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Danger Den Video Waterblocks

SUMMARY: Aggressive cooling for the GeForce2 MX GPU is not worth it – memory limitations hold back any real gains. The good guys at Danger Den sent over their copper video waterblocks to try out. A great way to cool

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133A/DDR Challenges

Flexibility Socket A overclocking has been pretty simple up to now, get the lead out, do the pencil job, and increase the multiplier. There’s been little room for FSB overclocking. 133A/DDR board owners will now be faced with an embarrassment

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Danger Den Pin-Fin Waterblock

SUMMARY: Danger Den tries out a pin fin copper waterblock. Note the fins visible through the holes. The good guys at Danger Den let me play waterblock designer. Just like with air, surface area in water cooling plays a large

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Football FAQs for Non-Americans

Q. Why do Americans find the SuperBowl so important? We needed a new national holiday. We’re a nation of mutts. We have no deep rooted cultural or ethnic affinities like most other nations. We have to make up other things

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Why The Giants Will Win

Defense Is A Wash – Yes, the Ravens have a tremendous defensive unit. However, the Giants are not Swiss cheese, either. During the stretch runs, both defenses played about as well. The Giants Have A Better Offense Than The Ravens

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Rob And His A7V Volt Mod How-To

First off, the standard disclaimer: This volt mod is not easy, and there is great potential for killing your beautiful A7V, so think twice before starting. Ideally you should be prepared to replace the board in case the worst comes

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Because – It Is The Law!

Ohm’s Law, that is… Periodically questions appear on the Forum regarding the wiring of Peltier units, fans as well as other basic electrical subjects. Because of this I felt that a short explanation of one of the most basic laws

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Maxtor Tweak. . .

As you may be aware, most new Maxtor drives come with a set of sound reducing instructions. These instructions slow down the heads to lessen any noise they may make, at the cost of some preformance. Maxtor has released a

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Brand-Name-On-The-Brain

What is a brand name? A brand name is an invitation to pay and not have to think. All a brand name tries to do is tell you, “Buy me, and you’re going to get a consistently good product. You