Matrix Orbital LK202-24-USB(MX2) LCD review
OCIA :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“LCDC comes with tons of useful plug-ins already built in. By going to the configuration screen you can enable and disable whatever plug-ins you would like. I personally loaded up the Motherboard Monitor plug-in, Winamp 2.X plug-in and Weather plug-in.”
Mushkin EMS PC3500 Memory review
Hexus :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“The Mushkin module, it seems, is geared towards the all-important 2-2-2 timings. The low latency nature extends to DDR-434 speeds, where it was able to run at 2-7-2-2 timings, albeit with a bit of extra voltage. A little tongue in cheek, but I feel as if this module should have been called Mushkin PC3200LLLV (low latency, low voltage).”
LIUtilities Speed up my PC Software Review
Furioustech :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“Is there a software that can help you tweak you Winodws operating system? Yes, LIUtilities has software that can help bring the perfromance out in your operating system. It is called SPEED UP MY PC. The price is right, and the software helps any Windows operating system run smoother in several ways. Is this software perfect? I have yet to find software that is, but take a look at SPEED UP MY PC and I think it will be one that you would want in your library.”
Nine-Way AMD DDR Motherboard Shootout!
Overclockers New Zealand :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“From the results above, Nvidia’s nF2 chipset provides 7~12% improvement under gaming condition (when GFX card is not the bottleneck) and 5~6% improvement under business tasks. Currently, Via has no retail chipset to compete with Nvidia’s nF2. However, we’ve learnt that Via just announced its KT-400A with an improvement memory sub-system and is said to be on the same performance level as the nF2. For now, AMD DDR users can wait until the KT-400A hits the shelf or the users can grab any nF2 boards recommended below.”
Coolermaster Black Alloy Bezel review
Voided Warranty :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“Installation was very easy and required virtually no brain capacity at all. Of course I already knew that because I have reviewed one of these before.”
NextCool WaterCube GT3 Review
MODTHEBOX! :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“The copper base of the unit is fixed to the painted brass top by means of four hex screws. I opted not to break the seal on the unit prior to testing, so the internal layout is unclear. The unit does identify the inlet and outlet by means of printed text. While the outlet is in a fairly standard location, the inlet has a rather odd placement, being just off center at the extreme side of the block. This lies in stark contrast with the majority of high-performance blocks which place the inlet directly above the center of the block, allowing the coolant to hit the CPU core first, maximizing thermal transfer.”
Mushkin PC3500 DDR SDRAM Review
TweakTown :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“Memory speeds continue to increase as the need for more bandwidth is required for all of today’s games and applications. Mushkin not to be left behind has kept pace with the likes of Corsair, Geil and OCZ with their own PC3500 DDR SDRAM. Is the extra cost of Mushkin memory worth it? Read on as Cameron “Sov” Johnson gives us the answer.”
Transcend Radeon 9700 review
Sharky Extreme :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“In every benchmark test we ran, the Transcend Radeon 9700 performed superbly, and offered high-end framerates, while lagging behind the Radeon 9700 Pro by approximately 10%. This presents a viable alternative for gamers seeking high-end performance and a current feature set, but who may not have the cash for a fully-loaded Radeon 9700 Pro or 9800 Pro.”
ABIT NF7-S nForce2 Revision 1.2 Motherboard
OCAddiction :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“This heatsink from Thermaltake is all copper and has a 6000 RPM fan. It has a thermal probe or a manual fan speed control. I think the people at Thermaltake have hit this one on the head so to speak. Want to know more? Come on in and read about this heatsink on the Furioustech chopping block!”
AOpen AK79G Max nForce2-GT Motherboard Review
PCStats :: Thursday, April 10, 2003
“AOpen are one of the larger component manufacturers in the industry, also producing a vast array of peripherals like keyboards and even computer cases. Such is the diversity of products that it would not be a stretch to say you could just about assemble an entire computer from purely AOpen parts, even down to the very last stick of RAM. Aiming for the mass markets generally means you get good value with AOpen products, and one such example of this is the AK79G Max nForce2-GT (Crush 18G) motherboard we are examining here which is priced at about $140USD. Nvidia have recently expanded on the nForce2 lineup which originally encompassed just the nForce2-G/nForce-S Northbridges, and MCP Southbridge. The two new iterations to be added to the family include the nForce2-GT and nForce2-ST which contain the MCP-T Southbridge.”
