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Intel nForce 4 SLI and Tuesday CeBIT Roundup Part 1

“I had a chat with NVIDIA yesterday in a meeting where they admitted slight frustration at certain pockets of press claiming that nForce4 SLI Edition for Intel Pentium 4 is a paper launch product, while also expressing bewilderment at being asked by the same hacks why it’s not called nForce5.”

Check out that article at Hexus. Also, you can check out these articles:
FIRST LOOK – RAPTOR-GAMING M2 Mouse
S3’s OmniChrome can’t be sold in the UK?
TV tuners take over CeBit.

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Razer Diamondback Professional Gaming Mouse Pictorial Review Posted @ Rojak Pot

“Tired of getting fragged left and right? If you are questioning your fragging skills, maybe it’s time to take a look at your mouse.

Today, we will take a look at the Razer Diamondback professional gaming mouse with its incredible 1600 DPI resolution and 16-bits data resolution! This could be the mouse that will make you the Fragmeister!”

Check it out at Rojak Pot.

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Matrix Orbital MX610 @ Phoronix

“The Matrix Orbital MX5 series included nearly every LED feature an enthusiast could imagine. It will be interesting to see what can be packaged into the brand new MX6 line. Today we have the exclusive honor and privilege of introducing you to the Matrix Orbital MX610!”

Check it out at Phoronix.

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Updates at NGOHQ

Over at NGOHQ, they have released a new IceMat Siberia review. They have also released a tweaked version of the new Nvidia 64-Bit driver.. and you can check that out here.

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PolderbitS sound recorder & editor software review.

“To our way of thinking this PolderbitS sound recording & editor software package represents really great value-for-money. You get all the functions you need to make and edit your sound recordings along with a great choice of recording qualities to choose from.”

Check it out at A1 Electronics.

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ATI Radeon X850XT-Platinum Edition @ Viperlair

“On average, the X800XT-PE is about 5% to 10%, give or take a couple percentage points faster than the X800XT. Assuming you are lucky enough to grab an ATI X800XT-PE, the difference will be smaller. Basically, if benchmarks are your thing, the X850XT-PE is the fastest card ATI has to offer.”

Check it out at Viperlair

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Beginners Guides: Linux Part 2: Installing a PC

“For the second installment of this PCstats guide, we’re looking at something a little more permanent. We’re going to take one of the most popular and easy to use free Linux distributions, SUSE Personal 9.1 and explore the process of installing Linux onto your hard drive as a full operating system. We’ll look at how to configure your desktop using the KDE desktop manager, get a grasp on your personal files in the Linux file system and connect to the Internet for web browsing and email. We’ll also teach you how to make Linux co-exist peacefully with your existing Windows installation, so you can use both. This particular version of Linux was chosen because its small footprint and easy to use configuration tools make it an excellent way to reduce the often-daunting learning curve that the Linux OS can present. We firmly believe that learning to use an operating system productively is the first and most important step in achieving full familiarity and expertise with that system.”

Check it out at PC Stats.

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ATI TV Wonder Elite Video Review @ 3D Gameman

“The ATI TV Wonder Elite is based on the very powerful ATI Theater 550 Pro chip. The large analog tuner of previous generation TV Wonder products is replaced by the small Microtune MT2050 Digital Tuner. This tuner not only is capable of TV but also FM radio. For convenience, the Remote Wonder Plus remote control is included. The only downside to this product is the weak software package, Power Cinema. Watch the Video to find out more…”

Check out the review at 3D Gameman!

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Buyers Guide: March 2005 @ Pureoverclock.com

“Choosing the best PC hardware available for your budget can sometimes be a confusing and time consuming ordeal. Time these days is at a premium, and not everyone has enough of this precious commodity available to trawl countless reviews thus enabling them to make good, informed buying decisions. Don’t expect in depth detail on the products chosen. The article would end up being 50 pages if it were. This is a quick look at what’s hot at the moment. Think of it as a point in the right direction.”

Check it out at Pro Overclock!

