SPEED DEMON
(Updated 6/99)Wish you had a little more speeed?
Thinking of upgrading to the latest hardware?
Or just curious about BIOS settings and how your machine compares to others?
Well these links will take you to some fantastic sites which should answer all those burning questions.
HARDWARE Reviews & Performance:
Tom's Hardware Guide All the very LATEST info. on Motherboards, CPUs (Intel, Cyrix, AMD, etc), Memory, System Bus, Graphics Cards, etc. Includes reviews/trends/comments on near future developments. A MUST visit site before any new hardware purchase.
AnandTech Another top class Review site, similar to Tom's in content.
Hardware Upgrade Another excellent & very up to date hardware review/performance site.
S y s t e m - O p t i m i z a t i o n - I n f o r m a t i o n Good Reviews of latest Hardware.
Latest Benchmarking Programs Download many of the latest benchmarks.
OVERCLOCKING:
The Overclocker's FAQ Is Overclocking safe? Which CPU's are most successfully o/clocked? How do I overclock? How much faster? - These and others answered.
Tom's Overclocking From Tom's Hardware site.
Hardware Upgrade's Overclocking From Hardware Upgrade's site - Includes Graphics Card as well as CPU O/clkg.
BIOS Tweaking & Information:
Excellant BIOS Information Excellent, Very updated links & info. on all things BIOS.
BIOS Survival Guide Very informative guide to tweaking BIOS settings as well as a good discussion on Memory/CPUs/Buses. Everything your motherboard maker forgot (or refused) to include in your manual! Unfortunately no updates to this guide since 1997, but still good.
Tom's Hardware BIOS guide A good informative bios tweaks site.
Non-Intel CPU Tweaking, Drivers & Info:
AMD 3D-Now! Includes 3d-Now! FAQ, information & links, and Files.
AMD & Cyrix optimising/utility files.
Cyrix Processors -- What's New
Cyrix Processors -- Legacy CPU's