Tech News
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MSI "nBOX" 5900 Ultra Review @ Gamers Depot
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: Dennis" MSI’s recent version of this technology finds itself in the form of their “nBOX” bundle. It’s a 5900 Ultra – using MSI’s double-fan cooling technology, three retail games, a video in/out adapter, a software DVD player and a gaming mouse – yes a mouse. Not sure why they included that but hey, who doesn’t need an extra optical mouse? "
This is one of the most unique coolers that I have ever seen and the dual fans should help dissipate heat quite well. Not sure I agree with them on the image quality issue but the jury is still out. -
Raptor RAID Performance @ HardwareZone
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: DennisWhenever you pair two IDE drives together you are bound to have more performance though when you pair 2 WB Raptor drives together not only do you get more efficient data transfer but an collective 20k RPMs of spindle speed. (Yes I'm being silly)
"In this article, we explore the performance of two Western Digital Raptor drives combined using the rather well-known Silicon Image SiI3112A SATA RAID controller. The results in the next few pages will give you an idea of the Raptor's RAID performance as compared to a 10,000RPM SCSI drive. We picked an older Seagate Cheetah 36ES drive for this comparison as its performance is more or less in the same ballpark. We'll also compare its results with some 15K SCSI drives."
Misr Corps currently selling these drives for a very decent price, worth checking out if you're in the market.
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Latest Reviews Block-o-Styl3
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 | By: Dennis- iCute UV-Reactive Case Stand Review @ TwistedMods
- A+GPB 420W Titanium Review @ Modsynergy
- Thermalright SLK-900U Review @ FastLaneHW
- Zalman CNPS7000A-CU Review @ PimpRig
And as always the link back to those who brought this to you. -
Biostar P4TSE versus Soltek 86SPE-L @ Digital-Daily
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: Dennis"As you can see, the Soltek 86SPE-L shows a performance level typical of i865PE-L based motherboards. But if we compare the operation speed of the i865PE-based motherboard with the PAT enabled, it becomes clear that programmers at Soltek are still not hasty at making use of the trick."
This is true the 86SPE-L doesn't have provisions for enabling the optimized memory path but the board still does exceptionally well in the performance department.
Of course we also reviewed the Soltek SL-86SPE-L so check it out. -
Chaintech A-FX71 Review @ Monkey Review
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: Dennis"On the back of the card, covering the memory banks & GPU, we find yet another gold colored piece of metal. As it stands, I could only assume that this is either in place to act as a heat spreader, or simply for aesthetic purposes. Another something which adds a few aesthetic points to the A-FX71 is the blue LED on its edge. This really brightens up your case and can really grab someone’s attention. This is of course if your case has a requisite side or top window. "
Hummm, what does everyone else think?
- Aesthetic purpose?
- Heatspreader?
- Or should they take it apart and find out?
Ninjalane minds are waiting to find out. -
Link Block Part 1
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: DennisI need to have a section dedicated to the link block but for the time being this will have to do.
- SteelPad 4S Review @ KEPTech
- Seasonic Super Tornado 300W PSU Review @ ModSynergy
- XTrac Zoom Mouse Pad Review @ Extreme Overclocking
This review block brought you to by your good buddies at...
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Thermaltake Volcano 11+ and X-Blower Review @ FastLaneHW
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: DennisThe X-Blower is basically the ThermalTake version of the Aero fan by Coolermaster. No complaints here the blower motor idea and works great. The fan will produce less noise and cools more consistently when compared to conventional fans.
" As a bonus, Thermaltake was also nice enough to send me their new X-Blower kit. This basically consists of one Thermaltake SF2 and an additional X-Blower fan controlled by a two-channel fan adjuster that fits in a 5.25 bay. The fan works on a similar premise as the Coolermaster Aero fan; it virtually has no dead spot, and of course has the necessary quality of being funny looking."
Check out our review of the Aero 7+ and Volcano 11+ for reference.
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Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Review @ OCModShop
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: DennisThis heatsink has been around for quite some time now and it is one heavy mamma jamma.
" But less noise means less airflow, and less airflow means less performance. Despite Zalman's success, they haven't quite been able to really crack the high-end enthusiast/overclocker market dominated by Thermalright heatsinks combined with Delta or Vantec high CFM fans. With the CNPS7000A-Cu Zalman seems to be trying to take their low-noise philosophy to the high-performance arena. Let's see if they succeed. The thin-fins look deceptively light, but they add up! The 7000A-Cu really surprised me with its weight." -
Coolermaster Aero 7+ Review @ 3dxtreme
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: Dennis" I have never been a fan of the squirrel cage design but this just may change your mind as it did mine. With a squirrel cage design if offers more air pressure, thus lower RPM's and less noise. The heat sink itself is made of pure copper with a nice finish straight from the factory. The fins are very thin and numerous providing an ample amount of surface area for good heat disipation. "
Check out our review of the Aero 7+ for comparison purposes. -
The WallComp @ Blynk
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003 | By: DennisThis is actually a pretty sweet looking mod that could add a little spice to any geek room.
"For a while I had wanted to do something different. I wanted to make a new type of computer case unlike any I have seen, but I didn?t even know what to make it with. I thought of working with fiberglass (car-stereo style), real glass, or even modifying a glass desk. Then I found the Soldam Prism (now Prism II). This one desk/case really inspired me. A few seconds after I laid eyes on it, I was already imagining it sideways on my wall. Of course the $750 price tag to get it to my door quickly eliminated that idea. It was time to take drastic measures... it was time to mod"
