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Only the Best: 9 Athlon Motherboards With The AMD 760 ChipsetAug 6, 2001 - in Reviews
More boards found their way into our lab, including the current reference board, MSI's K7 Master. All candidates run stable, so we focussed more on fine-tuning performance. Read on to find out which DDR motherboards are currently the best for Athlon.
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It's Time For DDR: 3 New 760 Athlon MobosJul 11, 2001 - in Reviews
These brand new boards from DFI, Epox and FIC prove to be fast and reliable. We took a hard look at their features and performance benchmarks.
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First Look At Brookdale - Intel's Upcoming 845 ChipsetJul 2, 2001 - in Reviews
Pentium 4 sales remain low, which is not entirely the fault of the price/performance of Intel's flagship processor. Current i850 platforms require Rambus' expensive and unpopular RDRAM, which reduces Pentium 4's appeal to the buyers even more. Soon Intel will come up with an alternative to i850 plus RDRAM. In a few weeks we will have the chance to spend our money for an even crazier solution. The i845 chipset will team up Pentium 4 with the slow and ageing PC133 memory. We tested this bizarre combination.
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Muscle-Flexing: 6 Dual CPU BoardsJun 29, 2001 - in Reviews
Dual boards really shine when used with high-end applications such as Cinema 4D XL or 3D Studio Max. We put reasonably priced boards with price tags starting at $110 through their paces.
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21 Mobo Salute: Pentium III i815 mobosJun 20, 2001 - in Reviews
We've added 5 new test candidates with the arrival of new motherboards from AOpen, FIC, Lucky Star and Soltek. How do they stack up agains the competition competition? Read on to find a comparison of all 21 motherboards.
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There's No Stopping Them: SiS Beats AMD & CoJun 11, 2001 - in Reviews
The Taiwanese manufacturer SiS has suddenly been thrust into the limelight: Athlon/Duron boards with the SiS 735 chipset manage to push its strong competitors AMD & Co. back in the rankings.
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Computex: AMD Releases 760MP Chipset For Dual AthlonMPJun 5, 2001 - in Reviews
We had to wait a long time for the release of AMD's SMP platform, but now, almost 2 years after the first release of the Athlon processor, we can finally experience a system based on two Athlon processors. The processor for the AMD760MP chipset is also new, based on the long anticipated 'Palomino'-core and going by the name AthlonMP. This gives us the first chance to look at the improved performance of Palomino in comparison with its predecessor 'Thunderbird'.
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Computex: Nvidia declares war on IntelJun 4, 2001 - in Reviews
It was subtle, but forceful. Nvidia, which has long tried to position itself as the next Intel, now has a product that puts the House of Pentium firmly in its sights.
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A Real Nail-Biter: Four Boards With ALi Magik 1May 9, 2001 - in Reviews
The Magik 1 is ALi's bid in the DDR-enabled chipset race with AMD 760 and VIA KT266. The four boards we tested produced rather sobering results!
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Crème De La Crème: Special Edition 815 Boards and Useful Add-OnsMay 7, 2001 - in Reviews
The times when just attractive features, stability and performance defined a successful motherboard model are long gone. Motherboards from different companies resemble each other in many points. The only way to differentiate from ordinary products is to offer special editions and valuable add-ons. AOpen, Asus and Azza sent us their latest inventions.
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DDR for Pentium III: 10 Boards with VIA Apollo Pro 266Apr 30, 2001 - in Reviews
The VIA Apollo Pro 266 provides a powerful argument for buying the semi-obsolete Pentium III platform - it works with DDR-SDRAM. We put a total of 10 boards to the test.
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VIA Apollo KT266 Revisited - Much Ado About NothingApr 16, 2001 - in Reviews
Since our first tests of MSI's VIA Apollo KT266 platform last week there has been a new BIOS release. MSI as well as VIA had big hopes that this new BIOS would make KT266 perform better than in the initial test. Let's see if this wish has come true.
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VIA's DDR-Runner For Athlon - The Apollo KT266 ChipsetApr 9, 2001 - in Reviews
VIA doesn't like to rush things. The Taiwanese chipset maker always takes a bit longer to provide the latest technologies, especially for AMD processors. Finally VIA is able to provide a SocketA-platform with DDR-support. Now the long expected Apollo KT266 has to stick up against AMD's 760 DDR-platform. Is it a worthy competitor to AMD's product?
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Tabula Rasa: Six Boards for the Pentium 4Mar 21, 2001 - in Reviews
The successor of the i820/Camino and the i840/Carmel chipset is i850/Tehama. We tested six boards for the Pentium 4.
