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News Archive: November 2001

November 2001

Asus P4B Motherboard Review
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 9:10 PM EST

Hardware Extreme has posted a review of the Asus P4B motherboard. The Asus P4B is one of the most powerful Pentium 4 overclocking board available and features the recently launched i845 chipset. The Asus P4B motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technology making it another standout in the long line of Asus quality motherboards.

Here's a snip:

"Using the Asus P4B, we managed to overclocked the Pentium 4 2.0GHz to a rock-stable 2,240MHz with a front-side bus speed (FSB) of 140MHz (effectively 560MHz), clock multiplier set at 16.0 and the core voltage at default."

"The Asus P4B is packed of unique features. Like Asus MyLogo and its overclocking ability for example, it's truly amazing! This is one of the most powerful Pentium 4 overclocking board available. With all of this said, we are giving the Asus P4B motherboard a 5-Stars award."

Check it out at: Hardware Extreme

Intel Pentium 4 2GHz Review
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 9:01 PM EST

Christmas is coming soon and speaking of gifts, having the fastest processor from Intel, the Pentium 4 2.0GHz is in everyone's wishlist. Today, Hardware Extreme posted a review of the Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz processor. Since Intel introduces the Pentium 4 Processor a year ago, the Pentium 4 has increased in clock speed for over 40%. While waiting for Intel's upcoming processor,code-named Northwood, why not check out Intel's currently fastest processor?

Check it out at: Hardware Extreme

Windtunell 3 Case Review
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 4:14 PM EST

Psychohardware has a nice review up on the Windtunell 3. Let me add that I've been looking at one of these baby's myself.

Here's a snip: 

"I've always wanted a case with a window and extra fans for overclocking, which I have yet to do either one of these yet. That is one reason I like this case because it saves me the time and worries of putting in a window. The first thing I noticed when I first got the case was the packaging. I think this could handle the typical UPS "drop and kick" policy. The front of the case has a small door that lifts up then slides back into the case. This seemed to help a little on the noise with the four included fans."

Check it out at: Psychohardware

Windows 98SE vs XP
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 4:02 PM EST

OK guys, OCA has done a quick article on benchmarks comparing Windows 98SE and Windows XP. We've heard XP is the fastest version of  Windows yet, but is that truly the case?

Here's a snip:

"Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows XP has been on the market now long enough for most people to decide whether or not they want to install and use it on their systems. It's easily the smoothest, prettiest and most stable OS yet from Microsoft. But is it fast? Everyone is saying it is....but we are going to show you a quick comparison today to let you know just how much faster, if any, than XP is over Windows 98 Second Edition, from a Gamer/Overclocker's perspective."

Check it out at: OCAddiction

Designtechnica takes a look at Viewsonics new ViewPad 1000 Tablet PC
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 3:53 PM EST

Designtechnica takes a first look at Viewsonic’s new ViewPad 1000 Tablet PC. This little Tablet PC weighs a mere 4 Lbs, but is packed with features.

Here is a piece from the First look:

"This Tablet PC is packed with features and is almost seems like more of a concept PC than the one we presented last week from Intel and HP. Well this is no concept and you will be able to purchase one soon. The Viewsonic ViewPad 1000 features an Intel Celeron 800 MHz processor and the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system. The View pad 1000 Tablet PC even has built in WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi Wireless LAN abilities."

Check it out at: Designtechnica

Contest Results...
posted by Andrew on Monday, November 26, 2001 at 3:19 PM EST

Congratulations to Duboids and Crytzen for winning the contest! (Please PM me with your address, etc.) Thank you to all who participated.

Check it out at:

Weekly Poll
posted by Josh on Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 5:51 PM EST

Check out this week's new poll!

Check it out at: HyTek Computer

Contest drawing tomorrow!!!
posted by Josh on Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 1:15 PM EST

REMEMBER:  The drawing for the RAM will take place tomorrow!!!  Make sure you check back for the winners!

Check it out at: HyTek Computer

New Article up at Psychohardware
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 1:03 PM EST

The guys over at Psychohardware have a new HOW-TO up to show you how to host your very own website.

Here's a snip:

"Ever wanted to host your very own web page on your broadband connection but don't have the time to spend hours into researching what you need? Well, I have a deal for you. Today, PsychoHardware brings you our newest and easiest how to yet."

