AMD new Sempron is a devilish overclocker

INTEL'S BRITISH Hack [Who he? Ed.] sent me the link to the German version of Tomshardware which did publish a review of the PentiuM EE and the Pentium D 840. The English version is up lhere. Tom's Hardware is ecstatic about the latest Intel product.

Xbitlabs tests the Sempron 3100+ E3 core version. While its standard core speed is only 1.8Ghz, Xbitlabs succeeded in adding another 900Mhz to it and the resulting performance is stunning up there to Athlons 3500+ or 4000+.

German website Computer Base sends us their latest review on the PD 840 and the EE440. Over a stagerring 40 pages, they expose the various details of the new products and go through a series of benchmarks. No AMD comparison here but the gains are pretty impressive for like-for-like speeds.

Insanetech tests the Adata Vitesta PC4800 1GB ram stick. This Asian only manufacturer is the US equivalent of OCZ, beating the likes of the Muskhin's Black Level II. Very impressive stuff.

German website PC Max proposes a review of the Logitech V500 cordless notebook mouse. It is cute and quite small and for once proposes an interesting alternative to the long established wheel mouse.

The Vaio VGN-FS195VP is under review at Italian Website Hardware Upgrade. This 2.13Ghz Sonoma based laptop features two more brand new technology, the Geforce Go 6200 Turbo cache and the Dual Lamp X Black screen.

First timer Marns CDA checks the nPower TTIC NPH K8-1 CPU cooler which uses a heat pipe to cool the processor rather than the usual HSF combination. Easy to install, very good cooling capabilities. Only thing that remained to be checked is the price.

MVKtech checks the Powercolor Radeon X800XL VIVO card. It comes with 256MB GDDR3, Dual DVI and some more interesting features. While it does not tops the Geforce 6800 Ultra, many people willl probably sacrifice some FPS for a much lower price as well as a cooler temperature and above average bundle. µ

Wanna wibble? Drop me a line.