September 21 News from around the web
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:20 pm
ABIT AX8 v1 Motherboard Evaluation @ [H]ard|OCP
The AX8 is ABIT?s latest VIA-based Athlon 64 board. Overclocking quirks aside, this board performed surprisingly well. Should you consider VIA as an alternative to NVIDIA for your next AMD motherboard?
NVIDIA announces GeForce 6100 integrated graphics
Today NVIDIA is announcing a new K8 chipset family that brings GeForce 6 graphics to the nForce4 platform. The chipset family is made up of a pair of interchangeable north and south bridge chips, with the former sporting DirectX 9-glass integrated graphics derived from NVIDIA's GeForce 6 series. Integrated graphics is so important to NVIDIA's new north bridge chips that rather than being branded with the nForce name, the new chips have been dubbed GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100. Read on for more details on NVIDIA's new core logic.
@ The Tech Report
Wednesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
nForce4 410 and 430 with GeForce 6100 and 6150 Announcement @ HEXUS
nForce 400/GeForce 6100 Technology preview @ t-break
Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Water Cooling Kit @ PimpRig Review
SilenX IXTREMA Pro Fan Series Preview @ ThinkComputers.org
ATI Radeon X1800 XT, XL and Avivo in action @ HEXUS
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Review @ Designtechnica
Asus Extreme N7800GT Review @ NGOHQ
NVIDIA 1.0-8XXX Series Preview @ Phoronix
AMD64 3700+ San Diego S939 2.2GHz @ Techgage
AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX-DVD256 @ Overclockers Online
Seasonic S12 500W Power Supply Review @ EXTREME Overclocking
HIS X700 IceQ 128mb GDDR3 AGP Video Card @ Tech-Mods
nVidia GeForce 7800 GT Review @ Hardware Secrets
OCZ Value Pro PC2-4200 2GB Dual Channel Kit @ InsaneTek
World-exclusive: Thermaltake Blue Orb II @ techPowerUp!
ECS PF5 Extreme @ TrustedReviews
FIC Ice Cube HU61 Barebones @ ThinkComputers.org
Jetart Xcool NP6900 Foldable Notebook Cooler Review Posted! @ Adrian's Rojak Pot
GIGABYTE GA-8I945P Pro Motherboard @ Techniz
Sapphire's X700 and X800XL AGP Cards Reviewed @ GDHardware.com
Radeon X700 vs GeForce 6600 Comparison (AGP & PCIe) @ hardwarezone
ECS KN1 SLI Extreme @ InsaneTek
Thermalright V-1 *UPDATE* @ InsaneTek
Acer Ferrari 4000 4005WLMi Notebook @ BRnR
OCZ PC4800 Platinum Review @ Neoseeker
AMD Athlon64 X2-3800+ @ LostCircuits
Accessories
Mad Catz Universal MC2 Racing Wheel Review @ Hardware.GamersHell
The Optimus Organic LED Keyboard @ TweakPC.de
Razer Diamondback Plasma LE Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
Hiper Clavier Keyboard Review @ XYZ Computing
Steel Sound 5H @ Bytesector
Sunbeam Nuuo 550w PSU w/ 3.5" LCD Panel Review @ The Overclocker Cafe
Corsair 1GB USB 2.0 Voyager Flash Drive @ Tech-Mods.net
Power Supply Tester Comparison @ Virtual-Hideout
Edifier e3100 Speaker Review @ Ninjalane
Raptor: Gaming-Keyboard with afterglow-keys @ TweakPC
Editorials
How to Detect 64-bit Sempron CPUs @ Hardware Secrets
ATIS AVIVO @ driverheaven
AMD64 Overclocking Guide @ Overclockers Online
Dual Core Computer Processors: Luxury or Necessity? @ BonaFideReviews
Life Without Technology @ PC Mechanic
Chic Laptop Bags for Fall @ Designtechnica
September Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide @ Sharky Extreme
Software
NiBiTor v2.5 Released... @ MVKTech
ATI Catalyst 5.9 with CCC @ NGOHQ
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) Guide Updated! @ MVKTech
Opera Browser v8.50 for Linux @ Phoronix
Events
Hardware for Humanity Launches Today to Raise Money for Hurricane Katrina Relief @ The Best Case Scenario and Gruntville
Patriot Memory Factory Tour in Fremont, CA, USA @ Hardware Secrets
Contests
Evercool Product Spotlight & Design contest @ Virtual-Hideout
Cooler Master Contest Reminder @ Overclockers Online
Twinmos PC3500 1Gb BH5 Memory Kit Giveaway @ Madshrimps
Electronics
Konica Minolta Dimage X1 @ TrustedReviews
Transcend Digital Album Review @ The TechZone
Games
Fantastic Four Review Posts @ Gamepyre.com
Fahrenhei @ TrustedReviews
POSTAL 2: Share The Pain & POSTAL 2: Apocalypse Weekend @ Tech-Mods.net
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood PC Demo @ Strategyinformer
Benchmarks and video preview of Lost Coast @ bit-tech
The AX8 is ABIT?s latest VIA-based Athlon 64 board. Overclocking quirks aside, this board performed surprisingly well. Should you consider VIA as an alternative to NVIDIA for your next AMD motherboard?
