Tech News
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Vantec Fan Controller Review @ Inside-Hardware
Published: Thursday, February 13, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a fun little device that helps control your fan speeds, though it appears to have some "issues".
"I ran into a few problems with the 4th channel on the controller. For some odd reason it would power up the fan but keep it running at a constant speed, it would not adjust the speed of the fan I had connected."
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Soltek Showing at CeBit
Published: Thursday, February 13, 2003 | By: Dennis"We will present Soltek latest mainboards based on Intel Springdale-G, Springdale-PE/P, VIA PT600, VIA PT400, VIA K8T400M, NVIDIA nForce2, VIA KT400A chipsets, and Soltek graphics cards based on nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200-8X, GeForce4 MX440-8X, and SiS Xabre 600
GPU."
Ya know just in case anyone was wondering.
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Soltek 75FRN-L Review @ OverclockersNZ
Published: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | By: DennisThis is one of them really short reviews but covers all of the high points.
" Without multiplier adjustment, the 75FRN-L is clearly aimed at OEM and system integrators' market, unlike the once famous 75DRV range."
As you can see they didn't bother to update the BIOS to the latest version since we all know that the board is very overclockable.
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AMD CPU Unlocking Done Quick
Published: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 | By: DennisThis unlocking guide is based on the same article that I used to unlock the XP2200+ processor in our Soltek SL-75FRN-L review. The mod involves "painting" across the two pins not on the processor but on the back of the motherboard.
I have even a better one, I just did it last night.
Take a small piece of wire about a .25" to .125" in length and form it into a "U". Drop the two ends of the wire into the CPU socket where the connection needs to take place. Insert your Tbred and boot up. Much easier than wrapping the pins and easily removed if need be.
Keep in mind this can and very well could damage your system so try this at your own risk. -
Gainward’s Ultra-750XP Review @ GamePC
Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | By: DennisGainward is one of my favorite video card makers, they produce a quality product that performs well under all conditions.
Keep in mind; the Ultra-750XP card uses the Ti4800SE nVidia GPU, which is basically the Ti4400 with AGP 8x support. In the past there has been some confusion as to what chip is the Ti4600 replacement. Just remember Ti4800 "SuxX0r Edition" and you'll never go wrong. -
10,000rpm SATA Western Digital
Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | By: Dennis" Expected to be shipping later this month, the WD Raptor hard drive is expected to sell for approximately 30 percent less than competing SCSI hard drives. Initially, the hard drive will be available in a 36 GB capacity. In addition to its 5.2 ms average seek time, 10,000 RPM, 1.2 million hours MTBF and five-year warranty, data throughput is 150 MB/second from the SATA interface. The performance roadmap for SATA extends up to 600 MB/second, ensuring a reliable standard for storage providers and customers in the years ahead. "
I have been pretty loyal to Maxtor over the years but knowing this I might just switch. -
Drug Charges for the Dell Dude
Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | By: DennisEveryone is making a big deal out of this so I figured that I would post the news story.
" Curtis, 22, was charged with criminal and unlawful possession of marijuana, two misdemeanor charges that carry possible jail sentences of up to three months.
However, at his arraignment on Monday afternoon, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Ellen Coin adjourned the case for one year and said the charges could be dismissed if Curtis, who lives in New York City, gets in no trouble for the next 12 months."
Its good to be in the spotlight. -
Chaintech GeForce FX card
Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 | By: DennisI've noticed that many companies are being pretty hush hush when it comes to showing off their designs for the GeForce FX but not Chaintech. Here is a card that not only looks pretty cool but also has built in lighting effects.
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Nvidia Expected to Dump GeForce FX??
Published: Monday, February 10, 2003 | By: DennisSome rumors don't hold enough water to be taken seriously.
"SOURCES CLOSE to Nvidia tell the INQUIRER that the graphics firm has told its partners that the GeForce FX is likely to be discontinued, with the firm instead concentrating on the NV35 platform.
The sources said that the firm has made the move because of an update that its bitter rival ATI is expected to soon roll out of the door."
Kyle from [H]ard|OCP posted info over the weekend about this move by nVidia, concluding that the GeForceFX Ultra would never reach retail shelves.
Considering the performance, and lateness to market I think getting the NV30 out the door and quickly washing their hands of it is the best move for the company. Now they can move full bore into NV35 production and hopefully get rid of the huge blower. -
Abit NF7-S Review @ Digital-Daily
Published: Monday, February 10, 2003 | By: DennisHere is another nForce2 board that uses the 4-pin power connector. To bad it doesn't appear to be overclocker friendly.
"At speeds like 166 MHz and higher the radiator is simply red-hot - :) I first noticed that on the Epox 8RDA+ board - that time the chipset radiator seemed hot to touch. But when I removed the radiator, put out the thermal pad resembling chewing gum and then fitted the radiator back on KPT-8, I felt the aluminum radiator burning my fingers. "
