I have started a new forum topic in our Clan Bala forum, which allowed the forum members to post their cutting of the hero stats (as shown) to show off their achievement or something extra-ordinary in the dota game. Click and participate HERE.
Take a first look at the AsusTek Nvidia 7800GT Silencer series. It is really cool !!!
Full list of 2004 CPU benchmark using PCMark2004.
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Full CPU comparison listing using PCMark2005.
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Specifications
Optical engine powered by kärna precision
1600 dpi, twice that of conventional high performance sensors
High speed motion detection, up to 40ips and 15g
Frame rate over 6400 frames per second (5.8 megapixels per second)
16 bit data path, as compared to 8 bit and 12 bit data paths used by other conventional mice
Always On Mode – the optical sensor never powers down - provides instantaneous response at all times during gameplay
Buttons – 7 physical buttons optimized for gaming response and independently programmable
Ultra large non-slip mouse buttons, tactile response design
Non-slip side rails and new ergonomic ambidextrous design
Zero acoustic Teflon feet for smooth motion over any surface
Gold plated USB connector for maximum conductivity
Size: 5.04" length x 2.5" width x 1.54" height
7 foot, lightweight, non-tangle cord
Award winning Razer drivers featuring On-the-Fly sensitivity adjustment
Chameleon Green and Magma (red) translucent chassis options available
Comes with custom designed Razer Diamondback Lan-Pack for storage and transport.
Pros
Comfortable
16-bit Processor (Eliminating Negative Acceleration)
Four programmable side buttons
On-the-fly sensitivity adjustment
Very high DPI optical sensor
Smooth scroll wheel
Fast and stable teflon feet
Available in two different colors
Always On
Optical (No mouse ball to get dirty)
Razer Software/Drivers
Cons
Side buttons require strong fingers
Side buttons in awkward position
Side buttons are too small
USB Only
Sytrin Nextherm ICS 8200 mid tower looks pretty much like many other computer cases. It's made of steel and features a plastic front cover. The real secret is only revealed when you take a look at what's inside. There you'll find a two 80 mm fans and a cooling system using two Peltier devices. The combination is to keep the ambient case temperature at a pleasant 66°F (19°C).
Estimated price is S$528.00. Take a first look.
New game, F.E.A.R. seems like going to be a popular game very soon in the market. Take a first look of this game to test on different GPU.
Read full review from here
AMD, being one of my beloved processor, which I have witnessed myself how AMD processor out-performed its competitor. After the season of AMD Athlon XP, here come with many big brothers, which are AMD 64, Dual Core and FX.
Many users are confused about the model number given by AMD, the model number does not mean the processor running speed, but perhaps is only marketing strategies or etc. For example, Athlon XP 3000+ does not run at 3.0GHz, but in actual fact the processor is running at about 2.17GHz. Do not be disappointed with the small 2.17GHz of the processor, you will be surprise how it out-performed the competitor which has true 3.0GHz processor speed. I shall say the numbering given by AMD perhaps served as a benchmark the performance is equivalent to the competitor 3.0 GHz speed.
To clear your doubts about the true GHz run by the processor, I have consolidated the list of all AMD models for AMD64, AMD Dualcore and AMD FX for your reference.
Consolidated the general price for the GPU 6600GT to 6800Ultra for comparison.
Personally I found that 6600GT is a good card in terms of ratio of price/quality.
When you intend to buy a graphic card, you need to decide which GPU you are going for, and to check whether the GPU serve you right. After you decided on the GPU to go about, then start to compare the price among the brands, and not to forget to understand the after sales support of the particular brands. As I personally like to purchase the brands carried by Corbell Singapore, because their excellent after sales service.
The price quoted above does not zoom in detail about the types of memory (DDR, DDR2 or DDR3) and also does not zoom into the size of the memory (128MB256MB or 512MB).
I obtained a good buy for purchasing 10 unit of computers this afternoon.
