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October 6, 2003
ThermalTake TR2-M4
Poster: Nivram
Posted on October 6, 2003 at 2:08:02 AM
Looking for a good HSF for that OEM CPU purchase or just a better than stock HSF for peace of mind. Read about one here.Next Page »
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October 5, 2003
Athlon 64 3200+ Retail
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 5, 2003 at 5:04:16 AM
I just wanted to report that the Athlon 64 has hit retail shelves pretty quickly. They are on the shelves at CompUSA for around $600, along with the MSI K8T for $200.
AMD really went straight to release with this new CPU, and I for one thank them for not making another paper release.
Interested in owning your own Athlon 64? Get the best price from ASE.Dealtime.com!
AMD really went straight to release with this new CPU, and I for one thank them for not making another paper release.
Interested in owning your own Athlon 64? Get the best price from ASE.Dealtime.com!
October 3, 2003
News Posters Needed!!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 3, 2003 at 5:06:18 PM
Hey all of you that are reading this... Would you like to help out ASE Labs? You can! Just shoot me an email, or reply to this new post. Maybe even reviewing some things will become possible if the news is all covered. I need more than one, so if you want to, or know anyone who does, Let me know!
Interested? You know where to find me! Email Me.
Interested? You know where to find me! Email Me.
DRAM market stabilizing
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 3, 2003 at 5:03:56 PM
Still, the DRAM market is cautionous of the market, but stability is coming. Spot prices have been pretty steady.
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After dropping quickly in the second quarter, DRAM prices stabilized in the third quarter, iSuppli said. Average prices for bare DRAM chips, which are purchased and assembled into modules for use in computers, rose 20 percent from $4.42 to $5.30 in the third quarter.
Thursday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 3, 2003 at 3:58:37 PM
CCC Vol2 will be out today or tomorrow! And a few reviews will be out this weekend also! And more to come. We are really pumping out reviews.
16:9 LCD @ TT.
Silverstone PSU @ RBmods.
MSI K8T @ AMDZone.
XFX FX5600U @ VL.
Radeon 9600Pro vs FX5600 @ TWL.
TT Venus 12 @ Legitreviews.
Cyberathlete review @ TwistedMods.
16:9 LCD @ TT.
Silverstone PSU @ RBmods.
MSI K8T @ AMDZone.
XFX FX5600U @ VL.
Radeon 9600Pro vs FX5600 @ TWL.
TT Venus 12 @ Legitreviews.
Cyberathlete review @ TwistedMods.
Comcast Raises the Bar
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 3, 2003 at 1:21:01 AM
The speed from Comcast's internet service will be raised to 3mbps. Sucks that it is still higher than DSL (pricewise).
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The Philadelphia-based cable company said on Thursday it will boost its maximum download speed of its Comcast Online service from 1.5 megabits per second (mbps) to 3mbps, at no additional charge to customers. It said it will introduce the increases in 14 U.S. markets at first, but added that the "majority" of its broadband subscribers nationwide will be upgraded by the end of the year.
October 2, 2003
Wed Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 2, 2003 at 2:21:06 PM
Don't I keep promising reviews this week? Well tomorrow that promise will be fulfilled!
Micro Cool Northbridge heatsink @ MTB.
Qtronics Remote Control @ EPIACenter.
MSI Springdale @ VL.
Senfu tech station @ OCA.
Logisys Xpider @ AthlonXP.
Plextor 8x DVDRW @ Desgintechnica.
Powercolor 9800 Pro @ HCW.
iRock 830 @ PCTechzone.
Micro Cool Northbridge heatsink @ MTB.
Qtronics Remote Control @ EPIACenter.
MSI Springdale @ VL.
Senfu tech station @ OCA.
Logisys Xpider @ AthlonXP.
Plextor 8x DVDRW @ Desgintechnica.
Powercolor 9800 Pro @ HCW.
iRock 830 @ PCTechzone.
October 1, 2003
Tuesday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on October 1, 2003 at 4:24:47 PM
I promise that the CCC Vol 2 will be out this week. We also have a bunch of more articles and review coming out and! A brand NEW site as well! Stay tuned for more details!
Trust 735s Digicam @ RBMods.
Logitech MX Duo @ HWZ.
