Black Friday Tech Deals
Windows A to Z :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
“The biggest shopping day of the year is just a few days away. You want to get on top of all the best Black Friday tech deals. The editors at WindowsAtoZ.com have searched the Web to find the best Black Friday tech deals.”
Kinc sets another world record – 1GHz GPU with GeForce 8800 GTX
Nordic Hardware :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
The last time we reported about Kinc’s progress he had managed to push our GeForce 8800 GTX card to over 900MHz GPU frequency. A neat increase from the 575MHz, which NVIDIA limits its partners to use, simply because there’s a risk of instability at higher frequencies. Kinc has now been able to reach a real milestone, namely over 1GHz clock frequency with the graphics core.
Zalman ZM600-HP 600 W Power Supply
Hardware Secrets :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
“Zalman ZM600-HP is a high-end power supply featuring a big 120-mm fan, an internal heatsink with a heat-pipe, modular cabling system and also EPS12V-compatible, being targeted to high-end SLI and CrossFire systems. Let’s take an in-depth look on this power supply. ”
Evercool PT02-9232CP Bifurcated Fin Heatsink
Frosty Tech :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
“The Intel ‘Prescott FMB2’ compliant Evercool PT02-9232CP heatsink is equipped with a 32x92x92mm 4-pin PWM fan that rotates at between 1300 and 4000RPM. When installed on a PWM fan compatible socket 775 motherboard, the fan will scale its speed from 4000RPM down to meet the immediate thermal needs of the processor without creating unnecessary noise. When the PT02-9232CP heatsink is connected to a standard three pin fan header however, the fan spins at its maximum speed of 4000 rpm by default.”
Cooler Round-Up Posted! 
Tech ARP :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
“If you are looking for a CPU cooler, make sure you take a look at our new CPU cooler round-up. We take some of the latest and most popular coolers to task and see how they really perform. Don’t buy that cooler until you have seen our results! ”
Noctua NF-R8 & NF-S12, 80mm & 120mm Case Fans Review
ReviewDesk :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
“After looking at the specs and checking out that sweet 6 year warranty, it would appear that these fans have been well-designed. The packaging they came in is even well-designed. Taking a look at their website would lead you again to the same conclusion: they know what they’re doing when it comes to design. My only question is, what’s up with the earth tones? I’m not trying to hate on their color scheme or anything, but it seems like they should provide us with different colors to choose from.”
BartPE
PC Mech :: Thursday, November 23, 2006
regular readers may notice a recurring theme for this week; that of the Windows tweaking variety. See my reviews of nLite and AutoPatcher for more on how to customize your Windows installation. This week however, I take a slightly different tack, looking at a way to boot your system without Windows, to fix a troubled installation, backup data and get your system back on track. So let’s take a look at Bart PE v3.1.10a.
abit AB9 Pro Motherboard Review
Motherboards.org :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Performance on the AB9 Pro board was excellent, typical of the 965 chipset series motherboards seen thus far. Overclocking on the board went well, with uGuru clocking the CPU up to 10% above default with no stability issues and the FSB clocking to 350MHz at maximum. Not the highest ever seen, but not bad either.
ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP Edition Motherboard Review
NV News :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The only real negative to this board is that as it came to the game so late, it has been completely overshadowed by the new nForce 680i. The latest and greatest from NVIDIA features the C55 northbridge chip (whereas this board has the older C19) – which should allow for much more reliable and higher overclocking – along with many other features for a price not that far above the P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP.
Asrock ALiveNF6G-DVI AM2 motherboard
Pro Clockers :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
One such motherboard that will do very well in a new HTPC/SFF build is the ALiveNF6G-DVI from Asrock. The board is small and packed full of multimedia features that will serve the needs of many. Integrated sound and video are a part of the board’s arsenal, and for the person who needs a little more there is an additional PCI-e slot and a couple of PCI slots to expand on. Now let’s take a look at the ALiveNF6G-DVI.
The World’s Most High-Tech Urinal
John Chow :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
By day, the Urilift is lowered below street level for a nice clean look. Then at night, an operator comes by with a remote and the Urilift hydraulically lifts to sidewalk level in about two minutes. Then the unit is ready to serve all the nighttime party animals who don’t mind peeing in a very exposed public urinal.
Thermaltake Silent Water All-in-One Liquid CPU Cooling System Review
Tweaknews :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“The Silent Water all in one liquid cooling system from Thermaltake is an interesting product in some respects. The small size and mounting options make it compatible with many cases without modification. It offers the novice watercooler a complete, easily installed solution that has fairly wide compatibility at a very reasonable cost.”
