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I've been busy over the past few days.. among other things I bought that Pulsar I mentioned a few posts ago and have proceeded to clock up the k's on it.. it goes well!
Jason noticed these snap-on heat sinks for BGA chips.. seems like a rather novel idea, as most motherboard chipsets are BGA-type chips. I doubt it is high performance, but it appears a quick and easy upgrade from a stock cooler.
YYK points out this article which talks about US Federal Agents raiding computer networks at American Universities for illegal copyrighted material. Hmm, I wonder how much UQ.ICSN will be around? :)
From Wokket, it appears the US state of Oregon is proposing to legalize the collection (and consumption) of dead animals from the roadside (i.e. road kill).. and this bloody crazy machine gun capable of firing over 2,000 rounds per minute. Finally, found in the forums here is this interesting editorial on bloatware, hardware growth, etc.
Radix points out this amusing guide to making your PC go faster.. and in most cases you won't even need to take the case off!
PiedPiper found this crazy P4 overclock.. the Japanese (I presume) user got the chip up to 2.9GHz and benched it at 2.6GHz.. those be AMD-beating figures!
Dan has had a look at PC plugs, sockets and you. More specifically, ATX extension leads and that sort of stuff. If you're adding extra gear to your PC, it might be something you want to check out.
Finally, if you've been wondering what proper IDE RAID is like, not just the tacked-on-to-motherboard stuff you might want to check out Digit-Life's review of the Promise FastTrak100 TX4 ATA/100 RAID controller.
Reviews: PC Fair 2001 on RojakPot. E-D Glasses at TTZ. 1.4GHz 'C' Athlon AYHJA on EXHardware. Swiftech MCX462 at Icrontic. ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder 8500 DV on RivaStation. AMD AthonXP 1900+ on TemplinTech. Asus P4B i845 board on Hexus. Inno3D Tornado GF3 Ti200 on PlanetSavage. Silver Rounded IDE Cables on GideonTech. Mini FOCZ 674cfm case at Icrontic. Cooler Master HCC-002 hs/f on ClubOC. SuperGrace Radeon 7500/8500 on Digit-Life.
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