Killer application pronounced dead

NEW MOBOS TIPPING UP today include ABIT's IT7Max2 v2.0 on which OCWorkbench as the gen, over here. It's got enhanced 533MHz FSB and DDR 333/266/200 support plus serial ATA.

ECS has released details of it's SiS746 board the L7S7A. It supports AMD K7 processor up to 333 MHz FSB, overclocking features include Vcore, Vmem and multiplier adjustments, they say. First samples probably available end October. We've kindly posted a nice big pic for your over here.

Accelenation is following up its i845PE review with a look at the i845GE. With the upcoming Pentium 4s rumoured to have Hyper Threading Enabled, the i845GE receives support for Hyper Threading technology, which the i845G lacked. They say, over here.

Site for all things tiddly, mini-itx.com, has a good look at a RealMagic's Xcard over here.

Slashdotter, Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda, gets a rare public out over here, where he talks about P2P, nest security and stuff.

While you're there there's a nice roundup of a bunch of the newest hard disks, here.

The Hardware Review bangs about in a Chieftec WX-01BD midi tower case here and produces a AKASA Paxmate acoustic matting installation guide here.

3dXtreme fiddles about with an 80mm Aluminum Fan Filter over here.

For those that haven't been paying attention, Steve posts his monthly update over here.

Sudhian explodes the Killer Application, contending they say that, "the killer application model is no longer applicable as a means of describing current and future computer adoption methods," over here.

And, wait! Is that a Van back on the horizon. Nay, it is but an a associate it seems.

You can nail the Wibbler here.