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101 Computer Hardware Links - Links to sites on computer
hardware.
- 2 Fast CPU -
Hardware reviews.
- 5 Star Support
- Free technical help from volunteers.
- 7 Volts - Tips on
customizing your computer.
- 8 Balls Hardware
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- 8 Dimensional -
Links to many hardware reviews, particularly video cards.
- A True Review -
Hardware news and reviews.
- A1 Electronics
- News and reviews. Contains CPU and chipset info and
roadmaps.
- About.com:
Computing and Tech Page - Hardware articles and numerous
links to hardware pages.
- ABX Zone - Hardware
news and forums.
- Accelenation -
PC hardware news and reviews.
- Ace's Hardware
- Articles on the PC industry; mostly focusing on CPUs.
- Acid Hardware -
Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Active Hardware
- PC hardware info and reviews. (was High Performance PC
Guide)
- Adrian's Rojak Pot
- Hardware news, reviews, and optimization tips.
- All Cheap
Laptops - Buying guides and tips on getting the most out
of laptop computers.
- All Tech Box -
Hardware reviews and configuration tips.
- Amazing Techs -
PC tech support forums focusing on Windows and the Internet.
- AMD 3D - Hardware
news, reviews, and links to FAQs.
- AMD World -
Hardware news and information site.
- AnandTech - Anand
Shimpi's hardware tech page. CPU and motherboard reviews. CPU,
motherboard, and overclocking surveys. Overclocking guide.
- Answer
Bag - User submitted answers to common questions about
computer hardware.
- APH Networks -
Hardware news, reviews, and tutorials.
- APU's Hardware
- PC hardware news and reviews.
- Arash's Best Hardware
Guide - Hardware reviews and guides.
- Ars Technica -
News, reviews, and good technical articles on PC hardware.
- Ascully - Hardware
and video game news and reviews.
- ASE Labs - Hardware
news and reviews.
- Atlanta OC -
Hardware news, reviews, and links.
- Atomic Geek -
Hardware reviews and buyers guide.
-
Azoos.com - Search engine with links to dozens of hardware
sites.
- Bench House -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Bertil
Hagnell's Interesting Links - Some good hardware links.
- Bill's Workshop
- Tech tips and reviews of PC components.
- Bit Technologies -
Hardware news, articles, and mods.
- Blarg Site -
Overclocking and everything geek.
- Blue Screen of
Deth - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Blue Smoke
- Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
- Bonafide Reviews
- Hardware and video game news, reviews, and articles.
- Boogle Tech -
Articles, guides, news, and reviews.
- Broken Pixel -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Bunker Mentality
- Hardware mods and guides.
- Burnout PC -
Hardware news and articles.
- BXBoards - Hardware
reviews and articles.
- Cheapskate Vid
Cooler - Site with a large list of hardware links and some
info on cooling video cards.
- Cheap
Laptops N Parts - Online guide to buying and using laptops
and parts.
- Commongrounds
PC - Hardware news and reviews.
- Comp Tek - Handy
computer maintenance and building guides.
- A Complete
Illustrated Guide to PC Hardware - Very thorough overview
of PC hardware components.
- Computer Critics
- Hardware news and user-submitted reviews.
- The Computer
Forums - Helpful forums for computer hardware and
software.
- Computer Hope -
Lots of helpful information on computer hardware and software.
- Computer
Information Center - Guide to computer resources on the
internet.
- Computer Tips - Some
information on hardware components.
- Computers R Us -
Information, reviews, and articles on PC hardware.
- Computers.com -
C'Net's reviews of computer systems and new components.
- Computer
Info.co.uk - Info on computer hardware and BIOS beep
codes.
- Cool
Hardwarez - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Cool Info - Mostly
gaming information, but has daily news updates concerning PC
hardware and software.
- Cool Tech Zone
- Hardware news, reviews, and how-to guides.
- Core Meltdown -
Hardware news and reviews.
- CPU 3D - Hardware news
and reviews.
- CPU Burn - Hardware
news and reviews.
- The Ctrl-Alt-Del.com
- Hardware news, reviews, articles, and downloads.
- Cyber Wizard
Pit - Hardware articles and reviews.
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CyberWorks - PC Technical Sites - Links to many hardware
and upgrading sites.
- DAL Computer Help -
Forums for help with computer hardware and software.
- Dangerous Dog -
Hardware news, benchmarking, and overclocking.
- Dan's Data - PC
hardware reviews and tutorials.
- DeezTech - PC
hardware reviews.
- Demo News -
Hardware reviews and optimization files.
- Designtechnica
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Deviant PC -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Device Tools -
Links to information and sites concerning embedded devices.
-
Dick Perron's Hardware Links - Excellent links to hardware
pages.
- Digit Life - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Digital Daily
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Digital Deities
- Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Digital Web 3D - PC
hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- The Dilbert Zone -
Dilbert Comic Strip.
- Dr. Madcow's Web Portal
- Computer articles, links, and file downloads.
-
Drivers - Spanish site with links to numerous hardware
drivers pages.
- Driver Files -
Hardware drivers site.
- Driver Guide -
Hardware drivers site for various operating systems.
- Drivers Headquarters
- Hardware drivers page. Comprehensive list.
- Drivers Planet
- Site with links to numerous hardware drivers.
- D-Silence -
Hardware, software, and technology news.
- Duh Voodoo Man's Links
- Some hardware reviews and useful hardware links.
- Dux Computer
Digest - Commercial website with hardware reviews and
installation tips.
- Earthweb's
Hardware Central - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Electic - Hardware
tech and gaming news.
- Elektrik Sheep
- Technology news and reviews.
- Elite Bastards
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Epinions -
User-written product reviews.
- Exclusive PC -
Hardware and software reviews, guides, and news.
- Explosive
Hardware - Hardware news and reviews.
- Extreme ICE - Hardware
news and reviews.
- EXHardware -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Extreme Tech -
Hardware reviews and articles on PC technology.
- Fast MHz - Hardware
news, tweaks, and links.
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Faster Computers - Hardware news, specs, and tips.
- Flip Chip.net -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Firing Squad
- Reviews of various hardware and games.
- Frosty Tech -
Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Furious Tech -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Game Forces - Gaming
hardware reviews and news.
- Gamers Depot -
PC hardware and game reviews.
- Geeks 'n
Freaks - Links to a variety of hardware pages.
- GiBTEK - Hardware,
overclocking, cooling, gaming, and more.
- Gideon Tech -
Hardware news, reviews, and projects.
- Got Apex - Hardware
news.
- Ground Zero -
Hardware news site.
- Gruntville - PC
hardware news, reviews, and how-to guides, concentrating on
case mods.
- Hard Avenue -
News and reviews from Australia.
- HardCOREware -
Hardware gaming news and reviews.
- Hard OCP - Hardware
news, reviews, previews, and articles.
- Hard Extreme -
Hardware news and links to reviews.
- Hardware
Analysis - IT-oriented news and hardware page.
- Hardware Central
- General information, buying, and installation tips on
various hardware components.
-
Hardware FAQs - ZDNet's list of vendor FAQs on various
hardware components.
- Hardware Forumz
- Forums on general computing, CPUs, mainboards, and video
cards.
- The Hardware Group
- Motherboard information, benchmarks, and discussion forums.
- Hardware Lab -
Hardware news and reviews.
-
Hardware Mania - Hardware news and reviews.
- Hardware Masters
- News, reviews, and previews of PC hardware.
- Hardware News Net
- Links to various hardware reviews around the 'net.
- Hardware One -
News and reviews of PC hardware components.
- Hardware Pacers
- Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
-
Hardware Review - PC hardware reviews.
- Hardware Secrets
- Very nice articles, reviews, and tutorials on today's
computer hardware.
- The Hardware Site
- Good information on various PC components.
- Hardware
Unlimited - News, reviews, and articles on PC hardware.
- Help From Techs
- Forums for discussing computer problems.
- Helpsite.com -
Links to many hardware help pages.
- Help With PCs -
Computer courses along with guides and upgrading and
configurations tips.
