Asetek WaterChill CPU Water Cooling Kit review @ Techniz.co.uk
Techniz.co.uk :: Saturday, November 20, 2004
FINAL Part of the Virtual Memory Optimization Guide Rev. 4.0 Posted @ rojakpot.com
Tech ARP :: Friday, November 19, 2004
“Even today, virtual memory is still very important component of the operating system. No matter how much memory you have, there is always a need for virtual memory. Therefore, its performance is of great importance. Optimizing the virtual memory system will greatly improve the performance of the computer.
Today, we will take an in-depth look at moving the paging file to a RAM drive. We will also take a look at how to reduce reliance on the paging file to improve the performance of the system. Come and check out the definitive Virtual Memory Optimization Guide!”
Lite-On SOHW-1633S @ Bjorn3D
Bjorn3D :: Friday, November 19, 2004
“Being a major player in the optical drive market, Lite-On is no stranger to the latest technologies available. For instance, Lite-On currently offers several drives capable of writing to DVD+R DL media and one of these drives (the SOHW-1653S) offers write speeds as fast as any other drive available today for almost any media. Today, I will actually be looking at the SOHW-1633S, which was Lite-On’s top-of-the-line model until the 1653S was released. The 1633S simply offers slower write speeds for DVD-R and DVD+R DL media.”
ABIT AA8 and AG8 – Intel Socket 775 in Style @ TweakTown
TweakTown :: Friday, November 19, 2004
“It is ABIT’s turn in the spotlight today as we provide a look into two of their newest motherboards, the AA8 and AG8. Each are designed specifically to work with Intel’s new Socket 775 processors along with DDR (on the AG8) and DDR-2 memory (on the AA8). After taking a look at both motherboards we compare the performance of each to determine which the best choice is. Intel 915 or 925X? Let’s find out now!”
Scythe SCKKR-1000 KAMAKIRI Heatsink Reviewed @ Hi-techreviews
Hi-Techreviews :: Friday, November 19, 2004
With this products ability to be used on seven different types of motherboards (Socket: 775 – 478 -754 -940 – 939 – A – 370) it should be one heatsink that allows the users to keep using it over and over again. When test against another major company’s heatpipe style heatsink we found out that not all heatpipe based heatsinks are created equal.”
Cooljag E44C/180 1U Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Furioustech :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“The E44C/180 is a fully copper skived heatsink which is actively cooled by a thin squirrel cage fan that rests on top. The entire heatsink measures 28mm in height, and fits into a standard socket 478 wire-clip retention frame. These types of retention frames were popular with the socket 423 Pentium 4 processors for a while, and have now been retasked to 1U requirements. The CoolJag E44C/180 is available through SelectCool. ”
New Athlon 64 Notebook and stand-alone DVD & MP3 Player
AMDboard :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
The latest Averatec 6200 series features a powerful and versatile AMD Athlon 64 processor and mobile users can enjoy outstanding performance on PC software including productivity and entertainment. This unique machine also operates as a fully functional notebook and as a personal DVD player. Innovative technology allows for users to watch DVD movies, listen to audio CDs or MP3 files all without having to start-up the computer! All you need to do is insert the disc, power-on the DVD with the wireless remote, sit back and watch up to 3 DVD movies consecutively on a single battery charge. AMDboard.com, the AMD specialist is first to have a preview of this new Averatec AMD Athlon 64 notebook and it’s right here:
ABIT AA8 and AG8 – Intel Socket 775 in Style
TweakTown :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“It is ABIT’s turn in the spotlight today as we provide a look into two of their newest motherboards, the AA8 and AG8. Each are designed specifically to work with Intel’s new Socket 775 processors along with DDR (on the AG8) and DDR-2 memory (on the AA8). After taking a look at both motherboards we compare the performance of each to determine which the best choice is. Intel 915 or 925X? Let’s find out now!”
Enermax 470 watt Noisetaker PSU @ OCIA.net
OCIA :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“The EG475P-VE SFMA power supply has 470W of total power and exceeds Intel’s new ATX 12V 2.0 standard. With the new ATX 2.0 specification comes the introduction of two +12V rails. The first +12V1 rail provides the noise-sensitive processor and motherboard components with their own clean power, while the second +12V2 rail provides power to all the drives and fans(except those connected to motherboard header pins) in a persons computer. If heat is the biggest factor in decreasing computer component life, one would think that computers would have a cool down period after shutting down, like many of today’s automobiles do. Enermax now brings to the PSU table Smart Fan Technology or SFMA with this new power supply. SFMA will keep the units cooling fans running for up to 2 minutes after the computer has been shut down.”
Lite-On SOHW-1633S @ Bjorn3d.com
Beyond3D :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
Being a major player in the optical drive market, Lite-On is no stranger to the latest technologies available. For instance, Lite-On currently offers several drives capable of writing to DVD+R DL media and one of these drives (the SOHW-1653S) offers write speeds as fast as any other drive available today for almost any media. Today, I will actually be looking at the SOHW-1633S, which was Lite-On’s top-of-the-line model until the 1653S was released. The 1633S simply offers slower write speeds for DVD-R and DVD+R DL media.
Dual AMD A64 Socket 754 motherboard spotted
Madshrimps :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
A motherboard going by the name of “Stretto 2” rev 200 features 2 sockets for AMD 754 CPU’s. The motherboard is up for grabs at a Taiwanese Yahoo Auction site.
