Tech News
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DFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb Review @ InsaneTek
Published: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 | By: DennisThat A W is pretty crazy when it comes to overclocking and he loves to pump tons of voltage into his memory modules. Kind of makes you wonder if he does the same stuff with his own equipment.
"The pictures taken are of the 10/15 beta BIOS by Oskar Wu. There isn't much difference between the original BIOS and the beta BIOS, other than the included Memtest option. The beta BIOS provides much better overclocking potential than the official. The official BIOS seems to have a bug that prevents serious overclocking. There are beta BIOSes available that allow VDIMM to go up to 4.0v, but I chose the BIOS most similar to the official." -
Cooler Master Wave Master @ OCIA
Published: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 | By: DennisCoolermaster has always made some pretty snazzy cases including this one from the Wavemaster series. We saw this case at Computex last year and can attest to how well it is made.
"Cooler Master has gone one step further here and added a fan bracket for an optional top blowhole. So how can you put a blowhole in a case with no opening at the top? Simple, the I/O panel on the top of the case can be removed. This will allow for the fan bracket to be installed. It even has mesh pad for filtering. I never use the extra USB ports or the other stuff, so I opted for the blowhole."
However I didn't see any with the blowhole installed. -
Corsair XMS Xpert memory modules Review @ The Tech Report
Published: Monday, February 14, 2005 | By: DennisGeil had something like this a few years back and while I could have sworn that they lit up I would seem that I was mistaken. But they seemed so cool at the time.
"I FIRST LEARNED THE power of glowing LEDs on memory modules back when I wrote a couple of smart-ass articles about a really horrid pair of DIMMs that I bought from some shady online vendor a number of years ago. The basic gist of the article was that these were really lousy, cheap, unstable memory modules. I showed folks pictures of a single, green, glowing LED on each DIMM, and joked that they were "suckage detectors." "When the DIMM sucks, the LED light comes on," I said. "It's always on."
It didn't matter. I got buried under an avalanche of e-mail from people asking where they could buy the glowy DIMMs. So the things didn't actually work right--big deal. People like the blinkenlights." -
Lian-Li PC 6070 Plus Review @ AMDReview
Published: Monday, February 14, 2005 | By: DennisI used to mod cases great vengeance and furious anger and then something happened....
"One of the biggest complaints about the original version of the PC-6070 was that it occasionally overheated. As such, one of the main things that I was wondering was if they fixed the overheating problem with this plus version of the case. I ran tests with the extra coolers (PCI blower and intake fan directed at CPU) and without."
Lian-Li and has been one of the pioneers in custom alu case design and got quite famous for it, can't say I would actually buy one but you never know what the future may hold. -
News to be Posted Shortly
Published: Monday, February 14, 2005 | By: DennisSorry for the delay in getting news posted, its been a busy week up in here.
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Longtime restaurateurs sell Buster's in Boise
Published: Thursday, February 10, 2005 | By: DennisThis isn't anything related to hardware but I have history tied up with that place.
"Co-owners Lou Pejovich and George Wade have sold their Broadway Avenue restaurant, but the establishment's new owners say they have no intention of making major changes to the popular Boise sports bar whose customer base is largely male."
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The Mac Mini: A Step Towards the Appliance PC Future @ Designtechnica
Published: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 | By: DennisHere is a little something something on the Mac Mini.
"Apple's Mac Mini is a step in the right direction for the Appliance PC and what consumers are looking for.
Last month I focused on the negative aspects of Apple’s new products to make a point. And, based on the feedback I got, the point I appeared to have made is that there are an awful lot of Apple folks who really don’t like anyone who disparages their beloved products."
They make some good points, though be warned opinions are present.
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asetek Waterchill review @ Techwarelabs
Published: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 | By: Dennisasetek makes one mean watercooling kit and while I firmly believe that you should really build your watercooling kit from pieces and parts I could also be easily convinced into suggesting any of the Waterchill kits as a viable alternative.
"ASTEK is using a new pump/reservoir design in the WaterChill kit, as shown in the photo below; the reservoir connects directly to the pump, which frees up a little more space inside the computer to run tubing." -
New Ninjalane RSS News Feed
Published: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 | By: DennisRSS or Really Simple Syndication is a very basic XML file that gives webmasters and site owners an easy way to syndicate their news and articles. The uses for RSS are pretty much endless but range from desktop news readers to consuming an RSS feed on other websites. These syndications are not designed to replace the website but does give the user the ability to see if anything new has been posted before they go. In the end it saves time and expensive bandwidth.
So why am I telling you this?? Well Ninjalane is now on the RSS bandwagon. You can find the feed by clicking the link below or looking for the orange XML button to the right labeled NinjaRSS.
The feed is completely dynamic and contains news stories, top forum posts and the ever popular "Top Story" article postings. Check it out and if you have any questions or comments don't hesitate to contact me. -
Logisys LED Stove Fan @ Mikhailtech
Published: Tuesday, February 8, 2005 | By: DennisI was all WTF too.
"And here's the big innovation. There are two PCB strips on either side of the motor each housing 3 LEDs a piece. They spin at the same rate as the fan and create a unique lighting effect. Although the PCB is bendable, it manages to hold the weight of the LEDs just fine. The only downside to this implementation is that the other face gets no illumination whatsoever since all the lights are pointing upward."
