Thursday Morning Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on May 20, 2004 at 3:25:33 PM
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Acousti Products AcoustiPack Standard Soundproofing Kit @ Bigbruin.
VIA K8T800 @ AMDZone.
LCDs and refresh rates @ Designtechnica.
MSI MegaPC 180 @ RBMods.
ClearPC Briefcase @ Tweaknews.
Alpha vs. Thermaltake vs. Cooler Master @ ClubOC.
[QUOTE]Not too long ago when the Pentium 4 was released it was suffice to say that most overclockers agreed that it wasn't the hottest running processor. Well times have changed, and with three FSB changes and numerous stepping changes the Pentium 4 is now a hot running processor. This is especially the case with the newer Prescott cores, which so far is Intel's newest processor offering. one of the newest fads, as far as air-cooling is concerned, is to cool your processor using a heatpipe method. Today, at ClubOC we have a veteran in the ring along with two newer designs that we are sure will do the overclocking job rather nicely.[/QUOTE:108508
Acousti Products AcoustiPack Standard Soundproofing Kit @ Bigbruin.
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The AcoustiPack soundproofing kit definitely helps Acousti Products achieve their goal of providing the ultimate noise reduction solutions for the computer industry. The noise reduction achieved on my already quiet system was impressive, and I am confident that a louder system would benefit even more from the installation of this kit.
VIA K8T800 @ AMDZone.
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Since our P5A we have been Asus fans. Yes, that is some time ago. We are always excited to see a new Asus board delivered to the Zone. Their latest is the Socket 939 VIA K8T800 Pro based A8V Deluxe that miraculously showed up shortly after our KT8T800 Pro preview stated waiting till a 939 comparison to the nForce 3 250 was needed before we concluded which was our favorite slice of silicon to secure you CPU next to. We can't offer a review with 939 benchmarks as of yet, and instead offer this tantalizing first look.
LCDs and refresh rates @ Designtechnica.
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Whether youre in the market to replace the hulking CRT that is making your desk sag or youre planning on purchasing a laptop, some knowledge of LCD technology will help you make a better decision. Unfortunately, the contradiction of todays Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technology is that bigger often means smaller. And as a result, consumers who think a bigger screen will be easier on their eyes are often disappointed in their purchase.
MSI MegaPC 180 @ RBMods.
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Tonite we will look into a barebone from MSI. We got a sample of their Mega180 AMD Xp system. This might be something for those that can't afford a AMD64 system yet. We will benchmark and see what features this small barebone really has. I think this already looks like a nice computer but we have to take a closer look.
ClearPC Briefcase @ Tweaknews.
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Well, I went in slightly skeptical, not wanting to be disappointed, and I was blown away. This case is fantastic. I've left it running for hours, checking on it periodically to see what the temperature inside the case is, and it always remained cool. Even the acrylic felt cool to the touch. This design is superb.
Alpha vs. Thermaltake vs. Cooler Master @ ClubOC.
[QUOTE]Not too long ago when the Pentium 4 was released it was suffice to say that most overclockers agreed that it wasn't the hottest running processor. Well times have changed, and with three FSB changes and numerous stepping changes the Pentium 4 is now a hot running processor. This is especially the case with the newer Prescott cores, which so far is Intel's newest processor offering. one of the newest fads, as far as air-cooling is concerned, is to cool your processor using a heatpipe method. Today, at ClubOC we have a veteran in the ring along with two newer designs that we are sure will do the overclocking job rather nicely.[/QUOTE:108508