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Huge list of Computer Hardware Links
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Computer Hardware Links - Links to sites on computer hardware.
- 2
Fast CPU - Hardware reviews.
- 5
Star Support - Free technical help from volunteers.
- 7
Volts - Tips on customizing your computer.
- 8
Balls Hardware - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- 8
Dimensional - Links to many hardware reviews, particularly video cards.
- A1
Electronics - News and reviews. Contains CPU and chipset info and roadmaps.
- About.com:
Computing and Tech Page - Hardware articles and numerous links to hardware
pages.
- AbsolutePC.Net
- Computer news, reviews, links, and more.
- Accelenation
- PC hardware news and reviews.
- Ace's
Hardware - Articles on the PC industry; mostly focusing on CPUs.
- Acid
Hardware - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Active
Hardware - PC hardware info and reviews. (was High Performance PC Guide)
- Adrian's
Rojak Pot - Hardware news, reviews, and optimization tips.
- All
Tech Box - Hardware reviews and configuration tips.
- AMD
3D - Hardware news, reviews, and links to FAQs.
- AMD
World - Hardware news and information site.
- AnandTech
- Anand Shimpi's hardware tech page. CPU and motherboard reviews. CPU, motherboard,
and overclocking surveys. Overclocking guide.
- APU's
Hardware - PC hardware news and reviews.
- Arash's
Best Hardware Guide - Hardware reviews and guides.
- Ars
Technica - News, reviews, and good technical articles on PC hardware.
- Atlanta
OC - Hardware news, reviews, and links.
- Atomic
Geek - Hardware reviews and buyers guide.
- Azoos.com
- Search engine with links to dozens of hardware sites.
- Bench
House - Hardware news and reviews.
- Bertil
Hagnell's Interesting Links - Some good hardware links.
- Bill's
Workshop - Tech tips and reviews of PC components.
- Bit
Technologies - Hardware news, articles, and mods.
- Blarg
Site - Overclocking and everything geek.
- Blue
Screen of Deth - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Blue
Smoke - Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
- Broken
Pixel - Hardware news and reviews.
- Bunker
Mentality - Hardware mods and guides.
- Burnout
PC - Hardware news and articles.
- BXBoards
- Hardware reviews and articles.
- Cheapskate
Vid Cooler - Site with a large list of hardware links and some info on
cooling video cards.
- Commongrounds
PC - Hardware news and reviews.
- A
Complete Illustrated Guide to PC Hardware - Very thorough overview of
PC hardware components.
- Computers.com
- C'Net's reviews of computer systems and new components.
- Computers
R Us - Information, reviews, and articles on PC hardware.
- Computer
Tips - Some information on hardware components.
- Computer
Information Center - Guide to computer resources on the internet.
- Cool
Hardwarez - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Cool
Info - Mostly gaming information, but has daily news updates concerning
PC hardware and software.
- Core
Meltdown - Hardware news and reviews.
- CPU
3D - Hardware news and reviews.
- CPU
Burn - Hardware news and reviews.
- The
Ctrl-Alt-Del.com - Hardware news, reviews, articles, and downloads.
- CyberWorks
- PC Technical Sites - Links to many hardware and upgrading sites.
- Dangerous
Dog - Hardware news, benchmarking, and overclocking.
- Dan's
Data - PC hardware reviews and tutorials.
- DeezTech
- PC hardware reviews.
- Demo
News - Hardware reviews and optimization files.
- Designtechnica
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Dick
Perron's Hardware Links - Excellent links to hardware pages.
- Digit
Life - PC hardware news and reviews.
- Digital
Deities - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Digital
Web 3D - PC hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- The
Dilbert Zone - Dilbert Comic Strip.
- Drivers
- Spanish site with links to numerous hardware drivers pages.
- Driver
Guide - Hardware drivers site for various operating systems.
- Drivers
Headquarters - Hardware drivers page. Comprehensive list.
- Drivers
Planet - Site with links to numerous hardware drivers.
- D-Silence
- Hardware, software, and technology news.
- Dux
Computer Digest - Commercial website with hardware reviews and installation
tips.
- Earthweb's
Hardware Central - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Electic
- Hardware tech and gaming news.
- Elektrik
Sheep - Technology news and reviews.
- Epinions
- User-written product reviews.
- Exclusive
PC - Hardware and software reviews, guides, and news.
- Explosive
Hardware - Hardware news and reviews.
- Extreme
ICE - Hardware news and reviews.
- EXHardware
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Extreme
Tech - Hardware reviews and articles on PC technology.
- Fast
MHz - Hardware news, tweaks, and links.
- Flip
Chip.net - Hardware news and reviews.
- Firing
Squad - Reviews of various hardware and games.
- Frosty
Tech - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- Game
Forces - Gaming hardware reviews and news.
- Gamers
Depot - PC hardware and game reviews.
- GiBTEK
- Hardware, overclocking, cooling, gaming, and more.
- Gideon
Tech - Hardware news, reviews, and projects.
- Got
Apex - Hardware news.
- Ground
Zero - Hardware news site.
- Hard
Avenue - News and reviews from Australia.
- HardCOREware
- Hardware gaming news and reviews.
- Hard
OCP - Hardware news, reviews, previews, and articles.
- Hardware
Analysis - IT-oriented news and hardware page.
- Hardware
Central - General information, buying, and installation tips on various
hardware components.
- Hardware
FAQs - ZDNet's list of vendor FAQs on various hardware components.
- The
Hardware Group - Motherboard information, benchmarks, and discussion forums.
- Hardware
Mania - Hardware news and reviews.
- Hardware
Masters - News, reviews, and previews of PC hardware.
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- Hardware
News Net - Links to various hardware reviews around the 'net.
- Hardware
One - News and reviews of PC hardware components.
- Hardware
Pacers - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- The
Hardware Site - Good information on various PC components.
- Hardware
Unlimited - News, reviews, and articles on PC hardware.
- Help
From Techs - Forums for discussing computer problems.
- Helpsite.com
- Links to many hardware help pages.
- Help
With PCs - Computer courses along with guides and upgrading and configurations
tips.
- Hexus
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Hip
Hardware - PC news and reviews.
- Hi
Tech Bits - News from around the PC hardware spectrum.
- Hi
Tech Mods - Computer mods and hardware reviews.
- Home
of Lost Circuits - Reviews and info on various hardware components.
- HoozYerMama
- Hardware reviews and CPU info.
- Hot
Hardware - Reviews of various hardware components.
- How
Stuff Works - Basic overview of how stuff works, including computers.
- Hyper
OC - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Hypothermia
- News, reviews, and many interviews.
- Hytek
Computer - Hardware news and a few reviews and articles.
- I
Am Not a Geek - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- IC
When - Chronological history of video games and computers.
- Insane
Hardware - PC news, reviews, and articles.
- Inside
Project - Hardware reviews and how-tos.
- ipKonfig
- PC hardware news.
- IT
Reviews - Hardware, software, and game reviews and editorials.
- iXBT
Hardware - Hardware news and reviews.
- Jason's
Computer HQ - News, reviews, and information on PC hardware components.
