Tech News
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Noise Isolator Water-Cooling Review @ Water-Cooling
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: DennisWith watercooling making it's way to more PC's than ever, no wonder that many companies try to develop their own kits, that delivery good performance for relatively low price. Is Noise Isolator one of them? Read and make your own judgement.
"I have been interested in reviewing a noise isolator block for a while now. Going from the past information and reviews that I have read I did not have high hopes for the performance of this kit. This seemed strange as the block looked decent quality and looked to have a solid copper base. As you will find out from the rest of this review we were pleasantly surprised at the performance of this kit and the ease of setup." -
FIC Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: DennisThe 256MB of video memory is a huge amount for today's games and applications, so it's a big question if anyone would find a use for that much. However, if you think 256MB is the way to go, take a look at this review from Bjorn3D.
"I think the main question that we want to be answer with this review will be, "Does the extra memory really increase performance?" I know we have all heard that there really isn't that many opportunities for a graphics card to utilize all 256MB of memory it has available. Hopefully, we can help shed some light on this subject with some straightforward numbers." -
Dothan notebooks may hit shelves in early 2004
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: Dennis"Compared to the current Pentium M processor, codenamed Banias, Dothan features higher clock speeds and will be manufactured on a 90-nanometer (nm) process instead of the original 0.13-micron. The new chip will also support a 2MB power-managed L2 cache."
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AMD 64 Sold Out In UK
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: Dennis"The company has unveiled four Athlon 64 processors for PCs and notebook designed to offer comparable performance to Intel's leading 32-bit Pentium 4 processors while future-proofing customers for the arrival of 64-bit software applications.
But the small amount of early stock has already been snapped up, according to distributor Microtronica.
"It has sold out," said Les Billing, managing director of Microtronica. "Supply has been constrained and the channel has not got a lot of it."
We will be hearing a lot of this, at least for the next 6 months due to the limited supplies. Some of you may remember the same thing happening when the Pentium 4 first hit the market. -
Athlon64 3200+ with Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP Review @ HardwareZoom
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: DennisHardware Zoom and their latest review on Athlon64 and Gigabyte motherboard with the latest chipset from VIA. A combination of these two deliver a great performance. Check it out and see what this hype is all about.
"Overclockers will be glad to see that there is a wide range of CPU voltage you can choose from. Up to 1.700V at 0.050V step. You can also increase the AGP and DIMM voltage up to +0.3V. With memory controller inside the Athlon 64 CPU itself, the front side bus is actually 'eliminated', however you can still overclock the CPU by increasing the CPU clock, which is similar to the traditional FSB." -
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, VIA K8T800, nForce3 150 Review @ Hexus
Published: Tuesday, October 7, 2003 | By: DennisThis is actually a rather good review covering the AMD 64 line of processors and the two major contenders in the respective chipset market. It is definitely worth the 20 or so minutes to read.
"The AMD Athlon64 FX-51 is a monster performer in most respects, that much has been made plainly clear. However, with its roots very firmly entrenched in the Opteron camp, which is primarily a server / workstation-class CPU, the FX-51's need to use registered memory will no doubt put a number of enthusiasts and gamers off. If that's not enough, the ~ £700 price tag will position it as a CPU limited to those with a penchant for cutting-edge components and extremely deep pockets." -
Block-o-Review @ Ninjalane
Published: Monday, October 6, 2003 | By: DennisToday's Block-o is exclusively related to HSF's for both Intel and AMD systems. So, if you're in the market for one, take a look at these reviews and you might find something that suits your needs.
- Thermalright SP-94 In-Depth Review @ Madshrimps
- Zalman CNPS-7000A-Cu Heatsink Review @ FastLaneHW
- OCZ Gladiator 3 Heatsink Review @ Furioustech
- PCToys Cooler Master AERO 7+ Review @ XtReMoDs
- Spire AMD WhisperRock IV Cooler Review @ A True Review
Well, that's it for recent reviews on cooling devices. Also, don't forget to check out our own newest review on CoolJag CJC66IC, here at Ninjalane... -
Crucial PC3200 DDR RAM Review @ Ascully
Published: Monday, October 6, 2003 | By: DennisEven though memory like PC3700 and PC4000 are becoming the standard for most of the enthusiasts, there are still quite a few people that go with slower speed, but good brand name. If you're one of them, check this review out.
"Crucial is a name we are all familiar with in the memory market and recently I have even noticed TV advertisements dedicated to memory upgrading. They have always had a reputation for reliability but not a reputation for overclockability. As such, Crucial are practically ignored by the enthusiast market who usually opt for Kingston or Corsair branded strips. This is Crucial's first foray into PC3200 DDR RAM. PC3200 DDR is essentially RAM that will run at 400Mhz, something today's modern processors and motherboards crave." -
Intel Prescott Paper-Launch in 2004?
Published: Monday, October 6, 2003 | By: Dennis"Sources among Taiwanese mainboard makers state that due to some major issues with Intel’s Strained Silicon 90nm fabrication technology commercial availability of Prescott processors is expected only in the first quarter next year. In December 2003 Intel is very likely to paper-launch its Prescott processors and supply only a handful of such chips to selected solution providers for systems intended for gaming, just like AMD did with its Athlon XP 2800+ processor last year, sources claim."
The new process will be really cool once the bugs are worked out, hopefully it won't take very long. -
ATI Radeon 9800 XT 256MB Card Review @ Digit-Life
Published: Monday, October 6, 2003 | By: DennisDigit-Life takes a look at ATI's latest and greatest RAdeon 9800XT video card. With a changed HSF and higher clock speeds over the 9800pro, this card is the fastest thing ATI has to offer.
"So, what's the difference between the R360 and its predecessor? Actually, only the clock speeds differ. The RADEON 9800 PRO has its core clocked at 380 MHz while the memory speed depends: the 128MB card has DDR memory working at 340 (680) MHz and the 256MB one has the 350(700) MHz DDR-II memory. The RADEON 9800 XT has the clock speeds of 412/365 (730) MHz and is equipped with the 256MB DDR. The memory modules are bigger, and they are 8 instead of 16."
