DIY Brazing & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 8, 2005 - 11:42 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you've heard the term brazing before, but aren't sure how to do it, perhaps this article from PimpRig can give you the basics.  Brazing is usually used in phase change, but it could certainly make a water cooling system look unique.

"Zennzzo, our resident phase-change expert, has written up a really quick intro guide to brazing and the process involved.

AMD Announces Official Technology Alliance With "Austin City Limits"...

Subject: General Tech | July 8, 2005 - 06:43 AM | Joe White
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AUSTIN, TEXAS -- July 7, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it is an official technology partner and sponsor of 'Austin City Limits' public television program, America's longest running live music television broadcast which airs nationally on more than 300 PBS stations every week. AMD is also announcing it is co-sponsoring the Austin City Limits Music Festival, an annual three-day music festival that is one of America's favorite outdoor live music events, attracting an estimated 65,000 attendees per day.

Forthcoming Dual-Core Itanium CPU Achieves Fastest Four-Way Floating Point Benchmark

Subject: Processors | July 8, 2005 - 06:41 AM | Joe White
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SANTA CLARA, Calif, July 7, 2005 — Based on internal testing by Intel Corporation, a system based on the forthcoming dual-core Intel® Itanium® processor codenamed 'Montecito' demonstrated a 60 percent performance increase over a previous technical computing benchmark posted by a four-way RISC-based system.

Intel and Corning Enter Joint Development Agreement

Subject: General Tech | July 6, 2005 - 05:21 PM | Joe White
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CORNING, N.Y., July 6, 2005 — Intel Corporation and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) have entered into an agreement to develop ultra low thermal expansion ULE® glass photomask substrates required for Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. These substrates are needed to develop low defect EUV photomasks to enable 32nm node high-volume production using EUV lithography.

Intel And Revelations Drive New Online Film Distribution Models

Subject: General Tech | July 6, 2005 - 05:21 PM | Joe White
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SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 6, 2005 — Revelations Entertainment and Intel Corporation today announced the formation of a new digital entertainment company focused on distributing premium movies directly to consumers over the Internet, connecting filmmakers to film fans worldwide.

Revenge of the Golden Orb & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 6, 2005 - 11:41 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Time for take 2 of the Golden Orb, aptly named the Golden Orb II, and reviewed at Overclockers Cafe.  It is much bigger, as it is based around a 100mm fan, but it is also almost silent.  Read on for more...

"A successful product or movie cannot go long without a sequel. Sporting a similar design but much larger body size, the Tt Golden Orb II looks to make an effort to continue the Orb's name here in 2005.

New CS Stacker speaks BTX & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 4, 2005 - 12:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The CoolerMaster Stacker or CM Stacker has been around for quite a while in various forms.  It has always been one of the better choices to build a high powered 'puter in, but the price is steep ($200 +).  The newest incarnation is on the dissecting table at X-Bit Labs, and it is able to work with both ATX and the new BTX form factor.

"We reviewed an interesting system case for wealthy PC enthusiasts from CoolerMaster.

Nine major firms agree to AMD discovery requests

Subject: General Tech | July 2, 2005 - 06:30 PM | Joe White
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AMD takes the next step in its lawsuit by sending out discovery requests to companies asking for their cooperation. 9 companies so far have agreed to cooperate. Stop by The Inquirer to read the full article.

Fourteen of the companies have already responded and nine have said they will work with AMD. Best Buy agreed to comply without limitations. Toshiba acknowledged receipt and refused to negotiate.

Press Releases

Subject: General Tech | June 30, 2005 - 07:53 PM | Joe White
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Sorry for the delay everyone. Been pretty crazy on my end with work and the new version of vBulletin currently in beta.

Here are some press releases from AMD and Intel that have built up in my inbox. One that is of particular note, and interest,  is AMD's antitrust complaint against Intel. I'm sure many of us are anxious to see what comes of this. I'll do what I can to get developements of this up as soon as possible.

