XbitLabs reviewed the AMD Opteron 165 dual-core CPU. They like the value and the very good overclocking results of this Socket 939 processor. Here’s a part of their conclusion:
The thing is that AMD Opteron 165 is the best value dual-core AMD processor for Socket 939 platforms. However, the performance of this processor in traditional desktop [...]
ATI has released the new Catalyst 6.2 drivers. Release highlights are:
Full support for X1900, X1900XTX and X1900 CrossFire
Improved audio quality for European customers
Fixed issues with World of Warcraft, Dragonhard, Battlefield 2 and other games.
Read the release notes for more information.
You can download the driver here.
techPowerUp reviewed the Scythe Samurai Z CPU cooler, which is compatible with Intel’s Socket 478 & 775 and AMD’s Socket 754, 939 & 940 and comes with a 92mm fan. The final score is 8.6 out of 10 with the only negative being the weaker cooling performance. However, the positive aspects are the very low [...]
Tweaktown reviews the EPoX 8NPA SLI motherboard, which supports nVidia’s SLI dual graphics technology on the rather old Socket 754! AMD recently has released a budget line of Sempron CPUs for this socket. Tweaktown gives the motherboard a score of 8.5 out of 10 and the ‘Must Have’ Best Value Award, writing in the final [...]
BigBruin reviewed the passive CPU cooler Thermalright HR-01. The final score is 4.5 out of 5, with the only negative point being the huge size of this cooler. However, this is what gives the Thermalright HR-01 the very good cooling ability without the noise generated by a fan. In the conclusion BigBruin writes:
The Thermalright HR-01 [...]