Steelpad 4S @ Tweaknews. We are getting a new Pad soon!
MX 700 @ ClubOC.
Koolance EXOS @ TT.
Shuttle XPC 64 @ AMDZone.
MSI FX5600U @ Hexus.
MSI Springdale giveaway @ VL.
Trust 735s Digicam @ RBMods.
Logitech MX Duo @ HWZ.
Steelpad 4S @ Tweaknews. We are getting a new Pad soon!
MX 700 @ ClubOC.
Koolance EXOS @ TT.
Shuttle XPC 64 @ AMDZone.
MSI FX5600U @ Hexus.
MSI Springdale giveaway @ VL.
September 30, 2003
Monday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 30, 2003 at 2:13:42 PM
Did you check out the Minuet Case review? If not, check it out!
CM Aero 7 @ VW.
Abit FX 5900 @ Myworld.
Dynatron Heatsink @ Ohls.
Athlon 64 FX @ 3.05Ghz @ VR-Zone.
Beantech card reader @ PCTechzone.
Irock MP3 player @ Ascully.
TT TR2 @ 3DX.
TT Xaser 3 @ WorldOC.
OCZ PC4000 @ Hexus.
Triplex Ti4200 @ Madshrimp.
Vantec Fan and Light thing @ VL.
Crystal Fontz LCD @ BigBruin.
Antec Sonata @ PCA.
Meming timing @ OCA.
CM Aero 7 @ VW.
Abit FX 5900 @ Myworld.
Dynatron Heatsink @ Ohls.
Athlon 64 FX @ 3.05Ghz @ VR-Zone.
Beantech card reader @ PCTechzone.
Irock MP3 player @ Ascully.
TT TR2 @ 3DX.
TT Xaser 3 @ WorldOC.
OCZ PC4000 @ Hexus.
Triplex Ti4200 @ Madshrimp.
Vantec Fan and Light thing @ VL.
Crystal Fontz LCD @ BigBruin.
Antec Sonata @ PCA.
Meming timing @ OCA.
September 29, 2003
Antec Minuet HTPC Case Review
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 29, 2003 at 6:48:22 AM
Yes, another HTPC case review here at good old ASE Labs. This one is a winner. Check it out!
Read the whole thing here. Yeah, this is one great case.
Read the whole thing here. Yeah, this is one great case.
Weekend Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 29, 2003 at 6:44:00 AM
Got more reviews on the way! Stay tuned...
Thermal Paste @ MHW.
OCZ PC3200 @ Tweaknews.
Vantec Rheobus @ Enscape.
Gladiator 3 @ FastlaneHW.
Abit FV-7 @ Short-Media.
Thermal Paste @ MHW.
OCZ PC3200 @ Tweaknews.
Vantec Rheobus @ Enscape.
Gladiator 3 @ FastlaneHW.
Abit FV-7 @ Short-Media.
September 27, 2003
Happy Rosh Hashanah!!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 27, 2003 at 3:51:54 PM
We find ourselves in the year 5764. Another RH that falls on Shabbot. I guess I'll hear the Shofar on the second day. Have a happy and healthy holiday!
I'll be out most of the day today, but will return sometime tonight.
I'll be out most of the day today, but will return sometime tonight.
Friday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 27, 2003 at 3:49:31 PM
Rosh Hashana is here, and so are services and such. Happy new year everyone! And remember to check out my Minuet case review.
Hardware:
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ ClubOC.
Athlon 64 Chipset comparison @ AMDZone.
Corsair TwinX Pro 4000 @ VL.
Corsair TwinX vs. OCZ Gold @ Madshrimps.
Asus FX5900U @ Hexus.
Opteron vs Xeon under Linux @ Hexus.
Cooling:
Swiftech MCX462 @ PCA.
Swiftech inline pump @ MTB.
Mods and whatever:
Shuttle mod @ Piratesoftware.
Lan Parties @ enscape.
Steelpad 4S @ HWZ. I'm getting a new plastic pad from them!
Beantech Memory reader @ Furioustech.
Hardware:
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ ClubOC.
Athlon 64 Chipset comparison @ AMDZone.
Corsair TwinX Pro 4000 @ VL.
Corsair TwinX vs. OCZ Gold @ Madshrimps.
Asus FX5900U @ Hexus.
