[H]ardNews 7th Edition

i845GE Review:

SilentPCReview looks at board from one of my personal favorite mainboard manufacturers, AOpen. They do not get a ton of press here in the states, but they do tend to make some very feature-filled products as the reviewer points out.

AOpen has catapulted PC thermal / noise management to a level that has hardly been imagined by even silent PC diehards in SPCR's own forums. With one of these new AOpen motherboards, gone is the need for any external fan controllers, fan bays, system monitors or general purpose thermal speed fans. Whether conventional air-cooling or water cooling is utilized, maintaining the balance between cooling and noise can be neatly carried out by SilentBIOS/TEK. Their implementation of embedded thermal / noise control is so far in advance of the competition that AOpen looks like a warrior wielding a sword of steel against contestants armed only with sticks.

SATA Really Exists:

Now that Serial ATA drives have actually shown up and are verified as being real, it makes me wonder about that whole Loch Nes Monster issue again. Hexus has the scoopage.

Seagate have produced an excellent hard disk drive at the high quality end of the market place which should be very well received.

Cooling Linkage:

Arkua 2U Pentium 4 HSF @ FrostyTech - Lost In Space LCD Panel @ Ripnet - Regal HSF @ WorldOCers - DangerDen Vs. Swifty Waterblocks @ LiquidNinjas

Modding & Stuffs:

Xoxide 6-Port Variable Speed Fan Controller @ OCIA - Spinning Fans with Pretty Lights @ EnvyNews - BeanTech Clear Case @ VirtualHideout