Epox 9NDA3+ Motherboard Review
PCStats :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“Based on the nForce3 Ultra chipset, the Epox 9NDA3+ Socket 939 motherboard comes with onboard IEEE 1394a Firewire, Gigabit Ethernet, 8 USB2.0 jacks, an additional 2-channel SATA controller, a 7.1-channel audio and Epox’s awesome Port 80 diagnostics card. The Epox 9NDA3+ offers users five PCI slots, and one 8X AGP slot for expansion purposes. The four dual channel DDR sockets will support up to 4GB of DDR-266/333/400 RAM, in sizes of up to 512MB per DIMM. The processor socket supports 939-pin Athlon64 and AthlonFX CPUs, and maintains a 2GHz (1GHz upstream, 1GHz downstream) Hypertransport link with the nVidia nForce 3 Ultra chipset.”
asetek Antarctica LGA775 Water Block @ Viper Lair
ViperLair :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“Even with the system overclocked, the temperatures were still a good 10 degrees C below the stock Intel heatsink. The time between full load and idle temperatures was also quite low. Temperatures dropped nearly 10 degrees almost the instant I closed Prime 95 and paused Folding @ Home.”
Skype – Voice over IP / VoIP Communication
PCStats :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
“Nothing has yet replaced the ritual of picking up the phone and dialing a number to have a conversation, however the Internet does provide possibilities for making the calling process more flexible, and more affordable. Today we are going to look at Skype, an Internet Phone application currently going through a free beta-test, and generating a lot of buzz. We’ll also examine how Internet telephony works, and why you should care. It’s been said that Internet based voice calling will replace traditional telephone networks, the only question being how long it will take. Skype could be one of the applications that make this a reality.”
Die Spammers Die! @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
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A4 Tech NB-30 Battery Free Wireless Optical Mouse Review
Hardware-Pacers :: Thursday, November 18, 2004
Cooljag JACE2DC/180 1U Heatsink @ Frostytech.com
Frosty Tech :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
“Called the JACE2DC/180, this particularly heatsink shares most of its similarities with the CoolJag 2QC/180 1U cooler, save for a slightly different skived fin structure. The Cooljag 2QC/180 has an extra set of tall copper fins on either side of the squirrel cage fan, whereas the JACE2DC/180 we are testing here, maintains the same 7mm tall fins from end-to-end.”
Intel 925XE Chipset with 1066FSB Support @ Tweaktown
TweakTown :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
“If you can find the time to pull yourself away from playing HL2, we have posted an article which looks at the recent FSB speed increase from Intel with their 925XE chipset and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46GHz processor. We compare the performance of the new 1066FSB system against an older 800FSB system with reference 925X motherboard. Is it worth the upgrade in such little time? Read on and find out!”
SilverStone TJ-05 Review @ FastLaneHW.com
FastLaneHW :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
“We’ve looked at a lot of cool SilverStone cases in the past– from their Temjin series, to their Lascala home theater series, to the miniature GD98-LED mATX case, we thought that we’ve seen it all until we got the TJ-05. Today we’re going to go through the ropes of this lovely black case.”
E-Power Warrior Case Review @ Overclockers Cafe
Overclocker Café :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
OCZ DDR Booster Review @ PCmoddingmy
PC Modding Malaysia :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
ATake Phantom Robot Accipiter @ Phoronix
Phoronix :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
“Phantom: something existing in perception only. In today’s review of the Atake Phantom Robot Accipiter, we will learn if this cooler is truly a figment of our imagination or if it really is up to our cooling tasks.”
Thermalright XP-90 @ OCIA.net
OCIA :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250 @ HTPCnews.com
HTPCnews :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
“For those of you looking for a budget board to run the latest and greatest AMD A64 chips on, we’ve got one up for review that you very well might be interested in. Seems to pack in a great deal of options for the price; including on-board LAN, Passive chipset cooling for silence, 5.1 Audio that even includes the desired SPDIF for sending your Digital audio to a receiver / preamp… Just to name a few of the HTPC related options we found nice to have.”
OCZ Modules Selected for ATI Demo Debut of Half-Life 2
OCZ Technology :: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. is proud to announce that its DDR memory modules have been selected for use in the ATI Technologies demonstration systems at the giant Electronics Game Show event being held in São Paulo, Brazil later this week. The ATI Technologies booth will contain several OCZ memory-supported computer demo systems running high resolution PC games, including the debut of the new Half-Life® 2 game.
Link: http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/news/20
PCI-X Serial ATA RAID – Highpoint RocketRAID 1820A Review
TweakTown :: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
“For those who thought the high-end SATA RAID arrays were only for the corporate types, think again. Today, Cameron Johnson takes a hard look at the Highpoint RocketRAID 1820A, a means to bring monster arrays to your desktop. Who said only the big boys could play this game?”
AMD’s 90nm Winchester CPU @ Legit Reviews
Legit Reviews :: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
“After having the 3500+ Winchester for almost two weeks I am very impressed with this CPU. It incorporates all the positives of the Newcastle it replaces, with a huge drop in operating temperatures…”
Beantech Igloo 11 Case Review
Overclocker Café :: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Thermaltake Silent PurePower Fanless PSU
SystemCooling :: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide
PCStats :: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
“Home networking can be a daunting topic for computer users who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of network technology, even if Windows XP’s new features make the process vastly easier than it used to be. To help home users out with this essential subject, Cisco Press recently released a new book entitled “Home Networking: A Visual Do-It-Yourself Guide,” this 175-page softcover book falls into the lower-priced category of computer guidebooks, which certainly makes it an easy addition to your tech library.”
