Tech News
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Socket754 Platform: 13 Mainboards Roundup @ x-bit-labs
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: DennisAll of the major players are present including boards based on the nForce3 and K8T800 chipsets. The results are a little surprising with many of the differences being with default clock speeds.
"Anyway, it is still possible to buy an Athlon 64 3200+ today, so the choice of a mainboard is an urgent matter. So, we offer you our comparative roundup of Socket754 mainboards to help you get your bearings in the situation."
Look for a few of the boards in this roundup to be featured here at Ninjalane.
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Danger Den Maze 4 vs D-Tek Whitewater @ GruntvillE
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: DennisLet the battle of the week begin!
"The battles between Danger Den and D-Tek seem endless. Ever since I became interested in water cooling I’ve been checking up on both of these guys. In fact, my first system had components from both of the makers. "
I have heard good things about both blocks but only one can win. -
Albatron KX18D PRO II Review @ Furioustech
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: Dennis"With all the AMD K8 processors coming out, what is a person to do? Well unless you have deep pockets and can afford an upgrade, there are a lot of good K7 motherboard solutions on the market."
Or go Intel, Sadly for many AMD users making the switch to anything Intel is just not an option they care to address. -
Setting Up a Windows Web Server @ enscape
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: DennisThis is a pretty good article that covers many of the things you 'should' know.
"In this article I’ll show you the basics behind setting up a Windows web server for use at home. Most people working on a website see having a local web server as a benefit as it removes the need for continually uploading to a remote server via ftp."
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Over the years I have setup quite a few webservers on both Windows and Linux, during that time I have never heard of anyone recommending to install Apache and PHP on a Windows server. The logical solution would be to download and install Linux (It's free you know) and setup your Apache and PHP installs there. Heck most distros come with all of the software needed. (Try Slackware, it’s the bomb dizzle)
[/begin rant]
Before I start getting flamed I will admit I did install PHP on this Windows server, but for a good reason.
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HyperX DDR400 Registered Memory Review @ Legit Reviews
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: Dennis"The memory we are testing today are a matched pair of modules that have been specifically designed for use on the AMD Athlon 64 FX system. Kingston has undergone multiple levels of rigorous testing and was the first memory manufacturer to release DDR400 micro BGA registered memory modules."
Having registered memory is pretty important on some systems though in the past it was pretty much limited to server class machines and high end workstations. Overall performance wasn't really a huge issue either, my how times change. -
Bytecc Mobile HDD Enclosure Review Posted
Published: Thursday, November 13, 2003 | By: DennisIf any of you are like me you probably have a small stack of unused and/or slow hard drives sitting in the corner collecting dust. It is time to put those drives to work with this mobile HDD enclosure from Bytecc.
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Abit KV8-MAX3 Review @ TheCrucible
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 | By: DennisHere is a trick for Mozilla users that want to read this review. Press [Ctrl] + [A] to select all of the text, this is clearly a IE only website.
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EPoX 8RDA3+ Ultra 400 Review @ MonkeyReview
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 | By: Dennis"The first thing I wanted to do was see how far we could push the FSB. As mentioned, anything above 184MHz required us to loosen our memory timings. With that being done, I was able to get stable operation with a FSB of 234 / 468 MHz."
Believe it or not but I was able to run the DFI LanParty NFII at 250Mhz FSB without to much trouble. The system consisted of a 2200+ and a pair of Corsair Twinx XMS4000 with the memory set at 1:1. Stability was a little iffy and the chipset could of heated my house but I was able to run quite a few benchmarks before I decided to play nice with my toys. -
Memory Bandwidth vs. Latency Timings @ PCStats
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 | By: Dennis"As the new 800 MHz FSB Pentium 4 processors allowed users to hit never before seen highs in terms of bus speed, many memory manufacturers were trying to capitalize on the situation by releasing every increasing degrees of "high speed" memory.
Unfortunately, to run the memory frequency at the same speed as the FSB (or a 1:1 ratio) almost all the high speed DIMM's (Dual Inline Memory Module) have to have very lax timings. Often, these times are as low as 3-4-4-8!"
This is a pretty good article on memory that addresses many of the confusing points about the modules we buy. Basically when it comes to memory you have a very distinct trade-offs to consider, latency and bandwidth. The benefits of each are very dependent on the motherboard used and if you are planning to overclock.
My advice, find a very high quality module, speed matched for your chipset with the lowest latency. That kind of combo will render the best all around performance with the highest degree of flexibility. -
DFI LANParty 865PE Review @ 3DVelocity
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 | By: DennisSadly here is another review of a DFI LanParty motherboard that does not have any photos of the board under the black light, maybe it's just too dark or something.
" DFI have launched their new LANParty series, and the i865 is chipset included in the family.
A new series, aimed at the LAN gamers of this world who also like to show off their systems - but is it all show and no performance? Let us show you!"
If the board is anything like the DFI Infinity 865PE I think it will do pretty good. (and yes they are very similar boards)
