Tech News February 2005

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Gigabyte 3D1 Dual Core 6600GT Video Card
hardCOREware :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“Several weeks ago, Gigabyte announced a product that we have seen in the past, but have forgotten about until now – a dual core video card. Using NVIDIA’s SLI and paired up with their own NFORCE 4 SLI motherboard, the 3D1 is available as a package that is about $50 cheaper than buying all the parts separately. Of course, there are inherent issues with NVIDIA’s SLI, and the use of the mid-range 6600GT cores used. Is a dual 6600GT solution better than a single 6800GT? It certainly has the potential to be…”

How To Avoid Internet Theft, Fraud and Phishing Scams @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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Phishing is one of the main scams in the present moment. People set up phoney websites and email addresses. Then they spam Email inboxes with official-looking messages explaining that your account with Company X has encountered a problem and that they need you to login and confirm some details. The email addresses are masked to appear official and the links provided in the email all seem to check out. If you click on the link provided then you will usually be taken to a site that looks for all intents and purposes to be official. When you click ‘submit’ your details will be sent to a criminal somewhere who will do as they please with your information, such as withdrawing money from a bank account or purchasing things in your name.

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Radeon X800 Pro/XT/XT PE Voltmods
techPowerUp! :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“In this article you will be guided by step-by-step instructions on how to do the VGPU, VMem and VDDQ voltmods for ATI’s X800 Pro/XT/XT PE cards. Both pencil and resistor mods are covered.”

Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 3 Review
MODTHEBOX! :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“The NV Silencer 3 is comprised of three components that work collectively to cool a GPU. The entire unit is encased by a clear translucent plastic housing that surrounds an aluminum/copper heatsink and cooling fan. The cooling fan resides towards the front of the unit and is positioned as an intake fan to draw cool air from the case interior and blow it over the high quality aluminum heatsink. The base of the unit consist of a 2.5mm thick Copper heatsink plate and a 1.9mm backing plate which is supported by four mounting screws.”

Chaintech VNF4 Ultra Zenith VE Motherboard Review
ModdersHQ.net :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“The VNF4 kept very stable voltages. According to NVTune, the VCore and VDimm voltages never dropped or went more than .03v beyond its settings. The VNF4 was able to achieve a maximum HTT of 320Mhz, though this was not stable with the stock HSF on the AMD 64 3500+ processor. Despite not being stable at 320Mhz the VNF4 chipset did not overheat, and the temperature did not go up more than a few degrees Celsius.”

A Look Inside The Internet ‘Grey Areas’ @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“The Internet has opened up whole new avenues of freedom for people: freedom of information, thoughts and the ability to achieve anonymity while still being active in a community. This freedom has been latched onto by a large proportion of the Internet user base and has fuelled a desire for even more liberties. This in turn has given rise to the ‘Internet Grey Areas’, those little things that ‘everyone’ does but which aren’t quite legally correct. A few examples are Abandonware, MP3 downloads, warez and their kind.”

Enermax Venus Series mATX Model CS-10068-B
Xtreme Resources :: Tuesday, February 15, 2005

“With the enthusiast community continually striving for more powerful, faster hardware, and the industry providing, the idea of smaller seems to get lost in the shuffle. Indeed, there is still a market out there for enthusiasts who desire their overall package to be more compact than the norm. With many options out there in the microATX realm, today we are looking at the Enermax Venus series; model CS-10068-B. It may seem unreal to most to want or desire such a platform to build from, but this case does support the latest CPU platforms.”

Valentine’s Day: Alternative Fun for the Single Techie @ Futurelooks
Futurelooks :: Saturday, February 12, 2005
“Yessiree another year, another Hallmark moment that makes you feel like a total loser if you’re not: spending outrageous amount of money, making promises you don’t intend to keep and scrambling to make reservations at restaurants that were booked up months ago. And if you’re a single techie the feeling is even more intense.”

ASUS P5AD2-E Premium Review @ Hexus
Hexus :: Saturday, February 12, 2005
“ASUS has effectively made its i925X-based P5AD2 Premium board redundant with the newer P5AD2-E Premium. The latter carries all the feature nicities of the former but adds in support for 266MHz FSB CPUs. As described, not only is this beneficial from a complete processor support point of view, it also allows the enthusiast to be safe in the knowledge that 200MHz FSB Pentium 4s, which is the vast majority of Intel Pentium 4 chips out there, can be overclocked by at least 33% before the motherboard becomes the limiting factor”

Lian-Li PC6070 Plus Review @ AMDReview
AMD Review :: Saturday, February 12, 2005

“Just two weeks ago I had the opportunity to review the PC-60 Plus, Lian-Li’s upgraded version of the PC-60. Today I get to write a review on the PC-6070 Plus, Lian-Li has updated their PC-6070 case the same way they upgraded the PC-60.”

