VideoCards with 128MB Memory Tested!!

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On Digit-Life i saw this review. And this is what they've said:
Our tests show that a lot of tough games have such great size of textures that a 64 MBytes card is able to perform much better than a 32 MBytes card. Such memory excellently go with expensive accelerators (GeForce3, RADEON 8500), however it is also often installed on low-end cards (GeForce2 MX200, MX400) with the advertising purposes, where such memory is unnecessary as a bottleneck here is not a size but a memory bandwidth.
It's Really a Worth to look
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Arctic Silver 3 Review!

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Today 3DXtreme takes a look at the lastest offering by Arctic Silver. Arctic Silver 3 beats out it's predecessor by at least a few degrees... while delivering at the same cost! Here's a blurb:
"Arctic Silver has outdone themselves with AS3. There is no reason not to use it, it even costs the same per 3 gram tube as Arctic Silver 2. Congrats to Arctic Silver for making the best even better." Head over here and read the full article.

Logitech Wingman 3D Force Feedback joystick!

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Just got an email from matt@OverclockersClub.com that he's just finished his Logitech Wingman 3D Force Feedback joystick review.

Here's what he's saying

I have just completed a review on the Logitech Wingman 3D Force Feedback joystick. This thing is really nice! It's a major upgrade from my old Thrustmaster, but without paying a high price!

Flight sim and action game fans looking for a good, all-in-one joystick with a little extra oomph should check out Logitech's Wingman Force 3D. With a comfortable design, incredibly versatile driver software, and a relatively compact footprint, it knocks Microsoft's first-generation Force Feedback stick off the desk, literally

Eleven 3DCards tested with AquaNox

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On TomsHardware i saw this, and this is what they've said:
"The German game developer Massive drew a great deal of attention to itself during the early stages of NVIDIA's GeForce 3 launch with its game, Aquanox. NVIDIA had announced a developer contest of sorts, which called on developers to create demos and benchmarks to show off the GF3's capabilities. Of course, the main requirement for these programs was that they should utilize the chip's pixel and vertex shaders. Massive entered the fray with its own benchmark, AquaMark, facing competition in the form of Ballistics, Dronez and X-Isle, among others."
Wanna read more? and see the benchmarks? click on Read More... for the direct link to the review.

Envy News Reviews MouseMan Dual Optical & Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Router!

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In an effort to quell the masses with a better gaming mouse, Logitech went to work on the drawing board to attempt to recreate a newer and better optical mouse. Needless to say, many months later, they unearthed a shiny new testament to the input control Gods. In what may become the 'reference standard' for optical mice, Logitech devised the MouseMan Dual Optical mouse.
Dual Optical

For someone looking for an easy solution to networking the machines in your house and granting each one access to the internet, this router is a godsend. Literally, I was up in under five minutes! I had both machines in the house linked and online in that time. Easy as pie.
Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Router

Thermalpaste shootout!

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Just got an email from Matt@OverclockersClub.com about a Thermalpaste shootout!!

Here what he's saying

I have just completed a review or "shootout" rather, of the new Arctic Silver III, Arctic Silver II, Old Nanotherm, and the New Nanotherm thermal paste's.

Nvidia Detonators 27.00 & 27.10 COMPARED!!

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So i've tested the NEW detonators against older detonators with 3Dmark 2001.. and i must say.. i'm a little disappointed about the new 2 detonators. We know few things about them. The nView Tabs! both new detonators have them. But the 27.10 has GeForce 4 support and the 27.00 doesn't. So if ya wanne know about the scores.. click on Read More

NvMax 4.00.13 German Preview!

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Yesterday we posted the first review about NvMax 4.0 on this site.
A complete german translation from this article is now available @ Warp2Search.De So head over and take a look!

OCZ Goliath Review!

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Tristan over @ NvMax made a review about the OCZ Goliath cooler.
Here is a scoop:
I've got four 80mm case fans pushing about 30CFM a piece as well. When I got my case they used to sell them with 80mm's. Also, as I mentioned previously in the Dominator review, the A7V doesn't have a thermal diode in the center of the Ziff Socket like most other Socket462 motherboards do. It instead uses a Thermal sensor which attaches to the motherboard, and.... Read more

Envy News Reviews ABIT KR7A-RAID Motherboard!

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Well it is about time! I am not talking about my review of the KR7A but ABIT's release of the motherboard (although the same could be said of me). I like many of you sat and watched the other manufactures come to market with their versions of the KT266A motherboard, and kept wondering and, for that matter, pestering ABIT's marketing team for a sample to review. After my review of the KG7-Lite and all the wonderful success I had I just couldn't wait to get my hands on the KT266A. Actually, because it took me so long to get the KG7, I was actually looking forward to the KR7A while I was writing up my findings.

ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 Review!

