Tech News
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CeBIT 2007: Is this the end of CeBIT for Taiwan companies?
Published: Thursday, March 22, 2007 | By: DennisI guess its a good thing we didn't go to CeBit this year, but we are planning on being at Computex trip to round off the tech show season. We’ll also be announcing something huge at around the same time.
"As everyone in Hannover, Germany begins the process of packing up and returning to Taiwan, the question that all companies are asking is was it all worth it? For many – including some of the biggest Taiwan IT names – the answer is no.
According to data released by CeBIT organizers Deutsche Messe, Taiwan was still the largest represented Asian country in terms of exhibitors with 602 companies attending this year. However, this figure was down significantly from 2006 which saw 711 companies attending, and the falling trend is set to continue based on recent comments from company sources." -
Mushkin XP2-8500 DDR-2 memory kit @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
Published: Monday, March 5, 2007 | By: DennisMemory from Denver all the way in Austria, impressive.
"Von den Spezifikationen stehen uns Latenzen von 5-5-4-12 bei Command Rate 2 zur Verfügung, das aber bei einem Takt von 1066 MHz. Command Rate 1 gibt es bei Intel Boards nicht, seit neuestem aber auf nVidia's 680i SLI Boards. Die Speicher vertragen laut Hersteller 2.2 bis 2.35 Volt Default, was für den hohen Takt eher normal ist. Normal laufen alle DDR-2 800 MHz Speicher mit rund 2 bis 2,1 Volt. Um aber diesen hohen Takt stabil betreiben zu können, bedarf es dieser hohen Volt Einstellung von 2,2 bis 2,35 Volt. Schaut deswegen vorher, ob euer Board diese Einstellung unterstützt."
Nope, not a clue, hope it says good stuff.
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ABIT AW9D-MAX 975X Express Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
Published: Monday, March 5, 2007 | By: DennisVery nice motherboard, this board only comes with a single PCI slot and much to my amazement they included a floppy connector in the most inaccessible location ever. That is unless you mount the board upside down.
"The ABIT AW9D-MAX motherboard is based on Intel's top of the line 975X Express and ICH7R chipsets, packs in quite a lot to get excited about. This high end desktop chipset enables the AW9D-MAX to accommodate 533/800/1066MHz FSB Intel socket 775 processors. The four memory slots can be filled with up to 8GB of unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2-800 RAM. Standard equipment on the motherboard includes dual PCI Express based GigABIT network cards, ABIT's AudioMAX High Definition 7.1 channel audio controller, eight 3GB/s SATAII channels, Firewire IEEE 1394a and two additional two port Silicon Image SiI3132 Serial ATA II/RAID controllers." -
Danger Den Tyee GPU Waterblock @ techPowerUp
Published: Monday, March 5, 2007 | By: DennisTalk about a critical review!
"The downside to that leak testing can be seen here, as there is a slight amount of discoloration noted inside the channel near one of the barbs. This is due to a small amount of the water that entered the block was not completely blown out after the test. I would consider this to be very minor though, as the water that will be running through the loop is going to do the same thing. This will have no effect on the performance of the block."
I mean I like to know my products are "perfect" before I used them but citing copper discoloration is a little extreme. The only way to fix that would be to coat the copper in something which will likely never happen in the water cooling industry.
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Wiinja v1.1 - Modchip for Wii Reviewed @ Metku.net
Published: Friday, February 23, 2007 | By: DennisWe don't normally post console related items but the name of this modchip is just too good to pass up.
"It has been only days since we reviewed the v1.0 of the Wiinja - Modchip that allows one to play Nintendo Wii and GameCube backups on Nintendo Wii game console. This time we will focus on the v1.1 and its new features and fixes."
I'm still pretty happy with the 360 and less of a workout. -
Core 2 Duo is the way to go
Published: Friday, February 23, 2007 | By: DennisHere are a couple of overclocking guides, your mileage will likely vary but the info is good for future reference.
- Neoseeker E4300 Intel Core 2 Duo Review and Overclocking Analysis
- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 overclocking @ NordicHardware
Long live the Core! (at least for awhile
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HT Omega Claro Soundcard @ DSM
Published: Friday, February 23, 2007 | By: DennisSomebody needs to talk to this guy....
"Normally I’ve been pretty happy with the onboard sound of my motherboards, in the last couple years it has come very far and it’s fairly decent, especially if you have a good set of speakers to use with it, but once you know what it is to use a real high end soundcard, you can really never go back to the onboard sound. "
Motherboard makers have gone to great lengths to make onboard sound at least usable by the masses however we've found that even POS sound cards usually have better quality. -
NL: Review Block - Cases
Published: Friday, February 23, 2007 | By: DennisCase designs have somewhat stabilized over the past several years and you basically have 2 camps. The over achievers (mostly cheap pre-mods) and the group that understands quality.
We of course always choose the quality offerings.
- NZXT Adamas Aluminum Case Review @ hi-techreviews.com
Here is a nice Alu case with intergrated HDD cooling.
- Antec SOLO @ Techgage
They should call this one So-Low but that wouldn't be the point
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NL: Review Block - Lots of 8800 Action
Published: Friday, February 23, 2007 | By: DennisI see a couple of Gainward reviews in there, sadly they aren't red.
-XFX NVIDIA 8800 GTX XXX Review @ Technic3D
- Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB @ Elite Bastards
- Overclocking the GeForce 8800 GTS @ Bjorn3D
- Foxconn 8800GTX Review @ XSReviews
- EVGA e-GeForce 8800GTX KO ACS3 768MB @ techPowerUp
- 8800GTX: X2-6000+ vs X6800 @ t-break
- Gainward BLISS 8800 GTS 640MB HDCP Compliant Review @ MVKTech
- Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB @ Hexus
- XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX Edition @ Bjorn3D
- Gainward 8800GTX Review @ XSReviews
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Embrace your siesta for a healthy heart
Published: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | By: DennisThis might be the best news of the year
"In a study released Monday, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and in Athens reported that people who took regular 30-minute naps were 37 percent less likely to die of heart disease over a six-year period than those who never napped. The scientists tracked more than 23,000 Greek adults, finding that the benefits of napping were most pronounced for working men."
However the "man" wants to keep the working class down and has this to add.
"Still, the authors cautioned that further research was needed to confirm their findings.
"We don't want the world to start sleeping in the afternoon yet. A single study never conveys a public health message," said Dr. Dimitrios Trichopoulos, a Harvard professor and author of the study, who said he stopped napping when he moved to the United States 20 years ago.
Specialists not involved with the study said there were sound biochemical reasons to believe that a nap might help protect against heart disease."
