Cooler Master Wave Master LE
Overclockers Online :: Thursday, March 03, 2005
“Not an inexpensive case, the Wave Master represents many of the aspects around Cooler Master that have given them the reputation they have today. Such aspects as cooling, build, design, and features are important and the quality with which they are delivered is what makes a great case. These are the areas that will be concentrated on today.”
OCZ Announces PC-4800 EL DDR Platinum Limited Edition
OCZ Technology :: Thursday, March 03, 2005
Bringing DDR(1)600 to market has been a technical challenge – but we have mastered this milestone event using a combination of ULN PCB with extended voltage protection to 3.0V,” said Dr. Michael Schuette, Director of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. “DDR600 has been achieved before only by a small selected group of hardcore overclockers, but the new OCZ PC-4800 EL DDR Platinum Limited Edition is real product, underscoring OCZ’s dedication to stay ahead of the competition.
Link: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2005/125
X-Micro EVA MP3 Player
OcPrices :: Thursday, March 03, 2005
“The player itself is a small USB flash drive sized MP3 player, which is powered by a single AAA battery. Whilst you might think that wont be enough for much playing time, the X—Micro Eva actually allows for a very solid 12 hours continuous playback from each battery.”
Sunbeamtech Giveaway @ SystemCooling.com
SystemCooling :: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
It’s March and spring is just around the corner. With spring comes a lot of sunshine and to celebrate that we hooked up with Sunbeamtech to offer you another giveaway. This time around we’ll be giving away one Samurai case, two Chameleon controllers and two Lightbus controllers. This giveaway will run from March 2nd to March 23rd. To enter send an email to contest@systemcooling.com with the subject line “Sunbeam Giveaway”, in the body of the email include your name and email. Winners will be randomly drawn and notified via email. All entries will be forwarded to Sunbeam for marketing purposes. Good luck and happy entering…
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DDR-2 PC-5400 Performance Memory Shootout – OCZ vs. Corsair vs. Kingston @ TweakTown
TweakTown :: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
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In our latest article we are comparing the performance of some of the top brands in DDR-2 memory modules. We’ve got modules on the test bench from OCZ (PC-5400 Performance series), Corsair (XMS2 Pro series) and Kingston (HyperX series). After taking a close look at each set of Dual Channel modules, we tested them at their default speeds and as far as we could overclock them.
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XG Vortec 500W Power Supply Review @ PCModdingMy
PC Modding Malaysia :: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
The Vortec 500W is a great looking power supply with enough juice to power even most demanding hardware. The sleek and stylish blue coloured aluminium housing looks great with the sleeved power cables. Besides that, I wished that the Vortec 500W came with a 24-pin power connector (just like the ModStream) and maybe another 6-pins PCI-E power connector. Priced at just $90, the Vortec 500W has a very strong place in the power supply market. If you’re a gamer or looking for the right hardware for your case mod project, the Vortec 500W power supply should be the right choice for you!
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Antec Phantom 350W Fanless PSU Review @ Mikhailtech
Mikhailtech :: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Most of the above listed features are standard with the majority of quality power supplies, but the 85% efficiency is by far the highest rated value of any currently available PSU. Much like the fanless design, this is big news. Mechanically, efficiency is the ratio of useful energy delivered by a machine to the energy supplied for its operation. In power supplies, the rest is given off as heat. The industry standard is currently close to 70% with quality units ranging between 75%-80%. 70% vs. 85% may not seem like much, but consider this mathematically ideal situation: using a 300 watt load (more than adequate even for high-end systems), an 85% efficient PSU will give off 45 watts as heat; a 70% efficient PSU will give off 90 watts as heat – that’s twice as much! So, even 15% of extra efficiency translates into half the heat output.
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Thermalright SI-97 Heatsink Review @ Bjorn3D
Bjorn3D :: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
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Prior to receiving this product, my technological standpoint on heat-pipe technology was more one of curiosity rather than one of practicality. Experience gained from working on laptops had increased my interest, but I still saw heat-pipes as more of a necessary evil than anything else. Why do I say necessary evil? Well, I would never consider using a heat-pipe anywhere where there was any other option.
Finally, an opportunity to discover the true efficiency of heat-pipes arrived from the good folks at CrazyPC.com in the form of the Thermalright SI-97 Heatsink. Will this unique piece of CPU-cooling hardware turn my beliefs on their head or will conventional wisdom come out the winner? Read on to see who delivers the knockout punch!
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