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Intel Admits Problems With Pentium III 1.13 GHz: Production and Shipments HaltedAug 28, 2000 - in Reviews
We just reported our latest bad experiences with Intel's recently released high-end processor. While I asked Intel to consider the retraction of their Pentium III 1.13 GHz processors once more, I couldn't know how close Intel was to actually do exactly that. Read the full scoop on the situation.
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Latest Update On Intel's 1.13 GHz Pentium IIIAug 28, 2000 - in Reviews
You certainly remember our negative experiences with the 1.13 GHz Pentium III processor that we received for reviewing four weeks ago. We concluded that Intel should consider the retraction of this chip. In a joint venture between us, HardOCP and AnandTech we found out that three different 1.13 GHz Pentium III samples were unable to pass our Linux kernel compilation test. Other instabilities were seen as well. It seems obvious that Intel's latest chip is indeed a flawed product.
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Update: SUMA GF2 GTS SE and Detonator 3Aug 25, 2000 - in Reviews
We bring you updated performance data on the SUMA GF2 GTS SE as well as late breaking news on the Detonator 3 driver. After generous amounts of feedback and prolonged testing, we've made some interesting observations.
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Full Review of ATi's All-in-Wonder RadeonAug 21, 2000 - in Reviews
ATi's promises to take multimedia enthusiasts to new heights with their newly released All-in-Wonder Radeon. It has coupled the 'hot rod' Radeon core with some serious multimedia features that we have come to expect from its All-in-Wonder line of graphics accelerators. We take a close look and compare the Radeon All-in-Wonder to the latest challenger, the Asus V7700 Deluxe, to see who'll be crowned the true 'King of the Hill.'
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Fastest IDE Hard Drive Ever: IBM Deskstar 75GXPAug 21, 2000 - in Reviews
IBM is not only shipping the largest capacity IDE drives, but also the fastest one. Whilst the capacity crown will soon change hands from IBM to Maxtor, the DTLA should stay the fastest drive for the next few months.
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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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Full Review of SUMA's GeForce2 GTS 64 MB SEAug 16, 2000 - in Reviews
If GeForce2 Ultra should be too expensive for you, you might want to take a look at the GeForce2 GTS solution from SUMA. This newcomer in the 3D-scene equips its boards with 5.5 ns DDR memory running at 400 MHz by default, perfectly fitting the gap between the normal GeForce2 GTS cards and GeForce2 Ultra. You might be surprised to see that you can have excellent 3D performance for a rather attractive price.
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NVIDIA's Detonator 3 DriversAug 14, 2000 - in Reviews
With the launch of NVIDIA's latest 3D chipset, the GeForce2 Ultra, came the Detonator 3 series of driver. Incredible gains are being claimed with this driver over the previous generation of Detonator driver. We explore where these magical gains come from and just how much they help. Is the new driver a true engineering accomplishment or just marketing hype?
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NVIDIA Strikes Back - The GeForce2 Ultra 3D MonsterAug 14, 2000 - in Reviews
Latest since March '99 most 3D-savvy people in the IT industry had to learn that NVIDIA should not be underestimated. It's only a few weeks ago that ATi released its Radeon 3D-chip, giving NVIDIA quite a bit of competition. NVIDIA's answer didn't take very long and it's twofold. The new GeForce2 Ultra plus the new 'Detonator 3' driver set leave the whole competition in the 3D-arena far behind.
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NVIDIA 3D Under LinuxAug 11, 2000 - in Reviews
It finally has become reality. With NVIDIA's latest Linux drivers for XFree86 4 you'll get powerful 3D for this free open source operating system as well. Over are the times when only geeks were using Linux. Today even serious 3D-gamers should be pleased with the 3D-performance offered by NVIDIA. We tested 5 different NVIDIA 3D cards on 6 different platforms and compared the scores with the 3D-performance under Windows98.
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Modifying An Asus A7V Motherboard For Duron-OverclockingAug 8, 2000 - in Reviews
All new AMD Duron and T-Bird processors are equipped with a fixed multiplier. With a bit of work the A7V can be modified to get around that problem.
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Video Excursion with the Asus V7700 DeluxeAug 7, 2000 - in Reviews
Everyone's become familiar with the GeForce2 GTS as one of the fastest 3D chipsets available on the market but little emphasis has been placed on the video capabilities of this graphics speed-demon. Asus intends to use their V7700 Deluxe to show that ATi isn't the only one who can make a 'Wonder' product.
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Making Gigabytes mobile: Firewire Harddrive from Western DigitalAug 4, 2000 - in Reviews
Western Digital has become a supporter of Firewire by supplying external storage solutions as well as PCI and PC-Card adapters. We took a look at their 20 GByte drive.
