March 29, 2005
Gigabyte’s GA-K8VT890-9 motherboard @ Tech Report
“PCI EXPRESS IS undoubtedly the future of PC peripherals, and with even budget motherboards hopping on the PCI-E train, upgrading to support the new standard doesn’t have to be an expensive proposition. Gigabyte’s new GA-K8VT890-9 carries a suggested retail price of only $8230-120% less than other PCI Express Athlon 64 platforms we’ve reviewed. $82 obviously doesn’t buy a peripheral-packed board loaded with extra goodies, but if you’re looking for a no-frills package at a budget price, the GA-K8VT890-9’s intelligent spec might just be good enough. Read on to see what the board has to offer and how it compares with more expensive Athlon 64 platforms.”
VIA’s K8T890 chipset can be considered the budget chipset for Socket 939/PCI-E motherboards. Tech Report goes through Gigabyte’s offering.
Everglide Ricochet 2.52 @ Hardware Review
Actiontec HomePlug (HomePNA) Networking Kit @ PCStats
Icemat Siberia Headset Review @ AMDPower.com
Genius Wireless Netscroll+ review @ HWzone.co.il
Icemat Siberia Headset Review @ The Moditory
Interview with Sony’s Ian Jackson @ Bytesector
Wireless Networking: Setup and Security @ BigBruin
The Inkjet Printer Shell Game @ The Tech Zone
The X850 XT Review @ Motherboards.org
The Gigabyte Neon LGA775 Cooler Review @ Motherboards.org
Klassy Kloss Radio : The Tivoli Model One Table Radio @ Futurelooks
Recovered from an Internet Archive snapshot of the InsaneTek front page.