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[Review] Lamptron Fan Controller -FC6- 1 Comment By The Duke on July 14, 2010 Lamptron has been leading the way with great peripherals for awhile now. They always seem to bring top quality products to the marketplace and today we have Lamptron’s new fan controller, the -FC6- , up for review. If this is anything like our past experiences with Lamptron products, then we are in for a treat. Let’s see if the -FC6- lives up to our high expectations, shall we? Packaging: *We do need to point out that on the box it has “Power Output: Up to 10w per Channel....
Tenma 72-7712 dual channel temp probe, what happens with temperatures inside a PC. 4 Comments By Archer on June 1, 2010 The 72-7712 Digital Thermometer from Tenma Test Equipment is a dual thermocouple meter with internal logging capability, USB output for saving logged data and software up-link. This unit can become an integral part of a PC testing arsenal by allowing for isolation of case hot spots, heat sink testing and LN2/Dry Ice work. The limitations start to change and the performance bar can be raised when you know where it is hot and where it is not. Compatible with K-, J-, T- and E- thermocouples (oth...
[Review] Cooler Master 690 II “Plus” 5 Comments By mav2000 on April 14, 2010 Introduction Cooler Master’s current best seller, the CM 690 was initially launched in 2007 and has been one of their mainstays ever since then. The popularity of this chassis was such that it spawned a number of variants, amongst them a windowed version and later the pure version with an all black interior. The chassis was very simple in design and construction and what made it such a great product was that it was designed keeping a lot of the market requirements in mind. With chan...
Tech Station: A Story of A Wooden Beast 3 Comments By The Duke on March 27, 2010 Awhile back, I was doing a review and I had to keep taking my main computer off my desk and setting up a make-shift tech station. Although this worked fine, and I had no problems with it, it was very annoying. After the review was done, I started coming up with ideas of a tech station wonderland. Something that would and could do anything and everything I wanted it to do. I wanted it to be able to handle anything I threw at it, water or air. With all that in mind, I thought about it for a few da...
[Blog] 230° Celsius for a 8800gtx 1 Comment By carpo93 on March 14, 2010 Done by the user Liquid Cooling LiquidCooling had a broken 8800 gtx that shows artifact and he read that if you bake an 8800 gtx, you can remove this problem. So he tried: Unfortunately the card did only one boot after the bake session and could pass a 3dmark 06 before dieing again.
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...
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 ...
Apevia X-Qpack & Gigabyte P55M-UD4 uATX build 0 Comments By Buckeye on December 26, 2009 Allways in the upgrade cycle it seems. A popular case that my friends like to use is the Apevia X-QPack uATX line and we have built many of these. So I will be working with this case and upgrading a prebuilt system that was completed months ago. Apevia makes three lines of the uATX series, the X-Qpack, X-Qpack2 and X-Qboii which is a uATX tower. You can see that they come in a wide range of colors too pick from. www.apevia.com/Products_Level3.asp?CID=1&CID2=2&CID3=0 www.apevia.com/Produc...
ZombieTek – LCD Display 3 Comments By Buckeye on December 26, 2009 Last year I began working on a project with a couple of friends that was based on a 4” LCD Display powered by a SLCD6 controller. After seeing these units at Reachtech.com who manufactures these units in all different sizes and specifications I thought to myself that one of these units would be a great MOD to show computer data on the front of my TJ07 that I had just built. With the help from my friend Jeff I managed to get a unit from Steve over at Reachtech, both of whom are great guys and f...
Resurrecting the Champ : The Long Lost Case 0 Comments By The Duke on December 24, 2009 With the holiday season now in full stride and family nagging at each other. Family members telling the same stories you hear every holiday pretty much word for word. With little kids crying, grandpas yelling, mom and dad trying to put out the fire on the stove. So I wondered aimlessly around just going through the motions when I started to look at my computer desk and wonder what I could tinker with to pass some time. I looked in my ‘go to’ box of goodies, there was nothing that gra...
Piecemeal Upgrades Pt 4 Data Protection 0 Comments By Neuromancer on December 21, 2009 The Piecemeal Upgrade pt4 Data Protection: Redundancy, backups, offline and online storage. With limited funds in a single PC household it is important to have a PC that is never down for too long. One of the key problems associated with piecemeal upgrades however is the need to occasionally reinstall the operating system. This can be a nightmare trying to back up documents, photos, settings, applications as well as operating system tweaks one may prefer. Learning how to properly maintain y...
Cooler Master Storm Sniper – A few mods and some cable management. 0 Comments By mav2000 on October 13, 2009 Just got a new case this weekend and worked on it. SO first off removed the HDD bays, as I only use 1 HDD as of now, and dont really need it. Secondly a nice coat of black paint for the interiors. And then finally the cooling, with a couple of add on fans. And yes the new CPU cooler is on the way. Painting and removal of HDD bays completed: And finally the finished product….just one mistake, and thats the bottom fan drawing air out instead of in…am too pooped to fix it now so will ...
Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3 0 Comments By Neuromancer on October 4, 2009 Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3 As already discussed, a piece meal upgrade is performed when a jump to an entirely new platform is not financially possible. A ground up all new part design is best and will give the best price performance ratio if properly setup. For those that cannot afford a complete rebuild though, designing a system with affordable parts that also support upgrading over an extended period of time is the only option. While more money will be spent over the life of the upgrade, re...
Piecemeal Upgrades Pt 2.2 – Components 0 Comments By Neuromancer on September 21, 2009 Components The longevity of your computer components varies wildly, with the most expensive pieces often being a top performer for the shortest period of time. In order from longest lasting to shortest Hard Disk Drive/ Optical Disk Drive, Power Supply Unit, Video card, Memory, Motherboard, CPU. This breakdown is purely subjective, and while easily could instigate discussion on what pieces do have the longest longevity citing specific models of components, for brevity’s sake we will continu...
Piecemeal upgrades pt2.1 – Peripherals 0 Comments By Neuromancer on September 21, 2009 The Peripherals Monitors, come in 2 distinct flavors, CRT (not manufactured anymore) and LCD. The difference between CRT and LCD is dramatic, with vivid colors and crisp geometries on LCD, higher resolution and better contrast on CRT. LCD’s can be upgraded very cheaply now, CRT has no upgrade path, it is only mentioned if the upgrade inventory currently has a high resolution or widescreen CRT monitor, it may be reused rather effectively until the size and power requirements effect the end ...
Piecemeal upgrades pt2 0 Comments By Neuromancer on September 21, 2009 Identifying your needs, wants and haves. The first step of upgrading a PC is identifying the specific functions that a PC is going to need to handle at the final build. This may change depending on your build upgrade timeline, as newer architecture is being released, and unanticipated price drops occur. Spending a few minutes a day reading about upcoming hardware releases helps to predict price drops on components as well as identifying features that you may want to add. OEM PCs make their...

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