[H]ardNews 1st Edition

FIC Radeon 9800Pro:

The schpankity looking FIC Radeon 9800Pro is reviewed by the fellas at Gamers Depot. The FIC card actually looks identical to the OEM version of the card except for the fancy gold heatsink with the red fan. Yes, I said red.

There’s really nothing you can take away from this card – coupled with the snazzy gold-plated heat-sink on the GPU and soon-to-be-offered price rebates – its one that should seriously be on any hard-core gamers radar scope.

DFI LAN Party KT400A:

What really makes the DFI LAN Party KT400A a “LAN Party” style mainboard is the bundle that comes with the full size ATX board. If you are expecting a small LAN box type of mainboard, this isn’t it. But the included PC carrying harness is a cool freebie.

So I have been nothing but glowing about this motherboard…but what is wrong with it? What would hold you back from purchasing it? These things are not manifested as a result of craftsmanship, or any other mistake on the part of DFI. It is merely the nature of the chipset, and motherboards in general.

ABIT Interview:

My good friends at GP Fault have posted a radio interview they did with Jeremy Smith from ABIT. Some pretty good info in the interview and a little easy listening all rolled into one. What a bargain.

Abit Computer Corp. is one of the top 5 manufacturers in the world of motherboards and has garnered quite a following among hardcore users and savvy individuals looking for a rock-steady base to build their computer system upon. We had the chance to talk with Jeremy Smith (no relation) from Abit about their future technology line-up and the general state of desktop computers today.