- Hexus - Hardware news,
reviews, and articles.
- Hip Hardware -
PC news and reviews.
- Hi Tech Bits -
News from around the PC hardware spectrum.
- Hi Tech Mods -
Computer mods and hardware reviews.
- Home of Lost
Circuits - Reviews and info on various hardware
components.
- HoozYerMama
- Hardware reviews and CPU info.
- Hot Hardware -
Reviews of various hardware components.
- How Stuff Works
- Basic overview of how stuff works, including computers.
- Hyper OC - Hardware
news, reviews, and articles.
-
Hypothermia - News, reviews, and many interviews.
- Hytek Computer
- Hardware news and a few reviews and articles.
- I Am Not a Geek
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- IC When -
Chronological history of video games and computers.
- Insane Hardware
- PC news, reviews, and articles.
- Insane Tek - Hardware
news and reviews.
- Inside Project
- Hardware reviews and how-tos.
- ipKonfig - PC
hardware news.
- IT Reviews -
Hardware, software, and game reviews and editorials.
- iXBT Hardware -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Jason's
Computer HQ - News, reviews, and information on PC
hardware components.
- JC's PC
News'n'Links - Collection of PC news and news updates from
CPU and other hardware-oriented sites.
- John'z PC
Hut - Some basics on how computer hardware works and tips
on Windows.
- John
Sheldon's Webpages - Tips on troubleshooting SCSI and USB
ports.
- jonnyGURU -
Personal web page with some good links and info on CPU
installation.
- JSI Hardware -
PC news, hardware reviews, and articles.
- Just Too Good -
Overview of basic PC system architecture.
- Kamputec - Links to
drivers and hardware companies.
- Kenn's Hardware -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Legion Hardware
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Legit Reviews -
Hardware news and reviews.
- LiamC's
PC Website - PC hardware news and articles.
- Lightspeed 2000
- PC hardware news and reviews oriented towards 3D gaming.
- Little White Dog
- Hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- Lost Universe -
Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Mad Shrimps -
Hardware news, articles, and how-tos.
-
Mainboard.com Manufacturer Links - Links to various
hardware manufacturers.
- Main Frame Tech
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Make It Simple
- Hardware reviews, news, and configuration tips.
- Malek Tips - Numerous
tips on configuring computer software as well as buying tips
for cameras.
- Maximum Hardware -
News, reviews, and articles.
- Maximum PC -
Computer industry news and articles.
- Maximum Reboot -
PC news and reviews.
- MB Review -
Motherboard-oriented hadrware news and reviews.
- Mikhail Tech -
Hardware news and articles.
- Modders, Inc -
Case mods, hardware reviews, and how-to's.
- Modding Zone -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Monster
Hardware - News, reviews, and articles.
-
Mouse2House - Commercial site with some good articles.
- Mr.
Bill's Geek's Corner - PC Hardware news and links.
- Mr. Driver - List
of hardware drivers for various components.
- Mr PC Pro - Hardware
news and reviews.
- MVKTech - Hardware
news, reviews, and downloads.
-
myWORLD Hardware - Hardware news and in-depth reviews.
- Neo Seeker - Links
to reviews of hardware and games on the net.
- Neowin - Hardware
news, file downloads, and Windows tips.
- Net Express -
Commercial site, but loads of info on specific components
(CPU, RAM, hard drives, etc.).
- Netkills - Hardware
news and reviews.
- Next Dimension
Hardware - Hardware reviews, guides, and links to reviews
on other sites.
- nForcers HQ - PC
hardware news.
- Open
Directory - Very large set of links to hardware
manufacturers and hardware-oriented websites.
- One PC.net - Computing
guides, articles, and reviews.
- Ojatek's Laptop
Tips - Various tips for laptop users.
- Oxford PC -
Commercial site with a few reviews, hardware specs, and links
hardware FAQs.
- PapaDoc - Flight sim
and hardware reviews.
- PC 911 - Tips
on optimizing and configuring your computer.
- PC Abusers - PC
hardware news and articles.
- PC Asylum
Singapore - Hardware news and reviews.
- PC AV Tech -
Testing and comparisons of sound and video cards.
- PC Critix - News
and information for PC enthusiasts.
- PC Extremes - PC
news, reviews, and articles.
- PC Extremist -
News, how-to's, and hardware reviews.
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PC Friendly Internet Hardware Links - Tons of links to
hardware pages.
- The PC Guide -
Excellent technical reference tool. Tons of details on various
hardware components. Contains a procedure guide for installing
and configuring various components as well as an extensive
troubleshooting index.
- PC Gunk -
Hardware news and reviews.
- PC
Hardware Bluebook - Hardware links with some suggestions
on selecting components.
- PC Hardware Reviews
Page - PC hardware reviews, articles, and configuration
tips.
- PC
Lube and Tune - Articles and tutorials on different
hardware components.
- PC Mechanic - General
information on motherboards, CPUs, memory, video, monitors,
and hard drives. Includes BIOS beep codes. Motherboard and
hard drive installation.
- PC Modding
Malaysia - Hardware news, mods, and reviews.
- PC Monkey -
Hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- PC News Center
- Links to hardware reviews from around the web.
- PC Perspective -
Hardware news, reviews, and motherboard comparison charts.
- PC Power Zone
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- PC Roddin - Reviews
and news on hotrod computers.
- PC Scoop - Hardware
news and reviews.
- PC Stats - Hardware
news and articles.
- PC Tech Bytes -
Tech information, how-to guides, and links to utilities.
- The PC Technology
Guide - An excellent detailed overview of all of the
components inside a personal computer. Includes a nice
glossary of computer terms.
- PC Tech News -
Handy searchable archive of usenet posts in hardware-oriented
newsgroups.
- PC
Webopaedia Hardware - Lots of links to info on all PC
hardware components.
- PC Workshop - PC
projects and hardware reviews.
- Personal
Computer Reference Library - Some details on the inner
workings of a PC.
- Peteweb PC Refurbishing
Resources - Links, tips, and specs on various hardware
components.
- Phear Factory
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Pimp Rig - Hardware
news, reviews, and mods.
- Planet Hardware
- News, reviews, and information on PC components.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for
most every CPU, chipset, etc.
- Primotechnology
- Hardware news, articles, reviews, and downloads.
- Pro Clockers -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Pro Cooling -
News, reviews, and numerous articles on cooling a PC system.
- Puget Custom
Computers - Commercial site with some reviews and
articles.
- The Quicker Wit -
Online UK database of hardware and software manufacturers with
links to product reviews.
- Radeonic - News,
reviews, and resources.
- Rated PC - Hardware
news, articles, and reviews.
- Real
World Technologies - News and indepth information on
various PC hardware components.
- Red and Blackness -
Hardware guides nd reviews.
- Red Hill Guide
to Computer Hardware - Views on CPUs, hard drives, and
motherboards. Has an excellent overall history of the
evolution of the CPU.
- Review Booth -
Links to many reviews of PC hardware.
- Review Center -
Reviews of various PC hardware components.
- Review Makers -
Hardware news and reviews.
- RipNet-UK - News,
articles, and reviews.
- Risenet - Tricked
out hardware for enthusiasts.
- Romulus 2 -
Hardware news, guides, and articles.
- Scotts Hardware
Site - Hardware reviews and tweaking guide.
- Serial Addiction
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Sharky Extreme
- Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
-
Shawn's Computer Page - Photographic overview of the basic
PC components.
- Short Media
- Hardware news, help, and reviews.
- Silent PC Review
- Reviews of hardware aimed at the quieter side of computing.
- Silicon News - PC
hardware news.
- Singapore Hardware
Zone - News and reviews on PC hardware components.
- Slashdot.org - News for
nerds.
- SlauTech - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Slot A.com -
Information and reviews focusing on Athlon-compatible
motherboards.
- SOS
Hardware - Info and drivers for servicing older hardware.
- Speed Guide.Net -
Tips on speeding up Windows and cable modems.
