Tech News
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Tuniq Tower 120-LFB Heatsink Review @ OCIA
Published: Monday, June 18, 2007 | By: DennisI have a renewed interest in heatsinks these days but only to find out why they are getting to be so f'in big!. Back in the early days most heatsinks were a slab of metal (usually ALU or CU) with fins either attached or skivved out of them. Well it would seem with the quest to have better cooling with less sound many mfgs are looking to laptop design for the answer, ie heatpipes.
Sadly one of the drawbacks to heatpipe design is for them to be effective they also have to be big, meaning big fans, more weight, and less space in your case.
When I think of high-end air cooling, a few coolers quickly come to mind. In no particular order, those beasts include the Thermalright Ultra-120, the Scythe Infinity and the Noctua NH-U12F. Not to be forgotten though, is today’s review sample: the Tuniq Tower. Tuniq (a subsidiary of Sunbeamtech) first introduced the Tower a long time ago, and it since has gone through revisions to become the Tower 120-LFB -
XFX GeForce 8500 GT Review at NVNews
Published: Monday, June 18, 2007 | By: DennisnVidia has really gone out of their way to release a ton of different 8xxx series video cards, so many its hard to keep track as to what one is better than the other.
The XFX GeForce 8500 GT is DirectX 10 ready and fully capable of powering Vista's new graphical features. PureVideo2 support adds full decode capabilities for HD content and the card features HDCP capabilities, Dual-Link DVI support for resolutions up to 2560x1600 and an awesome double lifetime warranty. -
NL:Review Block - Memory
Published: Monday, June 18, 2007 | By: DennisWe all need memory and wouldn't you know it all memory is not made the same.
- Super Talent T800UX4GC5 4gb Review - XSReviews
- Mushkin SP2-6400 Plus 2 GB (996529+) @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
- Patriot PDC22G9200ELK PC2-9200 2GB DDR2-1150 Memory Review @ PCSTATS
Check back soon, we have several memory reviews in the works. -
Corsair Survivor 8 GB Reviewed at Metku
Published: Monday, June 18, 2007 | By: DennisIs it just me or has USB drives deversified enough to say there is something for everyone? I actually like this product you never know when your pants might go thru the wash or that you find yourself lost in the mountains with that important powerpoint presentation and only the shoes on your feet to help you get back home.
Almost makes you wish they included a place for matches.
Physically the memory feels very solid and why wouldn't it: it's made out from aluminum. Stickers on both sides take away some of that high quality feeling. These stickers start peeling of immediately when in use. -
The Leet Dictionary is Back!
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisBeing l33t is a frame of mind, some people get it and others think you are just being stupid. Regardless, after looking over this dictionary of terms you will have a better idea as to what it takes to at least 5p34k 133+.
The current plan is to start making this list dynamic, I have gotten several suggestions for new ways to write letters however what makes this dictionary unique is the leet words and their associated meanings. This is what will help make the dictionary grow. -
Birth Of A Motherboard: HL Tours ECS' China Facilities
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisFactory tours are so much fun, too bad I never get invited to see them
, however that is going to change!
Most people pry open the packaging holding their motherboard, video card, or other hardware without giving any thought to where it came from, or how it came to be. Today, HL takes you on an incredible journey....from the birth of a PCB to the final inspection of the motherboard that results.
Now I just need to figure out how to get back to Taiwan/China
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ASUS P5N-E SLI Motherboard Review @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisHummm... Wadda think?
By the way, on the motherboard setup you can configure your memory as DDR2-1066. We did this as we were using DDR2-1066 memories, however the system wouldn’t work correctly, meaning that this chipset really doesn’t support DDR2-1066.
I'm thinking the board will run with those "memories" I suspect the voltage wasn't set correctly.
We should be getting a new nVidia 650i board in the next few days; it will be interesting to see the performance differences between the two 6 series chipsets. -
Cooljag Falcon 92-AL AMD/INTEL CPU Cooler Review @ Tweaknews
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisFunny thing about this quote..
It takes a fair amount of guts to enter an established market with a new product and little name recognition. Especially the enthusiast CPU cooler market. You'd better have a good product with some solid performance. With the Falcon 92-Al, it looks like Cooljag will be making a name for themselves. This cooler easily outperforms the stocker and does so in a very quiet, unassuming manner.
CoolJag isn't new or even remotely new, the difference is CoolJag has been rather silent lately due to a market shift from the hi quality skived fin heatsinks to the uber huge heatpipe versions.
We actually have one of these coolers in the Ninjalane Labs so expect to see our version of this review real soon. -
NL: Review Block - Memory Styl3
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisIt's time for another quick review block, this time showing a couple Patriot memory reviews. We met with Patriot at Computex this year but wasn't very productive as only the TW representatives were present.
- Patriot PDC22G9200ELK PC2-9200 2GB DDR2-1150 Memory Review @ PCSTATS
- Patriot Extreme Performance PC2-9200 Memory Kit Review - HardwareLogic
Thats it for now, stay tuned for more review block news -
Building a super UPS @ Icrontic
Published: Thursday, June 14, 2007 | By: DennisNormally when you require a UPS the local computer and/or electronics store has you covered but when power demands exceed the pocket book you have to take matters into your own hands.
Personally I would have used sealed batteries for this project (and will if I ever decide to build one from scratch) as they are safer for indoor use, spill proof, and provide greater power output and longer life. (I had one in my truck that lasted 10 years with 5 being under heavy load from the uber car stereo)
My application, however, demands a bit more. I have a fully kitted-outoffice at home with a workstation that runs two PCs, a 4-in-1 digitalscanner/printer, an inkjet printer, a DSL broadband router, a wirelessnetwork router, and two sets of speakers. There are also a fax machine,and a mobile handset that is useless when its base goes dead.
