[H]ardNews 1st Edition

i845PE Review:

Chaintech has undoubtedly been getting more attention as they have been adding lots of extras to their mainboards. But don't be fooled, Chaintech has been building solid mainboards since the early BX-chipset days. OCTools has the review.

One of the best things about this board is that this is one of the few boards that I didn't have to clear the CMOS at all even when overclocking goes to the limit. It resets itself automatically to the default cpu speed without resetting other settings. This is really neat for all overclockers and enthusiast. This is how all "overclocking" boards should be.

There is no doubt about that. Every OC board builder should include features like BIOS FSB and Mult Default on Failure, BIOS Settings Save to EEPPROM, and Dual BIOS.

Keep It Clean:

IPKonfig zeros in on a subject that Steve and I were discussing last week, and that is keeping your watercooling system clean. If you are running an H2O setup and are not aware of the damage that can be done by nasty water, or simply untreated water, you will want to read this. He touches on some things about Wetter that are misunderstood by many as well.

The important thing, of course, is knowing what you're pouring into your liquid cooling system. It's something that can't be stressed enough, and is overlooked by many. Water alone has the highest heat transfer properties of virtually any liquid. Additives make less than noticeable differences.

Cool RC:

To continue on with a bit of RC action this weekend, Ryan Starks drops us a link to a water cooled nitro truck that is impressive to see for sure.

Snicker:

Trust me, if you buy an XBox, make sure you get an extended warranty. Mine burned up twice on me in less than a year costing $300 in repairs. Consequently, the next console to bless my house will be the PS3.

Cooling:

Power Down Protector @ FuriousTech - Portuguese Vantec Aeroflow @ OCPortual

Modding:

Pretty Lights @ AllHardwareZone - Silent Antec Case @ Ascully - Pretty Fans with Pretty Lights @ Gruntville

Etc.:

Dell Multimonitor Review @ MaximumOC - Logitech QuickCam @ GeekShelter