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• Google IPO ready to go

  Published: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Moreover, many financial analysts note that the company may be coming into the market at the top of its value. If the stock sells at the expected price, Google would have a market value of between $29 billion and $36 billion, just shy of rival Yahoo.
  
  ``The question is, if you had $30 to $35 billion to spend, is Google what you would buy?'' said Kevin Landis, chief investment officer of Firsthand Capital Management in San Jose."
  A curious question indeed... Not sure I would buy Google either.

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• PolarFLO TT Review @ GruntvillE

  Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Q: How did you come up with the name of the new series of blocks, TT?
  
  We heard (actually read) the term "triple titter" used often to describe the style of liquid heat sink we and others manufacture. Why try and come up with a better name? The consumers have spoken! "
  Can't say I have ever heard the term "Triple Titter" before but it makes sense.
  
  Oh and be sure to click the banner link to the right and show some luv.

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• CoolerMaster Cavalier 3 @ XYZ Computing

  Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Looking for a good ALU + Steel hybrid case?, need it to be sturdy? The Cavalier might be just what you need.
  "Here is the Cav3 out of the case. Though a bit plain it is a very nice looking case. Compared to most aftermarket cases sold today it is quite understated, but there is nothing wrong with its quiet, classy look."
  The case has some good modding potential as well.

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• Asetek Antarctica @ PC Modding

  Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis

  We reviewed this little unit not to long ago and were very impressed with the performance it is somewhat limited to usage with the asetek WaterChill due to the 3/8" ID hose requirement.
  "Antarctica is Asetek’s newest water block that had been designed to achieve higher performance, which will assist in extreme overclocking. The water block comes with the two lids that supports Intel S478, AMD Socket A (S462), AMD Athlon FX (S939/S940) and also AMD Athlon64 (S754). However, fitting the motherboard on a Socket A will be possible on the motherboards that have mounting holes beside the CPU socket."
  Fits good on the Pentium 4, check out our review of the asetek Antarctica.

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• NL: Review Block - HIS Ed

  Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Here is a HIS two-fer for the ATI fans out there.
  
  - HIS Excalibur 9550 VIVO @ LAN Addict
  - H.I.S. Excalibur Radeon X600 XT @ Overclocker Cafe
  
  Read with caution, too much ATI on the brain can be harmful to... ummm... something, I just know it can.
  
  More craziness at..

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• Memory Timings Explained @ CoolTechZone

  Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Since the cost of memory modules does not vary drastically between speed grades, we recommend that you purchase the highest speed you think you may need in the long term. You will save some money if you decide to upgrade you microprocessor later, all memory is backward compatabile as far as bus speeds are concerned."
  This is a rather informative little article that explains a little about how memory works and what them pesky numbers mean.

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• Corsair TwinX 3200XL ProSeries Review Posted

  Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Low memory latency affords the system building a variety of things that range from super fast system response to increased overclocking performance. Corsair XL ProSeries modules can do that and provide some cool lighting effects in the process.

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• Intel to bundle ATI-based VGA cards with 915/925 motherboards

  Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Intel and ATI Technologies plan a co-marketing initiative called “Driving Change,” which will target the channel and bundle ATI own-brand add-in-board (AIB) clients with Intel own-brand motherboards, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboards makers.
  
  The plan, which will kick off on August 2 in North America and Europe, will offer channel distributors discounts of US$20 or US$30, depending on the motherboard models.
  
  A discount of US$30 is being offered for an ATI Radeon X600-based graphics card bundled with an Intel BOXD925XCV, BOXD925XBC or BOXD915PBLL motherboard."
  Good times for those looking for a cheap way to upgrade their system, though I would have liked to see them apply the discounts on any of the ATI cards.

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• Behind The Scenes: DDR2 @ Legit Reviews

  Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Legit Reviews has posted a very eye-opening look at the current state of DDR2 marketing from the big 3 memory makers in the United States.
  "When DDR2 memory hit the market I was honestly anxious to see what the memory companies and their marketing departments would do. During the months leading up to the launch of DDR2 platforms and the actual memory I was lucky enough to get see the development and branding of the new DDR2 product lines from three leading American based memory companies: Corsair, Crucial & Kingston. Little did I know each of these three companies would take a vastly different approach to DDR2 memory."

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• NL: Review Block - Water Water Everywhere

  Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  It's almost like a water explosion.
  
  - Titan TWC-A04 Water Cooling @ Big Bruin
  - Xice ExternalCool EC900 Water Cooling @ MadShrimps
  - Bloques de agua Corsair Hydrocool @ XtremeNews
  - CoolerMaster Aquagate water cooling @ PC Unleash
  
  For all your current and future water cooling needs go no further than..

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