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GeIL Golden Dragon PC3700 Review @ Extreme Overclocking
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By: DennisWouldn't this memory just look supa sweet on a Soltek SL-75FRN (well FRN2 in this case since you will want the upgrade
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"The Golden Dragon series looks much different from any other modules we have reviewed to date. The 6-layer PCB is golden colored hence the name Golden Dragon. As you can see from the pictures above there are no heat spreaders. Instead there is just a strip of acrylic covering the memory chips. As we stated earlier, these memory modules use Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging, meaning that the chips are directly on the PCB without any wiring or legs that you would normally see on TSOP chips. The end result is less noise and cooler modules. This would also explain why there are no heat spreaders." -
Radeon 9600 Pro Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By: DennisI'd say this review is Legit.
"The ATI Radeon 9600 Pro uses 128mb of Samsung memory on this card that is rated at 600 mhz. We found this out by looking up the model number off of Samsung's website. ATI has the memory clocked at 600MHz from the factory, so in terms of overclocking our results may or may not be limited by the memory! This memory operates at 2.5V and has a maximum data transfer rate of up to 600Mbps per pin."
Here is a minor point, the card is priced so that the average gamer can afford to pick one up but is reviewed on a system that doesn’t appear to be for the “average” gamer. -
Interview with Gainward @ NordicHardware
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By: DennisI'm hoping to meet with Gainward about this time next month but as it stands my attempts to email the company have resulted in a reply count of 0.
"[NH] If you were to choose one of your videocards that more than any other represents the Gainward spirit, which would it be? (I don’t just mean your most powerful card, so don’t feel you have to pick something from your current line-up)
[TJ] Personally I’d pick our Ultra/1300 card which is based on nVidias 5900 chip. This card combines an incredibly attractive design and unmatched performance as well as overclocking potential. Everything Gainward stands for
[MN] I have to say that the latest Ultra/1300 card shows that Gainward, early in the product cycle, dares to develop and introduce a product that meets the demands of the market. "
I would also agree, the card looks damn sweet. -
Latest Reviews in a Tidy Block
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By: DennisThis Block-o linkx has become a common occurrence here at Ninjalane but what can you do.
- Thermalright SLK-900-A HSF Review @ Furioustech
- SilverStone ST-400 400W Review @ Modsynergy
- Enermax Whipser EG365AX-VE(W) 350W @ The Tech Lounge
- FlexiGlow Bubble Light Review @ Blynk
- Danger Den Maze 4 GPU Block Review @ Modfathers
- Morex 3677 Mini-ITX Review @ Ohls-Place
- Zalman ZM-RS6F headphone Review @ HardwareZoom
More news to come. -
MSI "nBOX" 5900 Ultra Review @ Gamers Depot
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: Dennis" MSI’s recent version of this technology finds itself in the form of their “nBOX” bundle. It’s a 5900 Ultra – using MSI’s double-fan cooling technology, three retail games, a video in/out adapter, a software DVD player and a gaming mouse – yes a mouse. Not sure why they included that but hey, who doesn’t need an extra optical mouse? "
This is one of the most unique coolers that I have ever seen and the dual fans should help dissipate heat quite well. Not sure I agree with them on the image quality issue but the jury is still out. -
Raptor RAID Performance @ HardwareZone
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: DennisWhenever you pair two IDE drives together you are bound to have more performance though when you pair 2 WB Raptor drives together not only do you get more efficient data transfer but an collective 20k RPMs of spindle speed. (Yes I'm being silly)
"In this article, we explore the performance of two Western Digital Raptor drives combined using the rather well-known Silicon Image SiI3112A SATA RAID controller. The results in the next few pages will give you an idea of the Raptor's RAID performance as compared to a 10,000RPM SCSI drive. We picked an older Seagate Cheetah 36ES drive for this comparison as its performance is more or less in the same ballpark. We'll also compare its results with some 15K SCSI drives."
Misr Corps currently selling these drives for a very decent price, worth checking out if you're in the market. -
Latest Reviews Block-o-Styl3
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: Dennis- iCute UV-Reactive Case Stand Review @ TwistedMods
- A+GPB 420W Titanium Review @ Modsynergy
- Thermalright SLK-900U Review @ FastLaneHW
- Zalman CNPS7000A-CU Review @ PimpRig
And as always the link back to those who brought this to you. -
Biostar P4TSE versus Soltek 86SPE-L @ Digital-Daily
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: Dennis"As you can see, the Soltek 86SPE-L shows a performance level typical of i865PE-L based motherboards. But if we compare the operation speed of the i865PE-based motherboard with the PAT enabled, it becomes clear that programmers at Soltek are still not hasty at making use of the trick."
This is true the 86SPE-L doesn't have provisions for enabling the optimized memory path but the board still does exceptionally well in the performance department.
Of course we also reviewed the Soltek SL-86SPE-L so check it out. -
Chaintech A-FX71 Review @ Monkey Review
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: Dennis"On the back of the card, covering the memory banks & GPU, we find yet another gold colored piece of metal. As it stands, I could only assume that this is either in place to act as a heat spreader, or simply for aesthetic purposes. Another something which adds a few aesthetic points to the A-FX71 is the blue LED on its edge. This really brightens up your case and can really grab someone’s attention. This is of course if your case has a requisite side or top window. "
Hummm, what does everyone else think?
- Aesthetic purpose?
- Heatspreader?
- Or should they take it apart and find out?
Ninjalane minds are waiting to find out. -
Link Block Part 1
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: DennisI need to have a section dedicated to the link block but for the time being this will have to do.
- SteelPad 4S Review @ KEPTech
- Seasonic Super Tornado 300W PSU Review @ ModSynergy
- XTrac Zoom Mouse Pad Review @ Extreme Overclocking
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