Hey folks, I'm here to bring you a little news to cap off your night. We have reviews for the Demon 480w Power Supply, Coolink BAT1VS HSF, and a few more items. Check back tomorrow for more of what you love :) Goodnight. Demon 480w Power Supply @ Controlled-Insanity "The Demon includes all of the standard...Read more...
Mobile Graphics technology is advancing at a fevered pace. In a little over a year, the once dominant Mobility Radeon 9600 was eclipsed by the Mobility Radeon 9700. Then, the MR 9700 was surpassed by the Mobility Radeon 9800, which itself was recently eclipsed by the Mobility Radeon X800. ATI's mobile GPUs went from 4, to 8, to 12 pixel...Read more...
Good afternoon HotHardware fans! We're closing out 2004 with a couple of motherboards from DFI. We've taken a look at DFI's flagship LANPARTY boards designed for Intel's LGA775 Pentium 4 processors, the 925X-T2 and the 875P-T. Both of these boards are built with hardcore PC enthusiasts in mind, and have a full compliment of overclocking tools...Read more...
Over the past year, DFI has made a name for itself with a crowd that is traditionally very hard to please. A company that once built parts strictly for the OEM / white box folks, is now catering to the enthusiast and overclocking communities with a bold, feature laden line of motherboards. DFI's "LANPARTY" products build...Read more...
We've got NVIDIA's SLI for PCI Express Graphics on showcase today, along with Asus' ever fabulous A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce 4 motherboard for the Athlon 64. Dual GeForce 6800GTs and 6800 Ultras punching out the pixels in a big way. You've just gotta love it. ...Read more...
There's a certain allure in being able to make the claim that you can double the performance of anything. All too often, overzealous marketing campaigns in the high-tech field have made a "theoretical" claim of this sort, all the while falling well short in real-world performance metrics. The PC graphics industry has had its...Read more...
In recent months, Intel's i915G/P and i925X chipsets have taken center stage as the premier chipsets for the Intel P4 desktop platform. With the new "Grantsdale" and "Alderwood" chipsets came the next major shift in computer technology. The latest designs employ the newest Pentium 4...Read more...
Good morning HH fans and happy Friday to ya! We've got a lot going on behind the scenes these days, with site upgrades, like the reader's ability to send us news, and a more rapid fire approach to the news with the addition of Matt to the mix. We're also cranking things up as the holidays get closer, so...Read more...
Good Evening HotHardware fans! Just in case you've missed the link at the top of the page, I wanted to let you all know that we've just posted a shoot-out between two 1GB DDR2-675 capable memory kits, Corsair's TWIN2X1024-5400C4PRO and Kingston's KHX5400D2K2/1G. We ran some tests at stock settings, with more aggressive 3-3-3-10 timings, and...Read more...
With the launch of their 900 series chipsets, and LGA775 based Pentium 4 processors, Intel introduced the use of DDR2 system memory on the desktop. DDR1 system memory had been the standard for quite a few years, and DDR2 memory had been used on the occasional...Read more...
Good morning HotHardware fans! How are you all doing today? I take it everyone had a good weekend? Mine was pretty fun, I celebrated my 2 year anniversary with my fiance on Saturday, and on Sunday we went to a Jets game. On top of that, I had some benchmarking to do, we had a Yankee game to...Read more...
Good morning everyone, NJ here with yet another edition of the HH times. Awaking to a cool morning with just a touch of frost, it looks as if winter is approaching fast. Not that I mind though. The faster the snow is on the ground, the faster I can bust out the new snowboard. Nonetheless, lets get to the real reason...Read more...
Good morning all. Here's a quick cold shot of hardware news to get you going today. There's a lot going on behind the scenes here at HotHardware, so make sure you stick around over the next week as well. We'll have new graphics cards, motherboards and even a new Shuttle XPC coming at you this week. The holidays are...Read more...
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! ...Read more...
Good afternoon HotHardware Fans! We've got something brand new for you today! To compliment our relatively new layout, we've just launched a brand new forum! If you're already a member, click here and check it out! If you're not a member yet, what are you waiting for? :) All you...Read more...
Greetings HotHardware Fans! Can you believe it's already Wednesday? Those long weekends really throw me for a loop! They make it seem like the week is just flying by. Then again, when you've got a pile of hardware to test, stacked from floor to ceiling, there never seems to be enough hours in the day! But that's...Read more...
Good morning everyone :) As you can probably judge by the timestamp of this post, I am having issues sleeping. So, what better way to fill a slumber free night, then relaxing with some soft music and good reading?! AeroCool VM-101 Fanless VGA Cooler @ SystemCooling "AeroCool has responded to increased consumer interest in...Read more...
Good evening my friends, welcome back :) As you can see, the dust from constructing our new home is slowly settling to the ground. But, as BigWop eluded to this AM, we still have a few tricks up our proverbial sleeve. In the mean time, you will just have to suffer through piles of news and...Read more...
Graphic Card Roundup A comparative look at what's out there now By Robert Maloney March 29th, 2004 Let's face it - we've all done it at least once in our lifetime. We've all wanted to go out and put down this month's rent payment on a new all-powerful video card that can play our favorite games at mind-numbing speeds. When...Read more...
The Springdale Showdown Which board should you "spring" for? Brought to you by Robert Maloney July 10, 2003 This is the kind of article that PC Hardware Tech Editors live for, not only a simple one-on-one comparison, but a full-blown, knock-em-down, street fight for bragging...Read more...
NVIDIA's GeForce FX Ultra A Pre-Production Showcase By - Dave Atlavilla January 27, 2003 The wait for NVIDIA's new GeForce has been almost an eternity it seems. Since their initial hints at their next generation technology, back in June, there has been much speculation and rumor milling with regards to the specifics of the retail board...Read more...
The I845PE Motherboard Shootout Clash of the Titans! By Robert Maloney December 11, 2002 The vast majority of motherboards for the Pentium 4 generally come in two varieties, those using RDRAM and others using DDR SDRAM clocked at 266MHz. While the consensus was that RDRAM was the performance leader, pricing and availability...Read more...