by Yaroslav Lyssenko
08/18/2004 | 10:38 PM
Mainboards
<%BANNER[article]%>Bit-tech.com has reviewed a number of mainboards based on NVIDIA’s nForce3 core-logic. This mainboard roundup covers five different products from Chaintech, MSI, Gigabyte and Shuttle in a price-range starting from $105 and climbing up to $290. The reviewer compared mainboards using performance, price, features as well as best audio and best hard drive solution criteria
Graphics cards
3DXtreme.net has posted a review containing Sapphire’s RADEON X800 PRO and eVGA’s e-GeForce 6800 GT graphics cards. Check out what is going on at the $399 price point in graphics cards market.
Modding, PSU, etc
Neoseeker has reviewed a quite unusual PC case made by Antec. Instead of traditional tower case form, the Aria is a cube shaped case that can only house mATX mainboards. Still, the dimensions of this case are slightly larger than those of SFF PCs.
TrustedReviews has posted an article covering Hush’s latest silent PC. Computers from Hush are full PC build using standard components but without use of a single fan.
Display
HotHardware has reviewed Shuttle XP17 flat panel monitor. Having made themselves quite a name in the small form factor market, Shuttle has decided to expand to the LCD display market as well. Read on to find out what they have accomplished with their latest 17” flat panel.
PCWorld.com has put up a chart comparing an array of ten LCD monitors. The prize of 15”LCDs starts from $329 and reaches $400.
Pointing devices
Tom’s Hardware Guide has reviewed a lineup of A4Tech’s mice. There are three models to choose from: the MediaWEB desktop zoom for all the day work, the Office 8K mouse for extra flexibility while working in Microsoft Office applications and a notebook mouse for comfortable pointing on you mobile PC. Each mouse is a wireless optical one equipped with a set of rechargeable batteries.
Optical drives
AnandTech has reviewed Sony’s latest addition to the DVD burner optical drive class. See how the new Sony DRU-540A has performed in the comparison with Plextors’s PX-712A and MSi’s DR12A optical drives.