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Athlon Boosters - Three AMD 760 Boards for DDR SDRAMMar 14, 2001 - in Reviews
Three boards with the new AMD chipset line up for comparison: The Asus A7M266, the Biostar M7MIA and the Gigabyte GA-7DX. One question remains however. Will motherboards with this chipset soon become collectables? Will AMD continue to produce the 760 chipset once VIA's KT266 becomes widely available?
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Reinforcements: 6 New Athlon Boards With VIA's KT133AFeb 21, 2001 - in Reviews
After the initial review on six KT133A motherboards, six more candidates from AOpen, IWill, MSI, NMC, Soyo and Tyan hit our lab. We picked out the winners out of the growing test range.
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Turbo Drive: Two Dual Boards with 2000 MHzFeb 1, 2001 - in Reviews
In this contest, Intel 815E and VIA Apollo Pro 133A chipsets are competing against each other on dual processor grounds. We tested two boards - the Acorp 6A815D and the Asus CUV4X-D - under Windows 2000 Pro and Suse Linux 6.4.
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DDR For Pentium III - VIA's Apollo Pro 266 ChipsetJan 24, 2001 - in Reviews
Finally Pentium is going DDR. However, is the aging Intel processor able to take advantage of this high-bandwidth memory or is VIA Apollo Pro 266 only a marketing gag after all? Find out in Tom's lovely but critical review.
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VIA In Shape: 6 Motherboards using the renewed KT133A ChipsetJan 22, 2001 - in Reviews
As DDR memory is still too expensive, a SDRAM-based Socket A motherboard seems to be the best choice right now. Those newcomers also support AMD's new Athlon-C.
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Late Vintage: High Degree of Maturity of the KT133Jan 17, 2001 - in Reviews
7 new socket A boards from Acorp, ECS, MSI, NMC, QDI and Transcend join the test field of a total of 23 KT133 boards. Three of them have surprises in store.
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SiS Back On Stage: The SiS730 Chipset for Duron and AthlonJan 9, 2001 - in Reviews
The new 730s from SiS is highly integrated, as one chip hosts almost everything you can imagine, including UltraATA/100 interface, graphics engine plus an AGP 4x slot, 100 MBit LAN and also support for 133 MHz Athlons. Will it be enough for SiS to beat VIA's KT133 and gain the AMD budget market?
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The Three Musketeers: Athlon Platforms For 133 MHz FSBJan 4, 2001 - in Reviews
Although AMD launched Athlon processors with 133 MHz processor bus already two months ago, we are still waiting for the proper platforms. It won't be long anymore now until you will have the choice between three different chipsets for those new Athlon processors. This article is comparing AMD's 760 DDR-chipset with ALi's MaGiK1 DDR-chipset and VIA's new Apollo KT133A chipset.
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5 New SocketA Boards With UltraATA/100Dec 20, 2000 - in Reviews
VIA's KT133 chipset has been joined by the 686B-Southbridge. Finally, the first boards from AOpen, Biostar, Luckystar, MSI, and Soltek offer the long-expected UltraATA/100 feature for hard disks.
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VIA's New South Bridge: VT82C686B Supporting UltraATA/100Oct 26, 2000 - in Reviews
The new VT82C686 B now offers an UltraATA/100 interface for AMD and Intel platforms. It can be combined with both the KT133 and the Apollo Pro 133A chipset. We found out if this new chip is a keen competitor for Intel's ICH2?
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Socket A Is Coming: Test of 10 BoardsSep 19, 2000 - in Reviews
Platforms with VIA's KT133 chipset are now more cost effective than boards for Intel processors. Currently the Duron offers the best price/performance ratio. Additionally, the Athlon is the winner of the performance competition.
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Twin-Turbos: MSI-694D Pro and Tyan Tiger 133Sep 11, 2000 - in Reviews
Inexpensive dual processor motherboards with VIA's 694X chipset have finally become available now. Due to PC133 SDRAM support, the newcomers are much more attractive than products with Intel's 840 chipset.
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Heir To The BX: 18 Pentium III Motherboards Using The 815 ChipsetSep 6, 2000 - in Reviews
After initial insecurity, the Solano chipset now enjoys growing popularity. Its state of the art features, good performance and great overclockability gradually make it the better choice than its predecessor 440BX.
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The 150 MHz Project, Part 3Aug 18, 2000 - in Reviews
This time we had the i815 chipset running at 150 MHz. Is the Solano chipset able to beat the BX at this system clock speed?
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Black Beauty: AOpen AX6BC Pro II Millennium EditionAug 17, 2000 - in Reviews
Aopen created a limited edition BX-board with a black PCB, a platinum coated heatsink and the names of the R&D designers etched onto it. Is it just a collectible item or does it stand out in terms of performance as well?
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Leading by Speeding: Solano at 166 MHzAug 1, 2000 - in Reviews
Intel's 815 chipset is not able to outperform the good old BX, but it certainly gives you a better margin for overclocking. Is it worth it?