Check it out at: Psychohardware

Antiterror law gives U.S. sweeping Net power
posted by 1gigkid on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8:50 PM EST

The recently approved antiterrorism law could be used to prosecute foreign hackers, a move critics say could make the United States the world's Internet policeman.

Check it out at: CNN

Antec SX-1240 Full Tower Case Review
posted by 1gigkid on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8:40 PM EST

When the makers of a really high powered, custom-built gaming machine have chosen the enclosure that your company creates to house the awesome computers they build, it's probably a safe assumption to say that your products have indeed arrived! In essence, they are among the top of the class and graduation is only a few days away! Antec has had their Performance Series cases featured as Alienware's "Enclosure of Choice" for quite some time now. A quick trip to  Alienware's website will reveal that they are using the Antec SX-1030/1040 series enclosure to house their super awesome computers. While Antec has always been known for quality enclosures and power-supplies, it is their Performance Series cases which have garnered the most attention.

Check it out at: Club OC

New VIA AGP Driver
posted by 1gigkid on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8:30 PM EST

VIA has released a new AGP driver (4.10) for all VIA chipsets using 98, 2k, or XP. Here is a list of the fixes:

- Provides an enhanced AGP driver for Windows XP
- Fixes some information strings to pass some driver verification tools published by 3rd party companies
- Supports the AGP function in VIA P4X series North Bridge Chips
- Certified for Windows XP in the INF file

Check it out at: VIAHardware

Radeon 8500LE to 8500 Upgrade
posted by 1gigkid on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8:25 PM EST

On this website you can download the official flashtool for the radeon 8500 cards from ATI.

Check it out at: John Hoek

China Plans Moon Landing
posted by 1gigkid on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 8:19 PM EST

China has yet to send a manned craft into space but plans to do so by 2005, the state-run China Daily newspaper reported on Friday. The mission is part of Beijing’s plans to create a space industry and earn the prestige of joining the United States and Russia as the only nations to have sent humans into space.

Check it out at: CNN

[H]ard|OCP checks out VisionTek's line up!
posted by Josh on Friday, November 23, 2001 at 10:59 AM EST

Here's a snip:

We cover the entire VisionTek line of cards aimed at Gamers.  Their Ti500, Ti200 and the GeForce2 Ti chipset cards.  Also we include a look at any speed benefits that DX8.1 is delivering.

Check it out at: [H]ard|OCP

Happy Thanksgiving!!!
posted by Josh on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 10:58 PM EST

Check it out at: HyTek Computer

Goodbye, Ti? Abit's Siluro GF3 Vio Faces Off Against The Establishment
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 10:42 PM EST

While Nvidia pushes its Ti models in a faceoff with ATI's Radeon 8500, the GeForce 3 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?

Check it out at: Tom's Hardware

Dell sells out of 2GHz Pentium chips
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 10:36 PM EST

Consumers looking to buy 2GHz Pentium 4 PCs this fall may find the going a little on the slow side. Recently, Dell Computer stopped taking orders for Dimension 8200 desktop PCs and other systems that include the 2GHz Intel processor, and this past weekend it pulled the chip from its Web site "configurator," through which consumers can pick and choose the features they want for a given system. A Dell spokesman, citing strong demand, said the company sold out of 2GHz Pentium 4 chips, but he stopped short of calling the lack of availability a shortage.

Check it out at: ZDNet:

ATI RADEON 8500 - Driven to new Heights
posted by 1gigkid on Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:42 PM EST

So far the introduction of ATi's RADEON 8500 has seemed more like a puzzle than a product launch. As a consequence, it's been hard to get a good general impression of this card and its potential. In early August, ATi distributed a small number of pre-production cards, but these samples were rather unconvincing and seemed far from finished. This pre-sampling phase was followed by a veritable fireworks of whitepapers in which ATi presented its new chip, bit by bit.

Check it out at: RIVA Station

XP impossible to crack - Microsoft
posted by 1gigkid on Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:38 PM EST

Earlier this year that Dell CDs of Windows XP were available in the bazaars of the Far East, Microsoft in the UK told us a strange thing indeed. It is impossible to crack XP, said the spin dottores, plus even if they have WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE..

Check it out at: The Inquirer

The 4Q Budget PC Full Tower Case
posted by 1gigkid on Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:31 PM EST

Are you on a budget? Are you looking for components that are functional, but won’t kill your wallet? We’re looking today at a full tower case provided by abilitycomputers.com. It is the 4Q Full Tower ATX Case. The case supplied to Tweakmax is advertised at $44.99 including a 300W power supply!

