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Fast and Inexpensive - Promise's FastTrak66 IDE RAID-ControllerMar 29, 2000 - in Reviews
With a very small 'operation' you can modify a Promise Ultra66 controller into a FastTrak66 ATA RAID-controller and benefit from its high performance. We put this self-made device to the test.
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Exploration into Overclocked AGP GraphicsMar 21, 2000 - in Reviews
After exploring the use of the 440BX chipset at 133 MHz FSB, we have decided to explore the ability of today's current video card selection to see who could handle the "out of spec" AGP speed. We find out which cards can stand up to the test and what we gain by doing so.
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The Giga-Battle Part 2Mar 20, 2000 - in Reviews
The Giga-fight isn't quite over yet. Giga-Athlon was still able to make a good figure against Giga-Pentium III in SPECviewperf, but so far we hadn't used the Giga-RDRAM chipset i840. Find out what Giga-i840 is able to throw into the equation!
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The Giga BattleMar 14, 2000 - in Reviews
The truth about AMD's and Intel's new processors running at 1 GHz. We compared the two on a wide variety of platforms, of course even including good old BX.
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Showdown at 133 MHz FSB - Part 2, The Real McCoyMar 8, 2000 - in Reviews
This time we showed no mercy. We included the good old BX-chipset and ran it at 133 MHz FSB. It had to stick up against no less than Intel's great i840-chipset and of course i820 and VIA's Apollo Pro 133A as well. The results we found are rather shocking.
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Issues with VIA's Apollo Pro133AMar 6, 2000 - in Reviews
After our latest test of the VIA Apollo Pro133A chipset, we found a few interesting things that we would like to add. Read about the AGP-driver, UDMA66 and PC133 SDRAM.
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Performance Showdown at 133 MHz FSB - The best Platform for CoppermineMar 2, 2000 - in Reviews
Which chipset supports Intel's latest Pentium III processors best? Is it Intel's 820 chipset with the super expensive RDRAM? Is it the same chipset, but with the cheaper SDRAM? Or might it not be VIA's Apollo Pro 133A chipset in the end? We'll show you which it is.
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FC-PGA Pentium III on Celeron PGA370/Slot1 Converter CardsFeb 29, 2000 - in Reviews
Soon FC-PGA/Slot1 adapters will become available, but for those who cannot wait we supply detailed information how to 'recycle' your old 'slocket' card.
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IDF 2000: Intel Pentium 4 (Willamette)Feb 25, 2000 - in Reviews
Pentium IV Willamette 1,5 GHz, Itanium, Timna, Serial ATA and USB 2.0 are the news. But behind the scenes of the Intel Developer Forum strange things happened.
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The Race Is On: 1 GHz processors at ISSCC in San FranciscoFeb 17, 2000 - in Reviews
At the International Solid-State Circuit Conference in San Francisco several companies described designs for microprocessors with 1 GHz clock speed. AMD demonstrated a system with a 1 GHz Athlon from its fab in Dresden, Germany.
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The Impact of the AGP-SpeedFeb 14, 2000 - in Reviews
Does AGP1x vs. AGP2x vs. AGP4x make a significant difference in performance? We tried to find an answer on two different platforms for each, Pentium III and Athlon.
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Irongate with Super Bypass vs. VIA Apollo KX133Feb 7, 2000 - in Reviews
To satisfy the big 'super bypass'-fans, you can now see the comparison between Apollo KX133 and Irongate with enabled 'super bypass'.
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NVIDIA's New NT-Drivers for Athlon on KX133Feb 5, 2000 - in Reviews
Only hours after my review of VIA's Apollo KX133 chipset had been published, NVIDIA sent me new GeForce drivers for this new chipset. My complaints about Athlon's mediocre OpenGL-performance were heard! Have a look at the new results!
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New Hope For Athlon - The VIA Apollo KX133 ChipsetFeb 4, 2000 - in Reviews
VIA's long delayed Apollo KX133 Chipset for Athlon-processors is finally shipping. Will this chipset live up to VIA's hype? Will it breathe some more life into AMD's Athlon CPU?
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Transmeta introduces CrusoeFeb 3, 2000 - in Reviews
Transmeta, the secretive semiconductor company from Santa Clara, finally introduced the first two chips of their new processor line named Crusoe at the end of January. With a different software-based design approach these processors promise to deliver high-performance at very little power consumption.
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ELSA Erazor X 2 GeForce reviewJan 31, 2000 - in Reviews
ELSA's new powerhouse, the Erazor X 2 raises the roof as it flexes its DDR muscle.
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ELSA Erazor X and Absolute Multimedia Outrageous 3D GeForce ReviewJan 24, 2000 - in Reviews
Battle of the Titans part 3: ELSA and Absolute Multimedia enter the fray. All of our currently tested GeForce based graphics cards are rounded up to see who's the best of the best.
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Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256 DDR ReviewJan 7, 2000 - in Reviews
Breaking free of the memory bottleneck chains.
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ATI Rage Fury MAXX ReviewDec 30, 1999 - in Reviews
ATI Rage Fury MAXX: ATI's 64 MB Double Whopper fill-rate beast takes on the world.
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AMD's Super Bypass - AMD Improves their 750 ChipsetDec 29, 1999 - in Reviews
AMD quietly enables a new feature in their recent Northbridge. This new enhancement reduces some of their memory bottlenecks within their 750 chipset.
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S3 Diamond Viper II ReviewDec 24, 1999 - in Reviews
S3 jumps into the trenches with their new high end T&L graphics card, the Viper II
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Asus AGP-V6600 Deluxe ReviewDec 21, 1999 - in Reviews
Battle of the Titans Part 2: Who will earn top honors for the best GeForce 256 solution? Asus steps up to the plate flexing the AGP-V6600 Deluxe.
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Micron's Upcoming Samurai DDR Chipset - First LooksDec 16, 1999 - in Reviews
This upcoming DDR SDRAM chipset will offer high memory bandwidth with a much more reasonable memory cost versus RDRAM platforms.
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The RDRAM Avenger - Intel's i840 ChipsetDec 15, 1999 - in Reviews
So you want to have Coppermine and you decided to spend big bucks on RDRAM. Then don't make the mistake and buy i820-platforms! i840 is what Coppermine plus RDRAM needs!
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BCM QS750 Athlon Motherboard ReviewDec 8, 1999 - in Reviews
BCM makes a bold entry into the Athlon Motherboard Realm with their QS750!
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COMDEX/Fall '99 - Motherboard Manufacturers Report Part 2Dec 6, 1999 - in Reviews
Come get the latest news on AOpen, Asus, EPoX and Gigabyte.
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Intel's New CC820 Motherboard ReviewDec 3, 1999 - in Reviews
Intel's CC820 Motherboard, one of the first i820 based platform that supports PC100 SDRAM!
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Battle of the Titans: Creative Labs Annihilator vs. Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256Nov 25, 1999 - in Reviews
Who will earn top honors for the best GeForce 256 solution? Will it be the Creative Labs Annihilator or the Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256?
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COMDEX/Fall '99 - Motherboard ManufacturersNov 22, 1999 - in Reviews
News from VIA, ABIT, Delta, DFI, Iwill, Lucky Star, MSI and TMC.
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