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DFI NB70-SC Motherboard

posted: February 7, 2002 @ 3:35 EST by: ryan

TweakTown has just posted a review of the DFI NB70-SC Motherboard. Here's a snip:

"DFI is a company that has been dealing with OEM corporations for some time now. But it seems that they are in line to jump into the wonderful world of "Overclocking Enthusiasts" full bore. So come join TweakTown as they take a look at the DFI NB70-SC Motherboard. It's time to see if the folks at DFI have a contender on their hands."

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PixelView Titanium Ti200

posted: February 6, 2002 @ 7:02 EST by: ryan

MikHailTech has posted up their review of a very nice Ti200 offering from Prolink, the PixelView Titanium. Performs quite nicely, looks great and has a decent price tag. Here's a quote:

"Our test subject, the Prolink GF3 Ti200 card beats the Leadtek counterpart in all 3DMark tests, even though only by a small margin. The Ti500 produces much better results but the question is: do you really need it? You also have to consider the tests were run on a very powerful CPU that is also expensive so it doesn't quite fit in a value system while the Ti200 is designed for value systems. My opinion is the Ti200 has very decent results and with a bit of overclocking (trust me, the Ti200 has a lot of OC potential which I'll discuss later) you can almost reach Ti500 performance, so why pay $100 extra when you don't really need it and new cards will be available until the next time you get an upgrade?"

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Drive Painting Guide

posted: February 6, 2002 @ 7:01 EST by: ryan

VoidYourWarranty.net has updated their site again, this one with an article showing you how to make those ugly beige drives look elite in your new silver aluminum cases. Here's a quote from the article:

"Plenty of people paint their bezels silver to match, and this looks ok. There is no way to match the brushed finish of a Lian Li with paint though, so the truly obsessed modder is most likely going to start thinking about alternatives. I want to present you with my work: custom made faceplates from Lian Li bay covers for the drives and accessories."

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Fan Wiring Guide

posted: February 6, 2002 @ 7:00 EST by: ryan

Extreme Overclocking has posted up a how-to wire in a switch to the fan on the Thermaltake Volcano 7 fan.

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Everglide Gaming Mat

posted: February 6, 2002 @ 6:59 EST by: ryan

SLCentral.com has posted a review of the Everglide Gaming Mat. The latest mousepad design to come out of Everglide is flexible and thin. Its textured vinyl surface, rubber base, and 84 square inches of area make it a wonderful solution for more applications than just gaming. Here's a quote:

"The design of the Gaming Mat is placed underneath the .012-inch vinyl surface, meaning that it won't rub off over time. Five designs are available, Cyborg being the one you see in the larger photo. Among the others are "Asian Swords", "Celtic Arms", "Works", and "Special Ops". As far as the texture of the surface is concerned, it is composed of tiny donuts, with the hope that dust and grime will fall into the gaps between them. Cleaning is as simple as wiping a damp cloth across it every now and again. The 3M Precise Mousing Surface had similar peaks and valleys, but wore out after a couple of weeks with frequent usage. Below you can see macro pictures that I snapped of the Everglide pad on the left and the 3M pad on the right."

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New Global Win Heatsinks

posted: February 5, 2002 @ 7:13 EST by: ryan

OverclockedCafe has posted up their latest review, this time checking out the Global WIN SAK-38 and the CAK-II 68. Here's a quote:

"Like everyone involved in overclocking, I am always in search of the "perfect" cooling solution, I also am part of that club who's motto is "If it can't be air cooled - I ain't going to do it", that isn't to dis all the liquid cooling aficionados out there in reader-land, I'm just to damn lazy to deal with the additional hassles of water cooling."

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Hardware Price Index

posted: February 5, 2002 @ 7:12 EST by: ryan

The Tech Zone has updated their Hardware Price Index for Tuesday Feb. 5th. The price index tracks the price movements of CPU, RAM, video cards and pretty much everything else you need to build a computer with. Can you believe you can get an Athlon XP2000+ for just $273.93? It's true! Check it full index here.

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Arctic Silver 3 Review

posted: February 5, 2002 @ 7:12 EST by: ryan


EXHardware has posted up a review of the Arctic Silver 3 thermal compound. Here's a snip:

"Unlike AS2, Arctic Silver recommends that AS3 be allowed a "run in" period of 50 to 200 hours to allow the thermal compound to thicken slightly to fill in the microscopic valleys of the processor core and the heatsink. The color of the AS3 thermal compound is slightly different from AS2 and the original AS as well. We observed that the color of the compound changes slightly under different lighting conditions, silver-green in color instead of AS2's silver color. According to Arctic Silver, the reason behind this is because AS3 makes use of three different shapes and sizes of silver particles as well as a small percentage of micronized boron nitride."

