Nintendo heeft nu dus officieel gezegd dat ze de UltraHLE makers (een N64-emultator voor windhoo$)

Even wat stuff van The Register:

Nintendo has confirmed it will take legal action against the two developers of UltraHLE, a Windows-based N64 emulator.

The move comes a week after Sony failed to get Connectix's Mac-based PlayStation emulator, Virtual GameStation (VGS), banned while the console vendor prepares a legal case against the developer.

"We are taking several measures to further protect and enforce our intellectual property rights which, of course, includes the bringing of legal action. Emulators and ROMs are clearly infringing and damage not only 'larger industry players' such as Nintendo but hundreds of smaller companies who invest millions of dollars and thousands of hours to develop and program software only to have it stolen on the Internet."

Wat stuff over het nieuwe unreal level pack dat waarschijnlijk in maart zal komen:

A GT Interactive spokesperson has revealed the name of the Unreal Level Pak. Titled The Return To Na Pali, the pak will include pretty much every level of Unreal ever constructed. No firm release has been set on the product as yet, but sources indicate that a March release is likely, just before the shipping of Unreal Tournament.

Belangrijke info voor K6-2 (en toekomstige K7) gebruikers op Voodoo Extreme: id Software heeft aangekondigd dat het 3DNow gaat supporten in Quake3:

id Software has announced plans to integrate support for AMD's 3DNow! technology within its upcoming 3D multiplayer action game Quake III Arena. The game is being built on a completely new gaming technology engine that supports 3DNow! to offer optimized performance on PCs powered by AMD processors. It will leverage the technology by supporting enabled OpenGL drivers and using the technology directly for enhancing floating point intensive chores such as lighting and surface generation. In addition, the SIMD extensions used in 3DNow! will help increase floating point processing capability.

PC One heeft een interview met SiS, waar wat info in staat over K7 chipset support van SiS. The Register heeft wat info:

An interview obtained by Jonathan Hou at PC One has revealed SiS future chipset roadmap. (The full interview is here).

Hou interviewed SiS executive Sylvia Lin, who claimed that Intel had "copied" her company's approach to integrating graphics.

At the same time she confirmed that SiS will support the K7, and will continue to support the Super7 platform.

She said that SiS will certainly compete with the Intel Camino chipset and Via's Apollo Pro Plus.

Lin also revealed benchmarks for the SiS 300 graphics chip in both 2D and 3D modes. She said that practically all Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers are using its SiS 530 technology.

She also said that the licensing deal SiS struck with Intel made no difference to its relationship with AMD, Cyrix or other x.86 manufacturers.

Andy van BXBoards heeft de AOpen AX6BC en Abit BX6-II op de pijnbank gepleurd wat geresulteerd heeft in deze shootout. Hier wat info over de BX6-II, waarin jullie waarschijnlijk het meest geïnteresseerd zijn:

This will probably be the most anticipated mainboard release of the year, and I'm pleased to report that Abit have made a board, that while not perfect, is probably as good as it is going to get for the Overclocker. BXBoards have been in possession of a pair of BX6-2's for a number of weeks, kindly to us by PCNut. We all noticed stability problems with our boards, although a BIOS update improved most of the issues identified. This review is based on an official review sample supplied to us by Abit. Before the beta-BIOS was supplied, I would have not given any more than 3/5 for stability, but I am pleased to report that the issues I identified and reported to Abit were fixed very quickly. And I am pleased to report that the board is working great now!

The Register heeft een nieuwsbericht met wat leuke speculaties over een mogelijk overname van AMD door Compaq:

Speculation mounted today that the massive drop in Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) share prices over the last two weeks had made it vulnerable to one of its suppliers, Compaq-Digital.

Because of a FTC ruling, Intel is forced to make DEC Alpha chips for Compaq but, at the time, a judge said other fabrication plants had to make the 64-bit chip.

AMD and IBM were the obvious choices as alternative fabs to Intel.

If Compaq bought AMD, it would square a circle with the FTC and also give Eckhard Pfeiffer's company much needed fabrication plants of its own.

Bluebyte heeft een patch voor Settlers 3 in elkaar geknutseld die naast een paar bugfixes ook een paar nieuwe features toevoegt:

Blue Byte announced the release of a new Settlers III patch. Patch version 1.25 adds a number of bug fixes and some new features to the game.

Bug fixes include improved scrolling under the Windows NT operating system, Settlers III can now be played without the WININET.DLL file - updates may be performed manually, the interval between leaving the Settlers III Server and immediately logging on again has been reduced, the ‘You have won!/You have lost!‘ messages are now deactivated in games without opponents, and problems with large fonts in the online Lobby have been fixed.

