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• Phj34r My L4k 0 N3w5!!

  Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Sorry for the appearent lack of news postage, things where hell around here and sadly the hellish business wasn't related to Doom 3 or Ninjalane.com.
  
  If you wish to phlame, sound off in themessage forum I'd be interested to see who actually reads this stuff.

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• Soltek K8AN2E-GR Review @ Neoseeker

  Published: Monday, August 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  The SL-K8AN2E is based on the second generation of nForce3 chipsets from nVidia, performance is still largely based on what processor you choose with most of the changes being in chipset features.
  "Soltek has made a reputation for itself with high performance, low cost parts but surprisingly, they remain under the radar for the most part in the enthusiast circles."
  We have reviewed quite a few Soltek motherboards here at Ninjalane and from the enthusiast standpoint their boards are really hit or miss. Sometimes you can get some good overclocking performance, other times there is just no support. Despite this Soltek remains as one of the least expensive motherboard makers on the market.

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• Pentium4 LGA775 Stuffs @ Digital-Daily

  Published: Monday, August 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "By the way, immediately after the emergence of first motherboards for LGA775 many reviewers started complaining about the brittle and unreliable design of the new processor socket. The most common problem is that after a few unsuccessful attempts to fit the processor into the socket the pins deform (or bend)."
  I actually heard complaints of this very thing (fragile socket pins) long before the processor was commercially available, the sad part is that the extra pins are only there to supply power to the processor. It kind of makes you wonder what the future of the LGA775 will be.

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• NL: Review Blox - Forgetful Memory

  Published: Monday, August 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  It is time for another installment of reviews that don't need comments.
  - Corsair TwinX @ TheTechLounge
  - Crucial Ballistix @ BigBruin
  
  Memory Maker Video Card
  - Crucial X800 @ OcPrices
  For more questionable reviews in blox format click the link below.

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• Socket 754 Shootout @ hardCOREware

  Published: Monday, August 23, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Today we're looking at a trio of Socket 754 boards worthy of your consideration for the Sempron. All are based on VIA's K8T800 chipset, and all can be had for just around $100 or less today. Find out who offers the best solution! Abit, Albatron, or Asus!"
  Don't you find it strange how all of the boards being tested start with the letter A??

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• Cooling the LGA775 @ Legit Reviews

  Published: Thursday, August 19, 2004 | By: Dennis

  As with any new processor release the lack of aftermarket cooling solutions is always a frustrating situation especially for the enthusiast and overclocker. Granted there are a few that you can buy though I don't think they will be much better than the stock cooling solution.
  "The socket 775 Prescott comes with a different heat sink mounting system than the previous generation socket 478 Prescotts and therefore it comes with a new heat sink design. Intel teamed up with Chaun Choung Technology Corp. (CCI), to help develop a cooling solution to handle the heat and new socket design."
  It even has a funky name, be sure to check it out.

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• Asetek KT03-L20 @ Overclocker Cafe

  Published: Thursday, August 19, 2004 | By: Dennis

  asetek makes some pretty good stuff and the WaterChill is no slouch when it comes to cooling performance.
  "As far as raw cooling power, we expected no less than to see the H2O equipped system walk all over the air cooled equivalent. Aside from the obvious performance gains, it should not be forgotten that the noise level by losing the 76 CFM fan made things considerably more pleasant."
  Be sure to check out our review of a similar asetek kit in the reviews section of the website.

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• Intel 'Nocona' Xeon @ Hexus

  Published: Thursday, August 19, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "And with their recent introduction of the Pentium 4 'F', a desktop CPU with the Prescott core that has AMD64 support enabled, all we're really left waiting for is Microsoft and their AMD64 builds of popular operating systems, especially Windows XP."
  Keep in mind the processor in this article is the equivalent to the Opteron server specific processor, but its still good to see Intel following suit with a 32/64 bit processor solution.

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• SimpleTech Nitro PC4000 @ GruntvillE

  Published: Thursday, August 19, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "Memory has certainly proven its point over the past couple of years. The old tales of “it doesn’t matter what brand it is, it’s all the same” has certainly been proved a myth."
  Though the timings are pretty typical of DDR500 memory I do like the red PCB's.

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• AC Ryan XNEON SATA Review @ KickassAMD

  Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Not sure what this has to do with AMD but the cable is pretty sweet looking. (yes they glow)
  "Tired of the plain old boring SATA cables? AC Ryans XNEON SATA cables will take care of that problem! Let's see how they work!"

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