Monday reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 3, 2002 at 2:05:12 AM
Where are your rigs at?
Hexus and the KT400 Dragon from Soyo.
SOYO have shown that they know how to present and market a motherboard. Even compared to some of its immediate competition, the KT400 DRAGON Ultra is the one that will most appeal to fans of aesthetics. Apart from the immaculate presentation, the layout of the motherboard is pretty good in its own right too.
One huge AMD cooler at PCA.
I thought I have seen humongous heatsinks before and I have, but this heatsink redefines the word "HUGE"! It's basically 80mm x 80mm with an 80mm fan on top. Best way to visualize it's size is figure an 80mm fan on top, and this heatsink is just about the exact same size all the way down to the cpu. This way you can see if it'll fit your motherboard or not. Basically just over 3 inches tall(with fan) and 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches.
FIC AN19E Stealth2 video at 3DGM.
The FIC AN19E Stealth2 Motherboard (Socket 462) has onboard RAID, LAN, 5.1 Audio, USB2 and Serial ATA. This motherboard has everything you need and is stable, performs well and is very affordable. Watch the Video to find out more...
Asus AGP 8x Ti4200 action at HardOCP.
Now don't think that AGP 8X won't have its place. Like every new graphics technology, it takes time for the games to catch up to it and take full advantage of it. There will be a time when having AGP 8X over AGP 4X shows a marked improvement and will be the connection speed of choice, but right now on the Ti 4200 it's just a feature that isn't needed quite yet for current games. There's no need to rush out there to purchase an 8X AGP capable motherboard and video card to run current games. Now, of course, there is no reason not to buy a card with AGP 8X, as it is not going to hinder you.
Getting wet cooling from Germany at HardOCP.
It is up to the end user's individual needs and tastes at this point. If price is not an issue, you dont mind doing a little work, and you have clearly laid out plans for your system that do not include a TEC, then the Innovatek system is a great choice. We see other options for folks out there that want to go "all out" with water cooling that will give better performance while not being as rough on the wallet. People that are more interested in a simple quality solution that cools quietly and has good overall performance certainly should consider an Innovatek water cooling kit.
We got Lost Circuits and the Asus nForce 2.
As we imagined, the Asus A7V8X reflects the many faces of the Asus line-up. In short, it comes with a plethora of features and options, and works well when Overclocked.
Madcatz PS2 controller at Ascully.
I'm done
Hexus and the KT400 Dragon from Soyo.
SOYO have shown that they know how to present and market a motherboard. Even compared to some of its immediate competition, the KT400 DRAGON Ultra is the one that will most appeal to fans of aesthetics. Apart from the immaculate presentation, the layout of the motherboard is pretty good in its own right too.
One huge AMD cooler at PCA.
I thought I have seen humongous heatsinks before and I have, but this heatsink redefines the word "HUGE"! It's basically 80mm x 80mm with an 80mm fan on top. Best way to visualize it's size is figure an 80mm fan on top, and this heatsink is just about the exact same size all the way down to the cpu. This way you can see if it'll fit your motherboard or not. Basically just over 3 inches tall(with fan) and 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches.
FIC AN19E Stealth2 video at 3DGM.
The FIC AN19E Stealth2 Motherboard (Socket 462) has onboard RAID, LAN, 5.1 Audio, USB2 and Serial ATA. This motherboard has everything you need and is stable, performs well and is very affordable. Watch the Video to find out more...
Asus AGP 8x Ti4200 action at HardOCP.
Now don't think that AGP 8X won't have its place. Like every new graphics technology, it takes time for the games to catch up to it and take full advantage of it. There will be a time when having AGP 8X over AGP 4X shows a marked improvement and will be the connection speed of choice, but right now on the Ti 4200 it's just a feature that isn't needed quite yet for current games. There's no need to rush out there to purchase an 8X AGP capable motherboard and video card to run current games. Now, of course, there is no reason not to buy a card with AGP 8X, as it is not going to hinder you.
Getting wet cooling from Germany at HardOCP.
It is up to the end user's individual needs and tastes at this point. If price is not an issue, you dont mind doing a little work, and you have clearly laid out plans for your system that do not include a TEC, then the Innovatek system is a great choice. We see other options for folks out there that want to go "all out" with water cooling that will give better performance while not being as rough on the wallet. People that are more interested in a simple quality solution that cools quietly and has good overall performance certainly should consider an Innovatek water cooling kit.
We got Lost Circuits and the Asus nForce 2.
As we imagined, the Asus A7V8X reflects the many faces of the Asus line-up. In short, it comes with a plethora of features and options, and works well when Overclocked.
Madcatz PS2 controller at Ascully.
I'm done