Read further in my blog below:-
http://seantoh.blogspot.com/2005/10/chenbro-xpider-gaming-bomb-pc61166.html
One of the possibility of lagging in game is the background download. Some of you may encountered lagging while playing game even though you did not download anything awarely.
However, if you are using Window XP SP2, then you need to be extra careful of the background updates. Your operating system may be running the background downloading of the window xp critical updates or security patches, which you are totally not aware of.
If you encountered uncommon lag which you are aware that you did not download anything, please disable the auto updates of the Window XP temporarily.
This occured during 12-14 October 2005, if you encountered lagging in dota or ladder between this period, dont curse your internet provider and your host.. :)
Very good motherboard to introduce to all, economic yet powerful and feature rich. The lockable PCI and AGP bus sure a good news for all overclocker. Read details here...
http://clanbala.4.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=40
Using Dual Channel
Dual Channel requires at least two modules for operation. It is recommended that the modules you use be of the same size, speed, arrangement etc. Dual Channel is optional on the original nforce2 motherboards and nforce2 ultra400. You can choose to run in single channel mode on these motherboards. Nforce2 400 boards are singe-channel only. Most dual channel capable nforce2 motherboards come with three slots. On these motherboards the first memory controller controls only the first slot (or the slot by itself), while the second memory controller controls the last two slots (which are usually closer together). Name them slots 1, 2 & 3 respectively. To implement Dual Channel, it is necessary to occupy the slot 1 (channel 0) and either one of the two slots that are closer together, slots 2 or 3 (channel 1). The entire config would be running in 128 bit mode.
You can use three modules in Dual Channel Mode, by filling the third unoccupied slot. With three sticks, slots 1 remains as channel 0 while slot 2&3 become channel 1. To maintain 128-bit mode, with all three slots filled, each channel must have an equal amount of memory. For example, slots 1 should be filled with a 512 Mb module, while slots 2 & 3 are populated 256 Mb modules. If you were to use three modules of the same size, then only the first two modules would be running in 128 bit Dual Channel Mode. Example, using 3x 256 Mb modules will have the first 512 Mb running in 128 bit Dual Channel mode, while the remaining 256 Mb will be in 64-bit Single Channel mode. Intel dual-channel systems are different. The have either two or four slots, and to run dual channel mode must have either one or two pairs of (hopefully) matching modules.
Running three modules on a P4 system will force it to run in single channel mode, and is therefore to be avoided. Consult your motherboard manual for instruction on exactly which slots exactly to use.
Based on my studies on the LCD vs CRT. Although generally LCD monitors having poorer performance as compared to CRT, here some of the guideline for you to purchase the LCD if you want to outperform CRT
Contrast: get the contrast 700:1
Viewing angle: more than 150°
Defective Pixel: must get as low as possible
Possible resolution: at least 1024x768
Pixel response time: 4ms
Are you planning to upgrade your computer? Still lost which processor to go for?
If you are using the Pentium 4 Socket 478 Processor, running at 2.4G and above, my personal advice is not to upgrade the computer at this moment.
The performance of the current processor upgrading is not obvious, as you may notice for the past 2 years, the processor clock speed is selling at 2.4G to 3.4G in the market. Nothing has been obviously changed in the past 2 years, despite increasing of the L2 cahce speed from 512K to 1M and 2M and etc.
I have done some benchmarking based on my processor bought in March 2004, which is 1.5 years ago from now. I have made some comparison based on the Sandra Sisoft benchmarking and found that there is totally no obvious changed in the performance. Perhaps I shall say that the performance may be increased, but it will not be observed by your eyes or sense...
See how my computer run almost same speed as Pentium 4 3.6Ghz at 1M L2 Cache? The real advantage of 1M Cahce remain a question.
The good upgrade alternative is dual core. Only dual core processor can let you "see" the performance changes. However, the price of the Dual Core isnt cheap at this moment.
I shall expect that the next generation after Dual Core shall be our long waiting Pentium 5.. :) or AMD K9 ?