Cremax Multi-Function HDD Transfer Rack Video Review
3dgameman :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“The Cremax Multi-Function HDD Transfer Rack is an excellent way to protect, cool and monitor your Hard Drive. This product offers quick installation of a HDD, has two 40mm fans (one redundant), three temperature probes, slide front plane, backlight LCD and more. Watch the Video to find out more…”
X Dream SE Heatsink Review
Furioustech :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“We all dream about the perfect overclock! Could this cooler be the answer to the overclocker’s dream. Come and check out the new offering from Cooler Master. I put it thru the paces and I liked what I saw. Don’t daydream and miss this review. If you want to put out the fire from your CPU check out this dream of a cooler!”
PC Toys Stealth 80mm Fan review
OCIA :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“Right out of the box we see the fan itself with 3-pin connector as well as four self-tapping mounting screws. The retail packaging looks nice and should catch your eye over “standard” 80mm fans on the shelf. The key feature of this fan is in its name: “Stealth”. This fan is aimed at those users who simply can’t stand loud fans twirling away in their system.”
pcToys Breeze Maxx review
SystemCooling :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“”When we normally talk cooling, we are talking about system and/or CPU cooling, not this time. A new product is about to be released that takes the enthusiasts need for personal cooling to heart and you can/will see that it does it with style!”
OCZ DDR PC3500 Dual Channel EL Kit review
ViperLair :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“A 235MHz (470MHz DDR) was the best we were able to manage while still maintaining stability. I did try the same overclock again, and lowered the ram back to CAS2, but while it got to the Windows logon screen, the PC just froze there. I also attempted 2.5-2-2-7, but again, the system crashed. In fact, the damage was so severe, a reinstall of Windows was required. Thank goodness for disk images.”
LIUtilities SpeedUpMyPC Review
MODTHEBOX! :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“The Memory page allows the user to monitor current Physical Memory and Page File usage, both of which are displayed on graphs. Similar to the above covered “Prioritize Windows System Functions” feature, the memory page features a “Free RAM Automatically When Physical Memory Usage” option that can be entered either via the text field or by adjusting the sliding limit symbol from the Physical Memory Usage graph. This option combined with the similar CPU option essentially ensures that your system will be not be tied down due to resource intensive applications.”
Lian Li PC-05 Aluminum Case Review
3dgameman :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“The Lian Li PC-05 Aluminum Case is the very first budget style case from Lian Li. This case has four 5.24″, three 3.5″ and three 3.5″ hidden drive bays and three fans. There are two fans with a filter at the front and one at the back to allow good air flow. While this case has all the essentials it doesn’t have a removable motherboard tray but it’s well priced and has great build quality. Watch the Video to find out more…”
Enermax 3.5″ System Monitor Control Panel review
PimpRig :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“The aluminum face is very tastefully done, Enermax refrained from plastering graphics all over the front. The only graphics on the front is a discreet Enermax label on the top left and function labels under the buttons and knobs. You old-timers will need to break out your bifocals in order to read the text labels, they are very small.”
X-Sonic Aluminum Midtower Case review
OCIA :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“Here we get an internal look at the drive bays. This case supports four 5 1/4″ drives, two 3 1/2″ external drives and two 3 1/2″ internal drives. Below the 3 1/2″ bays we have a neon green fan holder. An 80mm case fan can be installed here to draw cool air from outside and blow it across your PCI cards. Speaking of the 3 1/2″ bays, the entire rack is removable for easy HDD installation”
Kingwin KWI-450W power supply review
Techwarelabs :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“This 450 Watt PSU features three fans with smart-fan technology, ten molex power connectors reaching up to 36″ from the unit, and a whole lot of power. With a well-known brand name, a whopping 450 Watts of power, and three, smart fans, the KWI-450W has quite a bit to offer for a relatively low cost.”
CoolerMaster Aero 7 HSF review
8Balls Hardware :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“Heres a look at a new release from CoolerMaster, the Aero 7. While the looks are sure to remind you of the Noisecontrol Silverado, this copper heatsink should perform rather well. How well? Read on to find out!”
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ review
Nexus Hardware :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“Recently, AMD launched a new-flag ship processor. Its PR rating is 3000+ and runs at 2.17GHz (the same clockspeed as an Athlon XP 2700+). This microprocessor uses the new Barton core which has a major enhancement. The improvement from the ThoroughBred core to the Barton core is the doubling of the L2 cache from 256K to 512K. This increases performance, and also enlarges the die size by 20%. The last benefit a larger die size allows is better heat dissipation. This increase in L2 cache also raises the manufacturing price. New technology always comes with a hefty price tag and this continues the tradition. Nonetheless, some processor releases offer negligible speed increase, yet a very large price increase. Today we are going to look at how the 3000+ scales against some older ThoroughBreds.”
