ECS K7S-5A Mobo Review
posted: October 6, 2001 @ 3:43 EDT by: ryan
HardCoreWare has posted up a review of the ECS K7S-5A Motherboard (SiS Athlon DDR).
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Speeze Copper HSF Review
posted: October 5, 2001 @ 6:05 EDT by: ryan
NeoSeeker has posted their review of the new socket 370/A copper HSF from Speeze. Here's a piece:
"Games and multi-tasking can really turn up the heat on your CPU. If you suffer from a smoking hot core you might what to try Speeze's new cooling solution. Speeze's new product 5E055B1H3R, named the "Copper Rock", is supposedly the smaller brother of the "Big Rock". It would nice to see how the "Copper Rock" compares to its Big Brother."
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Belkin USB UPS Review
posted: October 5, 2001 @ 6:04 EDT by: ryan
VirtualHideout has posted up a review of the Belkin 650VA Regulator Pro USB UPS.
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Philips Acoustic Edge Rv.
posted: October 4, 2001 @ 7:42 EDT by: ryan
HardwareAnalysis has posted their review of the Philips Acoustic Edge Soundcard.
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Elitegroup K7S5A Mainboard
posted: October 4, 2001 @ 7:41 EDT by: ryan
X-bit labs has posted a review of the Elitegroup K7S5A Mainboard.
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Spire 5T060B1H3R Heatsink
posted: October 4, 2001 @ 7:41 EDT by: ryan
FrosteyTech has posted up http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=833">a review of the Spire 5T060B1H3R Heatsink.
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Belkin Cable/DSL Router
posted: October 4, 2001 @ 7:40 EDT by: ryan
NewsForge has posted a review of Belkin's new Cable/DSL router.
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Crucial 256mb DDR
posted: October 4, 2001 @ 7:39 EDT by: ryan
MikHailTech has posted their review of Crucial's 256mb DDR RAM stick. Here's a quote:
"The stick itself bears the general characteristics of most units made with Micron chips. It's a 256mb part, PC2100, CL2.5, unbuffered, non-parity, 2.5v, arranged in a 32meg x 64 array. Also, it's the usual 184-pin DIMM with a 64-bit data path. There's no ECC and it's not registered, so don't expect to use more than three of these sticks in a motherboard that has 4 slots (like the Abit KG7-R). Unlike a lot of manufacturers, Crucial memory is made from a 6-layer PCB as opposed to the 4-layer build of the competition. Speaking of competition, I decided to pit it up against another 256mb part I got. I'm referring to the previously reviewed Micron DDR stick."
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Abit GeForce3 Review
posted: October 3, 2001 @ 6:32 EDT by: ryan
[H]ardOCP has posted up a review of the Abit GeForce3.
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Thermalright CB-6L Heatsink
posted: October 3, 2001 @ 6:30 EDT by: ryan
PCStats has posted up a review of the Thermalright CB-6L Heatsink:
"Given the unique technology of the CB-6L we were a bit disappointed to see in come in so far behind the other coolers. In retrospect this shouldn't be much of a surprise really. The other reference coolers all use higher-power fans to improve the sheer volume of air moving throughout their fins, and the CB-6L can't keep up. In the end, this heatsink is relegated to the OEM class pile, and while it may be perfectly fine for your average sub 1Ghz system, there are better choices out there to consider."
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Prolink XX-Player GeForce3
posted: October 3, 2001 @ 6:29 EDT by: ryan
TweakTown has just posted a review of the Prolink XX-Player GeForce3. Here's a snip:
"GeForce3... The name kind of says it all. But what if you're looking for a means to do some video editing also? Come join TweakTown as we take you on a tour of the Prolink XX-Player GeForce3 Video Card. Solid numbers combined with a good software package equates to some fun times ahead."
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Hardware Price Index
posted: October 2, 2001 @ 6:24 EDT by: ryan
The Tech Zone has updated their Hardware Price Index for Tuesday, October 2nd. Hard to believe you can get a 1.33Ghz TBird for just $100.00 now.
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OCZ Dominator Review
posted: October 2, 2001 @ 6:23 EDT by: ryan
The Overclocker Cafe' just finished their review of the OCZ Dominator.
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Max Payne Review
posted: October 2, 2001 @ 6:22 EDT by: ryan
BoomGames has posted their review of Max Payne.
