Thermaltake ToughPower 550w PSU review
Overclocker Café :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Zalman Fatal1ty FS-V7 Graphics Card Cooler Review @ Tweaknews.net
Tweaknews :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Arctic Cooling fans review @ DH
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“Both fans are virtually identical, except for the size of course. But they are different to the “average” cooling fan you will have seen. First of all, the fans have no actual frame. The only part of the frame that exists is the front section, where the fan comes in contact with the mounting surface. The cables of the fans are entirely sleeved and the connectors are black. The fan motor is held in place by four plastic legs, which are reinforced by two plastic rings.”
120mm Fan Roundup
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Quote: “We test 6 different fans from Titan, Acousti, Arctic Cooling, Coolink, Antec and Papst. Using a Scythe Ninja in a closed case we’re set to find out which fan will act as the best heat exhaust.”
Arctic Cooling Accelero X2
techPowerUp! :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
The “Silencer” series from Arctic Cooling has been famous for delivering top notch performance while still being quiet. The Arctic Cooling Accelero X2 is the first aftermarket cooler engineered for the ATI Radeon X1800 and X1900 series. It features a completely revamped design and continues the tradition of powerful and silent.
Cooling Overview – Lower Noise, Better Thermals
Frosty Tech :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“This article is a follow-up to the 2004 issue which looked at all the latest heatsinks and cooling systems from that period. Since this 2005 synopsis is mostly an examination of heatsinks shot at recent trade shows, we’ll jump right into the mix. In the following pages we’ll look at innovative heatsinks by Thermalright, Thermal Integration, Aerocool, Coolermaster, Aopen, Asus, Evercool, Foxconn, Gigabyte, Global Cooler, Glacialtech, Jetart, Kingcooler, Lexsys, Thermaltake, Vantec, Zalman and a few others. The first company on that list, recently showcased a variety of prototypes at a recent trade show FrostyTech attended. ”
COOL by Corsair
Overclockers Online :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Quote: While watercooling is not a common way of cooling your PC, with today’s Socket 939 Opteron processors and dual core processors that tend to be smoking hot, you can expect more people will be buying watercooling kits like this. This entry kit will serve many people well, especially since it costs much less than some of the equipment offered by Asetek or Swiftech. By selecting Corsair, you not only get a chance to match the blinging LED memory modules, but you get a name enthusiasts trust.
AMD Dual-Core FX 60 Overclocking @ TW Labs
Techwarelabs :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“Continuing its trend of offering products with features that consumers demand, AMD has released the FX-60. The AMD FX 60 is a dual-core, completely unlocked processor built for performance and overclocking. See just how well it performs and overclocks in our review.”
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor Review @ Legit Reviews
Legit Reviews :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“The time has finally come for AMD to bring the dual-core Athlon 64 processor to their beloved FX processor family. Can you believe that dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors have been out for more than seven months? During these seven months the King Of The Hill (KOTH) processor for AMD has always been a single core processor…”
CES 2006 Coverage: Memory Industry Dull in 2006
CoolTechZone :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“There hasn’t been a lot of things happening in the memory industry for a while now. The transition from DDR to DDR2 is moving along gradually, but until AMD adopts DDR2, memory makers don’t expect to see DDR2 take off fully. While at CES, we asked memory manufacturers what they expected 2006 to be and if we, as enthusiasts, can expect anything earth shattering this year.”
HEXUS.reviews :: AMD Athlon 64 FX 60 Microprocessor
Hexus :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 is the best consumer processor AMD have ever produced. With effectively a pair of FX-55s sat in the same socket, sharing an efficient memory controller, it’s close enough to FX-57 in single-threaded apps that the multi-threaded advantage makes that slender gap moot. Targetted at the well-heeled enthusiast, the new dual-core processor should be a shoo-in for those with FX-57s already, and those with the required readies to drop on the latest and greatest.
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60: Dual-Core FX Has Arrived @ Bjorn3D
Bjorn3D :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Today, AMD is releasing its latest FX based CPU, the FX-60. First off, you may say, ‘What happened to the odd number scheme FX-51, FX-53, FX-55 and FX-57?’ Well, this new CPU starts off 2006 in the AMD world of Dual-Core Performance CPU. At this time, we see that these dual-core CPUs will end with an even number scheme.
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 Dual Core Processor Review
PCStats :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
In house testing between an AMD Athlon64 FX-60 and Intel Pentium D 840 based system illustrate the decreased power consumption of a FX-60, about 40W less power at idle and about 45W at full load. Looking at total system power draw, with both cores stressed, the AMD Athlon64 FX-60 system draws comparably less power than the equivalent Intel PC under the same conditions.
CES 2006 – How To Get Free Stuff @ The TechZone
The Tech Zone :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 @ t-break
t-break :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
We didn’t have much luck overclocking the sample we received and the max we could get it up to was 2.8GHz. While the system reached Windows at 2.85GHz, we could not get it to complete any benchmark- even with additional voltage which sort-of gives us an indication on why AMD didn’t release this CPU at a higher speed.
Thermaltake Bach Media LAB HTPC Case Review #636:
3dgameman :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Do you have a HTPC? If you are reading this review you probably do and are considering upgrading, or maybe you are thinking about building a HTPC. Either way, this case will satisfy most who are interested in using standard ATX hardware. This is important for many people because the cost of standard ATX hardware is much more affordable than micro or mini ATX hardware… ~3dGameMan.com
OCZ PC2-4200 1GB Gold GX XTC
Phoronix :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Summary: “Back on the first of this year, we had OCZ Technology’s EL PC-4000 2GB Gold GX XTC in our penguin testing labs, and overall it fared quite well along with being accompanied by the new Xtreme Thermal Convection heatspreader. Now a week later, we are back with more GX XTC testing but now we have their recently released DDR2 modules. How do these new PC2-4200 modules perform? Well we had no troubles pushing them past DDR2-736MHz with the default being 533MHz.”
hardCOREware visits International CES 2006
hardCOREware :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
This year it was just one of the HCW crew visiting CES in Las Vegas. In the end, it looks like we should have had a couple more down there, because this year’s CES was the biggest in history.