Check it out at: TweakMax

New Version Of SiSoft Sandra
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 19, 2001 at 10:13 PM EST

Speacial thanks to AMDZone for the heads up. You can get it here

Check it out at: AMDZone

ATI A3 Athlon XP chipset revealed
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 19, 2001 at 10:06 PM EST

ATI has held open the prospect of a PC chipset for some time - ever since it was granted a Pentium 4 bus licence by Intel. That deal, plus ATI's desire to compete with nForce, the Athlon-oriented chipset from arch-rival Nvidia, suggested that ATI's part would support Intel processors.

Check it out at: The Register

Windows XP Memory Tweak guide
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 19, 2001 at 10:01 PM EST

Windows XP, much like its predecessor Windows 2000 offers superior Memory management to Windows Millennium Edition & earlier. That said, both also require more memory to run efficiently. This guide will take you through configuring your system for optimal use of your memory subsystem – both RAM & the Pagefile. NOTE – This guide is based on Windows XP Professional, although should Home Edition raise any differences they will be included in the future

Check it out at: 3DSPOTLIGHT

Site update
posted by Josh on Monday, November 19, 2001 at 4:07 PM EST

I just wanted to let you all know that I am currently working on getting some review together.  In addition I am still looking to an alternative to our current ISP that connects our server to the internet (as you can see the ip address in the address box).  Remember, if you have any questions, feel free to email me!  josh@hytekcomputer.com

Check it out at: HyTek Computer

AMD taps loyal fans to spread the word
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:58 PM EST

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chipmaker is in the midst of a multi-pronged marketing strategy to convince consumers, as well as corporate buyers, that its Athlon XP and Duron chips provide better performance and cost less than rival Intel's Pentium 4 or Celeron processors. AMD is talking with computer labs and benchmark testers to come up with new performance metrics for comparing its chips. Kevin Knox, a Gartner analyst turned AMD executive, is also hosting roundtables with CIOs to discuss the benefits of AMD's chips in a business environment.

Check it out at: ZDNet

Iwill XP333-R Motherboard Review
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:52 PM EST

Iwill is one of the most innovative motherboard manufacturers out there, and are usually quick off the mark with new technologies, but I don't think any company in recent years has managed to cram so many new features into a new board at the same time. The XP333-R is based on the latest revised ALi MAGiK 1 chipset (C version) which promises improved performance and stability across the board (no pun intended). New technologies supported by the Iwill are ATA-133, which improves the maximum peak-transfer rate of supported hard disks. Excitingly, the on-board HighPoint HPT372 IDE-RAID chip is also compatible with the ATA133 standard allowing (in theory) obscenely fast hard disk access. The other technology, from which the board gets its name, is that it supports DDR333 modules. DDR333 (PC2700) is the latest evolution of double data rate memory which has revolutionised the AMD platform. This new standard has an awesome 2.7GB/s peak bandwidth. Having the ability to run compatible DDR-RAM chips when they are released is a definite bonus, although some would argue that DDR333MHz (166MHz) is not exactly un-obtainable using current overclocked hardware.

Check it out at: OCPrices

XP Overclocked To 183MHz FSB
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:43 PM EST

 Over at IANAG they have got an Athlon XP 1700+ at 183MHz FSB. Pretty Impressive. Not much info other than some benchmarks. Check it out for yourself.

Check it out at: I am not a GEEK

IMT-MAX Case Review
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:30 PM EST

Case reviews seem to be popping up all over the web these days, so I wanted to do something different with this review. ColorCases sells the IMT-MAX a case that I have not seen sold anywhere else. The also carry a wide variety of different types of cases. All computer cases consist of the same thing so there usually isn't a huge difference between each one. The IMT-MAX wishes to be different though, but will looks alone be enough to set it apart from other cases that are available?

Check it out at: Hardware Extreme

Abit KR7A Raid Review
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:25 PM EST

At last, the long promised ABIT KR7A is here. It is really a long wait since Computex in June 2001. Well it seems that the wait is worthwhile as ABIT skipped the KT266 chipset and went straight into the KT266A chipset (A is always better). I have tested the board and it definitely proves itself a very reliable and powerhorse even when used in normal conditions.

