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Resources

General	Tom's Hardware & Performace Guide Anand's Hardware Tech Page HPC Hardware Guide System Optimization PC Hardware TweakIt The Upgrade Center	Best   2nd Best
Specific	bootNet PC Mechanic & PC Guide Processor Charts Voodoo Extreme The Fast Graphics Site (FastVid) Voodoo2.com CPU Central AlternativeCPU.com Alternative x86 Central The Brotherhood of the CPU The Storage Review Bus Master Drivers 3D Audio Immersion How to Build a PC Intel Secrets x86 Digest Disabled Multipliers on Intel CPUs List Processor Identifcation	Constant Updates in New PC Hardware Excellent Newbie Sites Great Tables of CPU Tech. Info.  Best for Graphics Cards 2nd Best for Graphics Cards Best for Voodoo2 Information Best for Processors Best for non-Intel Processors 2nd Best for non-Intel Processors 3rd Best for non-Intel Processors Best for Storage Reviews, esp. Hard Drives Get the Latest Bus Master Drivers Best for Sound Cards & Speakers Best Site to Learn This Learn What Intel Doesn't Want You to Know Only Site With This List - And It's Mine Decipher The Serial Numbers on Your CPU
Newsgroup	comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips	Best

 

Sales

High-Quality / High-Performance	Grump Micro	Best Reseller   Other Good Resellers
Low Prices	Priceware	Best Reseller   Other Good Resellers

 

Processors

CISC (x86)	Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) K6 IBM Manufactured Cyrix 6x86MX (a.k.a.IBM 6x86MX) Intel Pentium II	Best Multi-Purpose  Best Business Best Gaming (Quake2 + Voodoo2)
RISC	Alpha	Best
Thermal  Solutions   S7 =  Socket 7   S1 = Slot 1	KryoTech Cool Vapor Change Refrigeration Unit Computer Nerd Cool-It Dude PA6EXB Co-Tech B_548-3 Computer Nerd Cool-It Dude FA6EXB FA6EXB also sold as GlobalWin CPM25602-16 FA6EXB also sold as 3DfxCool PHO-Fan Thermalloy 2512B Net-N-Dude Glacier 4500 Computer Nerd XA1HTC Nidec B34262 12v DC 4.69" 130CFM 54db Melcor 12v DC 4.69" 102CFM 48db Nidec M33261 12v DC 3.62" 62CFM 48db Melcor 12v DC 3.62" 45CFM 32db PC Power&Cooling TurboCool 12v DC 3.62" 36CFM PC Power & Cooling Silencer 12v DC 3.62" 25CFM Melcor PolarTEC 40x40mm Thermoelectric Cooler All Electronics 40x40mm Cooler Computer Nerd Cool-It Dude FAJNC2A Computer Nerd FA3HD Thermalnet.com Tom's Overclocking Guide	Ultimate Cooling Solution Best S7 Peltier Unit Best S7 Heatsink & Fan Unit 2nd Best S7 Heatsink & Fan Unit     Best Bare S7 Heatsink Best S1 Heatsink & Fan Unit Best Thermal Compound Most Powerful 4" Case Fan 2nd Most Powerful 4" Case Fan Most Powerful 3" Case Fan 2nd Most Powerful 3" Case Fan 3rd Most Powerful 3" Case Fan Quietest 3" Case Fan Best Peltier Element 2nd Best Peltier Element Best Fan Card Best Hard Drive Fan   Best Thermal Information Site 2nd Best Thermal Info. Site Read This Before Overclocking

 

Mainboards

Socket 7 AGP (includes Super 7)	Soyo SY-5EH Epox EP-51MVP3E-M Epox EP-58MVP3C-M M Tech R581A VIA Apollo MVP3 ALi Alladin V SiS 5591	Best AT Best ATX 2nd Best AT 3rd Best AT Best Chipset 2nd Best Chipset 3rd Best Chipset
Socket 7 PCI	Shuttle HOT-603 FIC PA-2007 (w/ 1MB PB Cache) Tyan Titan Turbo S1573S ATX-2 AOpen AX5T-3.5 (rev. 3.5) Gigabyte GA-586S2  VIA VP2/97 SiS 5582	Best Power AT w/ AMD CPUs Best Power AT w/ Cyrix CPUs Best Power ATX 2nd Best Power ATX Best Budget AT Best Chipset 2nd Best Chipset
Slot 1 LX	ABIT LX6	Best ATX
Slot 1 BX	ABIT BX6 AOpen AX6B	Best ATX 2nd Best ATX
Cyrix MediaGX	M Tech. Mustang-GX R543	Best

