Tech News
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A Quick Guide to AMD Processors @ Short Media
Published: Friday, November 5, 2004 | By: DennisThis guide pretty much covers all of the current processor offerings and even discusses some factors I didn't know about. (mostly cause I never owned the processor
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"Overclockability. Users have reported up to 2.4GHz out of Applebred-based Durons via air cooling. No one I'm aware of has water-cooled a Duron. Your mileage may vary. "
In most cases the AthlonXP is quite a bit cheaper. -
Modding: Single-Layer to Dual-Layer @ Legit Reviews
Published: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | By: DennisSingle to dual DVD burners that is.
"With the recent introduction of dual-layer DVD burners many consumers found that their high speed single layer DVD burners are no longer cutting edge. There is a way to update the firmware on several of the more recent single-layer DVD RW's that will essentially turn it into a dual-layer burner. If you are one of the many enthusiasts that must have the latest and greatest technology don't toss out that "old" single-layer drive just yet!" -
MSI 915P Neo2 Platinum Review @ ViperLair
Published: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | By: DennisMfgs seem to be taking some liberty with their 915x boards; some include both DDR1 and DDR2, while others tend to migrate towards one or the other.
"Four colour coded DIMM slots support up to 4GB of DDR-II 400/533 ram. Dual Channel is supported of course, and unlike some 915P boards we have reviewed, this is a DDR-II only house, so don't think of placing DDR-I modules here. Just beneath the ram slots, we have one PATA port, one floppy port and a 24-pin ATX power connection. While a 24-pin PSU connector is preferred, the board will operate just fine with the more common 20-pin connector."
Power aside we found the 20-pin connector to work just fine on these boards as well though when it comes to overclocked stability the 24-pin power was preferred. -
DFI LANParty Motherboard Used to Break the Magic “Six“ (6 GHz)
Published: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | By: Dennis"DFI, maker of the award-winning LANParty and LANPartyUT series of motherboards, today joined the enthusiasts community to congratulate avid DFI user, Fugger, in his recent world record achievement. Using only phase change on an unmodified LANParty 875P-T motherboard, Fugger successfully overclocked his 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 (LGA 775) processor to stunning 6.3 GHz, or about a 75% overclock!"
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"Fugger's latest achievement puts him 300 MHz+ ahead of the next overclocker. At a core speed of 6.3 GHz, his overclocked Pentium 4 560 processor had a front bus speed (FSB) of 1800 MHz. Fugger's record-breaking system setup includes:
- DFI LANParty 875P-T motherboard (350 MHz FSB)
- Intel Pentium 4 560 (3.6GHz) processor (cooled to -121 °C)
- Centon Advanced DDR memory (Samsung TCCD)
- OCZ DDR Booster
- Chilly1 Three-Stage CPU Cascade " -
NL: Review Block - SilverStone Cases
Published: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | By: DennisWhen it comes to choosing a new case I always recommend picking a case with solid construction and a good start on adiquate cooling. This limits the overall need for extensive cooling mods and leaves the rest of the case open for windows, lights, and basic crazyness.
- Silverstone TJ-05 @ SweMOD
- Silverstone SST-TJ05-B @ 3DXtreme
Stay tuned for future Silverstone love. -
Gigabyte P4 Titan GA-8TRX330-L Review @ OCModShop
Published: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 | By: Dennis"Gigabyte is the first manufacturer maker to provide a mainboard based on ATI chipsets. This chipset is targeted to compete directly at Intel’s 865PE chipset, and offers similar features to its rival: hyper-threading technology, dual-channel DDR400, 800MHz FSB, 8x AGP and USB 2.0. Let’s take her out for a test drive… "
Does anyone find it weird that ATI is releasing a chipset to compete with an older, yet still viable, Intel chipset?? I seriously would have expected ATI to do something similar to Sis and release new hat technology before everyone else.
Speaking of Sis, what ever happened to them?? -
Go Vote Already !!
Published: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 | By: DennisFor those of us in the United States in case you didn't know today is Election Day. Many people died to ensure that we have the ability to choose who will run our country. So put aside the fact that the candidate with the most money or "friends" usually has the upper hand, and put aside that our individual votes only control the vote of the Electoral College, and go vote already!
This message brought to you by the Ninjalane foundation for lack of news posting motivation.
*Edit:* The polls have closed, for those that voted, pat yourself on the back! Good Job. -
ABIT AV8 (K8T800 Pro socket 939) Review @ 3DXtreme
Published: Monday, November 1, 2004 | By: Dennis"The ABIT AV8 performed very well, battling with the Soltek K8T800 Pro board for much of this review. The stock performance of the K8T800 Pro chipset seems to be consistent across the motherboards we used thus showing no clear winner."
This goes to show how evenly matched all A64 systems are due to their integrated memory controller. It also shows a need for more diverse testing methods for modern day motherboards. -
Mushkin PC2-4200 DDR-2 Review @ PCStats
Published: Monday, November 1, 2004 | By: Dennis"Changing the memory timings back to 4-4-4-12, we started onward with the overclocking tests. Mushkins PC2-4200 easily passed the old 216 MHz mark the Socket 775 motherboard used to limit us to, and climbed to 223 MHz. At that speed a voltage increase to 2V was necessary. Continuing to 228 MHz, we again ran into memory related issues, and again a slightly higher voltage was the fix."
This is a typical issue with DDR2 though as the speed of DDR2 increases this will become less and less of a problem. We here at Ninjalane tend to migrate towards Corsair Memory for our performance memory needs. -
NL: Review Block - Jealous Intel Stuffs
Published: Monday, November 1, 2004 | By: DennisIt would seem that today is release day for the Intel 1066Mhz FSB Pentium 4 EE @ 3.46Ghz
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ Beyond3D
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ Hexus
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ Legit Reviews
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ ViperLair
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ The Tech Report
- Intel 925XE chipset and 3.46GHz EE @ Tweaknews
Of course there is no Intel love here at Ninjalane but I'm hopful for the future.
