July 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on July 20, 2005 · 0 comments

nZone has their parent company’s latest release of their ForceWare drivers. The drivers support Nvidia’s GeForce lines but contain improvements for their 7800GTX and SLI support for their newer 6600LE graphics cards. You can grab yourself a copy here….

Read more ForceWare 77.76 Released

by Rafael Hernandez on July 20, 2005 · 0 comments

phoronix takes on the server favorable Tyan Tomcat i7221A motherboard. The board can accept your favorite Intel LGA775 CPU and features nice component layout which should make building your workstation or server a bit more pain-free. Another solid performer from…

Read more Tyan Tomcat i7221A Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 20, 2005 · 0 comments

Elite Bastards take some time to test out ATI’s latest Catalyst drivers for the Radeon lineup of graphics boards. The drivers boast large performance improvement claims for graphics boards with 128MB, or less, of on-board memory. A nice boost in…

Read more Catalyst 5.7 Performance Analysis

by Rafael Hernandez on July 20, 2005 · 0 comments

ViperLair has a look at the HIS X800XL IceQ Turbo graphics card. The board has been reviewed several times over but it is still one of the better cards out there that ships with a cooling system that’s both quiet…

Read more HIS X800XL IceQ Turbo Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2005 · 0 comments

Hexus.net has a review of the Thecus N4100 Network Attached Storage device. The enclosure includes four removable S-ATA drives, 1 Gb ethernet port with the option of a second or 802.11G/B support, and a dedicated controller board which allows for…

Read more Thecus N4100 NAS Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has an early look at Nvidia’s next set of Forceware drivers for their GeForce graphics cards. The 77.7x series adds a few new anti-aliasing modes for SLI setups and a number of bug fixes. A great deal of improvement…

Read more Forceware Driver Preview

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP takes a look at MSI’s GeForce 6800 cards in an SLI setup. The 6800 is a bit more powerful than the 6600GT and a bit slower than the 6800GT placing it at a perfect spot for speed and price….

Read more MSI GeForce 6800 SLI Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2005 · 0 comments

InsaneTek has a review of the Gigabyte 3D Galaxy liquid cooling kit. The company’s latest product brings together all the bits you’d need to build your very own liquid cooled PC. It seems to have some minor issues but, overall,…

Read more Gigabyte 3D Galaxy Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2005 · 0 comments

A1 Electronics has a look at the Thermaltake Golden Orb II heatsink/fan combo. The original Golden Orb was a decent performer and inexpensive compared to the performance brands of the day. The new take on the design is for today’s…

Read more TT Golden Orb II Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech has the details on Shuttle’s SD31P small form factor barebones kit. The system is designed for Intel’s Pentium D dual core processors and PCI Express graphics cards. A large amount of heat will be pumped into such a small…

Read more Shuttle SD31P Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 15, 2005 · 0 comments

TheTechLounge has an informative article written up covering the PC hardware you should be looking at if you happen to have a bit of extra cash to drop on one. More of an ad pushing article but their recommendations are…

Read more High-End Buyer's Guide