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Front Mounted Ports: Take a Joy Ride On The Fan BusSep 22, 2003 - in Reviews
All aboard! It is time to get onboard the fan bus and take a look at one of the product categories that has just begun to deserve serious attention. With its roots deep in the world of case modding, fan buses are starting to pop up all over the place. Now that several major companies make these products, the average Joe consumer has the chance to experiment with these devices. We take a joy ride on the fan bus and see what kind of ride these devices deliver.
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Aquamark3: Accurate Benchmarking for Old and New (DirectX9) Apps?Sep 18, 2003 - in Reviews
Massive released its new AquaMark 3 benchmark earlier this week and its utility is very promising. For one, NVIDIA's latest drivers are shown lacking. And that's just for starters.
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Three Red-Hot Boxed Cooler Alternatives for the Athlon XP3200+Sep 17, 2003 - in Reviews
The days of the Athlon platform may be numbered, but that hasn't stopped Athlon cooler suppliers from launching new models. THG tested three alternatives to the boxed cooler on the latest Athlon XP (3200+).
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Graphics Boosters For OpenGL WorkstationsSep 16, 2003 - in Reviews
NVIDIA lets its Quadro FX 3000 and FX 500 cards out of the gate. ATI unveils its FireGL X2 and T2 devices. We tested the cards and compared them to the tried-and-tested FX 2000, FX 1000, X1 and Z1 products. Both companies, in a few cases, should have heeded American history icon Benjamin Franklin's words: "Haste makes waste."
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External, But How? Mobile Storage Solutions ComparedSep 15, 2003 - in Reviews
The number of external storage devices on the market continues to proliferate, but not all of them are user-friendly, flexible and affordable. We compared HighPoint external serial ATA products with both common and unusual USB and FireWire devices from Fujitsu, Maxtor, Western Digital, WiebeTech and Transcend.
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Forget about Home Movies: Two Software packages render camcorders into a 15 GB Data Storage DeviceSep 12, 2003 - in Reviews
One supplier says its software package for $60 will enable you to store up to 15 GB of camcorder footage on a single tape. We put the DVStreamer PRO to the test.
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Halflife 2 BenchmarksSep 12, 2003 - in Reviews
After the surprisingly hard critics from Valve's Gabe Newell on NVIDIA yesterday, the press today got the chance to get our own performance numbers in Halflife 2. Within the scope of ATI's Shader Day event we were allowed to test on four machines that were provided by ATI. In the meantime, we also received an official statement from NVIDIA on the situation.
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USB Technology: Multi-TT Hub Goes Head-to-Head With Single-TTSep 9, 2003 - in Reviews
A USB hub is a must-have if you want to run several external devices. However, in order to use USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices at the same time, your hub will need a so-called transaction translator - or TT for short - to handle the different data flows. In our test, a classic hub with only one TT squares off against an advanced model with multiple TTs.
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Six Athlon Boards With The KT600 ChipsetSep 8, 2003 - in Reviews
Low-cost boards for AMD Athlon XP: The best of six well-equipped mainboards starting at $77 (€70).
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Pioneer DVR-A06 DVD Writer: The War +/- Won't HappenSep 5, 2003 - in Reviews
Two years after the launch of the first mass-market DVD writer, Pioneer has brought out its sixth generation device, the DVR-A06 boxed version and the DVR-106 OEM version. The Japanese manufacturer, a member of the DVD Forum and an enthusiastic advocate of the -R and -RW standards, is nevertheless offering a hybrid product that the company says can read and record to multiformats. We put the company's compatibility claims to the test.
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Integrated Graphics Performance: It's all in the chipsSep 3, 2003 - in Reviews
Graphics chips integrated with the CPU chipset are cheaper compared to stand-alone graphics chipsets and cards. As the market growth of integrated graphics compared to stand-alone cards show, many buyers are taking advantage of the opportunity.
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Affordable 19" LCD MonitorsSep 2, 2003 - in Reviews
Many 19" LCD monitors that will debut this fall will cost less than 1000 euros (US $1100). Here, we survey these new monitors and gauge their performance in games, movies, colors, and calibration.
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The Best of Both Worlds: Asus PC-DL with 875P Chipset for Intel's XeonAug 27, 2003 - in Reviews
With its 1 MB L3 cache, Intel's Xeon was poised to take the workstation market by storm. Unfortunately, the Intel E7505 chipset isn't the greatest match for the CPU, as it only supports dual DDR266. Asus decided it needed to tackle this problem. And tackle it did: it developed a board that aims to enhance performance with an 875P desktop chipset and dual DDR333.
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Big Business: 18 P4 boards In Price / Performance Face-OffAug 25, 2003 - in Reviews
We asked the leading motherboard makers to send us their best and brightest for a no-holds bar price/performance test. We received boards with Intel's 875, 865, 845; VIA's P4X400 and P4M266A; and SiS' SiS648FX chipsets, which we promptly put to the test. We determine who offers top-of-the-line features and performance at a reasonable price.
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High-End Scanning: Epson Perfection 3200 PhotoAug 22, 2003 - in Reviews
OEMs today try to squeeze everything they can into a single box. Scanners are more often than not combined with a printer or a fax. The days of testing single-task scanners were long over, we thought. But evidently, demand exists for high-end scanners that offer resolutions and performance beyond what all-in-one models offer. We thus decided to test the most popular stand-alone scanners. Much touted by professional photographers ever since it entered the market, Epson's Photo Perfection 3200 proved to meet our high-end criteria.
