July 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2005 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at Antec’s Sonata 2 PC enclosure. The Sonata line is the company’s attempt at lower noise output cases which mostly entails use of larger, slower spinning fans. The second version seems to fix some of…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2005 · 0 comments

SystemCooling has a look at the Koolance Aquian liquid cooling kit. The unit is an all-in-one device combining the reservoir, pump, and radiator into one chassis that then mounts inside of your PC. A nice looking unit with good performance…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 11, 2005 · 0 comments

bit-tech had a little chat with Nvidia’s Chief Scientist David Kirk. The company’s latest graphics GPU, found in GeForce 7800GTX cards, offers great performance and compatability with their SLI technology. They delve into their partnership with Sony on the Playstation…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 11, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareXL has a review of the Thermaltake Mush external drive enclosure. The chassis can take most optical and internal hard drives turning them into portable storage drives with a handy USB2 interface. A simple/sleek device with a fancy little noise…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 11, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech stumbled on some new settings in their motherboard’s BIOS which enables a few new memory clock dividers for their AMD Athlon 64 “Venice” and dual core CPUs. The settings allow the CPU’s memory controller to handle higher speed DDR…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2005 · 0 comments

Viper Lair has the ASUS Extreme N6800GT strapped to their testbench today. Graphics card prices have been taking something of a dive due to a certain new series being launched, which makes it a perfect time to take another look…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2005 · 0 comments

Big Bruin has tested the G. Skill F1-4800DSU2-1GBFR PC4800 1GB dual channel DDR kit. The pair of memory dimms use the well known, at least to enthusiasts, Samsung TCCD memory chips which are capable of scaling very well and, naturally,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2005 · 0 comments

Bjorn3D has a review of the Gigabyte 3D Aurora PC enclosure. The motherboard/graphics card manufacturer has been expanding into all sorts of different markets recently, with good results, now their latest creation sets itself apart from the crowd. A good…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at HP’s L2335 23-inch wide-screen LCD display. The monitor offers plenty of real-estate and resolution options making it a good choice for work related activities and a fast response time making it suitable for your entertainment…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2005 · 0 comments

Guru3D has a pair of GeForce 7800 GTX cards strapped to its testbench today. It’s a potent duo of cards more than capable of handling today’s titles but you’ll need an equally beefy processor and subsystem to properly push the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has some thoughts on the Biostar iDEQ 330P small form factor PC. The barebones systems accepts your choice of AMD Athlon 64 (s939) and PCI Express graphics adapter, among other options. A nice looking device but some…

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