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The Athlon 64 FX Overclocked to 3 GHzJul 25, 2005 - in Reviews
What can you expect when AMD launches the Athlon 64 FX-59 by the end of the year? We overclocked AMD's FX-57 to 3 GHz to see what you will get. AMD's Socket M2 should also soon come into the picture.
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The Matrix Orbital MX610 Ultra-Smart Character DisplayJul 22, 2005 - in Reviews
To say that the Matrix Orbital MX610 displays a lot more than the time and other mostly redundant data is an understatement. This very easy-to-setup, multi-functional character display not only indicates important system status data, but also offers real-time news, weather and RSS feeds.
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The GeIL CL 1.5 DDR600 RAM PromiseJul 21, 2005 - in Reviews
In a bid to gain supremacy in memory for the Athlon 64, the GeIL ONE Series DIMMs offer CAS latency of 1.5 clocks or DDR600 speed. We tested to check the merits of their strategy.
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Are 17" LCDs Dead?Jul 20, 2005 - in Reviews
Are 17" LCD monitors dead and buried? The answer is far from cut and dry as 17" vendors scramble to upgrade their wares with eye-catching designs and completely new features. Meanwhile, 19" monitor prices continue to slide.
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Silverstone Sugo SG01 Is Stylish Flexibility, CubedJul 20, 2005 - in Reviews
Silverstone's aluminum cube can be equipped more flexibly than most SFF PCs. The secret to its success? It can house any standard microATX board available today.
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Pushing Your DDR2 RAM To The MaxJul 18, 2005 - in Reviews
Does DDR2-800 deliver the hoped-for performance boost for Intel PCs? With DIMMs from Adata and Corsair in hand, we experimented with slower clocks but very short timings.
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How To Best Spend $250 on Upgrading Your RigJul 18, 2005 - in Reviews
Your PC may have been on the high end of the screaming scale a few years back, but your once trusted gaming machine can no longer play some new-generation titles. What to do? The good news is that an investment of $250 can really make the difference.
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Pinnacle Showcenter 200 Brings HD To The Living RoomJul 15, 2005 - in Reviews
Pinnacle's new Showcenter 200 brings HD features after "broadcasting" sound, video and photographs around the home. More compact, the 200 also provides a front-mounted USB socket (for connecting a hard disk) and uPnP compatibility.
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KVM Switches that do DVI from AtenJul 15, 2005 - in Reviews
The use of a KVM switch to operate several PCs with a single keyboard, mouse and monitor has grown from a niche application limited in scope to devices that now offer DVI connections, dual VGA support and other options.
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Headsets Gamers Can LoveJul 14, 2005 - in Reviews
Superior audio is not often associated with headsets, but great gaming, music listening and film watching experiences can be had without the ambient blast of speakers. What's out there, though, in the way of so-called high-end headsets ranges from the great to the not-so-great to the just okay.
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Hitachi's 500 GB DeskStar MonsterJul 14, 2005 - in Reviews
Hitachi has become the first hard drive vendor to offer 500 GB of capacity. But while coming out on top in the size superlative, the DeskStar 7K500's heat dissipation and other performance factors might involve some compromises.
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Live Stress Test Rundown: AMD vs. IntelJul 14, 2005 - in Reviews
We have put together all the results from the last live stress test. They are ready for your review at a glance, complete with information on performance, energy consumption, practical applications, stability and buying tips.
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The AMD and Intel Energy CrisisJul 13, 2005 - in Reviews
How much electricity PCs consume undeservedly gets little attention compared to processor performance. But whether you want to save on your electricity bill or have environmental concerns about using too much power, the energy consumption of a typical system deserves a look.
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Small or Smaller? Ultraportable Hard DisksJul 12, 2005 - in Reviews
Seagate puts its top 2.5" portable hard drive model into the running, and Transcend counters with an even smaller, ultraportable offering based on a 1.8" hard drive. Which product makes the most sense?
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Stress Test: Power Supplies Under Full LoadJul 11, 2005 - in Reviews
We put PC power supplies from 300 to 850 watts under continuous load to see if they can satisfy the power appetite of potent Athlon and P4 systems. Are they efficient and stable? Click into the THG Laboratory to find out!
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How THG Tests Power SuppliesJul 11, 2005 - in Reviews
Power supply performance specs are going through the roof, but you can't tell from looking at a device whether it will actually deliver the 600 watts it claims to. That's why we put them through their paces in the lab - and this is how we do it.