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High-End Audio: Creative and TerratecAug 21, 2003 - in Reviews
High-end PC sound cards can deliver 24 bit sound quality at up to frequencies of 192 kHz. Two suppliers dominate the high-end category: Creative and Terratec. We tested several of their cards' that are geared for the highend sector: Creative's Audigy 2 Platinum EX and the Audigy Platinum and Terratec's Aureon Sky and Aureon Space. Our tests show how the two vendors' offerings meet the demands of the cream-of-the-crop category.
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NVIDIA Detonator FX 45.23Aug 18, 2003 - in Reviews
With its new driver v45.23, NVIDIA attempts to do more than just address issues associated with a few games. NVIDIA says the v45.23 is the first driver based on its own optimization guidelines. Here, we compare the new driver with its predecessor, the v44.03.
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The Little Keyboard That Can: Auravision EluminXAug 15, 2003 - in Reviews
Auravision claims it has produced a unique concept in keyboards with the EluminX, which the company says is commanding a lot of attention in the gaming community. Indeed, the backlit keyboard concept could be an ideal solution for low-light gaming enviroments, while serving specialty mainstream needs as well.
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The Revolt of the Munchkins: 2.5" 5,400 and 7,200 rpm Hard DrivesAug 13, 2003 - in Reviews
Vendors are increasingly latching onto the 2.5" hard drive concept. New 2.5" hard drives with speeds of up to 7,200 rpm are becoming available that also offer viable power consumption specs. We take a look at Hitachi's Travelstar 7K60, the Momentus from Seagate, and the MK8025GAS from Toshiba.
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Socket 478 Exhausted: Pentium 4 With Dual DDR500 Running At 1000 MHz FSBAug 12, 2003 - in Reviews
Corsair, Kingston and OCZ Technology already supply DDR memory with clock speeds up to 500 MHz, which provides us with enough of an excuse to run the new modules through a few hoops. But in addition to a new DDR 500 MHz memory upgrade, what can the Pentium 4 do with a 1 GHz FSB?
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Dual Xeon Duo: What Good Is the L3 Cache?Aug 11, 2003 - in Reviews
The workstation version of the Xeon now has an additional L3 cache. Facing off: Dual Xeon 3.06 GHz with and without L3 cache. That begs the question - what good is it?
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A Latecomer Compared: Hitachi's UltraStar 146Z10 vs. Fujitsu, Maxtor and SeagateAug 8, 2003 - in Reviews
Hitachi's newest hard drive spins at 10,000 rpm. Unfortunately, it arrived too late for our last comparison. Although it is not one of the newest hard drives, it is widely distributed. Today, as promised, we'll take a loook at how the latecomer takes on its rivals, Fujitsu, Maxtor and Seagate.
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The Lazy Days of Summer Case ReviewAug 4, 2003 - in Reviews
While this might be the lazy days of summertime, it certainly has not been a lazy time at THG, with sixteen new cases lined up and waiting to be reviewed. New trends, new designs and new innovations make for exciting reading in our latest case review.
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PVR On A BudgetJul 31, 2003 - in Reviews
One year after SnapStream PVS version 2 came out, we bring you a review of the recently released version 3. As a quick recap, SnapStream PVS is a software-based PVR (PVS stands for Personal Video Station). It uses a TV tuner card for input signal, and the CPU for encoding and decoding. This review compares and contrasts SnapStream PVS with other alternatives.
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Smart and Simple: Portable 2.5" Hard Drives from Fujitsu and ValueplusJul 29, 2003 - in Reviews
External hard drive systems with up to 250 GB are getting trendy. But they can hardly satisfy the urge for mobility, since they are usually heavy, and the cables and power supply take up an ungodly amount of room. We looked at three current hard drives based on the 2.5" format which promise extremely easy handling.
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Comparison of Four 800,000-Pixel CamcordersJul 28, 2003 - in Reviews
You don't need a sensor of more than 800,000 pixels to get digital video images in 4/3 format, so here we compare six such camcorders, all of which come at perfectly reasonable prices. Where they differ is in image quality, all-situation filming capability and ergonomics.
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Multi-purpose Printers: Canon i450 and i470DJul 25, 2003 - in Reviews
Canon has launched four new multi-purpose printers. In addition to the i550 and i850 that are still featured in the catalog, Canon stands ready to introduce the i250, i350, i450 and i470D - they are less expensive, faster and simply better, all around. Here is a preview of what awaits you once the summer vacation is over, in September, just in time for back to school.
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The Mailman Has Arrived: Four Mini-PCs on the Test BenchJul 22, 2003 - in Reviews
THG puts four new Mini-PCs to the test: ECS EZ Buddie, MSI Mega PC, Soyo Mini Dragon and Shuttle XPC SB61G2. Which manufacturer offers the best concept?
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Athlon Hit Parade: 10 mobos with the nForce2 Ultra400Jul 21, 2003 - in Reviews
The graphics specialist nVIDIA still offers the fastest platform for the Athlon XP. With an FSB clock rate of up to 200 MHz, the latest version, which goes by the name of nForce2 Ultra 400, can serve even the fastest Athlon XP 3200+. We ran a total of ten motherboards through our tests. The Shuttle XPC Mini-PC was also there at the starting line.
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Reliable Business Partners: Three Ultra320 Hard Drives at 10,000 RPMJul 18, 2003 - in Reviews
While it's hard to imagine life without server systems without SCSI hard drives any more, Serial ATA devices might be giving their low-end SCSI counterparts a run for their money. We compared the latest Ultra320 hard drives at 10,000 rpm from Fujitsu, Maxtor and Seagate.
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