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Nvidia
has released what they call Detonator FX drivers for their range
of video cards.
I could have sworen that FX Detonator's started at 50.xx. These
are multi-languaged. Below is the scoop on this release!
D-Tek
Spiral water block
"Swirls are not just for puddin' and ice cream anymore,
as you should know by now. Today's water blocks have hit the
heights of quality and workmanship--but it seems there's always
more to tweak, improve, and work on. In any case, water blocks
are nothing like they used to be. Companies today put quite
a bit into designing a water block, to ensure a leak-proof block
that performs superbly."
Matrox
Millenium P750 Video Card
Dual monitor capable video cards have a primary and a secondary
display. The secondary display gets the "leftovers".
In other words just enough to display a desktop image. One monitor
or the other has to be designated as a primary but not both.
Software programs may require for part of the workspace to be
in the primary display and will not work in the secondary display.
This is where Matrox has leapt ahead.
The
Sony VAIO PCG-Z1A notebook is what the Centrino CPU and concept
is all about.
Sony attempts to mesh form, function and features into their
new VAIO PCG-Z1AP1, a Centrino based laptop. Typically there
is a trade off that we are faced with when purchasing a new
notebook computer.
Epox
nForce2 Ultra 400 mobo
The 8RDA+ board has been one of the most popular Athlon boards
amongst enthusiasts. Now that NVIDIA have released their 200MHz
FSB versions of the nForce2 chipset, Epox have wasted no time
in releasing a board. Without
much pump, a new revision of the chipset started appearing on
8RDA+. Besides, an entirely new motherboard - 8RDA3+ - was released
offering the long-awaited support for SerialATA. Moreover, they
at Epox decided to make this model "wired" to the
full - there appeared another LAN controller, with rounded cables
added to the package bundle.
Nvidias
new top-end card Model: GeForceFX 5900 Ultra 256MB
Verdict: The fastest card for sure, but not a lot else to get
excited about.So here we go again. Another month, another graphics
launch...only this one is a little different. How so?
Fizzer
worm uses KaZaA for remote control
Beware the worm that turns
THERE'S A NEW worm on the block and it's called Fizzer, Kaspersky
Labs warns today.
Klipsch's
16 Subwoofer System Stack
That's
right, Klipsch has made it possible to connect up to 16 Promedia
SWS Subwoofer Systems to create an ear bleeding bass. Each subwoofer
carries with it 100-watt, 8 inch sub and can come in assortments
of 2, 4 and an eyeball vibrating 16 subs.
ABIT
NF7 2.0 Mainboard and AMD Athlon XP Barton Processor with 400MHz
Bus
It is almost an evident fact that Athlon XP processors will
soon move to 400MHz bus. That is why it is not at all surprising
that the chipset and mainboard manufacturers are willing to
get ready for this event in advance.
Man
claims Microsoft stole his iLoo idea
GeForce
FX 5900 Ultra Benchmarks
From this benchmark we can see that the GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
showed a considerable lead over the Radeon 9800 Pro and using
the soon to be released Detonator 50.XX drivers, there was a
substantial increase over the 43.51 drivers.
Logitech
MX700 cordless optical mouse
YOUR HAND probably spends more time plonked on top of a mouse
than any other computer device. Which makes it all the more
bizarre that some people chose to spend less than a tenner on
some ergonomic monstrosity.
Soltek
SL-75FRN2-L :
Soltek attempts to bring exceptional performance and overclocking
ability to an inexpensive nForce2 mainboard. A relative newcomer
to the enthusiast market, Soltek has become more popular as
of late by offering such mainboards as their “Golden Flame”
series. This nForce2 motherboard offers a no-frills approach
to pure performance.
The
Enermax EG465P-VE (460W) power supply
ipKonfig.com has a look at the new Enermax 460W power supply
that now comes with EMI shielded power cables. The appearance
alone of such cables sets itself aside from all other power
supplies on the market, but more importantly, lowering EMI.
Next-gen
Windows PC shown at WinHEC
Bill Gates today unveiled a new PC prototype designed to "enhance
today's computing experience and usher in the next wave of innovation
for the PC industry" during his opening keynote at the
12th annual Windows® Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC).
Co-developed with HP and code-named "Athens," the
advanced PC prototype represents an evolution of the PC as a
center for communication and collaboration, one that simultaneously
simplifies PC operations while merging all forms of communication
-- including next-generation voice, video and text messaging
-- into a consistent, streamlined design.
Thermalright
SLK 900
One of the best copper heatsink on the market
Let's
pay Hommage to the Big Daddy of all PCs !
The revolutionary machine which is responsible for all this
mad techno craze has been born 30 years ago ! The Xerox
Alto Computer
AMD
ships Athlon MP 2800+
AMD today launched an ever-so-slightly redundant addition to
its Athlon MP line. The 2800+, based on the Barton core, sits
between existing MP parts and the new Opteron family of 64-bit
server/workstation chips.
MSN
Crafts Web-Enabled Toilet
Forget the newspaper. MSN's U.K. division has created something
new to do while on the john--surf the Internet.
Kingmax
launches the first “Color Module” worldwide ?
Under a vertical integration business plan, Kingmax, with the
advantage of advanced technology in semiconductor and working
with his relative business partner Kingpak, launches the first
“Color Module” worldwide.
