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VIA Admits nForce2 is Better than KT600 And Not Surprised with NVIDIA’s Success by Anton Shilov 07/18/2003 | 08:11 AM A Taiwanese web-site said quoting an official from VIA Technologies that the company was not surprised with the success of NVIDIA’s excellent nForce2 sales in the second quarter and admitted that this is the only core-logic for AMD Athlon XP microprocessors with dual-channel DDR SDRAM memory controller, a feature that even VIA’s latest KT600 product lacks. NVIDIA confirmed a number of times that nForce2 sales have been skyrocketing during the last two or three quarters, so, the success of the nForce2 is not a surprise for anyone in the industry. According to DigiTimes, NVIDIA nForce2 chipset accounted for over 50% of total mainboard shipments in June for the Advanced Micro Devices Athlon XP processor clone market. Nevertheless, VIA’s share in overall AMD chipsets market is still bigger compared to NVIDIA’s. Obviously, VIA’s positions in the AMD Athlon XP-designed chipsets market are strong because of price-constraint in the SIs and OEMs sector. Such limitations allow VIA to successfully market its inexpensive single-channel products with or without integrated graphics. However, with the introduction of the NVIDIA nForce2 400 chipset with single-channel PC3200 support, VIA’s positions are under attack. Market share in the mentioned markets of Silion Integrated System (SiS) is not really significant at the moment. The situation in the chipset market may change with the ramp of AMD Athlon 64 processors. Since AMD’s 64-bit chip for desktops is not expected to become a big seller this year, I assume that the real fight on the chipset front will start in late Q1 or Q2 next year. With totally new products and being in almost equal positions leading chipset designers will show us who is who. Souce: xbitlabs

AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE >WHICH WOULD U CHOOSE? CAKE OR BED????? > > A HUSBAND IS AT HOME WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME > WHEN HIS WIFE INTERRUPTS, > HONEY, COULD YOU FIX THE LIGHT IN THE HALLWAY? IT'S > BEEN FLICKERING FOR > WEEKS NOW. > > HE LOOKS AT HER AND SAYS ANGRILY; FIX THE LIGHT, NOW? > DOES IT LOOK LIKE I > HAVE A G.E. LOGO PRINTED ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T > THINK SO! > > THE WIFE ASKS, WELL THEN, COULD YOU FIX THE FRIDGE > DOOR? IT WON'T CLOSE > RIGHT. > > TO WHICH HE REPLIED, FIX THE FRIDGE DOOR? DOES IT > LOOK LIKE I HAVE > WESTINGHOUSE WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD? I DON'T > THINK SO. > > FINE, SHE SAYS THEN YOU COULD AT LEAST FIX THE STEPS > TO THE FRONT DOOR? > THEY'RE ABOUT TO BREAK. > > I'M NOT A **** CARPENTER AND I DON'T WANT TO FIX > STEPS, HE SAYS. DOES IT > LOOK LIKE I HAVE ACE HARDWARE WRITTEN ON MY > FOREHEAD? I DON'T THINK SO. > I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU. > > I'M GOING TO THE BAR!!! > > SO HE GOES TO THE BAR AND DRINKS FOR A COUPLE OF > HOURS. HE STARTS TO FEEL > GUILTY ABOUT HOW HE TREATED HIS WIFE, AND DECIDES > TO GO HOME AND HELP OUT. > > AS HE WALKS INTO THE HOUSE HE NOTICES THE STEPS ARE > ALREADY FIXED. > AS HE ENTERS THE HOUSE, HE SEES THE HALL LIGHT IS > WORKING. > AS HE GOES TO GET A BEER, HE NOTICES THE FRIDGE DOOR > IS FIXED. > > HONEY, HE ASKS, HOW'D ALL THIS GET FIXED? > > SHE SAID, WELL, WHEN YOU LEFT I SAT OUTSIDE AND CRIED. > JUST THEN A NICE > YOUNG MAN ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG, AND I TOLD > HIM. HE OFFERED TO DO ALL THE > REPAIRS, AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS EITHER GO TO BED > WITH HIM OR BAKE A CAKE. > > HE SAID, SO WHAT KIND OF CAKE DID YOU BAKE HIM? > > SHE REPLIED, > > HELLOOOOO.......DO YOU SEE BETTY CROCKER WRITTEN ON > MY FOREHEAD? > > I DON'T THINK SO!

