Thursday, December 18, 2003

Daily mailbox: NVISION, Designtechnica, myWORLD Hardware, HWZ, TrustedReviews, TweakTown — Cormac @ 18:43 

New article on NVISION — Gainward CoolFX/1600XP ´GS´

"This time I´ve looked at Gainward GeForce FX 5900 Ultra with CoolFX (watercooler!)"

Read more at NVISION.

Designtechnica´s 2003 Holiday Gift Guide

"2003 was an exciting year for technology. We saw mass adoption of wireless technologies both in computer and home theater applications, the prices of our favorite plasma televisions have come down to ranges we are comfortable with, and notebook PC´s have reached an all time low on the weight factor. But now that the holiday season is upon us, you are probably wondering what the perfect gift would be for that special someone. Let Designtechnica guide you as we point out our favorite products from the year 2003."

Read more at Designtechnica.

Steelpad 4D Mouse Pad Reviewed @ myWORLD Hardware

"On first looks, you’ll notice that the Steelpad 4D is extreme thin at only 2.5mm in thickness (1/10 inch). The size of the Steelpad 4D is 290mm x 267mm which is quite huge but this shouldn’t be a problem thanks to its 2.5mm thickness. Unlike other hardcore thick mouse pads, the thin profile is an advantage for those with a smaller area to work with. For us, this is an advantage as it snugs in nicely under our keyboard on our pull-out keyboard board."

Read more at myWORLD Hardware.

HWZ Review MSI FX5600-VTDR128 (GeForce FX 5600)

"MSI has a couple of variants based on the GeForce FX 5600 GPU, but we have received their top of the line version – the MSI FX5600-VTDR128. As with most of their graphics cards, this one lived up to all our expectations with a swell product packaging, niche product features, a well-designed card, all the required accessories and an enticing software/games bundle. Carrying a price tag of about US$155 (about S$265), the MSI FX5600-VTDR128 is justly priced for the extent of features and software bundle that it encompasses."

Read more at HWZ.

Motherboard Roundup @ TrustedReviews

"If you´re thinking about building yourself a PC based on AMD´s new 64bit chip, you´re going to need a new motherboard to put it in. To help you make your choice we´ve rounded up five Athlon 64 boards and put them through their paces."

Read more at TrustedReviews.

Sapphire Radeon 9600XT Review @ TweakTown

"For those who have been looking for performance on a budget, the recent release of the Radeon 9600XT was a true blessing. Today we look at the Sapphire version of this very VPU. Come join us as we see see if the lower cost still leaves you with enough performance to satisfy the gamer in all of us!"

Read more at TweakTown.