| Weekend Hardware Roundup 10th November 2007 |
  Thermalfly F1-IACSHA Heatsink Reviewed on FrostyTech "Right now it's time to get back on track as we evaluate the Thermalfly F1-IACSHA, a large fully copper heatsink which combines a 63mm diameter squirrel cage fan and a unique L-shaped copper cooling fin array. This heatsink has a couple attributes we've never seen before in a desktop cooler. The Thermalfly F1-IACSHA is equipped with a four-pin Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) squirrel cage fan that goes one step further than BIOS determined fan speed control. At the base of the F1-IACSHA heatsink is its very own thermistor temperature sensor, taped to the top of the copper processor block with a small aluminum sticker. The thermistor provides accurate temperature readings to the fan, and this determines how quickly it spins at any given moment." REVIEW URL: www.frostytech.com More partner reviews after the click Thermaltake Tide Water Videocard Water Cooling System Review at Tweaknews.net Thermaltake's Tide Water does a great job of cooling the GPU on this video card, and can do it very quietly. Currently available in the $55 to $60 US range, you can have liquid cooling for your GPU at a price only moderately higher than some high-end air cooling solutions. The Tide Water has a good design and is well executed. It's easy to install and you can be up and running in around 30 minutes. REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/tidewater/ Zippy (EMACS) GSM-6600P and PSL-6720P Power Supplies Zippy (EMACS) has just about perfected the power supply. The GSM-6600P(G1) and PSL-6720P(G1) power supplies are built to last and have no problem handling a load. This is the first time I have seen a Zippy product, and I am very impressed. They are hard to find in the US, but hopefully they will become much more popular as they make their presence known. REVIEW URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/zippypsu_1 Zalman CNPS7700-Cu Low Noise Heatsink Review "The Zalman CNPS7700-Cu is one of the largest heatsinks in production by this Korean manufacturer, and like most Zalman coolers it is squarely aimed at low noise operation. The CNPS7700-Cu is an extension of the CNPS7000-Cu series, though it is about 30mm larger in total diameter, and weighs in at a hefty 918 grams. The heatsink is compatible with socket 478 & 775 Intel Pentium and Core 2 Duo processors, and socket 754/939/940 & AM2 AMD Athlon64 chips. Zalman assemble the CNPS7700-Cu heatsink from about 60 individual copper fins which are joined together at the center; the metal fins are compressed under great pressure and bolted firmly together to create the resulting heatsink shape, sort of like advanced origami." REVIEW URL: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2019 Antazone ASC1000 Copper Heatsink Review "The Antazone ASC1000 heatsink makes use of direct airflow paths from its front mounted 95mm fan to its donut shaped 76mm diameter copper cooling fin section. Yet how the ASC1000 actually handles is directly tied into how efficiently its three 6mm diameter copper heatpipes, and the balk of copper at its base perform together. A thick copper base plate connects the upper portions of the ASC1000 heatsink to the heat generating processor below, and as a final good measure the whole contraption has been sugar dipped in a nice shinny copper plating bath." REVIEW URL: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2021 nVidia's Geforce 7950GX2 and the MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE Videocard "The GeForce 7950GX2 is nVIDIA's flagship graphics card du jour, and the first true dual core, dual slot PCI Express videocard from the boys in Santa Carla. While there have been a handful of single card dual GPU videocards introduced, these have all been brand specific attempts (like the Gigabyte GV-3D1 dual 6600GT and GV-3D1-68GT dual 6800GT). The GeForce 7950GX2 brings SLI power to every PCI Express platform! For SLI compatible motherboards (and anyone with really deep pockets), it's possible to run two GeForce 7950GX2 videocards together in SLU for a total of four GPUs rendering simultaneously! That's just ridiculously sweet!" REVIEW URL: http://www.pcstats.com/artvnl.cfm?articleID=2016 NZXT ADAMAS Premium Aluminum Mid-Tower PC Case Review Weighing in at...a lot...it's not going to win any lightweight aluminum case prizes. However, if you're looking for a case that is able to stand up to over 300 lbs of pressure, this is one of few that can step up. Is the NZXT ADAMAS more than just a heavy duty case? Let's find out! Direct Link: http://www.futurelooks.com Review of BFG's 8800GTS card NVIDIA's approach to unified architecture as detailed in the diagram below, was to get rid of the vertex and pixel shader pipelines as we know them, and replace those with completely decoupled "stream processors", as they are being dubbed. In the case of the 8800 GTX, the core clock speed is 575 MHz (500 MHz on the GTS). In a standard GPU this would implicate that the vertex and pixel shading units also run at this speed. In 8800 series architecture however, these units (now bundled together as stream processors) run at a completely seperate clock speed which in the 8800 GTX's instance, is 1350 MHz (1200 MHz on the GTS). REVIEW URL: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/bfg8800gts/ Logitech G7 Black Gaming Mouse I know what you are thinking. 'I already read the G7 reviews in the past.' Plus, you probably own a G7 already. Why would I be reviewing such an old product that even I reviewed in the past? Simple, this is a new product from Logitech. It has the same name, but a refreshed design. Meet the black G7! REVIEW URL: http://www.aselabs.com/articles.php?id=203 SteelSound 5Hv2 PC Gaming Headset Review at Tweaknews.net Before I opened the box I was hoping that SteelSound fixed everything and released a product that is worth the money of our readership and I am happy that I can say that time has come. It might have taken three tries, but it certainly wasn't three strike, you're out. Every conceivable problem with the previous versions have been attended to and fixed. The sound quality is no longer muddled, the microphone works perfectly and the ventilation has been improved. REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/5hv2/ ECS KA3 MVP EXTREME Motherboard ECS has come up with an awesome motherboard packed with lots of extras. ATI's newest chipset shows that they are headed in the right direction and that performance does not have to be heavy on the wallet. ECS's reputation for providing decent products at a decent price has just been bumped up a notch to provided great products to enthusiast builders at a great price... REVIEW URL: http://www.3dgameman.com/content/view/5222/41/ The NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver A modified version of the NVIDIA ForceWare driver. The main purpose is to satisfy the users with better performance, image quality and compatibility. The Driver has support for all GeForce/Quadro cards (including laptop GO series). REVIEW URL: http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=nvidia ATI Catalyst 6.10 Performance Analysis While we don't use the P965 in our Catalyst articles or Crossfire performance, we will continue to have a look at what happens with the four cards we usually use for testing. We can also see that ATI have included support for their latest cards and the Chuck patch is no longer needed for Oblivion players who have the hardware to support HDR and AA. REVIEW URL: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/975/ Crucial 10th Anniversary 2GB PC2-5300 Memory I'm sure by now all of you have heard of Crucial. If you haven't crucial makes some of the best memory out there today and their memory advisor is great for finding the best ram when your ready to upgrade. They recently celebrated their 10th anniversary. In recognition of this they have released a special edition of their PC2-5300 module. This special edition features an exclusive heat spreader that you will not find on any other Crucial modules, so let's take a look. REVIEW URL: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=516
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