Pertelian X2040 V4 USB LCD
Viper Lair :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“Yes, there are a lot of LCD’s out there on the market that are able to do most of the things the Pertelian X2040 can do, but the X2040 takes things a step further and adds quite a bit more interactions in the form of the IRC, eBay, IM and Forum watch plug ins. Like I said early on, I have never owned an LCD before, but in my quick search around the net looking at other LCD unit’s the Pertelian X2040 was the only one I found that offers these types of plug ins, and it does it at a significantly lower cost when compared to other 4 x 20 LCD’s.”
ASRock ALiveNF6G-DVI Micro-ATX Motherboard Review
Virtual Hideout :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The ASRock AliveNF6G-DVI is an excellent little motherboard with lots of potential. It’s great for people who are on a budget and can’t afford a higher end graphics cards. The add-on DVI graphics adapter is a nice touch for users with a DVI on their monitor.”
Lian Li PC-B20A All-Aluminum ATX Case
Bjorn 3d :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Well known to computer enthusiasts and gamers alike, Lian Li has built a name based on performance and quality above everything else. Every single product released by Lian Li has had meticulous attention paid to details which the competition usually ignores. Clearly, there is no equal to Lian Li, especially in terms of construction and craftsmanship, but even the closest competitors have learned not to try and one-up Lian Li at their own game. In this review, the Lian Li PC-B20A (A for Aluminum Finish) mid-tower ATX computer case is up for close inspection. Labeled as part of the Classical Silent family from Lian Li, you will soon see if this should deserve to be your next investment.
Cooler Master Aquaviva Review
Techware Labs :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“Cooler Master is no stranger to cases and cooling and we were quite pleased to see another innovative product land on our doorsteps. The current self contained systems either aren’t up to par with my performance standards or they are a bit too expensive. I never understood why more manufacturer’s haven’t released more self contained liquid cooling systems. Let’s face it, not everyone has the time, patience or technical know-how to purchase an all out water cooling kit with separate components. It can also get very expensive and messy if you don’t know what you are doing.”
Inter-Tech NitroX 750W PSU Review
Technic 3d :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The new Inter-Tech NitroX 750W (IT-7750GS)PSU arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review a Big PSU with a very small Price.”
nVidia nForce 680i SLI Chipset – Core 2 Enthusiasts Dream?
Tweak Town :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
When nVidia announced its first 500 series chipset for the Intel platform, the market was looking forward to a chipset that could perform, after seeing how well the AMD variants worked. We were all expecting to get our Core 2’s blazing on the 500 series for Intel; unfortunately, nVidia dropped the ball here. While a new MCP was introduced, the Northbridge or SPP as its known from nVidia was the same C19 chip that was used on the nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition, the same woeful memory controller and overclocks followed yet still remained fairly popular due to SLI support.
Four 120mm Fans Compared
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“We test four 120mm fans which aim to provide lots of airflow at low noise levels. In this roundup 2 models from Noctua and 2 from Sharkoon are compared to one of the best from our previous 17-fan roundup.”
Corsair HX620W Modular Power Supply Review
PC Stats :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“Corsair is the king of enthusiast grade memory, and now the company is setting its’ sights on another important and often unacknowledged component of a modern high end PC – the power supply. The Corsair HX620W power supply is the companies first ever, and this unit certainly has many good things going for it. First off the Corsair HX620W power supply has received nVIDIA SLI and ATi CrossFire certification, so you know it’s not a piece of junk. The 620W wattage rating is a sustained value, not peak. Lastly, it comes in a very pretty modular cable design. ”
Thermaltake Orchestra
techPowerUp! :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Passive cooling without fans is the holy grail of cooling because it does not add annoying fan noise to your system. While this is almost impossible using air cooling, Thermaltake has engineered an external watercooling solution that can keep a modern CPU cool without any fans. Thermaltake’s Orchestra is very easy to install, even for novices, and comes with everything included to get you up and running.
Akasa AK-960E Socket 775 Heatsink Reviewed
FrostyTech :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“The Akasa AK-960E heatsink is designed for socket 775 Intel Pentium 4/D and Core 2 Duo processors. As with most heatsinks that are vying to push the stock thermal solution out of the PC, the AK-960E comes equipped with a Pulse Width Modulation controlled fan that can scale between 500-3000RPM. In other words, when your PC is running on idle, the fan will slow down to reduce noise. When the processor is knee deep in a stream of number crunching, the fan spins up to meet the heat. This approach is soon to be the standard for all heatsinks, whether they be for CPU, GPU or chipset thermal solutions.”
