AMD have come up trumps and sent along some of their brand spanking new Athlon™ XP processors to give away as prizes for our one on one competitions.
Here is what they have to say about the chip on their web site:The AMD Athlon™ XP processor with QuantiSpeed™ architecture powers the next generation in computing platforms, delivering extra performance for cutting-edge applications and an extraordinary computing experience. The AMD Athlon XP processor is the latest member of the AMD Athlon family of processors designed to meet the computation-intensive requirements of cutting-edge software applications running on high-performance desktop systems. For more info on the Athlon™ XP processor go here.
To say we are excited at getting AMD involved is an understatement and I am hoping this will be the start of a rewarding partnership.
Everglide have exceeded expectations and agreed to send 12 of their precision mousing pads as prizes for SavLAN5 competitions ..
Here's what they have to say about their pads on their web site ..These precision crafted Everglide Mousing Surfaces are formed of high-density plastic. There is no foam core or fabric covering to crack, peel or fade. The durable stone-textured finish is washable for clean traction control and pixel-splitting accuracy with every move. A range of pads ideal for gamers and executives alike. For more info on the Everglide Mouse Pad go here.
As an Everglide user myself I'm ecstatic to have Everglide join us as a sponsor for SavLAN5 as I know from experience how good these guys are ..
I'm pleased to announce that The OverClocking Store have agreed to sponsor SavLAN5 and our Case modification competition with 1st prize being a OCS £50 voucher to spend at The OverClocking Store.
Here's what they have to say for themselves on their website ..The Overclocking Store has an enviable reputation as the UK's leading supplier of overclocking peripherals and top of the range enthusiasts hardware. By combining friendly advice, great service, superb prices and fast efficient delivery we have grown into the UK's number one overclocking e-tailor.
A case mod compo you say? That's right .. the person who brings to SavLAN5 the best customised PC case will win a OCS £50 voucher .. so get those hacksaws out and show us what you're made of!
Following on from our announcement that AMD are sponsoring our one on one competitions with some of their brill Athlon™ XP processors, I'm blown away with AOpen and their offer to complement the above with some of their superb AK77-333 motherboard's ..
Here are some of the specs from their web site ..-
Model: AK77-333
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Support 266MHz(EV6) System Bus for AMD Athlon / XP & Duron Socket A CPU
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Support PC2700 / PC2100 / PC1600 DDR SDRAM
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Chipsets: VIA Apollo KT333
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CPU clock ratio from 5.0 to 12.5
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CPU Vcore Adjustment for Overclockers through BIOS Setting (1.1V ~1.85V)
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AC'97 2.2 Audio support
(5.1 channel)
For more info on the AK77-333 motherboard go here.
What is the WWCL? .. here's what they have to say on their web site:The WWCL - World Wide Championship of LAN-Gaming is the world's first league of its kind.
All WWCL tournaments are held at LAN parties, allowing individual players and whole clans to measure themselves in various disciplines and to gather valuable points for their WWCL ranking.
The ranking is a mathematical consideration of the following factors: finishing place, opponent skill, total number of participants and total number of tournaments participated in. This irons out any differences between LAN parties to a point that allows a fair evaluation of a player's skill.
At the end of the season the WWCL will hold a grand finale featuring all main contents. The top 16 players or clans of each discipline from all participating nations will come together at one last great event and compete for the grand prizes. Here's what Dave Smith, UK WWCL Project Manager had to say:"It's absolutely stonking news that Savage have agreed to support the WWCL and I'm sure that both organisations will be able to help and support each other in the coming months as Season 2 of the WWCL starts to take shape in the UK." So not only will the winners of SavLAN5 competitions win our own sponsored prizes, if the competitions are covered by the WWCL they will also gain ranking points towards gaining a space at the WWCL grand finale!
Given that about £40000 worth of prizes were given away in Season 1 it's well worth checking out .. for more info on the WWCL and to register yourself, and your clan, checkout their web site.
Games company Rage have come up trumps with a box load of "LAN Demo" CD's of their latest game Mobile Forces for you all to try .. and some quality Moblie Forces T-Shirts to give away to some lucky punters at the LAN ..
What is Mobile Forces? Here's what Rage have to say about the game on the Mobile Forces web site:
Mobile Forces delivers explosive vehicle combat combined with traditional FPS action.
Built on top of Epic's latest Unreal Engine technology - graphics hardware is pushed to the limit by the use of static meshes to deliver complex believable environments, and poly counts go through the roof to give you smooth rolling terrain.
Mobile Forces offers the complete FPS offline/online multiplayer only experience with full AI bot support. The single focus of Mobile Forces is to create a gaming experience that any fan of the multiplayer-FPS genre will be at home playing.
A total of 8 different game modes are available. Along with traditional Deathmatch, Capture The Flag and Domination game types you’ll also find other modes such as Trailer, Captains, Detonation (and more!) game modes to quench your FPS thirst!
An impressive vehicle physics system correctly models suspension, gears, brakes etc Vehicles are not just "boxes that move" - shooting out the tyres makes a vehicle more difficult to control. The ‘crack’ shots among you can try to snipe the vehicle's petrol cap - resulting in one almighty explosion!
Players can choose either to drive a vehicle or you can ride shotgun and let one of your team-mates do the driving. To read the rest of what Rage have to say about the game and see some screenshots take a gander here.
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