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Albatron Gigi FX5600EQ 256Meg Review @ Tweaknews
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: DennisI was looking at some FX5600 video cards with 256megs of ram and none of them had the higher quality TinyBGA video memory. Most companies opted for the cheaper TOSP style and just put more on there.
"The onboard ram consists of four 64meg 5.0ns ram rated at a speed of 400Mhz. With a stock memory clock of 400Mhz, any possible overclocking headroom will be minimal. But more on that in the overclocking section of this review." -
Albatron KM18G Pro Review @ Furioustech
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: DennisI'm not sure I have ever actually seen a microATX nForce2 motherboard until now and it actually has some potential.
"This is one solid motherboard, nforce2 chipset, overclocking potential, small micro ATX form. This is a perfect board for a LAN party system. It allows you to use a smaller case since it has onboard sound and LAN all you need for a power system is a graphics card, a high end Nivida or ATI video card." -
Athenatech A747 Review @ XtReMoDs
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: Dennis" Overall the A474 Series case it a rather nice case. There are only two spots on the case for fans, but the hole in the side panel does help with the cooling. The finish on the case is quite nice and is rather shiny."
Here is a good quality case just waiting to be modded.
Though the quick release side panel requires two hands to remove. -
BFG Asylum 5600 Ultra @ Gamers Depot
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a GeForceFX card with a fancy blue PCB with some shiny cooling gear. The card appears to be well built using tiny BGA memory and flip chip construction. Though the ram coolers appear to be rather small, by comparison.
"We tested our card against a reference NVIDIA unit and found that it – across the board – was generally faster; especially when overclocked. The performance of this card should be highly regarded when comparing it to other 5600-based video cards or even an ATI 9600 Pro." -
Total LInk Block Again @ Ninjalane
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: Dennis- Thermalright SLK900-A Review @ PC Abusers
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Kingston HyperX 4000 Review @ Intelforums
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | By: DennisHere is one that got buried in my inbox for a spell.
"For those users looking for a very overclockable memory solution, and aren't afraid to do a little tweaking, Kingston's HyperX 4000 memory is a good choice, with our HyperX 4000 reaching 260MHz stable 1:1. For those users unable or unwilling to make the aforementioned adjustments, there may be better memory solutions available." -
Project Rebirth @ Mikhailtech
Published: Monday, August 18, 2003 | By: Dennis"For years the beige computer case has been the staple of any system, with the movement towards premodded cases only occurring recently. This project article keeps that in mind, as many people have a beige case sitting around gathering dust or holding a system. The goal of Project Rebirth was to take a usual, run of the mill beige ATX mid-tower case and transform it into a custom modded case complete with a high quality finish."
High quality runs of the mill too.
Kind of brings back memories and reminds me that I have another one to finish up. -
Cooler Master Centurion Case Review @ hardwarezoom
Published: Monday, August 18, 2003 | By: DennisI really like the styling of this case; the front grill kind of says "elegant old school" while the rest of the case appears to be solid enough to stand up to some pretty extreme modding.
"The selling point of this casing is the price and aluminium front bezel. If you do not mind the steel structure inside, Cooler Master Centurion is as beautiful as the more expensive full aluminium casing."
The review is pretty heavy on the photos but still gets the point across.
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Crossover Mission 5 Water Cooling Kit Review @ The Tech Lounge
Published: Monday, August 18, 2003 | By: DennisIf you are looking for a very small and compact water-cooling kit the Crossover Mission 5 might be just the ticket.
" The water block included with this kit is constructed completely out of copper, unlike the aluminum block included with the Iceberg 1. The Inlet and Outlet connectors on the water block are at 90* angles. This isn't necessary and will restrict water flow throughout the loop. The connectors use a quick connect mechanism that will hold the tube in place using tiny metal teeth that grab hold of the tube."
The only problem... It doesn't cool very well.
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9 GeForce FX Video Card Reviews @ NordicHardware
Published: Monday, August 18, 2003 | By: Dennis"Even though we've had a peek at the GeForce FX series before, this time we have a lot of new stuff. As an example we're doing the world premiere review of GeForce FX 5900 non-Ultra 256 MB, aka Gainward's "1300" board. It's a first for NordicHardware with the 5200 Ultra, 5600, retail 5900 Ultra etc. as well. In short there's a lot of new stuff in here. Oh yeah, the flip chip 5600 Ultra is reviewed too of course."
They cover just about the entire line of FX chips in this review including a 256meg Gainward 5900 (non-ultra). This one looks like the 128meg version with twice as much ram.