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Gigabyte GV-3D1 Dual GeForce 6600GT Videocard @ PC Stats

“Gigabyte has come up with a very interesting alternative to the dual card SLI option; what they’ve done is placed two nVidia GeForce 6600GT cores and two sets of memory onto a single videocard PCB! Like a regular pair of SLI compatible cards, the two individual cores split the PCI Express 16x bus and each core gets a direct PCI Express 8x connection to the rest of the system though one standard PCI Express x16 slot. Each of the GeForce 6600GT cores on the GV-3D1 are supported with dedicated sets of 128MB of Samsung GDDR3 memory each, for a total of 256MB GDDR-3. The GV-3D1 has its cores clocked at 500MHz apiece, but the memory runs at 1120MHz – a full 120MHz over stock speeds. We’ll see later what kind of performance benefits this can produce.”

Check it out at PC Stats.

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Exclusive Koolance Article and CeBIT Roundup @ Hexus

“On the opposite side you can see Koolance’s new innovation for this new series of GPU coolers. Dubbed HydraPak, it’s a pierce and puncture proof container for the other side of the waterchannel. The material doesn’t conduct any electricty whatsoever and cools the back side of the board with direct contact. On a flip-chip design like the X8-series, you can transfer heat away from the bottom of the GPU and to the PCB. Especially with X850 XT, that’s a fearsome amount of heat to get rid of and while the X850 XT’s cooler does a good job in getting direct heat away from the GPU, there’s still plenty radiated from the rear.”

Check out that here. While you are at it, check out some of their other articles:

ASUS – Dual Graphics
ASUS – Intel 955
NVIDIA’s Party on Saturday Night
Tagan PSUs and new IcyBox models at Nanopoint

Great stuff to be had over at Hexus!

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Memory Shootout – Extremely High Performance DDR using Samsung TCCD DRAMs @ Hexus

“To sum up, if you want the coolest modules on the block and you’re feeling flush, the Corsair Xpert is in a niche of its own. Paired with Samsung’s TCCD modules, there’s a world of performance to be had from them at modest Vdimm. Otherwise, the G.Skill and OCZ both come recommended at around the £200 mark, with Corsair’s XL PRO and XL PT under that price, too.”

Check it out at Hexus!

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FrontX CPX088 (Ivory) @ Phoronix

“FrontX, short for Front X-tension, is a unit that allows you to connect your ports to the front of your computer for easy access. A company that fittingly carries the same name, FrontX, makes the device. You can either use your existing motherboard connectors or you can even extend the ports on the rear of your computer to the front using adapters offered by FrontX. Almost any type of port can be extended to a front port that can be accessed conveniently. FrontX has kindly provided us with a review sample that we will be examining today.”

Check it out at Phoronix.

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Link Depot PNP-350-2F Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers

“Today, more and more people are upgrading their computers. And chances are
they are buying a socket 939 or socket 775. And with the introduction of
all these new mainboards comes a new standard in power supplies. These new
motherboards sports a industry standard 24 pin ATX connection from the
power supply instead of a 20 pin connector. So, in steps the Link Depot
PNP-350-2F.”

Check out the review at Pro-Clockers!

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Thermaltake PurePower 680W Power Supply @ InsaneTek

“The Thermaltake 680W has placed Thermaltake in the recommended overclocker’s choice for power supplies. While offering amazing aesthetic features, such as a titanium finish and fully sleeved cables, it has enough power to supply the most straining components available. The power supply is also one of the few power supplies that is able to power two PCI-E video cards, aside from the PC Power and Cooling SLI series.”

Check it out at InsaneTek.

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Sunday CeBIT Roundup @ Hexus

Sunday CeBIT roundup at Hexus!

Everyone’s PC Partner?
Gainward CoolFX SLI Graphics
Team AMD
DDR600 @ G.Skill

Check it out!

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Thermalrock Oceandome @ Red & Blackness

“We have heard about Thermaltake before but today we will look at a case from Thermalrock which is a fairly new company on the market. They have sent us their latest case Oceandome that we will take a look at which seems to be a big case with alot of room for watercooling, etc. It also has several fans included which gives it a good airflow if you run air cooling with the case; so lets get this thing going.”

Check out the review at Red & Blackness.

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Sapphire’s GROUPER to take on nForce 4 @ Hexus

“Here at the Sapphire Stand at CeBIT 2005, Team HEXUS has been hard at work dismantling Sapphire’s latest mainboard, codenamed GROUPER. To the horror of Steve Morgan, Sales Director for UK and Northern Europe, Team HEXUS set about with screwdriver and pliers to bring you extensive pictures of the board’s chipset.”

