Thursday Lunchtime Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on June 3, 2004 at 4:50:29 PM
When I said I was putting up a review tonight... I meant tonight 
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Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro @ AMDZone.
Asus K8T800 @ AMDZone.
Althon FX 939 @ AMDReview.
Corsair PC3200XL @ ipKonfig.
PCP&C 510 Deluxe @ Over-Clock UK, XP Tweak Guide @ IANAG, Logisys 2.1 Speakers @ TwistedMods, OCing Prescott @ Madshrimps.
.Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro @ AMDZone.
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Sapphire's Radeon X800 Pro has proved its self as an excellent video card for the gaming enthusiast, with a great bundle, outstanding performance, in a smaller, more power efficient, and cooler package. Never the less it comes up whether or not this is the right card for you. If you're currently using a card such as Radeon's 9800 Pro, you probably don't need to upgrade once more to the X800. While there is a definite improvement, it'd probably be wise to wait for the next generation of video cards. However, for those using more dated technology who want to keep up with such graphically intense games as Far Cry or those building a new system, Sapphire provides a wonderful solution with the Radeon X800 Pro featuring a game bundle that simply can not be beat.
Asus K8T800 @ AMDZone.
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Asus has done a great job as usual packing the board with features. Switching to a PCI 802.11g card is a great improvement over the proprietary connector they had previously. The board is feature rich with enhanced audio connectors, Firewire and USB ports a plenty, and SATA RAID and GiGE to boot. They also include plenty of documentation, and all the connectors you will need. The bios is also one of the best with a plethora of settings, and lots of overclocking options. Performance right now also looks good, and stability was great with the 3800+ and the FX53.
Althon FX 939 @ AMDReview.
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During the Socket 940 FX's reign of terror, many computer enthusiasts saw how much kick ass power the FX 51 had as well as the FX 53. Most people shuttered hearing the early FX chips had to use Registered/ECC RAM because that type of RAM is slower than the regular unbuffered RAM. Today we will be examining the Socket 939 FX 53.
Corsair PC3200XL @ ipKonfig.
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They thought it couldn't be done, they laughed at the idea, but Corsair did it! Again we're seeing Corsair Memory push limits above and beyond the competition. Corsair has released its fastest memory to date along with the fastest memory on the planet. Striking a deal with Samsung, Corsair was able to obtain memory modules capable of hitting extreme low latency.
PCP&C 510 Deluxe @ Over-Clock UK, XP Tweak Guide @ IANAG, Logisys 2.1 Speakers @ TwistedMods, OCing Prescott @ Madshrimps.