We did get to look at some interesting products that may have been left in the shadow of the Dell product announcement, etc.
DH Review: Arctic Cooling Fans 9cm and 12cm
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Both fans are virtually identical, except for the size of course. But they are different to the “average” cooling fan you will have seen. First of all, the fans have no actual frame. The only part of the frame that exists is the front section, where the fan comes in contact with the mounting surface. The cables of the fans are entirely sleeved and the connectors are black. The fan motor is held in place by four plastic legs, which are reinforced by two plastic rings.
HighSpeed PC Tech Station Large
techPowerUp! :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
If you are an enthusiast who is always playing with hardware, constantly swapping components, the HighSpeedPC Tech Station might be for you. We test the large version which offers plenty of space to add serious watercooling or even more exotic stuff. During our review we check if it’s easy enough to put together and we also put a system inside the Tech Station to see if it can live up to the expectations.
Func sUrface1030 Archetype @ Techgage
Techgage :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Quote: Gamers don’t want to put up with subpar equipment… they want the best. Seeing that high-end hardware can be extremely expensive, it’s good to start with the modest mousepad! Today, we are taking a look at the Func sUrface 1030 mousepad, which looks to offer much more to the gamer than other pads on the market.
News: Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs. Athlon 64 FX-60 at TR
The Tech Report :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
The Extreme Edition’s stellar resume isn’t likely to intimidate AMD, because Athlon 64 processors have been outperforming Intel’s CPUs for a good while now. Just to be sure, though, AMD has cooked up its own new flagship CPU for release today, the Athlon 64 FX-60. The FX-60 isn’t as flashy as Intel’s new number, but it does represent a major change for AMD’s high-end gaming-oriented processors, because it is the first dual-core member of the FX product line.
Now, these two new thousand-dollar processors face one another in our broad suite of performance tests, ranging from highly multithreaded 64-bit rendering applications to the latest games. Thanks to new multithreaded graphics drivers, these new dual-core CPUs may even challenge their single-core counterparts for supremacy in 3D gaming. Let’s see whether the boffo specs on Intel’s new 65nm Extreme Edition processor translate into a credible challenge for the dual-core FX-60.
CES 2006 Coverage: No More Speed for Flash Drives
CoolTechZone :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
“The issue with flash drives is that anyone with decent cashflow can start making them in a surplus, which has added a plethora of unnecessary new players to the market. The key players, such as SanDisk and Lexar, in our meeting, pointed out that they aren’t necessairly worried about no-brand drives, since the majority of them exist in the Asian market.”
Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor Review
Sharky Extreme :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Today on Sharky Extreme, we’ve posted our review of the new Athlon 64 FX-60 dual core processor, complete with in-depth benchmarks and power consumption tests:
Titan Eagle
Overclockers Online :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Quote: Whether you choose the copper or the aluminum version, the Eagle is a welcome replacement for the ineffective stock coolers that modern furnaces, I mean, video cards possess. Now that we know Titan has yet another amazing product in its lineup, I am ready to see what they have in store for us next.
PimpRig Review // Super Flower Digi-Master Fanbus
PimpRig :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Now Super-Flower looks to follow the Fan Master with…..Drumroll please…. The Digi Master. The Digi Master is a separate system monitoring device that allows monitoring of up to 3 fans and 3 temp probes, but they didn’t stop there. The display shows the activity of more items than Zennzzo can fry CPUs in a week. Let’s take a look at what Super-Flower has to show off this time around.”
Enermax Liberty 500 Review at CaseModGod.com
Case Mod God :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Summary: Globally renowned Enermax has a new line of power supplies out called the “Liberty” Series. Within this series is 400W, 500w, and 620W PSU’s. We will be looking at the Liberty 500W which supports the latest Intel Pentium D and AMD Anthlon 64 X2 systems.
Sweex External 4 Port USB 2.0 Mini HUB Review
MVK Tech :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Sweex is a manufacturer of a wide range of affordable computer related products and its vision is, that it is the possibilities this technology has to offer that must be focal point rather than the technology itself. Sweex communicates about this in a clear language. It sees everyday uses that can be recognized by young and old alike. It simplifies a seemingly complicated, confusing technology. Sweex therefore offers a wide range of affordable and smart products, like the Sweex USB 2.0 Mini HUB.”
The NextGen home – straight from CES
Bona Fide Reviews :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“We at BFR have been very busy the past couple of days as we journey through our first CES (Consumer Electronic Show) event. The experience has been amazing, something that I hope every tech-head has a chance to participate in. Needless to say we have a ton of stuff to write about and very little time to do so. We first want to write about the NextGen “Digital Lifestyles” home featured in the central plaza parking lot. This year’s home focused on a great level of home automation made possible through software built on top Windows Media Center, a lot of tv’s and panels, a content server, and a lot of other high-tech goodies.”
ECS KN2 SLI Motherboard @ t-break
t-break :: Monday, January 09, 2006
The idea behind ECS’ S.D.G.E. was to allow the Northbridge to sit on a separate card and thus possibly allow either a CrossFire or an SLI solution on the same board. This might’ve worked with the original nF4 SLI that was a single chip solution, however with the X16, the Southbridge provides additional PCI-E lanes and we doubt it would be possible for ECS to stick an ATI chipset on the S.D.G.E card and expect this board to work in a CrossFire solution.
