Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Daily mailbox: TechConnect, Bjorn3D, 3DCenter — Cormac @ 17:13 

Soundcard software mods @ TechConnect

"There are many users who own a TerraTec Aureon Sky/Space soundcard. And I guess most of them expect more from the drivers.
As some know, the Aureon Space is almost identical with the Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 which have better drivers in many ways. But Prodigy 7.1 isnt very easy to find and many people get stuck with the Aureon which has great hardware but lacks many features in software.
While surfing the 3DSS forums Ive discovered a thread about modding the Aureon Space/Sky into a Prodigy 7.1. With the authors approval, I decided to post the news about his little mod and not only."

Read more at TechConnect.

Antec Performance Plus 660AMG Case Review @ Bjorn3d.com

"The 660AMG comes with a great PSU, front inputs for both USB and Firewire, plenty of cooling fan options, and some sweet removable drive bays. The no frills attitude of the case may be a turn-off to some, but also adds to the simple elegance that it holds."

Read more at Bjorn3D.

Benchmark Utilities, Part I @ 3DCenter

Guys at 3DCenter have uploaded a few very interesting tools for graphic card reviewers and testers, including AATest (Direct3D), FSAA Tester (Direct3D), D3D Geometry FSAA Viewer (Direct3D), Textured FSAA-Tester (OpenGL), D3D AF-Tester (Direct3D), Texture Filter TestApp (OpenGL).