Tech News
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CoolerMaster Cavalier 3 @ XYZ Computing
Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: DennisLooking for a good ALU + Steel hybrid case?, need it to be sturdy? The Cavalier might be just what you need.
"Here is the Cav3 out of the case. Though a bit plain it is a very nice looking case. Compared to most aftermarket cases sold today it is quite understated, but there is nothing wrong with its quiet, classy look."
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Asetek Antarctica @ PC Modding
Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: DennisWe reviewed this little unit not to long ago and were very impressed with the performance it is somewhat limited to usage with the asetek WaterChill due to the 3/8" ID hose requirement.
"Antarctica is Asetek’s newest water block that had been designed to achieve higher performance, which will assist in extreme overclocking. The water block comes with the two lids that supports Intel S478, AMD Socket A (S462), AMD Athlon FX (S939/S940) and also AMD Athlon64 (S754). However, fitting the motherboard on a Socket A will be possible on the motherboards that have mounting holes beside the CPU socket."
Fits good on the Pentium 4, check out our review of the asetek Antarctica. -
NL: Review Block - HIS Ed
Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: DennisHere is a HIS two-fer for the ATI fans out there.
- HIS Excalibur 9550 VIVO @ LAN Addict
- H.I.S. Excalibur Radeon X600 XT @ Overclocker Cafe
Read with caution, too much ATI on the brain can be harmful to... ummm... something, I just know it can.
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Memory Timings Explained @ CoolTechZone
Published: Monday, July 26, 2004 | By: Dennis"Since the cost of memory modules does not vary drastically between speed grades, we recommend that you purchase the highest speed you think you may need in the long term. You will save some money if you decide to upgrade you microprocessor later, all memory is backward compatabile as far as bus speeds are concerned."
This is a rather informative little article that explains a little about how memory works and what them pesky numbers mean. -
Corsair TwinX 3200XL ProSeries Review Posted
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: DennisLow memory latency affords the system building a variety of things that range from super fast system response to increased overclocking performance. Corsair XL ProSeries modules can do that and provide some cool lighting effects in the process.
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Intel to bundle ATI-based VGA cards with 915/925 motherboards
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis"Intel and ATI Technologies plan a co-marketing initiative called “Driving Change,” which will target the channel and bundle ATI own-brand add-in-board (AIB) clients with Intel own-brand motherboards, according to sources at Taiwanese motherboards makers.
The plan, which will kick off on August 2 in North America and Europe, will offer channel distributors discounts of US$20 or US$30, depending on the motherboard models.
A discount of US$30 is being offered for an ATI Radeon X600-based graphics card bundled with an Intel BOXD925XCV, BOXD925XBC or BOXD915PBLL motherboard."
Good times for those looking for a cheap way to upgrade their system, though I would have liked to see them apply the discounts on any of the ATI cards. -
Behind The Scenes: DDR2 @ Legit Reviews
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: DennisLegit Reviews has posted a very eye-opening look at the current state of DDR2 marketing from the big 3 memory makers in the United States.
"When DDR2 memory hit the market I was honestly anxious to see what the memory companies and their marketing departments would do. During the months leading up to the launch of DDR2 platforms and the actual memory I was lucky enough to get see the development and branding of the new DDR2 product lines from three leading American based memory companies: Corsair, Crucial & Kingston. Little did I know each of these three companies would take a vastly different approach to DDR2 memory." -
NL: Review Block - Water Water Everywhere
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: DennisIt's almost like a water explosion.
- Titan TWC-A04 Water Cooling @ Big Bruin
- Xice ExternalCool EC900 Water Cooling @ MadShrimps
- Bloques de agua Corsair Hydrocool @ XtremeNews
- CoolerMaster Aquagate water cooling @ PC Unleash
For all your current and future water cooling needs go no further than.. -
TR CPU decoder ring
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: DennisThis is basically a huge list of current processors and their relative specs including CPU speed, voltage, FSB, etc.... Check it out and compare with your friends.
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Abit AV8 Review @ VR-Zone
Published: Friday, July 23, 2004 | By: Dennis"The AV8 is definitely a good overclocker. We were able to squeeze around 4 FPS more performance out of Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness while the board was overclocked. Fortunately, we are hearing from ABIT that they are working on a new BIOS that will give us even more overclockability, when we do get our hands on that BIOS we'll let you know how it does."
OMG, 4fps! don't get me wrong this is a HUGE boost in performance, back in 1998.
Good overclocking numbers though.
