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    Radeon 9800Pro vs GeForce 6600

    I was wondering, does anyone have a link comparing these two cards? I'm looking for an upgrade and don't want to spend more than $150. That's already a little more than I wanted to spend so a 6600GT is out of the question. Even if I didn't have a motherboard already (which I do, socket 939...
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    AnandTech reviews

    Today I went here and noticed the last article is from about one month ago. I'm pretty sure Wesley is working on a roundup of nForce4/K8T890/Xpress200/SiS756/ULI M1695 boards, but I was wondering if he reads this space. I can't wait for the article to come out. If Wesley Fink is reading...
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    Wanted to be at CEBIT?

    Check out tons of pictures here: http://www.forumdeluxx.de/gallery/showg...age=12&password=&ppuser=&what=&name=&=
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    Sapphire Xpress 200 enthusiast board

    Link: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55734
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    Athlon 64 AGP and PCI-E *native* motherboard

    ULI will be showing at CEBIT: http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid1110279124,10195, I have personal experience with the M1689 (K8) chipset and it's very good. Single chip like the nForce but doesn't heat up half as much. :D The price is great. Overclocking on...
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    Budget SLI from Albatron?

    http://www.hartware.net/press_2951.html
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    ECS RS480-M

    http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/P...il.aspx?DetailID=506&MenuID=90&LanID=0 This one has basic overclocking options, not much voltage but at least you can bump the "FSB". Downside is only 2 DIMM slots.
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    ABIT AX8 finally available

    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=240148 Anyone going to try it?
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    nForce4 for $75

    ... ECS of course. Anyone gonna try these? NFORCE4-A939: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-135-177&depa=1 (newegg says Ultra chipset, but it is NOT) KN1 Extreme: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-135-175&depa=1 btw, I think you...
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    ABIT AN8 and Fatality in stock!

    AN8 nForce4 $158 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=240158 Fatal1ty AN8 nForce4 Ultra $199 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=240159
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    How to access Windows XP password-protected files from another system

    Hi! I have a hard drive with a Windows XP installation, my username is password protected and so is my documents and settings folder. I sold the parts on that system so I have to access my files from another Windows installation (installed HD on another computer as slave), but I can't get the...
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    EPoX EP-9NPA-SLI

    A picture of the board is up at: http://www.ocworkbench.com/index.stm Before you shout "DFI" :D, please: EPoX EP-8KDA3J: $74 DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb $103 That's a 40% delta.
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    PCI-E x16 and AGP for AMD platform

    OCWorkBench posted some information on the upcoming ULI PCI-E chipsets: http://www.ocworkbench.com/index.stm Some parts of the text: "M1695 supports the AMD 64 Opteron, A64, Sempron + the capability to support the 1xPCI-Ex16. On top of that, the chipset also allow 2 x PCI-Ex8 to support...
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    Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 in stock!

    http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=13-180-068&depa=1 Review: http://legionhardware.com/html/doc.php?id=388 From the review: "Overclocking the Soltek K890TPro-939 was quite effortless really and the board seemed to enjoy a good boost in frequency. Perhaps the updated VIA chipset has...
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    MSI K8N Diamond review

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl...y/msi-k8n-diamond.html
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    nForce3 Ultra cancelled?

    From The Inquirer, so take it with a big grain of salt. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20959 The most interesting part is this: "Mainboard companies are said to be increasingly unhappy with Nvidia's attempts to make money 'any way they can', according to murmurings from one key...
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    MSI SLI in stock

    http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=13-130-487&depa=1
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    MSI SLI in stock

    http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=13-130-487&depa=1
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    Jetway ATi RX480 + ULi M1573 review

    Link
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    9 socket 939 motherboards review

    http://www.tomshardware.com/mo...rd/20050103/index.html
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    Little tip for overclocking PCI-E boards

    I don't know if this will help the people running the new A64 PCI-E boards, but it doesn't hurt to give it a shot. From an X-bit labs articles on a Intel 915/925 board: "The Foxconn 915A01-8EKRS2 mainboard, based on the i915P Express chipset, was the first to take place on our testbed...
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    Chaintech VNF4/Ultra available!

    CHAINTECH NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU, Model "VNF4/Ultra" -RETAIL http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-152-049&depa=1 In stock for $119!
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    ABIT VA-20 (mATX, socket A) made by ECS?

    Compare these two pics: http://www.abit-usa.com/images/products/va-20_lg.jpg http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/i...arge/km400am2_d_10.jpg To my eyes they are the same board, but ECS is prettier :P
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-9 auto-overclocking?

    Link: http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocw...gi?/topic/18/1436.html "I just noticed that the board is auto overclocking when cpu intensive applications are excuted. This results in boosted results in benchmarks. So far, there is no switch in the bios which allows me to turn it off." He is...
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    Is HT useful to you?

    I hate how slow my computer gets when running prime95 (hehe), I was wondering if HT makes any difference in real-word usage? I'm not much of a gamer so I don't really care for the performance advantage AMD has in that area for my next upgrade.
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    A8V-E Deluxe out in Japan!

    Who said nF4 would be the first? :D http://www.watch.impress.co.jp.../20041211/newitem.html
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    VIA PT880 Pro chipset demo

    Link: http://forums.viaarena.com/mes...2396&enterthread=y
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    ABIT AX8 available for pre-order

    The ABIT AX8 motherboard (and AX8-3rd eye) can be pre-ordered on excaliberpc.com now. What really surprised me was the price, $115! $130 for the 3rd eye version. Pictures of this board: http://www.tbreak.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25744
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    MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum review

    http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=339
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    MSI ATI Xpress 200 review

    Review is here: http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocw...newsid1101715560,29052,
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    MSI ATI Xpress 200 review

    Review is here: http://www.ocworkbench.com/ocw...newsid1101715560,29052
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    MSI K8N Neo3

    Don´t have any details on the board, but anyway... http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=303749&cks=PRL
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    ABIT AX8 motherboard up on ABIT's site

    There's a new board up on ABIT's site, the AX8. "VIA K8T890 Based AMD Athlon 64/FX Main board, PCI-Express, SATA RAID, GbE, IEEE1394, ABIT uGuru? Technology". No AGP slot though...