Check it out at: OCWorkbench

Comdex: Best of show
posted by 1gigkid on Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 7:18 PM EST

What were high points of Comdex 2001? Catch up on the week's events in Las Vegas with a look at the top keynote addresses and the most eye-catching gadgets.

Check it out at: ZDNet

Virtual Keyboards Let You Type in Air
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 15, 2001 at 10:24 PM EST

Call it air guitar meets computer keyboard. Two firms here at Comdex, Samsung and Senseboard, are showing off gizmos that attach to your hands and track your finger movements so you can type without a keyboard to input data into a personal digital assistant or other handheld device. To watch the devices in use is freaky, to say the least. A young man hunched over a counter at the Senseboard booth was typing in thin air on what appeared to be an invisible keyboard. The developers envision subway cars filled with commuters typing in midair as they key messages into their mobile phones, Pocket PCs, or Palm devices.

Check it out at: PCWORLD.COM

From the floor: Comdex tech gadgets
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 9:37 PM EST

A cell phone married to a PDA? How about a video camera that connects wirelessly to the Internet? At Comdex Fall 2001, CNET correspondents Hari Sreenivasan and Melissa Francis check out some of the new products making their way down the technology pipeline.

Check it out at: CNET

ATI's Radeon 8500 - New drivers expose potential
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 9:34 PM EST

Today, a month after ATI stocked store shelves and online retailers with Radeon 8500 cards, they are finally ready to deliver a new driver revision that improves performance and enables SMOOTHVISION. Here's the first indication that the Radeon 8500 may not be just another case of history repeating itself for ATI but let's take a look at the performance of the driver first.

Check it out at: AnandTech

New RADEON 8500 drivers
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 9:28 PM EST

ATI has released new drivers for their new Radeon 8500. Follow the link and input your operating system and select Radeon 8500 and you shall have them. I sure hope this fixes some of the bugs that came with the original drivers. Only time will tell.

Check it out at: ATI

HP DVD-Writer DVD100i drive
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 9:11 PM EST

Do you have what it takes to make a movie? Maybe not, but for $599, you can get your hands on one of the big ingredients: Hewlett-Packard's new DVD+RW drive, the DVD-Writer DVD100i. You can use this device to burn or reburn videos to DVD+RW media (at about $15.99 per disc), which can then be played in many (but not all) current DVD movie players. The DVD-Writer DVD100i's box includes all the necessary components for a trouble-free installation. HP provides all the cables and screws, a brief instruction booklet, a software CD, one blank DVD+RW disc for your first burn, and a multilingual instruction foldout to take you through the installation steps.

Check it out at: CNET

Comdex Fall 2001
posted by 1gigkid on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 10:50 PM EST

Today Comdex kicked off here in Las Vegas and I'm roaming the city to bring you some information and (most importantly) pictures!  All of you modem users are in for some fun with this article. There are a lot of pictures so you'll have to be patient. Okay I know you don't want some huge intro, so I'll get right to the pictures

Check it out at: VIAHardware

Details of Hammer chipsets leak
posted by 1gigkid on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 10:44 PM EST

A REPORT ON PC Watch in Japan has tabulated the possible chipsets available for the Hammer processor when it is introduced next year.

The table includes AMD chipsets provisionally named Golem and Lokar, the K8HTB, which we first discussed here in August, ALi chipsets the M1687 and the M1688, and SiS chipsets the 755 and the 760.

Check it out at: The Inquirer

Maxtor Hard Drive Information
posted by Josh on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 7:06 AM EST

TooMuchWork.NET has obtained technical schematics of Maxtor Hard Drives.

Check it out at: Too Much Work

VIA and NVIDIA - the new bug
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 12, 2001 at 10:28 PM EST

From time to time he comes, the hardware-bug. The usage of a GeForce3 in combination with a VIA-chipset causes a performance loss of up to 60% - under Windows 98 / ME and only with the new detonator 4 / XP driver. Unfortunately this configuration is not unusual, as we confirmed in cooperation with our partner in the print media, the PC Games Hardware.

Check it out at: onlinekosten.de

Plastic Surgery: Releasing The Athlon XP To Hit 2000+
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 12, 2001 at 10:19 PM EST

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+.

Check it out at: Tom's Hardware

HyTek Computer CONTEST!!!
posted by Josh on Monday, November 12, 2001 at 4:05 PM EST

Our first contest!  Finally!  For more information check out the link below!

