PM Forum - Q3/2003: Part 2
We are back to cover topics relating to the current and future state of VIA, upcoming products, and the latest thoughts on the ongoing Intel and AMD war...
2 by Andrew Ku on 9/21/2003ASUS DRW-0402P/D: ASUS joins the dual format fray
Since both the DVD dash and plus forums failed to become a unified standard, manufacturers and consumers have been forced to adopt both. Fortunately, creative manufacturers continue to...
8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/21/2003Acer TravelMate C110: Centrino infused Tablet PC
With the trickling of Tablet PCs slowing coming to market, join us for our first look into a convertible Tablet PC from Acer. Their TravelMate C110 promises the functionality...
6 by Andrew Ku on 9/19/2003Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX) Form Factor - The Future of Cases & Motherboards
Known previously as the "Big Water" form factor, Intel has finalized and branded the next-generation case/motherboard form factor specification and it's called BTX. Learn everything you wanted to...
99 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2003Price Guides September 2003 IDF Edition: CPU, Motherboards and Video Cards
How have DX9 announcements affected video cards? Will Intel’s Pentium 4 Extreme Edition and Athlon 64 alter upcoming CPU prices? XT/SE, K8T800, nForce3, XGI and more new...
17 by Anand Shimpi & Laura Johnston on 9/18/2003Intel Developer Forum Fall 2003 - Day 2: All About Mobile
After a long morning of meetings, we're finally able to tell you about what we've seen. Intel has been talking quite a bit about the 140 million 90nm...
7 by Derek Wilson on 9/17/2003PM Forum - Q3/2003: Part 1
With the CEO Forum, we brought you a one of a kind place to understand the business side of the industry. Now, we are back with 13 Product Managers...
3 by Andrew Ku on 9/16/2003Albatron KX18D PROII: nForce2 Ultra with Memory Ratios
Albatron delivers an nForce2 Ultra 400 with unique memory ratios and the best tweaking options that we have seen. Will this make Albatron the top performer among Athlon boards?
8 by Wesley Fink on 9/16/2003Intel Developer Forum Fall 2003 - Day 1: Introducing Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
Intel just announced the first Pentium 4 processor for the gaming market - the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition with a massive cache. Update: Now with pricing information...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/16/2003Intel Developer Forum Fall 2003 - Day 1: Gearing up for Prescott
We have die sizes, transistor counts and yield information on Prescott...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/16/2003Intel Developer Forum Fall 2003 – Day 1: Otellini's Keynote
IDF has begun and unlike past years, the first keynote has a decent amount of information to pass on...
5 by Derek Wilson on 9/16/2003Corsair TwinX1024-4000 PRO: Improving DDR500 Performance
Today, Corsair introduces an improved DDR500 with a cast aluminum heatsink and LED activity lights. We compare it to Corsair’s current PC4000 and the best of our DDR500 roundup.
17 by Wesley Fink on 9/15/2003ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 and NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650: Taking on DX9
From our mobility slumber, we have the results we promised in our last glimpse of ATI and NVIDIA mobile graphic gaming parts. And today, we have an exclusive full...
47 by Andrew Ku on 9/14/2003ASUS P4P800S-E: Standing Out in the Crowd
ASUS is one of the first motherboard makers attempting to produce an attractively priced 800MHz FSB compatible motherboard that is not based on the well-known 865PE and 875P chipsets...
4 by Evan Lieb on 9/14/2003Plextor 708A: First exclusive look at 8X DVD+R
Philips spearheaded the DVD+R forum into 8X DVD+R speeds back in July, but today, we get to see the first actual 8X DVD+R drive in action. Who wouldn’t...
41 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/12/2003Half-Life 2 Performance Benchmark Preview
We compared 8 GPUs in 3 levels under the first truly stressing DX9 game: Half-Life 2. ATI is an early king of the hill. Learn about the...
112 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2003Breaking News: Halflife 2 Performance Revealed
ATI owners rejoice, HL2 rocks on their hardware...
169 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2003Shuttle XPC SB65G2: Big Performance in This Small Package
The Small Form Factor has been evolving rapidly from cute and compromised to machines that can compete with any desktop computer on the market. We take a look...
43 by Wesley Fink on 9/9/2003CR52-M: CDRW ramps up to 32X
CDRWs are still finding their niche in many developing countries, but in the US, they are starting to show their age. MSI’s newest CR52-M produces solid performance, but...
13 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/9/2003ABIT KV7 (KT600): Budget Performance in a Small Package
Motherboard manufacturer ABIT is finally releasing their anticipated KV7 motherboard, based on the latest Socket A chipset, the oddly named KT600. Today, we take a look at what ABIT’s...
34 by Evan Lieb on 9/7/2003