Tech News
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XBox Vs. PS2 @ The Tech Zone
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2005 | By: DennisGive me an xbox any day and it will sit and collect dust, give me a PS2 and it will prolly find a new home
. Simply put I'm not a huge console gamer but own console systems. So why post this kind of news item?? It would seem that Breakdown has found his jesus and it comes in the form of a controller in one hand and X and growing console systems in the living room. 
"Many different people have worked with these gaming systems inside and out, attempting to determine which system provides the best performance for your hard-earned gaming dollar. Here we take a look at each gaming system and compare the specs and performance of each. We will attempt to answer that age-old question: which is the better gaming system, Xbox or PS2?"
They seem to forget that the Gamecube is also a very solid console that many of our forum members have taken a fancy to. -
Sunbeam Light Bus review @ CaseModGod
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2005 | By: DennisI think the summary tells the whole review,
"The Sunbeam Light Bus is more than a light controller and more than a fan controller. It gives you the ability to think more creatively about your case lighting... and that's what modding is all about. You will no longer have to look at the same case lighting day in and day out, instead you can control fans and create unique lighting accents or effects as needed to take your mod to the next level."
Your choice if you wanna visit.
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DFI nForce4-DAGF Motherboard OC Preview @ Madshrimps
Published: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 | By: DennisBudget boards from DFI?? Oh ya, that's what they used to do before becoming enthusiast friendly
Here is what they had to say.
"The bundle accessories are very simple but enough.. The worse point is the manual is too thin." -
Intel dual-core 840 CPU and 955X chipset due this month
Published: Monday, April 11, 2005 | By: Dennis"Intel will move up the launch date of its dual-core series Pentium Extreme Edition 840 CPU and 955X chipset to the middle of this month, according to Taiwan motherboard makers. The dual-core products, which are aimed at the high-end segment, were previously set to arrive by the end of next month, said the makers."
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Asustek only first-tier mobo maker to see 1Q shipment growth
Published: Monday, April 11, 2005 | By: DennisIt really makes you wonder where all of these computers are going.. I mean think about it.
"Asustek, ECS, Gigabyte and MSI shipped a combined 8.2 million motherboards in March, up 23% sequentially, thanks to demand pickup in China and more working days, according to the companies. However, shipments from the four makers dropped about 13% sequentially to 22.59 million motherboards in the first quarter, due to seasonal effects." -
Alpha PAL8150 Heatsink Review Posted
Published: Friday, April 8, 2005 | By: DennisAircooling is the tried and true method for system cooling and for every one cooler you find you will find 20+ more that perform the same if not better than the first. The Alpha PAL8150 is certainly is one of the chosen few that can actually outperform many coolers on the market and thus keeps with the rich Alpha tradition.
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Sansun LED Keyboard @ InsaneTek
Published: Friday, April 8, 2005 | By: DennisThis keyboard is actually pretty cool, though since it is a keyboard there isn't much you can say about it.
"The main attraction of the keyboard is the blue LED lights. The standard left section lights up when the system is turned on. The number pad area only lights up when your cell phone goes off. The number pad LED's are GSM sensitive. I recorded a small video clip of the lights in action."
I can say our video was cooler. -
Memory companies flexing muscles
Published: Friday, April 8, 2005 | By: DennisPress release galore over the past couple days. Here is a quick "boy howdy"
"Corsair Demonstrates Industry Leadership by Introducing World's Fastest DDR2 Memory
Fremont, CA (April 7, 2005) - Corsair ® Memory, Inc., a worldwide leader in high performance memory and cooling products for the enthusiasts and the overclockers, today launched the world's first DDR2 memory that delivers a guaranteed clock speed of 675 MHz at extremely low latency settings of 3-2-2-8-1T."
PR Link
"Corsair Partners with NVIDIA to Help Power Intel Pentium 4 Desktop
Corsair Partners with NVIDIA® To Help Power Intel Pentium 4 Desktop Corsair named NVIDIA's Memory Development and Launch Partner for NVIDIA nForceTM4 SLITM Intel Edition."
PR Link
"The first time in history! a custom-built super performance memory for DFI Lanparty NF4 series!
As a recognized pioneer in offering the highest possible memory frequencies, OCZ developed the PC-5000 Platinum DFI nF4 Special series with performance enthusiasts in mind. This ground-breaking member of the proprietary OCZ Platinum series is custom-built for premium operation on the full spectrum of the high performance DFI Lanparty nF4 motherboard series. At the extreme speed of 625MHz, the combination is capable of 3-4-4-10 timings at this elevated front side bus."
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Digitimes even covered the story.
- Corsair claims it has world’s fastest DDR2 memory module
- OCZ offers custom-built memory for DFI LANParty nForce4 series
I've been trying to get in contact with A-Data but it would seem they don't sell direct to the US, if anyone can confirm or deny this please let me know. -
nForce4 SLI Intel Edition Round-up
Published: Friday, April 8, 2005 | By: DennisFor those of us that missed it here is a round up of sites that did a preview of the new chipset.
- Intel SLI @ Viperlair
- Intel SLI @ Bjorn3D
- Intel SLI @ Hexus
- Intel SLI @ Neoseeker
- Intel SLI @ The Tech Report
- Gigabyte Intel SLI @ PC Stats
I'd say "Stay tuned for our review of the nVidia nForce4 SLI Intel edition", but we don't have one so it would be somewhat pointless.
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Nvidia SLI Performance Test @ Overclockers New Zealand
Published: Friday, April 8, 2005 | By: DennisWhat is wrong with this statement?
"hose of us who are old enough know that Voodoo1/2 SLI gave the best 3D performance on the market. When they were the kings of the hill, no other cards even came close in terms of performance and visual quality. However, with the demise of Voodoo and the utilisation of AGP, we no longer have the luxury of linking up two graphics cards to enjoy the outrageous performance."
