60mm to 80mm Fan Adapter
Sharka Corp sent us a couple of fan adapters made by Akasa which are made so that you can put 80 millimeter fans on 60mm heatsinks. This isn’t a new idea, but its not a bad one either. Using an 80mm...
View ArticleXFX GeForce 3 Ti500
XFX Graphics, which is a division of Pine, has sent us one of their GeForce 3 Ti500 model video cards. Although the new Nvidia flagship is now the Geforce 4, the Geforce3 series is still a major player...
View ArticleThermaltake Silent Purepower 360W PSU
Thermaltake, well known for their line of Orb CPU heatsinks and chipset coolers such as the infamous blue orb, have recently ventured out into other markets, namely the power supply market. The power...
View ArticleAMS gMONO Midtower Case
This past week we received a case from Case-mod.com, called the GMono Mid Tower, which is made by AMS Electronics. This case is priced at $49.99, and here are the specs: 8.0″(W)x17.0″(H)x19.0″(D) Steel...
View ArticleVIA Chipset Idle Temperature Hack
I decided to write a guide on this subject, since I haven’t seen a decent one around for a while. The last good one I found was on viahardware.com, which is now www.sudhain.com. They still have their...
View ArticleSunbeam Rheobus Version 2
This time around we’ll be checking out the new 4-fan Sunbeam Rheobus sent to us by our friends at Lux-Design. For those of you not familiar with fan-speed controllers, a rheobus is a device that you...
View ArticleEnermax Xpoint CS-528 Case
Enermax is a company that has been around a long time making PC power supply units, and great ones at that. It was only a year or two ago that they delved into making PC cases, mostly aimed at the...
View ArticleSMC 802.11g wireless network kit
I recently received a total wireless networking package from SMC featuring a router, PCI card, and PCMCIA card for a laptop. SMC is a company that’s been around for a long time, but some of you may not...
View ArticleXFX Mach4 NF2S-AED Motherboard
XFX is well known around here for their fine quality video cards and accessories. They recently sent us a new motherboard that they have crafted, called the Mach4 NF2S-AED. This board is based on the...
View ArticleATi Radeon 9600XT
ATi has sent us a Radeon 9600XT video card for review. We will see how it performs in modern Direct3D and OpenGL applications and games, as well as how it performs against the older (but more...
View ArticleFIC KT-748 Motherboard
First International Computer (FIC) sent over a budget-oriented motherboard based on the SiS 748 chipset for Athlon XP CPUs. It supports all Socket A chips, up to and including the Barton 3200+. It is...
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