Check it out as WELL at Hexus :D

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BTX AMD System? @ Hexus

“Biostar’s nForce4-based iDEQ 330P has something very close to picoBTX in terms of board layout. Being a small PC that doesn’t support upgrade of the mainboard, the mainboard can have any layout that Biostar want. With their i915-based iDEQ a full picoBTX implementation, it seems they’ve designed the nForce4 version in much the same way. The CPU and core logic are lined up to take advantage of the iDEQ’s cooling system, with the expansion slots and memory slots either side.”

Check out the article at Hexus!

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A Visit to the CeBiT 2005 @ Guru3D

“CeBIT, the biggest IT exhibit that takes place in Europe every year. Roughly two million visitors and well over 8000 exhibitors are present on that CeBIT. CeBIT is focusing on the professional visitor, rather than the end-user. The majority of exhibitors were IT/Enterprise oriented, and only handfuls in attendance were for the consumer level. Guru3D.com wrote up a 21 page overview loaded with some nice photos, exclusives and their experiences.”

Check out the full article at Guru 3D.

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Workstation Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev 3.0 Posted! @ Rojak Pot

“These days, there are so many workstation graphics card models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, we decided to compile this comprehensive guide to over 50 workstation graphics cards.

We hope this comparison will provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various workstation graphics cards in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates!

Here are the updates:
– Many thanks to Eugene Tenenbaum for these updates!
– Added the NVIDIA Quadro FX 330, FX 540 and Quadro FX 4400 cards.
– Added a new specification of Geometry Rate for NVIDIA cards.
– Added OpenGL Support specifications for the remaining NVIDIA cards.
– Corrected various mistakes in Vertex Pipelines, Vertex Shader Version, Pixel Pipelines and Pixel Shader Version.
– Corrected various mistakes in Core Speed, Fill Rate, Memory Speed and Memory Bandwidth.”

Check out the full article at Rojak Pot.

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Razotech LED RAM Mod @ Phoronix

“Razotech, also known as Neo Maxim Corp, is one of the latest contenders in the computer modding market. With the modding scene already becoming saturated by so many companies distributing similar computer modification products, will Razotech be able to deliver anything new to the market? Today we have the chance of checking out their Blue LED RAM Mod.”

Check it out at Phoronix!

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Mikhailtech March 2005 Budget System Buyer’s Guide – Socket 754 under $400

“For the first time in our budget guide we’re making the switch from the now-discontinued Socket A platform to a much more potent Socket 754. The performance difference is a very noticeable one and although we’re not building a system for overclocking, the potential of these new 2600+ processors is amazing to say the least (overclocks close to 1GHz have been achieved). These new Semprons (the 2600+ being among them) are based on the Palermo core which is similar to Winchester with the exception of a reduced L2 cache and disabled AMD64 technology. For those wondering, in order to keep performance similar to Socket A counterparts, AMD lowered the clock speeds on the new Sempron CPUs and this is why a 2600+ runs at only 1.6GHz. The L2 cache is also smaller than older Semprons (128K vs. 256K). The Palermo core uses the 90nm manufacturing process and runs at a measly core voltage of only 1.4V. This is a retail processor so you also get a 3 year warranty (keep in mind overclocking voids this) and a stock cooler.”

Check out the full article at Mikhailtech.

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nVHardPage v2.2 @ Guru3D

This tool is multilanguage compatible and serves on en/disabling hidden features in nVidia control panel, tweaking nVidia Direct3D and OpenGL settings and overclocking your nVidia graphic card.

Whats new in version 2.2
· added support for PCI-Express cards
· fixed 16x AF mode
· fixed image sharpening status for 6xxx series GPU
· added new ForceWare Direct3D database
· updated Pixel shader settings for 6xxx series GPU
· updated Vertex shader settings for 6xxx series GPU
· updated Performance wizard
· updated Russian translation
· AGP setting page option is not show if PCI-e card is on board
· some others small fixes and changes

Download the new version at Guru3D.

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Saturday CeBIT Roundup @ Hexus

Hexus has a ton of info in their roundup of Saturday at CeBIT.

Corsair Makes Memory Sexy
AMD CeBIT 2005 Treasure Hunt
S3 GammaChrome
Shuttle SLi Spy Shot!
EPoX 9NPA+ SLI
XFX Bring Extreme PC to the Masses

Great stuff there, so be sure to check them all out.

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