Tech News
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DFI LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: DennisOut of all the AM2 motherboards on the market I have to say the DFI offering is by far the coolest looking board on the market and according to PCmoddingmy is a decent overclocker as well.
"Now, we’ll look at the NB and SB cooling solutions. The nForce 590 SLI SB chipset is actively cooled via copper heatsink fan. The copper SB cooler is DFI’s first motherboard to use such high performance cooler. The cooper cooler is relative large and helps to keep the chipset cool, even when overclocking. In most cases," -
Abit AB9 Pro and AW9D MAX Motherboard Review @ The Tech Report
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: Dennis"ABIT HAS BEEN ON the comeback trail since its acquisition by USI, and we've been impressed by the company's recent AN8 32X and AT8 32X motherboards for Athlon 64 processors. Intel's Core 2 Duo has become the processor of choice for PC enthusiasts, though, and we've yet to see what a reinvigorated Abit can do with an LGA775 socket.
Interestingly, Abit's most famous boards have been for Intel processors. Classics like the BH6 and BP6 essentially defined the enthusiast-oriented motherboard genre, making us particularly eager to see how Abit can complement the Core 2 Duo. "
I would love to see Abit make a strong comeback, though things are tough when a company gets acquired. However personally I'm glad they ditched the "Wendell" editions. -
Intel IHS Lapping and Removal For LGA775 CPU's @ Legit Reviews
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: DennisHere is a fun one for you all.
"To get the IHS off we used four razor blades and placed two under opposite corners to apply force on the IHS. We then got out the Craftsmen propane torch and fired it up. After the CPU was cleaned we used four layers of electrical tape on each side of the core to prevent cracking the die and removed the load plate off our abit AW9D-MAX motherboard so the water block would make contact with the core and not the load plate. We applied Arctic Silver Lumiere to the core and after a test fitting to make sure the water block made contact with the die we fired up the test system..."
Never would have thought to take a blow torch to a processor but, hey whatever works.
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Cooler Master Mystique 632 ATX Case @ PCApex
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: DennisThis is an Alu case so you can expect it to be light and not very strong however the door mechanism is very unique. I'm still holding out for a clear door that opens when you wave your hand in front of it.
(yes I know its been done already, just not on a PC)
"The Mystique 632 carries the same name as a case we have previously reviewed here at PC Apex... the Mystique 631. This is a bit odd since the two cases look nothing alike from the outside... but they do seem to use the same internal framework. So let's see if the Mystique 632 is a well-made as its predecessor." -
Patriot DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 Review @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: Dennis"With the introduction of AM2 socket by AMD all new high-end PCs are finally using DDR2 memories. Right now the standard DDR2 speeds are 533 MHz, 667 MHz and 800 MHz, but Patriot was one of the first manufacturers to release 1,066 MHz models."
It is pretty easy to say that a company was one of the first to offer a new technology when in actuality several companies came to market at about the same time. Corsair comes to mind as being one of the first ones I knew of to offer a 1066Mhz DDR2 module.
I will admit though, I love the heatspreaders on the Patriot memory modules. -
Abit AW9D-MAX Motherboard Review @ VIperLair
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: Dennis"The Abit AW9D-MAX has an interesting layout to say the least. The board as mentioned earlier is feature rich, but it may not look like that at first glance. The most obvious change from what many of us are used to is the complete elimination of serial and parallel connections. Those really are legacy connections and we do not think most users will miss them, but if you do have items that require those connections, you will need to look elsewhere."
I think Abit was one of the first companies to try removing the legacy connections from their boards, and well it kind of bombed. That aside the board does appear to mean business. -
ABIT AW9D-MAX Review @ Hardware Zone
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: Dennis"Ever since their last big tie up with gaming prodigy Fatal1ty in 2004, ABIT has been lurking around the backwaters losing ground in the motherboard market not only to long time competitors ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, but players like Foxconn, ASRock and ECS."
This is one of those motherboards that just LOOKs badd ass. Not sure if it's the compact design or the maze of heatpipes that lace the chipsets together. -
Epox EP-MF570 SLI nForce 570 SLI Review @ PC Stats
Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | By: DennisMotherboard makers go to great lengths to make their products stand out from the competitors either by coming up wtih a unique product or including stuff that you wouldn't normally expect.
" Epox include a collection of eight small blue VRAM heatsinks (with adhesive one side) which can be stuck to anything you think needs a little extra cooling. They are a the perfect size for the motherboards' power MOSFETs in fact. MOSFETs regulate the electricity for the processor and can become hot during operation. Like any electrical device, keeping it cool is a good idea."
I would agree, keeping cool is a good idea.
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Low Cost Liquid Cooling from Asetek released
Published: Sunday, October 8, 2006 | By: DennisIt would seem that watercooling is coming in all shapes and sizes now. If you remember Coolermaster had a cooling solution very similar to this new one from asetek, with a few less features.
"Traditionally, liquid cooling was only relevant for the enthusiast markets - that is until Asetek’s solution. Up until now liquid cooling systems have always had one or more drawbacks, such as being bulky and built of many separate components interconnected by a lot of hoses, high cost, insufficient reliability and life span.
All this is history now, as Asetek has changed the standard for how liquid cooling is made, thereby making liquid cooling a compelling choice for any OEM or ODM." -
Foxconn Winfast N570SM2AA Motherboard Review Posted
Published: Sunday, October 8, 2006 | By: DennisIn this review we will be looking at one of the mainstream motherboards from Foxconn called the Winfast N570SM2AA, This is a nVidia nForce 5 series motherboard featuring the 570 SLI chipset and DDR2 memory.
