Xeon 3.6GHz vs Opteron 252 face off

Meanwhile, Techreport also dabbles with 64-bit computing and sees its various implication in theory and in practice, using AMD and Intel processors as well as half a dozen of 64-bit readily available software.

French translation needed. TT-hardware has a look at the Xbook Vesuvio which features the the Intel Sonoma Platform as well as a TV tuner. The Vesuvio includes the i915G - which can match Radeon 7500 and Geforce 4 Go graphics - but not DDR2 memory and Azalia sound.

Hardwarezone have tested the MSI S250 sub notebook from MSI. This lightweight and chic laptop is well endowed and features a good portability but it has a keyboard that should be improved. They have also reviewed the Abit KV8Pro motherboard based on the K8T800Pro, a Socket 754 model with a 1.06GB/s V-link and loads of stuff inside. But shouldn't it be considered as a budget model then?

Gamepc is probably the best place on Earth, with 3dprofessor, where you can read tests of professional hardware. Chris Connolly has tested the newly fabbed Xeon 3.6GHz and the Opteron 252 to see which of them is the champ, bearing in mind there is a 1GHz speed difference between them. Watch out for some surprising data.

He has also tested the Tyan Thunder K8WE which is one of the first boards to feature the nForce 4 Pro 2200. It does not improve on performance but brings a lot in terms of features and stability.

Still another review of the SLI-DR from DFI, Mad Shrimps has it. This time however, the Belgians concentrate on overclocking it to its maximum. Some pretty good performance and a nice bundle as well. µ