Web
Server Setup Guide (1/3)
Finding yourself in need of some web space for your own personal
usage? There are a couple viable options, and the most popular
is signing up for a free service from providers such as Angelfire
and Tripod. Most of these web sites are typically slow and are
filled with huge background images of someone's household pet
behind erroneously spelled bright yellow text that says "OMGHI2U".
Creating a decent web page for things such as photo sharing
and information does not have to be hosted on such nonsense.
About
the new Athlon XP / Barton / Opteron CPU
Unlocking of the future CPUs made impossible ?
First
pictures of a personal mobile gateway phone from Samsung
Samsung is backing every horse in the experimental battle
to produce a next generation mobile device 
Intel,
AMD new processors are close
SPEED DEMONS and benchmarketers are gearing up for the big play
off later this month. There are loads of new goodies hitting
the market and everyone is getting excited. AMD fans have the
3200+ to look forward to and Intel fans have the competing 3.2GHz
P4.
nForce2
Roundup
We have been impressed not just by its features and performance,
but also by the nForce2 chipsets stability and the fact that
the performance remains solid no matter the manufacturer. There
were/are some early problems even with the nForce2 chipset,
but they are nothing compared to the problems we have had with
the KT400 chipset.
The
Forum is up and running
After all those huge amounts of emails from you , we finally
decided to start a members-forum to build the community spirit
at TechnoBabble , so go and put your 5 cents worth on it
Swiftech
H20-8500
In an attempt to make water cooling more accessable to the masses,
Swiftech created an easy to install kit that is made up of their
latest products. Will performance be equal to the sum of its
parts?
ABIT
IC7-G : The i875P, AKA "Canterwood" are starting to
make it to market.
ABIT is known for their dedication to the pursuit of quality
and speed. The enthusiast community has embraced ABIT since
it first broke onto the scene with motherboards that could squeeze
every last bit of juice out of our prized CPUs. ABIT continues
this trend with their i875P based motherboard solutions.
Battle
of the Titans : AMD Barton XP3000+ (400) vs Intel Pentium 4
3.0G (800)
Albatron
PX845PEV-800 Anniversary Edition Motherboard Review
Western
Digital Raptor WD360GD (SATA)
The new Western Digital Raptor is currently one of the fastest
serial ATA drives around. With a spindle speed at 10,000RPM,
this enterprise-class drive is set to give users SCSI-like performance
at an attractive price point. Find out how it stacks against
other 10,000RPM Ultra160 SCSI drives in this detailed 10-page
report.
Our
new forum moderator NotoriousBDE submited an article about Garmin
Debuts iQue 3600 GPS Handheld in the
forum
.
The product integrates Garmin's new Que Technology the company's
premier
application that delivers the benefits of GPS-based location
awareness to PDA users.
Which probably means that you'll never get lost again :-) 
How
to Watercooling - Extensive
Watercooling, it is something that just about any PC enthusiast
envies and admires but few are willing to take the plunge and
get it. It is cold, it is quiet, and it looks awesome. To the
general population either Watercooling seems too complicated
and risky, or so expensive that you would never consider spending
that money on anything other than a new video card
NV35:
Goodbye to the Dustbuster
ATI
Radeon 9x00 series tweak guide
ATI
has managed to accomplish a lot in a relatively little time
with their latest Radeon offerings. Beyond releasing the first
truly DirectX 9 compliant graphics card, they also managed to
beat NVIDIA in terms of performance; drivers have followed the
same line, one could say since the beginning they came along
extremely well, something you’d probably never have thought
a couple of years ago.
Intel,
AMD new processors are close
SPEED DEMONS and benchmarketers are gearing up for the big play
off later this month. There are loads of new goodies hitting
the market and everyone is getting excited. AMD fans have the
3200+ to look forward to and Intel fans have the competing 3.2GHz
P4.
New
Drivers: ATi FireGL X1 & Z1 with High Performance - Finally
A New Approach : In our last article, the ATi FireGL X1 didn't
turn out great results. We saw a large discrepancey between
the theoretical performance and the actual performance scores.
Now, ATi has introduced a new generation of drivers that is
supposed to do away with this problem.
AMD3D
reckons it has got the scoop on the latest version of the Asus
A7N8X Nforce 2 motherboard.
It's 400MHz FSB ready and it gets an Editor's choice.
Serial
ATA II is here already
Wait ages for one bus to come along
Video
Card Reviews
Leadtek
A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO GeForce FX Ultra @ HotHardware
Asus
V9900 GeForceFX 5800 Ultra @ UKGamer
Leadtek
WinFast A340 Ultra TD MyVIVO GeForceFX 5200 @ Explosive
Labs
Hercules
3D Prophet 9800 Radeon Pro @ Guru3D
VisionTek
Xstasy 9800 Radeon Pro @ HardOCP
Visiontek
9800 Radeon Pro @ Gamebiz
ATI
Radeon 9600 Pro @ A1 Electronics
A
Week of Wacky Input Devices
The keyboard you're using today is boring. And, we
guarantee you'll agree by the time you finish our week-long
series of keyboard and mouse reviews -- or your money back (oh
wait, this is free ?).
The
Year the Music Dies
Record labels are under attack from all sides - file sharers
and performers, even equipment manufacturers and good old-fashioned
customers - and it's killing them. A moment of silence, please.
ATi
All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro:
The flagship of the All-in-Wonder series finds its
way into our labs. Featuring the Theater 200 and the R300, this
could very well be the best all round video card available.
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