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• Athlon64 3500+ Overclocking Adventure @ PC Stats

  Published: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Overclocking the Athlon64 is actually quite a challenge when you think about it, not only do you need to keep memory and HT clocks in check but LDT speed is also a factor once it starts approaching 1000Mhz.
  " With air cooling, the Athlon64 3500+ maxed out at 242 MHz (2.66 GHz). Anything higher and the processor was unstable at any chipset voltage. Temperatures were a bit high for my taste too; the DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR motherboard reported CPU temps as high as 55 degrees Celsius."

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• Techsolo TC-90 Case Review @ OC-Service

  Published: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 | By: Dennis

  I wonder where we have seen this case before... Maybe here?
  "Computer cases' market right now is pretty well developed. Some manufacturers managed to establish a solid position and now continue to offer some great products. Other manufacturers offer elegant and often expensive cases - trying really hard to be seen. It's really hard to satisfy every single one, potential user due to different demands and expectations."

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• Coolermaster Aquagate Mini R120 Review Posted

  Published: Tuesday, April 5, 2005 | By: Dennis

  The biggest drawback to watercooling is the high initial cost related to the equipment you need to buy. This is where the Coolermaster Aquagate Mini is different.

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• Nvidia nForce4 for Intel to arrive on April 6

  Published: Monday, April 4, 2005 | By: Dennis

  w00t!
  "Nvidia will launch its nForce4 Intel Edition media and communications processor (MCP), which supports Nvidia’s scalable link interface (SLI) graphics architecture on April 6, according to the company.
  
  The new MCP for Intel’s Pentium 4 platform, which was unveiled at CeBIT 2005, will be featured on motherboards from at least eight Taiwan-based motherboard makers.
  
  Motherboard makers Abit Computer, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) said they have already prepared Nvidia nForce 4 SLI-based motherboards supporting Pentium 4 CPUs for their high-end product lines, especially for the gaming segment."

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• Happy April 1

  Published: Friday, April 1, 2005 | By: Dennis

  Hello fellow Ninjalane'ers welcome to the first day of April, commonly known as April Fools day.
  
  Aside from that, I got nothing.

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• TwinMOS launches Speed Premium DDR433 modules

  Published: Thursday, March 31, 2005 | By: Dennis

  "TwinMOS today in Taipei announced its “Speed Premium”-branded DDR433 series of entry-level memory modules designed for overclocking. The company claims to have adjusted all overclocking settings prior to shipping so that users can easily boost the speed to nearly 466MHz without any complex BIOS setup."

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• VIA debuts Mini-ITX board with dual-processing capability

  Published: Thursday, March 31, 2005 | By: Dennis

  I would have loved to see this in person..
  "Small-form-factor (SFF) PCs and servers can now adopt multi-processing with the unveiling of VIA Technologies’ EPIA DP-310 motherboard at CeBIT 2005. The Mini-ITX (17x17cm) board is powered by two 1GHz Eden-N processors coupled with the company’s CN400 chipset featuring DDR400 memory support, integrated 128-bit UniChrome Pro graphics and hardware acceleration for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4."

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• Gigabyte and MSI deliver new P4 motherboards

  Published: Thursday, March 31, 2005 | By: Dennis

  "Gigabyte Technology will start delivering its new Pentium 4 motherboard, the GA-8N-SLI Royal, built using Nvidia nForce 4 SLI chipsets, to the channel in Taiwan by mid-April, according to company sources.
  
  The GA-8N-SLI Royal, which is expected to carry a price tag of around US$200, and is targeted at performance enthusiasts, the sources noted, adding that the company will continue to release other models of its Royal-series for the high-end market."

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• Plusdeck Review @ PCMechanic

  Published: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | By: Dennis

  This thing is just plain crazy
  "My first thought when I was offered to review Plusdeck was this: Would there be any demand for such a drive? I mean, hardly anybody uses cassette tapes anymore, and would anybody be interested in paying money for a cassette deck for their computer."

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• AMD Dual Core Processor Information

  Published: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 | By: Dennis

  The proc isn't really out yet but here are the current specs.
  90nm
  – Approximately same die size as 130nm single-core AMD Opteron processor*
  – ~205 million transistors*
  
  95 watt power envelope
  – Fits into 90nm power infrastructure
  
  940 Socket compatible
  
  The last line has me wondering if this is going to be a 940 only processor or if there will be desktop/workstation models later on.

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