werty316
07-14-2006, 08:19 PM
Motherboards
Biostar TForce 6100 Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net (http://www.ocia.net/reviews/biostarforce/page1.shtml)
Enter the Biostar TForce 6100. Although not normally a make I would consider when choosing a motherboard, the features this board offered really caught my attention, and the advertised overclock-friendly TForce (as opposed to the more standard 6100-M7) reeled me in. Biostar offers this board in Socket 754, 939 and AM2 flavors, and in order to keep costs down I chose to go with a Sempron 64 2500+ in 754 format. Since I just upgraded my main box to a gig of memory, I had 512mb of Geil PC4400 available which should allow quite a bit of headroom for overclocking.
http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc404/th_87746_0_404lo.jpg (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87746_0_404lo.jpg)
ECS KA3-MVP Extreme Motherboard Review @ Motherboards.org (http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1637_1.html)
Feature-wise, the ECS KA3-MVP motherboard includes the ability to Crossfire two ATI cards, 7 SATA devices, a Gigabit Ethernet controller, and two Firewire ports. The minimal expansion on the board is a bit disappointing, but the multiple SATA devices on a single port make for an excellent new feature as more and more devices move to SATA.
http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc422/th_87752_1_422lo.jpg (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87752_1_422lo.jpg)
Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MA-RS Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/357)
Foxconn, a traditional player on the OEM market, entered the retail market a while ago using its own brand. For the AMD platform Foxconn is using WinFast brand, which was licensed from Leadtek. WinFast 6100K8MA-RS is a socket 939 motherboard based on GeForce 6100, a chipset from nVidia with embedded graphics, supporting Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2 and Opteron CPUs.
http://img140.imagevenue.com/loc522/th_87763_2_522lo.jpg (http://img140.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87763_2_522lo.jpg)
ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard Review (http://www.gamepyre.com/hardwared.html?aid=749&p=1)
One of Intel’s big pushes for the motherboard market at the moment is the VIIV standard. VIIV is the combination of Dual Core CPUs, an Intel motherboard, High Definition Audio and more to present a unified digital home entertainment platform. The ECS board is a decent example of a VIIV board, with everything needed with the exception of a CPU, memory, hard disk drive to have a new system. The integrated GMA950 graphics is barely adequate for playing todays modern game titles, but beyond that it is a great start for a Windows Media Center PC.
http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc313/th_87786_3_313lo.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87786_3_313lo.jpg)
Graphics Cards
GeForce 7800GS AGP Black Screen Issues @ NGOHQ.com (http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Articles&go=read&arc_id=102)
Many users are complaining about black screen issues while using GeForce 7800GS AGP. Most of the reports are from users that share common symptoms and issues. The most affected hardware is on the EVGA and XFX boards. Both firms have confirmed these issues and EVGA has even offered a beta BIOS as a workaround. However almost nothing has been solved regarding these issues. Both firms got frustrated and stopped trying to investigate and attempt to fix these issues.
Cameras
Nikon COOLPIX P3 @ Hardwarezone (http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?cid=7&id=4775)
The NIKON COOLPIX P3 is Nikon compact camera to receive the "VR" treatment. The big question in our mind now is how it would fare against other compact cameras with "anti-handshake" technology.
http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc495/th_87347_0_495lo.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87347_0_495lo.jpg)
Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Review @ Digital Trends (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=flhz9wbab.0.yvrz9wbab.ywlhwtbab.548&ts=S0194&p=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.digitaltrends.com%2Freview3 663.html)
Now there’s a wave of 10MP point-and-shoot cameras coming, with the Casio EX-Z1000 the first of many. Unfortunately I can’t tell you about the others since I’ve been sworn to secrecy by major camera makers. Take my word for it though—10MP compact digicams will be the rage this holiday season. And this doesn’t count D-SLRs like the Sony DSLR-A100, the Nikon D200 and Sony’s all-in-one DSC-R1.
