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.

Well, where to begin? I can't emphasize how *easy* it was to overclock this RAM. I recently have had some RAM in my hands (four times RMA'd now) that would not even do stock speeds at 3.0v on my old IT7-max. It was a joy to get my hands on such a quality product; I know this ram still has headroom. It also does have a pretty swanky "trademark" black PCB, although it's hidden for the most part under the copper heatspreaders.

Today NordicHarware.com has compared two GeForce FX 5900 graphics cards: the reference model straight from Nvidia and the Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/1200XP Golden Sample. NV35 is a long card, very long to be exact. When I was about to install it the first time it did not fit, it was too large. After some rearrangement it fitted with only a millimeters margin. (The cards on the image are (top to bottom) NV35, NV30, R350 and NV34.) nVidia has said that the final PCB will be an inch shorter. In other words it will still be a little longer than an NV30. Hence to mount an NV30 or NV35 in an SFF case is not a smart idea.

Viper Lair takes a look at the ABIT IS7 Springdale today, and if their benchmarks are any indication, this mainstream board demonstrates that the Canterwood is not the only game in town.

Let us remind you one thing that was obvious today? make sure your ABIT IS7's BIOS is updated to v1.3. Not everyone will have an ABIT Canterwood to compare against, but it seems likely to me that an ABIT IS7 with the Game Accelerator BIOS will make a strong argument of considering a Springdale, specifically the IS7, rather than a Canterwood.

Processors: Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz FSB800 on Linux @ Linux Hardware Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz vs. AMD Athlon XP 3200+ @ Digit-Life Mainboards: DFI PS83-BL Springdale - Champagne computing on a budget @ ABXZone EPoX EP-4PCA3+ (Intel 875P) @ HardwareZone MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR (nForce2 Ultra 400) @ HardwareZone Shuttle AB60/RS (Intel 865PE) @ Extreme Overclocking Chaintech's Zenith 9CJS (Intel 875P) @ The Tech Report DFI LanParty KT400A @ Hard Core Ware Epox 8KRA2 (VIA KT600 - VT8237 Southbridge) @ Anandtech Graphics Cards: FIC A92 (Radeon 9200): 128MB vs. 64MB @ Xbit-Labs PowerColor Radeon 9500 @ Tweakbox Gainward Ultra/1200 Plus GeForce FX 5900 128MB (FX 5900) @ Overclockers New Zealand VisionTek Xtasy 9800 Pro 128MB @ FiringSquad Miscellaneous Hardware: CoolerMaster CoolDrive3 (HDD cooler) @ 8Balls Hardware Coolermaster ATCS 630 Desktop (Aluminum case) @ Hexus TDK 440N Indi DVD Writer (4x) @ Designtechnica PowerLeap PL-iP4 HyperThreading Adapter @ THG Arcti Silver Ceramique Thermal Paste @ Modsynergy

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:

ELSA FX 534 & FX 930 review Asus V9900 Ultra GeForce FX 5800 Ultra review Compro Poladyne GeForceFX 5800 review GigaCube Radeon 9800 Pro review Hercules 3D Prophet Radeon 9800 Pro review VisionTek Xtasy Radeon 9800 Pro review

I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of these hard drives recently, a beautiful aluminium cased External USB2 Hard drive from TEAC.

Would you have any use for one of these drives? are they actually any good? I will take this drive through some benchmarks in Sandra pro 2003, Quick bench and HD speed. A perfect way to back up all your files and keep offline backups !