werty316
07-11-2006, 08:19 PM
Cooling
Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease Review @ Bigbruin.com (http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/supergrease_1)
Cooler components are generally happier components, so this type of temperature drop should be welcome by any computer enthusiast. HTPC owners, overclockers, and gamers are just a few types of people I could think of that might be looking to get their processor temperatures as low as possible, and the Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease can do it for them with just a few simple brush strokes.
http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/supergrease/promo1.gif
Cooler Master Hyper L3 Socket 775 CPU Cooler @ PCAPEX (http://reviews.pcapex.com/cooling/cooler_master_hyper_l3_cpu_cooler.php)
The Hyper L3 is a low profile heatpipe heatsink for the 775 Intel socket for a low price. With three heat pipes to aid in the removal of heat this should be an interesting product from Cooler Master. With a quality 92mm fan the noise levels should low as well as the temps.
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/5815/hyperl378dv.jpg
Power Supplies
OCZ GameXStream 700W @ Techgage (http://techgage.com/review.php?id=5413)
Have a beefy system that requires a large PSU, but don't want to suffer with an ugly unit? OCZ recently released their GameXStream series which are designed with gamers specifically in mind, and promise to deliver "XStream" performance.
http://techgage.com/reviews/ocz/gxs_700w/ocz_gxs_03_thumb.jpg
Cases
Antec's P180 Case is Sexier Than You @ OCModShop (http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=574)
Cases say an awful lot about you as a computer user. Those out there with the clear sides and all that electric blue lighting seem to send out that "I know what I'm doing when I work on my computer, now leave me alone because I'm busy researching worm holes and quantum physics". Others who posess a newer, colored case leave people thinking that they are concerned about what's under the hood, two gigs of RAM, a screaming fast graphics card and a hot anime babe as the screen saver.
http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/8504/13wy.jpg
Memory
G.Skill 2x 512MB PC3200 (F1-3200PHU1-512NT) Memory Review @ OCInside (http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?http://www.ocinside.de/html/results/gskill_f1_3200phu1_512nt.html)
This Review of the G.Skill 512MB PC3200 DDR memory primarily shows if high-quality memory modules can reach higher overclocking results and if inexpensive PC-3200 modules satisfy overclockers even with clearly more than 200 MHz (DDR400). The two 512 MB modules were tested in dual channel mode and compared with different timings.
http://www.ocinside.de/assets/memory/gskill_f1_3200phu1_512nt_2.jpg
GeIL's new memory is an enthusiast's wet dream @ NGOHQ.com (http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Articles&go=read&arc_id=101)
At Computex 2006, we had the chance to see a new memory module from GeIL. EVO ONE is its name, and it is the enthusiast’s wet dream. These days, memory plays an important role in running today’s games and applications. However, some motherboards can be a bottleneck when it comes to high performance memory. Most of the motherboard manufacturers today are drawing voltage from the 3.3v rail to power memory modules. Only one manufacturer is using the 5v rail, which allows the user higher overclocking, and that’s DFI. Even with DDR2, the voltage is pretty limited on many motherboards.
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/2482/19or.jpg
Keyboards & Mice
ExactGame 9000 Pro gaming mouse review @ A1-Electronics (http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2006a/1/ExactGame_Mouse_July.html)
We are all moving to laser mice and this one is especially designed for those of your playing comuputer games at the top limit. Do we have time for game playing.
You can use this ExactGame Pro 9000 at different laser dpi resolutions including, 400, 800, 1,600 & 2,000 dpi to suit your individual exacting reqirements at the time in real-time. You can also see the different colours the wheel lights up depending on the laser resolution.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5517/18kp2.jpg
Revoltec Lightboard Advanced Keyboard Review @Virtual-Hideout (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/revoltec_kb/index.shtml)
Overall Revoltec's Lightboard Advance works as promised, solving the problem of not being able to find the right keys during the night. The lighting feature doesn't prove too useful during the day, so I found it best to turn it off to conserve power.
