News: Wednesday, September 10

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DFI nForce 2 Lanparty Motherboard Review @ TweakTown

"Sure, the AMD64 series of 64-bit mainstream processors are starting to become a hit among enthusiasts around the world before its official worldwide launch later this month. For the time being though AMD fans will need to stick with Athlon XP and one of the chipsets available to power this CPU: nForce 2 from nVidia. Today Cameron "Sov" Johnson takes a look at the DFI nForce 2 Lanparty motherboard. Can't afford or wait for Athlon 64? Then take a look at this!"

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Albatron FX5900PV Review @ HardOCP

"In our UT2003 AA quality shots we found that 4xS AA is really the best AA image quality setting compared to all the options this card offers. However, because it uses a mix of Super-Sampling it does cause a substantial hit in performance. Therefore 4XAA is really the 'best' setting one could choose for a mix of quality + performance on this card."

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Halo for PC: Beta Preview @ RadiativeNZ

"Some of you might have heard of a game called Halo, widely regarded as one of the best games ever made. Gamers worldwide have long lamented that it was an Xbox only game. Well, Halo PC is due for release in mid-October, and for the past week I have had the great pleasure to taking a beta of Halo PC for a test drive."

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New Sony VAIO PCV-V10B 'PC-In-Monitor' @ I4U

"The PCV-V10B features a 15" flat screen monitor with 1024x768 resolution. It comes in Black and White casing. The size is 380x200x327mm and the weight is 7.8KG. The PCV-V10B also known as "Bio-V" is featuring a TV-Tuner and a Remote control is bundled with the stylish all in one PC."

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SilverStoneTek SST-ST360 360 Watt Power Supply Review @ 3dXtreme

"What makes this product stand apart from other Power Supplies on the market is the claim that its able to deliver performance and maintain low acoustics. The product box has a few key claims "New aerodynamic technology to create the best thermal performance and lowest acoustic" and "SilverStone Power's unparalleled expertise in engineering and design power system extands from function and styling."

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AngelEye Technologies Bay-Res Revision 2 Review @ MODTHEBOX

"The Bay-Res Reservoir Revision 2 measures 19mm (L) x 15mm (W) x 4mm (H)and is designed to reside in a 5.25" bay. This form factor allows for an easy, diverse installation on almost any case without the need for modifications to be made. The Bay-Res Reservoir Revision 2 is constructed from 1/4" cast acrylic which has been joined together with a water tight seal and pressure-leak tested."

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Thermalright SLK-947U Heatsink @ ipKonfig

"Thermalright has been in the heatsink business for some time now, and without any doubt has produced some of the best on the planet. While it tends to appeal more to enthusiast users, the heatsinks are not cheap. But with Thermalright heatsinks you always get a product that performs, complete with everything needed for mounting. The SLK 947U comes with a bit more than your typical heatsink and because of this it is able to support both AMD and Intel processors. The good news is that this doesn't include any additional parts or accompanying extra costs. So you get everything needed in a top quality workmanship heatsink that is designed to perform, and perform it does."

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Zalman ZM-WB2 Water Block Review @ OCAddiction

"Overall I was very impressed with the Zalman ZM-WB2 water block. It appears to be a very well designed water block for a reasonable price. Especially when you consider all the mounting hardware that is included in the package. For Zalman's first attempt at a water block they've done great. I can't wait to see what new hardware they may have on the horizon. Hopefully they are developing a full water cooling kit to compete with Koolance, Swiftech, and others."

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PolarFLO Water Block @ SystemCooling

"While the majority continues to air-cool their computers, water-cooling is slowly attracting new enthusiasts weekly. Competing for this growth are the well-known, mainstream manufacturers who continue to offer improved products, and relatively unknown manufacturers offering new products. We have one such product today, the PolarFLO water block by the Horse of Iron."

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Hardware Price Index Update @ The Tech Zone

"The Tech Zone has updated their Hardware Price Index Tuesday, Sept. 9th. The Hardware Price index tracks prices from thousands of internet vendors and reports the lowest prices back to you. No need to go searching all the net for prices. They've done the work for you! See the full index here."

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Kingmax SuperRAM DDR433 Memory @ HWZ

"If you thought DDR433 is easy to achieve with normal DDR400 memory, think again. Memory parameters do affect performance as much or more than just the frequency. Find out what kind of gains you can attain with Kingmax SuperRAM DDR433 memory modules. The real world gain for the SuperRAM DDR433 over equivalently configured DDR400 memory is anywhere between 3% to 8% and this gain is in conjunction with an increased FSB of 217MHz and a RAM:FSB ratio set to 1:1. Only overclockers can decide if this gain is really worth the extra investment to overclock their systems successfully. Overall, we are contented with the Kingmax SuperRAM DDR433 as it worked to our expectations and it is ideal for those wanting to push their systems a little without underclocking the memory subsystem."

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Taisol Heatpipe Heatsink Review @ CoolTechZone

"Heatpipe cooling solution is not unheard of. Infact, it is supposed to perform better than air-cooling. So we gave Taisol’s Heatpipe heatsink a run through our tests. Let’s see what happens."

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Epox 4PDA2+ Rev2 i865PE Motherboard Review @ pcStats

"With the release of the i865PE 'Springdale' chipset in May of this year, Intel introduced a core logic that was targeted squarely at the masses. And did it ever sell! Enthusiasts, and regular consumers alike have been flocking towards this gem of a chipset, largely because it offers 95% of the performance of the i875P for about 80% of the price. Looking at the feature set and design of the Epox 4PDA2+ Rev 2.0, it's quite clear that designers built for the present, without cutting short on the future. Too many motherboards these days are being designed for the common PC of six months to a year from now. As you can see, the Epox 4PDA2+ is a pretty busy motherboard but the layout is still good. The 4PDA2+ has the main IDE and ATX power connectors placed in their ideal location to the right of the DIMM slots. Sure the ATX12V power connector is to the left of the Northbridge, but with the cable so small it will not affect airflow much. Incidently, the Northbridge heatsink is located far enough from the AGP slot that GPU heatsinks like the like the Zalman ZM-80A HP are installable."

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Breeze MAXX Cooler @ Mikhailtech

"The top swings back after you press and lift the cover. The fan itself can then be lifted and positioned accordingly. Unfortunately one of the hinges on my sample was broken, but some superglue fixed it in a jiffy. The mount has a red button which controls the two speed settings (and subsequent airflow). There are three advertised (four total) positions. Atop the fan mount are three holes which lock into the clear cover. The possible angles are between 60-80 degrees (approximated)."

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