October 22, 2004

Abit NF8 @ Abit-USA

“The NF8 is built upon the NVIDIA nForce 3 250Gb chipset, which supports the latest Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs. 1.6 GHz HyperTransport Technology enables massive overall system bandwidth to drive the latest 3D games and applications, and Cool n’ Quiet Technology ensures that the system remains cool in the heat of competition. 2 DDR 400 DIMM slots support a whopping 2GB of memory. Storage options are taken care of with the 2 SATA ports and 2 IDE ports that adorn the NF8, making future storage expansion a simple task. Built-in USB 2.0 allows the NF8 to connect to the hottest high-speed peripherals, and optional IEEE 1394 functionality is a godsend for multimedia buffs. With a robust feature set, the NF8 makes an ideal backbone for your Athlon 64-based dream rig.”

PolarFLO TT Series Basic System Set @ Rbmods

“Today we take a look at some interesting looking waterblocks from Polarflo. They sent us their basic system kit which we will test and see how it performs. This block seems to be pretty popular here in Sweden now after some testing so it will be interesting to see what it does.”



Opensource Spotlight - The GIMP @ PCMechanic
Under the Influence - updated! @ PCMechanic
Aspire 500 Watt PSU Review @ OCIA
Arctic Silencer DIY Guide Rev. 2.0 @ ARP

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