Friday's Frigid Fluids Fare & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 11, 2004 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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A look at 2 different, and powerful watercoolers.  Xtreme Resources really gave their Flukes a workout, as there are a lot of temperature readings from key spots in the evaporator, as well as the temperature of air giong in and out.  A True Review gives you another look at Fluid XP, and much more for you to discover.  Unless you're just in a partyin' mood tonite...

"If you want the lowest temperatures you can get on

Socket 754 roundup &more

Subject: Motherboards | June 11, 2004 - 01:07 AM | Geoff Baker
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If the initial prices on 939 boards and chips has you scared off, you might take a look at this roundup of 5 of the more affordable socket 754 boards. Going through the review you'll no doubt notice the similar performance on benchmarks.

AMD bags Chinese giant

Subject: Systems | June 10, 2004 - 11:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Wednesday 9th June 2004 23:21 GMT --- AMD has worked its way into the heart of the Chinese computer market, announcing a deal today with leading manufacturer Lenovo.

Lenovo is set to roll out the Feng Xing V series of consumer PCs running on AMD's Athlon 64 and Athlon XP processors. AMD, for the first time, joins Intel as a supplier for Lenovo - the largest PC maker in China.

PCPer! you heatsink too small!! enlarge it with new product!!! & more

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 9, 2004 - 04:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Is that a heatsink or a jet engine?  Heatsinks designed for the Prescott seem to prove that AMD no longer deserves to be though of as the producer of the hottest chips around, and Legit Reviews shows off some displays from Computex.  Another round-up of Prescott heatsinks, an new company just starting out and a neat little device from Logisys round out today's cooling news.

Quote: "One of the first things noticed about the new socket, LGA775, is the size of the heatsinks used to cool the new prescotts w

AMD Athlon(TM) 64 FX Processor Honored As 2004 'Product Of The Year' By PC World

Subject: Processors | June 9, 2004 - 04:13 AM | Ron Goldin
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- June 8, 2004 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced today that the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor family was honored by PC World with the 2004 World Class Award for Product of the Year. The World Class Award winners were announced in the July 2004 issue of PC World (now available online and on newsstands June 15).

Custom made for performance-hungry users like gamers, prosumers and enthusiasts, AMD Athlon 64 FX processors continue to push the boundaries of cinematic computing with the world's highest-performance PC processor on the market today.

Intel, Shanda Work To Advance The Digital Home

Subject: Processors | June 9, 2004 - 04:11 AM | Ron Goldin
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SHANGHAI, China, June 8, 2004 - Working to develop the next generation of interactive entertainment solutions for the burgeoning online industry in China, Intel Corporation and Shanda Networking today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on software development for the digital home. The MOU outlines efforts the companies will undertake to advance interactive gaming and digital entertainment in the home.

China's online gaming and entertainment industry is growing robustly, with industry analyst firm IDC estimating up to 54 million gamers by 2008.

IBM, Intel Announce Mobile Workstation Pilot For Design Engineers

Subject: Processors | June 9, 2004 - 04:09 AM | Ron Goldin
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DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 7, 2004 - IBM and Intel Corporation today announced their collaboration on a new Linux-based mobile workstation pilot designed to increase the productivity of engineers working in one of today's most demanding computing fields -- Electronic Design Automation (EDA). The new platform combines the strengths of Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, IBM ThinkPad notebooks and Cadence Design Systems software.

AMD Set To Deliver New Processor Family That Redefines Everyday Computing

Subject: Processors | June 9, 2004 - 04:06 AM | Ron Goldin
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SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- June 7, 2004 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will introduce a new brand of PC processors to be named AMD Sempron™. The AMD Sempron processor family is expected to redefine everyday computing for today's value-conscious buyers of desktop and notebook PCs.

AMD Sempron processors are being developed to meet the evolving day-to-day needs of home and business PC users. Basic computing is no longer just about email, Web browsing or word processing. Today it's also about downloading and playing music, or sending pictures to family and friends.

