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NL: Review Block - Water for cooling
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | By: DennisI think watercooling is really the proper way to cool your high-end workstation. While aircooling can still be done you simply cannot deny the geek factor behind the whole process.
- Thermaltake Big Water @ MadShrimps
- Thermaltake Water Cooling Accessories @ Overclocker Cafe
I've been working on a waterblock design that will eventually be sold as part of a Ninjalane watercooling kit. While the block is still in development I am hopeful to have a production version available sometime next year. -
nVidia GeForce 6600GT PCI-E @ PC Modding Malaysia
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | By: DennisNow this is pretty fuxX0rin' sweet!!
"When I first received this package, I was pretty surprised to see that the sample unit that Nvidia sent came inside a secured metal briefcase. After clocking in the correct number combination, the briefcase opened up and revealed the GeForce 6600GT graphics card which was safely wrapped inside an anti-static bag. Since this was a reference unit, we did not receive anything else except the bare card."
Except for the combo it almost sounds like something that Triplex would do/has done.
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Corsair TwinX1024-4400C25PT Review @ Xtreme Resources
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | By: Dennis"At Xtreme Resources we recently received some samples of the latest iteration of Corsair's DDR550 memory, TwinX1024-4400C25PT. It consists of 2 x 512MB TwinX paired memory rated at PC4400 (DDR550). Corsair previously produced DDR550 memory, but the difference was those modules used memory timings of 3-4-4-8. In a press release for this new memory, Corsair advertised "their fastest ever DDR memory module, a DDR550 module that supports very aggressive 2.5-4-4-8 latencies"."
Maybe its time to break out those old Soltek springdale boards and see if their DDR533 memory multiplier actually works.
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Mushkin vs. Corsair DDR2 @ MetkuMods
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | By: Dennis"This is the first time that we are going to take a look what Mushkin have to offer us. Both companies sent us their 2 x 512MB kits that are rated for 667MHz operation. Why two different PC2 ratings? PC2- 5300 and 5400 are all the same modules and run with the same speed but different manufacturers like to label their product bit differently. 667 x 8 = 5336 so what is the correct answer in your opinion; 5300 or 5400? Marketing is marketing and because of that you should always make sure you know what you are buying."
As you can prolly guess, both modules posted similar (if not the same) numbers, this is mostly due to the timings being the same for both modules. Overclocking would be the best way to tell what module is built better.
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Most Excellent MegaTokyo Comic
Published: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 | By: DennisI think we all need chix like this.
There is a storyline that leads up to this comic so if you want the context you'll have to read some of the archives. -
Nvidia NV48 still alive
Published: Monday, December 20, 2004 | By: Dennis"Nvidia has not given up on the NV48 and is expected to roll out the GPU in the second quarter of next year, despite market rumors saying the company has cancelled the chip, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
However, Nvidia plans to have Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) produce the NV48, instead of IBM, as originally planned, the sources noted. The NV48 will be built using a 0.11-micron process, the sources added." -
Albatron GeForce 6800 GT Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2004 | By: Dennis"Well today we are going to take a look at the Albatron 6800 GT, the gran turismo of the video card world. We won't call this the model with heated leather seats and navigation, but it definitely comes with 17"s and a moonroof."
I wonder if they will make a RS version for the budget crowd. -
Gigabyte creates dual-GPU graphics card
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2004 | By: DennisTom's Hardware posted a little something about the new dual GPU video card from Gigabyte that came equipped with two 6600GT processors in SLI mode. There have been many dual GPU cards in the past, the Obsidian 2 X-24 and 3DFX Voodoo 5 come to mind but ATI and XGI also dabbled with dualies. My only concern would be related to GPU timing since the card sits in a single 16x PCI Express slot and SLI enabled systems use 2 8x slots.
"The card integrates two Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics processors and is the first 6600 GT card on the market to offer a total of 256 MByte DDR 3 memory and 256 Mbit of memory bandwidth, according to the manufacturer. The card is cooled by two on-board fans."
On a side note I think this marks the first time I have ever linked directly to a Tom's Hardware posting. This is also despite being dissed on by a Tom's Hardware editor at Computex 2003. To the guys credit he was trying to fit in, but like me stood out like the n00b he was. -
NL: Review Block - The Wrap-up
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2004 | By: DennisI was kind of off the ball last week with news postings so I sifted through what I saved and decided to post it all in a little review block for easy clicking.
Watercoolers
- ThermalTake Aquarius III watercooling kit @ PimpedOutCases
- 1A-Cooling SET-5Z280V1 (WC) @ MadShrimps
Memory Reviews
- Kingston Ultra-Low Latency HyperX @ Rojak Pot
- Ultra Dual Channel PC4000 Premium @ ViperLair
- Corsair TwinX-4300C3Pro @ OcPrices
- Mushkin PC2-5300 (DDR2) @ Hi-TechReviews
- Crucial Ballistix PC4000 Review @ The Moditory
Check back for more block'age. -
Corsair Flash Voyager USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2004 | By: DennisA couple of reviews came in on this new product from Corsair, if you’re in the market for some flash storage check them out.
- Flash Voyager @ mvktech
- Flash Voyager @ Overclocker Cafe
You can see our review of this product very soon at the link below.
