Tech News
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All New Ninjalane Message Forum!!
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: DennisI would like to announce the official opening of the new and improved Ninjalane Message Forum!. The new forum is using the ever-popular phpbb forum distribution that will eventually feature a new custom skin and color combo.
The one thing this new forum will not feature is the current Ninjalane user base and forum messages, I just couldn’t get them imported. So, in an attempt to spark some interest and get everyone migrated over I will be giving every one of the previous forum members that sign up a custom title. (of your choice) I am also planning to hold a giveaway or two for all that register and post. Not sure what I will give away but I will think of something.
Also for the first time in Ninjalane Message Forum history it will feature its very own domain name! The DNS entries are still populating across the Internet but the domains will be:
- http://www.ninjaforum.com <- will be the default and should be working
- http://www.ninjaforums.com (with an 's')
- http://forum.ninjalane.com <- won't work until the main site has been moved.
As you might have guessed Ninjalane.com is going to have a new home very shortly which promises to have faster load times and better reliability. That is of course if everything goes as planned. So, please bear with us and if you happen across an error feel free to drop me an email.
In the meantime, happy posting!!
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EZ Watcher 3060 Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: Dennis"With an exclusive CPU speed monitor and CPU Tuner, it allows even the beginner to take full control of their system. You don't need to be an enthusiast, or read the user's manual -- just rotate the overclocking knob and you are done. This makes me cringe as I know how some people overclock without knowing what they are doing, but I can see how this simple overclocking method can appeal to non-enthusiast crowds."
This kind of sounds exactly like what Abit is doing with their DigiDice system, simply turn the knob and overclock. -
Asetek WaterChill Review @ MonkeyReview
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: Dennis"The Asetek WaterChill line has been around for awhile now and today’s kit, the New Generation Waterchill, is a revision of an already tried and proven combination. The particular kit that came to us from Asetek included the equipment and blocks to cool our CPU, Chipset, and VGA."
Ninjalane will be posting their review of this new Asetek WaterChill Kit very shortly. I have used this kit and can honestly say that the system is very easy to put together and installation is a snap. That is unless you are dealing with an Intel Northbridge. Check out our sponsors to get a WaterChill of your very own. -
Abit IC7-G Review @ ExtremeMHz
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: DennisAbit makes some really good mobos and have been pretty successful in both the mainstream and enthusiast markets. Older boards like the IC7 and IS7 have been overcast in recent months by newer offerings like the MAX3 but still prove to be a good buy for anyone.
"The Abit IC7-G is a highly attractive motherboard. Its aesthetically pleasing black/dark brown PCB combined with a rather unique chipset cooler add to its overall great looks. With the exception of the IDE connectors, the board has a rather pleasant layout." -
Chaintech FX-71 Geforce FX5600 Ultra Review @ Tweaknews
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: Dennis"Today I will be reviewing a videocard that is powered by the mainstream targeted FX5600, but with a kicker. The FX-71 although shares a chip that is mainstream oriented, it encompasses many features only found in the higher end enthusisiest card without the premium price. What features are they you ask? In a few pages you will find out."
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Diamond Multimedia Returns
Published: Friday, October 31, 2003 | By: DennisThis is old news but still newsworthy.
"Diamond Multimedia, a pioneer in the graphics industry, today announced its return to the consumer graphics market with plans to launch next-generation graphics cards under its legendary Stealth and Viper brands."
My first TNT2 Ultra card was by Diamond and is still in working condition. -
NL: Review Block
Published: Thursday, October 30, 2003 | By: DennisHere is part of today's daily review list.
- Icemax Fan Controller @ crazymodders
- Thermaltake Volcano 12 @ myWorld
- Vantec Nexus NXP-301 @ FastLaneHW
- Boogiebug UV Fans @ Hard-h2o
- ACRyan SATA Controller @ MadShrimps
- NEXUS PHT-3600 Heatsink Review @ GruntvillE
- ioCombo CoolEngine T6C Review @ 3dXtreme - Our Review
- Aopen ACP4LC Review @ FrostyTech
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Taiwan vendors gain ground in P4 chipset market
Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 | By: Dennis"Unfazed by Intel’s dominance of the market, several local chipset vendors said that they have received orders from major motherboard companies for their 800MHz FSB (front-side bus) chipsets supporting the Pentium 4 platform.
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) yesterday said that its 648FX chip, supporting single-channel DDR memory, has been selected by Fujitsu-Siemens, Legend, NEC Computer International (NEC CI) and Samsung Electronics. The chip vendor is positive that these deals will help boost future orders of its 655FX chip, which supports dual-channel memory." -
ATI All in Wonder 9600 Pro Review @ accelenation
Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 | By: DennisSometimes it is hard to remember that lower-end cards do exist and actually come with a decent set of features. The ATI AIW is one solution though if you look hard enough you can even find some very decent nVidia solutions like the Chaintech A-FM6P/N Personal Cinema (FX5600).
"The original AIW sported the Rage II+ chipset, 4MB EDO memory, and a PCI interface. While the 3D performance on it was no match for the Voodoo, the well rounded package is what attracted customers. As the years past, the AIW was upgraded with the latest and greatest graphics chipset from ATI. While ATI’s graphics chipsets have usually fallen behind in performance compared to NVIDIA and 3dfx, the introduction of the Radeon changed things." -
EPoX 8HDA3+ Review @ Extreme Overclocking
Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 | By: DennisThe 8HDA3+ is a K8 enabled motherboard using the VIA K8T800 chipset. Unlike the nVidia solution the K8T800 uses 2 chips in the chipset, which in the long run may or may not be more cost, time will tell.
"As most of you already know, the K8T800 does not support dual on-die 64-bit memory controllers but instead one 64-bit controller or a single channel configuration. Athlon 64 has one HyperTransport bus, which supports 16-bit/1.6GHz data transfer rate totaling 6.4GB/s of bandwidth."
