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• Quiet SLI System @ nV News

  Published: Friday, June 17, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Given the huge amount of power required to run an SLI system and the rather loud GPU coolers used on modern video cards there are plenty of ways to improve cooling and keep sound levels at a minimum. nV News addresses the issue and comes up with a rather cool, and quiet, result.

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• PolarFLO TT Waterblock Review Posted

  Published: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | By: Dennis

  All modern waterblocks on the market these days will perform about the same given similar situations and setups. However this is not to say that all waterblocks are built the same.

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• NL: Review Block - Computex

  Published: Thursday, June 9, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Sadly I was unable to attend the show this year, it would seem that houses are more expensive than I first expected and I couldn't afford to attend. For the record I wish I could have gone.
  
  Hexus
  - Computex 2005 @ Hexus
  - Computex 2005: Day 3 Coverage (Part 1)
  The Tech Zone
  - Computex 2005 - Booth Babes @ The Tech Zone
  - Computex 2005 - Tyan 8-Way Opteron Server
  - The Best & Worst of Computex 2005 @ The Tech Zone
  HardwareZone
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 1
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 2
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 3
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 4
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 5
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 6
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 7
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 8
  - Computex Taipei 2005 - Part 9
  Misc
  - Computex Coverage 2005 @ InsaneTek
  - DFI, Asus demo CrossFire boards
  - Computex 2005 Day 1 Coverage @ TechwareLabs
  
  It will be a full year until I will have an excuse to fly across the big pond and when I do... I'll be a chillin in Taipei

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• NL: Review Block - Memory Edition

  Published: Thursday, June 9, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Still rolling with the news blinders on but figured it was time to post something related to the site.
  
  - Patriot PC2-5600+ DDR2 @ Viperlair
  - Corsair XMS PC4400 1GB TwinX Review @ OC Online
  - OCZ DDR2 PC2-4200 Platinum EB Ltd. Rev2 @ PC Modding Malaysia
  - GeIL 512MB DC UltraX-XL DDR400 CAS 1.5 @ Techniz
  - Mushkin 2GB HP3200 @ Rojak Pot
  - Ultra XL PC3200 Low-Latency Review @ CoolTechZone
  - Mushkin 2GB-Kit HP3200 DDR @ Viperlair
  - Mushkin Redline XP4000 DDR Review @ XtremeResources
  
  Memory reviews have become quite popular, makes you wonder why we haven't done any... oh wait I guess we have. heheh

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• DFI LanParty UT SLI-DR Motherboard Review Posted

  Published: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 | By: Dennis

  When SLI was first announced the enthusiasm here in the Ninjalane Labs for the new technology was crazy. Everyone was running around trying to get their hands on something SLI enabled in hopes of making that big score and upgrade to SLI.

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• Gigabyte G-Power Heatsink Review Posted

  Published: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Aircooling is the easiest and most economical way to cool your CPU however due to increasing heat loads it has become more and more imperative that a whatever heatsink you decide on is able to handle these loads.

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• Tech Babe Asia - Computex Booth Babes

  Published: Monday, June 6, 2005 | By: Dennis

  We're still chillin on the major news posts while we re-org over here but every once in awhile there comes a news post that just has to be shared.
  
  This blogger site is chuck full of booth babes from the recent Computex show and seems to be growing. Check it out.

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• Fight Club - The Return of Hobbes

  Published: Friday, June 3, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Not really hardware related but some interesting reading while you eat your lunch.
  "In the film Fight Club, the real name of the protagonist (Ed Norton’s character) is never revealed. Many believe the reason behind this anonymity is to give "Jack" more of an everyman quality. Do not be deceived. "Jack" is really Calvin from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. It’s true. Norton portrays the grown-up version of Calvin, while Brad Pitt plays his imaginary pal, Hobbes, reincarnated as Tyler Durden."

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• NL: Review Block - ATI Crossfire

  Published: Monday, May 30, 2005 | By: Dennis

  This technology looks to be pretty exciting though as you can guess it only works on ATI chipsets.
  
  - ATI CrossFire Preview @ Neoseeker
  - ATI CrossFire Preview @ t-break
  - ATI CrossFire Preview @ The Tech Report
  - ATI CrossFire Preview @ Beyond3D
  - ATI CrossFire Preview @ HardOCP
  
  I doubt we will have anything Crossfire related in the Ninjalane Labs any time soon but you will never know unless you click the link below.

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• NL: Review Block - Review Highlights

  Published: Monday, May 30, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Review block featuring a few news/review highlights.
  
  Memory
  - Corsair PC2-5400UL DDR2 Memory Review @ Legit Reviews
  - OCZ Platinum PC5000 DFI nF4 Special @ InsaneTek
  - OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Gold Memory @ 3DGm
  - Mushkin 1GB DC DDR400 Redline @ techniz
  
  Hard Drives
  - Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 @ The Tech Report
  
  Motherboards
  - ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty S939 Motherboard @ Hexus
  - Albatron K8SLI Motherboard Review @ PCStats
  - DFI Lan Party nF4 Ultra-D Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
  
  Cooling
  - PolarFLO TT Series CPU water block OC Review @ Madshrimps
  - Corsair COOL Watercooling Kit @ InsaneTek
  
  Cases
  - Silverstone TJ05 Review @ Moditory
  
  For more news/review related antics click on the link below.

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