- Speedy 3D -
Gaming-oriented hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Spode's Abode -
Hardware news, reviews, and tutorials.
-
Sprockets - Links to various manufacturers as well as
drivers and utilities.
- Stratics - Online
gaming news and game gear reviews.
- Sub Zero Tech -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Sudhian - News,
reviews, and hardware information (formerly VIA Hardware).
- System Cooling
- News and hardware reviews aimed at system cooling.
- System Logic -
Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
- System Optimization -
Motherboard reviews and processor surveys. Information on
motherboards, CPUs, chipsets, BIOS, cache, and memory. System
benchmark surveys. Overclocking guide.
- Taco Nuts - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- t-break - Hardware
news and reviews.
- Tec Central -
German hardware page with English and French translations.
Contains news and hardware reviews.
- Tech Advice -
Huge listing of hardware manufacturers and their products
including links to drivers.
- Tech Angel -
Hardware reviews and articles.
- Tech Connect Magazine
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Tech Gods -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Tech Extreme -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Techfest - Good set
of direct links to info on various PC hardware components.
- Tech Gage -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Tech Hard -
Hardware news and information.
- Tech IMO - Scott
Wainner's page of news, articles, and user reviews.
- Tech Junkie - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Technoyard -
Hardware reviews.
- Techphiles - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Tech Freaks -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Tech Planet - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Tech Report -
The scoop on PC hardware, software, and toys.
- Tech Republic -
Hardware news and information for IT professionals.
- Tech Reviews -
Hardware and software product reviews aimed at computing and
networking professionals.
-
Tech Specs: PCs - Detailed information on computers and
how they work.
- Techtastic - Hardware
reviews.
- Tech Watch -
Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Temple of
Technology - Hardware news and editorials.
- Templin Tech -
Hardware news, drivers, tweaks, and reviews.
- The Computer
News - Hardware news, tutorials, and links to reviews.
- The PC Info - Basic
guides explaining PC components and upgrading.
- The Tech Zone -
PC hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- TheView Hardware
Reviews - Hardware reviews and news.
- Thirtythree Tech
- Hardware news and downloads.
- Tom's Hardware
Guide - Tom Pabst's hardware page. Motherboard and CPU
reviews. Chipsets and RAM information. Hard drive and video
card information.
- Trish's Escape From
Hardware Hell - List of links to many hardware sites.
- Trusted Reviews
- Hardware news and reviews.
- TULARC: Personal
Computers - The Ultimate Learn And Resource Center. Many
good links and some info on PC components.
- Tutorial Find -
Directory of how-to pages mostly focusing on software, but
with some hardware info.
- T.V.M. Hardware and
Software Resources - Many links to commercial as well as
general hardware info web pages.
- Tweak 3D - Hardware
news, reviews, and tweaks.
- Tweakers Asylum
- Hardware news, reviews, articles, and downloads.
- Tweak Guides -
Games and software tweaking.
- Tweak News -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Tweak Town - News,
reviews, and articles focused on Windows configuration and
performance.
- Twisted Mods -
Hardware reviews and guides.
- UGeek - Hardware
specifications, upgrading information, tips, and news
concerning PC hardware.
- Ultraportal -
File downloads and review links.
- Unique Hardware
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Unlimited
Hardware - Old product reviews and hardware information.
- Utopia Tech -
Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Van's Hardware
- Hardware news and indepth reviews.
- Velocity Reviews
- Hardware reviews.
- Viper's Lair -
Hardware news, reviews, guides, and articles.
- Virtual Hideout
- News, reviews, and how-tos.
- VN Roundup - PC
hardware news and reviews.
- Virtual Zone -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Void Your
Warranty - Hardware news and product reviews.
- Voodoo Extreme -
Hardware news and reviews of 3D video cards.
- Water Wheel Hardware
Help Online - Loads of information and good guides on how
PCs work.
- WC Extreme -
Hardware news, reviews, tweaks, and articles.
- Webtech Online
- Tech news and hardware reviews.
- Whining Dog -
Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
-
Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible - Online version of the
Hardware Bible.
- Wolf's Den -
News and links to hardware reviews.
- x86 Server - Links
to news and info on server-class hardware.
- XBit Labs -
Hardware news and reviews.
- XS Reviews -
Hardware and game reviews.
- XtReMoDs -
Mod-oriented news and reviews.
- Xtreme Tek - PC
hardware and game reviews.
-
Yahoo Hardware Links - Links to hundreds of hardware
sites.
- Your Basic
Hardware Page - Overview of each of the components in a PC
along with some specific hardware recommendations.
- Your
Computer Hardware - Computer hardware links.
- Zephir Tech -
Hardware news, reviews, and how-to's.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.hardware -
General PC hardware newsgroup.
- comp.answers - Newsgroup
where many FAQs are kept.
-
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc - General PC hardware
newsgroup.
Apologies to international visitors, but most of these
links apply only to the United States.
- 2CPU.com - News and
information on Symmetric Multi-Processing.
- The 3DNow! NOW Page -
News and information on AMD's 3DNow! technology.
- 3DNow! UK - News
and info on AMD chips.
- 3DNow.org -
Organization dedicated to propagating the use of 3DNow!
extensions.
- A1 Electronics
- Contains CPU and chipset info as well as roadmaps.
- AlphaPowered -
Page dedicated to the Digital Alpha processor.
-
Alternative CPU - Bryan Davis' excellent pages full of
information on non-Intel processors.
-
AMD 5x86-133 Upgrade Info - Page with some good specifics
on upgrading to a 5x86-133.
- AMD Appreciation Site
- Site dedicated to AMD processors.
- AMD Insider -
News and info site on AMD processors.
- AMD Official Site -
AMD's processors (486, Nx586, 5x86, K5, K6, K6-2,
K6-III, Athlon, Duron, Athlon 64, Opteron, Sempron).
- AMD MB - Hardware news
and reviews focusing on AMD-based motherboards.
- AMD Power - News
and reviews of AMD CPUs.
- AMD Town - Hardware
news, reviews, and articles.
- AMD Xtreme - News,
reviews, and information on AMD chips.
- AMD Zone - News and
info relating to AMD processors.
-
AnandTech CPU Reviews - Anand's CPU reviews.
- Athlon MB - Reviews
and information on Athlon-based motherboards.
- Athlon XP -
Hardware news and reviews.
- Athlon Planet
- News and reviews focusing on Athlon-related hardware.
-
Bill's AL440LX Slocket 2 Guide - Upgrading the Intel
AL440LX motherboard.
- C627627 - CPU specs
and roadmap comparisons.
- Centaur Technology
- Old Centaur/IDT Winchip processors (Winchip,
Winchip-2, Winchip-2A, Winchip-2B, Winchip-3).
- Chip Architect
- Some news and analysis of x86 CPUs.
- Chip
Directory - Alphabetically listed chip information.
Extensive lists.
- Chip
Geek - UGeek's listing of processor specifications.
-
Chip Shots - Cool pictures of processors.
- Clive Turvey's
Homepage - Highly technical information on Intel
processors.
- CPU Central -
Information on various processors. Includes CPU disassembly
page (not for the faint of heart! ;)).
-
CPU Chip List - Aad Offerman's huge list of CPUs. Did I
say huge? I meant HUGE.
- CPU Database -
Links to hardware reviews.
- The CPU DataBase - CPU
museum with pictures.
- CPU Decoder Ring
- Tech Report's specs on various CPUs (Athlon XP and later).
- The
CPU Guide - Information and recommendations on many
processors.
- CPU Info - CPU
museum with pictures and info.
- CPUID - Information on
Intel and AMD's x86 instruction sets.
- CPU
Information Center - History of microprocessors. Includes
large chart of CPU information.
- CPU Museu - Intel
CPU museum with pictures and info.
- CPU Museum - CPU
museum with pictures and info.
-
CPU Pages - CPU museum with pictures and detailed info on
a variety of processors.
- CPU Review - News
and information on various processors.
- CPU Scorecard -
CPU benchmarks, news, prices, and reviews.
- CPU Shack - CPU
museum with pictures and info.
