AOpen \'Strong Power\' FSP 300-60BT(12V) Power Supply Review

At Bjorn3d we aren't above exploiting a staffmember's tragedy to bring the best in hardware reviews to you, our readers. When Neal's powersupply died recently he had no choice but to go and buy a new one, out of pocket, on the local economy and ended up snagging an AOpen "Strong Power" 300 watt model.

So how did this unexpected purchase work out for him? That's what we wanted to know too so we had him write up a full review once he got his machine working again! Read on to find out what he thought of this "smart fan" equipped unit.

Source: http://www.bjorn3d.com/preview.php?id=59

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Mouse Bungee Review

We finally got one of these in-house for some testing. It's not going to revolutionize anything, but it does a pretty good job of securing the mouse cord. Question is, does anyone really need this?

"I stated before that the Bungee is a frivolous expense, and I still think it is. It does look nice, and keeps the mouse cord off the desk, but that's about it. It does make a nice conversation piece though, as the last LAN party I attended, some babe walked by and mentioned how cool it looked.

Source: http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/mouse_gear/bungee.htm

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PCMods Cold Cathode Light Kit Review

TweakTown has just posted a review of the new PCMods Cold Cathode Light Kit, except with a difference.

"Neon lighting is very cool. The concept was originally designed for companies to advertise their products or services through eye-catching neon lit signs, then it was introduced into the club scene and then eventually into PC casing by case modders worldwide. Today TweakTown, or should we say DJ Tweak, tells us about the new PCMods.com Cold Cathode Light Kit and just what we can do with it, branching away from regularity into a pretty cool and new concept, just waiting for you to see."

Source: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=212

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P4 Dragon 478 Review

Tweakers Australia has just posted a review on the Thermaltake P4 Dragon 478 Heatsink

Snip: Thermaltake was the first on the block with the 'Orb' style heatsink, and then furthered their success with the introduction of the 'Dragon Orb'. The Dragon series heatsinks have been very popular among PC enthusiasts, not only for their excellent cooling properties but also for their funky design. Traditionally the Dragon Orb was suited exclusively for AMD and PIII based systems, but now there is a new breed that supports Socket 478 P4's. Introducing the Thermaltake P4 Dragon 478 - it's big, it's mean, and it's shiny!

Source: http://www.tweakers.com.au/articles/cooling/tt_p4drag478/page1.asp

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Lian Li PC70 review

A 'lil quote - 'Computer cases have come a long way in the past couple of years both in their functionality and particularly in their appearance. It seems manufacturers are starting to realise the potential selling power of a good looking case and designs are venturing away from the steel and plastic standard. The thermal conductive properties and appearance of aluminium especially mean it has become one of the newer materials that is becoming more common. Lian Li and Coolermaster have since become the market leaders of cases in this material but are they worth their high prices ?...'

Source: http://www.icehardware.net/reviews/pc70/

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CeBIT 2002 Feature

The Guru of 3D posted a 17 page report on their visit of the CeBIT 2002. Waaaaay too many Gefore4 and custom Radeon images can be found in there, visits to NVIDIA, ATI, Videologic and Hercules set a nice overall tone and some pretty interesting info can be found in this feature ;)

"Another question that I asked was if the next series videocards would be called GeForce. There are a lot of rumors from several sources that tell me that the next generation will no longer be named GeForce. Well, as you can image both Andrew and Luciano 'did not know' and where unable to confirm or deny this information."

Source: http://www.guru3d.com/tech/cebit2002/

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MSI KT333 Review

MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU: Microstar is one of the first mainboard builders to have a VIA KT333 board out for sale. We compare it to our KT333 reference board and one of our favorite KT266A mainboards. 

