Today modfactor.com has their latest review posted on the Samsung SyncMaster 171s LCD. If your looking for a monitor that compares to higher end monitors but for the fraction of the cost for your office or just for LAN parties or entirely for a home.

With DDR memory now in the affordable price range, and motherboard manufacturers phasing out SDRAM on nearly every new board, it looks like DDR is definitely here to stay. Even corporate giant Intel dumped the once-all-mighty RAMBUS, and opted for integration of DDR support into their chipsets and motherboards, only to join forces and rise to power with the P4. Memory manufacturers are doing a good job of producing high-quality RAM for demanding systems and the ever-changing industry, but how do you know what's what on the memory front? There are so many different DDR modules available these days, it's hard to know which one will offer the best performance. Press Read More for further info.

MSI is well known for their quality boards, but they've been separating themselves from other manufacturers by packaging more into their products, while staying competitive with their pricing. "With the KT3 Ultra-ARU, MSI hopes to continue the tradition of offering quality motherboards. Early indications look good, as everything one would want in a modern Athlon motherboard is present. The KT333? Checked. ATA133 support? Checked. RAID? Checked. USB 2.0? Checked. Good software bundle? Checked. No on-board audio? Well, it's here, but it isn't as bad as one would expect, as it has 6-channel support." Viperlair

If your not good with hand jobs (Yeah, you know), then this is the case for you!

VR-Zone has done up a review on the new VIA P4PB board based on recently launched VIA P4X333 chipset supporting 533Mhz bus speed, DDR333 and AGP 8X.

The box design has took quite a change and this time it is simple but sleek looking with cool blue shading... The board sports a nice blue PCB typical of Gigabyte boards. It comes with onboard CMedia 6 Channel Audio, VT6202 USB 2.0 chip and Promise ATA-133 RAID. We have compared the performance of this board against Intel 850E, Intel 845G and SiS645DX boards.

The KT333 has been out for some time now, but true PC2700 DDR ram has been slower to come by. There are boatloads of overclocked "PC2700" modules out there, but Crucial is one of the few whose ram is certified for these speeds...

Crucial's ram, in theory, should run more reliably, and produce fewer memory related errors since it's built on a 6 layer PCB process, and is officially JEDEC approved. They're also not a fly by night operation, and have tech support that will actually provide tech support. Remember that, as a lot of "PC2700+" ram probably doesn't fall within specifications.

I saw this @ MikeMTH and this is what they said:
TweakersGuide has just posted an interesting article about the DirectX 9.0 Beta 1. Next to basic information, there are pictures showing the installation-process, as well as benchmarks using the new beta compared to DirectX 8.1. Click on Read More... for a link to see the review

Hello, I'm the webmaster of KONSOLTURK.NET . We have some benchmarks about DIRECTX 9.0 b1. I just want to report this... Click on Read More... for a link to the benchmarks

Aselabs got a new watercooling kit review online for all peeps out there looking for some decent cooling. Check out their review for more details.

I removed all the items in the box one by one and for the first time I really saw the true size of my new water cooler unit. The radiator and pump/tank were smaller than I envisioned from the photo (even next to the 120mm fan I really didn?t take note), but as depicted in the picture all the major components are painted black or blackpowder coated (to prevent tarnishing or water spots) except for the bottom of the water block.

VR-Zone has done up a review on the new ABIT KX7-333R board based on the VIA KT333 chipset. Unlike AT7, KX7-333R comes with the PS/2 legacy ports, 4 DIMM, 6 PCI slots, ATA-133 RAID and Debug LEDs.

Since ABIT boards are meant for performance seekers and overclockers therefore i have checked out its overclockability in details touching on the components and the BIOS options that will aid overclocking. I have managed to push the FSB to 200Mhz at most aggressive timings and 225Mhz at SPD timings! Therefore ABIT KX7-333R has reclaimed its overclocking title from EPoX 8K3A+.

The GeForce4 MX GPU is probably one of the most controversial chips NVIDIA has released so far, while its name clearly indicates that forms part of NVIDIA?s next-generation GPU line, in reality MX chips only share part of the complete feature set of GeForce4 Titanium chips, hence the considerably lower price tag.

Visiontek, a name brand we have all come to know, has been distributing their MX videocards for quite some time now. This time we are putting their GeForce4 MX440 videocard to the test @ TechSpot.

Yes, yet another TFT LCD monitor review from the boyz at Tweaknews.net has hit the internet. This round they will be looking at one of the most versatile TFT monitors in Samsung's lineup, the Samsung SyncMaster 151MP. All in one components, such as the ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder Videocards, the Shuttle BareBones computer system, etc. have been one of the most successful product genres in the computer market as of late.

The guys over @ TweakUp tested the latest 3DCard from SiS, the Xabre Pro 400.
The review is in Danish, so i don't know what they say :) but pictures say it all! Update: They translated the review into English! Click on Read More... for a link to read the review

The guys over @ X-Bit Labs checked if a AthlonXP would work on 333MHz FSB they used one of the fastest KT333 mainboard the MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU and a unlocked Athlon XP 2000+ CPU. They compared this against a Pentium 4 2,4GHz. Click on Read More... for a link to more information

I just wanted to read the review.. and this is what they said @ T-Break:
Call it a stroke of bad luck- apparently, the Xabre card we had received was a damaged piece which is why the performance was so unexpected. SiS is arranging a new card and driver set for us that we will re-benchmark. Very bad luck if i may say..

The GeForce 4 4600 range of graphics cards offer excellent performance, but is it the right one for you? This depends on quite a few factors - in addition to the price and 3D performance, there's the video quality and the noise of the cooling fan to consider as well. Press READ MORE for further info.

VR-Zone has done up a review on the new Iwill P4R533-N board based on the Intel 850E chipset. The P4R533-N comes with a nice packaging just like the XP333-R, sports a brownish PCB with a silver chipset heatsink and has some nice features such as onboard 10/100Mbps LAN and 6 Channel Audio.

The interesting part is that this board will support PC1066 "officially" and our tests conducted with 2 sticks of Samsung PC1066 -32 RDRAM show that it does support PC1066 without any instability issues and is able to overclock the RDRAM above 600Mhz! We have compared Iwill P4R533-N against SiS645DX, Intel 845G @ DDR333 and Intel 845D boards.

Article snippit:
"While going through the tests, my final size increase to 19inches left me in awe. Right from the first time I booted up my computer with this monitor, my jaw dropped. The sheer size and clarity of the 191T is amazing.I have never enjoyed a computer component as much as I have enjoyed this monitor. Yes, I know it costs a considerable amount of money, but if you have the money, it's worth it hands down." Click on Read More... for a picture of the LCD & a link to read the whole review.

Sharkyextreme have posted a new review on the upcoming Intel 845G chipset. A few new things FSB 533 support and USB 2.0. Read more for info and link.

3dgameman have posted a new review on a Xwing case from Colorcases. Looks cool. :) Read more for link and info.