PC Components, Peripherals And Gadget Reviews And News

Dig into our deep-dive product reviews and news of PC components from processors, to motherboards, graphics cards (GPUs), sound cards, and storage, along with other gadgets and peripherals that complete the computing experience. Whether you're a DIY PC enthusiast builder or just looking to read-up on what should be inside or connected to your next pre-built PC, here's where you'll find all the nuts and bolts sorted on what makes modern computer systems tick, as well some of the best user interface devices to go with them.

by HH Editor - Thu, Oct 02, 2003

SiS 655FX Chipset

Intoducing the SiS655FX Chipset An Overview of Functionality and Performance By: Jeff Bouton October 2, 2003 By now you all know the drill, Intel or AMD release a new chipset for their processor platform and the other third party manufacturers, like VIA, NVIDIA, ALi, and SiS, are soon to follow. This time around we are talking... Read more...

by HH Editor - Wed, Aug 06, 2003

Sapphire Ultimate Edition Radeons!

The Sapphire Ultimate Edition Atlantis 9800 Pro & The Sapphire Ultimate Edition Atlantis 9600 Pro A Couple of Passively Cooled, Wild Looking Radeons! By - Marco Chiappetta July 25, 2003 ATi's Radeon 9800 Pro and 9600 Pro GPUs are two of the most popular 3D chipsets on the market today. A multitude of OEMs build boards based on these... Read more...

by HH Editor - Mon, Jul 28, 2003

SOYO Mini DRAGON 651 Review

SOYO Mini DRAGON 651 A New Pentium 4 Small Form Factor PC In The Crowd By: Chris Angelini July 28th, 2003 SFF PCs are all the rage it seems and we're as much a fan of small form-factor systems as any, here at HotHardware. My personal desktop system tucks away neatly under my desk. I've also got a PC-based PVR system that could... Read more...

by HH Editor - Sat, Jun 21, 2003

Sapphire Radeon 9200 Atlantis

Sapphire Radeon 9200 Atlantis 128MB Vivo/TV-Out With ATi's Catalyst 3.4 Drivers By - Tom Laverriere June 12, 2003 The graphics card industry is a vicious one. The relentless six month product cycle means PC enthusiasts are out shopping twice a year for a video card upgrade. At $400 a whack for the top performing cards, their wallets... Read more...

by HH Editor - Mon, Apr 21, 2003

Soltek SL75MRNL Motherboard

Soltek SL-75MRN-L Motherboard Soltek takes a crack at Nforce2 By, Tom Laverriere April 20, 2003 Motherboard - check, graphics card - check, sound card - check, ethernet card - check... Oh sorry, you caught me making a list of hardware one would need for a new system and that doesn't even cover the half of it. If you're building... Read more...

by HH Editor - Fri, Jan 24, 2003

Seagate Barracuda V and SATA 150 Controllers

Seagate's Barracuda V and SATA 150 Controllers Welcome to Serial ATA - A Performance Analysis By Dave Altavilla January 14, 2003 The day has finally come, where we have Serial ATA Hard Drives becoming available on the market. Never has there been such anticipation regarding a new Hard Drive technology. In kind, never... Read more...

by HH Editor - Mon, Nov 25, 2002

SiS Xabre 600 Impressions

SiS Xabre 600: Impressions The GPU That Scales With Your Processor By: Chris Angelini November 26, 2002 There isn't much room for error in the graphics market - just ask someone who worked at 3dfx. The current landscape is fairly barren for gaming enthusiasts, save the recent success ATI is enjoying and NVIDIA's GeForce FX announcement,... Read more...

by HH Editor - Tue, Nov 05, 2002

Soyo SYKT400 Dragon Ultra vs. Shuttle AK37GTR

Soyo SY-KT400 Dragon Ultra vs. Shuttle AK37GTR Showdown at the KT400 Corral! By, Robert Maloney November 6th, 2002 As another season comes upon us and another new chipset from VIA technologies is released into the market. It seems like only yesterday (OK, January) that we were building our latest powerhouses based on the KT266A chipset. ... Read more...

by HH Editor - Thu, Oct 31, 2002

SiS 648 Chipset Debuts

The SiS 648 Chipset Debuts A Comprehensive Look at a Pre-Production Shuttle AS45GT/R By, Marco Chiappetta August 12, 2002 In early 2002 Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS) released their 645 chipset. Initially, many analysts were skeptical that SiS could deliver a high-performing DDR chipset for the Pentium 4. They... Read more...

by HH Editor - Wed, Oct 30, 2002

Soyo's P4X400 DRAGON Ultra Platinum

The Soyo P4X400 DRAGON Ultra Platinum Edition VIA's Rogue Chipset Has Arrived! By, Marco Chiappetta October 31, 2002 Tonight on HotHardware.Com we're going to take a look at a motherboard from Soyo that is powered by VIA's controversial P4X400 DDR chipset for the Pentium 4. If you've been on top of the hardware scene, you may know that... Read more...

by HH Editor - Tue, Oct 15, 2002

Sapphire Radeon 9700 Atlantis Pro

Sapphire Technology Radeon 9700 Atlantis Pro A newcomer brings The Radeon 9700 To Market By -Dave Altavilla October 14, 2002 A complete unknown to the retail market, Sapphire Technology debuts here today, with their high end, ATi based entry into the 3D Graphics space. We've seen many ATi built cards here in the HotHardware Labs... Read more...

by HH Editor - Sun, Jun 23, 2002

Soyo KT333 Dragon Ultra Motherboard Review

The Soyo KT333 Dragon Ultra Motherboard Review The Best That Soyo Has To Offer! By, Jeff Bouton June 23, 2002 Since the KT333 chipset was first released, we've seen a steady improvement in what Athlon-based motherboards have to offer. With the new USB 2.0 and ATA133 standards, as well as 333MHz DDR PC2700 DRAM support, system... Read more...

by HH Editor - Tue, May 28, 2002

SOYO Unveils 10 New Motherboard Designs

SOYO Unveils 10 New Motherboard Designs and Integrated Serial ATA-133 Storage Interface Technology At Computex Taipei 2002 May 28, 2002 Fremont, California ? May 28, 2002 ? SOYO, Inc. will expand its line of motherboards with 10 new designs at Computex 2002 in Taipei, Taiwan. Utilizing the new chipset technology from Intel,... Read more...

by HH Editor - Thu, May 16, 2002

Shuttle AK35GT2/R Motherboard Review

The Shuttle AK35GT2/R Motherboard Review Improving on a Proven Design By, Jeff Bouton May 16, 2002 We see a lot of hardware come through the Hot Hardware labs. Every once in a while a piece comes along that stands out from the rest, making a lasting impression. A few recent items that come to mind is the Hercules Game Theater... Read more...

by HH Editor - Tue, Feb 19, 2002

Soyo's P4I Fire Dragon & P4S Dragon Ultra P4 i845D and

Soyo's P4I Fire Dragon & P4S Dragon Ultra SiS 645 and i845D Compete - Soyo Style By, Dave Altavilla February 18, 2002 The motherboard engineers at Soyo, until recently, had been a little quiet in terms of releasing new, innovative products to the market for the Pentium 4 platform. It almost seemed as if Soyo was sitting out... Read more...

by HH Editor - Mon, Feb 11, 2002

Shuttle AK35GTR Motherboard Review

The Shuttle AK35GTR Motherboard Review Raising the Bar on Quality and Performance By, Jeff Bouton February 12, 2002 Over the last several months, you have seen us report on a growing number of motherboards based on the KT266A chipset from VIA. Review after review we?ve gone over the virtues of this very popular chipset,... Read more...