 

Systems

Desktop / Tower	DirectWave / Micron	Best Major Manufacturer
Laptop / Notebook	Kiwi OpenNote 780	Best
Personal Information	WindWalker's PC	Want to know what I'm using?
Other Webmasters	Tom's Roadrunner PC	Webmaster of Tom's Hardware Guide

 

Multimedia

Graphics Cards	Hercules Thriller 3D using Rendition V2200 Diamond Viper V330 using nVidia Riva-128 Hercules Thriller 3D using Rendition V2200 Canopus Total3D 128V using vVidia Riva-128 Canopus Pure3D II Canopus Pure3D for 3Dfx Cards Diamond Stealth II S220 using Rendition V2100 3Dfx Voodoo II Rendition Verite V2200 Video Memory Clock (MCLK)	Best AGP 2nd Best AGP Best Power PCI 2nd Best Power PCI Best Voodoo2 Card Best Voodoo Card Best Thermal Solution   Best Budget PCI Best 3D Acceleration Chip Best 2D/3D Graphics Chip Overclocking Information & Tools
Monitors	EIZO Flexscan FX-E8 Sony GDM-500PS Optiquest V115 Sony GDM-400PS ADI MicroScan 6P Panasonic PanaFlat PF70 NEC MultiSync M700 NEC MultiSync M500	Best Power 21" Best General 21" Best Budget 21" Best Power 19" Best Budget 19" Best 17" 2nd Best 17" Best 15"
Sound Cards	Diamond Monster Sound MX200 MultiWave AudioWave PCI DigitalSound Yamaha DB50XG	Best Power PCI Best Budget PCI Best Daughterboard
Speakers	Use Your Portable Stereo / Boombox! Diamond HPM-4100 4Q Sound Image Pro QX-SW32 Altec Lansing ACS48 PowerCubes Plus 4Q Sound Image Jr. QX-SW12 Alted Lansing ACS45 PowerCubes SAS Bazooka MS5	Ultimate Solution Best Power Best General 2nd Best General Best Budget 2nd Best Budget Best Subwoofer

 

Drives

Hard Disk Drives	Seagate Medalist Pro 9GB 7,200rpm UltraDMA Ultrastor 9ZX 9.1GB 10,000rpm UltraSCSI SyQuest SyJet	Best Permanent EIDE Best Permanent SCSI Best Removable
CD-ROM Drives	XM-6202B 32x Plextor UltraPleX 32x max / 14x min Adaptec	Best EIDE Best SCSI Best SCSI Controllers
Floppy Disk Drives	Fuji HiFD 200MB 3.5"	Best

 

Other

Modems	MultiWave CommWave V.90 DSP (not HSP) U.S. Robotics / 3Com Courier 56k Data/Fax/Voice Diamond Multimedia SupraExpress 56i Sp Double the Speed of Your Modem w/o Prefetching	Best V.90 PCI Best X2/V.90 ISA Best K56flex/V.90 ISA Best Modem Opt. Page
Case/Enclosures	AcerOpen HX-08 Full-Tower PC Power & Cooling Personal Mid-Tower	Best AT/ATX Full Best AT/ATX Mid
Power	PC Power & Cooling APC SurgeArrest & Power Managers APC Back-UPS	Best Power Supplies Best Surge Protectors Best UPS
Input Devices	Gateway 2000 AnyKey 124-Key Programmable Logitech MouseMan+ 4-Button w/ Scroll Wheel FEELit EverGLIDE Gravis GamePad Pro Micro$oft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro Logitech Wingman Force	Best Keyboard   Best Mouse   Best Mouse Pad Best Gamepad 2nd Best Gamepad   Best Joystick
Printers	Panasonic KX-P6500 NEC 860 SuperScript Epson Color Stylus 800 Alps MD-2010	Best Grayscale 2nd Best GrayScale Best Color 2nd Best Color
Scanners	Polaroid CS-300LE UMAX Astra 610P Logitech PageScan Color Pro	Best Power Flatbed Best Budget Flatbed Best Desktop
Digital Cameras	ViCAM Color Digital Video Camera	Best Video
Memory	Hitachi 6ns PC100 DIMMs The Ram Warehouse & Megatrends Technologies HSB Turbo 45ns SIMMs Crucial Technology (Micron) 50ns SIMMs HSB Turbo 55ns SIMMs	Best SDRAM Also Good SDRAM Best EDO RAM 2nd Best EDO RAM Best FPM RAM

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