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P3V4X now with fewer speeds?

Turns out that the newer P3V4Xs come with a Winbond PLL-IC which has 16 FSBs — 66 (1/2), 75 (1/2), 83 (1/2), 100 (1/3), 103 (1/3), 105 (1/3), 110 (1/3), 112 (1/3), 115 (1/3), 120 (1/3), 124 (1/3), 124 (1/4),

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PC Expo: Tidbits and Monitors

We won’t waste a 1Ghz processor on saps I wasn’t the only member of this audience who was there. We had one downright feisty person who had the tremendous nerve to actually try testing equipment, a fine fellow by the

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DIY Radiators

Surlyjoe’s waterblock gave me an idea to try some of my own engineering. The finished product. Since the last thing I wanted to do was sink some cash into buying a fancy radiator, I bought myself 2 bucks worth of

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Water Cooling De-Mistified

I regularly receive emails asking various questions about water cooling (“How, Is it safe? What should I buy?”). Maybe these thoughts will help. About 9 months ago, BeCooling sent me a sample of their complete CPU water cooling system for

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PCExpo: ECommerce, not EHardware

The day of the computer hardware convention is ending. Not surprising, once you think about it. Computers have become commodity items in the minds of most business people, and PC Expo in New York City is meant for business people.

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ChipCoolers Plastic Heatsinks

The following article is a translation from a Russian site called NAP.com. ChipCoolers makes and sells heatsinks which are used not only in computers but also in other electronic systems. This means that ChipCoolers has more diverse cooling experience than

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INJECTAFOAM

This article will tell my experience with expanding spray foam including the dangers and advantages. I was at first a little hesitant to use a peltier due to the possibilities of condensation; however I decided that it would definitely be