- JC's
PC News'n'Links - Collection of PC news and news updates from CPU and
other hardware-oriented sites.
- John
Sheldon's Webpages - Tips on troubleshooting SCSI and USB ports.
- jonnyGURU
- Personal web page with some good links and info on CPU installation.
- JSI
Hardware - PC news, hardware reviews, and articles.
- Kenn's
Hardware - Hardware news and reviews.
- Legion
Hardware - Hardware news and reviews.
- LiamC's
PC Website - PC hardware news and articles.
- Lightspeed
2000 - PC hardware news and reviews oriented towards 3D gaming.
- Little
White Dog - Hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- Lost
Universe - Hardware news, reviews, and guides.
- M3D
Zone - Hardware news and reviews.
- Mainboard.com
Manufacturer Links - Links to various hardware manufacturers.
- Main
Frame Tech - Hardware news and reviews.
- Make
It Simple - Hardware reviews, news, and configuration tips.
- Maximum
Hardware - News, reviews, and articles.
- Maximum
PC - Computer industry news and articles.
- Maximum
Reboot - PC news and reviews.
- Mikhail
Tech - Hardware news and articles.
- Modding
Zone - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Monster
Hardware - News, reviews, and articles.
- Mr.
Bill's Geek's Corner - PC Hardware news and links.
- Mr.
Driver - List of hardware drivers for various components.
- Mr
PC Pro - Hardware news and reviews.
- Neo
Seeker - Links to reviews of hardware and games on the net.
- Net
Express - Commercial site, but loads of info on specific components (CPU,
RAM, hard drives, etc.).
- Netkills
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Next
Dimension Hardware - Hardware reviews, guides, and links to reviews on
other sites.
- Open
Directory - Very large set of links to hardware manufacturers and hardware-oriented
websites.
- One
PC.net - Computing guides, articles, and reviews.
- Ojatek's
Laptop Tips - Various tips for laptop users.
- Oxford
PC - Commercial site with a few reviews, hardware specs, and links hardware
FAQs.
- PapaDoc
- Flight sim and hardware reviews.
- PC
911 - Tips on optimizing and configuring your computer.
- PC
Abusers - PC hardware news and articles.
- PC
Asylum Singapore - Hardware news and reviews.
- PC
AV Tech - Testing and comparisons of sound and video cards.
- PC
Critix - News and information for PC enthusiasts.
- PC
Extremes - PC news, reviews, and articles.
- PC
Extremist - News, how-to's, and hardware reviews.
- PC
Scoop - PC hardware news and reviews.
- PC
Friendly Internet Hardware Links - Tons of links to hardware pages.
- The
PC Guide - Excellent technical reference tool. Tons of details on various
hardware components. Contains a procedure guide for installing and configuring
various components as well as an extensive troubleshooting index.
- PC
Gunk - Hardware news and reviews.
- PC
Hardware Bluebook - Hardware links with some suggestions on selecting
components.
- PC
Hardware Reviews Page - PC hardware reviews, articles, and configuration
tips.
- PC
Lube and Tune - Articles and tutorials on different hardware components.
- PC
Mechanic - General information on motherboards, CPUs, memory, video, monitors,
and hard drives. Includes BIOS beep codes. Motherboard and hard drive installation.
- PC
Monkey - Hardware and gaming news and reviews.
- PC
News Center - Links to hardware reviews from around the web.
- PC
Power Zone - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- PC
Roddin - Reviews and news on hotrod computers.
- PC
Scoop - Hardware news and reviews.
- PC
Stats - Hardware news and articles.
- The
PC Technology Guide - An excellent detailed overview of all of the components
inside a personal computer. Includes a nice glossary of computer terms.
- PC
Webopaedia Hardware - Lots of links to info on all PC hardware components.
- PC
Workshop - PC projects and hardware reviews.
- Personal
Computer Reference Library - Some details on the inner workings of a PC.
- Peteweb
PC Refurbishing Resources - Links, tips, and specs on various hardware
components.
- Phear
Factory - Hardware news and reviews.
- Pimp
Rig - Hardware news, reviews, and mods.
- Planet
Hardware - News, reviews, and information on PC components.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for most every CPU,
chipset, etc.
- Pro
Cooling - News, reviews, and numerous articles on cooling a PC system.
- Radeonic
- News, reviews, and resources.
- Rated
PC - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Real
World Technologies - News and indepth information on various PC hardware
components.
- Red
Hill Guide to Computer Hardware - Views on CPUs, hard drives, and motherboards.
Has an excellent overall history of the evolution of the CPU.
- Review
Booth - Links to many reviews of PC hardware.
- Review
Center - Reviews of various PC hardware components.
- Review
Finder - Find reviews on numerous types of hardware.
- Review
Makers - Hardware news and reviews.
- RipNet-UK
- News, articles, and reviews.
- Risenet
- Tricked out hardware for enthusiasts.
- Romulus
2 - Hardware news, guides, and articles.
- Scotts
Hardware Site - Hardware reviews and tweaking guide.
- Serial
Addiction - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Sharky
Extreme - Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
- Shawn's
Computer Page - Photographic overview of the basic PC components.
- Silicon
News - PC hardware news.
- Singapore
Hardware Zone - News and reviews on PC hardware components.
- Slashdot.org
- News for nerds.
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- SlauTech
- PC hardware news and reviews.
- Slot
A.com - Information and reviews focusing on Athlon-compatible motherboards.
- SOS
Hardware - Info and drivers for servicing older hardware.
- Speed
Guide.Net - Tips on speeding up Windows and cable modems.
- Speedy
3D - Gaming-oriented hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Spode's
Abode - Hardware news, reviews, and tutorials.
- Sprockets
- Links to various manufacturers as well as drivers and utilities.
- Stratics
- Online gaming news and game gear reviews.
- Sub
Zero Tech - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- System
Logic - Hardware news, reviews, and previews.
- System
Optimization - Motherboard reviews and processor surveys. Information
on motherboards, CPUs, chipsets, BIOS, cache, and memory. System benchmark
surveys. Overclocking guide.
- Taco
Nuts - PC hardware news and reviews.
- t-break
- Hardware news and reviews.
- Tec
Central - German hardware page with English and French translations. Contains
news and hardware reviews.
- Tech
Advice - Huge listing of hardware manufacturers and their products including
links to drivers.
- Tech
Angel - Hardware reviews and articles.
- Tech
Gods - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Tech
Extreme - Hardware news and reviews.
- Techfest
- Good set of direct links to info on various PC hardware components.
- Tech
Hard - Hardware news and information.
- Tech
IMO - Scott Wainner's page of news, articles, and user reviews.
- Tech
Junkie - PC hardware news and reviews.
- Technoyard
- Hardware reviews.
- Techphiles
- PC hardware news and reviews.
- Tech
Planet - PC hardware news and reviews.
- Tech
Report - The scoop on PC hardware, software, and toys.
- Tech
Republic - Hardware news and information for IT professionals.
- Tech
Reviews - Hardware and software product reviews aimed at computing and
networking professionals.
- Tech
Specs: PCs - Detailed information on computers and how they work.
