Tech News
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BFG GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis"A lot of people have been anxiously awaiting the replacement of the 5600 Ultra since it didn't quite impress customers as much as NVIDIA had hoped. In addition to the new card, new drivers (version 52.16) are also bringing hope back into the NVIDIA camp. The mid-range performance market is certainly about to get more interesting."
I can attest to that, the FX5600 was an utter disappointment though still made for a good midrange video card. Check out our Gainward review for more information. -
Cascade and AquaGold Waterblocks Review @ Pimprig
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis" The polycarbonite top and center plate is not a as shiny and clear as acrylic. But it is also much less likely to ever crack and leak over time. It's not a overtly showy block, but the poly top is a nice touch for a windowed case. The polycorbonate was chosen as a machining convenience, not a asthetic choice."
According to the text, the blocks did pretty well. Though if you are using a Mozilla based browser you might have trouble getting the popups to open. -
Auras T6C Heatsink Review @ Frosty Tech
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: DennisIf I were to describe this heatsink with one word or less it would be, funky.
The Auras uses a heatpipe design with a very large and open radiator that sits perpendicular to the heatsink base.
" A traditional heatsink with a pair of heatpipes impinged on a set of fins, copper or aluminum, typically has a base of between 4-6mm thick. The Auras T6C comes equipped with a copper plate only a fraction of that thickness." -
VME BioDrive USB Flash Drive Review @ ExtremeMhz
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis"The drive is fairly small. About the size and thickness of your thumb. There are three LED's to indicate status, OK/NG fingerprint authentication and enrollment. There is a nice sliding clear plastic cover to protect the fingerprint sensor from scratches. There is a switch on one side that will allow you to switch between Normal mode and Enrollment mode."
This is one of the few devices that I can see needing external security measures, I mean passwords only go so far. Though the real question is how long do you think it will be before Breakdown gets one??.
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Albatron KX18D Pro II Review @ myWorld
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis"To be frank, Albatron has been producing nForce 2 board way back to few months ago where we took a look at KM18G Pro. The only thing that differ these two boards from each other was the form factor, whereby KX18D Pro II came in full ATX size."
ahhh the humanity!
Though on the plus side the floppy connector isn't under the last PCI slot this time.
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Nvidia launches NV38 and NV36 graphics chips
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Nvidia today launched its highly-anticipated NV38 and NV36 graphics chips.
The NV38 chip, with the GeForce FX5950 Ultra product name, is the fastest GPU offered by the chip vendor to date, Nvidia said.
The company also announced its foundry partners for the chips. The NV38 is made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using 0.13-micron process technology. The NV36, in two configurations (the GeForce FX5700 Ultra and GeForce FX5700), is made at IBM’s East Fishkill fab, also using 0.13-micron technology."
As always just about every hardware site has reviews posted featuring these new cards and just about every site has good things to say. That is except for [H]ard|OCP who has been slightly anti-nVidia since the GeForce FX5800 release last year. -
FX Mania @ NordicHardware
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Watercooling and overclocking, two words which usually reside in symbiosis. When it comes to Gainward's boards they got a bit too cocky when they said that their card not only had the highest standard clock frequencies, but also overclocked the best."
I would agree, Gainward does have some of the best cards out there for overclocking but since they come to the user in a slightly overclocked state the overall headroom from that point is, by comparison, less. -
NL: Review Block
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: DennisAnother daily installment of review news, block-o style
- First Hungarian modding and overclocking exhibition @ radikalmod
- VL-Indy Platinum Review @ Tweaknews
- ThermalTake Thin Wings Copper Sheet Review @ enscape
- Zalman Fan Controller Review @ Unique Hardware
- CoolerMaster Jet 7 Review @ GruntvillE
- CoolerMaster Jet 7 Review @ FastLaneHardware
- Trust 514DX Sound Card Review @ PC Review
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SiS 655FX Chipset Preview @ accelenation
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Roughly a year ago we took a look at the 648 single channel DDR chipset and were thoroughly at the performance it offered. Since then SiS has launched their 655 Dual Channel solution that held a spot as the top performing chipset until Intel launched their 865 and 875P solutions. Today we’ll be taking a look at SiS’s answer to Intel’s 865 and 875, the 655FX."
There was quite a buzz generated from the SIS655 release, just about everybody wanted one. Though that buzz quickly died down when the i865 and i875 hit the streets. Though as you can see SIS isn't giving up that easily. -
Gigabyte unveils Nvidia-based graphics cards
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 | By: Dennis"The card maker failed to showcase cards powered by Nvidia’s latest GeForce FX5950 (with an NV38 core) and GeForce FX5700 (with an NV36 core) chips, but “accidentally” revealed model names and box packages for two of the VGA cards in one of the posters on display (see photo below). According to its roadmap, these cards will be available in the fourth quarter of this year or first quarter of next year.
Nvidia has scheduled to introduce the GeForce FX5950 and GeForce FX5700 chips to local press tomorrow morning."
