SM-Bot
17 Oct 2003, 6:44am
<b>Friday and here's we got from the web...</b>
" The card itself is made very well with an extensive cooling system that far surpasses the NVIDIA reference design. If you can only choose one FX 5900 card this should be the one to look at as overall it has what it takes to be an Editors Choice product."
<a href="http://www.motherboards.org/articlesd/hardware-reviews/1272_1.html" target="_new">ASUS V9950 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Review posts @ Motherboards.org</a>
“An LCD is just about the single coolest thing you can add to your computer, not to mention very useful. You can add all the neon lights you want, but the fact of the matter is that cold cathodes can’t tell you your CPU temperature, play back mp3 ID3 tags, tell you how much free memory you have available or if you have email waiting on your mail server.”
<a href="http://www.themodfathers.com/modfatha/articles/lcd.php" target="_new">Homemade LCD for under $50 @ TheModfathers</a>
"The cooler on the Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB is the same as the cooler on the 128MB version and the core speed hasn't altered as it is still clocked at 380MHz. 16 (8 on the front of the board 8 on the back) Samsung DDRII memory chips make up the 256MB of memory which is clocked at 700MHz, 20MHz faster than the 9800 Pro 128MB card but DDRII memory has a higher latency than DDR memory so any performance advantages due to the faster memory will be minimal. "
<a href="http://www.dukgamers.com/reviews/gigabyte9800pro256/gigabyte9800pro256.shtml" target="_new">Gigabyte Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Review @ Dukgamers</a>
"Noise; something we all have to deal with in the battle with heat. Heat; something we all have to deal with along with new hardware. What am I getting at? Well, here’s a concept that works, why not cool your PC without blowing an ear drum or two? Makes sense doesn’t it? "
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/158" target="_new">80mm Vantec Stealth Case Fans@SubZeroTech</a>
"All the fans in the world won't help cool a case unless cool air flows over hot components and out of the case. Cables in the case block airflow and cause heat to remain trapped in the case. Sleeving has been developed to tie these cables back and make the case neat. Sleeving is very bland; therefore, Lizard Tree invented Chameleon Springs."
<a href="http://www.atruereview.com/chameleon/index.php" target="_new">Chameleon Springs @ A True Review</a>
"There's a lot of modding equipment for illuminating your computer out now a days and it's getting hard to find stuff that new and original. We found a new product from Coolmax that takes a spin on the LED Fan with the ability to cycle through different colors, the Chameleon LED Fan"
<a href="http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/chameleon.html" target="_new">Coolmax Chameleon Fan @ TechTastic.ca</a>
"At 1/1 CPU and memory, we settled on a final OC of 270FSB. We did manage 275FSB, but even at 3.0v, the system was not stable. Actually, the system was fairly stable at 271FSB at 3.0v, but occasionally we locked up. 270FSB was rock solid, and we were able to drop our voltage back to a safer 2.8v. Keep in mind that this all voids any warranty, but nothing like living on the edge, eh?"
<a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/mem_store/kingston/hyp4000/" target="_new">Kingston HyperX PC4000 Memory @ Viper Lair</a>
"As our test results shown, the PX-708A burned the entire 4.22GB image in less than eight minutes, just by using normal 4X DVD+R media. For the first time we\'ve seen a consumer DVD writer that records disc image of this size at such speeds, it's especially amazing when you consider writing a 650MB CD four years ago probably needed longer. Plextor did not disclose the write strategy used in their 8X DVD+R recording, but our best bet is Z-CLV."
<a href="http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=173" target="_new">Plextor PX-708A DVD Writer Review @ HardwareZoom</a>
"Ever want to turn your computer on using a key card? Kind of like punching into work in a way? It's not as hard as you think and its buildable at home. Create your own key card with our guide and no one else will be able to turn your computer on"
<a href="http://www.gideontech.com/guides/electronic_lock/" target="_new">Electronic Key Card Lock Guide @ GideonTech</a>
" The card itself is made very well with an extensive cooling system that far surpasses the NVIDIA reference design. If you can only choose one FX 5900 card this should be the one to look at as overall it has what it takes to be an Editors Choice product."
