Digit-Life have posted their look @ AMD's next generation CPU's the Opteron and Athlon 64 and it's called Facts & Assumptions about the Architecture of AMD Opteron and Athlon 64 ! Here's a snip. As you know, AMD keeps on promising to release new-generation processors based on the Hammer core - Athlon 64 and Opteron. The first is meant for the desktop market, while the other for the server sector. Now we will look into and analyze information we have about these processors.

Pc-extreme.com has done up a comparison of the newly released Detonator 42.01.

They tested 9 different Detonator driver sets from 30.82 through to the latest build 42.01. Benchmarks like Unreal Tournament 2003, Serious Sam 2 , WarCraft III and 3D Mark 2001 SE are used.

NTFS.org have posted their guide to Hyper-Threading with windows 2000! Here's a snip.

Intels Hyper-Threading Technology allows a single physical processor to execute multiple threads (instruction streams) simultaneously, potentially providing greater throughput and improved performance. Intel Demonstrates Breakthrough Processor Design at http://developer.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20010828comp.htm.

Computerworld.com writes As the clock runs down on the final 12 months of Microsoft Corp.'s support for Windows NT 4.0, many IT professionals must make a critical decision: Should they migrate systems to Microsoft Windows 2000 or to Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft .Net Server? Each choice has benefits and drawbacks.

Windows 2000 is a mature platform that offers proven functionality and low cost of ownership, stability and ubiquity, in terms of third-party support and application compatibility. On the other hand, .Net Server hasn't yet shipped but offers numerous enhancements such as:

"The purpose of this document is to inform the reader about Windows XP Professional! Recommended security settings. These security settings include those that can be set via the Security Configuration Manager, through Group Policy, as well as manual settings.

Tacktech.com have posted their How to Guide for Slipstreaming microsoft's Office XP Enterprise edition!

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier bios optomization guides with part 7! Here's some of the updates.

UltraDMA-100 IDE Controller USB Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support USWC Write Posting

Tacktech.com have posted a fix for some of you that are having problems with windows 2000/XP and programs hanging using AGP and Athlon Processors!

If you are having a problem with programs hanging and your system contains an AGP video adapter and an AMD Athlon Processors, you may need to add or edit the following Registry key.Note: Be sure to backup your Registry. For More Info click on the above link.

Following on from Our Creative Tools and Drivers Updates post! Thanks to RIVANVX from Entcity.com! Hit Read More ...... To learn How To Hack - Audigy2 Updates for your Sound Blaster Live/Audigy1 Cards

Update: I am pulling the instructions on how to Hack - Audigy2 Updates for your Sound Blaster Live/Audigy1 Cards as there seems to be a problem with me posting the Info even though RIVANVX posted the link to the Info in the Creative Tools and Drivers Updates post! I haven't been asked to take it down but I am to avoid any problems...Here's what RIVANVX Posted

Digital-daily.com, has a stressfull article on the Thoroughbred Athlon XP, and benchmarks the Thoroughbred using various FSB, checking out the 400Mhz Advantage (or Disadvantage!?!?), check it.

Thanks to NTFS.org! Windows XP comes with many new and updated security features to help you protect your computer and your information. This document provides basic recommendations for using Windows XP's security features in the MIT environment, including 12 tips for securing your Windows XP system at MIT.

Note : You must be logged on using an Administrator account to perform most tasks outlined in this document.

So, you?ve got a graphics card? chances are it has Vertex Shaders or maybe Transformation and Lighting, but what does this actually mean? Have you ever wondered what these actually do?

Beyond3D attempts to explain these mysteries in a two part ?Hardware Geometry Processing? article. In the first part Kristof Beets explains the basics of geometry and lighting and looks at the older form of hardware geometry acceleration, TnL?

The MSX Emulator comparison was updated today. 9 emulators for Windows were put to the test and compared to each other. Newcomer openMSX - coming out of the opensource Linux community - does remarkably well. Emulators tested are fMSX2.6, fMSXFAN 1.48. fMSX-SDL 2.6.0.40, NLMSX 0.45, openMSX 0.2.0, paraMSX 0.42, RuMSX 0.26, Zodiac 0.8.1.

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier bios optomization guides with part 5 and 6! Here's some of the updates.

Security Setup UltraDMA-66 IDE Controller SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM Tras Timing Value SDRAM Trcd Timing Value

Here's another Optimising guide for Windows XP this time from the guys over @ Extremetech.com! here's a snip.

Is XP the fastest version of Windows ever? That's debatable, but this is not: like every operating system that came before it, it's not as fast as it could be without a whole bunch of fine-tuning. Windows operating systems are never streamlined by default. Part of the reason is that their install base is huge--many times that of any other operating system (in fact, probably every other operating system combined). No matter how well polished and optimized any Windows OS may be, Microsoft must balance performance with ease of use and across-the-board compatibility.

Thanks to NTFS.Org for the heads up on the Windows Update Troubleshooting Guide! The following information has helped people troubleshoot problems reported to Microsoft Product Support. Select a category below to get help on resolving your issue.

Table of Graphics Chips has been updated. There are some "bugfixes", a new "color-coding" system (marking DirectX 8.x and 9.x compatible solutions) and multiple additions, including older chips from the first half of 1998 and before that.

I would like to thank everybody who helped me in making better the page and naturally work isn't done yet, so all suggestions and corrections are appreciated in the future too.

TweakTown.com reports that Koroush ?Persian Immortal? Ghazi has updated his original VIA Driver Guide in our forums to come in line with the release of VIA?s new Hyperion 4-in-1 drivers which emerged on the Internet yesterday. Word has it PI may be writing up a more in-depth Hyperion guide over the next couple of days, but this should tide you over until that time.

What Are The VIA Hyperion Drivers? - The VIA Hyperions were introduced on 6th December 2002. Before that time, VIA developed a driver package named the "VIA 4in1 drivers" which was essentially the same package of drivers. The VIA Hyperion 4in1 drivers continue that tradition, and have retained the version naming sequence, starting at version 4.45. Eventually the "4in1" part will be dropped and they'll simply be referred to as the "Hyperions".

The guys over @ Ocaddiction.com have posted a guide which takes a look at AGP 8X performance! Here's a snip.

AGP 8X technology has recently been introduced by NVIDIA, ATI and SiS for improved performance on their current video card solutions. These companies are consistently striving to increase video performance in the state of the PC industry. More bandwidth, higher throughput, higher utilization, faster core and memory speeds, smaller die size. Anything possible to gain an edge over the competition.

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier bios optomization guides with part 3 and 4! Here's some of the updates.

Onboard IDE-1 Controller Onboard IDE-2 Controller Onboard IR Function Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2