Tech News
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Happy 4th of July
Published: Tuesday, July 4, 2006 | By: DennisFor those Ninjalane readers in the States, Happy 4th!!. Watch those fingers and toes, and don't run with your fireworks as you might spill your beer.
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Foxconn NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 Motherboard Review @ Motherboards.org
Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | By: DennisI will be the first to admit that Foxconn has done several things right when addressing enthusiast hardware. While its no DFI Lanparty or Abit "Wendel Special" they are something you can be proud to own.
"FOXCONN has done a good job with the NF4SLI7AA-EKRS2 motherboard. The board supports CPUs up to the 8xx series, with the 9xx series requiring a nForce 5 for Intel board instead or a 975 board from Intel Otherwise, for the street price of $119, the NF4SLI7AA-EKRS2 is an excellent buy for people wanting an SLI motherboard and a Intel CPU of the 8xx series or prior. Performance on the NF4SLI7AA-8EKRS2 is exemplary in most respects."
Be sure to check out our review of the Intel version of this Foxconn motherboard. -
Corsair Expands Popular XMS PRO and XMS XPERT Product Families
Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | By: DennisTo include LL DDR2-800
"Shipping immediately, the new TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO and TWIN2XP2048-6400C4 aim at enthusiasts who demand uncompromised performance with real-time memory activity indicators –
Fremont, CA (June 27, 2006) –Corsair® Memory, the worldwide leader in design and manufacture of high performance memory, today announced the introduction of two new DDR2-800 low latency 2GB kits. Designed with the advanced users in mind who demand performance, aesthetics and functionary in one package, the new TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO and TWIN2XP2048-6400C4 memory kits are optimized for the current AMD® socket AM2 platform and the upcoming Intel® platform.
Joining the growing XMS DDR2 product line, Corsair’s TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO and TWIN2XP2048-6400C4 are aimed at gamers and enthusiasts who demand low latencies of 4-4-4-12 at standard 800MHz frequency. The Corsair XMS product family now offers complete performance-oriented DDR2 solutions ranging from the classic XMS to the PRO and the XPERT in a variety of speeds and densities. The TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO features activity LEDs that show the level of memory usage, while the TWIN2XP2048-6400C4 features a proprietary integrated micro-controller with embedded sensors to measure voltage, temperature and frequency on the memory module. Each of these parameters, along with a user-programmable scrolling marquee, can be shown on a big alpha-numeric display that is a part of the memory module. Both the PRO and the XPERT kits are available in Corsair’s signature platinum heat spreaders. Continuing Corsair’s commitment to the highest standard of engineering performance memory, the new 6400C4’s are built using carefully selected RAMs and are optimized for new and upcoming platforms, and promise superior memory performance at 800MHz." -
NL: Review Block - More Memory
Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | By: DennisHere are a few memory reviews. I haven't seen anything related to Geil lately.. I wonder if they folded up shop?
- Corsair PC-4400 Pro 2x1gig @ Hardware Hell
- Corsair TWINX2048-4400PRO 2GB Memory Kit Review @ Madshrimps
- Patriot Memory 2GB PC2-5300 @ Overclockers Online
- Corsair TWINX2048-4400PRO 2GB Kit Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
- Mushkin Redline XP2 8000 DDR2 SDRAM @ Bjorn3D
Keep an eye out for our next review featuring some sweet DDR2 from Adata. -
Computex Wrap-Ups
Published: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 | By: DennisJust some last min postings related to Computex.
- 2006 Computex Booth Babe Gallery @ ThinkComputers
- Computex Day 4 Coverage @ Motherboards
- Computex 2006 - Shuttle and Tyan @ The TechZone
- Computex Day 5: The Makings of a Motherboard
- Computex 2006: Day 5 @ NGOHQ
- Computex 2006 - ECS, HIS, Corsair & Thermaltake @ The TechZone
- Computex 2006 - It's Party Time! @ The TechZone
More Computex to come, next year.
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Brewing With Mr. Beer @ Bjorn3D
Published: Friday, June 16, 2006 | By: DennisHere is a fun one.
"'Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.' Benjamin Franklin
That quote may be a bit of an overstatement, but there's no doubt that beer is popular the world over (in alcohol-consuming areas, that is). While beer has nothing to do with computing, it is an indulgence for many of us PC geeks. I recently began brewing my own beer and the management of B3D graciously allowed me to write about it for my fellow B3D imbibers. The product I used for home brewing is called Mr.Beer® and this review will give you some background on making your own suds as well describe the product and process in detail."
Good ole Ben, not only did he discover the internet but somebody put his mug on the ole "bill" -
Manga Studio Debut 3.0 @ Techgage
Published: Friday, June 16, 2006 | By: Dennis"Manga Studio is an extensive art program developed for aspiring manga artists, and has been featured by the popular J-pop magazine Tokyopop. It has an extensive selection of tools available for the manga artist to use at their disposal, which is impressive to say the least. Having all the tools you'll need to create and publish manga from your desktop? Sounds too good to be true!"
This is one of those programs for artists that are truly starving and cannot afford a "real" expensive drawing program.
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Computex Post Part Trei
Published: Thursday, June 15, 2006 | By: DennisFinal wrap up of Computex stuff, All in all I think the show was pretty good given what I took from the photos.
- Computex Taipei 2006 - Part 7 @ Hardare Zone
- Computex Taipei 2006 - Part 8 @ Hardware Zone
- Motherboards.org at Computex Taipei 2006: Day 2
- Intel 965 Express Chipset Family Launch @ The TechZone
- Computex 2006: Day 3 @ NGOHQ
- Computex 2006: Day 4 @ NGOHQ
- Motherboards.org at Computex Taipei 2006: Day 3
- Computex 2006 – Day 4 and 5 live coverage from the floor @ Tweaktown
- [Computex] DFI LANParty nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition! @ Hexus
- Computex 2006: Girls @ TechpowerUp
- Computex 2006 - The Best n Worst @ The TechZone
- Computex 2006 @ TechReport
Next year it might be us. -
OCLabs Plexiblock B3 Review Posted
Published: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | By: DennisWhen shopping for a waterblock you will run across many shapes and sizes, some are very ornate in design while others are simple, square, and to the point. OCLabs appears to be following the less is more approach to waterblock design and it works quite well.
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Intel Broadwater motherboards featured at Asustek and Foxconn Computex booths
Published: Friday, June 9, 2006 | By: Dennis"Asustek Computer and Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), two leading motherboard makers in Taiwan, introduced motherboards based on the Intel P965 Express chipset (codenamed Broadwater), designed to support the upcoming dual-core desktop Core2 Duo (Conroe) processors.
Both new motherboards, which are being featured at the companies' respective booths at Computex Taipei 2006, meet the requirements of the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation."