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ExtremeTech does it again with a detailed feature on ATI's laptop chipset. ATI hopes to regain the mobile 3D crown with this chip. If you're a gamer or 3D fiend, you'll want this new powerhouse in your next laptop. The battle for graphics supremacy is an ongoing one, where territory is won and lost on a generation-by-generation basis. In this go-round, ATI scores a decisive victory as the premiere mobile 3D graphics platform. Read the review

Evercool CUD-725 solid copper heatsink review!

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Matt from the overclockersclub has let me know that he's just finished his Evercool CUD-725 solid copper heatsink review!!

Here's a bite from his review

Copper is much better at removing heat from a CPU than aluminum but tends to be a lot expensive. Aluminum heatsinks are slowly fading away, but I don't think they will really ever go away because aluminum is a lot cheaper than copper, therefore people on a budget would want to go with an aluminum heatsink. For an overclocker a copper heatsink has almost became a necessity for best success. Aluminum heatsinks has an advantage over a copper heatsink. Why? Because copper heatsinks retains heat a lot longer than aluminum does. That is why you should use a high powered fan on any copper heatsink, to trasnfer the heat faster. Today, I will be reviewing the CUD-725 heatsink, which is manufactured by, EverCool.com.tw. This is the first heatsink that we have reviewed from EverCool.com.tw, so let's jump in to the review and see how well this solid copper heatsink performs.

Evercool CUD-725 solid copper heatsink review

Envy news reviews The Heavy Armor 2000!

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Enter the newest competitor into the ring, the Otter Inc. Heavy Armor. Made by the same company that brought us the impervious and nearly indestructible OtterBox, the Heavy Armor steps onto the scene to provide protection for your PDA in real-world conditions. While not meant to take the same type of brutal punishment as the original OtterBox line, the Heavy Armor is made to withstand the bumps, drops, and wet conditions found outside of the comfort of sheltered office space.

Envy News Reviews Athlon XP1700+!

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The reason this is not on the latest and greatest is because I have an AMD Athlon XP1700+, and at the time of this review you can now purchase 1800 and 1900 XP's. So in essence I bring you an exclusive of what will become AMD's low end XP. The actual clock speed for the XP1700 is 1.467 Giga Hertz which is 11x133 FSB. Seeing as the only 'Thunderbird' I still have is 1.333 Gigahertz, which can be compared clock wise to the 1500XP, I will have to do a little overclocking.


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Envy News Reviews Crucial 128 MB CompactFlash Card!

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In recent months, we've reviewed an onslaught of DDR computer memory, CompactFlash cards, and USB Flash drives. One brand that stands out in the high-performance computer memory field is Crucial memory, manufactured by Micron Technology Inc. They produce the highest quality and best performing computer memory on the market, in our humble opinion. It was a logical conclusion that we would need to get our mitts on some Crucial CompactFlash memory to see if Micron dominates in that field as well.

NVIDIA nForce Chipset Review. Part I

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X-Bits posted a review about the new NVIDIA nForce chipset.
Here“s a bit:
The recent activity of the chipset manufacturers is simply surprising. Chipsets are released one after another and, frankly speaking, we have to work really hard to present to our readers all the details about the architecture and performance of the newcomers. Indeed, in the nearest times the competition in the chipset market was primarily held between VIA and Intel, but recently AMD, SiS and VIA joined it having started to manufacture quite competitive products. That seems to be not the end of the story, however. There are completely new players trying to invade the chipset market now. For instance, this spring NVIDIA, always producing only graphics chipsets, announced its first solution for mainboards. Read the rest

Envy News Reviews Alpha PAL8045T!

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As with every other Alpha, it includes an extremely well polished flat copper insert, on a much bigger scale than that located on the 6035. One of the above pictures actually allows us to see the thickness of the insert which is close to 3mm. There are 350 pins on the 8045 compared with 353 on the 6035. The pins on the 8045 are also slightly bigger than those on the 6035. Read More

Thermaltake 80mm SmartFan Review!

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Matt from the OverclockersClub has let me know that he's just finished his review of the Thermaltake 80mm SmartFan!!! I got to say Thermaltake make same great fans as I use the blue orb myself :D

So here's a byte from Matt's review:

I reviewed the Volcano 7 heatsink/fan a couple of months ago, which did very well I might add. The Volcano 7 heatsink comes with this same exact ThermalTake smartfan. Well today, I will be doing a specific review on this fan and getting in to deeper details about it this fan. [...]
Is the Smart fan here to stay? Well, it all depends. I think they are here to stay, but some things need improving...

So for the rest of the review warp to the Overclockersclub.com.

Envy News Reviews OCZ Dominator!

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Cramming an ever-increasing amount of resistors, diodes, and transistors into a shrinking die is known as the art of semiconductor engineering. As these microprocessors tack on an additional 66 or 100 MHz with every upgrade, those tiny electrical parts put out more and more heat. The biggest heat culprit is AMD's K7 Athlon Thunderbird core screaming at 1.4 GHz. You'll need a trusty heatsink and fan (aka HSF) to keep that thing from burning up.