Swiftech MCW-RAMcool VGA Memory Waterblock Review
OCIA :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“As with all products from Swiftech, you get everything you need to install and connect their products to your current system. There are three sets of Swiftech’s “Patent Pending” “F” style connectors in the most popular US sizes (1/2″, 3/8″ and 1/4″), so you shouldn’t have any problems connecting the MCW-Ramcool to your current system regardless of the tubing size that you’re running now. Swiftech has also included all necessary tube clamps, 1 foot of 1/4″ tubing, as well as a small tube of Arctic Silver Ceramique thermal paste.”
NZXT Adamas Premium Aluminum Chassis Review
Big Bruin :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Gamers are always looking for new and exciting products to make their rig customized to their liking. NZXT has sent over the Adamas Premium Aluminum Chassis, but it does not seem like the typical NZXT case. It looks nothing like the flashy Apollo they sent us back in August, and it has a more refined appearance which I prefer.
Plextor PlexEraser PX-OE100E
Club Overclocker :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Plextor has sent over a new product for us to test that gives a whole new meaning to the word “burner”. The PlexEraser PX-OE100E is the only device that we know of on the market today that actually destroys the data layer portion of a CD or DVD to make the data unreadable.
Cooler Master Eclipse CPU Cooler
Think Computers :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“So many CPU coolers are the same in design. It is hard to create a good performing CPU cooler whose design sets itself apart from the rest. Well today we will be looking at the Cooler Master Eclipse CPU cooler and its design is something that I have never seen before. We will see if its design hinders its performance against other AM2 CPU coolers that we have previously tested. So let’s check it out!”
Abit AN9-32X AM2 NVIDIA 590-SLI Motherboard Review 
Virtual Hideout :: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
“The ABIT AN9-32X brings a quality configured package with ample features and superb performance to anyone needing a reliable platform for their single or dual graphics needs. This is a serious platform for the serious user demanding the best from their system.”
Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC2-5300 
LAN Addict :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
To sum it all up, would I buy this RAM if I had the chance? Definitely. It performs great and it looks nice. I know not all of us notice at how pretty something looks, but in the world of computers now, with clear side cases, LED fans, cold cathodes and the like it, definitely is getting to be the norm to look nice. And this RAM definitely gets point for that as well, with the blue LEDs along the base of the RAM, and the chasing LEDs on the top to show activity.
ASUS P5W64 Wall Street Quartet Professional
LostCircuits :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Dual Core CPUs have come, and they have been upped again by Quad Core processors. Multithreading or concurrent processing of threads are the latest, if possible, in combination with multi display configurations. This analytical market is where ASUS is pushing its latest creation: the P5W64 Wall Street Quartet, equipped with four full-length PCIe slots (x16 form factor) and, at least in theory capable of running four individual video cards. In the case of dual display cards, that will allow a total of eight monitors to be powered by a single system. In most cases, a system like this will run desktop extensions with spreadsheets and charts on the different monitors but we thought this would be boring. So we set out to run two GeForce 7800GTs in SLI for gaming, complemented by a single NVidia Quadro FX1400 for concurrent CAD processing. That was really all we could squeeze into the slots without overheating and shorting out everything. Well, we tried a few other things, too…
Corsair’s Dominator memory modules
Tech Report :: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
WE DON’T COVER MEMORY much here at TR—it’s largely a commodity product; performance doesn’t vary between modules running at the same speed and timings; and true overclocking potential is difficult to quantify with a limited sample size. However, when we spotted Corsair’s innovative new Dominator memory modules and cooler at Computex, we knew we had to get our hands on a set to test. At the time, the DIMMs were running at an effective 1224MHz with surprisingly reasonable 5-5-5-15 timings and what appeared to be relatively simple air cooling.
Cooling is the crux of Corsair’s new Dominator modules, and there’s more to the equation than forced airflow and a flashy clip-on heatsink. The actual DIMM design has been tweaked for more effective heat dissipation, allowing for higher speeds with tighter timings than we’ve seen from other DDR2 modules. Read on to see just how far we were able to push Corsair’s Dominators and what it takes to keep them cool.
