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Monday, November 27, 2006
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The Intel P965 chipset has really impressed us in the fact that it may be classed as the "mainstream chipset" compared to the older and more expensive 975X chipset but its features and performance surpass the enthusiast 975X chipset with DDR2-800 memory support, high FSB overclocking potential and now with Crossfire support, its hard to consider a 975X chipset. We had already planned to do this second part roundup but waiting for all of the motherboards to come into our labs was a bit of a push back affair. After nearly two months of waiting we now have four more boards to put on our chopping blocks - two from Gigabyte, one from ABIT and one from Biostar.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
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Like its predecessor, the all aluminum Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 case is compatible with watercooling systems right out of the box. It is designed for maximum system cooling while maintaining quiet operating parameters - so while there are no less than three large 120mm cooling fans in this case, they all run without really being noticeable. Best of all, it has two tubing pass through vents for watercooling systems. The 3D Aurora 570 case is constructed entirely out of 1.0mm thick aluminum, has a nice grilled side panel that can be swapped out with an included clear case window (how nice is that! It's even pre-drilled for quick installation), contains plenty of tooless expansion space.
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
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The Aurora 570 is going to make an awesome choice for those looking to build their own watercooling set ups. For one, the dual 120mm fan mounts on the back make it very easy to mount a dual-size radiator on that panel, making for some fairly awesome internalised set ups. On the other hand, if you are looking to use an external, pre-made system, then the case has built-in rubberised holes to pass the tubing through - an awesome feature that we're starting to see on more cases. The holes mean you don't have to go fiddling hose through PCI slots, which is a definite bonus.
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Beautiful Design for User and Watercooling. The Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Case is the next pre-modded Case in the Technic3D Editorship.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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Overall the case has good looks, and an ergonomic design that combined with its predisposed nature to use a liquid cooling kit, makes it ideal for the enthusiast's user who wants to use the best cooling available. There is enough room inside to accommodate a single slot VGA solution, but SLI or CrossFire solutions may prove to be a bit of a tight squeeze and may seriously reduce the amount of air flow needed to keep the system running within normal heat parameters.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
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nVIDIA has increased the value quotient in the GeForce 7600GT and if you're looking for a value/mainstream videocard, it'll probably have 7600GT stamped on its core. Gigabyte's take on the Geforce 7600GT comes in the form of the totally silent GV-NX76T256D-RH videocard. With the large silent cooling system, you get not just a fairly fast mainstream videocard, you also get something that's absolutely silent.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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The Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 motherboard is built around the newly Core 2 Duo compatible Intel 945G Express northbridge and ICH7 southbridge chipsets. The solution is ideal for cash-strapped consumers and not so great for AMD... The microATX board accommodates a maximum of 4GB of DDR2 400/533/667 memory in a dual channel configuration. The GA-945GM-S2 supports all existing Socket 775 processors on a 1066MHz FSB. On the short list of the GA-945GM-S2's hardware goodies we find an integrated Gigabit network card, Intel Azalia High Definition 7.1-channel audio codec, four USB2.0 jacks, four 3GB/s SATA connections and of course the onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 videocard at the rear I/O.
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Monday, October 9, 2006
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The first foray into the Intel 965 world has left me with a few very good positives. First, performance seems to have increased over earlier chipsets, due to the new memory controller. Second plus of the new chipset is the new South Bridge, the ICH8R. GIGABYTE decided to take the chipset and make a good board out if it. There are a variety of boards being offered by GIGABYTE using this and the new G965 (with integrated video) chipset.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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If you are looking for the best Core 2 motherboard out there at this moment in time, you need look no further than Gigabyte's GA-965P-DQ6. It is fair to say that the board isn't quite perfect and there is certainly room for improvement in some minor areas. However, Gigabyte has mostly delivered on the features front and it has certainly delivered on the engineering front.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
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The Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 motherboard is built around the newly Core 2 Duo compatible Intel 945G Express northbridge and ICH7 southbridge chipsets. The solution is ideal for cash-strapped consumers and not so great for AMD... The microATX board accommodates a maximum of 4GB of DDR2 400/533/667 memory in a dual channel configuration. The GA-945GM-S2 supports all existing Socket 775 processors on a 1066MHz FSB. On the short list of the GA-945GM-S2's hardware goodies we find an integrated Gigabit network card, Intel Azalia High Definition 7.1-channel audio codec, four USB2.0 jacks, four 3GB/s SATA connections and of course the onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 videocard at the rear I/O.
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Monday, October 2, 2006
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GIGABYTE has done a wonderful job with the GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard. S5 stands for Silent Pipe, SLI, Speed, Smart and Safe. The board offers these features in spades. The addition of the Multiple SATA port adapter means that you can have up to 30+ SATA devices on this board, more than anyone could possibly want. Feature-wise the board scores above the 40 point threshhold, as the ability to use 16GB under Windows XP 64-bit, the Muli-SATA port bracket and SLI add points to the board.
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Liquid cooling kits are becoming more accessible to newcomers and nothing is more true than the Gigabyte 3D Galaxy II and Blue Eye liquid cooling kits.
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Friday, September 22, 2006
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You've probably heard plenty of Intel's P965 by now, so we thought we might give you a treat with a comprehensive preview of Gigabyte's upcoming GA-965G-DS3, one of the first G965 motherboards to sport Intel's new GMA X3000 onboard graphics engine.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
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When it comes to mid-range gaming performance it is hard to go wrong with a GeForce 7600GS or 7600GT graphics card. Given their price range, the performance delivered by these GPUs is impressive. In the meantime, ATI newly released answer to the 7600 series remains unavailable, so there is not a lot that threatens NVIDIA's mid range offerings. Currently a GeForce 7600GS will set you back $110, while the 7600GT is slightly more expensive at $150. Both are based on the G73 architecture which uses a 90nm fabrication process. At just $40 more than the 7600GS, the 7600GT sounds like a steal and rightfully so, however before you make up your mind we take a closer look at the performance of both of these cards at its default speeds and maximum overclocked frequencies.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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The 3D Rocket II, as the name implies, is a revision of an older design. With several enhancements, the current offering claims to do a significantly better job than its older brother. While we will not be comparing this product to the original, we will be comparing it to some other modern coolers here today that have already established themselves as solid contenders.
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