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Enermax FS-710BB Review

posted: February 5, 2002 @ 7:11 EST by: ryan

MikHailTech has posted up their review of the Enermax FS-710BB server case. Here's a quote:

"Because the upper cage is used primarily for housing external 3.5" drives, there's no fan bracket. The lower cage is different. This is the same one used up front and on the rear of the case, allowing for the placement of an 80mm model and acting as a sort of hard drive cooler. Naturally, this pushes the drives out a bit which could present some difficulties in hooking everything up. If you run into such an issue, you'll be glad to know that the bracket is removable, which in turns allows for a "normal" drive installation. On a final note, both racks are very sturdy and well designed."

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P4 with DDR Memory

posted: February 4, 2002 @ 7:10 EST by: ryan

Interested in taking a look back at how the performance of the Pentium 4 has scaled up to 2 GHz? Or how about an early look at what you can expect from a 533 MHz FSB/DDR333 combo? Read on, as HardwareAnalysis investigates the performance of the Pentium 4 with DDR memory.

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Philips 15" Flat Panel Display

posted: February 4, 2002 @ 7:09 EST by: ryan

The Tech Zone takes a look at a Philips 15" Flat Panel Display, the 150P2M. With an integrated power supply, the monitor conveniently adapts to a variety of mounting configurations and you can rotate the orientation of the monitor from landscape to portrait mode to more easily view documents or a full Internet page on a single screen. Check the full review here.

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Samsung 171B LCD Review

posted: February 4, 2002 @ 7:08 EST by: ryan

PCStats has posted up their review of the Samsung Syncmaster 171B LCD Display:

"The two-tone black and silver display with its side mounted controls breaks from tradition, while giving users a very clean, and very stylish looking display. The 171B series uses a 17" a-si TFT/PVA (Pattern Vertical Alignment) 1280x1024 resolution screen for viewing comparable to that of a 19" CRT display. The TFT panel is capable of displaying 16.7 Million colors, and features a 0.264mm dot pitch, contrast ratio of 400:1, brightness of 240 cd/m2, pixel response time of 25ms and exceptionally wide viewing angles (80/80/80/80)."

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Actiontec USB 802.11b

posted: February 4, 2002 @ 7:07 EST by: ryan

The Overclocker Cafe' just finished up their review of the Actiontec USB 802.11b Wireless Adapters. Couple transfer rates up to 11 Mbps with the ability of USB to "hot swap" and you have your self a real winner of a network solution. Here is a snip of the review:

"That isn't cheap for a network but then again, to have the ability to hot swap network connections with such a small device, transfer at rates up to 11 Mbps, as well as being able to set it up in a matter of five minutes may very well justify the price to a large number of you. For me, I'll be sending e-mails and surfing the web while lounging in a lawn chair outside in the sun this summer!"

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Directron Case Accessories

posted: February 1, 2002 @ 3:15 EST by: ryan

Virtual-Hideout.Net has just posted a review of Directron's Appiques and Wiring Accessories. Here's a snip from the review:

"Time for another accessory "showcase" article for you guys. I do this from time to time to show you guys the little things on the market that you may be missing out on while you're all caught up in the hype of the newest, fastest, biggest, baddest, and most expensive toy on the market. While those are fun to have , and heck even "must have's" for most of us geeks....Ya need the little stuff too!..LOL! In this article I'm gonna give you a closer look at some of the new accessories from Directron.com for you DIY'ers and some neat little adapters that we've all needed at one point or another and well, had to hack one together ourselves, or find another way....heh."

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AudioTrack MAYA Review

posted: February 1, 2002 @ 3:14 EST by: ryan

NeoSeeker has posted their review of the AudioTrack MAYA Soundcard.

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Iwill DVD266u-RN Review

posted: February 1, 2002 @ 3:13 EST by: ryan

Viahardware has posted a review of Iwill's DVD266u-RN dual CPU motherboard. Here's a clip from the review:

"Last time we looked at this board it was a preview of a pre-production model which actually we liked very much. This preview article has been updated as we take a look at a retail board that Iwill has sent us. If you have already read the preview, you may want to skip ahead to the benchmarks since the bulk of the information is the same. There have been no layout changes or much of anything else changed. There were some components removed on the retail board to allow the LAN chip more power, which it needed and was the cause of the flaky LAN operations with the pre-production board. The main point of this article is to follow up on what we already know, to see if Iwill fixed the LAN problem, and to see if Iwill managed to squeeze out any more performance form this board. So read on to find out the details of the board, or go right to the benchmarks if you are already familiar with the board."

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MSI GeForce4 MX440

posted: February 1, 2002 @ 3:13 EST by: ryan

T-Break has the skinny on the MSI GeForce4 MX440, based on the GeForce4.

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Vantec Rounded Cables

posted: January 31, 2002 @ 3:59 EST by: ryan

Extreme Overclocking has posted up a review on the Vantec Clear & Shielded Rounded Cables.

