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Processor | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V) |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430 |
Cooling | Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU |
Memory | 2GB G.Skill DDR2 800 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600 |
Storage | WD 160 GB SATA hard drive. |
Display(s) | Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900 |
Case | Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window). |
Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers). |
Power Supply | ThermalTake 430W TR2 |
Software | XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1. |
Everyone who shops for networking equipment knows the theory behind Ethernet over Power, or EoP technology. Plugging one adapter into a house power socket, and another into a socket near a router, will give the user an instant ethernet connection. Netgear has told The Register that it plans on making EoP adapters that have a maximum bandwidth of 200 Mb/s. Of course, natural constraints such as power line noise reduce the effective bandwidth to about 95Mb/s. While alot lower then the maximum, it certainly is better then previous revisions of the product, which maxed out at 14 or 85 Mb/s. Unfortunately, the new EoP adapters from Netgear are based on the OPERA 200Mbps powerline standard. This means that they are not compatible with previous EoP standards. The EoP adapters are still perfect for bridging media centers, game consoles, or computers that are out of range of wireless networks. Netgear will release their EoP adapters in Europe for around £140-£180.
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