48 MA XIMUMPC OCTOBER 2005
PLANNING FOR TOMORROW Though
more expensive, we chose the Athlon 64 in
Socket 939 over Socket 754, for its better
upgrade options.
BRIDGING THE GAP We taped the SLI bridge
inside the case for that rainy day when 6800 GT
cards are $100 and we need more power.BUILT-IN HI-FI The Sound Blaster Live chip on the
K8N Neo4/SLI gives us hardware-accelerated audio
without the need for additional hardware.LEAN MACHINE BARES ALL
2005
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