RobRich
03-13-2001, 01:10 AM
This is going to be a more broad topic post, so I'm dropping this here in Gen Tech instead of CPU or M/B.
First, the link to this review:
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/3072/1/
I know many have read, and definitely commented about my older P4 platform review at SysOpt. Many enjoyed the preview article I wrote (thanks http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif), but several expressed concerns regards regarding my actual review article. I compiled these concerns, and arrived at several possible future angles regarding the highly controversial Pentium IV architecture.
The above linked article is a piece I have authored for internet.com's Hardware Central, and will possibly be appearing in other forms at additional internet.com sites. After feedback from my highly regarded peers here at SysOpt, I have choosen to take this P4-related review in a more objective direction.
The actual hardware reviewed in the above article is the GigaByte GA-8TX P4 motherboard. However, through extensive laboratory testing which I can personally verify (thanks to Ben Hirsh at SharkyExtreme), I offer proper commentary and cost analysis as compared to the more price competitive Athlon 1.2 platform with PC-2100 DDR memory. I hope this time around, my points regarding the excessive costs associated with the P4 are better expressed. However, I did again offer certain benchmarks that better illustrate the possible performance benefits of the P4. If anyone has comments or questions, please post or forward your thoughts.
I will also offer this post as my official statement regarding my current involvement in regards to internet.com and related sites. I have received several encouraging emails regarding my future endevors within the IT journalism realm, and to those people I am very appreciative for both the interest in my career and the support through these unsettled .com times.
I also wish to thank everyone here at SysOpt for the support and knowledge I have received since my first post in March of 1999. That is thanks to all forum members: old, young, new, established, junior, senior, ultimate, etc. Without the interest I've gained through this site, I would likely still be stuck setting through boring lectures at college. However, now I have a job, and perhaps a long-term career, doing something I like, writing.
I wish to also send serious thanks to the staff here at SysOpt, as many may not be aware of the effort involved in actual article/site production. Thanks to Socalgal to introducing the idea to Scott of me writing for this site. Thanks to Scott Wainner for taking the chance in investing his time and effort in a young person with absolutely no established references or background in this type of work. Thanks to Joel Kleppinger for his excellent front-line editing skills and his overall dedication to the editorial process. Thanks to Heidi Monson for her superb article formatting skills with attention to detail and overall article quality. Her efforts have furthered my journalist skills exponentially. Thanks to Mark Stubblefield for his commitment for graphics and news quality. He proved the news here at SysOpt is about quality, not the bulk redundant quantity found at so many other sites. Thanks to Socalgal and MntSnow (Michael) for their unsurpassed efforts in helping to build and maintain the BEST technology/computer-related forum on the Internet today. Also, thanks to Pat Kennedy. Even though we rarely had a chance to develop article content together, I regard his work as industry-leading quality. I am sure I've missed a few along the way, as SysOpt's had various freelance writers over the years. However, my respect is still valid in regards to these others, as each person ever contributing to this site has helped to sustain one of the best sites currently available.
I can say that my career as an IT journalist appears established, atleast for the immediate future. As a contracted Contributung Editor and Freelance Consultant for internet.com, my content may appear on a variety of hardware sites, including SharkyExtreme.com, HardwareCentral.com, and EarthWeb.com. Perhaps you will even see my work again here at SysOpt in the future, something I would honestly love to happen.
Also, I am here at SysOpt for the long-term in regards to my involvement with the forums. Everyone at SysOpt has always proven respectable, curteous, and quite helpful. SysOpt offers the best community offered anywhere on the Internet today, and I plan to remain a permanent resident.
Regarding forums and other sites, I also wish to convey a few kind words about David Knell and the rest of the guys/gals at Romulus2.com. I will also be staying on an Associate Editor with his site, as I can offer a different kind of content as compared to internet.com. Expect more of my tweak, performance, and upgrade articles to be appearing at Rom's in the near future.
If you have made it this far, then I am appreciative for your time and understanding. Thanks for everything! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
Robert Richmond
Contributing Editor
http://www.internet.com
[This message has been edited by RobRich (edited 03-13-2001).]