NVIDIA announces GeForce 6100 integrated graphics
Today NVIDIA is announcing a new K8 chipset family that brings GeForce 6 graphics to the nForce4 platform. The chipset family is made up of a pair of interchangeable north and south bridge chips, with the former sporting DirectX 9-glass integrated graphics derived from NVIDIA's GeForce 6 series. Integrated graphics is so important to NVIDIA's new north bridge chips that rather than being branded with the nForce name, the new chips have been dubbed GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100. Read on for more details on NVIDIA's new core logic.
@ The Tech Report
Wednesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
nForce4 410 and 430 with GeForce 6100 and 6150 Announcement @ HEXUS
nForce 400/GeForce 6100 Technology preview @ t-break
Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Water Cooling Kit @ PimpRig Review
SilenX IXTREMA Pro Fan Series Preview @ ThinkComputers.org
ATI Radeon X1800 XT, XL and Avivo in action @ HEXUS
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D Review @ Designtechnica
Asus Extreme N7800GT Review @ NGOHQ
NVIDIA 1.0-8XXX Series Preview @ Phoronix
AMD64 3700+ San Diego S939 2.2GHz @ Techgage
AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX-DVD256 @ Overclockers Online
Seasonic S12 500W Power Supply Review @ EXTREME Overclocking
HIS X700 IceQ 128mb GDDR3 AGP Video Card @ Tech-Mods
nVidia GeForce 7800 GT Review @ Hardware Secrets
OCZ Value Pro PC2-4200 2GB Dual Channel Kit @ InsaneTek
World-exclusive: Thermaltake Blue Orb II @ techPowerUp!
ECS PF5 Extreme @ TrustedReviews
FIC Ice Cube HU61 Barebones @ ThinkComputers.org
Jetart Xcool NP6900 Foldable Notebook Cooler Review Posted! @ Adrian's Rojak Pot
GIGABYTE GA-8I945P Pro Motherboard @ Techniz
Sapphire's X700 and X800XL AGP Cards Reviewed @ GDHardware.com
Radeon X700 vs GeForce 6600 Comparison (AGP & PCIe) @ hardwarezone
ECS KN1 SLI Extreme @ InsaneTek
Thermalright V-1 *UPDATE* @ InsaneTek
Acer Ferrari 4000 4005WLMi Notebook @ BRnR
OCZ PC4800 Platinum Review @ Neoseeker
AMD Athlon64 X2-3800+ @ LostCircuits
Accessories
Mad Catz Universal MC2 Racing Wheel Review @ Hardware.GamersHell
The Optimus Organic LED Keyboard @ TweakPC.de
Razer Diamondback Plasma LE Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
Hiper Clavier Keyboard Review @ XYZ Computing
Steel Sound 5H @ Bytesector
Sunbeam Nuuo 550w PSU w/ 3.5" LCD Panel Review @ The Overclocker Cafe
Corsair 1GB USB 2.0 Voyager Flash Drive @ Tech-Mods.net
Power Supply Tester Comparison @ Virtual-Hideout
Edifier e3100 Speaker Review @ Ninjalane
Raptor: Gaming-Keyboard with afterglow-keys @ TweakPC
Editorials
How to Detect 64-bit Sempron CPUs @ Hardware Secrets
ATIS AVIVO @ driverheaven
AMD64 Overclocking Guide @ Overclockers Online
Dual Core Computer Processors: Luxury or Necessity? @ BonaFideReviews
Life Without Technology @ PC Mechanic
Chic Laptop Bags for Fall @ Designtechnica
September Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide @ Sharky Extreme
Software
NiBiTor v2.5 Released... @ MVKTech
ATI Catalyst 5.9 with CCC @ NGOHQ
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) Guide Updated! @ MVKTech
Opera Browser v8.50 for Linux @ Phoronix
Events
Hardware for Humanity Launches Today to Raise Money for Hurricane Katrina Relief @ The Best Case Scenario and Gruntville
Patriot Memory Factory Tour in Fremont, CA, USA @ Hardware Secrets
Contests
Evercool Product Spotlight & Design contest @ Virtual-Hideout
Cooler Master Contest Reminder @ Overclockers Online
Twinmos PC3500 1Gb BH5 Memory Kit Giveaway @ Madshrimps
Electronics
Konica Minolta Dimage X1 @ TrustedReviews
Transcend Digital Album Review @ The TechZone
Games
Fantastic Four Review Posts @ Gamepyre.com
Fahrenhei @ TrustedReviews
POSTAL 2: Share The Pain & POSTAL 2: Apocalypse Weekend @ Tech-Mods.net
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood PC Demo @ Strategyinformer
Benchmarks and video preview of Lost Coast @ bit-tech