http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/revoltec_kb/images/image08.jpg
Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease Review @ Bigbruin.com (http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/supergrease_1)
Cooler components are generally happier components, so this type of temperature drop should be welcome by any computer enthusiast. HTPC owners, overclockers, and gamers are just a few types of people I could think of that might be looking to get their processor temperatures as low as possible, and the Zalman ZM-STG1 Super Thermal Grease can do it for them with just a few simple brush strokes.
http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/supergrease/promo1.gif
Cooler Master Hyper L3 Socket 775 CPU Cooler @ PCAPEX (http://reviews.pcapex.com/cooling/cooler_master_hyper_l3_cpu_cooler.php)
The Hyper L3 is a low profile heatpipe heatsink for the 775 Intel socket for a low price. With three heat pipes to aid in the removal of heat this should be an interesting product from Cooler Master. With a quality 92mm fan the noise levels should low as well as the temps.
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/5815/hyperl378dv.jpg
Power Supplies
OCZ GameXStream 700W @ Techgage (http://techgage.com/review.php?id=5413)
Have a beefy system that requires a large PSU, but don't want to suffer with an ugly unit? OCZ recently released their GameXStream series which are designed with gamers specifically in mind, and promise to deliver "XStream" performance.
http://techgage.com/reviews/ocz/gxs_700w/ocz_gxs_03_thumb.jpg
Cases
Antec's P180 Case is Sexier Than You @ OCModShop (http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=574)
Cases say an awful lot about you as a computer user. Those out there with the clear sides and all that electric blue lighting seem to send out that "I know what I'm doing when I work on my computer, now leave me alone because I'm busy researching worm holes and quantum physics". Others who posess a newer, colored case leave people thinking that they are concerned about what's under the hood, two gigs of RAM, a screaming fast graphics card and a hot anime babe as the screen saver.
http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/8504/13wy.jpg
Memory
G.Skill 2x 512MB PC3200 (F1-3200PHU1-512NT) Memory Review @ OCInside (http://www.ocinside.de/go_e.html?http://www.ocinside.de/html/results/gskill_f1_3200phu1_512nt.html)
This Review of the G.Skill 512MB PC3200 DDR memory primarily shows if high-quality memory modules can reach higher overclocking results and if inexpensive PC-3200 modules satisfy overclockers even with clearly more than 200 MHz (DDR400). The two 512 MB modules were tested in dual channel mode and compared with different timings.
http://www.ocinside.de/assets/memory/gskill_f1_3200phu1_512nt_2.jpg
GeIL's new memory is an enthusiast's wet dream @ NGOHQ.com (http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Articles&go=read&arc_id=101)
At Computex 2006, we had the chance to see a new memory module from GeIL. EVO ONE is its name, and it is the enthusiast’s wet dream. These days, memory plays an important role in running today’s games and applications. However, some motherboards can be a bottleneck when it comes to high performance memory. Most of the motherboard manufacturers today are drawing voltage from the 3.3v rail to power memory modules. Only one manufacturer is using the 5v rail, which allows the user higher overclocking, and that’s DFI. Even with DDR2, the voltage is pretty limited on many motherboards.
http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/2482/19or.jpg
Keyboards & Mice
ExactGame 9000 Pro gaming mouse review @ A1-Electronics (http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2006a/1/ExactGame_Mouse_July.html)
We are all moving to laser mice and this one is especially designed for those of your playing comuputer games at the top limit. Do we have time for game playing.
You can use this ExactGame Pro 9000 at different laser dpi resolutions including, 400, 800, 1,600 & 2,000 dpi to suit your individual exacting reqirements at the time in real-time. You can also see the different colours the wheel lights up depending on the laser resolution.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5517/18kp2.jpg
Revoltec Lightboard Advanced Keyboard Review @Virtual-Hideout (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/revoltec_kb/index.shtml)
Overall Revoltec's Lightboard Advance works as promised, solving the problem of not being able to find the right keys during the night. The lighting feature doesn't prove too useful during the day, so I found it best to turn it off to conserve power.
http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/revoltec_kb/images/image08.jpg