Tech News
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Carbon Black Thermal Pastes
Published: Thursday, July 31, 2003 | By: Dennis"The paste she has created is based on dispersed carbon black (a particulate form of industrial carbon used to reinforce rubber) mixed in a soup of ethyl cellulose and polyethylene glycol. In tests comparing it to solder (a method of thermal transfer not typically used with electronic components because of the temperature required to bond it to both surfaces), the carbon paste surpassed the pure metal bond in thermal conductivity by 33%."
Carbon thermal paste, A good concept that actually works.
Intel is using something similar by covering the TIM on their retail heatsinsks with carbon, the only drawback is the huge mess it makes. -
GigaCube Radeon 9600 Pro Review @ Extreme Overclocking
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: Dennis"The heatsink is made out of aluminum. There is a sticker in the center of the fan bearing the Powered By ATi logo. The heatsink and fan are decent but hardcore overclockers and enthusiasts might want to change it out to something that cools a better. Where the fan meets the heatsink, there is a blue, a green, and a red LED. When the card is powered on, the LEDs light up, but they also flash, making it look like a disco club. "
It is no wonder that Breakdown wants to get one.
Though compared to other video card solutions out there the heatsink appears to be a little small. -
MountainMods U2-UFO Cube Review @ TwistedMods
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: Dennis"Aluminum, no matter how thick, scratches easily, but when an 18” by 18” by 18” cube weighs only 15lbs, I won’t complain. Yes, I said 15lbs –which includes the Lexan windows and casters – absolutely outrageous! That poor soul carrying his 40lb empty case to a LAN would certainly appreciate the benefits of aluminum. And though the weight of the U2-UFO is very low, don’t doubt its construction or durability."
The reviewer then up and stands on the case and does a little dance, seriously. -
Abit IS7-G Review @ 3dXtreme
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: Dennis"ABIT has managed to target every nook of the market with the IS7 series of motherboards. Below is the comparison chart which shows the IS7-G, IS7, IS7-E and the IS7-M. The flagship board being the IS7-G, which we are reviewing, includes features like PCI Sata Raid, 3 COM Gigabit LAN and IEEE1394 (Firewire). The M version has onboard video.
Abit has always been a leader in motherboard designs and innovation and the IS7 is no exception. Be sure to check out our IS7 review for comparison purposes. -
Cobalt3 Pyramid V Fan Silencer Review @ Big Bruin
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: Dennis"The only downside I can see with this device would be for people who may want to have some kind of manual control over their fans. Although the full automation of the device is very convenient, the lack of manual fan speed control or adjustable thermal set points will not appeal to all users."
Basically this is a thermally controlled fanbus that reads the current case temperature and adjusts the fan RPM accordingly. Not a bad little device unless the fans run at full RPM all the time.
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Soyo P4I875P Dragon 2 Review @ OcPrices
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: Dennis"Soyo’s boxes are the biggest in the business and its not just full of air either. As has become custom with all Dragon boards, this model comes teaming with all the features and extras you could ever want, as well as some Soyo-only goodies which cannot fail to make the board an attractive proposition. In addition to the board itself, soyo have included the following: "
I've been dr00ling over this board since it was first announced quite some time ago though I'd much prefer the platinum edition. -
Thermaltake Volcano 11+ Review Posted
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 | By: DennisThermally responsive heatsinks have been avoided in the past due to the thermal sensors being located away from the CPU. The Volcano 11+ Xaser Edition builds on this downfall and includes a slim thermal probe to sample temperatures directly from the processor.
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Around the Web in a Block-o-Links
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | By: Dennis- Xoxide Dual Blue CCFL Kit Review @ Mikhailtech
- Flexible Keyboard Review @ radikalmod
- Basic overclocking @ CyberCPU
Once again brought to you by the letter N and.. -
Chaintech Zenith 9CJS Review @ Tweaknews
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | By: DennisCan you ay included features? Ahhh, I knew you could.
The Zenith doesn't come with the same items that the LanParty boards do but is still pretty impressive.
"The overclocking features are a little lean for a performance motherboard. With the updated latest 6/19 BIOS, the AGP/PCI frequency lock was removed for some reason and the CPU voltage settings were left in their stock inadequate state. The Vcore can only be raised to 1.675volts which is far lower than the industry standard of at least 1.75 or even higher. The AGP voltage is about right on par with a maximum of 1.8volts to stabilize your videocard when overclocking at extreme speeds. Now the Vdimm's maximum or 2.8volts is not bad, but I still would have liked the choice of going higher to say 3.1volts for high overclocks." -
ATI to Form New Asia-Pacific Headquarters
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | By: Dennis"ATI Technologies is establishing a new official Asia-Pacific headquarters, according to sources. Its official name and functions have yet to be determined.
The company already has branch offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia. However, most of ATI’s business in Asia, excluding Japan, is handled through its Taiwan agent AMI Technologies."
