The Dual 1 GHz Pentium III Myth
The 1 GHz Intel Pentium III seems to be the subject of much controversy, as many claims have been made about its inability to run in a dual CPU configuration.
Ludo Morgan
Processor History
CPUs have gone through many changes through the short years since Intel came out with the first one. IBM chose Intel’s 8088 processor for the brains of the first PC.
SCSI
SCSI is an entirely different interface than the more popular IDE. It is more of a system level interface, meaning that it does not only deal with disk drives.
Weekly Platform Trends: The AMD DDR Socket A Platform
With the release of the Athlon 1.3 and 1.33 GHz processors, AMD has yet another weapon in the escalating processor war.
Maximizing G400 Performance
Matrox has been making quality graphics cards for over 23 years now, and it shows; their graphic cards have always been among the best on the market. The last couple of years we’ve seen the introduction of 3D graphics and the integration of 2D and 3D on one card. Matrox initially ceded the implementation of … Read more
Ultimate Guide to Networking: Part One
Welcome to Part One of HardwareCentral’s Ultimate Guide to Networking! We’ll start the guide with an introduction to networking, a run-through of networking terms and lingo, and descriptions of networking hardware. What is a Network? A network is simply a group of two or more Personal Computers linked together. What Types of Networks Exist? Many … Read more
SDRAM vs. RDRAM, Facts and Fantasy
Our recent ‘Lies, Damned Lies and a Different Perspective’ article has raised quite a controversy. However, that article only skimmed the surface of the underlying issues..
Lies, Damned Lies, and a Different Perspective
Well I guess many of you have already read the articles on the web stating that RDRAM is not worth the money and that Intel and Rambus are actually joined at the hip trying to convince you, the consumer, to buy their faulty chipsets and poor-performing memory architecture. But let’s be fair here, why would … Read more
Iwill Slocket II Review
It’s unfortunate to see, but it happens–otherwise excellent products slowed in their tracks by poor support and backing. Such is the case with Intel’s Pentium III 500E and 550E MHz processors. They’re quite excellent processors, fast, extremely overclockable and inexpensive. Sadly, over the past few weeks, most potential buyers have been forced to overlook these … Read more
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live!
EAX and 3D Sound With the increasingly popularity of 3D sound support in games and Microsoft’s inclusion of DirectSound 3D in DirectX, Creative Labs decided to develop their own 3D sound API, EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions). Essentially, sound environments are created with the use of sound sources and effects that are processed in real-time using … Read more