- CPU Site - News
and information on various microprocessors.
- CPU World - CPU
museum with pictures and info.
- Cyrix Official Site -
Cyrix processors (CX-486, 486DX2, 5x86, MediaGX,
6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX, M-II).
- Dell
Dimension Processor Upgrade FAQ - Really good info on
upgrading Dell systems.
- Digital Equipment Official Site - Digital processors (Alpha).
Note: The Alpha is not
natively x86 compatible.
- Doctor Dobb's Microprocessor
Center - Robert Collins' site on x86 processors.
Data sheets, motherboard manuals and general x86 news
and commentary.
- Hot News
- DDJ Microprocessor Center's links to
articles on the CPU industry.
- Engineering
Sample - CPU museum site with pictures and information.
-
EPIC Home Page - Indepth info on Explicitly Parallel
Instruction Computing.
- Evergreen Official Site
- CPU adapters (586, PR166, MxPro, Eclipse PCI,
Eclipse Super-7 PCI, Spectra).
-
Generation AMD - News about AMD processors.
- GBM x86 Stuff
- Grzegorz Mazur's undocumented info on the K5 and 6x86 chips.
- GiZzO's Fans -
Specs for a wide variety of CPU and case fans.
-
Hardware and Chip Fabrication - Information on non-Intel
chips and CPU manufacture.
- Hardware Secrets
- Good articles, reviews, and tutorials, many focusing on
CPUs.
- High
Performance Microprocessors - Brief descriptions and
direct links to info on various microprocessors (not just
x86).
-
Hypertransport.org - Hypertransport consortium website.
-
HP IA64 - Hewlett-Packard's page on IA64 (Merced, etc.).
- IBM Official Site
- IBM processors. (6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX).
-
Intel Official Site - Intel processors (486,
OverDrive, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II,
Pentium III, Celeron, Xeon, Itanium, Pentium 4, Pentium M,
Core).
-
Intel Processor Price Chart - List of prices for Intel
chips over time.
- The Intel Roadmap -
Information gathered from various news sources on upcoming
CPU, chipset, and graphics products.
- Intel Zone - News
and reviews focusing on Intel-related hardware.
-
Jason's Unofficial Celeron Page - Photos and some
information on the Celeron chip.
- JC's PC
News'n'Links - Collection of PC news and news updates from
CPU and other hardware-oriented sites.
- The K6 Quake/FPU
Issue - Interesting reading concerning AMD's K6 processor
running Quake.
- Kingston Official Site
- CPU adapters (Turbochip-133, 233, and 333)
and memory.
- Kim Noer's
Electrical Stuff - Electrical specs on various Alpha, x86,
and PowerPC chips.
- MicroDesign
Resources - In-depth articles on computer processors.
- Mike's Hardware
- Roadmap info on upcoming CPUs, chipsets, and graphic cards.
- National Semiconductor
Official Site - Cyrix processors. (MediaGX,
6x86MX, M-II).
- Net
Express CPU - Pricing, performance, and future of CPUs.
- New Wave
Official Site - CPU adapters (NW Slot-T, NW
370T, NW 478).
- Notes
on Pentium and Compatible CPUs - CPU voltages, bus speeds,
multipliers, and sockets.
-
Paul Hsieh's Homepage - Interesting CPU articles and other
stuff.
-
PC
80x86 Processors - Old (1995) but informative overview on
the evolution of the 80x86 processor.
- The PC
Guide: Processors - Very detailed look at the various x86
processors. Includes details on voltages, multipliers, cooling
requirements, sockets types, and more.
- The PC
Technology Guide: Intel Processors - General overview of
the history of Intel procs and architecture of Pentium and
later CPUs.
- The PC
Technology Guide: Non-Intel CPUs - Discussion of the
architectural differences of non-Intel processors.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for
most every CPU, chipset, etc.
- PNY
Official Site - CPU adapters (Quickchip-133 and
200).
- Power Leap Official
Site - CPU adapters (PL/586-133, PL/54C,
PL/OD54C, PL/54CMMX, PL/ProMMX, PL/K6-III, PL/PII,
PL/Renaissance/AT, PL-Neo/370, PL-iP3, PL-P4).
- Processor
Emporium - News and lots of information on various x86
processors.
- Processor Guide
- Sys Opt's processor reviews, specifications, and utilities.
-
Processor Information - Info on Intel processors including
the instruction set and opcodes.
- Processor
Upgrading FAQ - Answers to many of the frequently asked
questions about CPU upgrades.
- Red Hill Guide
to CPUs - An excellent overview of the evolution of the
microprocessor.
- Rise Official Site -
Rise processors (mP6).
- Sandpile.org -
Christian Ludluff's processor site with technical information
and discussion about CPUs.
- SGS
Thomson Official Site - SGS Thomson's processors (486,
6x86).
- Shannon Knows Compaq
- Terry Shannon's newsletter dedicated to info on Compaq
(formerly DEC) enterprise systems.
-
The
Silicon Zoo - Some interesting silicon doodles that were
included on various CPUs. :-)
-
Specialised Technologies CPU Info - Commercial site with
handy reference for all existing modern AMD CPUs.
-
Techfest Processors - Good list of direct links to info on
various CPUs.
- Tech PowerUp
- CPU database listing most modern processors.
-
Tech Specs: PCs - Detailed information on computers
including info on Math-Co and OverDrive CPUs.
-
Timeline of Microcomputers - Very thorough timeline
on the evolution of computers.
- Tracking AMD
- AMD news and roadmap blog.
- Transmeta Official
Site - Transmeta processors (Crusoe).
- Transmeta Zone
- News and information site on Transmeta processors.
- Unofficial Case and
Cooling Fetish FAQ - Lots of info and recommendations for
heatsinks and CPU/case fans.
- VIA Official Site -
Cyrix and VIA processors. (M-II, Cyrix III, C3).
- Winchip
Official Site - Centaur/IDT processors (Winchip,
Winchip-2).
- x86-64 - AMD's
support site for porting Linux to x86-64.
CPU Cooling Info
- 2CoolTek - News and
in-depth cooling info and comparisons.
- Aavid
Technical Papers - Technical papers on heat transfer.
Includes articles on selecting a heatsink.
- Benchtest -
Information and articles on system cooling.
- CPU
Cooler Programs - Comparison of CPU Idle, Waterfall, and
Rain programs.
- Way2Cool
- One guy's attempts to cool his processor and case.
-
Celeron Cooling - Cooling an overclocked Celeron.
-
Flotherm Examples - Interesting info about heatflow and
cooling options for various electronic devices.
- The Heatsink
Guide - Tillmann Steinbrecher's Heatsink Guide.
-
How to Select a Heatsink - Old Electronics Cooling article
on the technical aspects of heatsinks.
-
Make-It-Simple Projects - Some home-brew cooling and noise
reduction projects.
- Mike's
Water-Cooled CPU - Taking CPU cooling just a bit too far.
:-)
-
Overclockers.com Heatsink Reviews - Loads of heatsink
reviews and cooling info.
- PC
Cooling Project - Fast Graphics' system cooling
information.
-
Peltier Effect - Commercial page with info on how peltier
coolers work.
-
System Cooling - Anand's cooling guide.
- Tweakit CPU
Cooling - Some hard numbers on heatsink effectiveness.
Benchmark Comparisons
- Ace's Hardware: The
Best CPU for Your Software - Various CPUs. [Jun 99]
- AnandTech -
Various. [Index of reviews]
- Ars Technica -
Various. [Index of reviews]
-
Benchmarks: Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy? - A critical
look at benchmarking practices. [Mar 98]
-
Berkley - Most chips. [Continuous]
- c't
Magazine - Pentium vs. Pentium MMX
vs. Pentium Pro vs. Pentium II. [Feb 97]
- c't
Magazine - K6 vs. Pentium MMX vs.
Pentium Pro vs. Pentium II. [Apr 97]
- Chris'
Lightwave Benchmark - Various chips. [Continuous]
- CPU Review
- Various. [Index of reviews]
-
The CPU Site - K6 vs. K6-2 vs. MII
vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium II. [Jul 98]
-
HW Upgrade CPU Comparison - K6-2 vs.
