Oct.
25, 2003
SilenX Ultra
Quiet Temperature Controlled Case Fans
Author:
Roger (Hardware
Reviewer)
"These
fans perform fantastically. Airflow is impressive, the thermistor
is a nice feature for those who don't own a fan controller, and
the silence is golden. I am seriously considering ordering 2 of
these units to replace the remaining Antecs in my Lian-Li case."
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Enermax EHD-350
USB Enclosure
Author:
Craig Shyjak
"The
test copies, reads, and then deletes a file as many times as it
can in one minute. The results are based off of these values using
a file sized 512B, 32Kb, 256Kb, and 2MB. Higher values are better
in this test as well. The drive once again performed pretty well.
You obviously won't get the same speed from the drive using the
USB 2.0 interface as you would using the IDE interface but the
drive still is working well."
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VIA K8T800:
Asus K8V Deluxe
Author: Chris Tom
"Asus
has another fine AMD64 supporting motherboard in the K8V Deluxe.
It comes with great features and utilities and the backing of
good bios support. If you are looking for a home for your Athlon
64 then take a look
at the K8V Deluxe."
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Packard Bell
Fast Media PC Remote Control
Author:
Roger (Hardware
Reviewer)
"The Packard Bell
Fast Media Remote Control is a very good addition to a PC that
is used for multimedia (whether videos, music, tv, etc…).
The programmable options and variety of available software make
it easily customizable, meaning it can suit nearly anyone's needs."
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Oct.
23, 2003
Tt Purepower
560w PSU
Author:
Dean Barker
The Overclocker
Café has posted its review on the 560w power supply just
out from Thermaltake. Lots of useful features, one of which is
that all the lines are sleeved with shrink wrapped ends. Here’s
a snip of the review.
Power supply units
have really taken on some attention over the past year. Triple
fans, quad fans, LED fans, automatic speed control, manual fan
speed control and on and on. Lots of attention to the fans if
you hadn't guessed already. Some other areas of power supply units
have gone without that same attention to their finer details until
now. Thermaltake has brought out the latest in their Purepower
series. The Purepower 560w PSU looks not only at providing lots
of stable juice but at bringing lots of useful extras to the table.
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VL System's
INDY LED Front Audio Display
Author:
Roger (Hardware
Reviewer)
"I was
fairly disappointed with this product. There are too many issues
with the unit such as the stereo connector, the writing on the
faceplate, the loss of the case HDD activity LED and the lack
of any real options leave me craving a better display."
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Highpoint Rockethead100
SATA Convertor & AC Ryan EL SATA Cable
Author:
Roger (Hardware Reviewer)
"Several
weeks ago, I picked up two 120GB Western Digital HDDs… the
8MB cache specials. My plan was to span them and use them for
storage. My wife remarked that there is such a thing as too much
storage space.
I laughed at her.
Apparently I shouldn't
have. Luckily our couch is comfortable."
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Steelpad 4D
Mouse Pad
Author:
Gary Shrum
Today we are
going to look at the newest release from Steelpad, the Steelpad
4D. If you are a serious gamer and don't want to lose a frag under
any circumstances, then you really need to make sure you have
the right equipment to get the job done. Steelpad thinks they
have made what you are looking for in a high performance mouse
pad. So let's see what the Steelpad 4D is made of, and run it
through a few tests.
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Xoxide X-Dreamer
II Case
Author: Dan
(Duboids) Groff
" The
X-Dreamer II Case from Xoxide.com is a lower priced case geared
towards someone who likes a modified case but does not have the
skill or the will power to make the mod's themselves. With some
simple modifications they turned your average black case into
a true head turner. Xoxide carries a wide range of custom computer
cases, mod supplies, fans, and custom built systems. They really
target the person looking for accessories to make their system
stand out from the rest of the crowd. Keep in mind, this case
does not empty your wallet either."
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Crucial PC3200
DDR400
Author: Marc Guérette
"Everything
was running well so we will go up 1 MHZ at a time until we reached
our maximum over clock. As we approached the higher speeds, we
had freezing issue, and we had to increase the memory voltage
to 2.8v to maintain stability. At 3-4-4-10, I managed a maximum
over clock of 236MHz (472MHz DDR), but the ram fails the Memtest86
tests."
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Speed Strip
XP Unlocking Device
Author: Dean Barker
The Overclocker
Café has posted up their review on the Speed Strip XP Unlocking
Device. Pretty much a non permanent way of unlocking most XP processors.
Installation is no more difficult than installing your processor.
Here is a snip of the review...
Our multiplier adjustments
were unlocked as advertised giving us a range of 5 to 12.5 for
the multiplier. As a point of reference, the 2400 XP+ operates
on a 266MHz bus (133MHz x 2) with a multiplier of 15. After some
hit and miss we found the wall on our XP processor with the Speed
Strip. 398Mhz bus (199MHz x 2) with a multiplier of 12.5. That's
2.49Ghz!! To give you some perspective on this, the Athlon 3000
XP runs at 13 x 333Mhz (166Mhz x 2). That's 2.16GHz. Nuff said??
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Oct.
21, 2003
Antec Minuet
Case Review
"That's
right, this case only accepts half height expansion cards. That
said, integrated video and audio might be something to look for
when buying your hardware. The computer industry seems to be offering
more compact and full featured components (such as motherboards),
so it's not out of the question to have a decent computer crammed
into this case."
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New Article
at Flickerdown Data Systems: Multi-booting and your PC
"So you
want to multi boot eh? Ok...you don't want any OS to take charge
or change the way your PC boots? Ok...I've come up with a “different”
way to multi-boot up to 5 OSes... well actually I could make up
to 31-32 OSes...theoretically."
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Asetek WaterChill
Water Cooling Kit
"Asetek
is well known for their vapor phase cooling solution dubbed VapoChill.
Not long ago, Asetek entered the water-cooling market with the
WaterChill. Most of you know the benefits of using water-cooling.
They run quieter than air-cooled systems and have the capability
to provide much better temperatures. Water-cooling is becoming
more and more popular, especially with enthusiasts. They are neat
to use and can aid a lot in overclocking."
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Fw: Game Industry
Review, Part 3 of 8 at Flickerdown.com... NINTENDO
“Nintendo
single handedly resurrected the gaming industry. After Atari,
Coleco and Mattel fumbled, Nintendo picked up the ball, and scored
a touchdown. In 1984, Nintendo started to product test in North
America. The reviews about its NES system didn’t hold up
too well. Despite the lack luster reviews, Nintendo decided to
release the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America anyhow.
Luckily they did, as it created the first truly mainstream console
on American soil.“
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Aerocool UV
LED Fan
"In
today's market of case modding supplies there are lots of companies
making UV LED fans. Aerocool has a new line of UV LED fans they
are producing and that is what we are going to take a look at
today. Their company has been around since 2002 and they have
some really amazing modding products that they are putting out
into the market."
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Kingston HyperX
PC4000 Memory
"At 1/1
CPU and memory, we settled on a final OC of 270FSB. We did manage
275FSB, but even at 3.0v, the system was not stable. Actually,
the system was fairly stable at 271FSB at 3.0v, but occasionally
we locked up. 270FSB was rock solid, and we were able to drop
our voltage back to a safer 2.8v. Keep in mind that this all voids
any warranty, but nothing like living on the edge, eh?"
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