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NVIDIA, SiS and VIA Bring on Chipsets for AMD Socket 939Sep 1, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA, SiS and VIA have launched their chipsets based on Athlon64 processors. And as THG's benchmarks show, there are performance differences. So who delivers and who doesn't?
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Drivers Improve WindowsXP Service Pack 2 FireWireAug 23, 2004 - in Reviews
IEEE1394 b , the successor standard to 1394 a , also known as FireWire or i.Link, promises a bandwidth of 800 MBit/s. Microsoft, however, throws a spanner in the works by slowing the bus speed down to 100 MBit/s. Can drivers from Unibrain and OrangeWare put things right?
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Mobo Makers Try Again with Intel's 925X and 915P ChipsetsAug 10, 2004 - in Reviews
Heat problems associated with the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 mired our first pre-retail launch tests of Intel's Socket 775 with DDR2 memory. Now that board makers have had over six weeks to work the kinks out, we look again at how mobos take the heat from Intel's 925X and 915P chipsets.
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Intel's 865/875 Superior Performance Song Remains the SameJul 12, 2004 - in Reviews
The truth remains more evident than ever. As we documented last month, Intel's socket LGA 775 "platform of the future" does not match the performance of its previous line of 865/875 chipsets for socket 478. We now back our conclusion with an exhaustive battery of tests on no less than 16 mobos in combination with 13 memory modules.
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THG Puts 13 Bleeding-Edge Memory Modules, 14 Mobos To the Match-Up TestJun 2, 2004 - in Reviews
The results of our previous double-sided memory test conducted earlier this year with Athlon64 mobos prompted us to dig much deeper. We now subject 14 Athlon64 motherboards and more than a dozen memory modules to over 500 application-oriented tests. The results speak for themselves.
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AMD's Socket 939 Offers More with Much of the SameJun 1, 2004 - in Reviews
AMD has introduced its new dual channel Socket 939 Athlon64 platform just a few weeks before Intel's new architecture launch. Our benchmarks show what AMD's socket 939 brings to the table, with such features as a HyperTransport speed of 1 GHz, and how its performance matches up to its price.
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Modding The Xbox Into The Ultimate Multimedia CenterMay 11, 2004 - in Reviews
Like a teenage kid with a genius IQ who is addicted to video games, Microsoft's Xbox offers a lot of untapped potential. THG downloads a version of Xbox Media Center software and installs it on an Xbox mod from FriendTech to show just what the game console is capable of.
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New and Improved: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb ChipsetApr 20, 2004 - in Reviews
It took awhile, but NVIDIA's nForce3 250 Gb has eliminated the weak points of its predecessor, the nForce3 150, and offers a host of new features to boot. Serial ATA support with RAID, gigabit Ethernet ports with an integrated hardware firewall and other features should serve to shake up the competition as our tests showed.
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Spring Speed Leap: AMD Athlon64 FX-53Mar 18, 2004 - in Reviews
AMD seeks to regain the performance crown with the Athlon64 FX by raising the processor's clock speed from 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz. But besides clock speed, the processor also has many more performance tricks up its sleeve.
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The Taiwan Connection: 4 DVD Burners From Asus, Gigabyte and MSIJan 26, 2004 - in Reviews
The Japanese aren't the only manufacturers of optical drives. Having cut their teeth on motherboards and graphics cards, the Taiwanese are now moving onto the market with a vengeance - making it possible is cheap Chinese production. So just how good are the latest models from Asus, MSI and Gigabyte?
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Revving up in the New Year: AMD Athlon64 3400+ versus Intel P4 3.2 GHzJan 6, 2004 - in Reviews
AMD has added 200 MHz to its latest Athlon64 processor, hoping that the Athlon64 3400+ will push the performance threshold up and beyond Intel's 3.2 GHz Pentium 4. Our 41 individual benchmarks show how the two processors measure up in real-life applications.
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5 GHz Project: CPU Cooling With Liquid NitrogenDec 30, 2003 - in Reviews
Just how much cooling can the P4 withstand for maximum overclocking? We cranked the CPU down to -196°C with liquid nitrogen and, with compression cooling for the chipset, we managed to clock the processor at 5.25 GHz. For those of you with any doubts, it's all on the 11th THG video.
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The SiS, VIA and Intel Showdown at the Performance Chipset CorralDec 15, 2003 - in Reviews
At the beginning of next year, Intel will launch faster Pentium 4 processors based on the well-known Socket 478. This should unleash a fresh round of debate about what is the best performance chipset, since a fast processor should also have the support of a platform that's as speedy as it can be. The newset product vying to unseat the Intel 875P is the 655TX from SiS. We also pitted it against the production version of the VIA PT880.
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Avant-Garde: Four boards for AMD's Athlon 64 FXNov 17, 2003 - in Reviews
The Athlon 64 FX has been out for only a few weeks, but the 64 bit contender has already made a name for itself. But because of the few unit counts in the market and the uncertainty factor over a new technology, many boardmakers remain hesitant about jumping in. We tested Athlon 64 bit boards from the big three that have taken the plunge: Asus, Gigabyte and MSI - thus divide up the market between them. Here is what we found.