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/images/reviews/full/3663/20060712_1510321.gif
Cooling
Thermalright HR-01-K8 CPU Cooler @ Techgage (http://techgage.com/review.php?id=5420)
In the prospect of building a quiet PC, cooling the CPU can prove to be a problem. To take care of this 'tall' order, Thermalright brings us the HR-01. This passive cooler requires no fan at all to operate. If overclocking suits your fancy, they even offer a duct!
http://img9.imagevenue.com/loc329/th_87355_1_329lo.jpg (http://img9.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87355_1_329lo.jpg)
RaidSonic IcyBox IB-270 U @ Cooling-Station (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cooling-station.net%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dtests%26id%3D135&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)
For the mobile range data media cannot be small enough and so some non removable disk in Notebooks come fast to their capacity borders. There one wishes oneself nevertheless smoothly an external housing, which takes away little place and almost invisibly into Begleitta disappears. Here RaidSonic offers now suitable remedy with the RaidSonic IcyBox IB-270 U for 2,5 " non removable disks, as they find in Notebooks application. Owing to USB 2,0 interface (USB 1,1 compatibly) as well as low capacity of the small storage media, is needed no external and place-robbing power pack. If the tension is not sufficient, a second USB interface can be in addition-coupled.
http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc361/th_87374_2_361lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87374_2_361lo.jpg)
Keyboards & Mice
Xtrac Ripper XXL Gaming Mat @ ThinkComputers.org (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/v2/index.php?x=reviews&id=438)
Not long ago I reviewed a mouse pad from Corepad called the Deskpad, it is a huge mouse pad that covers your desk basically, I've used the Deskpad everyday until now. Recently I received something similar from Xtrac called the Ripper XXL Gaming Mat, it is similar in size to the Deskpad but I've found that I like it much better, it is smoother and its machine washable. Read on to learn more.
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/xtrac_ripper/tn_ripper%20(2).JPG
Biostar TForce 6100 Motherboard Review @ OCIA.net (http://www.ocia.net/reviews/biostarforce/page1.shtml)
Enter the Biostar TForce 6100. Although not normally a make I would consider when choosing a motherboard, the features this board offered really caught my attention, and the advertised overclock-friendly TForce (as opposed to the more standard 6100-M7) reeled me in. Biostar offers this board in Socket 754, 939 and AM2 flavors, and in order to keep costs down I chose to go with a Sempron 64 2500+ in 754 format. Since I just upgraded my main box to a gig of memory, I had 512mb of Geil PC4400 available which should allow quite a bit of headroom for overclocking.
http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc404/th_87746_0_404lo.jpg (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87746_0_404lo.jpg)
ECS KA3-MVP Extreme Motherboard Review @ Motherboards.org (http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1637_1.html)
Feature-wise, the ECS KA3-MVP motherboard includes the ability to Crossfire two ATI cards, 7 SATA devices, a Gigabit Ethernet controller, and two Firewire ports. The minimal expansion on the board is a bit disappointing, but the multiple SATA devices on a single port make for an excellent new feature as more and more devices move to SATA.
http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc422/th_87752_1_422lo.jpg (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87752_1_422lo.jpg)
Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MA-RS Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/357)
Foxconn, a traditional player on the OEM market, entered the retail market a while ago using its own brand. For the AMD platform Foxconn is using WinFast brand, which was licensed from Leadtek. WinFast 6100K8MA-RS is a socket 939 motherboard based on GeForce 6100, a chipset from nVidia with embedded graphics, supporting Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2 and Opteron CPUs.