Check it out at: HyTek Computer

Plane Crash in Queens, New York
posted by Josh on Monday, November 12, 2001 at 10:54 AM EST

At approximately 9:17 AM EST on this day of Veterans, Monday, November 12, 2001, a plane carrying 246 passengers and 9 crew crashed in Queens New York.  Please turn on your TV or visit CNN.com

Check it out at: CNN

XBOX Preview
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 10:26 PM EST

XBOX display units are populating stores across the nation. With the launch less than two weeks off, Microsoft is now allowing the stores to modify their display units with actual retail games. Instead of being limited to a bunch of videos and a little non-representative demo of Oddworld, we have the freedom of enjoying a full game as it's meant to be played.

Check it out at: Invisible Dream

Hedgehog-typeW Heatsink Review
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 8, 2001 at 10:15 PM EST

Do things just get bigger and better or is it a concept of bigger is better, well this large cooling product may well perceive that thought .The product KANIE Type W has found its way here from our regular supplier Bacata in Toulouse, they were good enough to supply us with a Delta combination fan fitted version.

Check it out at: AMDWORLD

AMK PC76-1708 Review
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 11:04 PM EST

It was incredible. I hit the power switch on the front of the case and pressed all three fan switches and thought I had opened up a wormhole. Einsteinien space started to fold in on itself and I'm sure it sucked in the cat.

It wasn't actually that bad. How loud? How to compare is the question. Put your head right next to one of the those motel air conditioners set on high and you've got it. In reality a 7000 rpm Delta heatsink fan is probably more annoying. This case isn't as high pitched...there's just more of it. If you were a college student and wanted to leave this bad boy on all night in your room...order it with the ear plugs.

Check it out at: Icrontic

AMD Turns Up The Heat: Athlon XP 1900+
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 10:24 PM EST

AMD puts the pedal to the metal! The new Athlon XP 1900+ (clocked at 1600 MHz) pummels the more expensive Intel Pentium 4/2000 in most of our benchmark disciplines. It beats the P4's complicated architecture, proving that it pays to have a good conventional CPU design. In the end, only the results count!

Check it out at: Tom's Hardware

Radeon 8500 vs. Ti500 - Overclocked Graphics
posted by 1gigkid on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at 9:38 PM EST

ATI managed to do a good job of getting the excitement level up for its Radeon this past summer. The company released one white-paper after another teasing the graphics-loving community with evermore tantalizing morsels of information. All in all, it looked like there was good reason to hope that Nvidia would get some serious competition for the performance crown it held on to so tightly for so long.

Check it out at: Tom's Hardware

Thermaltake VOLCANO 7 Review
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 5, 2001 at 3:48 PM EST

Thermaltake actually always had a 'conventional' cooler with their original "Volcano", but there was nothing at all to set it apart from any other basic HSF unit.  With the Volcano II, they introduced a very quiet, yet somewhat high performing product, but nothing to really get excited about.  Time went by, and I guess Volcanos 1 thru 5 came and went. Then came the Volcano 6Cu series.

As with most of their coolers, Thermaltake had to offer something that sets them apart from the crowd.  Anyone can slap an 80mm fan on a fat heatsink and call it a day, but Thermaltake went one step further... A giant leap for overclocking kind. How about a HSF with a built in thermal sensor that automaticly adjusts fan speed depending on your CPU temp. One word comes to mind.... WOW!

Check it out at: HardcoreWare

ABIT KR7A-RAID Is Here - Finally !
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 5, 2001 at 3:14 PM EST

Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, November 5, 2001- ABIT is proud to introduce the KR7A-RAID. Based on VIA's KT266A northbridge and VT8233 southbridge, the KR7A-RAID is engineered to take your PC to the next level of stability and performance.

Superior Specs
The KR7A-RAID supports the latest AMD Duron, Athlon, and Athlon XP CPUs. A 200 / 266MHz Front Side Bus is supported, as well as VIA's V-Link technology which increases your system bandwidth to 266MB/sec. This latest piece of ABIT Engineering includes 4 DIMM sockets, allowing the KR7A-RAID to support up to 4GB of registered DDR SDRAM or 3GB of unregistered DDR SDRAM memory. With increased bandwidth and massive memory capabilities, the KR7A-RAID will turn your PC into a multimedia powerhouse.

