September 2005

by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2005 · 0 comments

t-break has the details on Nvidia’s newly announced nForce 400 chipset. It’s designed for AMD’s Athlon 64 and Sempron CPUs bringing in some integrated video action. There’s nothing earth-shattering about it but it’ll make a good solution for the low-end…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2005 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the VapoChill Micro CPU heatsink. Asetek is well known for its phase-change cooling kits/cases which bring sub-zero temperatures that allow for some serious overclocking. Their CPU heatsink isn’t as extreme but, somehow, they managed to…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2005 · 0 comments

AnandTech has the details on ATI’s Avivo video technology. The new features help reduce the strain on CPUs when playing back and transcoding videos from one format to another. The biggest benefit will be to High Definition content which can…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 19, 2005 · 0 comments

Think Computers has United Key’s press release on their upcoming 205PRO keyboard. Ye’ ol’ QWERTY is back with its function keys replaced by programmable keys with miniature LCDs that you can assign icons to. Interesting and yes it’s as pricey…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 19, 2005 · 0 comments

GideonTech has a review of the Logitech Mobile Freedom Bluetoth headset. Headsets are growing in popularity in a number of applications beyond the usual voice-recording/dictation scene but they focus on the boring old hands-free cell phone test where it did…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 19, 2005 · 0 comments

A1 Electronics has a short look at the Thermaltake AquaBay M3 reservoir. The 5.25″ drivebay reservoir provides a convenient mounting location in a PC case which usually get cramped once you start routing tubing through a system. A simple and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2005 · 0 comments

ClubOC has a look at the Antec P180 system case. The chassis is a departure from the Chieftec case clones they’ve been pumping out the last few years with a great deal more attention to airflow and noise. A very…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2005 · 0 comments

BleedinEdge has a review of the Thermaltake Schooner passive VGA cooler. They take the normal passive cooling route, mounds of aluminum and heatpipes pulling heat off of your graphics card but they somehow managed to make it competitive with the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2005 · 0 comments

OCPrices has a comparison of six SLI capable motherboards. The AMD Socket 939 boards feature the impressive nForce4 SLI chipset which makes multi-Nvidia graphics card environments possible. A thorough look at the most popular versions on the market….

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 15, 2005 · 0 comments

TechWeb has news of a study done by Aladdin Knowledge Systems that found one in six spyware programs were actually transmitting back personal information. A staggering number given the growing trend of online banking and ordering which the spyware authors…

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 15, 2005 · 0 comments

3D Velocity has a look at the WACOM Volito 2 tablet. Tablets are, of course, useful for the precision control needed in image editing programs and, in some situations, CAD. It’s one of the smaller offerings on the market but…

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