Furthermore, it's known that nVidia have signed an agreement with Intel, and have begun production of an nForce chipset for the Intel Pentium 4. nVidia's Bryan Del Rizzo tells PCstats that volume production of this chipset will commence early in the new year. I'd expect motherboards based on this class of Intel nForce chipset to hit stores early spring 2005.

In this issue, PCstats tests out the new Epox 9NDA3+ motherboard, HDTV compatible Asus EAX600XT videocard, MSI's 16X dual layer DVD burner, and an advanced networking book from Cisco. The Weekly Tech Tip rounds out a couple of other good articles, and be sure to flip through all 104 Tech Tips too!

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Everyone expected a big battle between AMD's Socket 939 Athlon64 and Intel's Socket 775 Pentium 4, but it seems that this conflict has fizzled out before it even started, leaving the Athlon64 a clear favourite among consumers. Based on the nForce3 Ultra chipset, the Epox 9NDA3+ Socket 939 motherboard comes with on board IEEE 1394a Firewire, Gigabit Ethernet, 8 USB2.0 jacks, an additional 2-channel SATA controller, a 7.1-channel audio and Epox's awesome Port 80 diagnostics card. Two other extras on the board and in the bundle are MOSFET heatsinks and a handy slot/Philips screwdriver.Continue Here>>

Asus eXtreme EAX600XT Videocard Review

Overclocking is nice, but with a videocard forming the basis of a home theatre system, overclocking isn't a very important consideration. With that in mind, PCstats will be putting the Asus eXtreme EAX600XT videocard through its paces today. The card is based on the ATI Radeon X600XT graphics processor, which allows it to bridge the gap between PC and home entertainment with a little thing we like to call HDTV. Of course, there's more to this PCI Express videocard than an HDTV cables; the Asus eXtreme EAX600XT can also handle full VIVO. Continue Here>>

MSI DR16-B Dual-Layer DVD Burner Review

Conventional recordable DVD media stores data on a single 4.7GB plane (level) of the disc. On dual-layer DVD media, there are two recordable 'layers' which can both store up to 8.5GB of data. Today we're looking at MSI's new DR16-B dual-layer DVD burner. The DR16-B is capable of burning DVD+/-R media at a blistering 16x, DVD+/-RW at 4x and most importantly, dual-layer DVD media at 2.4X. Included in the retail package is Nero Burning ROM.Continue Here>>

Beginners Guides: 104 Great Tech Tips for Windows X

From quick tips to WindowsXP, right through to cool tweak, toys and experiments, PCstats has go you covered with over a hundred new Tech Tips!
PCStats is pleased to present this latest installment of our Windows XP Tips collection. This guide brings you 104 ways to make using Windows XP faster, safer and more enjoyable. Combined with our first two tips articles, 101 Tech Tips and 99 Performance Tweaks, PCstats now has over 300 of the best tips for Microsoft Windows XP assembled in one place! Continue Here>>

PCstats Weekly Tech Tips: System Ownership Have you ever wanted to change the name WindowsXP is registered to without reinstalling the entire system? If you've bought a used system, you probably know what I'm talking about; luckily this is a very easy process. First load up the registry editor (Start -> Run then type regedit and press the ok button) and follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> WindowsNT -> Current Version. In the window on the right find the RegisteredOrganization and RegisteredOwner string values and change them to whatever you like. Once that's done simply exit and you're set. =D Now whenever someone looks at your system properties, the OS will be registered to the right person. Be sure to stop by PCStats Forums and post your questions, or join a team! If you're planning to upgrade your PC or need recommendation, this is the right place to do it. Search Dealtime ABIT ASUS Gigabyte Intel Epox MSI Albatron More... AMD Intel More... SDRAM DDR-2 RAM DDR RAM More... Albatron ATI BFG Sapphire More... Join the PCstats Forums Today @ Forum.PCstats.com!