Tech News
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I have never wronged VIA or D-Link
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: DennisThat is what Jeffery Chang said in an interview with Digitimes over his corporate espionage accusations.
"Q: One of the controversies involved in this case is your resigning and rejoining VIA. Can you talk about your career path?
A: I have worked for 15 years. Before joining VIA in 1994, I worked in the computer network product-related field. I left VIA in March 2000 because of the work pressure, the same reason why I left D-Link."
Some are saying that the media is blowing this out of proportion though it will be interesting to see how this turns out. -
Shuttle SB62G2 XPC Review @ MetkuMods
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: DennisSFF cases are gaining in popularity in the east due to the small size and flexibility. I know of a few Americans that have made the switch to SFF though case size hasn't really been a concern.
"There are many wrong beliefs about these small barebones and I hope that I can correct some of them in this review. After this, you should be able to judge for yourself if these little boxes are not usable at all or should you go and buy one to replace that big tower on your desk or on the floor."
I wonder how long it will be before someone comes up with a watercooling kit for the SFF?? -
AOpen AK77-600 Max Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: DennisI keep thinking of MC Hammer when I see this site.
I just hope they don't do their reviews in parachute pants. 
"While the overall performance was not shock and awe, it was expected as the Via KT600 chipset has been found to be very picky on the settings it likes to run at. We have had a number of KT600 motherboards around here and the AK77-600 MAX has been found to be the most stable KT600 we have ever looked at."
You don't see to many AOpen reviews anymore but when you do they are usually always good. -
Mach4 NVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra Review @ NextGen Electronics
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: DennisI met up with XFX at Computex not to long ago and was quite impressed with their line of motherboards, hopefully we'll have a few samples in house before too long.
"I'm a big AMD guy and definitely think that the nVIDIA nForce2 boards are the way to go - I haven't been quite as impressed with other chipsets as I have consistently been with this board's features." -
Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra Review @ HardwareZoom
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: Dennis"For those who have never seen this card before, be prepared for a little surprise. One word..it's HUGE. The thermal solution takes up most of the weight and space and it will be interesting to see which manufacturer could cut down on that in their future 5950 card release. Like the 5900, this card uses a dual slot design, so be prepared to give up the closest PCI slot next to the AGP slot. "
Many of the high end FX5950's will be re-branded nVidia samples though I suspect this will change within the next few months. To bad I put money down on a FX5900 not to long ago or I'd be all over the FX5950. -
NL: Review Block
Published: Monday, December 8, 2003 | By: Dennis- ThermalRight SP-94 HSF Review @ GruntvillE
- M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Review @ HardExtreme
- GlobalWin Silent Stream Water Cooling Kit @ A True Review
- Ideazon Gaming Keyboard Review @ Furioustech
- Antec Performance One P160 Case Review @ Ascully
- Super Flower SF-609 Fan Master Review @ Overclockers Au
More reviews and news at.. -
Abit KV8-MAX3 Review @ AMDMB
Published: Friday, December 5, 2003 | By: Dennis"The latest from Abit is the KV8-MAX3 motherboard, a VIA K8T800 chipset motherboard for the Athlon 64 platform. Abit doesn’t currently have plans for a 940-pin Athlon 64 FX motherboard, but I would expect a 939-pin motherboard to be in the works for release with that processor update."
940 vs 939, there is only a pin difference but the latter is yet so much more appealing.
Check out this review for more info on the single channel 754pin VIA K8T800 solution from Abit. -
Visiontek Radeon 9800 XT Review @ Gamers Depot
Published: Friday, December 5, 2003 | By: Dennis"Snifffff…. Smell that? Nothing better than the smell of “fresh silicon” to a computer nut; especially if it’s that of a Radeon 9800 XT. Sure these cards are not really news at the moment, but what’s important here is the line-up of add-in board makers who have rallied around ATI, makers of the fastest video cards you can buy."
Fresh silicon isn't that bad though some would stay it isn't that great. Now a new Lambo on the other hand, that is a smell -
MSI to sell AMD-platform Mega PC
Published: Friday, December 5, 2003 | By: Dennis"Micro-Star International (MSI) will begin selling the Mega 180, a mini-barebone system supporting the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon XP processor, in January.
The Mega 180, currently on display at the IT Month exhibition in Taipei, is a combination of PC, stereo, MP3 player and DVD/VCD player. In addition to an AMD Athlon XP processor, the Mega 180 features an Nvidia nForce 2 integrated chipset, an LCM panel and a radio tuner. For accessories, MSI offers a remote control, speakers, wireless mouse and keyboard, and an AM/FM antenna."
Pretty LCD -
Counter-Strike Server Hosted This Weekend
Published: Friday, December 5, 2003 | By: DennisThe server will be started on Friday Dec 5th ~8:00pm (MST) Mountain Standard time and will remain online until Sunday Dec 7th at 10:00pm (MST).
The server is running the latest patch and will be limited to bombing runs and hostage maps. Check the Gamers Corner in the NinjaForum (Ninjalane Message Forum) for the server IP and game details.