6x86MX vs. C6 vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium
II vs. Celeron. [Dec 98]
- InQuest Market Research
- Bert McComas' benchmark analyses.
-
JC's Athlon Reviews - Index of Athlon (K7) reviews
from different websites. [Index of reviews]
- John
Howland Specialty Tech - K6 vs. K6-2
vs. 6x86 vs. 6x86MX vs. Pentium MMX vs.
Celeron vs. Pentium II vs. mP6.
[Continuous]
-
Linux Benchmarking HOWTO - Some good tips for
benchmarking (particularly Linux).
-
Maximum Hardware 3D Bench Center - Various gaming
benchmarks. [Index of reviews]
- Olaf Corten's
Pro/Engineer CAD Benchmarks - Various CPUs.
- Passmark CPU
Evaluation - K6 vs. K6-2 vs.
Athlon vs. 486 vs. Pentium vs. Pentium
MMX vs. Celeron vs. Pentium II vs.
Pentium III. [Continuous]
- PC Techware
-
Performance Database Server - Collection of
benchmark results for various CPUs. [Continuous]
- POV Bench
- POVRay raytracing benchmark.
- The Redhill Guide
-
Sharky Extreme - Various. [Index of reviews]
- SPEC
Benchmark Results - Various chips. [Continuous]
- SysOpt K6 -
K6 vs. Pentium vs. Pentium MMX vs.
Pentium Pro vs. Pentium II. [May 97]
-
Tom's Hardware - Various. [Index of reviews]
Overclocking
- Athlon Overclocking
- Reviews and articles focusing on getting the most out of an
Athlon system.
- Athlon
Overclocking FAQ - Tech Report's Athlon overclocking FAQ.
- BXBoards - Much
dealing with overclocking Pentium II and Celeron systems.
-
Celeron Overclocking FAQ - Info on overclocking a Celeron.
- Club Overclocker
- Hardware news and reviews.
-
Disabled Multipliers on Intel CPUs - List of Intel
processors that have disabled multipliers.
- DOA (Degenerate
Overclockers Anonymous) - Humorous view of some extreme
overclocking.
- Extreme
Overclocking - Overclocking articles and links to product
reviews.
- Hard OCP - Much
overclocking info.
- Mike's Water
Cooled CPU - Overclocking run amok!
- OC Addiction -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- OC AthlonXP -
Overclocking info (including explanation of Athlon bridges) on
AMD CPUs.
- OC Mod Shop -
Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- OC Power -
Overclocking Athlon processors.
- OC Prices -
Hardware news, reviews, and prices.
- OC Shoot - Hardware
news and guides.
- OC Tools -
Overclocking resources.
- Overclock Intelligence
Agency - Overclocking news, reviews, mods, and articles.
- Overclockable
- News and reviews oriented towards overclocking hardware.
- Overclocked Cafe
- News and reviews.
- Overclocker Cafe
- PC hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Overclocked Inside -
Articles on overclocking as well as downloadable utilities.
- Overclocked Vanilla
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Overclockers.com
- Very good indepth articles on overclocking a PC along with
news and general hardware reviews.
- Overclockers
Australia - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Overclocker's
Club - Hardware, tech news, reviews, benchmarks, and
overclocking.
- Overclockers
Online - PC hardware news and articles.
- Overclockers RIP
- Links to reviews on other hardware sites.
- Overclockers
Online - PC hardware news and articles.
- Overclocker's
Workbench - Site with tips on getting the most out of
overclocking.
- Overclockin'.com
- Information and tips on overclocking your PC.
-
Overclocking FAQ - Anand's general guide to overclocking a
CPU.
- The
Overclocking Guide - Tom Pabst's aging guide to
overclocking. Discusses heat and reliability issues as well as
system performance benefits. Includes an extensive survey.
- Overclocking
Information - System Optimization's guide to overclocking.
Includes overclocking FAQ.
- Overclocking
Survey - Listing of overclocking successes.
-
Overclocking: A Dissenting Opinion - Overclocking isn't
all peaches and cream.
- TweakMax -
Overclocking and optimizing performance. Includes an
overclocked database as well as hardware news.
- United Overclockers
- News, forums, and information on overclocking.
Newsgroups
-
alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird - AMD Thunderbird (Athlon)
newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.hardware.overclocking - Overclocking newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd - AMD Overclocking
newsgroup.
- comp.arch - Computer
architecture newsgroup.
-
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips - Processors newsgroup.
- comp.sys.intel - General
CPU industry discussion newsgroup.
- cs.amd - General discussion
group about AMD products.
- ALi Chipsets -
Chipset manufacturer.
-
Anand's Reviews - Reviews of motherboards from Anand's
Hardware tech page.
- ATI - Chipset
manufacturer.
- Bus Mastering Drivers
- Site on bus mastering drivers for various chipsets. Includes
tips on installing and uninstalling.
-
Chipsets: The Most Important Components - Excellent
discussion of motherboard chipsets.
-
Dick Perron's Motherboard Web List - Links to many
motherboard manufacturer websites.
-
Hardware/Software Technical links - Tips on identifying
and upgrading a motherboard. Many links to motherboard
manuals.
-
Identify Intel Chipsets - Listing of existing and upcoming
Intel Chipsets
- Intel's Motherboard Pages
- Intel Motherboard
Specs - Specs on numerous Intel-made motherboards.
-
Intel Motherboard Manuals - x86.org's list of Intel
motherboard manuals.
-
Intel PCI Motherboard Chipsets - Details on the various
Intel chipsets.
-
The Mainboard Guide - Tom's Motherboard evaluations,
specifications, and recommendations.
-
Motherboard Database - Large listing of motherboards
including jumper settings.
- Motherboard Sites -
Unofficial sites on one motherboard.
- Motherboard
Homeworld - Billy Newsom's motherboard page. CPU and
chipset information. Assembling a PC. Motherboard search
engine.
- Motherboard
Information - SysOpt's Motherboard manuals,
specifications, and reviews.
- The
Motherboard Proxy - Kevin Speaks' motherboard comparison
database. Find and compare a variety of motherboards based on
it's features.
- Net Express
Motherboards - Commercial site with info on compatibility
and chipsets.
- The
PC Guide: Motherboards - Very thorough overview of the
single most important component inside a computer. Form
factors, chipsets, L2 cache, IRQ's, BIOS configurations, etc.
-
PCI Chipset List - List of PCI-compliant chipsets (486,
586, and 686 compatibles).
- The PC
Technology Guide: Motherboards - Overview of the
components that make up a motherboard. Including mobo form
factors.
- Pentium
CPU Sockets - PowerLeap's overview of the capabilities of
Sockets 4, 5, and 7.
- Server Works
- Chipset manufacturer.
- SiS Chipsets -
Chipset manufacturer.
- Slot A.com -
Information and reviews focusing on Athlon-compatible
motherboards.
-
SMP
Motherboards - List of dual-capable motherboards.
- Super 7 Hardware Guide
- Information on 100MHz Socket 7 motherboards and components.
-
Super 7 Motherboard Specs - Motherboard specs for many
Super 7 boards.
- Tweak It -
Antiquated, yet thorough, motherboard benchmark tests along
with motherboard specs.
-
Upgrading with the AMD K6 - c't article on the AMD K6.
Contains a list of K6-compatible motherboards. Also has info
on typical clock frequencies, voltages, and BF jumpers for
Pentium MMX (P55C) and K6.
- VIA Chipsets -
Chipset/CPU manufacturer.
Newsgroups
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit - ABit newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.aopen - AOpen newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus - Asus newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech - Chaintech
newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup - Elitegroup
newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox - Epox newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic - FIC newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.giga-byte - Giga-Byte
newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar - MSI newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.m-tech - M-Tech newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.octek - Octek newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.qdi - QDI newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.shuttle - Shuttle newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.soyo - Soyo newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.supermicro - Super Micro
newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan - Tyan newsgroup.
