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[Blog] Thermal Compounds: MX-3 Vs. AS5 2 Comments By The Duke on March 13, 2010 Curiosity killed the cat, but will it kill us? I went out and bought the new MX-3 thermal paste from Arctic Cooling. Until the other day, I have always used AS5 (Arctic Silver 5) for my important hardware. However, with all the rave reviews about the new MX-3, I decided to give it a try. Is all the banter about this product really true? I am on a mission to find out once and for all! MX-3 Packaging: The MX-3 comes in basic packaging as you can see. The big attention grabber on the package w...
Review: Thermalright HR-05 IFX 1 Comment By The Duke on March 1, 2010 Our friends over at Thermalright shipped us a very appealing chipset heatsink. The HR-05 IFX is one of four in the series of chipset heatsinks Thermalright offers, at the moment. With all of the accomplishments of Thermalright’s CPU heatsinks, it is very easy to overlook the rest of their solid catalog. Today we get to find out if the HR-05 IFX will live up to the great reputation of top quality products that Thermalright produces. Introduction: Features: Wild Fire design with incre...
Review: Cooler Master USP 100 (RC-P100) 1 Comment By The Duke on February 18, 2010 After an immense build up of anticipation, the Cooler Master USP 100 (MSRP $99) has finally arrived! It was like the first date butterflies all over again, minus the stuttering of the ice-breaking opening line. Without wasting anymore time on small talk, let’s break this thing wide open, shall we? Cooler Master’s quick introduction of the case: “USP 100 (RC-P100) is a mid–tower that is created with enthusiasts in mind, built with the classic black body structure and a so...
Overclocking The MSI 785GM-E65 Integrated ATI HD4200 GPU 0 Comments By The Duke on February 14, 2010 Now that you have read my first blog (*cough* HERE *cough*) about the HD4200 IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor). We will be moving on to overclocking the HD4200 in this article and seeing what all it has! Hopefully, this is satisfy all the advanced users curiosities, if you have any, about this IGP. This was a new experience for me, because I am an avid gamer and have always had a stand alone GPU. IGP is not in my vocabulary when it comes to building gaming systems. Needless to say, I was pre...
MSI 785GM-E65 Integrated ATI HD4200 GPU 8 Comments By The Duke on February 12, 2010 With my I7 system sitting around and only needing a video card, I decided to take it out of my AMD rig and use the IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor) the board offers. If you all are like me, it has probably been at least 10 years since you even thought about integrated graphics. With the new games that are available in today’s market these IGP’s, however much improved, will still be slaughtered. The real question however, is just how bad will these games eat up this ATI Radeon HD...
TRENDnet 5-Port 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch 0 Comments By The Duke on February 9, 2010 With my room about to be the host of 2 computers, I have been in the market for a network switch to help me out. I finally decided on the Trendnet 5-Port 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch. Features: • 5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Ethernet ports • GREENnet technology reduces power consumption when: a. Ethernet port is not in use b. Connected device is turned off c. Connected device is in power-saving mode d. Based on Ethernet cable length • Compliant with IEEE 802.3/IEEE 802.3u s...
Antec TPQ 1200w 0 Comments By The Duke on February 2, 2010 Well lets take a quick look into the Antec TPQ 1200w with a nice picture tour and a brief overview of what I see and notice along the way. I hope you like pictures because I am bringing a lot for you to look at. Lets get started with the massive PSU and all the glory that is 1200w! Features: PowerCache™, a high-performance capacitor that delivers an extra power reserve when and where users need it most NVIDIA™ SLI™ – ready certified and ATI CrossFire™ certified 80...
Review: ‘Update: January 31st’ Lamptron -FC3- Limited Edition 2 Comments By The Duke on January 31, 2010 Over the weekend we had Lamptron deliver their Limited Edition FC3 fan controller to us. The limited edition FC-3 designed by Ian Helmar, otherwise known as “SNiiPE_DoGG”, comes in two different versions. There is a Model A and a Model B, each with some distinct aesthetic differences. Today we are going to be reviewing the model A. Below are some shots of the two versions that we found on Lamptron’s website that should help illustrate the differences: *These are not to be mist...
Update: ‘Whine’ from the FC3? 0 Comments By The Duke on January 28, 2010 With the recent concerns about the FC3 limited edition having a “whine” when fans were set at low speeds, we dove back into testing this unit further to see if we could duplicate the issue. The main question/concern about this unit was: “Does this unit ‘whine’ like the other FC3 units in the past. The actual unit made noise and so did the fans when low volts were applied.” We set out to answer this the best we could. Let’s get started, shall we? Our test...
Review: Evo-G Mouse Anchor 0 Comments By The Duke on January 26, 2010 This morning we had a small little package show up. Once we got around the allotment of wrapping paper, we found an Evo-G Mouse Anchor. Evo-G is a short way to say Evolution Gaming Gear, which is the company that makes this product. Then we found the camera and it was picture taking time! As you can see this comes in a nice compact package. On the back they printed the description, features, and specs along with a quick, 4 picture, ‘how to use’ guide. Description: This Mouse Ancho...
ASUS Rampage II Gene: Part 1 2 Comments By The Duke on January 25, 2010 This is just a nice teaser of the Asus Rampage II Gene. From all the good things I have heard about this board I figured, what the hell, lets give it a shot! It showed up over the weekend and for now you all can make due with these pictures of the motherboard. Still waiting on a few other parts to get here, before we see this board in action. Without further ado, here are the pics: Thoughts so far: Overall the placement of everything on the motherboard seems to flow well. With this M-ATX desig...
Review: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB GLFS 1 Comment By The Duke on January 23, 2010 Today, we had the extremely well-known Western Digital VelociRaptor series hard drive land on our doorstep. We will be looking at the WD VelociRaptor 300GB GLFS version. There are 3 versions of this drive, BLFS, GLFS, and HLFS. The HLFS and GLFS models are designed to fit into 3.5″ drive bays. However, the BLFS is a compact form of the VelociRaptor, designed to fit 2.5″ mounts. Do not try to install this into a notebook, because it will not fit due to its thickness. Specification...
A Quick Look Into The Scythe Kama Thermo Wireless 0 Comments By The Duke on January 19, 2010 I picked the Scythe Kama Thermo Wireless temperature monitor up for $10 this past week. I figured why not! It was only $10 and I could see just how close the software temperature monitors were to the real thing. With this being extremely portable you can take it anywhere and measure almost anything. Also, this is a really good tool for measuring NB, SB, RAM and other parts of the motherboard that most software programs do not monitor. Temperature Units: Celsius / Fahrenheit Temperature Range...
Review: Lamptron FC5 Fan Controller 2 Comments By The Duke on January 12, 2010 Today we will be taking a look at the new Lamptron [FC5] Fan Controller. Specifications: Dimension: 148.5mm * 42.5mm * 77mm (5 1/4 Bay) Power Output: Up to 30W per channel DC Input: + 12V (standard 4 – Pin Connector) DC Output: 0V – 12VDC Control Channels: 4 pcs Changeable Display Colors: Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, White Temperature Sensors x4 Fan Connectors: 4 (3 pin) connections Manual x1 Power Connectiong (4pin) x1 Colors Available: Black Anodized / Silver (must ...

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