Cell processor assayed for gold

HARD AVENUE checks the HIS Radeon X800XL iTurbo IceQ II PCI-E graphics card. With X800XL still somewhat rare, there is much pressure on ATI to improve things. Anyway, Newegg has a model on sale for only $289. The HIS model costs more than that but also overclocks quite nicely.

Everything USB reviews a USB gadget which has been designed by gamers for gamers. The Gameoptics X1620 connects to USB port and delivers real-time stats on your CPU, Disk and Memory usage and updime as well as support for MP3, Ability to check stock, weather and your Instant messages. That's all.

Our dear friends at Anandtech try very hard to explain to readers in plain words the intricacies of the Cell processor. It does include some very valid comments on Cell's ability to compete with the x86 platform. Some days back Anandtech also looked on a new concept as they explored the PhysX PPU which is set to take on GPU and the CPU.

Chinese translation needed HKEPC is the second website to compare the AMD Geode GX to the VIA Epia. While a more recent and powerful Geode chip is out, neither this site nor sudhian tested it. They also have a first preview of the first nForce 4 Intel SLI rig out there. The 8NSLI-Royal gets pctured in its full bloom.

Although dated back to the 24th November 2004, Hexus' review of the Coolermaster Dual Storm is really their latest one. Andy Hanley likes the dual fans concept but finds it a little too loud for his taste. Earlier on they produced an article on extremely high performance DDR using Samsung TCCD DRAM on socket 939. Only for those interested in Extreme overclocking.