Today Xbitlabs will review 5 new monitors from Samsung, which have either recently appeared in shops or haven?t yet become available at all. One of them boasts pixel response time of 12msec. You will also see three monitors with an integrated TV-tuner, and more!

Fido over at The Inquirer reports we can now confirm that Nvidia will have two versions of the NV40 chip once it is ready to show it to the world.

As is now traditional, Nvidia will have one extremely expensive card that will cost about ?/$499. This card is expected to be faster clocked and it will have faster memory as well.

AnandTech's never-ending quest for more (and useful) benchmarks has led them down an often overlooked path; they are adding PlayStaion emulation to their benchmark suite. This article will serve to introduce the technology and give a preview of the types of benchmarks that we can expect to see.

Xbitlabs reports that according to a recent roadmap, AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 clocked at 2.40GHz processors will come out this month, while the Athlon 64 FX-55 chip with 2.60GHz frequency will show up as early as in May. The latter microprocessor was originally scheduled for Q4 2004, but is reported to be unleashed in the late Q2 2004.

Legit Reviews thave thrown up a new article which examines the Core Temperatures of Prescott CPU! Here's a snip.

After posting our recent Prescott Overclocking article the sharp eyes of many review sites, online retailers, and enthusiasts noted some large temperature differences between our articles. If you have not been following our Prescott coverage let me give you a quick run down. The initial Prescott review was written by me (Nathan Kirsch) using the ABIT IC7-MAX 3 and the overclocking article was written by Jason Petermann on his ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe board.

Clubic have thrown up some leaked specs for Nvidia's upcoming nForce3 250 Athlon 64-based motherboard chipset. As the sites in French here's a google translation.

TweakTown reports that we've just recieved an exclusive image of ATi's upcoming 9600XT All-In-Wonder series of graphics cards to feast your eyes on, the source of which chooses to remain anon at this point in time. Nonetheless, exciting news for potential mid-range buyers looking for an All-In-Wonder based card.

When it comes to distinguishing the real overclocking websites out there, ClubOC tries hard to stay in touch with the latest and greatest hardware roaming the internet. Whether if its rev 1.2 motherboards, or the newest line of modules and where to get them, you can count on us to try our hardest to procure the latest rage. On a more personal level being a hardware reviewer has its merits and sometimes its just nice to get an email from one of our viewers. About two weeks ago I got an email from a friend I've known for at least three years or more, stating that he knew where to get unlocked AMD CPU's for next to nothing that would do incredible speeds. He backed this up with a few screenshots of his own AMD hitting over 2.6Ghz using nothing more than a good air-cooling arrangement, and lots of voltage adjustments.

Digit-Life have posted part 13 of their SPEC CPU2000 High End Processors article which looks at the performance between the most powerful processors from leading companies. These include Intel's Pentium 4 and Pentium 4 EE (Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition) as well as the AMD's latest Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX products.

Ace's Hardware reports that according to this message by Jun Nakajima on the Linux-Kernel mailing list, there are a few notable differences between AMD64 and IA-32e aside from microarchitectural differences (Hyperthreading, etc.)

Fido over at The Inquirer reports that the DDR 1 version of ATI cards with R420 chip is codenamed Skateboard, and now it's the right time to reveal what the Olympic Snowboard codename means.

This is the most detailed batch of information that we've manage to get since this card is getting close to its announcement.

AnandTech have thrown up their AMD Opteron vs. Intel Xeon Performance Shootout with Intel's first Xeon MP with a massive 4MB L3 cache vs. AMD's Opteron 848!

The regular 2-way Xeons were basically desktop Pentium 4s, while the Xeon MPs included an on-die L3 cache. Fast forward today and things have definitely changed.

"We set out on a journey through Logitech's massive PR Department and what did we end up with? A set of Logitech Z3 2.1 speakers that magazines like MaximumPC have raved about. They are something that HTPCNews wouldn't normally review... However, they found a home quickly here in the office. Check out our review of the Logitech Z3 speakers and find out wether that home is in the closet or in full daily use!"

"Okay. I'll be blunt. If you're not plugging in your electronics to a proper surge protector, you're either ignorant (you've never heard of surge problems), stupid (you've heard of surges, but don't think they apply to you), or just don't care about your electronics. Why do I risk insulting people in the name of pushing surge protectors? Because..."

"If any series of motherboards could be crowned as one of the most popular product line introduction in 2003, the Lanparty line would be definitely on the top of the class. With quality, performance, features, an unrivaled bundle coupled with UV reactive aesthetic goodness, the Lanparty motherboard has been a sought after enthusiast motherboard looking for the complete package. Today I will be reviewing the Revision B release of the Lanparty PRO875 Canterwood enhanced motherboard. With even more features and additions added onto an already solid Revision A release, the PRO875B is not an update to correct problems, but is a release to make a great product even better."

Logitech is our favorite when it comes to PC peripherals. They have an extended line of PC products. Each product has it's unique and innovative features that can only be expected from Logitech. Without a doubt, Logitech is the leader peripheral market.

"Today 3DXtreme has the pleasure of reviewing one of Titan?s latest heatsinks for the AMD Athlon64 platform. AMD64 heatsinks have been for the most part very slow to trickle out to the market and the biggest problem that we have yet found is that they are having a tendency of being loud. For some that isn?t a big deal but for others it can really represent the reason why they would buy the product in the first place, regardless of how well it performs. Will Titan be able to provide a solid cooling solution and also come in with a quiet fan? We?ll soon find out..."

PC Mag have thrown up a round-up of 21 digital cameras! Here's a snip.

For this story, we evaluate cameras in three popular categories: shirt-pocket shooters, midrange models, and professional models. The 21 cameras we test have much in common. All except the Olympus E-1 have a built-in flash, only the Canon PowerShot SD10 Digital Elph doesn't come with or accommodate a zoom lens, and all but the Fujifilm FinePix S7000 Zoom and the HP Photosmart 945 ship with rechargeable batteries. All the cameras have autofocus, macro settings, exposure compensation, selectable ISO equivalencies, and automatic white balance.

Yet another AMD64 based notbook is coming:

Description: Powerfull, stylish and fully upgradeable 17-inch widescreen desktop replacement notebook based on AMD Athlon64 FX processor. Perfect solution for highly demanding gaming and grpahics applications. Loaded with features.

Read more at Amd64notebooks.com

Want to know how DDR II works then heads this way to Hexus.net

DDR-II. What do you think of when you see that written on a spec sheet or a website? DDR at twice the frequency? DDR on a 2x bigger bus? Plain old dual-channel DDR, just written differently? I didn't have a clue either. And when I see it written as DDR2, I get another little bit of confused added on top. Do they mean DDR-II, have they missed a G off the front while talking about graphics card memory? Aieee, it's a bit of minefield at the moment. My thinking is that if I have to explain DDR-II to the HEXUS readership in coming months - Grantsdale and its big brother Alderwood aren't far away now - I should get myself familiar with it. This little article is the result.