SoF Tweak Guide
posted: December 1, 2000 @ 6:32 EST by: ryan
Soldier of Fortune, one of the best games of this year has been given a new lease of life with its Gold update/version being released, including many improvement over the original release & the addition of Deathmatch bots plus other multiplayer modes. 3D Spotlight has prepared a full tweak guide that covers just about everything, now updated for the last version of the game.
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Max Cool Case Info
posted: December 1, 2000 @ 6:21 EST by: ryan
The people from thecardcooler.com have released their newest case, the "the max cool" case. Here's a bit of info on the case:
The long awaited and highly anticipated Max Cool Case is finally here. If you have a powerhouse-workhorse system that gets hot, it deserves to be housed in the case that is designed to cool every component to the MAX! This amazing case cooling system uses six fans to move an incredible 355 (no that's not a typo) cubic feet per minute of component cooling air not including the power supply. Say goodbye to the heat that your overclocked components radiate, it is whisked away nearly instantaneously. There are literally NO pockets of "dead air" inside this case.
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Red Alert 2 Everglide Pad
posted: November 30, 2000 @ 8:09 EST by: ryan
EVERGLIDE SIGNS LICENSING DEAL WITH WESTWOOD STUDIOS (an Electronic Arts Company)
The Ultimate Award-winning Real-time Strategy Game Meets the Ultimate Mousepad – Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™2 and the EverGlide Mousing SurfaceTM.
San Francisco, CA /PR Newswire/Sept. 25, 2000 – EverGlide.com, Inc. www.everglide.com, the developers of the award winning EverGlide Mousing SurfaceTM, in association with its United Kingdom distributor www.everglide.co.uk and Westwood Studios, (an Electronic Arts company) www.westwood.com announced today the signing of a licensing agreement to produce EverGlide mousepads bearing the Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 Trademarked logo.
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Pentium 4 Article
posted: November 30, 2000 @ 7:27 EST by: ryan
Glide Underground's Michael Ahlf wrote an opinionated article on Intel's new flagship, the P4. Here's a snippet:
"Wait! Hold on to that phone, Intel. You may be Chipzilla, but the market has changed a lot from the times when FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) tactics would scare people from buying AMD processors. You're facing what's essentially an even battle right now, and you're doing it with your chips costing a lot of money compared to the competition, for less and less performance advantage as the days go by."
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AMD Roadmap
posted: November 30, 2000 @ 7:16 EST by: ryan
Over at Target PC they have posted up AMD's roadmap for the rest of 2000.
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No Voodoo5 in i850 Boards?
posted: November 30, 2000 @ 7:14 EST by: ryan
I read this over at Ace's Hardware:
"I just tried two new i850 boards: MSI's 6339 ATX TH1 and ASUS' P4T. Both boards feature an AGP Pro slot. I was curious about the Pentium 4's gaming performance with a non-T&L board, so we decided to try the Voodoo 5500 AGP. But it was impossible to plug the Voodoo 5500 in the AGP Pro slot, because the necessary second notch was not there."
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Warcraft III Preview
posted: November 30, 2000 @ 7:10 EST by: ryan
CGO has posted up a preview of the upcoming RTS game by blizzard entertainment, Warcraft III.
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Mafia : City of Lost Heaven
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 4:53 EST by: ryan
Today's mid-week preview on EuroGamer is a first-hand
look at "Mafia : City of Lost Heaven", the third person 30's gangster action game from Illusion, the company behind Hidden & Dangerous.
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Starship Troopers Review
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 4:52 EST by: ryan
Gamer'sDepot has posted up a review of the game Starship Troopers.
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Laser Arena Demo
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 4:51 EST by: ryan
ValuSoft, 2015, and FilePlanet present the demo for Laser Arena. This
non-violent game throws players into arenas using lasers to 'tag'
opponents out. None of the gore, all of the fun! The object is
simple...tag or be tagged. Download it and enter to win a signed copy of the game.
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Rocco Dolby Digital Speakers
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 6:37 EST by: ryan
Jazz Speakers have released their new 5.1 Rocco Dolby Digital speakers. While they might look cool, you might want to read Gamer's Depot's review to save you from potential false marketing.
