Tech News
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Soltek SL-K8AN-RL Review @ PCStats
Published: Thursday, December 11, 2003 | By: Dennis"Ideally, this board is targeted towards the mainstream Athlon64 user who's not into extreme [overclocking-based] performance, but simply wants a cost-effective solution which is quick. Soltek manage this, and if the thought of moving to the Athlon64 is on your mind, then the Soltek SL-K8AN-RL should make for a very good option without having to break the bank!"
Hardcore overclocking controls are missing from many Athlon64 systems and I am not really to sure why. Needless to say somone planning to overclock may want to look at something a little less expensive.
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DangerDen RBX Waterblock Review @ PimpRig
Published: Thursday, December 11, 2003 | By: DennisPimpRig smacks around the DangerDen RBX and discovers that it really isn't that bad.
"The RBX is clearly the winner here, handily dispensing with the competition. The TC4 can hold its black anodized head up high though ..... very capable, and very cool. Just not as efficient as the RBX, and clearly out engineered!"
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De-Riveting Guide @ hot-mods
Published: Thursday, December 11, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a really simple guide that shows you how to remove them pesky pop rivets from your case. This is one the basics to know when casemodding. Another basic is putting the thing back together. My recommendation, alu pop-rivets.
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CoolMax EL Serial ATA 150 Cable @ eXtremeReviews
Published: Thursday, December 11, 2003 | By: Dennis"If you are like me, and are always searching for ways to make your computer's appearance better and more eye catching, you may be interested in this Neon Wire EL Serial ATA 150 Cable from CoolMax. This cable is not just an ordinary SATA cable but rather a cable which glows due to the EL (Electro Luminescent) wire."
This EL stuff is really hitting big in the computer modification field, all we need now is more colors
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NL: Review Block - Broken Email Ed.
Published: Thursday, December 11, 2003 | By: DennisDamn that boot.ini file, sad how a simple little file can cause so much trouble.
Misc.
- Extreme Volcano 12 Review @ Dan's Data
- A+ GPB CA-AP107 Case Review @ Creative Mods
- Spiden 99-B Review @ PCAbusers
- SilverStone GD98-LED Case Review @ A True Review
- Maxtop CSX-147KBF-TOP Case Review @ BigBruin
Video Cards
- Leadtek WinFast A30 Ultra GeForce FX 5950 Review @ Unique Hardware
- Chaintech Video Card Reviews @ Digit-Life
- Asus Radeon A9600XT Review @ PCStats
- Crucial RADEON 9800 Pro @ Bjorn3D
SFF Ati/Shuttle Style
- Shuttle XPC ST61G4 Review @ accelenation
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Lack of Reviews Today
Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | By: DennisNot really the lack of reviews, but a lack in ability to retrieve them. I had a system crash last night that disabled my RAID array. No real data loss that I can tell, though until I can fix the issue I will be without user submitted news.
Rest assured you can expect to see a rather large review block sometime in the near future. -
"Killographic" Game Warning
Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | By: Dennis""If pornographic is the 'graphic depiction of sex,' then killographic should enter our vocabulary to describe the 'graphic depiction of brutal violence,"' David Walsh, the institute's president, told a Capitol Hill news conference.
"Clever phrase," Doug Lowenstein, head of the Entertainment Software Association, which represents computer and video game software publishers, replied when asked about "killographic.""
Be sure to check out the Penny Arcade cartoon about this very subject. -
Apple Store: Chain of Devotion
Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 | By: DennisWould you take a day trip to Tokyo just to attend an Apple store grand opening??
"On Thanksgiving, Gary Allen and his teenage son caught a plane to Japan from their home in Berkeley, California, to attend the grand opening of Apple Computer's new store in Tokyo.
Rising early Friday, the pair spent the next 28 hours standing outside the store in the rain to be the first in line when the doors were thrown open Saturday morning. Objective achieved, and commemorative T-shirts in hand, the pair flew home the next day."
There is a video linked to from this article that shows about 2500 people waiting in a line just to enter the store. (10 blocks long) I knew that Apple was popular but not THAT popular.
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Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Review @ IntelForums
Published: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 | By: Dennis"The next question we presented was to determine the performance difference between the Springdale and Canterwood platforms when running this processor. From our tests, we saw that the Canterwood typically outperformed the Springdale platform by 3 to 7 percent. For most users, this difference will be hardly noticeable in most instances, but for the power user, a 3 to 7 percent boost in performance is significant."
I would agree, when it comes to performance difference between the Springdale and Canterwood you will find that the Springdale runs just slightly slower with even a narrower gap if the mfg. has enabled the "PAT" extensions. Give the review a read. -
SOYO CK8 Dragon Plus Review @ Motherboards.org
Published: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 | By: DennisHere is Soyo's latest Dragon board based on the nVidia nForce3-150.
"The board comes overclocked by default from the factory making it a board that runs faster than its peers as it is running faster. The chip itself comes factory locked so overclocking is not really a stock option as far altering the clock speed but you can adjust the memory and FSB speeds to get a faster overall system speed."
I've really liked Soyo boards ever since the release of the original DRAGON some years ago. The onboard features and processor controls were very welcome during that time. Though lately many reviewers have mentioned that overclocking hasn't been great on many of the new Soyo Dragons, thus losing some of their enthusiast flair.
For us here at Ninjalane "the jury is still out". (catchy phrase huh?