Corsair 3200XL-PRO Give Away @ FastLaneHW
FastLaneHW :: Saturday, February 12, 2005
“Are you ready to win big with FastLaneHW…again? That’s right, we’re doing it again!! We’re giving away another 4 1GB sets of Corsair 3200XL-PRO memory. This is the same exact memory that we reviewed and clocked up to an amazing 252Mhz (with room to go)… Truly awesome sticks of memory, without a doubt! If you don’t end up winning, you can always buy a 1GB kit for about $300…

All you have to do to win is enter your email address. Ends February 15th! (By entering your email address, you will receive Corsair’s monthly newsletter, which you can cancel out of at any time after the contest period. Your email address will not be spammed or sold!)”

February 2005 Giveaway @ Mikhailtech
Mikhailtech :: Saturday, February 12, 2005

“Just wanted to let everyone know that there is still a bit over 2 weeks left in this month’s Xtrac-sponsored giveaway. We also updated the contest page with more details regarding our “mystery” 1st prize now that it’s been officially released”

Thermaltake Beetle CPU Cooler Review @ Techniz.co.uk
Techniz.co.uk :: Saturday, February 12, 2005

“The Beetle truly appears as one, with its wings (shield) on the top. It contains Blue LED inside the shell of the Beetle and flashes LED in front, where the Beetle comes alive bringing a bright and dazzling effect. The Beetle is created with an aluminum fin soldered to the copper base and Thermaltake’s engineers have designed the heatsink of Beetle to have perfect contact to ensure the best and high superior performance. The Beetle uses Heatpipe technology which dissipated the heat effectively and efficiently. Not only does the Beetle work hard to cool all your needs, it even comes with a manual control fan that can be installed in both 3.5 drive bays and PCI slots.”

Blue-ray technology Editorial @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Saturday, February 12, 2005
“The movie industry wants high def and the consumer electronics industry wants high def. Movie people want it because if you want to copy a movie across the Internet today you “can” do it. Okay it takes 2-3 hours to accomplish but it is possible. To do the same in high def would require 8-10 yours. In addition, the new formats – HD DVD and Blue-ray – are being designed at the outset with stronger digital rights management so making copies will be more difficult.”

Mad Dog SurePower 600W Smart Cable @ InsaneTek
InsaneTek :: Friday, February 11, 2005
“Mad Dog recently opened up a new category called “Techie Toyz”. This category mainly includes products for case modding and accessories, such as rounded cables, fans, CPU coolers, power supplies, etc. Today’s sample will be their flagship SurePower power supply. It boasts a whopping 600W of power and is almost fully modular.”

EQS A58XK9-ALF Radeon Xpress 200P Review @ Hexus
Hexus :: Friday, February 11, 2005
“While I wasn’t expecting this particular motherboard to offer a plethora of overclocking options, as it simply isn’t aimed towards that market, what I would expect is at least the ability to tune and alter memory timings, and in this discipline the A58XK9-ALF is more than lacking. If this is fixed in future BIOS revisions or final retail boards, then we could be left with something far more worthwhile on our hands. As it stands, the A58XK9-ALF is great for out-of-the-box performance, but a major disappointment for anyone looking to tweak a little extra speed out of their rig.”

DFI LANParty UT nF3 250Gb Review @ InsaneTek
InsaneTek :: Friday, February 11, 2005

“DFI was fairly small and quiet back in the early days. It was not until a year or so ago that people started recognizing the company. They broke out into the enthusiast community with their first LANParty motherboard, based on VIA’s KT400A chipset. They quickly continued the LANParty line with Nvidia’s nForce2 chipset and eventually branched into Intel motherboards. The LANParty was a huge hit, not only because it provided possibly the best overclocking results on an overall basis, but because the motherboard offered great voltage options. It was certainly a huge plus since enthusiasts no longer needed to perform voltage modifications. The LANParty motherboards were also the first to provide a stunningly high 3.3v to VDIMM. Everyone, including myself, jumped on the DFI wagon.”

Thermalright XP-120 Heatsink Review @ GruntvillE
GruntvillE :: Friday, February 11, 2005

“Thermalright designed the heatpipes in this heat sink a bit different. Thermalright states on the web site that orientation of the tubes does not affect the performance. They also claim that the wingspan hanging over the mosfets and Northbridge chip will reduce the PWM temperatures as well. Thermalright also claims this is the first heat sink that configuring either suck or blow will net less than 1% difference in temperatures.”

AL Tech AnyDrive Car MP3 FM Transmitter Review @ Mikhailtech
Mikhailtech :: Friday, February 11, 2005

“The majority of computer enthusiasts who also happen to have music collections have, by now, digitized their collections and stored them on hard drives and drive or flash-based players. But if you want to take your music on the road, chances are you’ll be stuck with CDs. And that’s where the AnyDrive car MP3 player FM transmitter comes into play. Basically it’s a USB-driven radio that lets you tune your car stereo to a specified station to listen to music stored on a USB device. It’s pretty robust in its abilities (you can also have it transmit audio to a home audio system or PC speakers via FM or direct connection), but those require more accessories.”

Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 3 Review: Shushing the FX5900XT @ Madshrimps
Madshrimps :: Friday, February 11, 2005
“Arctic Cooling has made a name for themselves by providing silent and performing cooling solutions for VGA cards and AMD/Intel CPUs. Today we take a closer look at their NV Silencer 3 which was designed to be used with NVIDIA’s Geforce FX 5900XT.”

1GB Lexar High-Speed 32X SD Memory Card Review @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Friday, February 11, 2005
“If you recently purchased a digital camera, chances are the memory card that came with the digicam was of low capacity, perhaps 16 or 32 megabytes. You will no doubt discover this is simply not enough memory to do any serious shooting. With many of the compact, point-and-shoot digital cameras rated at resolutions of 4 or 5 megapixels, the highest quality settings will quickly consume that memory and store only a handful of pictures. Without a doubt, the first accessory you should buy for your new camera is a higher capacity memory card.”

Thermaltake Sonic Tower CPU Cooler @ Techniz.co.uk
Techniz.co.uk :: Friday, February 11, 2005
“Thermaltake Sonic Tower CPU cooler is a very good CPU cooler with the excellent design of look. Furthermore, it was specially design for the universal platform. By the way, the package was bundle with a pair of aluminum fan holder where you can install the optional 120mm fan on it. And you can change the fan direction according to your needs. The installation of the Thermaltake Sonic Tower CPU cooler is very simple and easy.”

Thermaltake Shark Full Tower Aluminum Case Review @ SystemCooling
SystemCooling :: Friday, February 11, 2005

“Thermaltake has been in the computer business since 1999, they started off making cooling solutions. Since then they have become one of the better known makers of computer accessories world wide, selling just about any accessory you could ever need to customize your computer. From pre-modded cases to cooling solutions to power supplies and lighting systems, Thermaltake has it covered. Today, we’ll be looking at their newest pre-modded case, the aluminum full tower known simply as the Shark.”

Ultra Mini Portable 3.5″ Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ MODTHEBOX!
MODTHEBOX! :: Friday, February 11, 2005

“The Ultra Mini Portable is a dual combination enclosure that supports both USB and Firewire technologies. The premise behind this product is that it has been designed for home networks, offices, and small to medium businesses.”

Asetek’s VapoChill XE-II review @ HEXUS
Hexus :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
“If you want the ability to run your CPU well above its rated speed, in relative peace and quiet, and you have around £500 to drop on cooling that’ll last you for some years to come, Asetek have something for you to spend your money on. ”

Soltek Qbic EQ3501 915G Cube Review @ Neoseeker
Neoseeker :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
” Here at Neoseeker today, we’ve got Soltek’s latest SFF system, the EQ3501 915G based cube on the review bench. Besides PCIe, Soltek chooses to go with the ICH6R which includes Intel’s Matrix Storage Technology. The Qbic also gets a facelift with the introduction of the Mania series casing with its loud color scheme. ”

Corsair Flash Voyager USB 2.0 @ Viper Lair
ViperLair :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
“We were very pleased with the Flash Voyager’s speed and more importantly, the durabilty. It survived a free fall onto tiles, a swim in a sink, and a full laundry cycle without missing a beat. The 10 year warranty is great, but unless you stick this into your Thanksgiving turkey and cook it, I doubt you’ll ever need to give Corsair’s support a call.”

Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT @ HEXUS
Hexus :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
“After spending some time with Gigabyte’s 3D Cooler Ultra GT, it’s hard (name aside perhaps) to fault it. The manual is good, the bundle contains everything you need, installation is easy with all of the retaining clips easily labelled, and most of all its performance under high load is most impressive. Add to that the nifty looks and addition of an LED, and you have a real winner on your hands.”

TwinMOS Speed Premium PC3200 DDR Review @ PC Stats
PCStats :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
“Most of the dual-channel DDR memory kits on the marketplace are aimed at hardcore enthusiasts and overclockers; users with money to burn. Agressive timings, shiny heatspreaders and even banks of LED lights are the order of the day. You have to wonder how many high-end products this market can possibly support though, with all these ‘extreme’ memory products competing for a sparse amount of performance users. This mainstream DDR dual channel kit features a pair of PC3200 512MB DDR modules with CAS timings of 2.5-3-3-8. Though not aimed at the extreme overclocker or performance enthusiast, this package looks to offer decent dual-channel performance at a price that won’t cause pain.”

Sunbeam Transformer and Samurai Cases Giveaway! @ CoolTechZone
CoolTechZone :: Thursday, February 10, 2005
“CoolTechZone is proud to partner with SunbeamTech and announce a special giveaway for our readers. We are giving away Sunbeam’s Transformer and Samurai cases to two lucky winners and entering the contest is fairly effortless.”

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