Thursday, January 15, 2004

TweakPC, Bjorn3D, EOC, 3DChip, TweakTown, HWZ, OCW, Madshrimps, TrustedReviews — Cormac @ 18:19 

New ASUS Cards @ TweakPC

"ASUS will extend his product range by three new low-budget video-cards."

Read more at TweakPC or this translation.

Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith nForce3 Motherboard Review @ Bjorn3d

"This review will focus on Chaintech´s Zenith line and in particular the Athlon64 offering —- the ZNF3-150 Zenith, based on the NVIDIA nForce3 150 chip. Not only does this board feature the awesome Zenith bundle, but it also features some innovative features as well, such as RadEX."

Read more at Bjorn3D.

Server Power & Performance @ EOC

"Servers these days perform such a variety of tasks that it is impossible to give a "one size fits all" solution on how to make it run better. However, one thing that most servers have in common is the programs like to cache large amounts of data to maximize performance. Adding RAM could be the most cost-effective way to increase application performance of a server, giving the greatest gains where caching is highly utilized."

Read more at EOC.

MSI FX 5700 Ultra TD128 Review (GeForce FX 5700 Ultra) @ 3DChip

"Diesmal haben wir uns im Mainstreambereich umgesehen und uns die neue MSI FX 5700 Ultra TD128 näher angesehen. Natürlich wurde die Grafikkarte auch mit dem Vorgänger GeForce FX 5600 Ultra verglichen. Zusätzlich wurde noch eine GeForce FX 5900 SE in die Benchmarks integriert um mal genau hinzusehen, ob sich bei nVIDIA in Sachen Leistungsanstieg mit den neuen NV36 GPUs im mittleren Preissegment was getan hat. Wie die Grafikkarte sich bewährt hat erfahrt ihr natürlich in unserem Review..."

Read more at 3DChip.

Seasonic Super Silencer 460 PSU Review @ TweakTown

"Mike is back with a review of the Seasonic Super Silencer 460 watt power supply unit. It comes from a company who has been in the PC power business since 1975 who has only recently decided to extend their business to the enthusiast user. Read on and let´s see if they deserve a second or third look."

Read more at TweakTown.

HWZ Article: The CES 2004 Report — Part 2

"In this final part of our CES coverage, we look at emerging storage technologies like Blu-ray and High Definition DVD. We also check out the latest offerings from companies like Microsoft, Intel, Philips, BenQ and HP. We will also give you a quick look at some of the interesting gadgets we caught while we made our rounds on the show floor. We hope you´ll enjoy the photo gallery."

Read more at HWZ.

ECS (EliteGroup) EZ Tablet PC EZ-30 @ OCW

"ECS EZ30 Tablet PC comes equipped with Transmeta Crusoe 5800 800MHz CPU. It comes with 128M of DDR RAM expandable to 512M. The screen has a 800x600 resolution SVGA TFT LCD and comes with a 20GB 2.5" HDD. EZ-30 is not just another Tablet PC as it comes with a CMOS Digital Camera for taking still photos or video. It comes with LAN port, USB port, 56K modem and Wireless LAN built-in. There is also a 1 x 4-in-1 Card Reader(support SM/MS/SD/MMC)."

Read more at OCW.

Sparkle Geforce FX 5700 Ultra Review @ Madshrimps

"We take a look at the Sparkle FX5700Ultra Platinum edition (SP8836U-PT), it improves upon nVidia´s FX 5600 Ultra, while sporting ViVo features. Pitting it against the Radeon 9800 Pro to see how it holds up in popular benchmarks and games!"

Read more at Madshrimps.

Three new Vaio-Models —or- Good Times for ATI @ TweakPC

"Sony will bring in middle of February three new Vaio-Models to the stores. The new flagship is one of those, which is equipped with a 3,4 GHz Pentium4 and 1024 MB RAM. Remarkable at the new models is the fact, that now ATI-Chips prefered used by Sony."

Read more at TweakPC or this translation.

AOpen A600A @ TrustedReviews

"So how easy is it to build a system in the A600A? Well, it’s not the simplest to put together as you can’t slide the motherboard tray out, but there is plenty of space inside. It’s even roomy enough to install the hard drives after you’ve fitted the motherboard, which can sometimes be a problem in cases where the drive bays are down at the bottom of the chassis. AOpen has also added a quick release latch for the front of the case that makes it easy to remove. This has to be done so you can slide in the 5.25in drives as well as any external 3.5in drives."

Read more at TrustedReviews.