Opteron vs Xeon under Linux @ Hexus.
Cooling:
Swiftech MCX462 @ PCA.
Swiftech inline pump @ MTB.
Mods and whatever:
Shuttle mod @ Piratesoftware.
Lan Parties @ enscape.
Steelpad 4S @ HWZ. I'm getting a new plastic pad from them!
Beantech Memory reader @ Furioustech.
Antec Minuet HTPC Case
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 27, 2003 at 6:41:41 AM
Antec provides quality cases for a decent price. Let's see how their new HTPC case fairs in this new market area.Next Page »
September 26, 2003
Updates
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 26, 2003 at 3:53:49 PM
Version 3 is moving along, soon it will move into beta testing. That means I need more people to start using that site soon... I'll let you know when.
On the review front, I've got an Antec Minuet case review coming today (I should've done it yesterday, but was playing Jedi Academy). There are tons more reviews and articles coming, so stay tuned for those!
Tonight is the start of the Jewish Holidays. FYI.
On the review front, I've got an Antec Minuet case review coming today (I should've done it yesterday, but was playing Jedi Academy). There are tons more reviews and articles coming, so stay tuned for those!
Tonight is the start of the Jewish Holidays. FYI.
September 25, 2003
Kazaa sues record labels
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 25, 2003 at 2:05:27 PM
This would have to be a revenge suit. Sharman, the company behind Kazaa, is saying that the music industry illegally use modified version of its software to find users.
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Sharman's lawsuit also revives its previous allegation that the entertainment companies violated antitrust laws by stopping Sharman and its partner from distributing authorized copies of music and movies through Kazaa.
Wed Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 25, 2003 at 1:57:43 PM
I'll be putting up a case review tonight and CCC Vol 2 this weekend. I'm a bit behind schedule. No problem!
Xover WCing @ VL.
Extreme Volcano 12 @ PCA.
FXF FX5600U @ OCA.
*Nano-ITX Pictures @ EPIACenter.
EPIA CL10000 @ EPIACenter.
I have to ask my contact at VIA about the new boards.
Xover WCing @ VL.
Extreme Volcano 12 @ PCA.
FXF FX5600U @ OCA.
*Nano-ITX Pictures @ EPIACenter.
EPIA CL10000 @ EPIACenter.
I have to ask my contact at VIA about the new boards.
September 24, 2003
Seagate ships Lindows on hard drives
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 24, 2003 at 2:47:57 PM
Soon you'll be to buy Seagate hard drive preinstalled with Lindows. This agreement is good for people that don't want the hassle of installing an OS. And good for people who want to get into Linux.
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Simply plugging in the LindowsHD and starting the computer up will auto-recognize all of the internal components in virtually all Intel-compatible computers (video card, ethernet card, sound card, etc.) with no user intervention or custom installation. This would not be possible with most other operating systems because they require installation CDs to tailor the software for each particular configuration. If you've ever changed a part in your Microsoft Windows computer and had the software nag you to go find the installation CDs before it will work again, you have witnessed what I'm talking about.
Tuesday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 24, 2003 at 2:45:43 PM
Well, I got some more reviews on the weekend. Look for them.
Hardware:
Athlon 64 @ AMDZone.
And Legitreviews.
Cooling and cases (related):
Nexustek P4 cooler @ RBMods.
Crown cooler @ World OC.
Speed controller @ World OC.
Speeze fan controller @ Bigbruin.
Speeze HDD Cooler @ Bigbruin.
Allied 500w PSU @ TT.
Whatever:
Steelpad 4S @ FastLHW. And here.
Icemat @ Furioustech. And here.
Hardware:
Athlon 64 @ AMDZone.
And Legitreviews.
Cooling and cases (related):
Nexustek P4 cooler @ RBMods.
Crown cooler @ World OC.
Speed controller @ World OC.
Speeze fan controller @ Bigbruin.
Speeze HDD Cooler @ Bigbruin.
Allied 500w PSU @ TT.
Whatever:
Steelpad 4S @ FastLHW. And here.
Icemat @ Furioustech. And here.
September 23, 2003
Monday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 23, 2003 at 2:14:17 PM
Lots of reviews, and read the Crucial USB 7 in 1 card reader review I just posted!