<a href="http://www.motherboards.org/articlesd/hardware-reviews/1272_1.html" target="_new">ASUS V9950 GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Review posts @ Motherboards.org</a>
“An LCD is just about the single coolest thing you can add to your computer, not to mention very useful. You can add all the neon lights you want, but the fact of the matter is that cold cathodes can’t tell you your CPU temperature, play back mp3 ID3 tags, tell you how much free memory you have available or if you have email waiting on your mail server.”
<a href="http://www.themodfathers.com/modfatha/articles/lcd.php" target="_new">Homemade LCD for under $50 @ TheModfathers</a>
"The cooler on the Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB is the same as the cooler on the 128MB version and the core speed hasn't altered as it is still clocked at 380MHz. 16 (8 on the front of the board 8 on the back) Samsung DDRII memory chips make up the 256MB of memory which is clocked at 700MHz, 20MHz faster than the 9800 Pro 128MB card but DDRII memory has a higher latency than DDR memory so any performance advantages due to the faster memory will be minimal. "
<a href="http://www.dukgamers.com/reviews/gigabyte9800pro256/gigabyte9800pro256.shtml" target="_new">Gigabyte Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Review @ Dukgamers</a>
"Noise; something we all have to deal with in the battle with heat. Heat; something we all have to deal with along with new hardware. What am I getting at? Well, here’s a concept that works, why not cool your PC without blowing an ear drum or two? Makes sense doesn’t it? "
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/158" target="_new">80mm Vantec Stealth Case Fans@SubZeroTech</a>
"All the fans in the world won't help cool a case unless cool air flows over hot components and out of the case. Cables in the case block airflow and cause heat to remain trapped in the case. Sleeving has been developed to tie these cables back and make the case neat. Sleeving is very bland; therefore, Lizard Tree invented Chameleon Springs."
<a href="http://www.atruereview.com/chameleon/index.php" target="_new">Chameleon Springs @ A True Review</a>
"There's a lot of modding equipment for illuminating your computer out now a days and it's getting hard to find stuff that new and original. We found a new product from Coolmax that takes a spin on the LED Fan with the ability to cycle through different colors, the Chameleon LED Fan"
<a href="http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/chameleon.html" target="_new">Coolmax Chameleon Fan @ TechTastic.ca</a>
"At 1/1 CPU and memory, we settled on a final OC of 270FSB. We did manage 275FSB, but even at 3.0v, the system was not stable. Actually, the system was fairly stable at 271FSB at 3.0v, but occasionally we locked up. 270FSB was rock solid, and we were able to drop our voltage back to a safer 2.8v. Keep in mind that this all voids any warranty, but nothing like living on the edge, eh?"
<a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/mem_store/kingston/hyp4000/" target="_new">Kingston HyperX PC4000 Memory @ Viper Lair</a>
"As our test results shown, the PX-708A burned the entire 4.22GB image in less than eight minutes, just by using normal 4X DVD+R media. For the first time we\'ve seen a consumer DVD writer that records disc image of this size at such speeds, it's especially amazing when you consider writing a 650MB CD four years ago probably needed longer. Plextor did not disclose the write strategy used in their 8X DVD+R recording, but our best bet is Z-CLV."
<a href="http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=173" target="_new">Plextor PX-708A DVD Writer Review @ HardwareZoom</a>
"Ever want to turn your computer on using a key card? Kind of like punching into work in a way? It's not as hard as you think and its buildable at home. Create your own key card with our guide and no one else will be able to turn your computer on"
<a href="http://www.gideontech.com/guides/electronic_lock/" target="_new">Electronic Key Card Lock Guide @ GideonTech</a>