New features introduced in the 1.25 patch include: active units are now displayed in the menu, the ‘Distribution of Goods‘ menus may now be selected directly from the current building, new Lobby server messages keep users up to date on logon events, more tooltips for Multiplayer Mode added, new chat commands are available in the Online Lobby, the initial Lobby Server logon automatically invokes the ‘Create Player‘ dialogue and additional messages notify players in case the swap file is not large enough.

Anand heeft een preview gepost van de VIA MPV4 chipset. De MPV4 is vooral bedoeld voor low-budget systemen. De performance is vrijwel gelijk aan de MPV3. Hier wat info uit Anand's (errug lange) review:

At first sight, the MVP4 can be a relatively frightening product, simply because the thought of having an AGP accelerator integrated into the North Bridge of a chipset is quite limiting. This is completely true, meaning that the MVP4 will not be a high end solution for those users looking to achieve the best possible performance out of their systems with no consideration for cost. The MVP4 will, however, be a solution that is both cost effective, and a good performer for the cost. For direct competition against Intel's Pentium III, you'll still want to stick to the MVP3/K6-3 combo, however for a more cost effective solution that would be an excellent competitor to Intel's dominant Celeron line of systems, the MVP4 will definitely make its presence well known.

Tech Review heeft een review van de Cambridge Soundworks Microworks op z'n site gepleurd. De vette subwoofer van deze speakerset doet het lekker:

Thankfully for Cambridge they housed their subwoofer in a wood cabinet which provided excellent low frequency bass response and a nice punch. We were even able to get the walls moving and feel the low frequency bass flow through our bodies with that little tingle. However we were able to top out the subwoofer, which caused a sort of popping sound to be produced.

Upgrade Center heeft een review gepost van de Soyo 6BA+ moederplank. De review heeft wat info over overklokken van dit bord:

The 6BA+ is a decent overclocking board, allowing you quite a few bus speeds to play with, and the jumperless CPU setup. I ran the board successfully through Winstone at 450MHz with a Celeron 300A. The only problem I had seems to be related either to the RIVA TNT Chipset used in the cards I use to test, the memory used, or the motherboard itself. When overclocking to 450MHz, the TNT cards will not do 3D. VooDoo2s will, since they are PCI I suspect. Setting the board to 374 fixed the problem. I have heard rumors of moving DIMMs to increase stability and lessen problems when overclocking, but have had no luck, and any recommendations are welcome.

Sharky Extreme heeft wat nieuws over Skywell, die mogelijk Voodoo3 kaarten gaat bakken voor de Aziatische markt. Dat is opmerkelijk aangezien 3Dfx na de fusie met STB de productie van V3 kaarten in eigen hand heeft genomen:

Sources close to Sharky Extreme have informed us that Skywell Technologies could be manufacturing a Voodoo3 based product within South East Asia. Although 3Dfx as yet has declined to offer any comment on this rumor, when asked about the likelihood of such an event a few months ago, Scott Sellers denied any such possibilty. Skywell Technologies was the first OEM partner in Taiwan to actually release a Voodoo Graphics based board and last year followed up with the Magic 3D2 Voodoo2 based product.

Gamespot heeft een preview met wat info over de S3 Savage3:

CANNES - Don't look now, but S3 is back in the 3D game. After years of derision stemming from its ViRGE-series accelerator, the OEM-focused chip developer is striking back with the Savage4, the most sophisticated 3D product it has ever released. Replete with cutting-edge features - including AGP 4X support, 32-bit color rendering, S3 Texture Compression (S3TC), and support for digital flat-panel displays - and an aggressive OEM price point (as low as US$25 in quantity), the Savage4 promises to shake up the 3D market when it is released in mid-March.

Veel info staat er verder niet in, maar als je ff wil kijken, doe dat dan hier.

The Techs.net heeft een Celeron Overclockers Guide in elkaar geknutseld. Het artikel is gefocused op de nieuwe 366 en 400Mhz Celeries. Ze hebben zelfs een C400 op 600Mhz weten te krijgen:

The Celeron 400Mhz was able to boot fine at 450Mhz and 500Mhz using the Quad-Heatsink/Fan combination (available here). Then came the test, 600 (freakin’) Mhz. The Celeron booted fine and went into Windows (woo, woo). Then after its initial 2 hours running, it crashed horribly. The computer would not boot for another 35 minutes, but got back up. I figured that the heat was really getting to the processor, since it was running at about 94 degrees. I decided to put a couple of fans into the case, two at the top, 1 in the middle and 1 in the front (pictures below).