Hardware:
Abit KV7 @ OCA.
Albatron Spingdale @ ClubOC.
Albatron NF2 @ ClubOC.
*Athlon 64 Review @ AthlonXP.
DFI Springdale @ Ninjalane.
Cooling Cases (related):
Cube Case @ MTB.
TT Volcano 12 @ Priatesoftware.
Spidy Case @ 3DX.
Aerocool PSU @ VL.
Whatever:
USB sound @ Ascully.
Gateway 200XL @ Designtechnica.
USB 802.11b @ Modtown.
Computex @ TT.
And HWA.
And Ninjalane.
Hardware:
Abit KV7 @ OCA.
Albatron Spingdale @ ClubOC.
Albatron NF2 @ ClubOC.
*Athlon 64 Review @ AthlonXP.
DFI Springdale @ Ninjalane.
Cooling Cases (related):
Cube Case @ MTB.
TT Volcano 12 @ Priatesoftware.
Spidy Case @ 3DX.
Aerocool PSU @ VL.
Whatever:
USB sound @ Ascully.
Gateway 200XL @ Designtechnica.
USB 802.11b @ Modtown.
Computex @ TT.
And HWA.
And Ninjalane.
Crucial 7 in 1 Card Reader
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 23, 2003 at 5:11:58 AM
In a market full of different media, you need a reader that can handle a bunch of different types. Trust in a name like Crucial, let's see what they have to offer.Next Page »
September 22, 2003
Weekend Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 22, 2003 at 5:31:47 AM
I've got two reviews tomorrow to put up. I'd put one up tonight... but I'm a bit tired, and lazy. So yeah... Look for that. And just a reminder that the site is two years old!
Hardware:
Corsair PC4000 @ ipKonfig.
Chaintech FX5600U @ TT.
Some DDR memory @ enscape.
Cooling and cases (related):
Zalman cooler @ Furioustech.
Chieftec BX case @ CL.
Vantec ION PSU @ RB.
Antec notebook cooler @ ClubOC.
Silverstone 360W PSU @ Voidedwarranty.
Other:
iRiver MP3 thing @ HWZ.
Sunbeam cathode @ MTB.
Vantec Nexus 305 @ OCClub.
FreeBSD Setup @ LWD.
Hardware:
Corsair PC4000 @ ipKonfig.
Chaintech FX5600U @ TT.
Some DDR memory @ enscape.
Cooling and cases (related):
Zalman cooler @ Furioustech.
Chieftec BX case @ CL.
Vantec ION PSU @ RB.
Antec notebook cooler @ ClubOC.
Silverstone 360W PSU @ Voidedwarranty.
Other:
iRiver MP3 thing @ HWZ.
Sunbeam cathode @ MTB.
Vantec Nexus 305 @ OCClub.
FreeBSD Setup @ LWD.
September 21, 2003
Happy Birthday ASE!!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 21, 2003 at 2:47:56 PM
Yes, today is the day that ASE turns 2 years of age! We have come a long way since the beginning. Noticably, more and more articles and reviews are coming out than ever before.
It is finally good to have a bunch of people in the forums, so get in there and start posting. Also, we have a hat contest running now, get in on that and I'll throw some hardware or games in as well!
Version 3 is on the way, for a taste of things to come, Check it out. The first site to use Version 3 code will be coming very soon!
Here's to more great times. Thanks everyone who made this possible, including mostly you, the reader! Thank you very much.
It is finally good to have a bunch of people in the forums, so get in there and start posting. Also, we have a hat contest running now, get in on that and I'll throw some hardware or games in as well!
Version 3 is on the way, for a taste of things to come, Check it out. The first site to use Version 3 code will be coming very soon!
Here's to more great times. Thanks everyone who made this possible, including mostly you, the reader! Thank you very much.
September 19, 2003
Verisign sued over DNS crap
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 19, 2003 at 4:57:38 PM
If you have been surfing the net for the past week or so, you may have already encountered Verisign's new campaign of trying to sell you domain names if you get a DNS lookup failure. Now they're being sued.
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Not only is VeriSign making money off the redirected searches, but it is improperly interfering with competing services, including Netster's SmartBrowse and similar services run by Internet service providers like AOL Time Warner's America Online and Microsoft, Popular Enterprises said.
