Jan 30, 04 @ 08:23PM by CrimsonA in

VR-Zone has a HUGE memory roundup, rounding up 17 different memory modules' worth of overclocking. That's a lot of work, and very time-consuming. Good job VR-Zone.
VR-Zone

Jan 30, 04 @ 08:23PM by CrimsonA in

Instead of DirectX 9.1, we will merely get DirectX 9.0c. There is no major changes, besides some minor bug fixes (that will inevitably benefit ATi and hurt nVidia).
The Inquirer

Jan 30, 04 @ 08:23PM by CrimsonA in

Intel, taking the technological lead for once, wants to transition to PCI Express very quickly, and hopes to force this transition by completely abandoning AGP. Smart move if their was no other chipset around (which there inevitably will be).
Anandtech

Jan 30, 04 @ 08:23PM by CrimsonA in

Sun is ready to begin their big anti-Intel push starting next month. By the end of the year, they hope to have a full Opteron line complementing the Sparc line.
ZDNet

Jan 30, 04 @ 08:23PM by CrimsonA in

Big news. How this changes AMD's retail effectiveness is hard to determine. Most likely we will lose an AMD supporter.
CNet

Jan 30, 04 @ 11:54AM by zero in Video

Over at Adiran's Rojak Pot, they reclocked a NVIDIA's GeForce FX Go5200 to see how it performs. If you haven't seen the review on the Go5200, there's a link on the page. Let's how well the Go5200 can go.
Adrian's Rojak Pot

Jan 30, 04 @ 11:54AM by zero in Video

Got a Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9700? Well, if you do this is a mod that you've got to do, a volt medication. iXBT has a mod guide and benchmarks show you how beastly it can get.
iXBT

Jan 30, 04 @ 11:54AM by zero in Benchmarking

Those who use PCMark04, a patch has been released which fixes up a few bugs. The HDD test for Windows 2000 is now enabled and so is the command line function.
FutureMark (Patch)
FutureMark (Full Version)

Jan 30, 04 @ 11:53AM by zero in Processors

Intel's 64-32 bit processor "Yamhill" has finally been confirmed. We all knew they would get to this stage at one point. At a conference, two days ago the president of Intel gave his clear speech on the 64 bit chips. More on the Inquirer
The Inquirer
Reuters

Jan 30, 04 @ 11:53AM by zero in Video

ATI as just became world's number 2 graphics supplier surpassing NVIDIA just by a tiny bit. Seems like the sales of the Radeon 9600 and the Radeon 9800 series kicked up their rank during the Christmas season! More news on X-bit Labs
X-bit Labs

Jan 28, 04 @ 10:26PM by CrimsonA in Processors

Following yesterday's news of a Northwood P4 performing as well as a Prescott P4, the Inquirer has posted an editorial regarding this phenomenon.
The Inquirer

Jan 28, 04 @ 10:26PM by CrimsonA in Processors

There's some juicy info at the Inquirer about nVidia's next-generation CPU (which will hopefully build upon the GeForce FX series substantially instead of performing worse).
The Inquirer

Jan 28, 04 @ 10:26PM by CrimsonA in Cases

PimpRigs has another pretty hardcore modding guide, this time to do with anodizing aluminum for paint shop preparation.
PimpRig

Jan 28, 04 @ 10:26PM by CrimsonA in Processors

The budget Celeron, always a cheap processor (in more ways than one), will get a process shrink (and hopefully more cache.
Digitimes

Jan 28, 04 @ 10:26PM by CrimsonA in Video

Long gone are the days that laptop computers cannot handle any modern day graphic intensive games. At least for the larger bricks, they can frag with the best of them. Take a look at what's in store in 2004 and beyond.
Anandtech