Techseekers.net has looked at the new KT600 chipset from VIA in the guise of a Gigabyte board: the GA-7VT600-L. They compare it to the Epox 8RDA3+, ABIT NF7-S, Gigabyte GA-7NNXP and the Intel IC7-G. They also compare it to the KT400 chipset to see what performance improvements have been made. To overclock the board to 200MHz FSB with a 166MHz Processor, a modification had to be made to the board. Interesting read.

Hier eine kleine Liste interessanter Hardware Tests in deutscher Sprache. Wir listen auch interessante Artikel in den jeweiligen Kategorien Prozessoren - Kühlkörper: AthlonXP Barton 2500+ "AQXEA" @ PVR-World Motherboards - Arbeitsspeicher: ABIT IC7-G [Intel i875P] & IS7-G [Intel i865PE] @ HardTecs4U VIA PT800 Chipsatz Vorschau @ HardTecs4U Vorschau auf den ATI Radeon 9100 IGP @ Hardware Mag Grafikkarten - PCI Add In Karten: Radeon 9500 non-Pro am Limit: Kühlung verbessern und Spannung anheben @ TheGoom AOpen Aeolus GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 256MB @ Planet3DNow! GeForce FX Round-up: Die Karten von 5200 bis 5800 Ultra @ Hardwareluxx Connect3D Radeon 9600 Pro @ inHardware 10 Highend Grafikkarten - Sapphire 9800 Pro Ultimate Edition inklusive! @ Chip Weitere Hardware: Nintendo Game Boy Player @ 4Players NEC 1701 TFT Monitor - 16MS - 17'' @ Computerbase Chieftec MG-01BDU Gehäuse @ HardTecs4U

Julio Franco sends word that their DVD Burner round-up is out! Here's a snip.

Gone are the days of storage floppies and zip drives? CD-RW drives do an excellent job in making cheap backups and just about every new computer is equipped with one. As computers and software evolve, so will media. DVD burner drives are already optional equipment on many computers, and will probably become a standard within the next year. Are you ready for a DVD burner? We sure are.

VR-Zone has taken a look at the Waterchill GPU and chipset waterblocks from Asetek! Here's a snip:

The blocks have essentially the same principles behind the CPU waterblock we reviewed previously. They both sport a low flow resistance design to keep the flow rates up. The interior of both the GPU and Chipset blocks are identical, with the exterior only differing due to the mounting for the different standards. As for their GPU block, it is one of the most versatile blocks in the market. It's able to be attached to graphics cards as far back as the Geforce2.

Just got word from Crow at Darkcrow.co.kr that he's been searching the web high and low for the latest graphics card reviews to have hit the web and grouped them all together on one page! There's 30 reviews in total. Here are some of the list:

With modern advancements in graphics, we are getting ever closer to the day when we can have realism that is near true and speeds that never cause a flicker. TweakTown's Cameron "Sov" Johnson takes a look at the next level of graphics adapters as he delves into the Gigabyte version of the Radeon 9800 Pro. It isn't just another pretty card!

Techseekers.net have had a look at some more PC3200 memory. This time they had some KingMAX PC3200 256MB sticks in their testing lab. They found them to be excellent performers, and they also look cool to boot.

Although these modules are not the absolute fastest performing modules around, they are damn close to it. They actually performed well above my expectations suprisingly close to the Corsair PC3200LL despite the loose memory timings, which goes to show that at high FSB these settings amount to only a little improvement. The system itself remained extremely stable at all speeds up to 225MHz.

ATI hat vor einigen Wochen bereits die Radeon 9800 Pro mit 128 MB Speicher auf den Markt gebracht und musste nun zusehen, wie das neue Nvidia Flaggschiff, auf Basis des GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Chips, gemeinsam mit 256 MB RAM, die neue Radeon teilweise deutlich hinter sich lies. Doch ATI wäre nicht ATI, wenn man nicht bereits zum Gegenschlag ausgeholt hätte und ein neues Produkt in der Hand hält: Die Radeon 9800 Pro mit 256 MB Speicher. Allein die Verdopplung des Speichers soll in vielen Applikationen für deutlich mehr Leistung sorgen und der FX 5900 Ultra das Leben erschweren... Lesen Sie den Test bei Hardware-Mag.de

Here's a some of the most interesting reviews that have been published in the last couple of days: Motherboards & Memory:
Kingston PC3500 HyperX DDR (2x256MB Kit) @ PCStats Corsair TWINX1024-3200LL (2x512MB) @ 3DGPU MSI KT4A Ultra (VIA KT400A) @ AMDZone AOpen AK79G: Tube Audio (nForce 2 IGP) @ Sudhian Media Gigabyte 7NNXP (nForce2 Ultra 400) @ AnandTech Complete Systems & SFF:
Iwill ZPC (845GV) SFF PC @ TBreak Falcon Northwest Mach V Hands On Impressions @ Systemcooling Add In Cards (VGA - Sound - Etc.):
Gainward GeForce FX 5900 128 MB Ultra 1200 XP - Golden Sample @ Guru3D MSI NBox N5900 Ultra @ Hardware Zone Gigabyte GV-R98P256D 256MB Radeon 9800 Pro @ OCWorkbench Miscellaneous Hardware:
Enermax EG851AX-VH (W) FM 660W PSU @ Envy News Coolermaster Centurion CAC-T01 aluminum/steel mix case @ Furioustech Sony P232W 23" LCD Monitor @ Tweak3D

