Tech News
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More CES Coverage
Published: Friday, January 16, 2004 | By: DennisIt would appear that CES is going to be the place to be next year.
- CES 2004 @ Designtechnica
- CES 2004 @ TheTechLounge
- CES 2004 @ LostCircuits
Posted by the peeps that didn't get their 5h173 together in time... -
Nvidia and ATI produce new chipsets with 0.11-micron process
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"Both Nvidia and ATI Technologies plan to produce new chipsets this year processed on 0.11-micron technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to the companies’ top executives.
According to Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun, the company will produce its next-generation high-end chipsets using a 0.11-micron process."
This should be easier than .09-micron.
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ATI, Nvidia to increase exposure in CE market
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"Chipsets designed for consumer electronics devices will account for more than 20% of ATI’s total shipments in 2004, including 10-15% for digital TVs and color handsets and 7-8% for products related to media centers, said company chairman and CEO Ho Kwok-yuen.
According to Ho, ATI’s chipsets for digital TVs have found their way into the production lines of the world’s leading vendors like Sony and Samsung Electronics, while shipments of its All-in-Wonder series for media centers have been rising." -
Soltek Announced its First ATI Radeon Video Card
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: DennisIt seems that everyone is jumping the nVidia ship
"Soltek Announced its First ATI Radeon 9600 SE/9200 SE Graphics Cards Series!
Soltek ATI Radeon 9600 SE
Soltek ATI Radeon 9200 SE
Soltek entered graphics card market from June, 2002, and its first graphics card line started from NVIDIA chipset based graphics card. Now Soltek's graphics card comes the new force, the ATI series to fulfill all customers' requirements. Soltek today announced 3 models ATI Radeon series graphics cards: the SL-9600S-PD, SL-9200S-PT, and SL-9200S-CT. These new graphics cards based on ATI GPU make Soltek graphics product line more complete and step right into the mainstream market." -
Innovatek Premium XXS Review @ BigBruin
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: DennisInnovatek made the first watercooling kit I ever bought; I was impressed by the cohesive natures of the entire kit along with the screw type hose clamps I have since started to really dislike the system, parts are expensive and are not easily interchangeable.
"The performance of the Innovatek Premium XXS Water Cooling Kit is without a doubt admirable. It substantially reduces the noise over the stock configuration, while producing temperatures on the processor and video card far lower than the stock coolers. I was equally impressed with the solid construction of each piece, and the inclusion of all the extras that made installation a snap." -
DangerDen Maze 4 Block Review @ Overclockers Club
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: DennisIt is a little known fact that water and electronics don't mix but when done properly a good watercooling system can easily drop processor and system temperatures by 12 degrees or more.
"“Water-cooling.” That's a term loved by many, yet at the same time feared just as much. I mean, afterall you would have to be crazy to stick flowing water inside of your computer that is worth at least $1,500.00+, right? To be honest, even though I'd seen the results that water-cooling produces over air-cooling, I'd really never gotten up the courage to attempt it."
Proper leak testing is a must though really the chance of a leak is fairly slim when setup properly. Be sure to check out our Demonic XTC waterblock review for more watercooling fun. -
DFI 865PE Infinity Review @ ViperLair
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"This motherboard has a fairly good combination of good voltages and the ability to change the FSB in one MHz increments. For those who don't like taking the risk of overclocking on their own, the BIOS still offers the automatic overclocking options."
I don't seem to remember an automatic overclocking option on the DFI Infinity.
Here is our review of the DFI Infinity 865PE for comparison. -
Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004 | By: Dennis"The ZNF3-150 Zenith sports a very impressive list of features and the extensive bundle that Zenith fans have come to love. I was excited to open this package to see all the goodies included. Here is some additional information about some of the ZNF3-150's extras."
We reviewed this very board not to long ago, the board is really quite impressive and would recommend it to anyone wanting to get started with the Athlon64. The biggest drawback with the myriad of included goodies the board didn't overclock very well, at least with the nForce3 150 chipset..
Here is our review of the Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith for reference. -
Gigabyte GV-N595U Review @ PCStats
Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 | By: Dennis"The GV-N595U is a big card compared to its ATI cousins; the FX5950 Ultra is one impressive chunk of mean green metal and plastic. Out of the box, you certainly feel like you are getting your $499 USD worth of gaming muscle."
The only problem with these high-end nVidia cards is that they are made by an nVidia contractor and not by the companies that are selling them to ensure consistency. I like the theory behind this and since many companies just follow the reference design there isn’t much to complain about.
The days of high-end tweaked out cards designed for our gaming enjoyment appear to have come to an end, right? -
Fan Controller Reviews
Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 | By: DennisGot some pesky fans that just won't shut up?? Time to dial them down..
- Evercool SCP-A Fan Speed Controller @ TechTastic
- Enermax UC-A8FATR4 Fan Controller @ A True Review
Or you can take a more manual approach and install a switch or run them at 7v to lower their RPM.
