August 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on August 16, 2006 · 0 comments

ThinkComputers has a review of the OCZ Tempest CPU heatsink/fan. The cooler is a new step by a company known, mostly, for their memory products. It features 4 heatpipes which help to move the heat generated across the whole fin…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 16, 2006 · 0 comments

Techgage has a look at the G. Skill 2GB F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ DDR2 memory kit. The rather low key stock settings for the chip hide some impressive performance if you’re willing to push your hardware. A great set of memory for today’s…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 15, 2006 · 0 comments

Guru3D grab the three top Intel Core 2 Duo chips and put them through the usual batch of tests. The E6600, E6700, and X6800 all feature the much sought after 4MB cache which has been shown to improve performance quite…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 15, 2006 · 0 comments

PC Perspective has a look at the Asus Crosshair nForce 590 SLI AM2 motherboard. The name might convey images of ATI’s CrossFire multi-GPU solution but it’s firmly planted in Nvidia SLI territory. A good looking board and quite the performer…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 15, 2006 · 0 comments

Legion PC Gamers has a look at the Alienware Aurora m9700 notebook/DTR. The PC isn’t much of a portable system what with its 17″ screen, SLI Nvidia 7900GS graphics and RAID hard drives with a 2.4GHz, 1MB cache AMD Turion…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 14, 2006 · 0 comments

X-bit labs managed to get their hands on an AMD X2 3600+ AM2 processor and ran it through the usual tests. The chip features the same clock rate as the 3800+ but it features half of the cache and while…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 14, 2006 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at 7 different sets of DDR2 PC2-6400 memory kits. Memory modules vary in quality but this batch seems to handle some poking and prodding quite well with one particular set rising above the rest. A nice…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 14, 2006 · 0 comments

Phoronix has a review of the Abit KN9 Ultra motherboard. The board supports AMD’s AM2 CPU and features a nice silent heat-pipe cooling setup for its chipset. Although it lacks the ever popular SLI support it’s a fairly fast single…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2006 · 0 comments

VR-Zone got the drop on the competition with their look at the ATI X1950XTX graphics card. Gone are the days of loud coolers and GDDR3, instead they now use an “inspired” cooling system and GDDR4 memory to push some serious…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2006 · 0 comments

AMDZone has a review of the Asus EN7600GT Silent graphics card. The board features a rather large passive heatsink that can be swiveled around into some choice airflow currents. It seems to work pretty well and anything that gets rid…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2006 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at the Antec P150 PC case. The enclosure does away with the common drivebay doors and window panels and goes for the simple and plain look which works out well. A solid case with a good…

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