Planet Quake heeft een preview van Redline op z'n site geplant. Hier wat info over de bedoeling van het spel:

Redline is hard to describe, coming across as some sort of crazed mix of Quake, Carmageddon, and the Mad Max movies. Fighting both on foot and in a range of vehicles, you must make your way across a ravaged world, carrying out a dozen huge single player missions along the way.

There's also multiplayer action - the game is capable of handling up to 16 players in deathmatch or Capture The Flag, over the internet or LAN. There's also full support for GameSpy and MPlayer out of the box, which means that finding a game should be pretty straightforward...

Adrian van Adrian's Rojak Pot heeft een review gepost van de Abit BM6. De BM6 heeft een hele emmer busspeed settings, wat 'm erg handig maakt voor overclocken. Hier wat info

Just look at the range of bus speeds supported by the ABIT BM6! It was as if ABIT was reading my mind. Check out what I wrote previously (the third paragraph in the Soft Menu II section).

Now, the BM6 comes with the ability to run the system bus speed at 66, 68.5, 75, 83, 100, 103, 105, 110, 112, 115, 120, 124 (two settings) and 133MHz (two settings), all at the touch of your finger. The bus speeds in green are those that have just been added into this enhanced version of Soft Menu II. Needless to say, this makes the BM6 a more flexible overclocker's motherboard than the famous BH6.

Ahh... I'm just waiting for the day when we can all have complete control of the bus speed. :-)

Hardware Plus heeft een review gebakken van de Asus V3400TNT. De video-in en TV/out mogelijkheden van de Asus onderscheiden 'm van de grijze massa van TNT reference designs:

The other feature that sets the V3400 apart is the extra video inputs and outputs that it offers. It's nice to be able to buy a board and have it do more than just be able to play games. In this multimedia age we look for value and usefulness in the products we buy. If you plan to buy this board don't hesitate to get the full featured model. It's well worth it.

Warzone heeft een preview van Nascar Revolution in elkaar geparkeerd. Ik bespeur weinig fun in het eindeloos draaien van suffe ovals maar er zullen vast personen zijn die daar anders over denken. De graphics zien er in ieder geval wel ok uit. Hier de wat info uit de review:

There's nothing quite like speeding around the high banks in a 3400-lb. Stock car at 180mph, trading paint and dirty looks with 42 others who are just as hungry for victory as you are. When a gaming company is able to capture the pure sensation of speed, they deserve a good pat on the back.

EA Sports is trying to do just that with NASCAR Revolution. If the demo is any indication, they may miss the simulation mark while making arcade-racing fans happy. Let me elaborate on that. 90% of the game engine thus far is outstanding. However, the 10% they missed on, at least in the demo, is the 10% that makes a true simulation.

Betanews heeft ergens een chatlog vandaan weten te vissen waarin een Microserf zegt dat de DirectX7 code gefinished is:

Q: What is the state on the DX 7 Timetable? When will the first Beta be? What's the target release date? What's the OS situation 98 / 2000?

Host Mark_ms says: <= Mark Kenworthy A: DirectX 7 is code complete. We're testing and fixing bugs now. It is included in Windows 2000. First beta is planned to coincide with Windows 2000 beta 3

Meer info kan gevonden worden op de Mikroschoft DirectX site.

AGN 3D heeft een zooi screenshots van Driver gepost. Driver is een super vet racespel waarbij je de crimineel moet uithangen:

Driver is an amazing new game for the PSX and PC that recreates the adrenaline pumping action of the best Hollywood car chases. Set in the 70’s where gas guzzling muscle cars were the standard, you take on the persona of an undercover cop named Tanner. As Tanner you pose as a driver for hire in order to infiltrate a crime ring that you soon learn spans four of the nation’s largest cities - NY, LA, Miami and San Francisco.

Driver isn’t another racing game, it’s an all new gaming experience. Each of the four cities are modeled in full 3D with accurate maps and landmarks of their real life counterparts along with the amazing realism of a working traffic light system, motorists, pedestrians and cops on patrol. Once you accept a job you’ll have to make you’re pickup at the exact time – arrive too soon and risk being spotted by the cops, too late and you’ll have the mob after your ass.

Erg wreed dus. Ga snel hier verder kijken voor de screenshots.

Computers 'R Us heeft een memory guide in elkaar gesleuteld. Echt heftig spel staat er niet in het het artikel heeft weinig info. Hier heb je alvast 11%:

There are also many different versions of SDRAM. Almost all Pentium, Pentium Pro, Celeron and Pentium II processors work with a speed of 66 megahertz with the memory. This is either the computer works at 133, 266 or 333 megahertz. But if your computer works at 350, 400 and 450 megahertz then they communicate with the memory at 100 megahertz and therefore they demand a faster type of SDRAM if they should work fine. This memory is called SDRAM PC100 memory.

