“Shuttle Launches”:http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2003/11/6/prodit/6631568&sec=prodit and “Optorite DD0401”:http://www.optorite.com/newproducts.htm. Just when I thought it was safe to make Christmas recommendations, now come two Shuttle boxes that could change the recommendations so that the SK43G becomes the new low-end machine of choice and the ST61G4 has the ATI graphics chipset so maybe the last barrier for Shuttle (slow onboard graphics […]

For those who like to overclock their systems and squeeze performance, the type of RAM you use does make a difference. Here’s a quick review of various websites and what the gamer geeks think are great modules. Its interesting to see that folks are charging more for overclock oriented modules now. I’m not sure if […]

Desert Combat. A very cool mod for Battlefield 1942. Just released their 0.5 version. I haven’t had time to play games in a long, long while, but good to remember.

[H]ard|OCP – Shuttle SN85G4 and “Pentium vs. Athlon”:http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTI0LDM= This comparison was done between Athlon 64 3200+ and a host of machines including a fast Pentium 3200 system. On the charts, the top is the Shuttle and the bottom is the Pentium. Shows it to be about 20% faster. That’s pretty amazing considering that the Pentium […]

MBReview.com – The #1 Authority For Motherboard News And Reviews!. A good introduction to Serial ATA. Right now these new drives with this new interface are just shipping. Its a faster interface (150Mbps vs. 100Mbps), but does that make a difference?