Tuesday Hardware Reviews

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The P4M-RS350 itself is a complete package that gives you the ability to upgrade the graphics when you have the money to do so. It carries competent performance and enough onboard solutions that voids the fact there is only 3 PCI slots available.

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Today we're looking at the XPC SN96G5 from Shuttle. It uses their own proprietary format motherboard, based on the NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra chipset. It's the 5th generation of this particular chassis, so form-factor wise, it's about as good as it gets for now. However, there are some glaring issues with this system that kept us from going crazy over it - Read on to find out!

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The most obvious selling point of these two WinFast A400 boards is the cooling solution. Not only does it look the part, but it's quiet and extremely effective too. Both the GT and Ultra variants we've looked at have exhibited impressive overclocks, and the A400 GT is almost irresistible when you look at the potential headroom in both core and RAM clocks.

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Today we will be taking a look at the Radeon X600 XT 128MB from PowerColor. The X600 XT has 4 pixel pipelines and operates at 500 MHz core and 370 MHz (740 MHz DDR) memory speeds. At present, the X600 XT is pretty much a middle-of-the-road offering. Above the X600s you have the X700s, which offer better performance for just a bit more money. On the NVIDIA side, we have the 6200 series and the 6600 series, which are the closest competitors to ATI’s X600s and X700s.

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Have you ever had that special bond with a piece of computer hardware that just threw you for a loop for a long time, and once conquered became your best friend? Abit motherboards are the first things to come to mind for me, with their Soft Menu III its very easy to just forget a setting and stay up for days wondering why your system isn't functioning the way you want it to. I would like to say that after playing with the Soltek SL-K8TPro-939, but the reality of it is that everyone makes mistakes, and its easier to blame them on an object rather than your own misgivings. Its always that ONE BIOS option that is overseen that can ruin your day. Luckily the Soltek ran so well just as it is, that it was easy to just let it go and have some fun with the most powerful processor platform you can buy today. Lets have a look at it shall we...

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We take a closer look at Mushkin´s Enhanced DDR2 Memory rated to run at DDR667 speeds. Using a high end system we push this 1GB kit as far as it can go.

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Albatron decided to stick with the current Socket 478 processors on this model. This allows existing P4 users to migrate over to the PCI-E world without having to buy a new processor. They can further break down the upgrade process as the Albatron PX915G4 Pro already comes equipped with an shared video memory.

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Supporting the latest AMD socket 939 Athlon64FX/ 64 processors, the K8NS-939 represent the most cost effective solution for AMD platform. Accompanied with the innovative designs of AMD64 technology, the advanced NVIDIA nForce3 processor contributes to functionality and stability of this platform. The Serial ATA interface enhances storage performance. The high speed Gigabit Ethernet interface delivers the efficient broadband connection to the internet. Features such as AGP 8X graphic interface and 8-channel audio also ensure the enjoyment of multi-media application. Finally, Norton Internet Security 2004 software is bundled for security protection. With such an array of leading technology and Gigabyte’s unique features, users are sure to get the most value from the GA-K8NS-939.