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2 Dec 2003, 04:12pm
"This power supply review will focus on two factors. The first factor being how quiet the power supply is and what the values of voltage-rails are compared to their ideal values. CoolMax sent us two power supplies of the Taurus CX series, which have one controllable 120mm fan. The idea being that a larger fan running at a lower rpm should effectively reduce noise".
<a href="http://www.modsynergy.com/Review%20112.htm" target="_new">CoolMax Taurus CX Series Power Supplies CX-350 and CX-450 Review @ Modsynergy</a>
"When you look into a computer, you see a motherboard, CPU, video card etc., but while your listing the components off in your head, how often do you even consider the heatsink installed? Granted many people do have fancy copper heatsinks or even watercooling, but nowadays with so many high performance cooling units, who really cares if it's just a big 600 gram copper heatsink. I've even seen some water cooling units that look absolutely atrocious. New age pc modders want something that turns heads!"
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/169" target="_new">Swiftech MCX478-V @ SubZeroTech</a>
"End of the day the temperatures even without cooling are no cause for concern but if you do have a heat problem for your hard drive then this Vortex is the only dedicated cooler I would recommend. It's the only one I have seen that actually does cool the drive."
<a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/case_cool/vantec/misc/vortex/" target="_new">Vantec Vortex Hard Drive Cooling System @ Viper Lair</a>
"The FPD1930 is not a particularly bad LCD monitor, its just that there are so many other LCD displays in this price range that offer considerably more "bang for your buck". The FPD1930 has limited adjustability, below average performance, especially for hardcore gamers and a relatively high price tag."
<a href="http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review832.html" target="_new">Gateway FPD1930 19" LCD @ DesignTechnica</a>
"Firetrust has been around since 2000 providing inbox protection with MailWasher to combat spam. Over the years I have tried just about every spam tool that was available without any great success. Most anti-spam software relies on rules that are set up which have a tendency to allow spam in and block legitimate email. MailWasher uses a fuzzy logic technology to detect and mark messages as spam."
<a href="http://www.voidedwarranty.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&op=viewarticle&artid=87&page=1" target="_new">MailWasher Pro 3.3 Anti-Spam Software @ Voided</a>
"Shooting a can will make it fly off away from you. Hitting a broom with the butt of your gun makes it break in half and fall to the ground. See some nicely stacked boxes next to you? just throw a grenade at the bottom of them and see someones hard work fly away in all directions."
<a href="http://reviewnz.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=8" target="_new">Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne @ Reviewnz</a>
"So what does Asus bring to the 9600XT party? If you want to squeeze more out of the card you can use the supplied overclocking utility called SmartDoctor to shift the VPU up to 530MHz and the memory up to 650MHz. This also enables dynamic throttling of the fan speed so you can lower the ambient noise when you don't need to stress the VPU. This features can't however be used in conjunction with overclocking. "
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=165" target="_new">Asus Radeon 9600XT/TVD @ TrustedReviews</a>
"There you have it. What can only be called an excellent modern, stylish hard disk cooler for any computer in the office or home that works very well. One can only congratulate Vantec on this excellent Vortex as we are sure you do as well."
<a href="http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2003/Vantec_VortexHDC_Dec03.shtml" target="_new">Vantec Vortex hard drive cooler @ a1 </a>
"I recently moved into a house roughly twice the size. It seems I'm already out of room for my computers and the like. It became necessary to have a dedicated MP3 server for my weekly internet radio show, but where could I put another full sized case? "
<A href="http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cases/SimpleMAXX101/index.htm" target="_New">PC Toys SimpleMAX 101 Micro ATX Case @ ClubOC</a>
"For the user looking to add a little flair and maximum performance from their PC the Corsair XMS ProSeries 3200LL might be just what you are looking for."
<a href="http://www.ninjalane.com/display.aspx?docname=twinx3200llpro" target="_New">Corsair XMS3200LL ProSeries TwinX Review @ Ninjalane</a>
<a href="http://www.modsynergy.com/Review%20112.htm" target="_new">CoolMax Taurus CX Series Power Supplies CX-350 and CX-450 Review @ Modsynergy</a>
"When you look into a computer, you see a motherboard, CPU, video card etc., but while your listing the components off in your head, how often do you even consider the heatsink installed? Granted many people do have fancy copper heatsinks or even watercooling, but nowadays with so many high performance cooling units, who really cares if it's just a big 600 gram copper heatsink. I've even seen some water cooling units that look absolutely atrocious. New age pc modders want something that turns heads!"
<a href="http://www.subzerotech.com/index/module/sz_reviews_display/id/169" target="_new">Swiftech MCX478-V @ SubZeroTech</a>
"End of the day the temperatures even without cooling are no cause for concern but if you do have a heat problem for your hard drive then this Vortex is the only dedicated cooler I would recommend. It's the only one I have seen that actually does cool the drive."
<a href="http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/case_cool/vantec/misc/vortex/" target="_new">Vantec Vortex Hard Drive Cooling System @ Viper Lair</a>
"The FPD1930 is not a particularly bad LCD monitor, its just that there are so many other LCD displays in this price range that offer considerably more "bang for your buck". The FPD1930 has limited adjustability, below average performance, especially for hardcore gamers and a relatively high price tag."
<a href="http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review832.html" target="_new">Gateway FPD1930 19" LCD @ DesignTechnica</a>
"Firetrust has been around since 2000 providing inbox protection with MailWasher to combat spam. Over the years I have tried just about every spam tool that was available without any great success. Most anti-spam software relies on rules that are set up which have a tendency to allow spam in and block legitimate email. MailWasher uses a fuzzy logic technology to detect and mark messages as spam."
<a href="http://www.voidedwarranty.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&op=viewarticle&artid=87&page=1" target="_new">MailWasher Pro 3.3 Anti-Spam Software @ Voided</a>
"Shooting a can will make it fly off away from you. Hitting a broom with the butt of your gun makes it break in half and fall to the ground. See some nicely stacked boxes next to you? just throw a grenade at the bottom of them and see someones hard work fly away in all directions."
<a href="http://reviewnz.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=8" target="_new">Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne @ Reviewnz</a>
"So what does Asus bring to the 9600XT party? If you want to squeeze more out of the card you can use the supplied overclocking utility called SmartDoctor to shift the VPU up to 530MHz and the memory up to 650MHz. This also enables dynamic throttling of the fan speed so you can lower the ambient noise when you don't need to stress the VPU. This features can't however be used in conjunction with overclocking. "
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=165" target="_new">Asus Radeon 9600XT/TVD @ TrustedReviews</a>
"There you have it. What can only be called an excellent modern, stylish hard disk cooler for any computer in the office or home that works very well. One can only congratulate Vantec on this excellent Vortex as we are sure you do as well."
<a href="http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2003/Vantec_VortexHDC_Dec03.shtml" target="_new">Vantec Vortex hard drive cooler @ a1 </a>
"I recently moved into a house roughly twice the size. It seems I'm already out of room for my computers and the like. It became necessary to have a dedicated MP3 server for my weekly internet radio show, but where could I put another full sized case? "
<A href="http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cases/SimpleMAXX101/index.htm" target="_New">PC Toys SimpleMAX 101 Micro ATX Case @ ClubOC</a>
"For the user looking to add a little flair and maximum performance from their PC the Corsair XMS ProSeries 3200LL might be just what you are looking for."
<a href="http://www.ninjalane.com/display.aspx?docname=twinx3200llpro" target="_New">Corsair XMS3200LL ProSeries TwinX Review @ Ninjalane</a>