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Revisiting Intel's New Pentium III at 1.13 GHzAug 1, 2000 - in Reviews
Two days ago I was supplying you with my findings and thoughts of Intel's new Super-CPU. At that time I assumed that the instability issues were caused by the lack of a micro code update. Today I received this update, but the instability remains. I also found another well-known hardware reviewer who ran into similar problems. This raises one serious question. Is Intel shipping faulty processors?
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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?
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Intel's Next Paper Release: The Pentium III at 1133 MHzJul 31, 2000 - in Reviews
After the shameful defeat in the Giga Hertz race Intel is now trying to leapfrog AMD. By squeezing the last bit of performance out of the well-known Coppermine core Intel created a very fast processor. The fact that it is the most unreliable and instable CPU Intel has ever released equalizes the fact that it will hardly be available.
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Intel Celeron Overclocking GuideJul 28, 2000 - in Reviews
Thanks to the Coppermine core, the new Celeron processors are great for overclocking. We dealt with this topic and found out the maximum performance you can get out of a Celeron.
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ELSA Gladiac MX ReviewJul 27, 2000 - in Reviews
ELSA is the first company to release a low-cost consumer board that's based on NVIDIA's GeForce MX chipset. This value minded monster attempts to shut down the competition for good. With an overview of all the major competition in this part of the market, we'll see just how well the MX lives up to all the hype.
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Oldie Tuning: Asus P55T2P4 with AMD K6-2+/500Jul 25, 2000 - in Reviews
The legendary and widespread Asus P55T2P4 motherboard is four years old now. But it is not over the hill yet. Thanks to a new .18 Micron Socket7 CPU, the K6-2+/500, the historical board achieves almost the performance of a modern PC system.
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Western Digital 45 GByte Hard DriveJul 24, 2000 - in Reviews
Recently, the prices for WD's high capacity drive 450AA have dropped below $200. What can we expect from it?
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Update: ATi's Industry Shaking Radeon revisitedJul 21, 2000 - in Reviews
After the initial review of Ati's Radeon, we wanted to come back with a few added tidbits that didn't make it into the initial report. Data updates include overclocking results, GeForce2 64 MB, added resolutions and more.
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Performance Guide: Intel CeleronJul 20, 2000 - in Reviews
According to Intel, the Celeron is a low-cost processor for office computers. Giving it the same platform as the Pentium III, you will get decent performance for little money.
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ATi's New Radeon - Smart Technology Meets Brute ForceJul 17, 2000 - in Reviews
ATi's new Radeon chip has been released a bit ahead of schedule, and now it will have to show if it's smart HyperZ technology is able to beat NVIDIA's forceful GeForce2 GTS. The card with the most new features will have to stand up against the gladiators from 3dfx and NVIDIA. Will shrewdness win over pure muscles?
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The Best For Freaks: 10 Motherboards using the BX-ChipsetJul 14, 2000 - in Reviews
It is fast, realiable and overclockable: The BX chipset is still the undisputed state-of-the-art chipset for performance freaks. Even though being more than two years old, it runs stable at FSB speeds far beyond 133 MHz and even outperforms Intel's latest high end chipsets. We took a close look at 10 different products.
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600 MHz with Socket 7: The AMD K6-2+Jul 13, 2000 - in Reviews
With the help of modern components an old PC system based on Socket 7 can almost achieve the performance of current PCs. We took the old boards to the limit.
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Battle of the Titans 2: Creative Labs's Annihilator 2 vs. Absolute Multimedia's Outrageous GeForce2 GTSJul 12, 2000 - in Reviews
As an update to our original GeForce2 roundup, we add full reviews of Creative Lab's and Absolute Multimedia's GeForce2 GTS offerings. We include each and every GF2 reviewed product in this massive free-for-all to see who's the best of the best.
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Overclocking AMD's Socket ProcessorsJul 11, 2000 - in Reviews
The riddle has been solved. We are proud to announce that we can now present all the right settings of the little copper bridges on the new AMD processors for each clock speed. We've also got some suggestion on how to open or close those little bridges. Overclocking Thunderbird and Duron will now be a lot easier than it used to be with Athlon and it will work on any motherboard.
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Beefed Up BX? - Five Boards with 815/Solano ChipsetJul 6, 2000 - in Reviews
The successors of the established but soon to be discontinued 440BX chipset are waiting in the wings. We took a closer look at five motherboards, two with 815E and three with 815 chipset.
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The Fastest GeForce2 GTS Card - Gainward's CARDEXpert GeForce2 GTS/400Jul 5, 2000 - in Reviews
All those many different GeForce2 GTS cards might already bore you, but Gainward has got something special for the performance freaks with big wallets. The CARDEXpert GeForce2 GTS/400 comes with 64 MB of 5 ns DDR SDRAM, which runs at up to 472 MHz . The chip was nice enough to do 233 MHz as well.
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