Tech News
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NL: Review Block - Weekend Ed.
Published: Saturday, July 30, 2005 | By: DennisYa we still look at the news around here.
Mobos & Stuff
- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI @ Viperlair
- Asus CT-479 Pentium M socket adapter @ The Tech Report
Hard Drives Hitachi Style
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 @ Hi-Techreviews
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 @ BigBruin
Memory Items
- XMS2 TWIN2X1024-8000UL Memory Review @ InsaneTek
- Mushkin PC3500 2-2-2 Redline @ ipKonfig
- Mushkin New Memory Heat Spreader @ Legit Reviews
Cooling Related
- Titan Bianca Water Cooling Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
- Titan Bianca Water Cooling Kit Review @ Hi-Techreviews
- Thermaltake Golden ORB II Cooler @ Techniz
- asetek WaterChill 12Volt Pump Review @ HardwareXL
We're still working in a reduced news and review capacity here at Ninjalane but development on our new project is progressing nicely (kind of slow but still progressing). -
Raidmax X-1 Case Review Posted
Published: Monday, July 25, 2005 | By: DennisIt is a little known fact that we have never really liked pre-modded cases here at Ninjalane but really for the wrong reasons. For us a pre-mod takes all the fun out of building a custom case and depending on where you shop they can often be quite ugly. However all pre-mods are not the same and the Raidmax X-1 is a good example.
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NL: Review Block - Memory
Published: Thursday, July 21, 2005 | By: DennisWhoa long time no postage. Sorry for the extended delays but based on your emails I don't think anyone even notices.
- GeIL ONE PC4800 1GB Dual Channel Kit @ InsaneTek
- Corsair XMS2 UL8000 @ t-break
- Corsair Twin2X 1024A-5400UL Review @ EOC
- Crucial Ballistix PC2-5300 2GB Dual Channel memory review @ Xtreme Resources
- Mushkin Redline HP3200 DDR Review @ The Best Case Scenario
My project development has somewhat slowed, I could blame my lack of motivation on the 100+ degree weather as it has really brought out the sleepy dog in me. (so to speak) Stay tuned details to follow. -
Funny Google Antics
Published: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 | By: DennisGoogle is so much fun at times. doing a search for "phj34r Corsair" will render (at the time of this posting) 6 results with some hidden and 4 of them point directly to Ninjalane or a Ninjalane site.
Corsair should be happy that we are pimping them so much.
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WaterChill 12V pump system with integrated reservoir and more
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: DennisBreak out that IE and head on over to asetek, they have a slick new 12v Waterchill pump that puts many of the pond pumps we have been using to shame.
"The NEW WaterChill 12V DC pump system with integrated reservoir and USB/Software-based control unit is the first of its kind. Packed with features and design that ensure every consumer with the markets best usability and developed especially for water-cooling this 12V pump system utilizes the ultimate balance between flow, pressure and power consumption (heat dissipation) for maximum performance." -
Setting up Multiple Monitors @ PCMech
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: DennisHere is something we did way back in the early days. Ahh if only you n00bs could have experienced the pain and anguish of running two separate video cards for dual monitor support.
"However, the advantages don't end with a larger desktop area. If you like to run applications in maximized or full screen modes, you'll be able to fill one screen with each application. So if you want to have your email program maximized on one screen (if you have a lot of email), you can still use the other screen for your web brower, spreadsheet, word processor, or any other progrm. It makes copy/pasting easier because you can have the "Copy" window on one monitor and the "Paste" window on another so you can see exactly what you are doing." -
Thermaltake Water Level and Temperature Indicators @ InsaneTek
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: DennisWatercooling is still very big in the enthusiast market and as with most tech oriented items the more gadgets you have the better off you are.
" Thermaltake's water level indicator was produced so that watercooling users can keep an eye on the amount of water in their loop. Thermaltake's water level indicator comes packaged in plastic, formed to the shape of the indicator. The packaging provides a clear view of the entire unit. " -
NL: Review Block - nVidia Video
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: DennisYes I admit it I am all about the nVidia cards and you should be too based on the numbers coming in on the 7800 series.
- XFX geforce 7800 GTX review @ origo3D
- Leadtek 6600GT Extreme Review @ CoolTechZone
- Gigabyte 6600GT Review @ CoolTechZone
Keep watch, undoubtably our next review will feature an nVidia video card. -
SCNJ-1000 "Ninja" Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ HardwareXL
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: DennisWith a name like Ninja who can resist posting a little news about it. The hwXL guys seem to really like it, pay careful attention to the heat tests, the 2.4Ghz P4 they are using sits pretty low on the current processor heat curve, your results will most likely vary.
"As you can see the setup had 2x 80mm fans at 12volt making sure heat is directly sucked out of the case, just like the 120mm from the psu. When installing the "Ninja" cooler in a case with a airduct beware you could have problems since i only had bout 4cm between the top of the cooler and the side panel." -
asetek Antarctica CPU Cooler @ HardwareXL
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | By: Dennisasetek makes some of the easiest to use watercooling kits on the market but as we know ease of use is not the only thing to consider.
"Putting the Antarcrica together as well as the installation on the board was very easy. After running several test like 3Dmark05, Prime95, DVDshrinking and offcourse some BF gaming the cpu temperture did'nt go any higher than 43 degrees celcius ;-). During my tests i could'nt find anything wrong with it, so the award is in its place."
Take that 43C with a grain of salt, without knowing the ambient temp it is almost impossible to know how hot a processor should and/or shouldn't be.
We'll have to watch this post to see if the misspellings in the hwXL article will help our search engine ranking.