- Tech
Watch - Hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- The
Computer News - Hardware news, tutorials, and links to reviews.
- The
Tech Zone - PC hardware news, articles, and reviews.
- Temple
of Technology - Hardware news and editorials.
- Templin
Tech - Hardware news, drivers, tweaks, and reviews.
- TheView
Hardware Reviews - Hardware reviews and news.
- Tom's
Hardware Guide - Tom Pabst's hardware page. Motherboard and CPU reviews.
Chipsets and RAM information. Hard drive and video card information.
- Trish's
Escape From Hardware Hell - List of links to many hardware sites.
- TULARC:
Personal Computers - The Ultimate Learn And Resource Center. Many good
links and some info on PC components.
- Tutorial
Find - Directory of how-to pages mostly focusing on software, but with
some hardware info.
- T.V.M.
Hardware and Software Resources - Many links to commercial as well as
general hardware info web pages.
- Tweak
3D - Hardware news, reviews, and tweaks.
- Tweakers
Asylum - Hardware news, reviews, articles, and downloads.
- Tweak
Town - News, reviews, and articles focused on Windows configuration and
performance.
- UGeek
- Hardware specifications, upgrading information, tips, and news concerning
PC hardware.
- Ultraportal
- File downloads and review links.
- Unlimited
Hardware - Old product reviews and hardware information.
- Van's
Hardware - Hardware news and indepth reviews.
- VIA
Hardware - News, reviews, and information mostly focused on VIA products.
- Viper's
Lair - Hardware news, reviews, guides, and articles.
- Virtual
Hideout - News, reviews, and how-tos.
- VN
Roundup - PC hardware news and reviews.
- Virtual
Zone - Hardware news and reviews.
- Void
Your Warranty - Hardware news and product reviews.
- Voodoo
Extreme - Hardware news and reviews of 3D video cards.
- Water
Wheel Hardware Help Online - Loads of information and good guides on how
PCs work.
- WC
Extreme - Hardware news, reviews, tweaks, and articles.
- Webtech
Online - Tech news and hardware reviews.
- Winn L.
Rosch Hardware Bible - Online version of the Hardware Bible.
- Wolf's
Den - News and links to hardware reviews.
- x86
Server - Links to news and info on server-class hardware.
- XBit
Labs - Hardware news and reviews.
- Xtreme
Tek - PC hardware and game reviews.
- Yahoo
Hardware Links - Links to hundreds of hardware sites.
- Your
Basic Hardware Page - Overview of each of the components in a PC along
with some specific hardware recommendations.
- Your
Computer Hardware - Computer hardware links.
- Zephir
Tech - Hardware news, reviews, and how-to's.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.hardware
- General PC hardware newsgroup.
- comp.answers
- Newsgroup where many FAQs are kept.
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc
- General PC hardware newsgroup.
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international visitors, but most of these links only apply to the United States.
- 2CPU.com
- News and information on Symmetric Multi-Processing.
- The
3DNow! NOW Page - News and information on AMD's 3DNow! technology.
- 3DNow!
UK - News and info on AMD chips.
- 3DNow.org
- Organization dedicated to propagating the use of 3DNow! extensions.
- A1
Electronics - Contains CPU and chipset info as well as roadmaps.
- AlphaPowered
- Page dedicated to the Digital Alpha processor.
- Alternative
CPU - Bryan Davis' excellent pages full of information on non-Intel processors.
- AMD
5x86-133 Upgrade Info - Page with some good specifics on upgrading to
a 5x86-133.
- AMD
Appreciation Site - Site dedicated to AMD processors.
- AMD
Insider - News and info site on AMD processors.
- AMD
Official Site - AMD's processors (486, Nx586, 5x86, K5, K6,
K6-2, K6-III, Athlon, Duron).
- AMD
MB - Hardware news and reviews focusing on AMD-based motherboards.
- AMD
Power - News and reviews of AMD CPUs.
- AMD
Town - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- AMD
Xtreme - News, reviews, and information on AMD chips.
- AMD
Zone - News and info relating to AMD processors.
- AnandTech
CPU Reviews - Anand's CPU reviews.
- Athlon
MB - Reviews and information on Athlon-based motherboards.
- Athlon
Planet - News and reviews focusing on Athlon-related hardware.
- Bill's AL440LX
Slocket 2 Guide - Upgrading the Intel AL440LX motherboard.
- Centaur
Technology - Old Centaur/IDT Winchip processors (Winchip, Winchip-2,
Winchip-2A, Winchip-2B, Winchip-3).
- Chip
Architect - Some news and analysis of x86 CPUs.
- Chip
Directory - Alphabetically listed chip information. Extensive lists.
- Chip
Geek - UGeek's listing of processor specifications.
- Chip
Shots - Cool pictures of processors.
- Clive
Turvey's Homepage - Highly technical information on Intel processors.
- CPU
Central - Information on various processors. Includes CPU disassembly
page (not for the faint of heart! ;)).
- CPU
Chip List - Aad Offerman's huge list of CPUs. Did I say huge? I meant
HUGE.
- CPU
Database - Links to hardware reviews.
- The
CPU Guide - Information and recommendations on many processors.
- CPUID
- Information on Intel and AMD's x86 instruction sets.
- CPU
Information Center - History of microprocessors. Includes large chart
of CPU information.
- CPU
Review - News and information on various processors.
- CPU
Scorecard - CPU benchmarks, news, prices, and reviews.
- CPU
Site - News and information on various microprocessors.
- Cyrix
Official Site - Cyrix processors (CX-486, 486DX2, 5x86, MediaGX,
6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX, M-II).
- Dell
Dimension Processor Upgrade FAQ - Really good info on upgrading Dell systems.
- Digital Equipment
Official Site - Digital processors (Alpha). Note: The
Alpha is not natively x86 compatible.
- Doctor
Dobb's Microprocessor Center - Robert Collins' site on x86 processors.
Data sheets, motherboard manuals and general x86 news and commentary.
- Hot
News - DDJ Microprocessor Center's links to articles
on the CPU industry.
- EPIC
Home Page - Indepth info on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.
- Evergreen
Official Site - CPU adapters (586, PR166, MxPro, Eclipse PCI,
Eclipse Super-7 PCI, Spectra).
- Generation
AMD - News about AMD processors.
- GBM
x86 Stuff - Grzegorz Mazur's undocumented info on the K5 and 6x86 chips.
- GiZzO's
Fans - Specs for a wide variety of CPU and case fans.
- Hardware
and Chip Fabrication - Information on non-Intel chips and CPU manufacture.
- High
Performance Microprocessors - Brief descriptions and direct links to info
on various microprocessors (not just x86).
- Hypertransport.org
- Hypertransport consortium website.
- HP
IA64 - Hewlett-Packard's page on IA64 (Merced, etc.).
- IBM
Official Site - IBM processors. (6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX).
- Intel
Official Site - Intel processors (486, OverDrive, Pentium, Pentium
Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron, Xeon, Pentium 4, Itanium).
- Intel
Processor Price Chart - List of prices for Intel chips over time.
- The
Intel Roadmap - Information gathered from various news sources on upcoming
CPU, chipset, and graphics products.