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Midtown Madness 2 Review
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 6:36 EST by: ryan
GameSpy takes a look at the sequel to Midtown Madness and find out if it measures up to the original.
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Recommended System Guide
posted: November 29, 2000 @ 6:33 EST by: ryan
December 1 is just days away, so with that in mind, ArsTechnica has released an update to their Recommended System Guide, all ready for your holiday shopping/begging needs. Here's a snip from the Hot Rod sound card selection, the SB Live! Value:
"Yawn...since Creative bought Aureal there's little competition in the market. Turtle Beach, Guillemot, and a few others are making the move on the sound market but if you're gaming, the Live! is going to be the card for you right now. Especially if you're going for the "Budget" route. If gaming "ain't yo thang" then take a look at that Guillemot Maxi-Sound MUSE, it packs a punch, and can be picked up much cheaper than the Live!"
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Destruction Contest
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 12:18 EST by: jc
AthlonOC has a cool contest going on. You must find a dead hardware piece and destroy it. Blow it, torch it, smash it... take some pictures and you're all set!
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Addtronics W8500 Review
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 12:12 EST by: jc
DeezTech has a review of the Addtronics W8500 workstation case. I'm still drooling..
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3D Prophet II Pro Review
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 6:33 EST by: ryan
T-Break has published a review of this GeForce PRO card and benchmarked it against the original GTS and the Ultra. Here's a bit from the review:
"The blue PCB had blue heatsinks attached to all of the memory chips (ala Ultra) along with the fan/heatsink combo on the GPU itself. As they say in Roman, it kick'ith major'a ass'eth (ok, maybe I made that up). Those heatsinks sure made it look like overclocking would be fun, fun and more fun.
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Transcend APM3 Mobo Review
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 6:32 EST by: ryan
ViaHardware has just posted their review on the Transcend APM3 motherboard based on the VIA PM133 chipset. The PM133 chipset is starting to hit the market and is ready to compete with Intel in the integrated market. Transcend offers us a stable, no frills, on par performing motherboard. Here is a snip:
"One problem that has always plagued the VIA chipsets is memory performance. We showed the importance of Cas 2 and 4-way memory interleaving in our memory tweak guide. Thankfully Transcend was smart enough to include the 4-way memory interleaving option in their bios."
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Iwill KA266-R Mainboard
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 6:32 EST by: ryan
x-bit labs has posted an article titled: World's First DDR Platform: Iwill KA266-R Mainboard. They managed to take a closer look at the first DDR mainboard from Iwill: KA266-R, based on ALi MAGiK 1 chipset. This mainboard supports AMD Athlon/Duron processors and has a number of cool features including: integrated ATA/100 RAID and HRTF 3D extension positional audio controller.
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Abit Siluro MX Review
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 6:31 EST by: ryan
HotHardware has put the Abit Siluro MX through the ringer. Drop buy and see if this budget card deserves to occupy that AGP slot in your rig!
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Case Modding 101
posted: November 28, 2000 @ 6:30 EST by: ryan
Hard|OCP has posted up an article entitled case modding 101.
"Remember the [H]ard|BOX built by Brian "Duckman" Holmes? Well we have convinced the Duck to share his expertise with us in a seven part Case Mod Series. This week covers what tools you will need in order to pull some of this Heavy Duty stuff off. Don't worry, Duck breaks it down into groups, but it still looks as if it could get a bit hairy for you guys that are not used to using a flamethrower in the garage.
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Palm M100 PDA Review
posted: November 27, 2000 @ 3:45 EST by: ryan
Technoyard has posted up their review of the Palm M100 PDA.
Quote:
"The Benchmark PDA manufacture Palm Inc. unveils yet another one of their innovative PDA's to the market: the Palm M100. Introducing revolutionary faceplates to customize to your tastes the sleekly designed M100 is a must have for the holiday season."
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DS9: The Fallen Review
posted: November 27, 2000 @ 3:42 EST by: ryan
GameSpy takes a look at DS9: The Fallen, the third-person shooter from The Collective. Is this in the Elite Force class, or fall into the realm of most other Trek titles?
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CompuNurse Thermal Probe
posted: November 27, 2000 @ 3:42 EST by: ryan
NetKills has posted up a review of the tiny little CompuNurse Thermal probe. Taste:
"There is a Huge Review done of the CompuNurse Thermal probe going over 4 pages! Covering everything you would need to know and something you wouldn't (like what is inside of it) There is also lots of benchmarks that we all love! Anyway Better go Check it out!"
