Why do we need this? This is going to be a little different fan/heatsink review. I read the computer hardware newsgroups a lot. Very often, I see somebody get so far with a processor, then say something like, “all I
If you are thinking about water cooling, you will need a pump. The most popular units are the submersible fountain pumps. There are two basic type to consider: The Magnetic Drive, and Shaft Drive pumps. Shaft drive pumps are the
We’d first like to thank Madonion for supplying prizes for the contest. Well, the winners from our contest have been selected: First Place: Jarmo Pirinen – Finland Second Place: Ramil Tranquilino – New Zealand Third Place: Charles Smutz – United
We have added a second page with additional user comments: Page 2 GEORGE IOS’s REVIEW UPDATE 3/21/00: Although my CPU (550E FPO/BATCH#: Q947A003) runs now at 804Mhz(146×5.5), and I am very happy with it (I get similar benchmarking results with
SUMMARY: In an overclocked system, many of the problems blocking higher speeds can be traced to either RAM, Hard Drive PIOs, CPU or Video Chip heat. DOC Memory and MemTest are two utilities find and debug RAM problems. Tom Edmonds
Update 3/20/00: Two CPUs at over 1 GHz – will the motherboard melt? Persistance has its rewards: A little BIOS rewrite and now the 1/4PCI settings are available from the W177H PLL-IC Chip. Now with the PCI @ 1/4 133MhzFSB
UPDATE 4/5/00: The hack is easy – getting it work in some situations is more difficult; two experiences: My experience using the Promise FastTrak66 RAID controller with Windows 2000. By Charles Waters I’m sure you’ve seen all the reviews of
What about Compaq (etc. etc.)? That’s a good name! Many people buy a computer like they buy a stereo or TV. They look for buzzwords like “XXX Mhz”, features like “DVD player,” often what they think is a “good brand
3/13/00: Lyle Wong sent in this note on the PEP 66: I got my new PEP66 from Millisec this AM and had to try it out. I currently have a C433 on an Iwill Slocket 2 and an Abit BF6.
For the past couple months, I have been baffled by the following: Not too many high-grade Coppermines around. Coppermines that are around overclock 50% without too much problems. That sure didn’t sound like a yield problem to me. This morning,