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NEC and LaCie Lead On Professional LCD GearJul 6, 2005 - in Reviews
In response to your numerous requests, we've tested a few professional display solutions for you - four high resolution monitors. Also on the menu are two calibrators, which complete the equipment set of any self-respecting image editing professional. Are you ready for the move to LCD?
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VGA Charts VII: AGP Update Summer 2005Jul 5, 2005 - in Reviews
The majority of PC owners still use a motherboard with an AGP slot, so in our newest edition of the VGA Charts, we show you how the older models perform in modern games compared to the current generation of AGP graphics cards. The benchmark suite consists of seven different applications, each run at three resolutions and with two different quality levels.
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LightScribe: Professional Labels in Your DVD Recorder!Jul 1, 2005 - in Reviews
With little left to differentiate DVD recorders, manufacturers are looking for new ways of staying ahead of their competitors. One such novelty is LightScribe, which lets a recorder actually label the CD or DVD directly. You can produce professional-style labels using the same laser that burns data, right inside your own CD/DVD drive! Is it worth it? Read on to find out.
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Intel's 955X Dual-Core Chipset Better For Business Users Than NVidia's nForce4Jun 29, 2005 - in Reviews
With dual core processing support, a faster DDR2 controller, more PCI-Express lines, RAID5 and Active Management, Intel clearly threw in everything it had in the design of its latest high-end chipset. But does the 955X really cut it vis-à-vis its ambitious specs?
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Athlon 64 FX-57: Great Performance, High PriceJun 27, 2005 - in Reviews
AMD remolds its top brand, the Athlon 64 FX, by introducing a new model based on a 90 nm process. Running at 2.8 GHz, the FX-57 takes over more benchmarks that used to be dominated by Intel.
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AOpen Fixes XC Cube EX915 Fan Noise Problem Noted in THG ReviewJun 23, 2005 - in Reviews
On its second try, AOpen has succeeded in making the XC Cube EX915-T quieter. Equipped with a new motherboard and CPU fan, this barebone is suitable for a quiet working environment.
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24 Pipelines of Power! NVIDIA 7800 GTXJun 22, 2005 - in Reviews
Ready for a serious shot of pure horsepower? The graphics industry is a never ending chess match that always has one competitor on top and the other falling to the wayside. It is NVIDIA's turn to be king of the hill, and we will show you why you will cheer, "Hail to the Chief!"
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The Next Generation of Cool: AOpen's 37 Watt Pentium M Desktop PCJun 21, 2005 - in Reviews
Energy conservation is a non-topic for Intel, at least in the desktop arena. But it matters to us. The new THG computer is extraordinarily energy efficient, virtually silent, and fast! The ingredients: a mainboard with a mobile chipset and a Pentium M notebook processor.
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Nvidia Launches GeForce 7800 GTX Graphics ChipJun 21, 2005 - in Reviews
The latest graphics card from Nvidia could be the performance king of the hill, at least for the next few weeks. The good news is that is available now.
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FirstWare Recover Pro 2004: System Recovery in SecondsJun 20, 2005 - in Reviews
Every user is familiar with the problem: Suddenly your computer is infested with a virus, or a freshly installed application sends your whole operating system to kingdom come. These situations aren't nearly as scary when you have Recover Pro 2004 installed.
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Divx 6: High-Resolution Video Saves SpaceJun 17, 2005 - in Reviews
When it comes to converting camcorder or DVD video, it pays to look at the space-saving Divx format. We analyzed the new Divx version 6 in the THG Lab, and compared it to WMV 9 and MPEG-2.
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A Hard Disk In A PCI Slot? The Upgradeware HD25-I/ISJun 17, 2005 - in Reviews
Upgradeware offers a curious option for accommodating a 2.5" hard disk. With the help of an adapter board, drives can now be installed directly in a PCI slot.
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Home Theater PCs: Trendy Cases In Hi-Fi DesignJun 14, 2005 - in Reviews
A multimedia PC is only accepted in the living room if it has the look of hi-fi equipment. THG introduces four such HTPC cases, and the toys that go with it like remote controls with special operating software for the sofa, motherboards and quiet cooling systems.
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Cool Stuff: How THG Tests CoolersJun 13, 2005 - in Reviews
If the CPU stays cool, then the cooler's good. If that sounds too simple, then you're right: in reality, a lot of factors affect a cooler's "performance". We'll let you in on what they are and how we tested them.