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NVIDIA Puts Its (New) Cards on the TableOct 23, 2003 - in Reviews
NVIDIA tries to hit back at ATi's launch lead with its news enthusiast and mid-range graphics cards: the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and the FX 5700, respectively. Does NVIDIA raise the bar for highend and mid-range graphics performance? Do incremental performance gains that both ATi and NVIDIA's new cards offer really matter in game play? Not that much really, but the very good news is that some really great graphics cards out there will become that much cheaper.
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Mobo Tsunami! 24 Boards with the 865/875P ChipsetJul 7, 2003 - in Reviews
THG labs does a monster test of 24 mobos from the leading manufacturers. This is one of our biggest and most extensive mobo tests ever.
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How to Speed up Your RAMJul 1, 2003 - in Reviews
When it comes to your system's performance, the main bottleneck is your system memory. Optimizing it can speed up your PC considerably. We tell you how to do it.
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MSI Admits to FSB OverclockingMay 22, 2003 - in Reviews
Yesterday, THG showed in its Intel 865 test that MSI dynamically overclocks the FSB of its 865 Neo 2. The consequences that this has on the benchmarks: unrealistic results. Here's what MSI Taiwan has to say about it.
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Intel Rigs Up: P4 Series with FSB800May 21, 2003 - in Reviews
Intel equips its 2.4 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 2.8 GHz CPUs with FSB 800 and Hyperthreading. Highlights: 865PE delivers same power as 875P chipset. Revealed: MSI with FSB 880 on the test bench.
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One Tough Cookie: 10 Boards with Intel i875P Chipset: Part IMay 19, 2003 - in Reviews
Dual DDR400 finally ousts Rambus from the top of the Intel heap. The Intel i875P chipset promises the best performance yet for the Pentium platform. The THG lab tests 10 high-end boards in this two part review, and discovers both strengths and weaknesses.
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Unevenly Matched Mini-Trio: MSI vs. Shuttle vs. SaintsongMay 5, 2003 - in Reviews
The choice of compact PC's for daily office use is growing, but they vary in size, shape and functionality. We examined three interesting systems from MSI, Shuttle and Saintsong in our lab.
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More nForce2: New Boards from Abit, Biostar and MSIFeb 14, 2003 - in Reviews
Three more boards with NVIDIA's nForce2 chipset arrived in our lab. Abit, Biostar and MSI now have to show how they stand up to the established competition, Asus, Chaintech and Leadtek.
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Pentium 4 with Dual DDR: Endurance Test of Seven Motherboards with the Granite Bay ChipsetFeb 3, 2003 - in Reviews
Intel's E7205 chipset (alias Granite Bay) is descended from its E7500 server counterpart and is supposed to speed up the Pentium 4 by means of a dual-channel memory interface. And this workstation chipset really does offer the best performance of any DDR-SDRAM-based product. We rounded up seven of today's boards in our lab for a test of strength.
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The Economical Way to a Pentium 4 System: Five Motherboards with the SiS648 ChipsetDec 4, 2002 - in Reviews
SiS has done its homework: five boards with the 648 chipset get ready to rumble with confidence. Do these boards offer the ideal combination of price and performance?
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DDR400 for Athlon: A Comparison of 9 MotherboardsOct 7, 2002 - in Reviews
With support for 400 MHz DDR memory, boards with the VIA KT400 chipset have a leg up. While our initial tests were unable to verify any advantages from using DDR400, the chipset now puts on quite a show. We tested all the boards with DDR400 as well as DDR333 in order to determine, once and for all, which chipset is the better of the two, the KT333 or the KT400.
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Changing Of The Guard: Four Athlon Motherboards For DDR400Sep 5, 2002 - in Reviews
AMD is back! Thanks to the Athlon XP 2600+, the chip manufacturer is now able to catch up with the fastest Pentium 4 systems over 2.5 GHz. Equally important, however, is a fast platform. VIA's new KT400 chipset promises more performance because it supports DDR400 memory. We put the first four motherboards through intensive testing - and the results are astonishing.
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All Ports To Front: The FrontX SolutionAug 8, 2002 - in Reviews
Hold on, we may have found an even better solution to help you relocate your ports to the front of your computer. The FrontX offers a Lego-type solution with unique flexibility and design, while eliminating the majority of the guess work in finding a solution.
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How To Add Front - Mounted Ports To Your CaseJul 11, 2002 - in Reviews
Based on your suggestions, we've decided to explore the best way to add ports to the front of your case. The hunt was perhaps more difficult that we first thought. We found one product that fit the bill and we will give you an in-depth look at the install process. We'll also look at a couple of other options that are worth considering, depending on your need.
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How To Get The Cool Connections Using DuoConnectJun 14, 2002 - in Reviews
How would you like to be able to add both USB 2.0 and 1394 Firewire to your current PC, yet only use one PCI slot? If you would, then the new Adaptec DuoConnect is something worth checking out. This handy, stable, feature rich, all-in-one card allows you to get two cards in one. Read on to find out how to add USB 2.0 and 1394 Firewire to your current PC without breaking the bank.
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Accelerating Celeron: Available At 1.8 GHz NowJun 12, 2002 - in Reviews
Only four weeks ago, Intel released the latest Celeron, based on socket mPGA478 and the P4 Willamette core, running 1.7 GHz. As of today, an even faster version running at 1.8 GHz is ready to go. Is there a noticable performance gain?
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