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ATI All In Wonder RADEON 7500Jan 22, 2002 - in Reviews
ATI fleshes out its product line with an entry level All in Wonder card. We give it a run through in our labs and decide how it compares to its bigger brother, as well as Nvidia's Personal Cinema.
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El Cheapo: Duron 1300 vs. Celeron 1300Jan 21, 2002 - in Reviews
A good basis for low-cost systems - AMD introduces its fastest Duron with 1300 MHz. Is this CPU worth getting?
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Tom's Hardware Speed Project: Pentium 4, Over 3 GHz!Jan 17, 2002 - in Reviews
We've pushed the Intel P4 to over 3 GHz, and here are the benchmarks to go along with it. If this is what the future holds for Intel CPUs then, we're in for a heck of a ride! And overclocking is back with a vengeance.
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Fujitsu MAN3367MP - A Gentle SCSI-RunnerJan 17, 2002 - in Reviews
High performance SCSI drives have a reputation for being hot, loud and expensive. Fujitsu just might change this reputation with its MAN series of SCSI drives, which are fast, quiet and relatively cool. Let's see how it compares to the established drives.
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Vertex Shaders and Pixel ShadersJan 16, 2002 - in Reviews
In this article I'll discuss the pros and cons of the shader architecture for developers, both large and small, and give you my opinions about the way games programmers are going to have to change to accommodate this new architecture.
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Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 vs. Sound Blaster Audigy PlatinumJan 15, 2002 - in Reviews
There was a time when multimedia sound cards and 'professional' sound cards - cards dedicated solely to music - were complete strangers to each other. This is no longer really the case with cards like the Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 and the Creative Labs SB Audigy Platinum. They each have the latest generation of chips and input/ output racks, but let's find out which of them best succeeds in bridging the gap.
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Comparison Of 15" LCD Monitors - Part IJan 14, 2002 - in Reviews
They've finally come to a town near you - LCD displays are now available at affordable prices. Even private users have started snapping up these high-tech monitors. This recent change is no mystery, not only because the displays have improved drastically in the past year, but, in the same period of time, their prices have been cut by over 50%, as well. In this article, we'll compare 14 monitors from various manufacturers. Now including Samsung SynMaster 151MP .
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Build Your Own Mini-PC For The OfficeJan 11, 2002 - in Reviews
Home-grown mini-PCs can be ultra compact and powerful, as proved by the Spacewalker kit that we tested. Could this be one of the new trends for 2002?
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Pentium 4/2200 vs. Athlon XP 2000+Jan 7, 2002 - in Reviews
In the latest round of the megahertz race, the AMD Athlon XP 2000+ with 1666 MHz is up against the new Intel Pentium 4 with 2200 MHz. Read on to see how the Athlon sizes up against Intel's newcomer.
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Intel vs. AMD: Celeron 1300 vs. Duron 1200Jan 3, 2002 - in Reviews
Intel turns up the heat in the low-cost segment. The Celeron is now available with 1300 MHz - is the AMD Duron 1200 still faster?
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Water Coolers: Four Power Kits Starting at 200 DollarsJan 2, 2002 - in Reviews
The new water coolers from Swiftech and Innovatek are quiet and have high cooling capacity. Read on to find out which system is the most ideal for overclockers. This time we used new testing methods and devices.
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Win, Lose or Ti: 21 GeForce Titanium BoardsDec 18, 2001 - in Reviews
GeForce2 Ti, GeForce3 Ti200 and GeForce3 Ti500 are the names of the new 3D chips from NVIDIA. We test 21 graphics cards from 10 manufacturers.
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Intel Goes DDR - Do We Really Care?Dec 17, 2001 - in Reviews
Intel is never shy of doing really weird things. Today marks the 're-release' of Intel's 845 Pentium 4 chipset. It's the same silicon as the i845 released in summer, only that now Intel 'allows' motherboard makers to use its DDR-support. Intel's marketing department calls this old new chipset i845D. We compared this wannabe newcomer to the other five established Pentium 4 chipsets.
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Is Solarism's Future Looking Bright?Dec 14, 2001 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware Guide takes a look at the Solarism LM1503 15" LCD panel display
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Eleven 20x/24x CD BurnersDec 13, 2001 - in Reviews
The consumer is the winner as manufacturers duke it out for the lead in this evolving market
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Attractive Features: General-Purpose Inkjet PrintersDec 12, 2001 - in Reviews
Inkjet printers by the four leading manufacturers jockey for position in the $100-$300 range. They offer some attractive features, such as 20 pages per minute printing, separate cartridges, six colors and resolutions over 2400 dpi. Read on to find out the extensive results from over 20 tests, including quality, speed, cost per page and all the rest.