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The 2 Dozen Male Commandments 1. Thou shalt not rent Sleepless in Seattle. 2. When on a fishing trip with the guys, never, no matter how sunburned you and your buds may be....is it NOT appropriate to rub sunscreen on each other's backs. 3. If a man's zipper is down, that's his problem--you didn't see nothin'. 4. Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his fellow partygoers. 5. When in need to go pee, there is a minimum of one empty urinal between you and another man. If this is not possible, you're out of luck----hold it 'til later. 6. You may exaggerate any anecdote told in a bar by 50% without recrimination; beyond that, anyone within earshot is allowed to call you on it. (Exception: When trying to pick-up a girl, the allowable exaggeration rate rises to 400%). 7. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella. 8. If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off-limits forever, unless you actually marry her. 9. The minimum amount of time you have to wait for another guy who's running late: five minutes. Maximum waiting time: six minutes. For a girl, you are required to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores on the classic 1-10 scale. 10. Things that you can always cheat on: your taxes, the SAT's, and your resume. Things you can never cheat on: golf, darts, poker. 11. On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines the pit stops, not the weakest. 12. Unless you're in prison, never fight naked. 13. Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to pick a Buffalo wing clean. 14. Unless he murdered someone in your immediate family, you must bail out a friend within 12 hours. 15. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. (In fact even remembering your best buddy's birthday is strictly optional). 16. You must offer heartfelt and public condolences over the death of a girlfriend's cat, even if you secretly set it on fire and threw it into a ceiling fan. 17. If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer. 18. Unless you have signed a lucrative endorsement contract, do not appear in public wearing more than one Nike swoosh. 19. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may always ask the score of the game in progress; but you may never ask who's playing. 20. It is permissible to order a fruity chick drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach....and it's delivered by a topless model....and it's free. 21. Only in a situation of mortal peril are you allowed to kick another member of the male species in the "family jewels." 22. Never talk to a man in the bathroom unless you're on equal footing: both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible "I recognize you" nod is all the conversation you need. 23. A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to do her. 24. Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.

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hey all, wondering is any body has and reviews or comments on the Sound Blaster MP3+ external unit? i know someone buying one but before he does he wants to know if it is any good. thanks

Mainboards with Prescott Support to Come in August It is now confirmed that Intel is playing the same bad socket joke it is known for again and current platforms from a lot of mainboard makers will not be compatible with Intel Prescott processor coming out this Fall. According to roadmaps I have just seen, a huge Taiwanese mainboard maker will start to offer mainboards with appropriate features and capabilities to support Prescott in the second half of August. All or almost all mainboards based on i865PE and i875P chipsets are not VRM10.0, FMB1.5-compatible, that is why you will not be able to use Intel Prescott chip on those platforms. As a result, mainboard makers have to redesign their products. Beginning from the second half of August, at least one mainboard maker indicates appearance of its mainboards revision 2.x that are compliant to FMB 1.5 of Voltage Regulator-Down (VRD) 10.0 Design Guide. See our July, 11th news-story for more information on the matter. There is still no information about the nature of changes between FMB 1.0 and FMB 1.5 and what is not enough for current platforms to support the forthcoming Socket 478 chip. I am also not sure about Prescott support by mainboards based on third-party chipsets. In fact, mainboard makers have known that their current products do not support Prescott chips for weeks now, so, it is a mystery why, for example, ASUS still claims that their i865PE-based mainboard supports Prescott processor. Maybe they can guarantee it? News source: X-bit Labs

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THE NEWS now confirmed, that Intel has changed the rules on its 478 socket for Prescott shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone, especially the poor bloody consumer and the motherboard makers. Intel is constantly changing the rules in its relentless bid to sell more chips and chipsets. A few years back, Intel introduced a 423 pin socket for its Pentium family but told its motherboard partners that there was another one – the 478 pin socket, coming along in six months time. That meant that mobo makers were supposed to release boards for the 423 version of its chip, although they knew full well that the life of these boards could be measured in weeks. And the poor bloody consumer who bought boards that only supported the 423 versions was well and truly scuppered. Now it seems Intel is playing this game again, and has hoodwinked not only end users but the motherboard makers too. Asus, for example, has sold one of its boards on the promise it would support the 478 Prescott when it came out. But neither Asus nor anyone else knows yet what the final specification of the Prescott 478 will be, while Intel spinners hide behind the "not announced product" silicon shield, meaning they're not accountable to anyone in the chain at all, be they manufacturers, distributors, PC vendors, or you and me. Isn't it about time that Intel at least started telling its partners how it is, before they waste money on developing boards like the Timna "dead duck" chip that was pulled two weeks before the final announcement? We at the INQUIRER certainly think so. Otherwise Intel is left open to the gravest of charges for any manufacturer that values its customers and consumers. Hard nosed sheer cynicism. News source: The Inq

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A bit heavy in the politices but some of it does seem true. CLASSIC VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold. MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself! MODERN VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks he's a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. CBS, NBC, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing "its Not Easy Being Green." Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing "We Shall Overcome". Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake. Al Gore exclaims in an interview with Peter Jennings that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and calls for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his "fair share". Finally, the EEOC drafts the "Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act", retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government. Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients. The ant loses the case. The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he's in, (which just happens to be the ant's old house), crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it. The ant has disappeared in the snow. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood. MORAL OF THE STORY: Vote Republican

maryland..and yes it's under warranty. but the thing he needs fixed is not , he will have to pay out of pocket

hey all i have a friend that has a dell laptop and he needs to get it serviced. and of course the dell support line is no help at all since they went with all foreign people who can't speak english. does anyone know any companies (ex. bestbuy, radioshack, ect.0 that repair these laptops? thanks

i prefer athlon myself but i have used both and i do not mind intel. but intel is too exspensive for me and i have had no problems with all of the amd chips i have used. so it really depends on what YOU want. if you want to spend a small fortune on a chine go intel if not go amd. and about the fan thing w/ intel i know ofseveral machine running p4 chips and you better have a fan in them or they are going to overheat , and fry.

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wow..he has a book i need to get that...probably is really good.

what is WinLinux2003? and where can i get some info on it? thanks