Recent content by Shuriz

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    P5B Prices Dropped

    Asus P5B (Core 2 Duo compatible) prices have dropped. Make sure you go thru Pricewatch to get the lower prices.
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    Battlefield 1942 for $35 @ Newegg

    dealdealdeal.com has the RETAIL version for $29.85 (plus 4.50 s/h).
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    TDK 4x DVD+R or -R 20 for $29.99 @ Target

    If your Target is sold out, you can get a rain check--just give the following number to the service desk: 057050380 (for DVD+R; good thru 1st week of August).
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    Dust hazards/Pin-based heatsinks

    My beef actually is about pin-based sinks. Alpha seemed to introduce them a while back as a more efficient cooling solution. Sinks were getting huge (wouldn't fit in some mobos) & heavy, & pins were a way of getting rid of more heat with the same amount of aluminum/same cfm fan. My question...
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    Dust hazards/Pin-based heatsinks

    Yesterday anandtech had a newslink to a Frostytech article comparing two P4 hsf's (one Alpha, the other a Swiftech). Both were pin-based, as opposed to fin-based. My last experience with a pin-based hs was a copper-inlaid Alpha on a Celeron2 566 (cC0 stepping) I had easily oc'd to 850. I had...
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    Dell 20% still valid if you CALL

    Has anybody gotten this stuff? I ordered a sound card 6/28 (20% discount), received an email promising order # & tracking number "within 24 hours." Called, was told yes, was in stock & "just be patient." Just now (7/3) received an email with the order #, estimated...