2 fans quieter than 1 & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 29, 2005 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Overclockers Online reviews the Ultra Fire from Ultra Products.  A heatsink with 2 fans, one pushing and one pulling mean that you get reasonable airflow with very little noise.  It was designed for AMD retention clips only, Socket

A, 754, 939 & 940, and seems reasonably easy to install. 

"Ultra Products still has a bit of refinement left for the Ultra Fire; more fins would definitely be an advantage.

Cheap, good looking case & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 27, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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How about a $50 case which includes a side fan, a blow hole and a back exhaust that can accomodate an 80, 92 or 120mm fan? The Rosewill that 3DXtreme reviews has all of that, and some style in it's design too.  Plus, a mouse which will help rid you of any sweat on your plams from fragging all night.

"I'm sure if you asked anyone these days what brand of computer case they wanted, they would probably tell you Lian Li, Thermaltake, Silverstone, CoolerMaster or maybe even Antec.

Moving in progress

Subject: Editorial | June 27, 2005 - 12:26 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Well, it is day one in the new house, and after a whole day of unpacking and settling and water the grass and answering calls, I can say that...it looks like I have nothing done.  The garage is still full of boxes, the rooms seem empty, my office is in parts all across the multiple test tables and I am sitting here wondering what to do next.  I think that is going to be sleep, unfortunately. 

It took me two trips with a 15' rental truck to make it with all my goods and I didn't bring the second load in to the garage until after midnight last night.  I spent all

Pump up your H<font size=1>2</font>0 & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 24, 2005 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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C-Systems is replacing their aging CSP-750 pump with a newer more powerful pump, the CSP-MAG, and SystemCooling has the review.  While not the most powerful pump available, it does have several things to recommend it, including it's small size, and it's small price tag $49.99US on the manufacturers website (C-systems.ca), and it's even cheaper if trade in an old 750.

"The C-Systems CSP-MAG is a next generation brushless DC pump that replaces the original CSP-750.

ATI Delays the R520??

Subject: Graphics Cards | June 24, 2005 - 11:48 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Does this quote from a GlobeInvestor article point to another delay in the release of ATI's next generation GPU?

'This range has been adjusted down from the preliminary guidance announced on June 6, 2005, due to a more conservative expectation on the ramp of new products in the fourth quarter,' ATI said. The company said on a conference call that its new graphics chip, the R520, is delayed.

7800 GTX Prices!

Subject: Graphics Cards | June 24, 2005 - 09:31 AM | Ryan Shrout
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I was just browsing through the PriceGrabber engine looking for updates on the prices of the 7800 GTX cards, and found some really great deals!!  At this link, click on Page Computer, and though the price on the PG page says the price is $582, their site has it p

One more day...

Subject: Editorial | June 24, 2005 - 09:19 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Just one more day until moving day.  Tomorrow, bright and early, my helpful friends and I will pack up the UHaul truck and I will hopefully drive it safely an hour and half north to where my new house is finished and waiting.  I closed on it nearly 2 full weeks ago, but because of my recently trips and the 7800 GTX article that needed to be completed on time, I waited to move-in.  The office is now completely packed up with the expection of this single computer that I am typing on now; its a barren wastela

Athlon 64 FX-57 Review

Subject: Processors | June 24, 2005 - 09:11 AM | Ryan Shrout
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I forgot to post this last week, but GDHardware has a review of the new Athlon 64 FX-57 processor that will be announced on the 27th of this month.

The real target audience for the FX-57 is going to be the ultra-gamer who insists on nothing but the absolute fastest gaming CPU money can buy. It simply crushes everything in its path in game performance and handles most of today's common applications with power to spare.

Hardware Discussion: Xbox 360 and Sony PS3

Subject: General Tech | June 24, 2005 - 09:04 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Anandtech has a published an article that goes into some detail comparing the Sony PS3 and the Xbox 360's hardware specifications including the CPU and GPU. 

On a purely hardware level, ATI's Xbox 360 GPU (codenamed Xenos) is quite interesting. The part itself is made up of two physically distinct silicon ICs. One IC is the GPU itself, which houses all the shader hardware and most of the processing power.