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Swiftech Apogee Ultimate Liquid Cooling Kit @ Motherboards
Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 | By: DennisSwiftech has been a big name in cooling over the years and while their blocks are usually rather simple the Apogee system is a little different.
"If you want a liquid cooling system that is functional, flexible and able to be customized to whatever your needs may be, Swiftech is your kind of company. This system uses a self-powered Apogee drive water-block combined with a triple radiator, three fans and dual Stealth VGA coolers. This was done in order to make one bad ass liquid cooled super system based on NVIDIA’s SLI platform. As you can see from the results we were able to overclock our 3.0GHz QuadCore X6850 to 4.0GHz without any warranty voiding mods or outlandish voltage increases."
We still like the Danger Den stuff but really the DIY market has really hit a lull. -
Intel Core2Quad Q6600 overclocking guide @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
Published: Monday, November 19, 2007 | By: DennisEveryone thinks that the US is crazy when it comes to overclocking however the real craziness is overseas in Europe. Not sure why but damn do they go to great lengths to get some extra Mhz.
Hardwareoverclock Austria has posted a new overclocking guide. The Intel Core2Quad Q6600 is a very popular processor. Especially the G0 stepping is very interesting for various overclocking projects. Hardwareoverclock Austria shows in their article many important steps how to overclock the Q6600.
Nothing really extreme about this review but they do churn out some impressive numbers (ie 4Ghz!) -
abit IP35 Pro "Off Limits" (Intel P35) @ HardwareZone
Published: Monday, November 19, 2007 | By: DennisHere is a "plain jane" blue board from abit based on the p35 chipset. To be honest we haven't followed abit as much as we should so its hard to say if these are "really all that".
Interestingly enough, abit eschews the usual approach of tacking on feature after feature on the IP35 Pro and instead sat down to seriously develop a board that boasts quality instead of quantity. Because of this however, the IP35 Pro may look a little 'plain', more so since the board is one of those that came later in the game in the wake of ASUS and Gigabyte’s monster motherboards. Still, the build quality of the IP35 Pro stands out and abit has taken really good care to optimize its design. -
Gainward 8600GT Goes Like Hell Review @ XSReviews
Published: Monday, November 19, 2007 | By: DennisWe really liked Gainward products here at Ninjalane but when they got bought out a couple years ago the fire just wasn't there anymore.
Yes that's right, another 8600GT review from XSReviews; this time it's a Gainward. Featuring a large and interesting cooling solution, will Gainward's card be our favourite 8600 so far? Read on to find out.
On a side note after Gainward went away we switched over to XFX, however after a rather disappointing meeting with the arrogant XFX sales and marketing team at Computex I am left with the question of. "How the hell do I dump this crappy XFX gear?"
Btw its nice to see the Gainward folks still using the red PCBs
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EVGA Geforce 8800 GT 512 @ Motherboard Pro
Published: Friday, November 16, 2007 | By: DennisLimited stock of the new super fast and relatively inexpensive 8800GT from EVGA
EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 Geforce 8800 GT SuperClocked 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Evga Geforce Video Card Retail -MFG EVGA Part:512-P3-N802-A1
Get yours now. or sumpin like that. -
MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E OC Review at NVNews.
Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | By: DennisThis card is slick, actually the only thing that could make it better, red pcb.
Even at the resolution of 1920x1200, the MSI NX8800GT is such a strong competitor to the GeForce 8800 GTX, that the same AA settings that were reported at the resolution of 1680x1050 are also reported here. Once again, the NX8800GT is outperforming the GeForce 8800 GTX in Dark Messiah and in two of the three settings in Oblivion. -
XCLIO 6030 Plus ATX Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Published: Monday, November 12, 2007 | By: DennisWe really like the xClio PSU's here at Ninjalane, and makes you wonder how good their cases are. Well here is a rather short review of the 6030 from Virtual Hideout.
In this review I will be going over a newenclosure from XClio called the 6030 Plus. Xclio offers several differentstyles of enclosures along with a line of power supplies. The 6030Plus is anall black enclosure with a large side panel intake fan. How large of a fan youask? How about 360mm big. This large fan should push hot air right of theenclosure and do so with low RPM's which mean lower noise. Also when things areon the cool side a built in fan speed controller is also included.
Our 2 cents? Stick with the PSUs but forget the cases ever existed. -
NL: Review Block - Motherboards
Published: Monday, November 12, 2007 | By: DennisNow we don't normally do a review block for motherboards but there is a first time for everything.
- Foxconn X38A Digital Life @ InsideHW
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Intel P35 Express @ PCStats
- Gigabyte X38-DQ6 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Review @ Over Clockers Club
- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Intel P35 Express @ PCStats
- Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews-
- Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 review and Overclocking @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
- Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition X38 S775 Motherboard @ Overclock3D
- MSI P6N Diamond Motherboard Review at NVNews
- Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H @ Techgage
Stay Tuned, More to come -
nemy Territory Quake Wars Limited @ Gamepyre
Published: Monday, November 12, 2007 | By: DennisOf the multi player "team based" games out there Quake Wars really is the only one that even remotely sparks my interest. Now I know Quake Wars isn't much different than say BF and there might be betters ones on the market but the simple fact you can play as the Strogg is really the only reason I even consider this game playable.
Humm maybe that needs to be the next LAN Party game?
As the second multiplayer-only Quake game, Id Software's Enemy Territory Quake Wars is a great choice. This product easily wins itself and Gold Medal award for being one of the best team-based shooters that I have played since the original Battlefield 1942. Quake Wars easily lives up to the standards set by its spiritual successor, Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, and moves beyond those standards set. This game is worth picking up, and any Quake fan won't want to miss these bonus features in the Limited Edition -
Vantec LapCool 5 Laptop Cooler Review @ Mikhailtech
Published: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 | By: DennisVantec's LapCool 5 is a decent product. It looks nice, is small, doesprovide a degree of cooling, gives you an extra USB port, and doublesback as a stand. However it does have a lot more potential that couldbe realized if the fans were reversed and had a bit more airflow.
Laptop coolers are a great invention but really they don't do much cept clutter your desk. Sad but true.