Thursday Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 19, 2003 at 3:47:02 PM
Got some reviews to put up this weekend as well as CCC Vol2! All should be up by Monday. Nice. My crappy PC Expo coverage is up. Don't read it 
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Trust Wireless Optical DeskSet 310KD @ PirateSoftware.org.
Speeze LionStream @ Ohls.
Black cube 450W PSU @ HWzoom.
Corsair Hydrocool 200 @ Madshrimps.
CM Aero 7+ @ Fastlanehw.
Vantec thing @ ClubOC.
DDR Shootout @ Legitreviews.
Enermax 5688 @ 3DX.
.Trust Wireless Optical DeskSet 310KD @ PirateSoftware.org.
Speeze LionStream @ Ohls.
Black cube 450W PSU @ HWzoom.
Corsair Hydrocool 200 @ Madshrimps.
CM Aero 7+ @ Fastlanehw.
Vantec thing @ ClubOC.
DDR Shootout @ Legitreviews.
Enermax 5688 @ 3DX.
September 18, 2003
PC Expo 2003
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 18, 2003 at 9:15:34 PM
What a joke this year's PC Expo was. I can safely say I won't be going back next year.Next Page »
Wed Reviews
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 18, 2003 at 2:13:21 PM
Lots of reviews, my PC Expo article will be up by tonight. I also have many reviews to put up. Let's see how that goes in the weekend.
Hardware:
Epox NF2U @ 3DV.
Abit KT600 @ PCA.
Leadtek FX5600 @ RB. Here also.
Abit IC7-Max3 @ VL.
A7N8X @ OCA.
Shuttle SN45G XPC @ TT.
Cases and Cooling:
Athenatec A747CS @ Tweaknews.
Suntek case @ enScape.
AVS HS @ Ohls.
CM Jet 7 @ RB.
And at VW.
And at Metku.
CM Aero 4 @ 3DX.
Whatever
Sony V505BX @ Designtechnica.
Vantec fanbus @ Frostytech.
BIOS Savior @ CyberCPU.
Free Stuff @ Voidedwarranty.
Hardware:
Epox NF2U @ 3DV.
Abit KT600 @ PCA.
Leadtek FX5600 @ RB. Here also.
Abit IC7-Max3 @ VL.
A7N8X @ OCA.
Shuttle SN45G XPC @ TT.
Cases and Cooling:
Athenatec A747CS @ Tweaknews.
Suntek case @ enScape.
AVS HS @ Ohls.
CM Jet 7 @ RB.
And at VW.
And at Metku.
CM Aero 4 @ 3DX.
Whatever
Sony V505BX @ Designtechnica.
Vantec fanbus @ Frostytech.
BIOS Savior @ CyberCPU.
Free Stuff @ Voidedwarranty.
September 17, 2003
PC Expo...
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 17, 2003 at 10:30:40 PM
PC Expo really, really... sucks! I don't know what happened from last year, but the show was very boring, I could only last one hour there.
My 'coverage' will be up later.
My 'coverage' will be up later.
IBM sets record 16 Way Opteron TPC-H Benchmarks
Poster: SKELACCOUNT
Posted on September 17, 2003 at 10:28:46 PM
Here are some recent performance reults of IBM 16 Opteron server running DB2 64 bit and Suse Enterprise. It has 48GB of memory, and smacked an Itanium and Alpha system around in performance.
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/amd.pdf?ca=dgr-db2l01TDB2ICE-TPC-H
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/amd.pdf?ca=dgr-db2l01TDB2ICE-TPC-H
Intel Boosts Pentium 4 cache to 2MB!
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on September 17, 2003 at 2:46:54 PM
Wow, this is an amazing boost of cache for the CPU. I wonder how they will perform. The longer pipeline that the P4 carriers coupled with the bigger cache should improve performance by a good amount I'm sure. Intel is also trying to secure the desktop platform from the Hammer of AMD.
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The Pentium 4 Extreme Edition will run at 3.2GHz and come with 2MB of level-three cache, said Louis Burns, executive vice president of the desktop platform group at Intel. Current Pentium 4 chips come with a 512KB secondary cache and no level-three cache. Increasing caches, reservoirs of memory located on the processor, typically boost performance.