Motherboard:

ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 @ Hexus Soltek SL-86SPE-L @ HardOCP VIA PT800 Preview @ HardOCP Albatron PX865PE Pro II @ Extreme OC Graphics Cards:

Tyan Tachyon G9600 PRO @ FiringSquad GeForceFX 5900 Ultra 256MB Shootout @ GamePC CD / DVD / CD-RW:

ASUS DRW-0402P DVD-R/RW @ Digit-Life Misc:

Belkin Networking Products @ Monster-Hardware

The FX5600 is a hard card to place. Leadtek bundles a bunch of good stuff and packs it with VIVO features. Is this good enough for your hard earned cash? Read on to find out.

VIA meldet sich mit einer frisch erworbenen Intel-Lizenzen im Pentium-4-Geschäft zurück. Ob der neue PT800 mit Single-Channel-DDR400 den Intel 8x5- und SiS 65x- Pendants Paroli bieten kann, zeigt unser Test. ...Die langjährigen Patentstreitigkeiten zwischen Intel und VIA sind seit April 2003 beigelegt. Ruhig geht es bei VIA deshalb aber nicht zu. So hat die taiwanische Chipsatzschmiede ihre komplette Pentium-4-Roadmap umgestellt. Einen namentlich angekündigten PT400- und PT600-Chipsatz wird es nie geben. Dafür soll als Nachfolger des wenig erfolgreichen P4X400 nun der PT800 für Pentium-4-Prozessoren durchstarten. .... Der ganze Test auf TechChannel.de

RipNet-UK have another motherboard review online. This time an evaluation sample of the P4S8AG from Elite Computer Systems gets put through its paces. This is a Pentium 4 board based on the SiS648 chipset, featuring 64MB of integrated video RAM, onboard 6-channel sound and a host of other goodies.

Having a motherboard that overclocks as good as it looks is a rare commodity in the enthusiast market. This motherboard has it all, period. It looks great, comes bundled with a truckload of extras and can handle a decent overclock without even breaking a sweat. You just can't ask for more from a motherboard purchase. If DFI takes my improvement ideas seriously and makes the appropriate updates, this board will be one of the best on the market. Throw this puppy into a windowed case with a UV cold cathode and you will have a real display piece.

ExtensionTech: A sometimes forgotten part to keeping a stable system is the power supply. Cheap cases almost always come with cheap power supplies. From what I've seen in my years of PC repair, a cheap PSU doesn't handle the need for power in today's demanding systems well. Sure, you may get away with running your old system on a cheap 300 watt PSU, but keep adding hard drives, CCFL's, Fans, and so on, and you'll probably run into problems one way or another. Continue on as I look at the new Vantec Ion SATA ready 400 watt PSU.

Ah was reewared with my new Linksys Proconnect Integrated KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)2-port Switch. Now if'n yer like me you have more than one or two computers lying around. Since there ain't no one that would be sufficently grateful if I gave `em one and sellin' used computers ain't so EZ Ah figgered the most beneficial alternative is for me to make use of it. Ah already have two computer stations in the house so a third woulda gone over like a lead balloon with the wife but Ah want to use my 366 celeron (at one time the flagship of the fleet). The KVM switch allows me to use two computers using only one mouse, keyboard and monitor thus allowing me even more purposeless computer time to enjoy.

Since its announcement from Nvidia, nForce 2 has been one of the most hyped up chipsets the industry has seen. Roughly six months ago Nvidia brought this chipset to life with a huge bang, with many motherboards sporting the chipset and its many variants. Today TweakTown's Cameron "Sov" Johnson takes a look at 8 of the most popular nForce 2 motherboards on the market putting them all head-to-head to see who has the force.

Hardware Pacers has posted a review on the Logitech Stereo USB Headsets 300 & 200. Here's a byte:

Logitech is always famous for best keyboards and mice, however that is not the only thing they are good at. Logitech released two new digital headset series, Premium USB Headset 300 and Stereo USB Headset 200. While the Headset 300 features inline volume controls and Headset 200 features adjustable headband.

Just got word from our Bro's at HardTecs4u.com that they've thrown up their AOpen Aeolus GeForceFX 5900 DV128 graphics card review! Here's a quick translation as the site's in German.

The probably most important change of the NV35 to its predecessor is 256 bits a GDR memory interface , which by ATi in the diagram market with the R300 chip was introduced. Thus the range advantage, with whose crown sometimes always ATi could decorate itself, for ATI was now lost. A further consequence 256 bits memory interfaces is the return to normal DDR1 diagram memory. With diagram maps Nvidia on very expensive and at the same time very hot becoming memory had set the NV30, in order to be able to take out a maximum at memory range of the map.

Crucial 2x 256MB PC3200 @ ASE Labs: In the modern world of faster and faster CPUs, you need some RAM that can handle very high FSB speeds. Crucial steps forward to provide the RAM you need. Read on to find out more.