Awesome Blossom!

I got the job! w00t w00t! Now I can finally build a pimping system and no longer have to reinstall games countless times in my testbed. w00t w00t!

Athlon 64 chipset comparison @ Tech Report

“WHILE SOME MAY say that AMD arrived late to the PCI Express party, one could argue that Intel showed up a little early. The truth probably lies somewhere in between. Compelling PCI-E graphics cards didn’t make an appearance until well after Intel’s 900-series chipset launch, but they materialized some time before PCI Express-equipped Athlon 64 motherboards were available on the open market. NVIDIA’s nForce4 platform was the first PCI Express chipset to be widely available for the Athlon 64, but VIA’s K8T890 and ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 weren’t far behind. SiS recently joined the fray with the SiS756, and even ULi managed to work its way into the mix with its M1573 south bridge companion for ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200 north bridge.

With at least four platforms to choose from, the Athlon 64’s PCI Express chipset lineup finally has some depth. But between the latest core logic options from ATI and ULi, NVIDIA, SiS, and VIA, which chipset has the most desirable blend of features and best performance? Join us as we sift through spec sheets and pour over a slew of benchmark results to find out.”

Driverheaven has a double news post today. One on Thermaltake’s new HTPC case and one on their new photoshop benchmark. InsaneTek’s future CPU reviews will start using that benchmark.

Thermaltake Soprano Case @ DH
DH photoshop bench V2 and Adobe Photoshop CS V2 (v9) @ DH

XFX 6800 GT @ eXtreme Hardware

Although ATI has been releasing quite a few video cards with higher speeds, many gamers still prefer to have the good ol 6800GT in their system. I have no idea why, but they do.

Antec TruePower 2.0 480 Watt Blue @ Overclockers Online

I wasn’t a big fan of Antec’s TruePower power supplies. Maybe a newly revised version 2 will change that?

Satellite Radio: The Waves Of The Future? @ The Tech Zone
Rexus SPX500 500W ATX PSU @ BigBruin
ATop Xplode Gaming Case @ ThinkComputers
Competition Near End - * Win: OldSkool System * @ Tekbunker
Ultra 256Mb MP3 Player @ Techgage
Alphacool Xtreme Pro Set 240 12 Volt Kit Review @ MODTHEBOX.COM
Are You Hurting? @ Futurelooks
10 Common Photo Mistakes & How to Avoid Them @ The Tech Zone
Lian-Li V1100 Review @ Boxgods
A-Top Technology Gladiator Mid-tower Case review @ XtremeResources

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