Tech News
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Danger Den RBX Acclerator-nozzle Comparison @ MadShrips
Published: Thursday, February 12, 2004 | By: DennisKeep in mind they used below freezing air for these tests so the numbers are going to look lower than they should.
"To date I've haven’t seen a single review where the number-5 nozzle was tested, and this surprises me given the nozzle's dispersion? It should be interesting to see the difference between the included number-1 and number-5 nozzles. Unfortunately I don't have a Compu-nurse for this test, however; we can still obtain accurate data."
Switching out the acceleration nozzles is not really the easiest task. Not only do you have to remove the RBX top but you also have to install the black gasket and then leak test the setup before reinstalling.
I speak from experience, kind of in the middle of doing this myself.
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Hard Drives: Speed vs Storage @ accelenation
Published: Thursday, February 12, 2004 | By: DennisThis is a classic tale of speed vs no-speed, price vs performance, and is bigger really better?
"In the end, the Raptors are speed demons and it’s up to you if it’s worth it or not. Sacrificing 70% storage space for a 25-50% speed increase can be hard. If you already have hard drives used for storage, go for the Raptors, you can’t go wrong with them. If you don’t have any large drives, I’d suggest sticking with the larger and slower drives from Western Digital, Seagate, or Maxtor."
Simply put.., Raptor = Fast but Small, Barracuda = "No as Fast" and bigger.
My suggestion, 2x Raptors + RAID0 = teh b0mb dizzl3. Just find some other place else for your pr0n. -
Run Windows Update!!
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | By: DennisIf you run Windows, Run Windows Update. Microsoft has released a huge security patch that everyone should care about.
Oh and install a virus scanner too.
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motherboard makers may have collectively passed their peak
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | By: DennisIn econ class you learn about supply and demand and it would seem that too much supply has created a "cut throat" narrow market condition. Motherboards are still needed it just becomes difficult to explore new directions without knowing if you will turn a profit first.
"Long-term decline in revenue growth
Excluding a recovery between November 2001 and October 2002, year-on-year growth in monthly revenues has steadily declined, hitting a 12-month moving average of only 1.7% in January.
While the data is not complete, the numbers do not look good.
The data only includes unconsolidated revenues of 18 first, second and third-tier players. Some companies, such as Asustek Computer, report revenues from their China operations separately." -
NL: Review Block - See and Forget
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 | By: DennisIt just seemed like a Video card and Memory kind of day.
Vids
- Sapphire RADEON 9600XT Ultimate @ Bjorn3D
- ATI Radeon 9600XT @ GruntvillE
- MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 @ Viperlair
Mems
- Corsair TwinX4400 @ ipKonfig
Phj34r the l337 that is... -
U.S. on verge of private space travel
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | By: DennisMy vote is with the Carmack team but I'm a little biased being the Quake fan that I am.
"Also competing is Armadillo Aerospace of Mesquite, Texas, headed by computer game designer John Carmack, who made a fortune on the games Doom and Quake. The team is testing its rocket engines and plans to launch this year." -
Original 'Star Wars' films coming to DVD
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | By: DennisI have the original Trilogy (pre-Lucas fiddling) on VHS and have toyed with the idea of ripping them to VCD or DVD. If anyone has any suggestions for video filters to help clean up the video feed drop me a line.
"Lucasfilm and Fox chose the September release date to maximize on holiday gift buying during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment president Mike Dunn said."
BTW: About TIME!!
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PowerColor Radeon 9800 XT Review @ TheTechLounge
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | By: Dennis"While testing games and benchmarks, the screen resolution is always set at 1024 x 768 x 32. Each game is tested with and without Anti-Aliasing or Anisotropic Filtering unless otherwise noted. In all tests, performance is set to "Quality" to create the best image quality."
Kick back on the couch, grab a drink and listen to the soothing sounds of Industrial metal during this review. It helps to numb the brain down to a dull roar. -
Grantsdale 915 motherboards in 2Q
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | By: Dennis"Taiwanese makers will begin volume shipments of new Pentium 4 motherboards built on Intel’s Grantsdale 915 chipsets in the second quarter, according to sources at Taiwan’s motherboard makers.
The new motherboards support not only the LGA775 processors like Socket T Prescott but also the Entertainment PC concept that the chip giant unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January."
CES was a little while ago but any Grantsdale news is good news, that is unless you just became a proud owner of a new Canterwood not to long ago. -
DFI aims to ship two million motherboards
Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | By: Dennis"Diamond Flower Electric Instrument Company (DFI), a second-tier motherboard maker in Taiwan, has set a goal of selling two million motherboards in 2004, a rise of 31.6% from 1.52 million last year."
Good times for our friends at DFI.
