Tech News
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FX5600Ultra vs Radeon9600Pro @ Digital Daily
Published: Monday, September 1, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a little performance review for the curious few. The review is a little on the short side but has some pretty pictures.
"As our tests will show, the original version of the 5600Ultra was unable to perform on par with Radeon 9600 Pro, so another version offering increased core speed was released, and we'll refer to it as the NV31 new core. " -
Gigabyte GA-8S648FX Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Monday, September 1, 2003 | By: Dennis"I honestly don't see a big market for this SiS 648FX board in the lifespan of the Intel P4 "C" processors. It just does not offer the kind of performance you get with the I865/I875 chipsets and their Dual-Channel Memory support."
I am not sure what to think of this board. It isn't designed with an overclocker in mind and doesn't appear to offer anything that you can't already get with an i845PE. So I think the quote sums everything up.
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Lack of News; Phj34r!
Published: Monday, September 1, 2003 | By: DennisSorry for the apparent lack of news but it is a holiday here in the US and I opted to take the time to get caught up.
Don't phj34r though I'll get some new stuff posted for you shortly, and if you are lucky a new review as well.
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SARS may have helped make September-October a good time to visit
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2003 | By: Dennis"Most people know that Computex, Asia’s largest international computer show, has been delayed from its regular slot at the beginning of June and will now be held in the week beginning September 22. Computex will be an interesting show for both its attendees and exhibitors, but there are several other shows in September and October that are worth looking at and including in a comprehensive itinerary."
Ninjalane will be at Computex this year, so if you would like to meet up just let me know. -
Soltek launched K8T800-based mainboard: SL-K8AV2-RL
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2003 | By: DennisSoltek launched their K8T800 board today that supports the new Athlon64 processors. In typical Soltek manner they also announced a name for this product called "Black Thunder". The included photo shows a jet black PCB with violet expansion slots (which are most likely leftovers from the SL-86SPE-L).
The board also shows the processor being located where the northbridge normally is with memory slots located across the top of the motherboard. -
Finally Made it Above 100K
Published: Thursday, August 28, 2003 | By: DennisMost people out there prolly have no clue as to what the hell I'm talking about but after many months of research and a few tweaks Ninjalane.com has finally gotten a three month Alexa ranking above 100K. For the most part this doesn't mean a thing to anyone but I am still going to thank everyone for helping make this a reality. Some may ask why the hell did it take so long, well the site has been online for quite some time and up until a few months ago I couldn't give a shit about Alexa and its bogus ranking system.
Anyhow I digress.
The next milestone will be when Ninjalane.com is above 75K followed by 50K. Once that happens I'll be one happy camper.
Alexa comments are always welcome, just don’t say anything stupid.
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Abit IC7-G Max II Advance Review @ Tweaknews
Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | By: DennisThis would appear to be the second generation of IC7 from Abit with a few upgrades over the original; it still uses the Canterwood chipset though.
"With the different configurations seen above, I will be testing the IC7-G clock for clock against the Chaintech Zenith Canterwood motherboard I reviewed previously. Everything else is absolutely identical right down to the software and drivers. Also included is the overclocked 2.4C at 3.49Ghz to show the reader what kind of performance inprovements you can get from a high overclock."
You'll have to check the site for the results. -
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.
