Tech News
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Made it back
Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 | By: DennisWell we made it back from Taiwan rather late last night and are still trying to recover from the effects of going back in time. News to follow and then its back to the grind.
BTW I'm interested to hear what you think about the new Ninjalane, drop us a line and let your voice be heard. -
Computex Coverage from Around the Web
Published: Saturday, June 9, 2007 | By: DennisIn case you haven't seen some of the other Computex posts check out the following sites.
http://www.legitreviews.com
http://www.tweaktown.com
http://hardwarelogic.com
http://techreport.com
http://www.thetechzone.com
BTW The Booth Babe Edition will be posted a little later today. so stay tuned to be the first one in. -
Day 3 and 4 Coming soon
Published: Friday, June 8, 2007 | By: DennisThe fun thing about visiting Computex is that everyone is extremely nice and while some of the sales folks try to express their stereotypes of people from Idaho they are easily convinced otherwise. We had some pretty late nights here in Taipei and it was really time to get some good sleep. Sorry for the delay but be assured day 3 and 4 of our Computex coverage will be coming soon.
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NL: Review Block
Published: Monday, June 4, 2007 | By: DennisBeing that we are in Taipei fixing to attend Computex here won't be many news postings so here is a quick list of what landed in the news inbox.
Misc
- Gigabyte GeForce 8600GTS Silent Pipe III Video Card Review - HardwareLogic
- SuperTalent DH Series (4gb) 200x USB Flash Drive @ DragonSteelMods
- EVGA e-GeForce 8800 Ultra Superclocked @PureOverclock
Motherboards
- The Gigabyte P35-DS3R Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- XFX 680i LT SLI Motherboard Review @ OCC
- Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 Motherboard @ Viper Lair
- DFI INFINITY 965 DARK Motherboard Overclocking Test @ Madshrimps
- abit AB9 QuadGT Motherboard Review @ Motherboards
- DFI LanParty ICFX3200-T2R/G @ Techgage
- ABIT AB9 QuadGT: Overclocking @ NordicHardware
Memory
- Neoseeker Patrio PC2-8500 Review
- Mushkin 4GB HP2-6400 (2x2GB) DDR2 Memory Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Mushkin XP2-8500 4 GB @ techPowerUp
- Intel P35 Chipset: DDR2 Versus DDR3 Memory @ Legit Reviews
- Mushkin's DDR2 SP2-6400 @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
- Patriot DDR2-1150/PC2-9200 2 GB Memory Kit Review @ Hardware Secrets
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Cooljag Falcon 92-Al Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com
Published: Monday, June 4, 2007 | By: DennisWe actually have one of these fancy coolers here in the Ninjalane Labs however with the Computex push we have yet to put it thru the paces.
The Cooljag Falcon 92-AL is an aluminum heatsink designed for use on the latest Intel and AMD processors. It has a 92mm internally illuminated which is thermally responsive (it changes speed based in case air temp.), and on the while the heatsink operates quietly. Like many heatsinks being released this year, the Falcon 92-AL is a two part deal.
Here is a review of the copper version
Cooljag Falcon 92-CU Heatsink Review @ Frostytech.com -
APEVIA X-Qpack2 Micro Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Published: Monday, June 4, 2007 | By: DennisHere is a fun little HTPC'ish case in m-ATX form. This case is of course a pre-mod but is done so in a fairly tasteful manner.
Apevia Corporation is the new name for Aspire International Corporation which was established in March 1999. Due to lots of confusions between Aspire cases, Acer's Aspire Notebook systems and Aspire Credit Cards, we have decided to change our name to Apevia Corporation in June 2006. With the strategy of standing behind our customers to ensure their total satisfaction, -
Guide: Open hard drive surgery @ AOA
Published: Sunday, June 3, 2007 | By: DennisHere is a fun little guide on how to perform open drive surgery.
What do you do when you have a dead drive with data that you really,
REALLY need to recover? Well, you can either send the drive to a data
recovery outfit and spend lottabucks, or you can take the approach of
the hardware hacker, and find another drive in your junk pile that is
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Welcome to the NEW Ninjalane.com
Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | By: DennisWell it has been a long, long process but the new Ninjalane (v3) is now live!. This refresh marks the first major design and architecture change in 5 years. Aside from the obvious design change we are hosting a new feature called Upgrade Alley. Upgrade Alley is our version of a system building guide and covers 4 different system levels. You can find more information on Upgrade Alley and what systems are available in the Upgrade Alley section.
Behind the scenes we are featuring a completely new article publishing system that will allow us to post articles quicker and in different formats (mobile, RSS, etc..) The publishing system comes with an integrated photo gallery while this gallery isn't available to the public there are plans to do so in the future.
Of course we still have the Ninjalane Message Forum; it has been a stable here at Ninjalane since the beginning and still has active members from the very beginning. Registration is free and I urge you to join.
On the horizon there is a whole set of features planned including:
Membership system - Current plans will allow Ninjalane members sign up for our newsletter, post comments, etc. Paying members will have exclusive access to Upgrade Alley and be able to see the upgrades before they go live to the public.
Comment system - The extent of the comments has yet to be decided but current plans are to allow Ninjalane members the ability to chime in on the news and articles we post. Until this is implemented please head over to the Ninjalane Message Forum and post your comments and feedback there.
Ninjalane Store - A few years back we tried a logo shop using Cafepress however the finished product was less than stellar so we're going to open our own! There will be some prototype shirts and such with us at Computex this year along with some photos in the Ninjalane Message Forum.
Well that's about it, personally I would like to welcome you all to the new Ninjalane and am curious to know what your thoughts are. So please either contact me directly or post your comments in the Forum.
Btw Computex starts June 5th and runs thru the 9th in Taipei Taiwan and we're going to be there! The plan is to have daily show coverage including photos and commentary so stay tuned!
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Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC8500 2x1GB @ EclipseOC
Published: Friday, May 11, 2007 | By: DennisWhen it comes to buying high performance memory there are two things to keep in mind.
a) you can "assume" that if the company mfgs memory chips and then sells modules they will be using their own chips on the modules.
b) you cannot "assume" that they will actually horde the best stuff for themselves when other companies are willing to pay big dollars for "the good stuff"
so why does this quote not surprise me?
"As I have mentioned a few times in the past, Crucial is a part of Micron. As such, it is a sure thing that Ballistix sticks will come with Micron chips, just as they have since a few weeks after their introduction back in the DDR1 days. Upon asking which chips these DDR2-1066 kits use, I was told that it was not possible to know. I did some investigation on with this kit and found that underneath the heatspreaders lay D9GMH chips with a -18F marking. Crucial has rebinned the 333MHz, cas5 chips up to 533MHz with the same timings."
Well its because EVERYONE in the industry does this to a certain degree, an while faster chips exist the majority of 1066Mhz modules are CAS5 and have been “overclocked” from the factory. Why do you suppose it requires 2.3v+ to keep them running? -
Super Talent 4GB PC2-6400 @ Techgage
Published: Friday, May 11, 2007 | By: DennisThis has got to be one of the strangest comments I have ever seen related to memory heatspreaders…. ever...
"The heatspreaders leave a bit to be desired though. To me it looks like a spreader doused with a bunch of candy sprinkles and then painted over. Once again though, they do their job. I am unsure how this method would compare to others, but it's better than some I've come across."
I will admit the Super Talent heatspreaders are not much to look at but they do look and work pretty well to they can’t really be that bad.
Btw here are my picks for the best memory heatspreaders on the market...
Patriot = has the best looking
Corsair = the most functional
Adata = the cleanest
