May 27 News from Around the Web
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:21 pm
Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB Review
"The Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB kit of desktop memory is not only a great looking kit of memory that you can proudly display in your rig, but the sticks are also able to perform very well. This kit of 2x1GB memory is able to operate at 1600MHz with only 1.5 volts being pushed through it. This is one of the advantages of DDR3 memory over DDR2 memory; the kits are able to perform at higher speeds with lower volts without sacrificing the timings that need to be set. The timings of this kit were, at stock, not very low to begin with, but not quite as high as I have seen in the past. When you begin to overclock the memory, you do need to loosen the timings beyond what I would like to set them at, though it does pay off with the higher clock speeds. The voltages that this kit of memory took, 1.5 volts, will help in reducing the overall temperatures inside of your case as the memory sticks are not heating up quite as warm as others."
@ OCC
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"The Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB kit of desktop memory is not only a great looking kit of memory that you can proudly display in your rig, but the sticks are also able to perform very well. This kit of 2x1GB memory is able to operate at 1600MHz with only 1.5 volts being pushed through it. This is one of the advantages of DDR3 memory over DDR2 memory; the kits are able to perform at higher speeds with lower volts without sacrificing the timings that need to be set. The timings of this kit were, at stock, not very low to begin with, but not quite as high as I have seen in the past. When you begin to overclock the memory, you do need to loosen the timings beyond what I would like to set them at, though it does pay off with the higher clock speeds. The voltages that this kit of memory took, 1.5 volts, will help in reducing the overall temperatures inside of your case as the memory sticks are not heating up quite as warm as others."
@ OCC
Tuesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 4GB USB Stick Review @ Madshrimps
Dell's XPS 730 H2C Gaming Rig Rocks the Lab @ HotHardware.com
ATI Catalyst 8.5 Analysis - XP & Vista
VIA Unveils New OpenBook UMPC Reference Design @ HotHardware.com
MemoRight GT Series 32GB SSDs in RAID 0
CoolerMaster Centurion 590 Case Review
ZEROtherm Zen FZ120 CPU Cooler Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Series Notebook
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Review @ OCC
Glacialtech Altair A380 HTPC Case Review @ Tweaknews.net
PNY Verto GeForce 9600GT Graphics Card
XFX 9800GTX Black Edition Review
AMD Phenom X3: One too little or one too much? @ Madshrimps
Building a 300W Fan Controller from an ATX PSU @ Madshrimps
APACK ZEROtherm ZEN FZ 120 CPU Cooler
Cooler Master first to get 80 PLUS Silver for high-end PSU @ Madshrimps
Intel P45 Preview Gigabyte DS3R + DQ6
Energy Efficient Computing with Intel
OCZ EliteXStream 800W Review @ OCC
Hiper Anubis Case Review
Intel's Core 2 Duo E7200 Processor, Eco-Friendly Performance @ HotHardware.com
NVIDIA Acquires Rayscale, Raytracing Start-up
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Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 USB Surround Headset Review @ Tweaknews.net
Universal Pictures' Blu-ray Strategy
Events
Coverage from MSI ECOlution press event in Taipei (1)
Coverage from MSI ECOlution press event in Taipei (2)
Coverage from MSI ECOlution press event in Taipei (3)
Coverage from MSI ECOlution press event in Taipei (4)
NVIDIA Editors Day Event 2008 @ Benchmark Reviews
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Iron Man - PSP Review
Assassin's Creed Directors Cut - PC Review
Unreal Tournament 3 PS3 Review