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Iwill KK266plus-R Review
posted: October 2, 2001 @ 6:21 EDT by: ryan
Overclockers Online has posted a review of the IWill, the KK266plus-R. The board has onboard RAID, superb 6 channel onboard sound, overclocking and tweaking options, and much more. Snip:
"To check out what our KK266plus-R was capable of, we decided to test it by using the fastest AMD CPU currently available (the Athlon 1.4GHz) and some fast OCZ Performance Max SDRAM (pretested stable @ 175MHz CAS3) to be sure the memory doesn't act as a bottleneck. After some serious experimenting, I found out that the KK266plus-R is capable of running my Athlon CPU and the memory @ 161MHz CAS3 and @ 153MHz CAS2. That's quite an achievement, don't you think??"
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Archos MP3 Jukebox Recorder
posted: October 1, 2001 @ 7:00 EDT by: ryan
PCStats has posted up a review of the Archos MP3 Jukebox Recorder:
"There are many MP3 players out on the market to choose from. Generally these portable music players fall into two categories, high capacity harddrive-based storage and low capacity flash-based storage. The Archos Jukebox 3000 MP3 player definitely falls into the high capacity category. With 6.0 Gigs of space it will easily store anyone's MP3 collection, and a whole lot more."
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CPU/Memory Watch Update
posted: October 1, 2001 @ 6:59 EDT by: ryan
SystemLogic.net has posted an update to their CPU/Memory Watch. This week in processors we see retail P4's go up in price. In memory DDR prices go down as well as PC600 and PC700 Rambus. PC100 and PC133 prices take a fall once again as well.
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Rounded ATA/100 Cables
posted: October 1, 2001 @ 6:59 EDT by: ryan
Klatoo has taken a look at the infamous rounded ATA100 IDE cables that everyone has come to know and love (yes you do). It's a brief article, basically to see if they provide any added airflow/cooling benefits, or if they are just for show:
"The big question on my mind was "Are they just another pretty face?" I have been using "home grown" rounded cables for a while, and although I had never done a comparison with flat cables, common sense says "round is better," the smother more aerodynamic edges don't disrupt the case air circulation quite so bad."
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MSI MX400 Review
posted: October 1, 2001 @ 6:58 EDT by: ryan
VIAHardware.com has posted a review of the MSI MX400 Pro-VT32S Video Card. Here's a quote:
"The MS-8833 includes all the features of the MX400 chip, and also includes Video-In and Video-Out (TV) support, as well as DVD software and video editing software (and the 183MHz memory clock of course). You might think that with the extra software you will be paying more for this card than others. You would be right, but the difference isn't as plain as price. The MS-8833 runs ~$80-85, with other MX400 based video cards costing ~$5-15 less. The catch? Most other MX400 based cards don't have the TV-Out at all, and certainly won't let you edit movies."
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OCZ Dominator Review
posted: October 1, 2001 @ 6:57 EDT by: ryan
OCZ Dominator Microfin Heatsink review:
"The microfin technology combined with the 38mm focused flow fan are a powerful combination and the performance factor is hard to ignore. The clip works well, and is easy to engage without the need for tools which is always nice to see. I think the noise produced by the fan will limit the in-house applications of this combo to the die-hard, or acoustically insulated cases. Still it is one nicely built cooler, and with that big fan and grill up top kind of looks deadly powerful, which it is."
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Thermoengine Review
posted: September 30, 2001 @ 4:00 EDT by: ryan
Overclockers.au has posted up http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/a_thermoengine/">a review of the thermoengine coolers.
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New Radeon & GeForce
posted: September 30, 2001 @ 4:00 EDT by: ryan
3DCenter.de has some info on the upcoming ATi Radeon 7500/8500 and nVidia Titanium.
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Mountain Heatsink Review
posted: September 29, 2001 @ 10:07 EDT by: ryan
Akasa Silver Mountain Heatsink Review:
"As shiny as the silver coating is on the Akasa heatsink, it really won't influence thermal results by any significant degree however. What the silver coating will do is prevent the underlying copper from oxidizing. Provided the silver coating is thick enough, it may even fill in some small gaps between the 18 sets of mechanically joined fins to the 6mm thick base plate."
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Z43 Photo Printer Review
posted: September 29, 2001 @ 10:06 EDT by: ryan
NeoSeeker has posted their review of the Z43 Photo printer from Lexmark. Here's a snippet:
"After having reviewed the impressive Z33 budget printer, we decided to take a look at some more of Lexmark’s offerings. Thus we were faced with the $99US Z43, which features a 2400x1200dpi for both black and white prints in all paper types. It also lays claim to a speedy 12ppm black and 6ppm color print speed."