http://img140.imagevenue.com/loc522/th_87763_2_522lo.jpg (http://img140.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87763_2_522lo.jpg)
ECS 945G-M3 Motherboard Review (http://www.gamepyre.com/hardwared.html?aid=749&p=1)
One of Intel’s big pushes for the motherboard market at the moment is the VIIV standard. VIIV is the combination of Dual Core CPUs, an Intel motherboard, High Definition Audio and more to present a unified digital home entertainment platform. The ECS board is a decent example of a VIIV board, with everything needed with the exception of a CPU, memory, hard disk drive to have a new system. The integrated GMA950 graphics is barely adequate for playing todays modern game titles, but beyond that it is a great start for a Windows Media Center PC.
http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc313/th_87786_3_313lo.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87786_3_313lo.jpg)
Graphics Cards
GeForce 7800GS AGP Black Screen Issues @ NGOHQ.com (http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Articles&go=read&arc_id=102)
Many users are complaining about black screen issues while using GeForce 7800GS AGP. Most of the reports are from users that share common symptoms and issues. The most affected hardware is on the EVGA and XFX boards. Both firms have confirmed these issues and EVGA has even offered a beta BIOS as a workaround. However almost nothing has been solved regarding these issues. Both firms got frustrated and stopped trying to investigate and attempt to fix these issues.
Cameras
Nikon COOLPIX P3 @ Hardwarezone (http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?cid=7&id=4775)
The NIKON COOLPIX P3 is Nikon compact camera to receive the "VR" treatment. The big question in our mind now is how it would fare against other compact cameras with "anti-handshake" technology.
http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc495/th_87347_0_495lo.jpg (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87347_0_495lo.jpg)
Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Review @ Digital Trends (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=flhz9wbab.0.yvrz9wbab.ywlhwtbab.548&ts=S0194&p=http%3A%2F%2Freviews.digitaltrends.com%2Freview3 663.html)
Now there’s a wave of 10MP point-and-shoot cameras coming, with the Casio EX-Z1000 the first of many. Unfortunately I can’t tell you about the others since I’ve been sworn to secrecy by major camera makers. Take my word for it though—10MP compact digicams will be the rage this holiday season. And this doesn’t count D-SLRs like the Sony DSLR-A100, the Nikon D200 and Sony’s all-in-one DSC-R1.
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/images/reviews/full/3663/20060712_1510321.gif
Cooling
Thermalright HR-01-K8 CPU Cooler @ Techgage (http://techgage.com/review.php?id=5420)
In the prospect of building a quiet PC, cooling the CPU can prove to be a problem. To take care of this 'tall' order, Thermalright brings us the HR-01. This passive cooler requires no fan at all to operate. If overclocking suits your fancy, they even offer a duct!
http://img9.imagevenue.com/loc329/th_87355_1_329lo.jpg (http://img9.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87355_1_329lo.jpg)
RaidSonic IcyBox IB-270 U @ Cooling-Station (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cooling-station.net%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dtests%26id%3D135&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)
For the mobile range data media cannot be small enough and so some non removable disk in Notebooks come fast to their capacity borders. There one wishes oneself nevertheless smoothly an external housing, which takes away little place and almost invisibly into Begleitta disappears. Here RaidSonic offers now suitable remedy with the RaidSonic IcyBox IB-270 U for 2,5 " non removable disks, as they find in Notebooks application. Owing to USB 2,0 interface (USB 1,1 compatibly) as well as low capacity of the small storage media, is needed no external and place-robbing power pack. If the tension is not sufficient, a second USB interface can be in addition-coupled.
http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc361/th_87374_2_361lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=87374_2_361lo.jpg)
Keyboards & Mice
Xtrac Ripper XXL Gaming Mat @ ThinkComputers.org (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/v2/index.php?x=reviews&id=438)
Not long ago I reviewed a mouse pad from Corepad called the Deskpad, it is a huge mouse pad that covers your desk basically, I've used the Deskpad everyday until now. Recently I received something similar from Xtrac called the Ripper XXL Gaming Mat, it is similar in size to the Deskpad but I've found that I like it much better, it is smoother and its machine washable. Read on to learn more.
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/xtrac_ripper/tn_ripper%20(2).JPG