- Intel
Zone - News and reviews focusing on Intel-related hardware.
- Jason's
Unofficial Celeron Page - Photos and some information on the Celeron chip.
- JC's
PC News'n'Links - Collection of PC news and news updates from CPU and
other hardware-oriented sites.
- The
K6 Quake/FPU Issue - Interesting reading concerning AMD's K6 processor
running Quake.
- Kingston
Official Site - CPU adapters (Turbochip-133, 233, and 333)
and memory.
- Kim
Noer's Electrical Stuff - Electrical specs on various Alpha, x86, and
PowerPC chips.
- MicroDesign
Resources - In-depth articles on computer processors.
- Mike's
Hardware - Roadmap info on upcoming CPUs, chipsets, and graphic cards.
- National
Semiconductor Official Site - Cyrix processors. (MediaGX, 6x86MX,
M-II).
- Net
Express CPU - Pricing, performance, and future of CPUs.
- Notes
on Pentium and Compatible CPUs - CPU voltages, bus speeds, multipliers,
and sockets.
- Paul
Hsieh's Homepage - Interesting CPU articles and other stuff.
- PC
80x86 Processors - Old (1995) but informative overview on the evolution
of the 80x86 processor.
- The
PC Guide: Processors - Very detailed look at the various x86 processors.
Includes details on voltages, multipliers, cooling requirements, sockets types,
and more.
- The
PC Technology Guide: Intel Processors - General overview of the history
of Intel procs and architecture of Pentium and later CPUs.
- The
PC Technology Guide: Non-Intel CPUs - Discussion of the architectural
differences of non-Intel processors.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for most every CPU,
chipset, etc.
- PNY
Official Site - CPU adapters (Quickchip-133 and 200).
- Power
Leap Official Site - CPU adapters (PL/586-133, PL/54C, PL/OD54C,
PL/54CMMX, PL/ProMMX, PL/K6-III, PL/PII, PL/Renaissance/AT).
- Processor
Emporium - News and lots of information on various x86 processors.
- Processor
Guide - Sys Opt's processor reviews, specifications, and utilities.
- Processor
Information - Info on Intel processors including the instruction set and
opcodes.
- Processor
Upgrading FAQ - Answers to many of the frequently asked questions about
CPU upgrades.
- Red
Hill Guide to CPUs - An excellent overview of the evolution of the microprocessor.
- Rise
Official Site - Rise processors (mP6).
- Sandpile.org
- Christian Ludluff's processor site with technical information and discussion
about CPUs.
- SGS
Thomson Official Site - SGS Thomson's processors (486, 6x86).
- Shannon
Knows Compaq - Terry Shannon's newsletter dedicated to info on Compaq
(formerly DEC) enterprise systems.
- The
Silicon Zoo - Some interesting silicon doodles that were included on various
CPUs. :-)
- Techfest
Processors - Good list of direct links to info on various CPUs.
- Tech
Specs: PCs - Detailed information on computers including info on Math-Co
and OverDrive CPUs.
- Timeline
of Microcomputers - Very thorough timeline on the evolution of
computers.
- Transmeta
Official Site - Transmeta processors (Crusoe).
- Transmeta
Zone - News and information site on Transmeta processors.
- Unofficial
Case and Cooling Fetish FAQ - Lots of info and recommendations for heatsinks
and CPU/case fans.
- VIA
Official Site - Cyrix and VIA processors. (M-II, Cyrix III,
C3).
- Winchip
Official Site - Centaur/IDT processors (Winchip, Winchip-2).
- x86-64
- AMD's support site for porting Linux to x86-64.
CPU Cooling Info
- 2CoolTek
- News and in-depth cooling info and comparisons.
- Aavid
Technical Papers - Technical papers on heat transfer. Includes articles
on selecting a heatsink.
- Benchtest
- Information and articles on system cooling.
- CPU
Cooler Programs - Comparison of CPU Idle, Waterfall, and Rain programs.
- Way2Cool
- One guy's attempts to cool his processor and case.
- Celeron Cooling
- Cooling an overclocked Celeron.
- Flotherm
Examples - Interesting info about heatflow and cooling options for various
electronic devices.
- The
Heatsink Guide - Tillmann Steinbrecher's Heatsink Guide.
- How
to Select a Heatsink - Old Electronics Cooling article on the technical
aspects of heatsinks.
- Make-It-Simple
Projects - Some home-brew cooling and noise reduction projects.
- Mike's
Water-Cooled CPU - Taking CPU cooling just a bit too far. :-)
- Overclockers.com Heatsink
Reviews - Loads of heatsink reviews and cooling info.
- PC
Cooling Project - Fast Graphics' system cooling information.
- Peltier
Effect - Commercial page with info on how peltier coolers work.
- System
Cooling - Anand's cooling guide.
- Tweakit
CPU Cooling - Some hard numbers on heatsink effectiveness.
Benchmark Comparisons
- Ace's
Hardware: The Best CPU for Your Software - Various CPUs. [Jun 99]
- AnandTech
- Various. [Index of reviews]
- Ars
Technica - Various. [Index of reviews]
- Benchmarks: Fact,
Fiction, or Fantasy? - A critical look at benchmarking practices.
[Mar 98]
- Berkley
- Most chips. [Continuous]
- c't
Magazine - Pentium vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium
Pro vs. Pentium II. [Feb 97]
- c't
Magazine - K6 vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium Pro
vs. Pentium II. [Apr 97]
- Chris'
Lightwave Benchmark - Various chips. [Continuous]
- CPU
Review - Various. [Index of reviews]
- The
CPU Site - K6 vs. K6-2 vs. MII vs. Pentium
MMX vs. Pentium II. [Jul 98]
- HW
Upgrade CPU Comparison - K6-2 vs. 6x86MX vs. C6
vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium II vs. Celeron. [Dec 98]
- InQuest
Market Research - Bert McComas' benchmark analyses.
- JC's
Athlon Reviews - Index of Athlon (K7) reviews from different websites.
[Index of reviews]
- John
Howland Specialty Tech - K6 vs. K6-2 vs. 6x86
vs. 6x86MX vs. Pentium MMX vs. Celeron vs. Pentium
II vs. mP6. [Continuous]
- Linux
Benchmarking HOWTO - Some good tips for benchmarking (particularly
Linux).
- Maximum
Hardware 3D Bench Center - Various gaming benchmarks. [Index of
reviews]
- Olaf
Corten's Pro/Engineer CAD Benchmarks - Various CPUs.
- Passmark
CPU Evaluation - K6 vs. K6-2 vs. Athlon vs.
486 vs. Pentium vs. Pentium MMX vs. Celeron vs.
Pentium II vs. Pentium III. [Continuous]
- PC
Techware
- Performance
Database Server - Collection of benchmark results for various CPUs.
[Continuous]
- POV
Bench - POVRay raytracing benchmark.
- The
Redhill Guide
- Sharky
Extreme - Various. [Index of reviews]
- SPEC
Benchmark Results - Various chips. [Continuous]
- SysOpt
K6 - K6 vs. Pentium vs. Pentium MMX vs. Pentium
Pro vs. Pentium II. [May 97]
- Tom's
Hardware - Various. [Index of reviews]
Overclocking
- Athlon
Overclocking - Reviews and articles focusing on getting the most out of
an Athlon system.
