Tech News
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DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR Expert @ techPowerUp!
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisHere is a board that I wouldn't mind taking a look at..
"The DFI LanParty NF4 Series is legendary among overclockers. The boards are well known for their excellent performance and overclocking features.
When I first heard that DFI is coming up with a new "Expert" version of this board, I was wondering if they could really improve things so much that it warrants a new product. Yes they did!
Like the non-expert boards the DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR Expert is based on NVIDIA's nForce 4 chipset. At the moment DFI offers only the SLI-DR Expert, but there may be cheaper versions without SLI or the additional SATA chip." -
Championing 64-bit & Dual-Core
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisA good read.
"We recently met up with Henri Richard, the Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of AMD, and spoke with him about several developments taking place in the microprocessor space, particularly the company’s roadmap and views of the competition." -
NL: Review Block 7800 Reviews
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisA quick check at Pricewatch and you'll find that 7800 GT is priced about 80bux (give or take) higher than the 6800 GT. Given the price difference it makes sense to go with the better card, or does it...
- NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS Mini Review @ NGOHQ
- XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition Review @ Bjorn3D
- NVIDIA 7800GTX 512MB Review @ CoolTechZone
- XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB DDR3 XXX Edition
- EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX BlackPearl 512MB
As for what card is better?? 6800 GT would be my vote unless you like being on the edge. -
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD review @ Techwarelabs
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisHere is a review of what might be the coolest HDD around, the Western Digital Raptor. I have two of these babies (36GH editions) in my personal system as I write this and cannot be more pleased.
"Just like you, we've read all about this drive and it no doubt sounds good. So good in-fact, arguably it is the fastest desktop hard drive available on the market short of SCSI, and even then it apparently competes with some of the best SCSI drives out there as well. Well of course we had to eventually get our dirty paws on this drive and give it a round of benchmarks ourselves. So since almost all of you should know everything there is to know about this drive then we will simply give you some specifications and get straight to the benchmarks." -
MIPS RAM Freezer @ techPowerUp!
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisWe all know that system memory can get quite hot given proper voltage and frequency or can naturally be this way like the Crucial Ballistix line. In either case proper cooling can be the difference between stability and a long wait at the BSOD.
"The MIPS RAM Freezer fits on every motherboard with a distance of 25 mm between the two DIMM slots used. On single channel mainboards with only one module, it should always fit. But today most enthusiast users have dual channel. (Socket939, LGA775)"
If you haven't guessed by now these are waterblocks and special heat spreaders for DDR system memory. I had a similar design on the drawing board but never got around to making it a reality. -
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ overclocking guide @ Hardwareoverclock Austria
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisThis guide isn't in English but they do talk some overclocking lingo via photos and screenshots.
"Speziell bei den Asus Boards ist es immer schwer, die korrekte Temperatur zu finden, bzw. zu glauben. Einen Anhaltspunkt braucht man aber, deswegen orientieren wir uns nach dem Bios. Mit 2850 MHz kamen wir auf die 47° Grad im Idle, und 56° Grad unter Vollast. Da waren aber einige Stunden schon vergangen."
Not sure exactly what this says but it has something to do with Asus and temperature while overclocked at 2.8Ghz
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Connecting Two PCs Using a USB-USB Cable
Published: Sunday, November 27, 2005 | By: DennisBack in the old days one of the easiest ways to connect two computers together was over a serial connection using a null modem cable, of course you could network them together as well but at the time it was cost prohibitive.
"As for speed, the bridge chip can be USB 1.1 (12 Mbps) or USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). Of course we suggest you to buy an USB 2.0 bridged cable, because of its very high-speed. Just to remember, the standard Ethernet network works at 100 Mps, so the USB 2.0 cable will provide you a transfer rate almost five times higher than a standard network connection." -
Happy Thanksgiving
Published: Thursday, November 24, 2005 | By: DennisHappy turkey day everyone, eat well, be merry, and don't forget the trimmings.!!
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Quake4 Tweak Guide @ TweakGuides
Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 | By: DennisWhat a fitting name for a site that hosts gaming tweak guides. Almost as fitting at a site called Upgrade Alley.
"Despite the fact that tweaking Quake 4 is extremely similar to tweaking Doom 3, and after some delays, I decided that given the large fan base for the game, it deserved a tweak guide of its own. This Quake 4 Tweak Guide covers all the in-game settings in detail, including screenshot comparisons of image quality differences, and contains a wealth of links to important Quake 4 resources. The guide is rounded out with advanced tweaks which have been tested and work on Quake 4, since some of the Doom 3 commands are different for this game. All in all, the guide is a central resource for Quake fans and should help new and experienced Quakers alike." -
NL: Review Block - XFX rides again!
Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 | By: Dennis- XFX Geforce 7800 GTX overclock @ hardwareoverclock Austria
- XFX 7800 GT SLI Review @ Bjorn3D
- XFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 XXX Edition
- 7800GTX 512MB Graphics Card @ CoolTechZone.
Makes you think that some of these sites are doing this just to brag.