First, the link to this review:
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reviews/3072/1/
I know many have read, and definitely commented about my older P4 platform review at SysOpt. Many enjoyed the preview article I wrote (thanks http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif), but several expressed concerns regards regarding my actual review article. I compiled these concerns, and arrived at several possible future angles regarding the highly controversial Pentium IV architecture.
The above linked article is a piece I have authored for internet.com's Hardware Central, and will possibly be appearing in other forms at additional internet.com sites. After feedback from my highly regarded peers here at SysOpt, I have choosen to take this P4-related review in a more objective direction.
The actual hardware reviewed in the above article is the GigaByte GA-8TX P4 motherboard. However, through extensive laboratory testing which I can personally verify (thanks to Ben Hirsh at SharkyExtreme), I offer proper commentary and cost analysis as compared to the more price competitive Athlon 1.2 platform with PC-2100 DDR memory. I hope this time around, my points regarding the excessive costs associated with the P4 are better expressed. However, I did again offer certain benchmarks that better illustrate the possible performance benefits of the P4. If anyone has comments or questions, please post or forward your thoughts.
I will also offer this post as my official statement regarding my current involvement in regards to internet.com and related sites. I have received several encouraging emails regarding my future endevors within the IT journalism realm, and to those people I am very appreciative for both the interest in my career and the support through these unsettled .com times.
I also wish to thank everyone here at SysOpt for the support and knowledge I have received since my first post in March of 1999. That is thanks to all forum members: old, young, new, established, junior, senior, ultimate, etc. Without the interest I've gained through this site, I would likely still be stuck setting through boring lectures at college. However, now I have a job, and perhaps a long-term career, doing something I like, writing.
I wish to also send serious thanks to the staff here at SysOpt, as many may not be aware of the effort involved in actual article/site production. Thanks to Socalgal to introducing the idea to Scott of me writing for this site. Thanks to Scott Wainner for taking the chance in investing his time and effort in a young person with absolutely no established references or background in this type of work. Thanks to Joel Kleppinger for his excellent front-line editing skills and his overall dedication to the editorial process. Thanks to Heidi Monson for her superb article formatting skills with attention to detail and overall article quality. Her efforts have furthered my journalist skills exponentially. Thanks to Mark Stubblefield for his commitment for graphics and news quality. He proved the news here at SysOpt is about quality, not the bulk redundant quantity found at so many other sites. Thanks to Socalgal and MntSnow (Michael) for their unsurpassed efforts in helping to build and maintain the BEST technology/computer-related forum on the Internet today. Also, thanks to Pat Kennedy. Even though we rarely had a chance to develop article content together, I regard his work as industry-leading quality. I am sure I've missed a few along the way, as SysOpt's had various freelance writers over the years. However, my respect is still valid in regards to these others, as each person ever contributing to this site has helped to sustain one of the best sites currently available.
I can say that my career as an IT journalist appears established, atleast for the immediate future. As a contracted Contributung Editor and Freelance Consultant for internet.com, my content may appear on a variety of hardware sites, including SharkyExtreme.com, HardwareCentral.com, and EarthWeb.com. Perhaps you will even see my work again here at SysOpt in the future, something I would honestly love to happen.
Also, I am here at SysOpt for the long-term in regards to my involvement with the forums. Everyone at SysOpt has always proven respectable, curteous, and quite helpful. SysOpt offers the best community offered anywhere on the Internet today, and I plan to remain a permanent resident.
Regarding forums and other sites, I also wish to convey a few kind words about David Knell and the rest of the guys/gals at Romulus2.com. I will also be staying on an Associate Editor with his site, as I can offer a different kind of content as compared to internet.com. Expect more of my tweak, performance, and upgrade articles to be appearing at Rom's in the near future.
If you have made it this far, then I am appreciative for your time and understanding. Thanks for everything! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
Robert Richmond
Contributing Editor
http://www.internet.com
[This message has been edited by RobRich (edited 03-13-2001).]