- Athlon
Overclocking FAQ - Tech Report's Athlon overclocking FAQ.
- BXBoards
- Much dealing with overclocking Pentium II and Celeron systems.
- Celeron
Overclocking FAQ - Info on overclocking a Celeron.
- Club
Overclocker - Hardware news and reviews.
- Disabled
Multipliers on Intel CPUs - List of Intel processors that have disabled
multipliers.
- DOA
(Degenerate Overclockers Anonymous) - Humorous view of some extreme overclocking.
- Extreme
Overclocking - Overclocking articles and links to product reviews.
- Hard
OCP - Much overclocking info.
- Mike's
Water Cooled CPU - Overclocking run amok!
- OC
Addiction - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- OC
AthlonXP - Overclocking info (including explanation of Athlon bridges)
on AMD CPUs.
- OC
Power - Overclocking Athlon processors.
- OC
Prices - Hardware news, reviews, and prices.
- OC
Shoot - Hardware news and guides.
- OC
Tools - Overclocking resources.
- Overclock
Intelligence Agency - Overclocking news, reviews, mods, and articles.
- Overclockable
- News and reviews oriented towards overclocking hardware.
- Overclocked
Cafe - News and reviews.
- Overclocker
Cafe - PC hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Overclocked
Inside - Articles on overclocking as well as downloadable utilities.
- Overclockers.com
- Very good indepth articles on overclocking a PC along with news and general
hardware reviews.
- Overclockers
Australia - Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- Overclocker's
Club - Hardware, tech news, reviews, benchmarks, and overclocking.
- Overclockers
Online - PC hardware news and articles.
- Overclockers
RIP - Links to reviews on other hardware sites.
- Overclockers
Online - PC hardware news and articles.
- Overclocker's
Workbench - Site with tips on getting the most out of overclocking.
- Overclockin'.com
- Information and tips on overclocking your PC.
- Overclocking
FAQ - Anand's general guide to overclocking a CPU.
- The
Overclocking Guide - Tom Pabst's aging guide to overclocking. Discusses
heat and reliability issues as well as system performance benefits. Includes
an extensive survey.
- Overclocking
Information - System Optimization's guide to overclocking. Includes overclocking
FAQ.
- Overclocking
Survey - Listing of overclocking successes.
- Overclocking:
A Dissenting Opinion - Overclocking isn't all peaches and cream.
- TweakMax
- Overclocking and optimizing performance. Includes an overclocked database
as well as hardware news.
- United
Overclockers - News, forums, and information on overclocking.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.hardware.amd.thunderbird
- AMD Thunderbird (Athlon) newsgroup.
- alt.comp.hardware.overclocking
- Overclocking newsgroup.
- alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd
- AMD Overclocking newsgroup.
- comp.arch
- Computer architecture newsgroup.
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
- Processors newsgroup.
- comp.sys.intel
- General CPU industry discussion newsgroup.
- cs.amd
- General discussion group about AMD products.
- ALi
Chipsets - Chipset manufacturer.
- Anand's
Reviews - Reviews of motherboards from Anand's Hardware tech page.
- ATI
- Chipset manufacturer.
- Bus
Mastering Drivers - Site on bus mastering drivers for various chipsets.
Includes tips on installing and uninstalling.
- Chipsets:
The Most Important Components - Excellent discussion of motherboard chipsets.
- Dick
Perron's Motherboard Web List - Links to many motherboard manufacturer
websites.
- Hardware/Software
Technical links - Tips on identifying and upgrading a motherboard. Many
links to motherboard manuals.
- Identify
Intel Chipsets - Listing of existing and upcoming Intel Chipsets
- Intel's
Motherboard Pages
- Intel
Motherboard Specs - Specs on numerous Intel-made motherboards.
- Intel
Motherboard Manuals - x86.org's list of Intel motherboard manuals.
- Intel
PCI Motherboard Chipsets - Details on the various Intel chipsets.
- The
Mainboard Guide - Tom's Motherboard evaluations, specifications, and recommendations.
- Motherboard
Database - Large listing of motherboards including jumper settings.
- Motherboard
Sites - Unofficial sites on one motherboard.
- Motherboard
Homeworld - Billy Newsom's motherboard page. CPU and chipset information.
Assembling a PC. Motherboard search engine.
- Motherboard
Information - SysOpt's Motherboard manuals, specifications, and reviews.
- The
Motherboard Proxy - Kevin Speaks' motherboard comparison database. Find
and compare a variety of motherboards based on it's features.
- Net
Express Motherboards - Commercial site with info on compatibility and
chipsets.
- The
PC Guide: Motherboards - Very thorough overview of the single most important
component inside a computer. Form factors, chipsets, L2 cache, IRQ's, BIOS
configurations, etc.
- PCI
Chipset List - List of PCI-compliant chipsets (486, 586, and 686 compatibles).
- The
PC Technology Guide: Motherboards - Overview of the components that make
up a motherboard. Including mobo form factors.
- Pentium
CPU Sockets - PowerLeap's overview of the capabilities of Sockets 4, 5,
and 7.
- Server
Works - Chipset manufacturer.
- SiS
Chipsets - Chipset manufacturer.
- Slot
A.com - Information and reviews focusing on Athlon-compatible motherboards.
- SMP
Motherboards - List of dual-capable motherboards.
- Super
7 Hardware Guide - Information on 100MHz Socket 7 motherboards and components.
- Super 7
Motherboard Specs - Motherboard specs for many Super 7 boards.
- Tweak
It - Antiquated, yet thorough, motherboard benchmark tests along with
motherboard specs.
- Upgrading
with the AMD K6 - c't article on the AMD K6. Contains a list of K6-compatible
motherboards. Also has info on typical clock frequencies, voltages, and BF
jumpers for Pentium MMX (P55C) and K6.
- VIA
Chipsets - Chipset/CPU manufacturer.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit
- ABit newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.aopen
- AOpen newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
- Asus newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech
- Chaintech newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup
- Elitegroup newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox
- Epox newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic
- FIC newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.giga-byte
- Giga-Byte newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar
- MSI newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.m-tech
- M-Tech newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.octek
- Octek newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.qdi
- QDI newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.shuttle
- Shuttle newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.soyo
- Soyo newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.supermicro
- Super Micro newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.tyan
- Tyan newsgroup.
- ATA-ATAPI.com
- Hale's how it works documents on the ATA standard.
- Dave's
SCSI School - Information on the inner workings of SCSI systems.
- Device
Bay Official Page - Device Bay storage platform.
- Firmware
Support Documents - Mostly BIOS upgrades, but some commentary on cable
select jumpers, cluster size, Disk Manager and EZ Drive, LBA, drives bigger
than 4GB, and the new partition type.
- Gibson
Research - Spinrite home and some info on the Iomega Zip and Jaz Click-of
DeathTM.
- GSI
Cable Select - Information on cable select feature for ATA/IDE drives.
