Tech News
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ABIT IC7-MAX3 S478 Motherboard Review @ Accelnation
Published: Wednesday, June 2, 2004 | By: DennisAbit IC7-MAX3 was probably the most highly rated P4 motherboard ever released. It received (and still does) rave reviews all over internet because of it's great performance and extensive list of features. Here is another review that proves just that.
"Abit has always been known for producing enthusiast level motherboards. With each new generation of chipset and processor Abit was there with a high performance and extremely tweakable motherboard. Approximately two years ago Abit launched a line of motherboards that were aimed at the enthusiast that wanted maximal tweakability and performance. These high-end boards carried the “MAX” moniker. The first “MAX” board to come out was a KT333 based solution followed by 845E, 845PE, and KT400 solutions." -
Sapphire Radeon X800 PRO Review @ Beyond3D
Published: Wednesday, June 2, 2004 | By: DennisSapphire made it's name with their high quality video cards and affordable prices. One of their most popular video card was based on ATI's Radeon 9800 Pro chipsets. Can X800 Pro be the next best seller? Check out this review and find out.
"The board is more or less the same as the ATI reference X800 PRO, using the same PCB design and the reference cooler. This particular version doesn't feature any video in functionality, hence there is no Rage Theater chip on the board, or is there the internal VIVO connector as seen on the ATI reference boards (next to the internal power supply connector. The only other differences noticeable are the purple power supply connector and a different sticker on the heat-sink!" -
Computex 2004 Day 1 Posted
Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 | By: DennisNinjalane is once again in Taipei checking out the sites of Computex, The show is larger than ever but the displays do not seem as lavish as last year.
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Cooling Block-o Review @ Ninjalane
Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 | By: DennisOver the long weekend I received quite a few news articles in my mailbox. Interestingly, most of them are from various cooling solutions for the ever-hot CPU's. So, if you're looking just for a small heatsink, or a full-blown watercooling kit setup, check these reviews (and previews) out.
- Verax GmbH P17CuX Ultra Quiet Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
- Spire Cooler SkiveStream 3 Review @ HardwareHounds
- 3R System Poseidon WCL-03 Water Cooling Kit Review @ ExtremeMhz
- Titan TWC-A04 Water Cooling Kit Preview @ Guru Review
- Danger Den TDX Water Block Preview @ Madshrimps
- Scythe Samurai Intel-AMD HSF Review @ Madshrimps
This is it for now. Make sure you check out our own reviews on various cooling stuff. Be sure you come back to... -
MSI K8N Neo Platinum nF3 250Gb @ Viper Lair
Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 | By: DennisViper Lair takes a look at MSI's newest motherboard based on nForce3 chipset from nVidia. Check this review out if you're looking for a Socket 754 board.
"If you've been holding out on the Athlon 64, particularly the more consumer based Socket 754 version, the K8N Neo Platinum is as good a reason as any to jump on board now. With the great performance, stability and system level firewall, you won't be disappointed with it." -
New AMD Athlon Processorors
Published: Tuesday, June 1, 2004 | By: DennisAMD officially revealed their new Socket 939 CPU's at this year's Computex in Taipei. This includes the Athlon64 FX-53 and Athlon64 3800+. Reviews are all over internet, so here is a list of different websites with the review:
- AMD Athlon64 FX-53 & 3800+ Socket 939 Review @ Beyond3D
- AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor and Socket 939 @ Digit-Life
- AMD Socket 939 Processor's Arrive!! @ Legit Reviews
- AMD's Athlon 64 3800+ and FX-53 processors @ The Tech Report
This list will be updated as more reviews will come in. So don't forget to come back, here, to Ninjalane. -
Rain Rain Go Away
Published: Sunday, May 30, 2004 | By: Dennisand come again another day, unfortunately according to weather.com its gonna be like this for the rest of the week.
All I can say is that I'm glad its warm.
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Hello From Taipei
Published: Friday, May 28, 2004 | By: DennisHello everyone just wanted to pop in and say that the new bride and me made it to Taipei all safe and sound. The plane ride was hella long but “deluxe” class kicks ass!! so the ride over wasn't that bad..
The plan was to show up a few days early and take in some sights and then spend the rest of the time at Computex. Some may not thing this is the best way to spend a honeymoon but she seems pretty excited so I figured what the heck.
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Block-o Friday Night Edition @ Ninjalane
Published: Friday, May 28, 2004 | By: DennisIn case you're not out partying somewhere, here are some reviews that I got throughout the day and didn't post them for one reason or another. Check them out if you have nothing better to do. I know I don't
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- Vantec AeroFlow 2 Review @ FastLaneHW
- Corsair XMS 3200XL Memory Review @ Legit Reviews
- Asetek Antarctica WaterChill Kit Review @ PimpRig
- Opus Technologies TT-501 Tiny-Tower Titanium Plated Case @ EOC
- Cooler Master CM Stacker STC-T01 @ HardwareZone
That's it for now. Have a good weekend and don't forget to come back here, to Ninjalane. -
ATI RADEON X800 XT vs. NVIDIA GeForce 6800 @ Digit-Life
Published: Friday, May 28, 2004 | By: DennisHere is some more on the battle of the titans - ATI's X800 XT and nVidia's Geforce 6800. Digit-Life also takes a look at the newest nVidia drivers and how they improve or decline both the speed and the picture quality in games, as well as benchmarks through their extensive list of testing.
"Older tests proved that all new accelerators depended greatly on the CPU and system performance in general and were limited by them even at maximal AA and anisotropy loads. So the moral is: even if there are people who are ready to pay a lot for a superaccelerator so that they can play their favourite old games, they will have to update their whole systems; otherwise, their acquisition will be of little use."
