Tech News
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Auras T6C Heatsink Review @ Frosty Tech
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: DennisIf I were to describe this heatsink with one word or less it would be, funky.
The Auras uses a heatpipe design with a very large and open radiator that sits perpendicular to the heatsink base.
" A traditional heatsink with a pair of heatpipes impinged on a set of fins, copper or aluminum, typically has a base of between 4-6mm thick. The Auras T6C comes equipped with a copper plate only a fraction of that thickness." -
VME BioDrive USB Flash Drive Review @ ExtremeMhz
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis"The drive is fairly small. About the size and thickness of your thumb. There are three LED's to indicate status, OK/NG fingerprint authentication and enrollment. There is a nice sliding clear plastic cover to protect the fingerprint sensor from scratches. There is a switch on one side that will allow you to switch between Normal mode and Enrollment mode."
This is one of the few devices that I can see needing external security measures, I mean passwords only go so far. Though the real question is how long do you think it will be before Breakdown gets one??.
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Albatron KX18D Pro II Review @ myWorld
Published: Friday, October 24, 2003 | By: Dennis"To be frank, Albatron has been producing nForce 2 board way back to few months ago where we took a look at KM18G Pro. The only thing that differ these two boards from each other was the form factor, whereby KX18D Pro II came in full ATX size."
ahhh the humanity!
Though on the plus side the floppy connector isn't under the last PCI slot this time.
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Nvidia launches NV38 and NV36 graphics chips
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Nvidia today launched its highly-anticipated NV38 and NV36 graphics chips.
The NV38 chip, with the GeForce FX5950 Ultra product name, is the fastest GPU offered by the chip vendor to date, Nvidia said.
The company also announced its foundry partners for the chips. The NV38 is made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using 0.13-micron process technology. The NV36, in two configurations (the GeForce FX5700 Ultra and GeForce FX5700), is made at IBM’s East Fishkill fab, also using 0.13-micron technology."
As always just about every hardware site has reviews posted featuring these new cards and just about every site has good things to say. That is except for [H]ard|OCP who has been slightly anti-nVidia since the GeForce FX5800 release last year. -
FX Mania @ NordicHardware
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Watercooling and overclocking, two words which usually reside in symbiosis. When it comes to Gainward's boards they got a bit too cocky when they said that their card not only had the highest standard clock frequencies, but also overclocked the best."
I would agree, Gainward does have some of the best cards out there for overclocking but since they come to the user in a slightly overclocked state the overall headroom from that point is, by comparison, less. -
NL: Review Block
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: DennisAnother daily installment of review news, block-o style
- First Hungarian modding and overclocking exhibition @ radikalmod
- VL-Indy Platinum Review @ Tweaknews
- ThermalTake Thin Wings Copper Sheet Review @ enscape
- Zalman Fan Controller Review @ Unique Hardware
- CoolerMaster Jet 7 Review @ GruntvillE
- CoolerMaster Jet 7 Review @ FastLaneHardware
- Trust 514DX Sound Card Review @ PC Review
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SiS 655FX Chipset Preview @ accelenation
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2003 | By: Dennis"Roughly a year ago we took a look at the 648 single channel DDR chipset and were thoroughly at the performance it offered. Since then SiS has launched their 655 Dual Channel solution that held a spot as the top performing chipset until Intel launched their 865 and 875P solutions. Today we’ll be taking a look at SiS’s answer to Intel’s 865 and 875, the 655FX."
There was quite a buzz generated from the SIS655 release, just about everybody wanted one. Though that buzz quickly died down when the i865 and i875 hit the streets. Though as you can see SIS isn't giving up that easily. -
Gigabyte unveils Nvidia-based graphics cards
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 | By: Dennis"The card maker failed to showcase cards powered by Nvidia’s latest GeForce FX5950 (with an NV38 core) and GeForce FX5700 (with an NV36 core) chips, but “accidentally” revealed model names and box packages for two of the VGA cards in one of the posters on display (see photo below). According to its roadmap, these cards will be available in the fourth quarter of this year or first quarter of next year.
Nvidia has scheduled to introduce the GeForce FX5950 and GeForce FX5700 chips to local press tomorrow morning." -
Thermaltake Silent Boost Heatsink Review @ Furioustech
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 | By: Dennis" Multi-directional air intake increases airflow while keeping the relative noise at minimal.
High performing “Hydro Wave Bearing” fan. Decreases bearing wear and extends the MTBF (Mean Time between Failures)"
The fan bearing also makes a loud clunking noise when you push on it, it would seem “Hydro Wave” means supported by magnets.
Check out our review of the same cooler if you'd like a second opinion. -
Albatron K8X800 ProII Review @ PCStats
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 | By: Dennis" The layout of the Albatron K8X800 Pro II is pretty nice, and I especially like the positioning of the ATX power, and IDE headers. If you're using a longer videocard you'll have to remove it when installing system memory, but that's a small price to pay for the luxury of six PCI slots."
You will also notice that the floppy connector is still under the last PCI slot, but the PCB is blue so I guess it is ok.