- Hard
Drive Related Terms and Tricks - Erik van Straten's hard drive info page.
Lots of issues concerning hard drives (LBA, DMA, PIO, FAT32, partitions, and
much much more).
- Hard
Drive Related Tools - Erik van Straten's list of diagnostic and benchmark
tools for hard drives.
- Hard
Drive Search - Search for info on hundreds of hard drives.
- Hard
Disk Partitioning: Why and How? - Stan Brown's page on partitioning a
hard drive.
- Installing
a Hard Drive - ComputerCraft's guide to installing a hard drive.
- Jan's
PC Upgrade Problems Page - Some good info on common hard drive problems.
Includes util to detect BIOS Int13h Extensions for hard drives greater than
8.4GB.
- Net
Express Hard Drives - Commercial site with some technical info (including
SCSI).
- OSR2
FAQ - Sean Erwin's excellent OSR2 (Win95b) FAQ. Includes lengthy discussion
on FAT32.
- PC
Disk - Specs on thousands of hard drives.
- The
PC Guide: Floppy Disk Drives - Info on floppy drive construction as well
as disk capacities.
- The
PC Guide: Hard Disk Drives - Overview of the history of hard drives and
their construction. Discussion on drive geometries and the many problems with
BIOS limitations and large hard drives.
- The
PC Technology Guide: Storage - Good detailed info on various types of
data storage.
- Peter
den Haan's EIDE Storage Page - Lots of information about IDE storage devices
including the EIDE FAQ.
Also has links to basic storage information, the 504MB barrier, Ultra ATA,
and FAT32.
- Ranish's
Partitioning Primer - Good info and links on partitioning a hard drive.
- SCSI
Support - Adaptec's page on SCSI peripherals. Installation, general issues
with cables, etc.
- Storage
Review - Indepth information and reviews on storage products.
- Storage
Search - Links to many different manufacturers of storage devices.
- The
Ref - Huge resource of specs and info on hard drives, floppy
drives, other storage devices and their adapters.
- The
Tech Page Hard Drives - Huge listing
of old and new hard drives with specs and jumper settings.
- Tom's
Hardware: Storage Guide - General information about hard drives. Includes
Intel Triton Bus Master drivers.
- US
Byte - Loads of information about hard drives and other storage devices.
- Western
Digital Software Library - WD's downloadable drivers and utilities (EZ-Drive,
WDBench, etc.).
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.periphs.hdd
- Hard disk drive newsgroup.
- alt.iomega.zip.jazz
- Iomega Zip and Jaz drives newsgroup.
- comp.arch.storage
- Storage devices newsgroup.
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
- Fixed and removable storage devices newsgroup.
- comp.periphs.scsi
- SCSI peripherals newsgroup.
- 3D
Accelerated Gaming - News and some hardware reviews.
- 3D
Alpha - PC hardware reviews and articles.
- 3D
Chipset - Web site dedicated to 3D video accelerators.
- 3D
Gameman - Hardware news and reviews.
- 3DGPU.com
- News and info on NVidia GeForce256-based video cards.
- 3D
Graphics Card and OpenGL - Explanations of what goes into making up a
3D scene.
- 3D
Hardware.net - Reviews and information on various PC components.
- 3D
Power.net - News, reviews, and editorials on PC hardware.
- 3D
Spotlight - News and reviews on 3D hardware and games.
- 3D
Unlimited - Gaming-oriented hardware news and reviews.
- 3D
Velocity - Gaming-oriented hardware news and reviews.
- 3dXtreme
- Hardware news, reviews, and articles.
- 8
Dimensional - Links to many hardware reviews, particularly video cards.
- Anand's
Video Card Reviews - Various reviews of video cards.
- AVS
Forum - Site with loads of informative posts about home audio and video.
- Beyond
3D - News, reviews, and previews of PC hardware focusing on video cards.
- Bjorn's
3D World - News and information on NVidia and Rendition-based video cards.
- Carl's
Graphics Primer - Some good information on how 3D graphics cards work.
- Digital
Television - Site with HDTV news and info.
- Dimension
128 - Riva 128 and TNT news and information.
- DTV
Web - Site with info and news on HDTV.
- Fast
Graphics Site - Video card hardware reviews. Includes FastVid stuff.
- Fixed
Frequency Video FAQ - Short FAQ on fixed frequency monitors and video
cards.
- FPS
3D - Gaming hardware news site.
- G256
- Hardware news and review news mostly concerning NVidia-based cards.
- GeForce
FAQ - FAQ for NVidia GeForce-based cards.
- Guru
3D - Gaming hardware and software site.
- Jon
Peddie Associates - Video industry weekly journal.
- Mac
Monitor Database - Extensive information on tons of monitors. Including
many PC monitors.
- Matrox
Users - Lots of news, information, and drivers for Matrox video cards.
- Maximum3D
- Video card news and hardware reviews.
- Modifying
NVidia Video Cards - Increasing picture quality on NVidia cards and other
serious mods.
- Monitor
Reviews
- Monitors
Direct Monitor Analysis Toolkit - Online CRT/LCD quality analysis tool.
- MPEG.org
- MPEG pointers and resources.
- Multi-Monitor
- Information on using two monitors on one PC.
- Net
Express Video - Commercial site with video card terms and definitions.
- NV
News - News on NVidia-based video cards.
- ParaKnowYa
- 3D hardware news and articles.
- The
PC Guide: Monitors - Overview of the inner workings of a monitor. Discusses
refresh rates, image quality, CRT sizes, etc.
- The
PC Guide: Video Cards - Various info on the workings of graphics adapters.
Video modes, memory types, and display standards are covered.
- The
PC Technology Guide: Multimedia - Detailed info on graphics cards and
monitors.
- Planet
GeForce - News, reviews, and articles mostly focusing on NVidia's GeForce.
- Plasma
Online - Listing of codenames and identifying numbers for most every CPU,
chipset, etc.
- PowerVR
Network - Website for Power VR boards.
- Rage
3D - News, reviews, and articles on ATI-based video cards.
- Rage
Underground - News, drivers, and info on ATI-based video cards.
- Reactor
Critical - Loads of info and analysis on video chipsets. Includes up-to-date
drivers for most every card.
- Reducing
Eyestrain - Instructions on adjusting your monitor to reduce eyestrain.
- Reverend's
3D Pulpit - 3D hardware news and very indepth articles.
- Riva
3D - GeForce-related news, drivers, and info page.
- Riva
Station - 3D hardware news and reviews.
- Riva
Zone - Riva news and info page.
- S3
Planet - News, reviews, and info on Savage-based cards.
- Sam's
Digital TV Report - News and info on HDTV.
- Savage
2000.com - News, information, and drivers related to Savage 2000-based
video cards.
- Savage
Daily News - News, information, and drivers related to Savage-based video
cards.
- Savage
News - News on 3D video cards, especially Savage-based video cards.
- Savage
World - News, information, and drivers related to Savage-based video cards.
- Savage
Zone - News and information on Savage-based video cards.
- Snake
Oil, Miracles Cures, and Monitors - The lowdown on monitors by Lee Butler.
Includes a list of monitor specs.