- ATA-ATAPI.com -
Hale's how it works documents on the ATA standard.
- Dave's SCSI
School - Information on the inner workings of SCSI
systems.
- Device Bay Official
Page - Device Bay storage platform.
-
Firmware Support Documents - Mostly BIOS upgrades, but
some commentary on cable select jumpers, cluster size, Disk
Manager and EZ Drive, LBA, drives bigger than 4GB, and the new
partition type.
- Gibson Research -
Spinrite home and some info on the Iomega Zip and Jaz Click-of
DeathTM.
-
Hard Drive Related Terms and Tricks - Erik van Straten's
hard drive info page. Lots of issues concerning hard drives (LBA,
DMA, PIO, FAT32, partitions, and much much more).
-
Hard Drive Related Tools - Erik van Straten's list of
diagnostic and benchmark tools for hard drives.
- Hard
Drive Search - Search for info on hundreds of hard drives.
- Hard
Disk Partitioning: Why and How? - Stan Brown's page on
partitioning a hard drive.
-
Installing a Hard Drive - ComputerCraft's guide to
installing a hard drive.
- Jan's
PC Upgrade Problems Page - Some good info on common hard
drive problems. Includes util to detect BIOS Int13h Extensions
for hard drives greater than 8.4GB.
- Net Express
Hard Drives - Commercial site with some technical info
(including SCSI).
- OSR2 FAQ
- Sean Erwin's excellent OSR2 (Win95b) FAQ. Includes lengthy
discussion on FAT32.
-
Pacific Digital Hardware FAQs - Information on cable
select and other features for ATA/IDE drives.
- PC Disk - Specs on
thousands of hard drives.
- The PC
Guide: Floppy Disk Drives - Info on floppy drive
construction as well as disk capacities.
- The PC
Guide: Hard Disk Drives - Overview of the history of hard
drives and their construction. Discussion on drive geometries
and the many problems with BIOS limitations and large hard
drives.
- The PC
Technology Guide: Storage - Good detailed info on various
types of data storage.
-
Peter den Haan's EIDE Storage Page - Lots of information
about IDE storage devices including the
EIDE FAQ. Also has links to basic storage information, the
504MB barrier, Ultra ATA, and FAT32.
- Ranish's Partitioning
Primer - Good info and links on partitioning a hard drive.
-
SCSI Support - Adaptec's page on SCSI peripherals.
Installation, general issues with cables, etc.
- Storage Review
- Indepth information and reviews on storage products.
- Storage Search
- Links to many different manufacturers of storage devices.
- The Ref -
Huge resource of specs and
info on hard drives, floppy drives, other storage devices and
their adapters.
- The Tech Page Hard
Drives - Huge listing
of old and new hard drives with specs and jumper settings.
-
Tom's Hardware: Storage Guide - General information about
hard drives. Includes Intel Triton Bus Master drivers.
- US Byte - Loads of
information about hard drives and other storage devices.
-
Western Digital Software Library - WD's downloadable
drivers and utilities (EZ-Drive, WDBench, etc.).
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.periphs.hdd
- Hard disk drive newsgroup.
- alt.iomega.zip.jazz
- Iomega Zip and Jaz drives newsgroup.
- comp.arch.storage -
Storage devices newsgroup.
-
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage - Fixed and removable
storage devices newsgroup.
- comp.periphs.scsi -
SCSI peripherals newsgroup.
- 3D Accelerated
Gaming - News and some hardware reviews.
- 3D Alpha - PC
hardware reviews and articles.
- 3D Chipset - Web
site dedicated to 3D video accelerators.
- 3D Gameman -
Hardware news and reviews.
- 3DGPU.com - News and
info on NVidia GeForce256-based video cards.
-
3D Graphics Card and OpenGL - Explanations of what goes
into making up a 3D scene.
- 3D Hardware.net -
Reviews and information on various PC components.
- 3D Power.net - News,
reviews, and editorials on PC hardware.
- 3D Spotlight -
News and reviews on 3D hardware and games.
- 3D Unlimited -
Gaming-oriented hardware news and reviews.
- 3D Velocity -
Gaming-oriented hardware news and reviews.
- 3dXtreme - Hardware
news, reviews, and articles.
- 8 Dimensional -
Links to many hardware reviews, particularly video cards.
- Adam Wilt's
Digital Video FAQ - FAQ on digital video including many
good DV links.
-
AGP
Video Card Compatibility - Handy tips on matching AGP 2x,
4x, and 8x video cards with compatible motherboards.
-
Anand's Video Card Reviews - Various reviews of video
cards.
- Area 3D - News and
information concerning 3D accelerators.
- AVS Forum - Site
with loads of informative posts about home audio and video.
- Beyond 3D - News,
reviews, and previews of PC hardware focusing on video cards.
- Bjorn's 3D World -
News and information on NVidia and Rendition-based video
cards.
- Carl's
Graphics Primer - Some good information on how 3D graphics
cards work.
- Digital Camera
HQ - Reviews and information on digital cameras.
- Digital
Television - Site with HDTV news and info.
- Dimension 128 - Riva
128 and TNT news and information.
- dpreview - Digital
Photography Review - Digital camera reviews and news.
- Digital Video - Reviews
and information on recording digital video.
- DTV Web - Site with
info and news on HDTV.
- Fast Graphics Site
- Video card hardware reviews. Includes FastVid stuff.
- Fixed Frequency Video
FAQ - Short FAQ on fixed frequency monitors and video
cards.
- FPS 3D - Gaming
hardware news site.
- G256 - Hardware news
and review news mostly concerning NVidia-based cards.
- GeForce FAQ - FAQ
for NVidia GeForce-based cards.
- Guru 3D - Gaming
hardware and software site.
- Jon Peddie Associates -
Video industry weekly journal.
-
Mac Monitor Database - Extensive information on tons of
monitors. Including many PC monitors.
- Malek Tips - Buying
tips for cameras.
- Matrox Users (MURC) -
Forums for Matrox video cards.
- Maximum3D - Video
card news and hardware reviews.
- Modifying
NVidia Video Cards - Increasing picture quality on NVidia
cards and other serious mods.
- Old Monitor Reviews
-
Monitors Direct Monitor Analysis Toolkit - Online CRT/LCD
quality analysis tool.
- MPEG.org - MPEG
pointers and resources.
-
Multi-Monitor - Information on using two monitors on one
PC.
- MVK Tech - Video
card BIOS guides and downloads.
- Net
Express Video - Commercial site with video card terms and
definitions.
- NV News - News on
NVidia-based video cards.
- ParaKnowYa - 3D
hardware news and articles.
- The PC
Guide: Monitors - Overview of the inner workings of a
monitor. Discusses refresh rates, image quality, CRT sizes,
etc.
- The
PC Guide: Video Cards - Various info on the workings of
graphics adapters. Video modes, memory types, and display
standards are covered.
- The PC
Technology Guide: Multimedia - Detailed info on graphics
cards and monitors.
- Planet GeForce
- News, reviews, and articles mostly focusing on NVidia's
GeForce.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for
most every CPU, chipset, etc.
- PVR Generations
- Website on Power VR chips; mostly newer mobile and embedded
chips, but a good FAQ on Kyro boards.
- Rage 3D - News,
reviews, and articles on ATI-based video cards.
- Rage Underground
- News, drivers, and info on ATI-based video cards.
-
Reducing Eyestrain - Instructions on adjusting your
monitor to reduce eyestrain.
-
Reverend's 3D Pulpit - 3D hardware news and very indepth
articles.
- Riva 3D - GeForce-related
news, drivers, and info page.
- Riva
Station - 3D hardware news and reviews.
- Riva Zone - Riva
news and info page.
- S3 Planet - News,
reviews, and info on Savage-based cards.
- Sam's
Digital TV Report - News and info on HDTV.
- Savage 2000.com -
News, information, and drivers related to Savage 2000-based
video cards.
- Savage Daily News -
News, information, and drivers related to Savage-based video
cards.
