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ExtremeTech Build It
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November 18, 2004
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In This Issue:
I. Feature Story:
* Building a MicroBTX System
II. How To:
* See how a Library Card and Alcohol can rescue you from disaster.
III. Buying the Right Components:
* nVidia's AGP-based GeForce 6600 GT
IV. Discussing DIY:
* Has the Intel reached its max with the Pentium 4 570?
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I. Feature Story
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Building a MicroBTX System
BTX may or may not become the next universal motherboard form factor, but it
will be Intel's form factor of choice going forward. We build a BTX system
using a MicroBTX motherboard and case to show you what it's all about.
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-201-1-1-77812-22159-1
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II. How To
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See how a Library Card and Alcohol can rescue you from disaster.
Loyd narrowly averts two self-imposed disasters with a little improvisation.
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-201-1-1-77812-22162-1
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III. Buying the Right Components
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nVidia's AGP-based GeForce 6600 GT
nVidia's long-awaited price/performance GPU-based GeForce 6 now comes in an AGP
flavor. How does it stack up versus its PCI Express-based cousin? We find out.
http://eletters.extremetech.com/zd1/cts?d=80-201-1-1-77812-22165-1
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IV. Discussing DIY
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Has the Intel reached its max with the Pentium 4 570?
Pentium seems to have abandoned its quest for a 4GHz processor, and it looks
like the current generation of Pentium 4's based on the company's 90nm process
technology is maxed out at 3.8GHz. What's next?
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