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Legion Hardware - (ASUS Extreme AX800 Silencer)
"This new passive cooling design by ASUS has proven to deliver exceptional performance while operating with complete silence. The demand for silent cooling methods has become increasingly popular as volume has become a real concern over the past few years. Today’s graphics cards and processors generate very large amounts of heat making cooling a real issue."
ATI Radeon X1800 Performance and Image Quality Article @ Beyond3D
"The X1800 XT is able to open a reasonable performance gap to the other boards here, with it performance up to 38% faster than the previous generation high end board and attain an average FPS a little shy of 60 at 1600x1200. the performance difference between the X1800 XL and X800 XT highlights that the XT's performance is not attained through its excessive core clock and memory bandwidths alone, but through architectural efficiencies as well, as the XL is up to 19% faster than the X800 XT; these efficiency gains mean that the X1800 XL is also faster than the X850 XT PE."
Thermaltake Golden Orb II CPU Cooler @ Bjorn3D
"For its Golden Orb II,Thermaltake decided to go the route of the slow-spinning, large-diameter fan. This makes it ideal for people looking to limit the extra noise coming from their PC. The fan also includes a blue LED to add a nice glow to a PC case. The Golden Orb II also features a pure copper base and is compatible with most Intel LGA775 and AMD socket 754, 939, and 940 processors."
Editorial: Tweak Your Way to Heaven at Designtechnica.com
"Your new HDTV looks atrocious. It doesn't produce a picture any better than the old analog TV you just demoted to the bedroom. The first realization may hit you smack on the head. Then again, it might just sneak up on you gradually. Either way the result is the samedissatisfaction, disappointment, disillusionment, suffering, pain, misery, death. Or the death of innocence, anyway. Now here's the ray of sunshine. There may be nothing wrong with the product. The manufacturer may merely have set it up to look bad right out of the box under the assumption that you are too stupid to know what good performance really looks like."
Albatron K8SLI Motherboard – AMD64 SLI on a budget @ TweakTown
"Today we are looking at the Albatron K8SLI motherboard based on nVidia’s nForce4 SLI chipset for the AMD Athlon 64 processor based around the value segment requirements - will this board hold up to the test? Let’s have a closer look."
Securing Your Computer - Part 1 @ HardwareHell
"The first thing that you should ask yourself is, "What is this computer for?" For example, if this computer is only going to be used for surfing the web and writing documents, do you really need it to be able to run network games? After we have decided what we are going to use our computer for, we should begin locking out the features we don't need. I will give a few useful examples related to networking here."
[BoPC] BoPCNews - SuperJoy5 Reviewed @ BurnOutPC.com
"What else is there left to say? It works, and without any troubles at all. As long as you play games that support additional controllers like a joypad or a racing wheel. And if you want force feedback, than you will not be sure if the game supports that, than it will work without any problems with your playstation controller. Again a fine product available at merconnet for a reasonable price. Too bad there's still no memorycard functionality though, although it's already been figured out by other manufactures in the time that Bleem! was popular."
Logitech Z-4 2.1 Speakers Review @ Techgage
"Listening to music and watching movies on our PC's has become something we do on a daily basis, and how that sound is output is very important. The audio should be crisp, clear and undisturbed by distortions caused by speakers. The Logitech Z-4, an award winning product, promises crystal clear sound deliverance in a sleek retro design with advanced driver technology."
Thermaltake Blue Orb II CPU Cooler Review @ HardwareXL
"This week I have taken a look at Thermaltake's Blue OrbII cpu cooler which can be used for both Intel LGA775 and AMD K8 sockets. With specs like 120mm fan, 17dBA it promises to be a silent solution. With this in mind "how would it perform".
Corsair XMS 3600LL 2 GIG review @ DH
"Corsair has advertised their new 2 GB TWINX2048-3500LLPRO matched memory kit, as specifically designed for motherboards using chipset's with dual memory channels (AMD Athlon 64 platform). This memory kit consists of two CMX1024-3500LLPRO memory modules, that have been tested together on a current production AMD motherboard at DDR437 (218 MHz). This memory sports extremely low latencies of 2-3-2-6 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS), utilizing a Command Rate of 1. These TwinX memory kits are designed to provide the ultimate in performance and stability in dual channel boards. As an added benefit of Corsair's XMS ProSeries, each module includes the high-efficiency aluminum XMS heatsink, and 18 activity LED's that show the level of memory activity on each bank."
DH.
Enermax Liberty 500W Modular Power Supply @ PureOverclock.com
"Modular power supplies are starting to become very popular for obvious reasons, but there are a few potential drawbacks. Modular plugs can add electrical resistance to the lead. What this means is that almost all modular power supplies are going to be sacrificing voltage efficiency to incorporate this very convenient feature. Another drawback is corrosion of plug pins which could further hinder the unit’s ability to serve good voltages to components. We are talking minimal amounts here so don’t worry too much."
TweakPC Exclusive: Pre-Impressions of the System 2005
"We were on the terrain of the System 2005 exhibition and able to make somepics, which a normal visitor usually not catch sight of."
GeForce 7800GS is a fact, not a rumor @ NGOHQ
"Some of you may doubt our sources, so to clear it up and to prove the reliability of our sources; we decided to post more details about this subject."
Shuttle P2500g SFF System review @ Xtreme Resources
"The P2500g (also known as the SN25P) was the first small form factor computer to offer HyperTransport and PCI Express. The XPC SN25P uses the new P chassis, a member of Shuttle's fifth generation XPC chassis family. The P makes a number of improvements over the earlier G, G2, G4 and K series chassis which will be mentioned in more detail later in this review. Paraphrasing from Shuttle's press kit, the XPC concept utilizes high performance, industry standard desktop components, using minimum size possible while preserving component compatibility and expandability, and finally Shuttle's continued high focus on quality, using best-of-class materials, construction and industrial design."
Centon Advanced A2X512S4400HB 1GB Dual Channel Kit @ InsaneTek
"Centon has really made some impressive releases through their Advanced line. Their Advanced PC4400 part uses the highly overclockable TCCD ICs and comes with great overclocking headroom."
Intel's Next Generation Mobility and Beyond @ HWZ
"Intel's new Centrino Mobile Technology will be launched by January 2006, paving the way for a Next Generation Micro-Architecture that should swing Intel back on track with rival AMD. Take a more detailed look at Yonah, Napa and Intel's mobile trends towards the foreseeable future."
HWZ.
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