- Savage News -
News on 3D video cards, especially Savage-based video cards.
- Savage World - News,
information, and drivers related to Savage-based video cards.
- Savage Zone -
News and information on Savage-based video cards.
- Snake Oil,
Miracles Cures, and Monitors - The lowdown on monitors by
Lee Butler. Includes a list of monitor specs.
- Steve's Digicams
- Digital camera reviews and buyer's guide.
- Team Radeon -
Website focusing solely on ATI and ATI cards.
-
Tech Report - Graphics card reviews.
-
Tom's Hardware: Graphic Guide - Discussion on video card
basics. Includes some recommendations.
-
Tomi Engdahl's Video Technology Page -
Massive list of links to
video-related pages (not just computer monitors).
- Total VR - News,
articles, and downloads concerning Power VR video cards.
-
Upgrading Jumperless Motherboard Video - Steps for
installing a new video card on a mobo that doesn't allow you
to disable the onboard video.
-
Using a Fixed Frequency Monitor on a PC - Getting a fixed
freq. screen to work on a PC.
- Video Card
Drivers - Links to video drivers and useful utils.
- Video Card Forum
- Forum for discussing video cards.
- Voodoo Extreme - News
and reviews of 3D video cards.
- Voodoo Users - News,
drivers, and information on video cards.
Newsgroups
-
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati - ATI newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.elsa - Elsa newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.matrox - Matrox newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia - NVIDIA newsgroup.
-
alt.comp.periphs.videocards.s3-via - S3/VIA newsgroup.
- alt.video.digital-tv
- Digital TV newsgroup.
-
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video - Video adapters and
monitors newsgroup.
-
sci.electronics.repair - Newsgroup on electronics repair.
Note: There are
far too many system vendors to list all of the official sites.
Those listed here are 'Unofficial' pages. For official sites,
look in the Computer Company finder links below. Or just type:
http://www.anycompanynamehere.com/, and you'll likely
find what you're looking for.
- AGP Forum -
Accelerated Graphic Port group's main page.
- All Net Devices
- Info on information appliances.
- All USB - Site with
news on products that utilize USB.
-
Anand's System Case Review - Reviews of different cases.
- ASCII Table -
ASCII character codes.
- ATX Form Factor
- ATX specification (including micro-ATX and mini-ATX).
-
ATX Form Factor - Intel's page on the ATX form factor.
- ATX P/S
FAQ - Some really good Q and A on ATX power supplies.
- ATX Stuff
- My page on ATX. Some interesting tidbits, but not as
up-to-date as it should be.
-
BTX Form Factor - Info on the BTX form factor.
-
Cases and Cooling - Links to manufacturers/resellers of
cases/cooling devices.
- BM Drivers.com -
Page on installing bus mastering drivers.
-
Computer Glossary - Glossary of PC-related acronyms and
abbreviations.
- Computer
Interface Knowledge Base - Site with enormous amount of
information on serial, parallel, and USB ports.
- The Continuum -
Computer case reviews with lots of pics.
- The Control Center
- News, reviews, and information on joysticks and controllers.
- Craig Peacock's
Interfacing the PC - Lots of information on creating
various interfaces (parallel port, serial port, etc).
- Craig's
Place - PnP, PCI, and IRQ information.
- Dot What?! - File
extension resource website.
- Electronics
Info Page - Tons of
wiring and common circuit diagrams.
- Everything USB
- News, reviews, drivers, and information on USB hardware.
- File Info - Index
of filename extensions.
- File Extensions
- File extensions encyclopedia.
-
FOLDOC - Free Online Dictionary Of Computing.
- The Hardware Book -
Lots of information about cables and connectors.
- Hardware Docs -
Compressed files with information on many different pieces of
hardware.
-
Healthy Computing - IBM's Healthy Computing guide.
- HiFi
on WWW - Information and tons of links on audio related
products.
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Industry Initiatives - Intel's page on new technology
standards. (AGP, Intelligent I/O, Power Management, USB).
- Mark's
Home Page - ISA, EISA, VLB, PCI bus info. Floppy, game
card, and mouse pinouts. alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt FAQ.
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Microcontroller FAQ - Primer on microcontrollers. Warning:
LARGE page.
- Mod Hot Spot -
Hardware mods.
- Mod The Box -
Website for case modding, including articles and hardware
reviews.
-
More Power Scotty! - Dean Kent's article on the importance
of a good power supply.
-
Newsgroups - Cambridge University's listing of available
newgroups.
- Newsgroups - Tile.net's
listing of existing usenet newsgroups.
-
Newsgroups - Enormous
page with listing of existing usenet groups.
- Newgroups
Browser - Dejanews allows you to access and post to
newsgroups your ISP may not get.
- The
Obsolete Computer Museum - The name says it all.
- PC Kits -
Commercial page with info on I/O connectors and power
supplies.
- The PC Guide
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Cases - Some interesting tidbits on computer cases,
especially concerning form factors.
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DMA - Typical DMA channel assignments.
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IRQs - Typical IRQ assignments.
-
Power - Basic overview of power supplies and some good
info on UPS's.
- PCI SIG - Information
on the PCI specification.
- PC
Mouse Info - Page on how a mouse works.
- PC Webopædia -
Definitions of terms and abbreviations used with computers.
- Pheaton - Case and
system mod how-to's and some hardware reviews.
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Photolithography: 0.8 micron CMOS - Steps in the 0.8
micron CMOS process.
- Platform
Conference - Group dedicated to developing leading edge
computing technologies.
-
Plug 'N' Play - Microsoft's site on the Plug 'n' Play
standard.
- Ralf Brown's
Interrupt List - Massive
list of interrupts for the PC.
- Scanning Tips -
Scanner basics 101.
- Serial ATA -
Serial ATA workgroup website.
- Sharpened.net -
Computer glossary with news updates.
- Silent PC - Links to
some sites on noise-reduced PCs.
- Sullivan's
Scanning Resources - Information and tips on scanners.
- T13 Technical Committee - AT
Attachment - Website of committee responsible for ATA
interface standards.
- Tech Terms -
Dictionary of computer terms.
- The Typing Injury FAQ
- Information on reducing the risks of repetetive strain
injuries.
- Uncreative
Labs Corporate Website - Interesting info on older
computers.
-
UPS FAQ - FAQ on uninterruptible power supplies.
- USB Forum - Universal
Serial Bus group's main page.
- USB Workshop -
News and info on USB products.
-
Y2K Rollover Problem - Very good explanation of problems
(and solutions) with Year 2000 bug and PC BIOSes.
Newsgroups
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alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt - This newsgroup has been
replaced by comp.arch.hobbyist.
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alt.comp.hardware.homedesigned - Newsgroup on building
electronics (e.g. with a soldering iron).
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alt.comp.periphs.dcameras - Digital cameras newsgroup.
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alt.comp.periphs.keyboard - Keyboards newsgroup.
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alt.comp.periphs.scanner - Scanners newsgroup.
- comp.arch.hobbyist -
Moderated newsgroup for building electronics (e.g. with a
soldering iron). Not for simple assembly of computer
components. Please read the FAQ before posting.
- comp.periphs - General
peripherals newsgroup.
- comp.periphs.scanners
- Scanners newsgroup.
- comp.sys.laptops -
Laptops newsgroup.
Microsoft
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Microsoft DirectX - Microsoft's DirectX drivers page.
- MS Support
- Microsoft Support page.
- Microsoft
Windows 95 - Microsoft's Windows 95 page.
- Microsoft
Windows 98 - Microsoft's Windows 98 page.
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Microsoft Excel 2000 Viewer - Free viewer for Excel
documents.
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Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer - Free viewer for PowerPoint
documents.
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Microsoft Word 97 Viewer - Free viewer for Word 97
documents (it's not an editor).
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Regclean - Win95/98 Registry Utility.
-
TweakUI - Win95/98/NT/2000 tweaking utility.
Tips & Downloads
- 98 Lite - Supplant
Windows 98 shell with the Win95 shell (no Internet Explorer).