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Maxtor D540X 100GB Review
posted: September 28, 2001 @ 5:57 EDT by: ryan
NewsForge has recently posted a joint review of the Maxtor D540X 80 gigabyte and 536DX 100 gigabyte hard drives from Maxtor under Linux.
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Samsung SW-216 CDRW
posted: September 28, 2001 @ 5:56 EDT by: ryan
IANAG has posted up a review of the SW-216 Samsung's latest CD-RW. It is one of the cheapest 16x burners around. It comes with AOpen's new Just Link technology which is similar but supperior to BURN Proof.
"While you may have a 52x CD-ROM, the rating of 52X is a maximum rating, and on the inside tracks of the CD where the CD-ROM starts reading from, you are only going to get about 16x at the most. CD Recorders speeds are based on a CLV rating not a CAV rating like the most CD-ROMs past 8x, which means they burn at the same speed throughout the CD. So your 24x burner will actually start burning at 24x while your 52X CD-ROM is only starting to read at 16X, which will cause a buffer underrun error, but more likely your 24x burner has BURN Proof or Just Link enabled and your burner temporarily stops and waits for the CD-ROM to catch up and then resumes the burn, slowing the overall process."
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Gen-X Tech 1.3@1.6GHz
posted: September 28, 2001 @ 5:54 EDT by: ryan
SystemLogic.net has posted a review of the Gen-X Tech 1.3@1.6GHz Combo. The combo from Gen-X Tech features a stable 1.3GHz Athlon overclocked at 1.6GHz. For $449, is this a steal?
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Wolfenstien MP Test Review
posted: September 28, 2001 @ 5:54 EDT by: ryan
hardCOREware has posted up a review of the Return to Wolfenstien MP test.
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Vantec CCK-6027D Review
posted: September 27, 2001 @ 2:29 EDT by: ryan
FrostyTech has posted up a review of the Vantec CCK-6027D copper heatsink:
"The question is, how will the shorter CCK-6027D compete against the larger CCK-6035D? Which one should you be thinking about getting? One of these two heatsinks outperforms the other, and it isn't the heatsink you think it is. That's right, where size doesn't matter, fin density does, and this copper cooler from Vantec has got a few tricks up its' sleeves that surprised even us."
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Nvidia GeForce3 Review
posted: September 27, 2001 @ 2:27 EDT by: ryan
Hard Tecs 4U presents their review of nVIDIAs GeForce3.
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Iwill KK266+ Review
posted: September 27, 2001 @ 2:27 EDT by: ryan
Octools has just posted their review of the Iwill KK266+.
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Socket A Cooler Roundup
posted: September 26, 2001 @ 6:06 EDT by: ryan
Overclockers Melbourne have put a few coolers under the microscope in their latest Socket A cooler roundup. Coolers from more than 5 different manufacturers are examined under both stock conditions and on overclocked CPU's with 2 different fans, in order to accurately measure the heatsinks capability.
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DTI1 2015XLS 15 LCD
posted: September 26, 2001 @ 6:06 EDT by: ryan
Overclocked Cafe has finished their review of DTI's 2015XLS 15" monitor. It's a flat panel LCD, that provides a "3D experience", well the illusion of 3D, with the ability to toggle between 2D and 3D.
"Before we look at whether or not this thing really works, let's take a look at how it works it's magic. Basically, it takes advantage of how our own eyes and brain perceive images by essentially displaying two 512x768 images stretched across the screen. The left image appears on odd columns where the right image appears on even columns. Both images are shown simultaneously using an 'illumination plate' behind the LCD panel. DTI uses this to perform what they call 'parallax illumination'. Your brain takes the two images and combines them to form an apparent 3D image. Think about the 'Red/Blue glasses' type of 3D and how it works. A slightly different image is seen by the left and right eyes, creating an illusion of depth when the images are combined in our brains."
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Aopen AX37 Mobo Review
posted: September 26, 2001 @ 6:04 EDT by: ryan
TweakTown has just posted a review of the Aopen AX37 Plus Motherboard. Here's a snip:
"VIA has been battling it out with Intel for some time now; and nowhere is the battle more fierce than in the War for the Pentium 3 Processors. Come take a ride aboard the Aopen AX37 Plus Motherboard as TweakTown let's you know how good the VIA chipset really is, as well as how Aopen handles implementing it."
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Antec SX 830 Review
posted: September 26, 2001 @ 6:03 EDT by: ryan
gamingin3d has posted up a review of the Antec SX 830 Tower Case.
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