Tech News
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MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Monday, September 15, 2003 | By: Dennis" One final thing I want to mention about the board is that the fan on the northbridge actually has several different colored LEDs in it that light on and off in some type of pattern while the system is on. It looks pretty cool through a case window, but it might get on your nerves if you can see into your case window as you are trying to game or get work done. Personally, I think it's cool, and I doubt it would bother many people. But... I just wanted to warn you about it. "
If you are easily distracted I would suggest not putting a window in the side of your case to begin with.
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Corsair XMS ProSeries
Published: Monday, September 15, 2003 | By: DennisCorsair has announced a new product to their line of memory called the XMS ProSeries. The memory is similar to the standard XMS memory with the addition of a reworked PCB, larger alu heatspreaders and two banks of LEDs that show real time memory activity.
" XMS ProSeries is available as single modules in a variety of speeds and as matched memory pairs especially tested and optimized for today's dual channel motherboards."
The following XMS Pro Series modules and module pairs are available immediately.
- TwinX1024-4000PRO – matched pair of 512MB, DDR500 modules
- TwinX1024-3200C2PRO – matched pair of 512MB, DDR400 modules
- CMX512-4000PRO – 512MB, DDR500 module
- CMX512-3200C2PRO – 512MB, DDR400 module -
Server Reboot Cr4ppyn3ss
Published: Monday, September 15, 2003 | By: DennisWell it would appear that the issue of IIS restarting the Ninjalane website is back, though not as annoying as before.
Just to let you know the reboot only takes a couple of minutes to complete. After of which the site is back up and running in a fresh memory space. I'm hoping that this problem will be solved when the site gets moved to the new server. Fortunately that will happen when I get back from Computex.
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Thermaltake Silent Boost Review Posted
Published: Monday, September 15, 2003 | By: DennisWith fans being the major contributor of noise in any PC you need to decide, what do I want more, good cooling or quiet heatsink? With the Silent Boost you might be able to get both.
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Nvidia NV38 outed as Geforce FX 5950 Ultra
Published: Saturday, September 13, 2003 | By: Dennis"Hardware site X-Bit Labs says the latest Detonator FX 45.33 drivers designed to address the flickering issues of the GeForce FX 5900-series we wrote about here, sport identification strings for the chip that give the game away. Nvidia has declined to comment.
The GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is expected to be much faster than the current GeForce FX 5900 family. Though big performance gains are expected with the next big revamp of the Detonator drivers, version 50. "
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Mobo makers: August revenues
Published: Friday, September 12, 2003 | By: Dennis"Asustek Computer shipped 2.56 million motherboards worldwide in August, on par with its July shipments, according to sources. Its global sales for August reached NT$19.555 billion.
The company’s notebook and graphics card shipments both fell below July’s figures, at 150,000-200,000 and 430,000 respectively, while its game console and optical storage drive shipments rose."
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NL: Review Block - Extended Edition
Published: Friday, September 12, 2003 | By: Dennis- Seasonic Super Versatile 200W Review @ BigBruin
- SilverStone 400W SST-ST40F @ Bjorn3d
- CoolerMaster Musketeer Review @ LittleWhiteDog
- Crucial Gizmo! 128MB USB Flash Drive Review @ Extreme Overclocking
- Xoxide PC Tachometer Review @ Crazymodders
It's a shame that I have to keep doing these. -
Geil PC-4200 1024Mb Review @ Dans Data
Published: Friday, September 12, 2003 | By: Dennis"Did Geil's RAM perform as advertised? Did it have embarrassing flaws? Do I think it's a waste of money?
(Spoiler: No. Yes. Yes.)"
I think that pretty much sums it up. -
BFG Asylum FX 5900 Ultra Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Thursday, September 11, 2003 | By: DennisIt would seem that BFG has installed some customizations on their 5900 Ultra offering.
"Instead of the one fan design of the reference design, BFG has two fans on the front of the card. While it still is a two-PCI solution, the actual cooling system does not really use so much space over the second PCI slot as some other solutions I’ve seen. "
Check out our Gainward FX5900 Ultra Review for comparison. -
COOLINK Typhoon P4 Waterblock Review @ MadShrimps
Published: Thursday, September 11, 2003 | By: Dennisphj34r the m4d small lobsters!
I really like this kit since it comes with a backerplate for the motherboard. Not many heatsinks come with this little item and even fewer motherboads have them anymore.
"Xtreme Tek Werkz was also so considerate to include the optional mounting system which, according to Coolink, is a "heavy duty" retention mechanism guaranteed to provide a higher clamping pressure on the CPU."
