Tech News
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Gigabyte Poseidon Chassis @ t-break
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisBased on the case construction and the look of the metal the Gigabyte Poseidon doesn't appear to be a very solid case but then again the review is focusing on airflow and not really how strong the case actually is.
"Inside the case we have five of 5.25" screw-less bays and two 3.5" screw-less bays along with an internal HDD bay at the bottom that can take three more drives. We like the screw-less design from Gigabyte that secures the drives very tightly preventing you from wasting any time with installing/removing the drives using traditional screws." -
Foxconn 975X7AA-8EKRS2H Motherboard Review Posted
Published: Thursday, May 11, 2006 | By: DennisFeature wise the 975X7AA is right in line with many other high-end motherboards and the additional features offered on the 975X chipset really help the board to stand out. The most notable option is the pair of 16x PCI Express video card slots located in the middle of the motherboard.
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DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR Review @ TweakTown
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisDFI Strikes Again!
"While there isn’t much variation in scores at the benchmark level, we would recommend DFI and the LANParty UT CFX3200-DR to users who want to mod their case and show off a very flashy board, especially under U.V lights. This motherboard not only performs well and contains plenty of onboard features to keep you happy; it also looks good at the same time."
Not sure I like the memory on the other side of the processor but the location of the chipset is actually pretty darn good. -
Intel Pentium D 930 Goodness @ neoseeker
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisI got me one of them 830's for a review we're working on and so far its quite the overclocker. It stands to reason that the 2MB edition would be about the same.
"We've published a review of Intel's Pentium D 930. This 65nm Dual Core part surprised us with its value. Value you say? That's right. Enthusiasts and overclockers will want to take note: we pushed this baby to 4.125GHz, a huge jump from its stock 3.0GHz speed using only stock air cooling! With that type of overclocking headroom this chip holds very well against even an X2 3800+."
Almost brings back the joy of the 2.4C
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NL: Review Block - More Memory
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisMore memory reviews with no blabbing from me.
- OCZ EL DDR PC-3500 Gold GX @ Modders-Inc
- Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2 Review @ Rojak Pot
- OCZ Platinum PC4000EB @ EclipseOC
- Corsair 1GB TWIN2X1024-8500 @ Techgage
- A-Data Vitesta DDR2-800 @ techPowerUp
Memory rox,
but I forgot why
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XFX GeForce 7900 GT 256MB Extreme Edition @ Hardware Zone
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: Dennis"The GeForce 7900 GT is the flavor of the month with enthusiasts looking for a reasonably powerful high-end card worth their dollar. The problem though is it seems that there aren't enough of them to go round. We did manage to secure an extreme, overclocked version from XFX and here are our thoughts."
The wife got one of these a few weeks ago so she could play the Sims 2 at full res and with every detail on. She has yet to complain about any of it. It's even a XFX Extreme! -
NL: Review Block - Patriot Memory Edition
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisI got the chance to use some Patriot mems on the Winfast Winfast NFPIK8AA review. Granted they were registered sticks but the only ones I could find with LL timings and sweet heatspreaders.
- Patriot Memory PDC2G4000ELK DDR Memory Review @ PCstats
- Patriot PC2-5300 2GB DDR2 Memory @ Viper Lair
- Patriot Memory 2GB PC4000 ELK @ Overclockers Online
- Patriot Memory PDC22G8000+XBLK Rev.2 DDR2-1000 Memory Review @ PCstats
I'm of the opinion that Patriot will become the new Corsair in the enthusiast memory sector. -
Sapphire Blizzard X1900 XTX with watercooling @ TweakPC
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisNow this is actually pretty cool, take a standard X1900 XTX and attach a sweet watercooler to it.
"Nachdem man die TOXIC aus dem großen Sapphire Karton befreit hat, hält man quasi zwei Karten in der Hand. Auf der einen Seite die Radeon X1900 XTX Karte, auf der anderen das Wasserkühlungsmodul, dass auch die Form einer Steckkarte besitzt. Die beiden Elemente sind über zwei schwarze sehr flexible Schläuche verbunden."
The radiator they include isn't any smaller than the stock fan/heatsink unit but does add to the coolness factor of the whole thing.
Oh and yes, I have no idea what the quote says. For all I know it could say "pigs are flying and pooping on cows"
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Vizo Sleet Copper Cooling Components Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: Dennis"So if you are in the need for copper heatsinks, give the VIZO series of copper coolers a try. They add a nice bling factor by looking extremely sharp, and also copper is a much better choice then aluminum for heat dispersion."
Memory doesn't really get that hot however some people will swear that memory coolers make or break their overclocks. Personally I buy into the memory heatsink fad for a number of reasons.
1) makes installing system memory a snap as you have something of substance to hold on to.
2) gives memory mfgs a way to apply branding to their products
3) makes video cards look "cool"
4) gives you an exchuse to RMA a video card for something better if the heatsink falls off.
5) gives your stuff that "go fast" look
6) makes system memory look "cool"
7) etc..
As I've always said, apply cooling to anything that gets hot and could be damaged by that heat. -
Asetek Waterchill KT12A-12VX @ DNRhardware
Published: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | By: DennisI must say when it comes to complete watercooling kits asetek wins hands down in the category of ease of use and installation. Performance isn't bad either.
"In de zak bevinden zich het montage materiaal voor de waterblokken, de radiator en voor de pomp (zuignappen).Verder zit er een kabel bij om de pomp aan te sluiten op het moederbord, 2 tempsensoren en een verloop van 1 naar 2 fan aansluitingen.Ook is er een bovenkant mee geleverd zodat het CPU blok op de pentium modellen past, dit is eenvoudig te veranderen met de meegeleverde sleutel."
Yep you guessed it I have no idea what this says.