Info voor dummies...

Voodoo Extreme heeft wat info over extra functies van het super handige (maar bij veel mobo's niet werkende) SoftFSB proggie waarmee je on the fly de busspeed kunt veranderen. Met onderstaande tweak kun je het proggie vertellen dat-ie telkens bij het booten van windows de busspeed moet instellen:

I have been using the SoftFSB, I enquired the author about the program and he had taught me a way to let it start with windows and auto set the Bus speed everytime it is restarted. Here's what you do . . .

Unzip the SoftFSB program, Start the program AT LEAST ONCE.. That will allow the SoftFSB.ini file to be made. Open the .ini file, On line 6 under the SoftFSB menu, there's a

nExtMode=0

now, change the value to 1 as in

nExtMode=1

Now close the file and restart the SoftFSB.exe file. If you have done all of that correctly, you will now see 2 new buttons under the [ Get FSB ] button. Get your FSB now, and the AUTOO button will be enabled, now config it to your personal liking. I had mine set to a 100MHz bus to make my 300A to a 450MHz

Dit werkt alleen met de laatste beta, die je hier vandaan kunt halen.

Videologic heeft een nieuwe geluidskaart gereleased. De SonicVortex2 maakt gebruik van de Aureal Vortex2 chipset, dezelfde als op de Diamond MX300 en Turtle Beach Montego II. Hier heb je wat info van de SonicVortex2 pagina van Videologic:

VideoLogic - the international company which develops, designs and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics accelerator, video and audio products for PCs, games consoles and arcade entertainment machines - has launched the SonicVortex2, a high performance, advanced audio add-in card for gamers. The card is available now from VideoLogic’s network of resellers and dealers with a max RRP of just £64.99 (inc. VAT).

SonicVortex2’s 3D positional audio, using the acclaimed Aureal A3D 2.0 standard, brings game environments to life. Now the level of acoustic realism matches the immersive 3D worlds of the latest, greatest games.

Key features of the SonicVortex2 include: the latest Aureal Vortex2 technology for realistic 3D audio; four speaker support for an enhanced 3D audio experience; high performance audio for games, including full hardware acceleration which frees the CPU and speeds up gameplay; legacy audio support for compatibility with A3D 1.0 and DOS based PC games; high quality audio for music/entertainment; PCI audio performance and S/P-DIF output for digital recording.

Kevin Dale, marketing and sales director, VideoLogic Systems, says: "It’s time for gamers to demand 3D sound that’s on a par with the immersive 3D graphics found in new games such as Half-Life. With support for the latest Aureal 2.0 API, SonicVortex2 delivers the ultimate in features and performance for gaming along with stunning 3D positional audio, all with low CPU usage to keep gameplay fast.

STB is niet van plan om de Detonator drivers te gaan gebruiken. Ze beweren dat die mogelijk schadelijk zijn voor de hardware. Waar?, of is het een lame excuus om te stoppen met driver support voor de Velocity 4400? Planet Riva heeft wat info:

I just got off the phone with STB on my 4400 TNT card, and asking if they are going to incorporate the Detonator drivers. They said they just had gotten out of a board meeting on the very subject and have decided not to support them.

They said that they had tested them on one of their high-end test systems, and it blew the motherboard and the card out. They say the drivers basically overclock the card and the motherboard, and that is why it happened.

Any truth to this? Have you heard any horror stories with the card? Please let us know. I was curious, and asked if they were going to start phasing out TNT support due to their deal with 3Dfx, and they said that it is actually not a finished deal yet, and they intend to continue support on the card. I hope it is true, for I want them to continue to improve their drivers.

Planet Riva heeft inmiddels ook een reactie van nVidia los weten te peuteren:

Thanks for forwarding on this question from one of your readers regarding a claim made by STB. For the record: 1) We exhaustively test all of our driver releases across all of our board partner's products, including STB's Velocity 4400, and this problem has never manifested itself. 2) The clock frequency of the 3D processor, including the RIVA TNT, is controlled by the BIOS not the respective driver. Loading a new driver can improve performance through software without a change to the clock speed of the hardware. 3)  We can understand if STB may not want to support the Detonator driver officially, since it conflicts with its new business model of being a 3Dfx-house. Having their customer's RIVA TNT-based board perform to its fullest potential hurts their new strategy.

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