SoftMenuTM III & ATA 133 RAID
ABIT's SoftMenuTM III puts you in the driver's seat, allowing you to adjust vital system parameters. CPU core, I/O, and DDR VCC voltages can be tweaked with ease, and FSB frequencies can be set anywhere from 100 to 200Mhz in increments of one. With SoftMenuTM III, the KR7A-RAID gives you unmatched flexibility.

The KR7A-RAID includes the HPT372 controller, which adds ATA 133 RAID support. It also brings 2 additional IDE channels which, when added to the 2 native channels, gives you support for up to 8 IDE devices! ATA 133 with a 133 MB/sec transfer rate, RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), and RAID 0+1 (striping + mirroring) are all supported by the KR7A-RAID. By using two hard disks, a RAID 0 array can split information evenly between the two, effectively doubling performance. RAID 1 is a mirroring setup that dramatically improves your data integrity. RAID 0+1 gives the user the performance of RAID 0 and the security of RAID 1.

Other Features
The KR7A-RAID is packed with other features that distance the competition. The on-board USB header provides up to four extra USB channels, providing ultimate expandability for your USB devices. Hardware monitoring reports fan speeds, voltages, and system environment temperatures. 1 AGP slot and 6 PCI slots round out an already impressive package. With its unique features, expansion possibilities, and superior performance, the KR7A-RAID puts your DDR into the fast lane.

Check it out at: ABIT

Memory Interleaving Explained
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 5, 2001 at 2:32 PM EST

Memory interleaving is a hot topic, but there is a lot of FUD associated with it. The use of the same name for two different parts of the memory system might have something to do with it. The wide interest in memory bank interleave happened because of the "overclocking friendly" motherboard craze. It seems that in order to qualify as a "real" overclockers motherboard, the BIOS must support SDRAM Bank Interleave.

There is also a lot of confusion about how, when and where you can enable bank interleave. Some say you need two DIMM's, some say four, and some say two but only if the DIMM's are double sided. We will clear this up for you as well. In order to do that we will also give you the low-down on single-sided and double-sided DIMM's.

Check it out at: Real World Tech

AMD Athlon XP 1900+ Processor Review
posted by 1gigkid on Monday, November 5, 2001 at 2:17 PM EST

It has been less than a month since the release of the first wave of Athlon XP processors. The latest release today from AMD is the next speed upgrade in their XP line of processors.

The Athlon XP 1900+ runs at 1.6 GHz frequency and that is the only difference that you will find on the processor itself. The technology and enhancements remain the same, though the performance scales with the new frequency very well.

Check it out at: amdmb.com

Nvidia's chipset debut may open new doors
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 10:58 PM EST

The new Nvidia nForce chipset for AMD Athlon/Duron, announced in June, will make its debut next week in motherboards and desktop PCs, an Nvidia representative said.

A slew of motherboard makers and some smaller PC makers are expected to announce products based on the new chipset. A chipset is a key component inside a PC, a cluster of chips that serves as the go-between for the processor, system memory and input/output devices such as hard drives. More recently, chipsets including the nForce have grown to adopt graphics as well.

Check it out at: CNET

Athlon XP 1900+
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 10:46 PM EST

AMD realeased the XP line of processors not to long ago and now the Athlon XP 1900+ has made an appearance on Pricewatch.com. Supposedly the vendor on pricewatch with them has a special running if you call them and is expecting them in stock next week sometime. It looks to me like AMD is looking to launch the Athlon XP 1900+ around Comdex to coincide with Comdex. We'll have to wait and see what happens. If anyone knows of any others selling the 1900+ let me know.

Check it out at: Pricewatch

Copper Cooler Comparison II
posted by 1gigkid on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 10:20 PM EST

The deluge of Copper and/or Copper content HSF’s continues at a mind boggling pace with new heatsinks being released on an almost daily basis.

It is no longer good enough for HSF’s to just perform adequately, now they must have superior performance, dictated by higher and higher CPU speeds and the higher temperatures they generate.

We can no longer speak to the computing public in general terms, but now must consider many different interests, the average computer user, the overclocker/gamer, the extreme overclocker and the growing segment of seekers of quiet. Each produces its own needs and wants and many companies world-wide are rushing in to meet their particular needs.

Check it out at: amdmb.com

HyTek Computer Forums
posted by Josh on Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 9:08 PM EST

The forums will be returning tomorrow.  I am currently working on getting them upgraded and have a lot of other work to do.  Please check back tomorrow ;)

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