Recycled! - A Case Mod of Leftover Parts
Published: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
This is a very interesting mod in that it was built completely out of leftover parts from the playtime mod we did awhile back. Overall the mod is pretty simple and to the point, enhanced cooling and lots of paint.
A Couple New Motherboards from Soltek
Published: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
These new boards might be old news but are still quite a find. The first is a sexy red P4 DDR motherboard based on the VIA P4X266A chipset called the SL-85DRV3 or SL-85DRV+. Keep in mind this is the much talked about "illegal" chipset from VIA.
The next motherboard is the SL-75DRV4. This board is based on the VIA KT266A this Socket A chipset and features an unique purple PCB.
Via Sells More Chipsets Next to Intel
Published: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
I think someone was stuffing the ballot box over there but who am I to judge. I think it is a given that Intel will be quite upset with this news. You can get the whole scoop at theinquirer.net
"Northwood" Processors with SMP Ability?
Published: Monday, January 07, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
I picked this bit of info up from 2cpu.com today and found it quite interesting. It would appear that x-bit labs looked a little deeper into the Northwood core during their review and found that the SMP feature, previously removed, made it back into the Northwood. Here is a snip.
"As you can see, the only difference between the flags of the Willamette and Northwood processors is the support of On-chip APIC hardware implemented in the new core. It implies that Pentium 4 based on Northwood core supports SMP configurations."
The "As you can see" refers to a wcpuid screenshot showing the difference between the two processors. I'll let you speculate on what could happen next. 
Ninjalane Message Forums Updated
Published: Monday, January 07, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Well it has been awhile since I have even mentioned the Ninjalane Message Forums but I figured it was about time. The forums have gotten an upgrade. I added some usability and security features to name a few. The Ninjalane Message Forums are not on the same scale as your commercial UBB or vBulletin system. Howerver they are over 50% coded by me so upgrades and enhancements come gradually.
Please feel free to post your comments if you like. Btw I'm also accepting Moderator apps if an when usability increases.
P4 "Northwood" vs. AMD Reviews
Published: Monday, January 07, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
With the official release of the P4 2.0 and 2.2GHz "Northwood" processors it is to be expected that reviews of the new processor will be all over the place, I'll do my best to list the ones I find below. So far most of the benchmarks show a slight increase in speed over the older "Willamette" processor and many reports are also showing the "Northwood" to be very overclockable. In other news and not to be out done AMD has released their XP +2000 processor running at 1.67GHz, even though the clock speed is slower than the Intel the comparisons show it to have more "Horsepower".
Here are some review links to look over.
Anandtech
Tech-Report
LostCircuits
VirtualZone
[H]ard|OCP
Active Hardware
Ace's Hardware
P4 478 Thermaltake Dragon Orb
Published: Sunday, January 06, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
I was looking at P4 heatsinks today and came across this one from ThermalTake. Looking at the base it would appear to be influenced by the AVC Sunflower with an orb fan on top. btw check out the title on the ThermalTake page, they have no clue what they are doing. 
"Northwood" P4 Processor Specs.
Published: Friday, January 04, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
GamePC has all you really need to know about the Intel Pentium 4 2.0A GHz "Northwood" processor. Intel has kept with the Socket-478 Form Factor but shrunk the die and increased the L2 cache, for a total of 512k. Though at $480 it might be awhile before you see these in the mainstream.
Next Generation GeForce Announcement
Published: Friday, January 04, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
ExtremeTech is reporting that the next generation GeForce processor will be announced on Feb. 5th. I hope Nvidia comes up with a new name, "GeForce4" seems a little dated.
Northwood 2.2GHz Running at 3.0GHz
Published: Thursday, January 03, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Overclocks like this make me concerned as to how real they really are but they are still fun to look at.
Export Restrictions Eased for High-Speed Computers
Published: Thursday, January 03, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
An export restriction of high-speed computers established in 1979 has been lifted allowing computer companies to ship computer systems to "Teir-3" countries. Export restrictions were established during the cold war in hopes to slow the spread of nuclear weapons. The idea being that by limiting access to computers powerful enough to design them nuclear threats would be limited.
America's Fattest Cities
Published: Thursday, January 03, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
According to Men's Fitness magazine the fattest city is.. Houston "Among "fat cities," Houston ranks No. 1, followed by Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Dallas". I have a few friends in Houston and Dallas. They are not fat, just big boned.
Hynix and Micron to Close Talks This Month
Published: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
It would seem that Micron has placed the terms on the table and is waiting for Hynix to sign on the dotted line.
PayPal Needs a Boost
Published: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
It would appear that the online payment pioneer will need some help if it is to survive as a business. Most noted with eBay, PayPal is actually a competitor with the online auction site and many credit card companies are following with similar online payment options.
Happy New Year
Published: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Happy New Year everyone, and now if ou will excuse me I'll be headed back to bed.
I'm Back!
Published: Saturday, December 29, 2001 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Hello again, I am back from my trip and except for a few delays and lost baggage at the airport my vacation was fun, exciting, and relatively uneventful.
I've been looking back at what Breakdown had posted while I was gone, you would think Ninjalane became a pusher of Network Security and Linux. No need to worry, things should be back to normal within a few days. On a side note with the eventual release of NLv2 you will see quite a variety of news topics to browse along with the normal stuff already here so if you liked that HaxX0r security/Linux stuff keep an eye out for the new release.
What not to do when you get cracked
Published: Saturday, December 29, 2001 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
This article basically tells you (the organization) what NOT to do when or if you suspect you've been cracked. The subtitle on this one is 'a loser's guide to failure'
SBC Communications now has 16% of Yahoo
Published: Saturday, December 29, 2001 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
In an interesting twist, SBC communications has increased their holdings in Yahoo by 3 percent. A deal to sell DSL service to AOL members, plus second largest shareholder in Yahoo, sounds to me like SBC is pushing not just getting people on-line, but helping decide what they see. SBC will be a company to watch in the next few years.
HP releases its High Security Linux
Published: Saturday, December 29, 2001 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Here are some details about the new Linux Distro from HP. I've been waiting for this one. HP based their new High Security Distro on Red Hat 7.1, stripped it down and added 'compartments'. With the success of a proven Linux distribution plus HP's new team of Linux pro's will surely make for an interesting combination. I'd like a review copy of HP-LX. I hear it will be VERY expensive.
XBox, Game Cube, and PS2 go head to head
Published: Saturday, December 29, 2001 - By: DennisNews Source: Ninjalane
Now this is what I like to see. All the info about each box, inside and out. A great read for console afficiandos who need a fix of the technical. They got all the dirt on all the parts, where they came from, and why it matters, catch the goodness here