Lian Li turns their box upside down & more

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 7, 2004 - 01:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Lian Li has a released a different kind of box layout, and Dan at Dan's Data takes you on a guided tour.  Then take a look at some of the others, and see if your next, must have upgrade is just a click away.

"The PC-V1000 is the first of Lian Li's new V-series cases to make it to market, and it's a corker. For years now they've been making 101 variants of the PC-60, but this thing's all-new, and pretty much all good.

Computex Motherboards &more

Subject: Motherboards | June 7, 2004 - 02:41 AM | Geoff Baker
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Anandtech has put together this photo review of what was on display at Computex. You might be seeing a lot of these systems for sale this year. Don't forget to check out our coverage of the Via Technology Forum that took place as well.

Quote: "...As the showcase for all the stuff that's coming, Computex is a sea of new motherboards.

Friday, so it must be watercooling & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 4, 2004 - 03:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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hard-h2o looks at a silent external passive water cooling kit, the Xice-e900.  MODTHEBOX reviews a bundle of cooling supplies from Arctic cooling, and even more.

"With this external watercooling system we can get more than average temperatures, even if we overclock the processor. And best of all, it is noiseless. Without any doubt this is a great choice to become initiated in water cooling.

Is a see-through case vapourware? & more

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 3, 2004 - 11:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SystemCooling takes a look at an acrylic case from Logisys.  While it may not be the kind of case to haul around to LAN parties, it is definately not a case to hide.  Also featured are some Small Form Factor cases, compatible with EPIA, micro-ATX and other smaller motherboard designs.

"The Logisys CS888CL has changed my opinion of acrylic cases considerably.

Alienware Launches "ALX" Brand

Subject: Systems | June 3, 2004 - 07:22 AM | Sean Pelletier
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Today, Alienware launches its new premium "ALX" brand of high-performance gaming systems. Complete with a custom watercooling system and the latest and greatest hardware money can buy, these new systems are certianly worth taking a look at.

Alienware ALX systems feature performance-enhanced hardware to provide more speed, power, and responsiveness than ever before. High-performance hardware is carefully engineered and configured to define and deliver a brand new class of high-performance systems.

Why everyone hates BTX @ anandtech

Subject: Motherboards | June 2, 2004 - 06:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Conspracy theories surround the proposed new format for motherboards, BTX or Balanced Technology eXtended.  It is not very popular with many people, and this article gives some of the reasons.

There are other complaints about BTX, one major one being that Intel seems to be the only one interested in pushing it, which further supports the conspiracy theory that it's just a way to deal with their extremely hot p

Bits & Pieces

Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2004 - 06:21 AM | Kristie Goldin
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Welcome to this edition of Bits & Pieces™! Looking for my latest ramblings? Head to the latest edition of the Inside Perspective! :)

AMD, others unveil new wares at Computex

Subject: Chipsets | June 1, 2004 - 07:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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There will be a new provider for AMD 64 platforms.  Broadcom recently bought Serverworks, who provided chipsets for Intel based servers, only.  Under Broadcom they will develop chipsets to handle the new AMD chips, thus continuing Broadcom's sordid history with Intel.

AMD said it will cooperate with

Intel Invites Industry In Design Of Technology To Succeed Bios

Subject: General Tech | June 1, 2004 - 06:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Looks like the BIOS is on it's last legs, and a replacement is in the works.   Added bonus, can you spot the non-sequiter in the quote.

More than 20 years old, the BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) is the oldest software technology in PC platforms. It operates in the "pre-boot environment," which is the first few seconds after a PC is turned on, and before the operating system loads.

Air cooled northbridges, warm coffee & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 1, 2004 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It's June, and time to find out if your new motherboard likes heat and humidity.  MyWorldhardware takes a good look at a very functional chipset cooler from Thermaltake.  There are a few other things to get the air moving inside your case, and a fun little device that keeps your morning brain lubrication warm.

"Mainboard chipsets are often forgotten when it comes to cooling.