May 09, 2005

NDA lifted and AMD’s X2 reviews are all over the place. I think it’s an easy no brainer that the CPU still keeps AMD as the performance king.

AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 @ TrustedReviews



Athlon 64 X2 @ bit-tech

“The problem here is when you feed the FX-55 with too much pie, it spits it back out at you, while the X2 4800+ appears to be hungry for more and more… Remember to be realistic, the Athlon 64 X2 is an expensive alternative to the Athlon 64 FX-55 and if you are sensible with your computing habits, you will not find the Athlon 64 FX-55 or 4000+, for that matter, being overstretched by your needs.”

How To Start Developing Your Own Software @ The Tech Zone
Optek Fretlight USB/LED Guitar @ TrustedReviews
The Basics of Computer Mice @ BigBruin

Jetart JACSH1 @ techPowerUp

A great universal GPU cooler and an alternative to the AC Silencers. It’s just a bit noisy but if you have other fans in your case, it’ll drown it out. You can check out our review of it HERE.

Recovered from an Internet Archive snapshot of the InsaneTek front page.