Tech News
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No News, Good News?
Published: Friday, June 2, 2006 | By: DennisSome people say that no news is good news, and while that might be the case in the event of war or speeding tickets it is not really acceptable in the high tech world of computer hardware.
We've been working hard on some rather large projects and reviews these past few weeks and should have some results of these efforts posted soon.
Bare with us. (though keep your clothes on)
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ABIT Fatal1ty Professional AN9 32X Motherboard @ Legit Reviews
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisE3 is in full effect this week and while E3 is a gaming convention the growing trend is to have gaming hardware on display and have some "big shot" showing what it can do.
"While walking the show floor this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) we spotted the ABIT Fatal1ty Professional AN9 32X motherboard on display for all to see. The AN9 32X will be the upcoming enthusiast board from ABIT that is based on the NVIDIA nForce 500 series of chipsets, which is the first NVIDIA chipset to support AMD's upcoming AM2 processors. "
Nice looking board btw. -
TeamGroup Xtreem 2x1gb Cronus @ EclipseOC
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisCheck out them heatspreaders!
" The TeamGroup Cronus Xtreem is a solid 2x1gb line. We get to have a close look at the Infineon/Aeneon based sticks rated to 250mhz at 3-3-2. It is a solid 2x1gb set for the money, and overclocks well to boot." -
Gigabyte Poseidon Chassis @ t-break
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisBased on the case construction and the look of the metal the Gigabyte Poseidon doesn't appear to be a very solid case but then again the review is focusing on airflow and not really how strong the case actually is.
"Inside the case we have five of 5.25" screw-less bays and two 3.5" screw-less bays along with an internal HDD bay at the bottom that can take three more drives. We like the screw-less design from Gigabyte that secures the drives very tightly preventing you from wasting any time with installing/removing the drives using traditional screws." -
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H Motherboard Review Posted
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisFeature wise the 975X7AA is right in line with many other high-end motherboards and the additional features offered on the 975X chipset really help the board to stand out. The most notable option is the pair of 16x PCI Express video card slots located in the middle of the motherboard.
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DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR Review @ TweakTown
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisDFI Strikes Again!
"While there isn’t much variation in scores at the benchmark level, we would recommend DFI and the LANParty UT CFX3200-DR to users who want to mod their case and show off a very flashy board, especially under U.V lights. This motherboard not only performs well and contains plenty of onboard features to keep you happy; it also looks good at the same time."
Not sure I like the memory on the other side of the processor but the location of the chipset is actually pretty darn good. -
Intel Pentium D 930 Goodness @ neoseeker
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisI got me one of them 830's for a review we're working on and so far its quite the overclocker. It stands to reason that the 2MB edition would be about the same.
"We've published a review of Intel's Pentium D 930. This 65nm Dual Core part surprised us with its value. Value you say? That's right. Enthusiasts and overclockers will want to take note: we pushed this baby to 4.125GHz, a huge jump from its stock 3.0GHz speed using only stock air cooling! With that type of overclocking headroom this chip holds very well against even an X2 3800+."
Almost brings back the joy of the 2.4C
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NL: Review Block - More Memory
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisMore memory reviews with no blabbing from me.
- OCZ EL DDR PC-3500 Gold GX @ Modders-Inc
- Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2 Review @ Rojak Pot
- OCZ Platinum PC4000EB @ EclipseOC
- Corsair 1GB TWIN2X1024-8500 @ Techgage
- A-Data Vitesta DDR2-800 @ techPowerUp
Memory rox,
but I forgot why
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XFX GeForce 7900 GT 256MB Extreme Edition @ Hardware Zone
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: Dennis"The GeForce 7900 GT is the flavor of the month with enthusiasts looking for a reasonably powerful high-end card worth their dollar. The problem though is it seems that there aren't enough of them to go round. We did manage to secure an extreme, overclocked version from XFX and here are our thoughts."
The wife got one of these a few weeks ago so she could play the Sims 2 at full res and with every detail on. She has yet to complain about any of it. It's even a XFX Extreme! -
NL: Review Block - Patriot Memory Edition
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisI got the chance to use some Patriot mems on the Winfast Winfast NFPIK8AA review. Granted they were registered sticks but the only ones I could find with LL timings and sweet heatspreaders.
- Patriot Memory PDC2G4000ELK DDR Memory Review @ PCstats
- Patriot PC2-5300 2GB DDR2 Memory @ Viper Lair
- Patriot Memory 2GB PC4000 ELK @ Overclockers Online
- Patriot Memory PDC22G8000+XBLK Rev.2 DDR2-1000 Memory Review @ PCstats
I'm of the opinion that Patriot will become the new Corsair in the enthusiast memory sector.
