Tech News
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Gainward Ultra1800 XP Review @ Gamers Depot
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 | By: DennisThis is the new Gainward card based on the new nVidia GeForceFX 5950 Ultra. There are not very many pictures in this review so grab your reading glasses. "NVIDIA’s latest driver release has made up huge performance and quality dividends which truly help its add-in board partners like Gainward maintain confidence that its products will have a retail appeal in light of all the recent DX9 controversy."
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asetek WaterChill Cooling Review @ Madshrimps
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 | By: DennisEver wonder why you never notice something until someone brings it to your attention then, all of a sudden; you see a ton of them. I have a strange feeling that watercooling kits are going to be the same way.
Other things you won’t ever notice are 6x’ish VW bugs and pissed off crustaceans.
"The core of the unit is its good looking CPU water block, made out of copper it promises good heat transfer. The bottom side is pretty smooth and using some high quality thermal compound you can provide very good contact between CPU and the water block.
The default top-cover has holes for both AMD/INTEL setups and for those AMD users who have a motherboard with capacitors close the socket they provide you with an alternative cover."
Be sure to also check out our review of the asetek WaterChill for comparison. -
VIA Mini-ITX Review Day
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 | By: DennisOr something like that.
- Insight Solution Mediabox Review @ Epiacenter
"By default the display is illuminated in violet and the brightness and contrast is very good. Personally I prefer to use the blue version, because it makes reading the LCD a bit easier. And it blends in nicely with the rest of my PC equipment...;)"
Cool LCD animations too.
- VIA EPIA CL10000 Mini-ITX Review @ Tweaknews
"The upgrade to the Nehemiah 1Ghz core brought the FPU unit up to full speed and the outdated AMD 3DNow instruction set was replaced by Intel's expandable SSE optimizations. Now this does not pole-vault the m10000 into the performance ranking of the P4 or AthlonXP series of processors which is not its intention, but significantly improves the performance over the m9000."
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NL: Review Block
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 | By: DennisHere is another edition of the comment-less review links.
- XBOX CombiCable @ MetkuMods
- Spire Coolers Skivestream II Review @ PC Tech Zone
- Spire Coolers Skivestream II Review @ 3dXtreme
- Beginners Guides: Securing Your Wireless Network @ PCStats
- BIOS Flashing guide @ CyberCPU
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The Sound of Computing Silence
Published: Monday, November 10, 2003 | By: DennisMany enthusiasts are not bothered by the sounds of computing and the ole office just isn't the same when the systems are off. Though a select few would rather not hear the computer at all which has thus started a silent PC movement.
" But recently, PCs have started to become noisier again as they become more powerful.
That's because faster chips, which need to cope with increasingly complex software, generate more heat, which in turn needs to be dissipated with fans, heat pipes and vents, making computers sound more like mini-power plants. " -
Abit IC7-MAX3 Review @ Digital Daily
Published: Monday, November 10, 2003 | By: Dennis"Instead of the adapter, you can find a very interrsting device inside the box - the SecureIDE. This is sort of a ParallelATA=>encryption module=>ParallelATA adapter which provides for a complete data protection on a hard disk."
The OTES cooler is also positioned really close to the heatsink mounting cage making removal of some and installation of others difficult if not impossible. -
NL: Review Block
Published: Sunday, November 9, 2003 | By: DennisWhat a way to start the day.
- Cheap and Easy LED Case Lighting
- Compiling a Custom Linux Kernel @ Bitbender
- PC Toys SystemMaxx Panel @ Big Bruin
- Logitech Cordless MX Duo @ TechJuice
- Lighted USB Cables @ PimpedOutCases
Don't forget the little people at Ninjalane
And be sure to Register for the Ninjalane Message Forum at ... -
SilverStone Gamer Case Review @ Short-Media
Published: Sunday, November 9, 2003 | By: Dennis"There is one problem. The standoffs near the edge of the motherboard are easy enough to reach with this tool but the standoff in the center of the motherboard is a big concern. The tool cannot be used to pry the motherboard off the center standoff. There just isn't access to it."
This case is actually pretty cool looking with some great features though the metal appears to be a little thin for any hardcore modding. -
Thermaltake Lanfire Review @ ModSynergy
Published: Sunday, November 9, 2003 | By: Dennis"The Thermaltake VM2000A spells cooling as the side window also features the same 92mm fan and is covered with a speaker type grill (impedes air though). The side panels of this case are easy to remove and vice versa as they are really light but strong."
By the looks of it the grill used on this case would flow better than many of the other solutions out there.
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Tri-Cool Review @ myWorld Hardware (CoolerMaster Stuff)
Published: Sunday, November 9, 2003 | By: Dennis"Musketeer and Aerogate II, both of them are one of the best products that I can appreciate from CoolerMaster. Besides looking sleek and cool design, the functionality of those accessories is second to none."
The final view of the case even features a ThermalTake Volcano Heatsink, nice touch.
