[H]ardNews 4th Edition

ABIT K8V Pro:

While all the attention is currently on socket 939 mainboards, Hothardware wants you to remember there are still a few socket 754 boards like the ABIT KV8 Pro K8T800 Pro worth looking into. How high does the KV8 Pro rate on the “Heat-o-meter?” read the review and find out, here’s a clip:

Taking into consideration it's relatively low price and complete feature set, we think the ABIT KV8 Pro is a fairly good choice for the cost conscious consumer who wants to get a taste of the Athlon 64.

New RivaTuner:

There is a new version of the very popular RivaTuner video card tweak utility out today. This latest installment weighs in at 1.27mb and bring it up to version 2.0 RC15. Grab it if you need it, try it if you haven’t.

RivaTuner is the most powerful tweaking utility for NVIDIA and ATI display adapters running under Win98/SE, WinME, W2k and WinXP. The purpose of this utility is to give you access to all the undocumented features of Detonator and Catalyst drivers.

Geek Squad:

BestBuy is now offering in-home tech support known as The Geek Squad! Initially the service will only be available in certain areas but BB hopes to have it rolled out nationwide this summer.

"It's just like a counterpart of ours, Home Depot, which has moved from do-it-yourselfers to 'We do it for you' " -- offering in-home installation of everything from fences to dishwashers. "Some people like to do it themselves, some don't."