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Good morning all. It's going to be an interesting couple of days in the south east with two storms rolling around. Bonnie blew through NC yesterday evening and managed to kick up a few tornadoes in my area. Next up is Charlie who is due to...
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Shuttle steps into the flat panel LCD arena tonight at HotHardware.com and we've got their 17" XP17 display on showcase. With its all glass black bezel, base free chassis and zip up and go carrying case, this LCD seems to be a perfect accompaniment to a Shuttle XPC. Take a look here and see for yourself! ...
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When Shuttle augmented their marketing strategy for their Small Form Factor PC line-up not long ago, they moved from a barebones only model to a full system approach, which also required them to compete in a different arena. Full system sales require not only the components of the main...
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Good morning everyone. We've got a new preview for you this morning. Today, NVIDIA unveiled their next additions to the GeForce 6 series, namely the GeForce 6600 and 6600 GT. Both are aimed at offering value-based PCI-Express solutions, competing directly with ATI's X600 line. ...
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With the release of both NVIDIA's 6800 Series and ATI's X800 series, the high-end enthusiast has several excellent choices when seeking the perfect gaming card. It really is hard to go wrong either way, with each product line having...
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Back in May '04, NVIDIA introduced the GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition to counter the launch of ATi's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, and gamers the world over took notice. Just a few weeks earlier, the GeForce 6800 Ultra was unveiled, and at the time it was smoking through benchmarks like nobody's business. Then, about a month...
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Good afternoon folks! I apologize for the later than usual start today. I've been grinding away at a couple of reviews and totally lost track of time! I'll make it up to you though - there's LOTs of good stuff to get posted. And if I'm productive in the next couple of...
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Hello HotHardware Fans! We've got an announcement to make! We've teamed up with Corsair for a two-week contest, where 4 lucky participants will win a 1GB kit of Corsair Pro Series XL modules, just like the ones we reviewed here!
Win 1GB of Corsair Pro Series XL RAM!
Dates: August 9 -23
All you have to do to enter is send an e-mail
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Good morning everyone, how was your night? Today is the first day off I have had in nearly two weeks, my "Saturday" of sorts. However, there is some HH work that needs tending too, so I can not stay and chat at this moment. Go grab a coffee and settle in for a...
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Good evening friends, welcome back :) The day is drawing to an end and you know what that means. Yup, it is time for the daily HH wrap-up of news from around the net. So, go grab a mug and pull up a chair, here is your nightcap... Soyo SY-KT880 Dragon 2 Motherboard...
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Good morning friends, how was your weekend? Things in my life have been extremely hectic over the past week or so. Thankfully, it seems to be falling into place and my day-to-day schedule is reverting to somewhat sane hours. Nonetheless, there is no better way to start the...
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Hello HotHardware Fans! BW here checking in to let you know that we've just posted a new review of Asetek's VapoChill LightSpeed [AC] vapor-phase cooler. Unlike the original VapoChill products, the standalone LightSpeed is compatible with almost any case and it doesn't draw any current from the system's host PSU. It's also using a more...
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Watch any episode of "This Old House", "Hometime", "The New Yankee Workshop", or any other Do-It-Yourself type program for that matter, and you're bound to hear a certain phrase repeated over and over. Carpenters, mechanics, plumbers, chefs, they all use it. This phrase has almost become a mantra for anyone who...
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So, have all of you had your chance to spend some quality time with Doom 3? Have you lost countless hours reveling in the horror, fragging the baddies back to where they belong? I suspect a lot of you have. I've tried to...
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Good Evening Folks! Just in case you've missed the new link at the top of the page, I wanted to let you know that we've just posted a review of Soyo's newest Socket A motherboard, the Dragon2 KT880. With this board, powered by VIA's KT880 chipset, Soyo brings some updated technology to the Socket A platform, namely native SATA RAID and Gigabit...
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While the AMD Athlon XP still remains popular, it is no longer the sought after enthusiast part it once was. This isn't because the Athlon XP is a poor performer, but rather it's because a new era of AMD processors are now in the limelight. Regardless, there are still plenty of reasons to consider a system based on the Athlon...
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Good morning all! Time for your Thursday morning news post. There is a lot going on today, with plenty of material to quench your hardware news thirst. So pour that coffee, rub the sleep out of your eyes and get down to...
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Welcome back everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood Italian checking-in to let you all know that we've just posted a review of Sapphire's Toxic X800 Pro. This oversized video card sports some major cooling, ships with a utility to dynamically overclock the on-board RAM, and has one of the best bundles we've seen in quite a while....
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With all of our recent articles concerning NVIDIA's latest round of products, it seemed as if our analysis in the graphics space was getting a bit lop-sided. Today, we're aiming to change that with a new card from Sapphire, dubbed the Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro ViVo. This card alone could make up for some of the new mid range Radeon's...
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Good morning folks! As you've probably noticed, the bulk of the recent news has centered around the release of the Doom 3. Lots of benchmarks, screenshots, console commands and cheats have started circulating. And yes, we'll be doing a piece of our own shortly as well...
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Good evening everyone, how is my HH family doing? With Doom3 being released today, I am sure many of you have spent the day fraging baddies, or in some cases, screaming like a little girl every time a monster jumps out of the shadows ;) Nevertheless, just to aid you in your quest of getting the max FPS out of the game, here is...
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Good morning folks! How is everyone doing today? I take it your week started out well? :) Mine is going pretty good. I've been taking a ton of pictures to prepare for a few upcoming reviews, did a little benchmarking, and did a some modding. I also found the time...
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