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Absolute Win Info - News, information, and tips on Windows
98.
-
Bleeping Computer - List of Windows processes.
- Bob Cerelli's
Windows Page - Info, tips, and tricks about Windows
95/98/2000/XP.
- Boot Disk.com -
Boot disk images for various DOS/Windows OSes.
-
DirectX FAQ - The Adrenaline Vault's FAQ on DirectX
drivers.
- DOS 7
Commands - List of DOS 7 commands and their attributes.
- Drivers Headquarters
- Win95/98 hardware drivers page.
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End it All - Util to shut down all running processes in
Win9x.
- Fix Windows.com -
Flowcharts with lots of info on fixing common Windows
problems.
- Intense Beta Elite -
Windows news and tweaks.
-
LI Utilities - Library of Windows processes.
- Mark Stotzer's
DOS and Windows Help Pages - The name just about sums it
up.
- OSR2 FAQ
- Sean Erwin's excellent
FAQ on OSR2.
- Process Library
- Library of Windows processes.
- Pure Performance
- Tips on optimizing Win9x/NT.
- RegEdit - Tips on
editing the Win 95/98/NT registry.
- Start Disk - Boot
disk images for Windows 95/98. Includes some Windows tips.
- SuperWin -
Downloadable shareware tools for Windows.
- Tasklist.org - List
of Windows processes.
- TUCOWS -
The
Ultimate Collection
Of
Winsock
Software.
- Virtual DR - News,
information, and forums oriented towards helping Windows
users.
- Webspot Tuneup -
Tips for optimizing DOS and Windows as well as other tips.
- Win Drivers -
Links to many device drivers for Windows 95.
- Windows 95
Annoyances - Excellent tips and tricks for Windows 95.
- Windows 95 FAQ
- Great FAQ on Windows 95.
- Windows 95
System Updates - List of all available system updates for
Win95.
- Windows
95 Tips and Tricks - Various tips on configuring Windows
95.
- Windows 98
Annoyances - Excellent tips and tricks for Windows 98.
- Windows 98 Central
- News, information, and tips on Windows 98.
- Windows 98 Megasite
- Good in-depth info on Windows 98.
- Windows
98 Tips and Tricks - New home for Windows 98 Tips and
Tricks.
- Windows Forumz
- Forums for discussing tweaks and solving problems with
various Windows operating systems.
- Windows
Shutdown Troubleshooter - Very good list of things to try
to fix shutdown problems in Windows.
- World O' Windows
- Frank Condron's World O' Windows. Includes tips on
installation.
Windows 95 Musings
-
Brian Livingston - Infoworld articles by Brian Livingston.
-
Copying Win95 - How to copy Win95 to another drive.
Because
short filenames can get renamed when copying under Win95,
using third party software (Drive Copy, Ghost, Partition
Magic, etc.) is the safest route for this procedure.
-
Unauthorized Windows 95 Update - Various articles on
Windows 95.
Newsgroups
- alt.windows95 - News
group. Ask a silly question, get a silly answer ...
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comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 - ditto.
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comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc - ditto.
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comp.os.ms-windows.win95.moderated - ditto.
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comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup - ditto.
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microsoft.public.msdn.win98.beta.unmonitored.discussion -
Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 98 beta.
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microsoft.public.win95.commtelephony - Microsoft newsgroup
on Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.dialupnetworking - Microsoft
newsgroup on Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.exchangefax - Microsoft newsgroup
on Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.filediskmanagement - Microsoft
newsgroup on Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps - Microsoft newsgroup on
Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.multimedia - Microsoft newsgroup on
Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.networking - Microsoft newsgroup on
Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.setup - Microsoft newsgroup on
Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.shellui - Microsoft newsgroup on
Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win95.win95applets - Microsoft newsgroup
on Windows 95.
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microsoft.public.win98.comm.dun - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.comm.modem - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.disks.general - Microsoft Windows
98 newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.display.general - Microsoft Windows
98 newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.display.multi_monitor - Microsoft
Windows 98 newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.fat32 - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion - Microsoft Windows
98 newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.internet.active_desktop - Microsoft
Windows 98 newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.internet.windows_update - Microsoft
Windows 98 newsgroup.
-
microsoft.public.win98.networking - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.performance - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.pnp - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.power_mgmt - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
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microsoft.public.win98.pre-release - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
-
microsoft.public.win98.setup - Microsoft Windows 98
newsgroup.
- 6x86
Opt - Page on the Cyrix 6x86 optimization util.
- 3D Center
Downloads - 3D utils, benchmarks, timedemos, and FSAA,
trilinear, and anisotropic test utils (in German).
-
AMD CPUID - AMD's CPU Identification program.
-
Anti-Virus - Simtel's archive of DOS-based virus utils.
- Belarc - System
analysis tools.
- Canadian
Mind Products Utilities - Various handy utilities
including CMOS Save, Boot Save, and many more.
-
Compression Utils - Simtel's archive of compression utils.
- Cool Tools and
Other links - Some utils including a prog. to check
whether your BIOS supports Int13h Extensions.
- CPU Burn-in
- CPU/overclocking testing util.
- CPU
Performance Enhancing Utilities - Squeezing that last bit
of performance out of your CPU.
- CPUID - Home of CPU-Z
tool.
- CPU Idle - Put CPU
into suspend mode when idle (reduces power consumption and
heat dissipation). Also home for Raw Power optimization util.
- CRT_AT.EXE
- Monitor testing utility. Requires VBRUN100.DLL!
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CRT_AT2 - Mirror. Requires VBRUN300.DLL!
- CTCM
1.7A - New version of ctcm. Now includes English
translation.
- Entech Homepage
- Commercial site with utils for monitors and video cards.
Includes Powerstrip, PCIList, Multires, DDCTest, and others.
-
fu-rd19i (XMSDSK) - DOS/Win RAMDisk program.
- Gold Memory - RAM
testing util.
-
Hardware Diagnostics - ComputerCraft's hardware diagnostic
tools page (Burn-In, CacheChk, SysChk, Snooper).
-
Hardware Monitor Links - Links to programs that monitor
the computer's hardware. Not CRT stuff.
- Heavy
Load - Burn-in test program.
-
Intel CPUID - Intel's CPU identifier program. Only for
Intel processors. [English version]
-
Intel Processor Frequency ID - Program that reads PIROM
chip on Intel P-III and P-III Xeon processors.
- Jan's Freeware -
Various useful tools and utilities.
- JG Soft - Home of
EditPad and other cool tools.
- Memtest86 - Memory
testing utility.
- Motherboard Monitor
- System monitor (temp, fan speed, etc.).
- MXK6OPT
- Optimizes the K6-2 and K6-3 with a CXT core.
- nHancer - NVidia
video card tweak tool.
-
Nokia Monitor Test - Monitor test util.
-
Nonatainment - Direct-X tweak tools.
- NVTweak
- NVidia video card tweak tool.
- PC-Config - Hardware
detection / benchmarking / diagnosis utility.
- PowerLeap Control
Panel - Adjust various features in your CPU.
- Power Tweak -
Tweak chipset and CPU settings.
-
Radlinker - ATI video card tweak tool.
- RAM
Booster - Free up memory in Windows.
- Refresh Force
- Win2000/XP refresh rate util.
- SetK6v3 -
c't's German util to turn on features in the K6-2 chips with a
CXT core (and K6-III).
- SciTech Software
- SciTech Display Doctor.
- SiSoft Sandra
- Comprehensive hardware detection utility.
-
Stuffit Expander - Stuffit compression util.
- Syschk - Hardware
diagnostic tool.
- TaskInfo2000
- Windows system information tool.
- Tom's Hardware
Programs - Various utilities available from Tom's Hardware
page.
- TweakBIOS
- Cool utility for tweaking a computer's BIOS settings.
-
UniTuner - Video card tweaking util.
- Utility Geek -
Loads of PC utilities and tools.
- WCPUID - H.Oda's CPUID
program for various CPUs.
- WinZip - Winzip
compression util.
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