Source: http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/mainboards/msi/kt3/index.html

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Global Win YCC-61F1 Server Case

We have just published a review on Global Win's newest case offering. Excellent case. Please read about it.
Excerpt:

"This is the best case I have personally come by. It has an exceptional design that takes many factors into consideration, such as cooling, space, power, accommodation, convenience, mobility, and more" (Chang, 5)

Source: http://www.hardwarepub.com/reviews/cases/globalwinycc-61f1/index.shtml

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Visiontek's XTasy GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Review

Tonight, on HotHardware we've posted a review of the fist NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600 card to hit retail shelves, the Visiontek XTasy GeForce 4 Ti 4600. Not only is this card equipped with NVIDIA's latest flagship GPU, but its packing 128MB of fast DDR memory and Video-In and Video-Out capabilities. If you think any of your readers are in the market for a high-end gaming card, make sure they check this out!

Source: http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/S&V/visiontek_gf4ti.shtml

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Gigabyte GA-7VRXP Motherboard Review

TweakTown has just posted a review of the Gigabyte GA-7VRXP Motherboard. Here's a snip:

"What do you think about when you here the name Gigabyte? A low-end OEM manufacturer of motherboards? To most of us, this hits the nail right on the head, but it looks as though things may be changing rather dramatically. Come join TweakTown as they take a hard look at the Gigabyte GA-7VRXP Motherboard. Do the Gigabyte folks finally have something to bring to the table for those who proudly call themselves Overclocking Enthusiasts? Let's find out!"

Source: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=211

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Cooler Master Heat Pipe & Alps

With all the new exciting coolers from companies such as Thermaltake, GlobalWIN and Zalman over the past few months I have been left hungry for more. So naturally I went hunting for more high quality cooling goodness. All these new coolers featured very eye catching designs that either involved bright colorful designs or strange yet unique designs. Take the GlobalWIN TAK68 for example, unique clip design, odd heatsink shape and most importantly great performance.

Source: http://www.legionhardware.com/html/doc.php?id=146

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Ti/500 128mb Jumbo Goden Sample Review

Over at Jsi Hardware today they take a look at the Gainward Geforce 3 Powerpack !!! Ti/500 128mb Jumbo Goden Sample Graphics Adapter, phew that’s a mouthful ;)

Snippage :

"Gainward have built up quite a reputation recently of offering some of the fastest graphics cards available in there Golden sample range, the golden sample cards are basically overclocked standard cards offering the benefits of a overclocked graphics card whilst maintaining stability and more importantly your warranty. "

Source: http://www.jsihardware.com/reviews.php?ID=74

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NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB Cards Roundup

Digit-Life (www.digit-life.com) has posted its NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 128MB Cards Roundup

In this roundup:
- ABIT Siluro GF3 Ti200 (128MB)
- Leadtek WinFast GeForce3 Ti200 (128MB)
- Palit Daytona GeForce3 Ti200 (128MB)
- Chaintech A-G321 GeForce3 Ti200 (128MB)
and Gainward PowerPack GeForce3 Ti/450 (64MB)

Source: http://www.digit-life.com/articles/128mbti2002/index.html

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Antec PP-412X PSU Review

In the review, we compare it with Antec’s sibling, the PP-352X, and face it off in a 5v/12v Rails chart with an Enermax EG-651P PSU. Which PSU has better Rails? Here’s a snip:

“No matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to squeeze any more performance out of my setup. Then it dawned on me: 350W of power isn’t nearly enough to be running an overclocked Athlon XP system. Even with a high-quality power supply (Antec SmartPower 350W, PP-352X), bad things had started happening; Random reboots, voltage fluctuations at idle, major 5.0v dips during load. It was time to take things up a notch - center-stage; the Antec PP-412X Power supply.”

Source: http://www.envynews.com/review.php?ID=29

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Intel P4 1.6A CPU (Overclocking the Northwood!)

"Intel is certainly back into the overclocking arena and back in a big way! Amazingly, this Intel P4 1.6A CPU hit an 800MHz overclock (2.4GHz) using a standard air cooled HSF and a Abit SD7-533 Motherboard"

Source: http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/azzo/intel_p4_16a/video_review.htm

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