Case wrap review
Overclocker Café :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“The idea behind the new case art, Case Wrap is simple, take some hip images and put them on thick adhesive material. Now there is finally an option for the masses of us who can’t paint that want some extra flash to do. The Overclocker Café has put up a short piece looking at some of these new Case Wrap items. Here is a snip. I was very impressed with the ease of the installation. I did pull some of the wrap back once it was in place to see how well it would take to being pulled up and laid back down was necessary should the installation be off a bit. It came up with only moderate difficulty but I am happy to say that it didn’t stretch or lose its stick.”
Epox 8RDA+ nForce 2 *Update*
ViperLair :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“We’ve replaced the Crucial PC2700 with Corsair TWINX PC3200, and redid the overclocking. As a result, we were able to improve our sycronous overclocking results to 12.5×190, which may not seem like much, but the memory timings are 5-2-2-2, which should result in much better overall system performance. By moving to a CAS latency of 2.5, our syncronous overclocked result was 12.5×192.”
How to Work With Plastics
PimpRig :: Monday, April 07, 2003
“Mixing Icing is easier to show than to explain. If memory is correct, I think it is to be mixed 50:1. With body filler, an inch of hardener, per a golf ball size of putty was a general rule of thumb. Finishing putty is a lot thinner and runs flat on the mixing board so that is hard to judge.”
Corsair TWINX PC3200 Dual Channel Memory Kit review
ViperLair :: Thursday, April 03, 2003
“The Corsair TWINX on the otherhand, allowed for a 452MHz memory overclock, up from 400MHz. I tested the same overclocks using each TWINX stick individually, and although I didn’t score higher, both sticks topped out at 452MHz.”
Spire 9T236B1M3G Pentium4 Heatsink Review
Frosty Tech :: Thursday, April 03, 2003
“Who remembers the time when big loud fans were being slapped onto undersized heatsinks and being sold to consumers hungry for some overclocking? With heatsink names that always somehow managed to fit the word “overclock” into their description, it still makes me cringe a little. The sound of fear these days comes from those old 60 dB Delta’s reeving up – which while good for cooling – are utterly, absolutely, and unconditionally too loud for normal every day computers in the home. Whatever, that was then and this is now. Manufacturers and consumers have regained their senses and cast out the loud heatsinks for quieter ones; Zalman’s, Coolermaster’s, Globalwin’s, the list goes on. Fanner, who create heatsinks under the Spire and sometimes even Speeze name have recently added this little lower noise heatsink to their line up.”
X-Dreamer Mid-Tower Case review
OCIA :: Thursday, April 03, 2003
“Immediately out of the box I liked the look of this case. I have noticed that many of the mid range cases are beginning to carry drop down doors for the CD and DVD drives. This is a neat feature in that it provides a uniform face on the case. The XDreamer has two such doors and two plain faceplates for external devices. The front face has an acrylic cover also which includes 6 faux thumbscrews. These are purely for aesthetic purposes and are not functional. The case also has a flip up door that covers 2 front USB ports and audio ports. The floppy cover is also unique in that it is made to sit in front of the floppy drive and provide that uniform front face. The attention to detail is nice for a case in this price range.”
Antec LANBOY Case Review
Overclocker Café :: Thursday, April 03, 2003
One big plus with the LANBOY is that a power supply is included with the case. Specifically, an Antec Smart Blue 350w PSU. This PSU gets its name because its cooling fan adjusts its speed based on temperature within the unit. In addition to it being an auto-variable rate job, its fan is also adorned with some blue LEDs. Hence the name, Smart Blue.
Abit NF7-M nForce2 IGP Motherboard Review
PCStats :: Thursday, April 03, 2003
“The success of nVIDIA’s nForce2 chipset has been nothing short of phenomenal. In only half a year, nVIDIA have dethroned the previous champion chipsets from VIA and have created quite a reputation for themselves in the stable high performance chipset arena. Nvidia’s competition has been scrambling to catch up, and even newer chipsets like VIA’s KT400A don’t appear to have enough muster when it comes to the benchmarks or feature lists. If one were to buy a mid to high end motherboard or AMD “whitebox” system these days, they would be well advised to only seriously consider options which have ‘nVIDIA nForce2 inside.’ Today we’re going to be checking out Abit’s NF7-M nForce2 IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) AMD AthlonXP motherboard. Other then the on board GeForce4 MX videocard care of the nForce IGP northbridge this board is virtually identical to Abit’s extremely successful NF7/NF7-S motherboards with the exception that is lacks both built in SATA and IEEE1394 support.”
