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Sapphire X800 Pro Video Card Review @ Gaming Illustrated
Published: Monday, June 7, 2004 | By: DennisHere is something for those looking to shell out big bux for the newest and fastest video card from Sapphire. The company made itself famous with their cheap and high quality video cards. Check out this review to see if Sapphire stands up for its name.
"The Sapphire X800 Pro is a rock-solid performance driven card that should have gamers drooling with envy to buy. With huge performance gains against cards in the same price point, it seems that this is the card of choice for serious gamers wanting the performance necessary out of their video cards for the high-level games of 2004 and 2005." -
XFX FX 5700 Ultra 128 MB DDR3 Review @ The Modfathers
Published: Monday, June 7, 2004 | By: DennisDDR3 becoming a standard in the most of the new video cards being released. DDR3 offers lower latencies and bigger bandwidth, but how much does it really help in today's games still remains a debate. Here is our own review of the same video card done recently.
"I was put in contact with someone from the Technical Support Dept, who patiently stuck it out until we were able to get the card to flash and work. It's confidence building when you deal with a company who have people who work from knowledge and not a join-the-dots manual."
Note from Redmax some of the aspects in this review are not completely true though the overall message is. Despite having DDR3 the FX5700Ultra doesn't really use the new memory to the full potential. The new cards are still a great buy and generally speaking overclock a little better than the DDR2 models. -
Saturday Block-o Review @ Ninjalane
Published: Saturday, June 5, 2004 | By: DennisI don't normally post news on weekends, but since it was a busy Friday, I received some news articles that I thought were worth a post. Scroll through the list and you might find something interesting. Enjoy!
- Asetek WaterChill Antarctica DYO CPU Waterblock Review @ The Crucible
- Corsair XMS PRO Twin-X 4000 Review @ XtremeResources
- Lian Li PC-V1000 Computer Case Review @ Dan's Data
- Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9200SE Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- Albatron 5700P Turbo Review @ The Crucible
Well, here you have it. Saturday Block-o brought you by the people at Ninjalane. -
Epox 8KDA3+ nForce3 250Gb Motherboard Review @ PCStats
Published: Saturday, June 5, 2004 | By: DennisEpox motherboards were always famous in the enthusiast market for great overclockability and performance. Does 8KDA3+ stand up for Epox's name? Read up to find out.
"When it comes to enthusiasts, the Epox name is well known. In fact I know of many overclockers that wait to check out Epox's take on new chipsets before buying a new motherboard... Now that the nVidia nForce3-250 chipset is upon us, I think we'll see a few more enthusiasts jump on the Athlon64 bandwagon. After all, the biggest obstacle from an enthusiasts perspective are the system peripherals that don'y like to run out of sync. That can cause a lot of the headaches." -
Asetek Antarctica KT03A-L30 WaterChill CPU Cooling Kit Review @ Hi-TechReviews
Published: Friday, June 4, 2004 | By: DennisAsetek is famous for their Vapochill systems, as well as their watercooling kits. This new kit features the new Antarctica waterblock, with the ever popular 3-barb design. We reviewed the block not too long ago, you can read it up here.
"Summer is here and with it comes the high processors temperatures. If you happen to still be using air-cooling you have the option of putting enough fans in your case that it will blow CDs out of your drives. Or you could invest in the silent method of cooling and go with the Asetek Antarctica." -
Abit's KV8 Pro Motherboard Review @ The Tech Report
Published: Friday, June 4, 2004 | By: DennisAfter Socket 939 was launched this week at Taipei, it would seem the logical thing would be to get the newest thing. However, with AMD's new chips' prices starting from $500 it might be too expensive for most of us. Socket 754 systems can still hold their own when it comes to performance, especially overclocked
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"And let me tell you, the KV8 Pro is pretty sweet. With competitive performance, a working AGP/PCI lock, the most feature-rich BIOS I've ever seen, and the ability to lower the CPU multiplier, the KV8 Pro could very well be the best Athlon 64 platform for budget-conscious enthusiasts and MHz-starved overclockers. Read on for a detailed look at the KV8 Pro's features, performance, and intriguing overclocking potential." -
XICE ExternalCool E900 Review @ Hard-h2o
Published: Friday, June 4, 2004 | By: DennisThis is an interesting review of a stand-alone watercooling unit. I could see how external boxes holding watercooling components will be even more popular in the future, because you basically have more advantages over the regular watercooling unit sitting inside your case.
"There are two features that are important, even critical, when we choose to install a watercooling kit in our cases: firstly, and the main advantage for many people, we have the possibility to overclock the computer; secondly, but not less important, we can achieve a good performance with a low level of noise, without any doubt something we all wish." -
Computex Extra Days
Published: Friday, June 4, 2004 | By: DennisAs it would turn out I've been having problems with my laptop here in Taiwan so my nightly updates have been taking longer than had expected. The new plan is to have the remaining days posted once I get back to the states.
Not an ideal solution but is better than nothing. -
AMD FX53 Socket 939 @ AMD Review
Published: Thursday, June 3, 2004 | By: DennisHere is one more review on that latest from AMD. Check it out to see some impressive benchmark numbers. This new socket might become the standard for new AMD platforms very soon.
"During the Socket 940 FX's reign of terror, many computer enthusiasts saw how much kick ass power the FX 51 had as well as the FX 53. Most people shuttered hearing the early FX chips had to use Registered/ECC RAM because that type of RAM is slower than the regular unbuffered RAM. Today we will be examining the Socket 939 FX 53." -
Memory Block-o Review @ Ninjalane
Published: Thursday, June 3, 2004 | By: DennisI've compiled this Block-o for those looking for an upgrade in the memory compartment. Check these reviews out to find something that would suit your needs and your wallet
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- Kingmax Hardcore Series DDR500 Memory Review @ ExtremeMHz
- Kingmax Hardcore Series PC4000 DDR RAM Review @ EOC
- Transcend DDR500 PC4000 Memory Review @ TheTechLounge
- Corsair TwinX1024 3200XL Pro Review @ ipKonfig
This should be enough for now. Be sure to come back later for more reviews and articles here, at Ninjalane.
