Tech News
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40mm Sanyo Tornado Fan Review @ ExtensionTech
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: DennisIt isn't very often you see reviews of typical everyday fans but this one is kind of special. You may remember the 40mm fan I used in the Soltek SL-75MRN-L Review. Well this is pretty much the exact same thing. A little excessive for a HDD cooler but to each their own.
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ASUS P4PE Black Pearl Review @ Hardware Zone
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: DennisFor the money the i845PE chipset is where its at unless you are going dual channel. The Hardware Zone review doesn't have much on the overclocking features but they did post a very curious wcpuid screenshot of the board running at 200Mhz FSB.
"For overclockers, the Black Pearl is quite an attraction as its overclockability was extremely good. With system bus frequency setting available up to 200MHz, you can literally set any value and yet expect the board to handle it without problems. Of course, that's provided that the processor could overclock up to that speed. Here's a list of what you can do in the BIOS" -
Do You War Chalk??
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: DennisIMO War Chalking is a very unoriginal name given to the new age form or war dialing. The theory is simple, if you find a wireless hotspot put down a few chalk lines to let others know of your discovery. Pretty simple huh.
"Is it Illegal?
Probably, it could be characterized as they guy who buys the Dish cable system and hacks the card. The signal is out there I’m just grabbing a peace for my self." -
Bose QuietComfort Headset Review @ Rojak Pot
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: Dennis17 pages dedicated to a pair of headphones!
"Again, you shouldn't use the QuietComfort if you are riding a bike. Because the QuietComfort actively attenuates the entire human range of hearing, you may miss critical audio cues like car horns, rumble of a truck around the corner, etc... So, keep the QuietComfort on only if you are just a pillion rider."
hehe he said pillion.
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Homemade Harddrive Cooler @ Twisted Mods
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: DennisNot a bad HDD cooler how-to though for the money I would have just bought an underdrive cooler. I find that they seem to work the best and don't get everything dirty.
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AOpen AX4GE Max Review @ accelenation
Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis" The black PCB has become a trademark for AOpen's motherboards. Nowadays, the old greenish yellow motherboards seems to be becoming less and less common. On the north bridge is the standard AOpen heatsink. Active cooling might have been a preferred solution for overclockers, however, passive cooling allows for less overall noise in the system. "
I like the black and hate the tan/brown so the less common the better.
This AOpen Max board is built with all of the typical AOpen features so you really can't go wrong. -
Vantec Nexus Fan Controller Review @ Techware Labs
Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: DennisBacklit with an Alu finish, not bad.
"The Nexus Fan Controller is a must-have for anyone looking to regulate fan speed & noise inside their computer case. Vantec has a provided an easy solution to the problem of building one's own, or installing half-built rheobuses in existing bay covers and taking a chance of screwing up." -
Zalman 7000Cu Review @ Digital-Daily
Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: DennisThis heatsink is what happens when you mix an all copper "ORB" with a 80mm fan. This is a cool looking heatsink but has a very strange attachment method.
"Besides, the user manual has some announcements that Zalman shall bear no responsibility for any damage incurred with overclocking or inadequate cooler installation. Besides, the user is warned that the cooler mass is 773 g, which exceeds the admissible mass for Socket 478 (as per Intel, it is 450 g). "
Oh and its heavy too.
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XDream SE HSC-V83 Review @ Furioustech
Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis"I think Cooler Master has a great product here. I would have given it an excellent, except for the base and the thumb clip. You can see with a smaller CFM fan this cooler holds its own against the SK-7. I hope Cooler Master will address the lapping of the base I would like to see a flatter and finer base."
They pretty much cover everything there is to know about the XDreamSE. -
AOpen AK79G Max Review @ Bjorn3D
Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis"When you take a look at all the features included with the AK79G Max, you definitely start to understand the "Max" designation. With Serial ATA, FireWire, USB 2.0, WinBIOS (change BIOS within Windows), EzClock (overclock from within
Windows) and many other great features, the AK79G Max is without a doubt one of the most feature-rich nForce2 solutions around. Add this to the fact that it's a rock solid nForce2 board, and you've got yourself an excellent product."
But will it do 200Mhz FSB?? that is what we want to know, well at least I do.