- Tom's
Hardware: Graphic Guide - Discussion on video card basics. Includes some
recommendations.
- Tomi
Engdahl's Video Technology Page - Massive list of links to video-related pages (not just
computer monitors).
- Total
VR - News, articles, and downloads concerning Power VR video cards.
- Upgrading
Jumperless Motherboard Video - Steps for installing a new video card on
a mobo that doesn't allow you to disable the onboard video.
- Using
a Fixed Frequency Monitor on a PC - Getting a fixed freq. screen to work
on a PC.
- Video
Card Drivers - Links to video drivers and useful utils.
- Voodoo
Extreme - News and reviews of 3D video cards.
- Voodoo
Users - News, drivers, and information on video cards.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati
- ATI newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.videocards.elsa
- Elsa newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.videocards.matrox
- Matrox newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
- NVIDIA newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.videocards.s3-via
- S3/VIA newsgroup.
- alt.video.digital-tv
- Digital TV newsgroup.
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
- Video adapters and monitors newsgroup.
- sci.electronics.repair
- Newsgroup on electronics repair.
Note:
There are far too many system vendors to list all of the official sites. Those
listed here are 'Unofficial' pages. For official sites, look in the Computer Company
finder links below. Or just type: http://www.anycompanynamehere.com/,
and you'll likely find what you're looking for.
- AGP
Forum - Accelerated Graphic Port group's main page.
- All
Net Devices - Info on information appliances.
- All
USB - Site with news on products that utilize USB.
- Anand's
System Case Review - Reviews of different cases.
- ATX
Form Factor - ATX specification (including micro-ATX and mini-ATX).
- ATX
Form Factor - Intel's page on the ATX form factor.
- ATX
P/S FAQ - Some really good Q and A on ATX power supplies.
- ATX
Stuff - My page on ATX. Some interesting tidbits, but not as up-to-date
as it should be.
- Cases
and Cooling - Links to manufacturers/resellers of cases/cooling devices.
- BM
Drivers.com - Page on installing bus mastering drivers.
- Computer
Glossary - Glossary of PC-related acronyms and abbreviations.
- The
Continuum - Computer case reviews with lots of pics.
- The
Control Center - News, reviews, and information on joysticks and controllers.
- Craig
Peacock's Interfacing the PC - Lots of information on creating various
interfaces (parallel port, serial port, etc).
- Craig's
Place - PnP, PCI, and IRQ information.
- Electronics
Info Page - Tons of wiring and common
circuit diagrams.
- Everything
USB - News, reviews, drivers, and information on USB hardware.
- FOLDOC
- Free Online Dictionary Of Computing.
- The
Hardware Book - Lots of information about cables and connectors.
- Hardware
Docs - Compressed files with information on many different pieces of hardware.
- Healthy
Computing - IBM's Healthy Computing guide.
- HiFi
on WWW - Information and tons of links on audio related products.
- Industry
Initiatives - Intel's page on new technology standards. (AGP, Intelligent
I/O, Power Management, USB).
- Mark's
Home Page - ISA, EISA, VLB, PCI bus info. Floppy, game card, and mouse
pinouts. alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt FAQ.
- Microcontroller
FAQ - Primer on microcontrollers. Warning: LARGE page.
- Mod
The Box - Website for case modding, including articles and hardware reviews.
- More
Power Scotty! - Dean Kent's article on the importance of a good power
supply.
- Newsgroups
- Cambridge University's listing of available newgroups.
- Newsgroups
- Tile.net's listing of existing usenet newsgroups.
- Newsgroups
- Enormous page with listing of existing
usenet groups.
- Newgroups
Browser - Dejanews allows you to access and post to newsgroups your ISP
may not get.
- The
Obsolete Computer Museum - The name says it all.
- PC
Kits - Commercial page with info on I/O connectors and power supplies.
- The
PC Guide
- Cases
- Some interesting tidbits on computer cases, especially concerning form
factors.
- DMA
- Typical DMA channel assignments.
- IRQs
- Typical IRQ assignments.
- Power
- Basic overview of power supplies and some good info on UPS's.
- PCI
SIG - Information on the PCI specification.
- PC
Mouse Info - Page on how a mouse works.
- PC
Webopædia - Definitions of terms and abbreviations used with computers.
- Pheaton
- Case and system mod how-to's and some hardware reviews.
- Photolithography:
0.8 micron CMOS - Steps in the 0.8 micron CMOS process.
- Platform
Conference - Group dedicated to developing leading edge computing technologies.
- Plug
'N' Play - Microsoft's site on the Plug 'n' Play standard.
- Ralf
Brown's Interrupt List - Massive list
of interrupts for the PC.
- Scanning
Tips - Scanner basics 101.
- Serial
ATA - Serial ATA workgroup website.
- Silent
PC - Links to some sites on noise-reduced PCs.
- Sullivan's
Scanning Resources - Information and tips on scanners.
- T13
Technical Committee - AT Attachment - Website of committee responsible
for ATA interface standards.
- The
Typing Injury FAQ - Information on reducing the risks of repetetive strain
injuries.
- Uncreative
Labs Corporate Website - Interesting info on older computers.
- UPS
FAQ - FAQ on uninterruptible power supplies.
- USB
Forum - Universal Serial Bus group's main page.
- USB
Workshop - News and info on USB products.
- Y2K
Rollover Problem - Very good explanation of problems (and solutions) with
Year 2000 bug and PC BIOSes.
Newsgroups
- alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
- This newsgroup has been replaced by comp.arch.hobbyist.
- alt.comp.hardware.homedesigned
- Newsgroup on building electronics (e.g. with a soldering iron).
- alt.comp.periphs.dcameras
- Digital cameras newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.keyboard
- Keyboards newsgroup.
- alt.comp.periphs.scanner
- Scanners newsgroup.
- comp.arch.hobbyist
- Moderated newsgroup for building electronics (e.g. with a soldering iron).
Not for simple assembly of computer components. Please read the FAQ before
posting.
- comp.periphs
- General peripherals newsgroup.
- comp.periphs.scanners
- Scanners newsgroup.
- comp.sys.laptops
- Laptops newsgroup.
Microsoft
- Microsoft
DirectX - Microsoft's DirectX drivers page.
- MS
Support - Microsoft Support page.
- Microsoft
Windows 95 - Microsoft's Windows 95 page.
- Microsoft
Windows 98 - Microsoft's Windows 98 page.
- Microsoft Excel
2000 Viewer - Free viewer for Excel documents.
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Viewer - Free viewer for PowerPoint documents.
- Microsoft Word
97 Viewer - Free viewer for Word 97 documents (it's not an editor).
- Regclean
- Win95/98 Registry Utility.
- TweakUI
- Win95/98/NT/2000 tweaking utility.
Tips & Downloads
- 98
Lite - Supplant Windows 98 shell with the Win95 shell (no Internet Explorer).
- Absolute
Win Info - News, information, and tips on Windows 98.
- Bob
Cerelli's Windows Page - Info, tips, and tricks about Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
- Boot
Disk.com - Boot disk images for various DOS/Windows OSes.
- DirectX FAQ
- The Adrenaline Vault's FAQ on DirectX drivers.
