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SiS' Xabre600 graphics card

Tuesday, 26 November 2002

Hot ticket item today, both Tech Report and Hexus have reviews of SiS's Xabre600 graphics card.

Tech-Report's review here.

"MUCH HAS BEEN MADE of NVIDIA's coming GeForce FX processor and the challenges the company has faced producing the new chip on a 0.13-micron manufacturing process. But just because NVIDIA won't have its 0.13-micron GeForce FX out until January or February of next year doesn't mean that the 0.13-micron process is somehow unattainable for graphics chips today. In fact, I've got a 0.13-micron graphics core running right next to me. It's SiS' Xabre600, a DirectX 8.1-compliant GPU that seems to have no problem chugging along on a 0.13-micron core."

Hexus.Net's review here.

"The Budget Performance Graphics Card sector is probably the most contested area, a company can release as many Radeon 9700 Pros or Geforce 4 TI4600’s as it wants. But for the large proportion of users these cards are beyond the mainstream market. The Budget Performance card is a difficult one to describe, it is a card with a high price/performance rating, it will be able to run today's games and make them playable but not at the resolutions or frame rates the top end cards will Of course with such a massive customer base everyone wants a bite of the pie."

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 November 2002 )

Weekend Roundup

Monday, 25 November 2002
Xoxide's X-40 Modded Chassis Review @ TwistedMods "The overall quality of the Xoxide X-40 chassis was satisfying. While I was not thoroughly impressed with the quality of the cut and time spent on the mod, the sharp edge of the cut was easily covered with Xoxide’s C-molding. Speaking of the C-molding – Xoxide’s C-molding was fairly impressive. It stayed low to the panel unlike most other window kits and pre-modded cases which have that bulky foam H-molding...Currently, this case is on sale for $79.99 which is totally worth it for a modded case which already looks good without any add-ons." Koutech 6-Port Firewire & USB 2.0 PCI Card Review @ OCC "Mice, Keyboards, Printers, Cameras, Network Cards, CD and DVD, even Hard Drives, it seams like anything and everything now days has either a USB or Firewire/1394 connection. With the transfer rates for FireWire/1394 (400Mbps) and USB 2.0 (480Mbps) as well as the ability to add 127 USB or 63 FireWire devices, who can blame the industry for moving to such technology? Whether you are like me and using an older motherboard that doesn't have USB 2.0 or Firewire/1394 support, or if you are just looking to add a few extra ports to your PC, the Koutech 7002 6-Port controller is a nice solution. " CrazyPC Dragon Fan Guards @ Thinkcomputers "The birth of the fan guard started on the back of powersupply unit’s back when the personal PC was created. They where very boring, and no one really paid much attention to them. Now with the technology of lasers or laser cutting, a design for anything can be cut into almost any material with any design. We have seen this technology at work in creating laser cut custom case windows, bezel covers, fan guards and many other products." CoolMax Neon Wire EL ATA133 IDE Round Cable Reviewed @ PCREVIEWSPOT.COM "Now, you are probably still wondering, how the heck does it light up? Well, if you look at the picture above closely, you will see that there is one of those EL light wires entwined around the cable, and this is what does the lighting! It gives a very nice effect, which you will be able to see below with the installed pictures." Vantec Nexus Multi-function Panel Review @ OCC "When I think of the name "Vantec" the only thing that use to come to mind was fans, heat sinks, and other cooling devices. Likewise, when I heard "Thermal Monitoring" or "Fan Control" Vantec is not the company I would have thought of. Well, that's changed now, with Vantec's latest product, The Nexus. In one sleek device, Vantec has managed to bring you a CPU fan controller, three thermal sensors, an LCD readout, and to top it off, they even threw in two USB 2.0 and one FireWire/1394 ports. If that wasn't enough they've also added interchangeable faceplates to give your computer a whole new look." EPoX KT400 8K9A2+ Motherboard Review @ Hexus.Net "What do I look for in a motherboard ?. Stability, speed, features, and a comprehensive bundle. The EPoX 8K9A2+ scores well on most counts. As an example of the KT400 chipset, though, the EPoX 8K9A2+ is almost a textbook example of how to do it right. Definitely an above average motherboard"
Last Updated ( Monday, 25 November 2002 )

Swiftech MCW50 Video Water-Block Reviewed @ PCREVIEWSPOT.COM

Saturday, 23 November 2002
"On the other side of the base, we find quite a nice surprise. Here we have Swiftech's patent pending "Diamond-Pin Matrix ©". As you may have already guessed by simply looking at it, this design should greatly help to increase the turbulence of the water, thus increasing the heat transfer capabilities between the base and the water. "
Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 November 2002 )

LiUtilities WinBackup Review @ RabidHardware

Saturday, 23 November 2002
"In this day and age of Information Technology, more and more people are moving to the digital medium for their day to day tasks and work. As with anything, the more something is used the higher the likelyhood of failure and the ever present manic depression and/or loathing towards technology. One method to avoid the rather unpleasant feeling of emptiness after data loss is to perform regular backups. But who wants to sit front of their computer screen laboring over which files to back up and where to back them up to, grab the CDR's and burn? The answer: no one. So we turn to software solutions to manage this chore."
Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 November 2002 )

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