Tech News
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Phj34r my lazy news postings
Published: Saturday, December 18, 2004 | By: DennisSorry for the lack of news postings but things have once again been really crazy around here. I'll see about getting some news up between trips to the store for Christmas presents.
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Soltek SL-915GPro-FGR Review Posted
Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | By: DennisThe Soltek SL-915GPro-FGR is a rather unique motherboard, not only does it come with 4 DDR1 memory banks but includes a BIOS level automagic overclocking utility called SAT (Smart Acceleration Technology) that actually works.
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Abit stock downgraded to requiring full delivery
Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"The TSE also suspects that management at Abit might have embezzled company funds through the issuance of a euro convertible bond (ECB). According to the TSE, Abit invested US$40 million in an offshore company with a book value of only US$3.3 million. The owner of that offshore company then bought a portion of the US$75 million ECB issued by Abit last year.
Abit also converted NT$2.8 billion in accounts receivable from two offshore companies – Apex Venture and Top Beyond – into equity investments early this year, and the two firms then created more than US$100 million in business transactions for Abit in the first half, the TSE noted."
Its all about the money man, and now they are screwed. -
Soltek 8KAN2E-GR nForce3 Review @ Hexus
Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"Soltek's has at least 5 distinct motherboards for S754, split between VIA and NVIDIA chipsets. Today I'm taking a look at an nForce3 250Gb-based Soltek board that combines a decent feature set with a low street price. Without further ado, then, time to get jiggy with Soltek's SL-K8AN2E-GR. The name's not going to win any prizes, but the 'board just might."
We reviewed this very motherboard a while ago and found it to be very stable though due to some bug with using SATA HDDs on the nVidia nF3 we were unable to get any decent overclocking results. -
Arctic Cooling Freezer 4 & Freezer 7 Review @ PCmoddingmy
Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 | By: DennisNow here are a couple of really funky heatsinks that are far from being "freezers" but appear to perform quite well.
"Again, the performance is very impressive. The Freezer 7 easily tamed our boiling Prescott down to a 31º C on Idle and maintaining at 46º C at full load. With our ambient temperatures recorded at 28º C, it was almost impossible to keep our Prescott anywhere below 50º C at those speeds. Looks like we have a winner here!" -
Gigabyte P4 Titan Series 8TRX330-L @ Techware Labs
Published: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 | By: DennisHere is something from the not so distant, its almost the present, past.
"Overall, 8TRX330-L is a great performance board. The BIOS features provides your average user the simple one option to overclock without guess work allow the user that ability to get just a little more out of their machine then having to stick with the defaults."
What the review doesn't tell you is that behind the cryptic wording and sporadic paragraphs you will find an ATI enabled motherboard from Gigabyte that supports the 478pin Intel processor. -
NL: Review Block - Sunday Night Filler
Published: Monday, December 13, 2004 | By: DennisSorry for the delay in news posting and the review block but crazy times need crazy results.
Cases
- Thermaltake Shark Case @ Bjorn3D
Heatsinks
- Alpha S-PAL8055FU (aXP) Review @ Marns CDA
- Swiftech MCX775-V Heatsink (LGA 775) @ Hi-TechReviews
- Thermaltake Silent 775 Heatsink (LGA775) @ Overclocker Cafe Funky
Radiators
- XSPC R120-D Dual Fan Cu Radiator @ ViperLair
- Asetek Black Ice Micro II Radiator @ Techniz.co.uk
Memory
- Kingston HyperX @ Controlled-Insanity
- OCZ EL PC3200 Platinum Rev 2 @ LAN Addict
More news when the sun comes up (In my timezone, and maybe after lunch). -
NL: Review Block - Midweek Antics
Published: Wednesday, December 8, 2004 | By: DennisLooking for reviews without having some incisive blabbing in the background??
Look no further...
Video Cards
- nVidia Geforce 6800GT PCI-E @ OC-Zone
- Inno3D GeForce 6600 GT @ Hexus
- XFX GeForce 6600 GT AGP @ Teamhardware
Cases
- SilverStone Temjin TJ05 @ InsaneTek
- Silverstone TJ06 @ Madshrimps
- SilverStone LC09 @ Buddhas LAN Room
- Lian Li PC-6077 @ Bjorn3D
Yep this is the end, don't be hatin' click something.
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Asustek starts delivering Nvidia nForce 4 SLI motherboards
Published: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 | By: DennisSLI is almost here!, I can't wait.
"Asustek Computer has started delivering Nvidia nForce 4 SLI-based motherboards to the channel, according to the company and sources in the channel. These motherboards support Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Socket 939 Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 processors.
Small volumes of Asustek’s A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard arrived in stores last week and were sold immediately, Asustek said. The company added that it will gradually increase its shipments later this month, while shipments to other markets will start this week."
The only sad part is that they sell for about $216US each. -
Nvidia and Sony to jointly develop GPU for PS3
Published: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 | By: DennisOh how the tides turn.
"Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (SCEI) and Nvidia announced today that they have been working together to develop the custom graphics processing unit (GPU) for SCEI ‘s next-generation computer entertainment system, according to a joint press release.
The collaboration between SCEI and Nvidia includes chip development, and a variety of graphics development tools and middleware for content creation, stated Ken Kutaragi, executive deputy president and COO, Sony Corporation, and president and Group CEO, SCEI."
