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DDR

April 20, 2001 admin 0

Here’s where we stand: In general: Good points: Now reasonably cost-effective for new systems with current Crucial DDR pricing. Offers somewhat more performance than current SDRAM system, generally more so for games. Bad points: Potential performance gains are not big

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MSI Mayhem

April 15, 2001 admin 0

There’s not a ton of info out there, and there’s a couple people with an agenda out there, too, but this is what appears to be happening: For God’s sake, pay absolute attention to the exact names of these boards.

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Heatsink Testing

November 28, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: Testing CPU heatsinks using motherboard temp sensors may be possible, but the probability of unintentional errors is high. A more rigorous testing regime using thermocouples and digital thermometers is the “gold standard”. I have been working with Andy Lemont

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ASUS P3V4x’s False Temperature Readings

June 8, 2000 admin 0

I‘ve read through the net (went to many forums) that a lot of people are having problems with the ASUS P3V4x on-die thermal diode. Whatever program they install (Motherboard monitor 4.17, ASUS Probe) they get unbelievable and funny temperature readings.

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ASUS P3V4X vs SOYO 6VCA

May 22, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: SOYO outpoints ASUS by a TKO – closely matched in many areas but the SOYO delivers more punches than ASUS. I have been looking at a number of VIA 133A boards (not all by any means) which have been

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Soyo SY 6 and 7VCA

May 12, 2000 admin 0

NOTE: SOYO makes two versions of this board; the 6VCA is Slot 1 and the 7VCA is Socket 370. Joe on the 6VCA SUMMARY: Finally – a VIA board that rivals BX performance! I’ve been looking at some of the

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ABIT VT6X4

March 26, 2000 admin 0

SUMMARY: This is Abit’s successor (?) to the VA6 – it is basically the same board but updated with the 133A drivers which features AGP 4x. Like many VIA motherboards, the ABIT’s memory performance suffers in comparison to BX boards.

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ASUS P3V4X – Three User Experiences

March 16, 2000 admin 0

We have added a second page with additional user comments: Page 2 GEORGE IOS’s REVIEW UPDATE 3/21/00: Although my CPU (550E FPO/BATCH#: Q947A003) runs now at 804Mhz(146×5.5), and I am very happy with it (I get similar benchmarking results with