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Ninjalane Block-o-Links
Published: Thursday, July 3, 2003 | By: DennisThe block-o links is becoming a common occurrence these days.
- Vantec UV Cathode and Cables @ TwistedMods
- Laserbay Review @ ExtremeMhz
- CoolDrive 3 Cooler Review @ Adrian's Rojak Pot
- Skyhawk Aluminum Case with QWindow Review @ TechJuice
- Aurora 350 Watt Power Supply @ ohls-place
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Crucial PC3200 DDR400Mhz Review @ MonkeyReview
Published: Thursday, July 3, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a short review of some PC3200 memory from Crucial. I should mention that these are CAS3 modules meaning that they probably aren't the best choice for use in that high end gaming system you are planning to build but seem to work great in just about everything else.
"Once we got the memory installed we checked things out in the BIOS, the memory, set to Auto, automatically set itself to run @ 200MHz, with timings of 3-4-4-8 running at 2.7V."
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2 x FX 5900 Reviews @ NordicHardware
Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 | By: DennisThe two cards in question are a basic 5900 and a PowerPack! Ultra from Gainward. The two cards are not built the same.
"When it comes to the Gainward card we get even more impressive results. The card runs in 400/850 default and with the enhanced mode it gets jerked up in 440/900 and hold on to your hats now because when we push it to the max we reached as high as 500/1000 MHz. The same frequencies as a 5800 Ultra in other words."
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Thermaltake Xaser III V1000A Review @ TheTechLounge
Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 | By: Dennis"As I said before, this case is a modified Enermax CS-1018S server case. Thermaltake has made the entire front of the case aluminum and included the Thermaltake HardCano 9 in the top drive bay. The case is very sturdy and very high quality, but the weight is probably more than most could bear."
There is something to be said about having a solid case and solid doesn't always mean heavy. -
Chenming 301KE Aluminum Case Review @ PC Abusers
Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 | By: Dennis"Installing hardware is this case is easy and very effortless. The light weight of the chassis makes it easy to move around and position all your gear. The motherboard and power supply went in without a hitch, and had a surprising amount of room despite the size of the case."
Having easy access to your stuff is always an important feature with any case; this limits your exposure to the tore up knuckle syndrome.
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Chenming 301KE Aluminum Case Review @ PimpRig
Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 | By: DennisI don't normally post news on pre-modded cases but things might be changing a little in the near future. PimpRig has a review posted of the Chenming 301KE Alu Case.
" Probably the most interesting feature on the back side is the hardware container that is attached directly to the right of the card. In this handy-dandy little box you will find all of the screws and standoffs needed for the case, plus a good deal extra. Is it necessary? No. Is it handy? Most definitely."
This is interesting but only if you don't already have a rather large box FULL of screws and other case hardware. -
Seagate Barracuda 7200 Review @ HardwareZone
Published: Wednesday, July 2, 2003 | By: Dennis"Today, we'll look at the flagship model of the series which comes with a large 8MB buffer. The 8MB version of the Barracuda 7200.7 comes with two different offerings, one based on the Ultra ATA-100 interface and the other for the new Serial ATA standard."
As was pointed out in the Soltek SL-86SPE-L Review SerialATA is nice interface but current SerialATA drives aren't as efficient as current Parallel ATA drives. I'd give them another 6-10months to mature.
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Netscape 7.1 Released
Published: Tuesday, July 1, 2003 | By: DennisAs some of you may already know I have been a fan of Netscape browsers for quite some time now and find them superior to IE in a many ways. Now I'm not going to pull an apple commercial and say that everyone should switch, but I will recommend that you at least give the latest version of Netscape (7.1) a try.
For those of you still holding a grudge against Netscape for selling out to AOL but not switching away from their IE dependency you can get the same basic browser engine with the new Mozilla 1.4 http://www.mozilla.org/
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More review links
Published: Tuesday, July 1, 2003 | By: DennisI'm going to have to figure out a better way to post daily review links like this.
- Enermax Xpoint CS-528 Review @ OCModShop
The X has become a really popular case letter these days.
- EKL Radial 80 S478 Heat Sink Review @ ohls-place
Thus far I know of 4 heatsinks that look like the AVC Sunflower and one of them is the stock Intel cooler.
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Shuttle AB60/RS Review @ Extreme Overclocking
Published: Tuesday, July 1, 2003 | By: Dennis"This section is going to be very short because we encountered a few issues or actually one major issue.
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we tried many other FSB's. All of which never worked so it was totally impossible to overclock this motherboard. We even tried our 3.2 and 3.0 processors and still had no luck."
They are talking about how this board has FSB adjustments up to 233Mhz but when set at 233Mhz it was still running at 200Mhz. Thats what you get for buying a Shuttle.
