Tech News
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Danger Den RBX Review @ GruntvillE
Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 | By: DennisThe grunt guys seems to really like this watercooler even though the thing is not wide enough to use the AMD supplied anti-crush pads. Seems to me you would want that sort of stability for any AMD heatsink or waterblock.
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NL: Review Block - Uber Late Edition.
Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 | By: DennisGot a really late start on the news today but here is the first wave of review block material.
Video Cards
- HIS Radeon 9600SE Review @ Tweaknews
- VisionTek XTASY Radeon 9800 XT Review @ Bjorn3d
- Crucial Radeon 9600 Pro Review @ PCStats
Heatsinks
- Spire SP420B2 CopperStream Review @ DansData
- Thermalright ALX-800 Review @ FastLaneHW
- Thermalright SLK-947U Review @ FastLaneHW
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Phj34r My Lack of N3w5
Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 | By: DennisSorry for the lack of news, it has been a busy morning and early afternoon.
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Fujitsu Looks Ahead with Faster Drives
Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 | By: DennisMaybe it's just me but Fujitsu just sounds like a fast name.
"Hagberg said Fujitsu's 2.5-inch drive would offer up to 73.5 gigabytes of storage coupled with a SAS interface capable of a 300 megabyte data transfer rate at a full 3Gb per second. HP will test its viability with its HP ProLiant server and storage customers."
The drives are being tested by HP, I know some peeps over there at HP maybe they can send me a photo or something.
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Cooljag CJC66IC-A Review @ Frosty Tech
Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 | By: DennisWe had the opportunity to review this very same cooler a few months back, you can see the review here
" The initial FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test results look pretty favorably on the CJC66IC-A heatsink... at least in the high-RPM mode. Despite all that copper, the CoolJag heatsink fails miserably if the fans' thermistor doesn't receive the correct temperature data to initiate the increase in RPM."
We came to the same conclusion, though for someone with a well-cooled case that doesn't overclock this heatsink would be a pretty good choice. -
NL: Review Block - block-0 5+yl3
Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 | By: DennisThis review block thing has become a daily occurrence around here.
- Neuros Digital Audio Computer Review @ HardExtreme
- Antec Performance One P160 Review @ PCAbusers
- Elite Flashback - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
- Thermaltake Lanfire Review @ Legit Reviews
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Intel's 'Prescott' chip to keep Pentium 4 name
Published: Monday, December 15, 2003 | By: Dennis"Keeping the name also helps Intel avoid a marketing muddle with the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. This chip, which was added to the company's product road map this summer, comes with 2MB of cache. Current Pentium 4s have a 512KB cache and Prescott will have a 1MB cache.
With the extra-large cache, the Extreme Edition will outperform Prescott, Brookwood said, and will likely sell for more. It would look odd if Prescott were given a new, higher-numbered name but was slower than a chip already on the market. Current Extreme Edition chips now sell for over $900 while standard desktop chips generally come out at $637."
The Pentium 4 EE is pretty damn fast, stay tuned for more first hand info on this new processor. -
Inno3D GeForce FX 5700 Ultra @ hardCOREware
Published: Monday, December 15, 2003 | By: DennisThis card from Inno3D is super sweet looking though the reviewer isn't completely impressed with the card due to price.
"I am holding off from recommending the 5700 Ultra at this point; NVIDIA is simply shooting it down themselves. But as soon as it hits a decent price point - I'd say anything under $150 - then by all means go for it!
So for now, it looks like NVIDIA is going to dominate the upper mid-range, and mid-range segments, because of their strong work on the drivers!" -
DFI LanParty nForce2 Ultra Reviews
Published: Monday, December 15, 2003 | By: DennisFound a couple reviews around the NFII Ultra B version today.
- DFI NFII @ [H]ard|OCP
"The NFII ULTRA B surprised me with its overclocking potential. While I could not do it with my setup, Kyle was able to get the board booting in to Windows at a 250 MHz FSB, with the help of a Koolance EXOS water cooling system"
(I got the A version up to 250Mhz FSB on aircooling though was only stable enough for a few benchs)
DFI NFII @ Envy News
"The LanParty nForce2 Ultra Revision B motherboard was made with the performance user in mind. The heat sink on the southbridge is only one of the many enthusiast-minded additions or revisions to this motherboard."
I wouldn't even call the (B) version a "revision" but a completely new board built from the ground up. (cept for the BIOS, the roots are the same.
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Aqua Computing AquaTube Review @ GruntvillE
Published: Monday, December 15, 2003 | By: DennisNow here is one of the coolest water-cooling reservoirs that I have ever seen. The unit addresses the need for a res. in most water-cooling systems and does it with total and complete style. Check it out
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"The faceplate is optional, you can easily mount the Aquatube without it, but it adds a very nice professional touch. You simply screw it to the Aquatube using the included 5 screws and then there are 4 screw holes to mount the entire unit."
