Windows XP secrets exposed

OVER IN Kelly's Korner is everything you never really wanted to know about Windows XP, until, of course it became a necessity. Wibble ye heathen.

X-bit Labs has tested ATI's Radeon 9700 Pro, the Matrox Parhelia-512 and Nvidia's GeForce4 Ti4600, using the 3D modeling software package, 3ds max 5. Which is best? Find out here.

HotHardware has a look at Iwill's Intel i845- based P4ES motherboard. Over here.

OCAU has a review of ABIT's I845E-based IT7 Max 2 motherboard, a for the Pentium 4 over here.

OCWorkbench has a look at ASUS' ‘overclockeable' MyPal A600 PDA. They put it up against Palm's M100, M125, and a IIIC over here.

They've also posted a guide to servicing a Maxtor hard disk over here.

Accelenation say they trace trace the evolution of SoundMAX through to its latest incarnations as Cadenza Home Audio, Executive & Professional versions. The Cadenza Pro tips up on the D845EBT "Blue Mountain" mobo from Intel over here.

The KT333 is not a dead chipset, say the Vipers in their Lair. They cast a beady eye over MSI's newest KT333 over here.

Codegen's flashy ATX-6061 and ATX-6063 cases look as if they should be expensive, says Dan. But, behind the tinsel, are they complete manure?, asks the desperado, over here.

And IceHardware has a guide to modding your mobile phone! Oh yes. It's over here. You never know, they say, you might even pull some new chix...

You can nail the Wibbler here.