March 29, 2005

March 29, 2005 · by John Chen

Corsair COOL water cooling kit review @ Madshrimps

“Corsair first dipped their toes into the reflective pools of water cooling back in 2003. Their product, aptly named Hydrocool was a self-contained “black box” which housed a pump, radiator/fan, reservoir, and electronics, including LED temp display. Corsair has recently returned to the CADCAM drawing board. This time they´ve eschewed the external box design, opting instead for an integrated system. Their new system given the moniker COOL is a partially pre-assembled affair and should provide the entry-level user, as well as those more familiar with H20 systems, a cooling alternative superior to air.“

Don’t you find it a bit weird that Corsair can get Swiftech to make their watercooling kits and sell it cheaper than Swiftech?

Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 Motherboard Review @ PCStats

“With fiscal matters in mind, PCStats will be testing out a mainstream Athlon64 (socket 939) motherboard based on the VIA K8T890 chipset, with support for just one PCI Express x16 videocard. If that sounds enticing, bear in mind that the Soltek SL-K890Pro-939 motherboard retails for just $157 CDN ($127 US). That’s about $75-100 less than the average SLI board, but still includes a lot of PCI Express goodness! The SL-K890Pro-939 motherboard supports Socket 939 AMD Athlon64/FX processors, and can be packed with up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR RAM. The board supports a single PCI Express x16 videocard as well as three PCI Express x1 devices. Lastly there are two 32-bit PCI slots for your future upgrading needs.”

Here’s Soltek’s version of the VIA K8T890. Seems to be something well worth your dollars.

iPod Mini (Blue) review @ TechNeek
Plusdeck : A Review @ PCMechanic
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E Video Card Review @ Hardocp
Belkin Dual-Band Wireless A+G Networking @ TheTechLounge
ProClip Automobile Mounting Solutions Review @ XYZ Computing
Altec Lansing InMotion IM3 Portable Audio @ Tech-Mods.net
Flexiglow Keyboard & Gaming Mouse @ Viperlair
Workstation Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev 3.1 @ ARP
Coolmax Fanless PSU Giveaway @ XYZ Computing

Recovered from an Internet Archive snapshot of the InsaneTek front page.