by Yaroslav Lyssenko
11/24/2004 | 10:54 PM
Processors
<%BANNER[article]%>BeHardware has posted a roundup of microprocessors manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices. Twelve latest CPUs have been benchmarked and compared in order to find out the difference in performance between processors for Socket 939 and Socket 754 as well as how various amount of L2 cache and different clock-speeds affect the overall speed of a central processing unit.
If you are looking for the latest Intel’s Pentium 4 microprocessors comparison chart, Neoseeker has posted an article just for you. Six Pentium 4 CPUs were tested and compared in terms of performance in games, media encoding tasks and other desktop applications.
Following a number of detailed test report about the contemporary graphics cards performance in the Half-Life 2 game some sites decided to pay special attention to the CPU performance in it. In these new articles you will find the results obtained for almost 30 different platforms.
Storage
The Tech Report has reviewed Hitachi Global Storage Technologies’ Ultrastar 10K300 hard disk drive.
SFF
HotHardware has reviewed Shuttle SB77G5 XPC barebone computer. The SB77G5 is based on Intel’s i875 chipset and boasts with a substantial number of features found in high-end products based on this core-logic. Shuttle’s enhanced cooling does its job of keeping the CPU and the rest of the system cool, without generating an excessive amount of noise, and a 250W power supply unit seems to be enough to power Intel Pentium 4 microprocessor clocked at 3.60GHz along with ATI RADEON X800 XT-series or even NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra or graphics cards.
Modding
DataFuse.net has reviewed some product aimed at hardcore modders. Vantec’s CSK-80UV-RD and Ryan’s FlexSleeve Kit ACR-FK4890 cable sleeving kit may turn your plain PC power cables into something attractive and stylish.
Why TV Will Never Be the Same
Even though only 13% of homes will have digital TV by the end of 2004, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, the same organization expects that number to reach 65% by 2008. Three major tech trends will fuel this adoption: broadband Internet, wireless home networking, and high-definition broadcasting – all of which will pave the way for entirely new possibilities in TV. BusinessWeek Online has issued an article about the three big TV-related trends to watch.