Bottom line: Only about 20% of PIIIs, Durons are reaching 1Ghz using air cooling. Even fewer Celerons are reaching that level. Many if not most people reporting 1Ghz+ from Intel chips are using watercooling and/or Peltiers. 1Ghz is also rare
In this story, you will learn how the new, but bad Arcticooler did. As you might know, there was a bad batch of them, but I got a good, working cooler. I also tested the Alpha PAL6035 along with it
UPDATE: Folks are asking for Papst fan sources; I do not know of anyone selling these except distributors. You can find them listed in the Papst website. The Papst documents the 612 NGHH 33 cfm fan noise at 43dBA compared
SUMMARY: Interesting looking aluminum waterblock, but performance lags copper; overall, a notch below competitive products. Overclockers Hideout was nice enough to send over one of their aluminum blocks that is anodized with a blue finish – certainly a shade different
Alpha PAL-6035, Swiftech MC370-4, PelTEC Alpha PEP-66 Why…. I’ve just rebuilt my comp into a new case (Globalwin 802, Enermax 431W PSU, 3 x 120mm (112 CFM each) Nidecs etc.) and thought it was time to install my Swiftech MC370-4
Apple and Intel You may have noticed that both companies haven’t been doing too well in the stock market lately. Intel’s dropped by about a third; Apple by more than half. The mere fact that they dropped probably shouldn’t concern
UPDATE 10/6/00: Well, I polished up both sides of the copper plate, as shown below. The “scratch” you see is barely visible – the flash’s angle I had to use highlights any marks on the plate. I mounted it again
My Canadian friends have asked me about this system available in Canada, and someone sent me a sample to test out. SUMMARY: Underpowered, Undersized, Underperforming – Underwhelming. It is not pleasant to write a review like this; the folks who
It Costs A Lot To Say Nothing NEC and Hitachi merged their memory operations. They’re going to call the company and its products Elpida. Just wanted to let you know so you wouldn’t think that high-tech Spanish insects were now