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Rio 500 Review
posted: November 27, 2000 @ 6:10 EST by: ryan
Diamond was the first company to release a portable MP3 player and since then they have had the most popular players with the Rio.
"3D Spotlight has just reviewed the Rio 500, the most popular player of the entire line, with a very intuitive design and 64mb integrated memory this might be the MP3 player you've been looking for all this time.
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Christmas Gift Guide
posted: November 27, 2000 @ 6:09 EST by: ryan
Wondering what Christmas gifts to buy for all your techie friends and family? The Tech Zone has posted a Christmas Gift Guide For Techies. I'm sure you'll find some great gift ideas for that impossible to buy for person.
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Complexity vs Simplicity
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 8:09 EST by: ryan
Do you prefer simple games, the kind that only require you to shoot first and ask questions later? Or do you really get into games that have more depth and require a bit more effort on the part of the gamer to play? Two of 3DActionGames' intrepid writers decided to face off on the issue -- Hellchick prefers games that rely solely on action and quick reflexes rather than strategy and tactics, while The Grape is a fan of games with more under the surface.
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Fit an ArctiCooler on Abit KT7
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 8:01 EST by: ryan
Virtual Hideout's got a new guide for ya! They go ahead and mod the Agilent's ArctiCooler Clip to fit onto yer Abit KT7 Socket A mobo.
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Pentium 4 Review
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 7:58 EST by: ryan
x-bit labs has posted an Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz Review. Part 1 is devoted to processor architecture and platform overview, where they discuss the peculiarities of Intel NetBurst architecture and Pentium 4 based systems.
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Treasure Chest of Fun
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 7:56 EST by: ryan
CPU-bURN has a Treasure Chest of Fun - Sweepstakes going on. Intro:
"Just to let you know, the sweepstakes is coming to a close very shortly. There is still time to head over and get registered for one of many great prizes. TC Computers, the latest sponsor of CPU-burn is giving away numerous CPU/Motherboard/Case/Video combos, as well as many other great prizes!
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Voyager: Elite Force Review
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 7:54 EST by: ryan
Glide Underground has just put up their review of Activision and Raven Software's FPS title Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force. Overall they thought it was a solid game, using the abilities of the Quake 3 engine to bring Voyager to life as well as outdo just about any other game on the market in eye candy.
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Call To Power II Review
posted: November 26, 2000 @ 7:52 EST by: ryan
This weekend's review on EuroGamer takes a look at "Call To Power II", the latest Civilization-style turn-based strategy game from Activision.
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AOpen HX08 Tower Review
posted: November 25, 2000 @ 8:13 EST by: ryan
Where oh where am I going to put these 13 hard drives? Not a question that's asked a lot, true enough, but if you NEED a large Server/Tower chassis, and NEED Plenty of room, say for 13 drives as an example, The AOpen HX08 Tower is what you need. It's also good if you don't need to install 13 hard drives. Check out The Tech Zone's review.
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PEP66 MOD
posted: November 25, 2000 @ 8:12 EST by: ryan
OCTools has posted up a "SIMPLIEST ALPHA PEP66 MOD FOR SOCKET MOTHERBOARDS" guide:
"An easy howto on modifying your Alpha PEP66 to fit your
socket motherboards but would also bring your temps down
by about 4-10C!"
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Celeron II 733MHz Review
posted: November 25, 2000 @ 8:11 EST by: ryan
HardwareOC has posted up a review of Intel's newest Celery II, the 733MHz. Here's a clip:
"Today we are taking a look at the performance of the Intel Celeron 733Mhz CPU. We are comparing it to some other speed Celerons that we have around here and also tossing in Duron benches since the Celeron is meant to compete in the market with the Duron. What is new with this processor, well it has the same architecture and same properties, the only difference being the higher clock rate. Is the higher clock rate worth it? Just how good are these Celerons? Read on to find out."
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W2K Radeon Drivers
posted: November 25, 2000 @ 8:09 EST by: ryan
3DChipset.com has scored some beta Win2k drivers for the ATi Radeon card.
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