- DOS
7 Commands - List of DOS 7 commands and their attributes.
- Drivers
Headquarters - Win95/98 hardware drivers page.
- End
it All - Util to shut down all running processes in Win9x.
- Fix
Windows.com - Flowcharts with lots of info on fixing common Windows problems.
- Intense
Beta Elite - Windows news and tweaks.
- Mark
Stotzer's DOS and Windows Help Pages - The name just about sums it up.
- OSR2
FAQ - Sean Erwin's excellent FAQ on
OSR2.
- Win98
FAQ- Sean Erwin's Windows 98 FAQ.
- Pure
Performance - Tips on optimizing Win9x/NT.
- RegEdit
- Tips on editing the Win 95/98/NT registry.
- Start
Disk - Boot disk images for Windows 95/98. Includes some Windows tips.
- SuperWin
- Downloadable shareware tools for Windows.
- TUCOWS
- The Ultimate Collection
Of Winsock Software.
- Virtual
DR - News, information, and forums oriented towards helping Windows users.
- Webspot
Tuneup - Tips for optimizing DOS and Windows as well as other tips.
- Win
Drivers - Links to many device drivers for Windows 95.
- Windows
95 Annoyances - Excellent tips and tricks for Windows 95.
- Windows
95 FAQ - Great FAQ on Windows 95.
- Windows
95 System Updates - List of all available system updates for Win95.
- Windows
95 Tips and Tricks - Various tips on configuring Windows 95.
- Windows
98 Annoyances - Excellent tips and tricks for Windows 98.
- Windows
98 Central - News, information, and tips on Windows 98.
- Windows
98 Megasite - Good in-depth info on Windows 98.
- Windows
98 Tips and Tricks - New home for Windows 98 Tips and Tricks.
- Windows
Shutdown Troubleshooter - Very good list of things to try to fix shutdown
problems in Windows.
- World
O' Windows - Frank Condron's World O' Windows. Includes tips on installation.
Windows 95 Musings
- Brian
Livingston - Infoworld articles by Brian Livingston.
- Copying
Win95 - How to copy Win95 to another drive. Because short filenames
can get renamed when copying under Win95, using third party software (Drive
Copy, Ghost, Partition Magic, etc.) is the safest route for this procedure.
- Unauthorized
Windows 95 Update - Various articles on Windows 95.
Newsgroups
- alt.windows95
- News group. Ask a silly question, get a silly answer ...
- comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95
- ditto.
- comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc
- ditto.
- comp.os.ms-windows.win95.moderated
- ditto.
- comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup
- ditto.
- microsoft.public.msdn.win98.beta.unmonitored.discussion
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 98 beta.
- microsoft.public.win95.commtelephony
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.dialupnetworking
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.exchangefax
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.filediskmanagement
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.multimedia
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.networking
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.setup -
Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.shellui
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win95.win95applets
- Microsoft newsgroup on Windows 95.
- microsoft.public.win98.comm.dun
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.comm.modem
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.display.general
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.display.multi_monitor
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.fat32 -
Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.internet.active_desktop
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.internet.windows_update
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.networking
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.performance
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.pnp
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.power_mgmt
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.pre-release
- Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- microsoft.public.win98.setup -
Microsoft Windows 98 newsgroup.
- 6x86
Opt - Page on the Cyrix 6x86 optimization util.
- AMD
CPUID - AMD's CPU Identification program.
- Anti-Virus
- Simtel's archive of DOS-based virus utils.
- Browsers.com
- Reviews and info on browsers.
- Canadian
Mind Products Utilities - Various handy utilities including CMOS Save,
Boot Save, and many more.
- Compression
Utils - Simtel's archive of compression utils.
- Cool
Info - System monitor util.
- Cool
Tools and Other links - Some utils including a prog. to check whether
your BIOS supports Int13h Extensions.
- CPU
Burn-in - CPU/overclocking testing util.
- CPU
Performance Enhancing Utilities - Squeezing that last bit of performance
out of your CPU.
- CPU
Idle - Put CPU into suspend mode when idle (reduces power consumption
and heat dissipation). Also home for Raw Power optimization util.
- CRT_AT.EXE
- Monitor testing utility. Requires VBRUN100.DLL!
- CTCM
1.7A - New version of ctcm. Now includes English translation.
- DOS
Utilities - Various utilities and diagnostics.
- Entech
Homepage - Commercial site with utils for monitors and video cards. Includes
Powerstrip, PCIList, Multires, DDCTest, and others.
- Freemem
- Free up memory in Windows.
- FTP
Search - Search for specific filenames.
- fu-rd19i
(XMSDSK) - DOS/Win RAMDisk program.
- Gold
Memory - RAM testing util.
- Hardware
Diagnostics - ComputerCraft's hardware diagnostic tools page (Burn-In,
CacheChk, SysChk, Snooper).
- Hardware
Monitor Links - Links to programs that monitor the computer's hardware.
Not CRT stuff.
- Heavy
Load - Burn-in test program.
- IDE
Update for Intel boards. - Updated Win95 IDE .inf file for some Intel
motherboards.
- Intel
CPUID - Intel's CPU identifier program. Only for Intel processors. [English
version]
- Intel
Processor Frequency ID - Program that reads PIROM chip on Intel P-III
and P-III Xeon processors.
- JG
Soft - Home of EditPad and other cool tools.
- K6
Speed - K6 speed control utliity.
- Mem
Speed - Memory/cache tester.
- Memtest
- Memtest and Diskspeed utilities.
- Memtest86
- Memory testing utility.
- Modem
Comm Port and System Diagnostic Tools - Numerous utilities for diagnosing
modem ailments.
- Motherboard
Monitor - System monitor (temp, fan speed, etc.).
- MXK6OPT
- Optimizes the K6-2 and K6-3 with a CXT core.
- Nokia
Monitor Test - Monitor test util.
- PC-Config
- Hardware detection / benchmarking / diagnosis utility.
- PC
Diagnostics - A few tools for diagnosing PC problems.
- PowerLeap
Control Panel - Adjust various features in your CPU.
- Power
Tweak - Tweak chipset and CPU settings.
- RAM
Booster - Free up memory in Windows.
- Ram
Disk 98 - Win RAMDisk program.
- SetK6v3
- c't's German util to turn on features in the K6-2 chips with a CXT core
(and K6-III).
- SciTech
Software - SciTech Display Doctor.
- SiSoft
Sandra - Comprehensive hardware detection utility.
- Stuffit
Expander - Stuffit compression util.
- Syschk
- Hardware diagnostic tool.
- TaskInfo2000
- Windows system information tool.
- Tom's
Hardware Programs - Various utilities available from Tom's Hardware page.
- TopFile.com
- Numerous shareware and freeware utilities.
- TweakBIOS
- Cool utility for tweaking a computer's BIOS settings.
- Tweak
Files - Lots of diagnostic and utility files for the PC.
- UniTuner
- Video card tweaking util.
- Utility
Geek - Loads of PC utilities and tools.
- WCPUID
- H.Oda's CPUID program for various CPUs.
- WinZip
- Winzip compression util.
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