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Mobile HDD Rack

posted: January 31, 2002 @ 3:58 EST by: ryan

MikHailTech takes a look at a mobile HDD rack from Kingwin. Here's a quote:

"The rack is very well pieced together yet can be fully disassembled by removing all screws. There is a minimum of plastic parts: only the front bezel and the rear connectors. This in turn allows for the use of more aluminum which should in theory provide for better cooling. The top plate isn't a solid plate either. Instead, it has many ridges to maximize surface area for better heat dissipation. While the top doesn't come into physical contact with the drive, some of the hot air that rises from within warms up the aluminum slightly and then travels to the fins."

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Dr. Thermal TI-V77N HSF

posted: January 31, 2002 @ 3:57 EST by: ryan

TweakTown has just posted a review of the Dr. Thermal TI-V77N HSF. Here's a snip:

"Remember a little while back when we raved at the retention system of the Dr. Thermal TI-V86N HSF? Well there's another model running around, and this time it features a larger footprint and fan to help in those cooling chores. So come join TweakTown as they take a closer look at the Dr. Thermal TI-V77N HSF. It's time to see if it has what it takes to be a part of your overclocked system."

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RCA Lyra 2 MP3 Player

posted: January 30, 2002 @ 7:07 EST by: ryan

NeoSeeker has posted their review of the new RCA Lyra 2 MP3 player which comes with a built in FM tuner.

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Samsung SyncMaster 181B

posted: January 30, 2002 @ 7:06 EST by: ryan

IANAG has posted up their review of the Samsung SyncMaster 181B:

"The SyncMaster is Samsungs latest 18" flat panel. It may not be loaded with features but the image quality is great. Believe it or not 18" flat panels are starting to come down to the affordable range."

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Cool Cheap Mouse

posted: January 30, 2002 @ 7:05 EST by: ryan

OC-Melbourne has a guide to a cheap (less than $AU20 [US$10]) effective mouse mod which will undoubtedly turn heads at a LAN.

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Platform Conference 2002

posted: January 29, 2002 @ 10:23 EST by: ryan

Viahardware has posted an article on Platform Conference 2002. Here is a clip from the article:

Platform Conference was held on January 23-24th, and had several companies showing off new technology and holding sessions to learn about upcoming technology. The Platform Conference also provides a good environment to network with your peers and talk with industry experts about current and new technology. And hey, they have free breakfast and lunch while you're there ;)

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Better Online Communication

posted: January 29, 2002 @ 10:22 EST by: ryan

PC911 is featuring an article about better online communication.

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Asus V8200 Ti500 Review

posted: January 29, 2002 @ 10:22 EST by: ryan

PCStats has posted up their review of the Pure Videocard.

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Iwill XP-333 Review

posted: January 29, 2002 @ 10:21 EST by: ryan

T-Break has just published a review of Iwill's latest revision to the XP-333 board. Here's a bit from the review:

"Some time back we had taken a look at an Engineering Sample of the Iwill XP-333-R Motherboard and were impressed by it. It was the first board to feature ATA-133 as well as DDR-333 support for the AMD platform- although "unofficially." Fast-forward today and we still don't have official DDR-333 support for the AMD platform, although both SiS with their 745 chipset and VIA with their KT-333 chipset will make it happen soon. Until that day, we have the Iwill XP-333 and today we've received the latest retail board versioned 2.1 from Iwill."

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AIW Radeon 8500DV

posted: January 28, 2002 @ 7:05 EST by: ryan

So you like the All-In-Wonder 7500 but you want more performance and you’re willing to pay the price? Then The Tech Zone has the answer for you as they take a look at the ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV. The All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500DV is like the All-in-Wonder Radeon 7500 but it has more. More power, more features, more inputs, more money and 100% support for DirectX 8.1. Check the full review here.

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Dynatron DC1206BM HS

posted: January 28, 2002 @ 7:05 EST by: ryan

Extreme Overclocking has posted up a review of the Dynatron DC1206BM R 1U heatsink.

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ATi Radeon 7500 Review

posted: January 28, 2002 @ 7:04 EST by: ryan

The Canadian folks at RatedPC managed to survive through the dreaded artic weekend up there and posted a comprehensive review of ATi Radeon 7500.

"Radeon 7500 was not the fastest video card to come out in 2001, but it was certainly one of the best value buys. Even when the original Radeon came out it was not the fastest, but it was ahead of its time. It had the most complete set of features, but that didn't attract gamers since its the frames per second numbers that show up on benchmark graphs. Thanks to those very same overlooked features Radeon 7500 is still able to compete with higher end video cards of today, even though it is based on seemingly outdate technology. For instance, it is with the help of HyperZ that it is able to demonstrate good performance at higher resolutions, not just the increase in clock speed."

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