through a lot of testing and benchmarking. Definately check it out at X-Bit Labs.

“You may not have heard of PDP Systems but they may just have the best-performing Samsung TCCD-based memory modules!

Join Chai as he takes a look at the Patriot 1GB 3200+ XBL Dual Channel Memory Kit and show you why this memory kit is really a diamond in the rough.”

Check out the review at the Rojak Pot!

“When I finally located the dungeon I needed (which was a chore in and of itself, let me tell you), I jumped in, ready and eager with my awesome level 4 buffs and deadly fire arrows at the ready! At first, it was VERY encouraging – there were bodies EVERYWHERE. It looked Comment (0) -->

“The surface looks as if it will be easy to clean be it when we spill coffee and it gets covered in cigarette ash. We are messy sometimes. If the Hybrid works for us in this environment it will work for you.



What can we say. Here you see a Logitech mouse that really does slip or move very freely over this Hybrid mat from XTrac. Really. No matter how hard we press down on it.”

Check out the full review at A1 Electronics.

“As you can probably guess, the XP-90 is anything but small. Measuring in at 116 mm (length) x 96 mm (width) x 75 mm (height), it’s taller without a fan than a stock Intel cooler with one. It accepts both 80mm and 92mm fans, though there’s absolutely no reason to go with an 80mm model when 92mm will provide you with just as much (if not more) airflow at a reduced noise level. While the base is nickel-plated copper, the rest is aluminum which leads to the biggest shocker: it weights only 360 grams! This fits in with their “Light ‘N Easy” campaign as it’s well below the official limit of 450 grams. And if that’s not enough, even more amazing is the fact that it’s only 10 grams lighter than the much larger XP-120.”

Check it out at Mikhailtech.

“Looking for a cooler to replace the stock Pentium 4 cooler? Spire may just have the cooler for you! Today, we introduce to you, the new Spire CoolGate Pentium 4 Heatpipe Cooler!

Join Azim as he explores the different facet of this interesting heatpipe cooler featuring a side-blowing fan! Let’s see if this new twist in cooling actually works!”

Check out the full review at Rojak Pot.

“Today we announce this month’s Sidewinder Computers-sponsored giveaway at Mikhailtech. We’re giving away a pair of low-noise, high-performance accessory bundles to a couple lucky winners!”

These are some cool prizes. Check it out at Mikhailtech.

“When 5.25″ LCD display panels come to mind, what manufacturer do you think of? More than likely, it would be Matrix Orbital. They have been providing LCD solutions since 1995 and they are the engineers of the popular MX series. In this review, we’re looking at a newcomer to the LCD market, Scythe. Scythe is definitely no neophyte when it comes to PC cooling but in the area of LCDs, it’s a different story. In this review, we’ll be checking out the Scythe LCD Master (LM01-GY).”

Check out the review at Phoronix.

“This product is one of the fastest Video Cards currently on the market. It’s based around the ATI R480 chip & has default speeds of 520MHz (Core) & 1080MHz (memory). These speeds are blistering fast already but the card can be overclocked even higher, transforming an already super fast card into a monster. A hardcore gamers must have product! Watch the Video to find out more…”

Head over to 3D Gameman for the full review.

“RivaTuner RC 12.4 was just released my friends. RivaTuner is the most powerful tweaking utility for nVidia GeForce and ATI Radeon display adapters running under Windows 98 / Windows 98 SE / Windows ME / Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The purpose of this utility is to give you access to all the undocumented features of the Detonator drivers. All versions of the Detonator drivers have a lot of undocumented registry entries. Some of them don’t affect anything, but there are some that are very useful.”

I’m definately trying out this new version. You can grab the new version here, or visit the homepage here.

“When it comes to cooling products, everyone’s probably heard of Thermaltake. Since 1999, Thermaltake has been manufacturing cases and cooling products. I’ve never really used a Thermaltake product before, so I can’t really say much about their past coolers. As companies began to implement heatpipes, Thermaltake did the same with their new line of coolers. Today we have the Thermaltake Big Typhoon up for review. Let’s go ahead and take a look at how this thing performs.”

You can read the full review at InsaneTek.

“The Logitech diNovo Media Desktop is Logitech’s newest keyboard/mouse combo. The diNovo is a wireless keyboard/mouse combo using bluetooth technology. I had a chance to use this keyboard/mouse combo and today I am going to tell you all about the combo and its software suite.”

Head over to AMD Review for the full.. uhh review.

“If you are looking for a new case Thermaltake always has a few options for everyone. In the past these cases, like their Xaser series, have been pretty outlandish looking and probably not appropriate for all settings, for example, in the office. Seemingly catching the hint, Thermaltake has recently released a number of calmer, more elegantly stylized cases, like the Soprano, Tsunami, Shark, and to a lesser extent, the Armor. These are more metallic, less plasticy, and generally in muted colors, unlike the reds and blues of before.”

Check out the full review at XYZ Computing.