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ATI All In Wonder RADEON 8500 DVDec 11, 2001 - in Reviews
The Canadian graphics chip and graphics card manufacturer presents a new flagship product in its 'All In Wonder' Series, the All In Wonder RADEON 8500 DV.
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Faster Than Real-Time: MPEG-4 Encoding With DivX 4.11Dec 7, 2001 - in Reviews
Intel's support helped to make the DivX codec considerably faster, primarily due the SSE optimization. Athlon XP owners can also enjoy the benefits of this improvement, provided that they use the proper utilities.
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Under Closer Scrutiny: Dual BIOS From GigabyteDec 7, 2001 - in Reviews
In our last test, the Dual BIOS function came up short on performance. Here, we examine the fine details.
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How To Run Windows Inside Linux With Win4LinDec 5, 2001 - in Reviews
Linux is ready to use, but for mere mortals there is one problem: A lack of applications. So, what if you could run some of those essential and basic Win apps, and still get to mess around with Linux? Win4Lin is one way to go.
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The Battle Of The Consoles: From Atari's 2600 To Microsoft's XboxDec 4, 2001 - in Reviews
A quick and dirty history of electronic gaming: console Vs. PC and back again. And who stands to make more from this battle: ATI or Nvidia?
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Raising PC Audio Standards To Hi-Fi Levels: Audiotrak Maya 7.1 Gold and CARDampNov 30, 2001 - in Reviews
On-board sound systems are standard today. However, the quality of codecs meets only basic requirements such as system and application sound output. If you want high fidelity sound, you might want to upgrade your sound system. We introduce two interesting products from Audiotrak: Maya 7.1 Gold, a high-quality sound card at $129, and a PC amplifier called CARDamp.
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A THG Primer: CRT GuideNov 28, 2001 - in Reviews
We dig into the heart of a CRT display. Why it's better to shop offline than online for a monitor. How to keep your monitor in peak condition. Why no two monitors are ever alike.
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Mega Test: 14 Boards with KT266A and nForce 420DNov 26, 2001 - in Reviews
Maximum performance for AMD Athlon: How do VIA Apollo KT266A and Nvidia nForce 420D (Crush 12) stack up on the latest motherboards?
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RADEON 8500 - Driven To New HeightsNov 23, 2001 - in Reviews
We've updated our Comdex review of the Radeon 8500's v7206 drivers. ATI gets a jump on Nvidia when it comes to anisotropic filtering, and makes progress on performance benchmarks, including Quake3. Is ATI ready to steal Nvidia's lead in the graphics market?
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New Performers From Western Digital: 100 GB Hard Disk With 8 MB Cache, Plus A New 120 GB DriveNov 20, 2001 - in Reviews
Western Digital was the first to release a 100 GB hard drive running at 7200 rpm. Now, WD has come out with new version of this model, increasing the original 2 MB buffer to 8 MB. They've released a 120 GB hard drive as well. We took a close look at both of these high-end models.
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Goodbye, Ti? Abit's Siluro GF3 Vio Faces Off Against The EstablishmentNov 19, 2001 - in Reviews
While Nvidia pushes its Ti models in a faceoff with ATI's Radeon 8500, the GeForce3 is getting neglected. That translates into falling prices for the GF3. However, there are no technical differences between the GF3 Ti and the "ordinary" GF3, making these cards an equally good choice. How does the Abit board compare to the seven rivals we already reviewed?
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Attack: Duron 1200 Takes On the Pentium 4Nov 16, 2001 - in Reviews
AMD's new front-runner in the low-cost range is the Duron 1200. Is it capable of surpassing even the Pentium 4? Read on for a direct comparison with the Celeron 1200.
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Plastic Surgery: Releasing The Athlon XP To Hit 2000+Nov 12, 2001 - in Reviews
Detailed instructions and benchmark tests show how we've managed to release the multiplier on all the Athlon XP CPUs. And the best part is, we've got all the benchmarks for the Athlon XP 2000+.
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Joysticks For Flight Simulation: Using A Lever To Fly A Plane!Nov 9, 2001 - in Reviews
Flight simulators are making a comeback, with Flight Simulator 2002 and IL-2 Sturmovik in the vanguard. There's nothing like a joystick for that flying feeling! So we have decided to review the types of joysticks that are best suited for flight simulation programs, from the simplest model to the most sophisticated.
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