John Howland takes a look at various system configurations using the Pentium 4 processor, and compares the price and performance aspects
Pentium 4 Price/Performance Comparison
February 28, 2002 by
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The Pentium 4 2.0A (Northwood) – Should You Upgrade?
January 22, 2002 by
John Howland takes a first look at the P4 2.0A processor and ask the question of whether it is a worthwhile upgrade for the average user.
KT266 vs KT266A – Revolutionary or Evolutionary?
October 11, 2001 by
What does the KT266A bring to the table? Is it a new chipset, or just a tweak of the KT266? Is it worth ditching your old board to get one? John takes a look at these questions.
Building a Cool and Quiet PC
October 4, 2001 by
What market is the VIA C3 processor targeting? Those who want a quiet, low-power system that doesn’t require a tornado to cool it. What is it good for? John provides some answers…
Intel Pentium 4 vs. AMD Athlon – a First Look
September 26, 2001 by
John takes a first look at how the fastest Intel processor (P4 2GHz) matches up to the Athlon MP (1.2GHz).
Intel’s i845 Chipset – A Second Look
September 24, 2001 by
John takes a second look at the i845 platform with a few new benchmarks on Windows ME.
Intel’s i845 (SDRAM) Chipset
September 11, 2001 by
John takes a look at the new i845 chipset. Is it really as bad as the ‘pundits’ have claimed, or does it have some redeeming values?
Intel’s Pentium 4 – A Worthy Successor?
September 9, 2001 by
With the PIII going away on the desktop, how does the 2GHz P4 compare with the last PIII processor – the 1.2GHz Tualatin?
Intel’s Newest, and Last, Desktop PIII Processor
August 30, 2001 by
How does Intel’s last PIII for the desktop stack up against the Athlon? John takes a look at this interesting product.
AMD Athlon 4 – Desktop Palomino Core
August 14, 2001 by
Is the desktop Palomino going to be called Athlon 4? What performance difference is there between the Palomino and Thunderbird cores? John takes a look at the issue.