If you have ever built a watercooling system or researched prices and components you know that it can get pretty expensive. Not everything has to be expensive though; with this guide you will be able to build a reservoir for around 10 dollars. The reservoir cost me $4, the barbs were $1 each, the J-B [...]
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Akura 628
Arkura was established in the year 2000 and started producing heatsinks, this particular model is the 628 which supports up to an Athlon XP 2100+. The design of this heatsink resembles that of the Dr Thermal and the Thermoengine. This heatsink is designed for quietness which seems to be a big trend in the heatsink [...]
File Systems Explained
File systems are an integral part of any operating systems with the capacity for long term storage. There are two distinct parts of a file system, the mechanism for storing files and the directory structure into which they are organised. In mordern operating systems where it is possibe for several user to access the same [...]
7 Most Common Packet Sniffer Mistakes
1) Believing the “Intelligence” of the Software without understanding how it makes determinations. Software default settings are very seldom correct for YOU. For example, a device may say that a SQL server should respond in 50ms. But, if that device is across a WAN with a 200ms ping time–that is highly unlikely. This causes false [...]
Antec Performance Plus660AMG Case
Antec has taken their trademark case and kicked it up a notch. They recently released their line of Performance Plus cases which have considerable improvements from the original series of cases. I have done a few different case reviews this month and they have been good cases so far, I am wondering if this case [...]
What Firewalls Do and What Firewalls Don’t Do
Over the last few years, security threats to companies have grown and altered dramatically and so have the defences. Traditional firewalls, installed over three years ago, are often not best suited for current threats and don’t protect against a number of newer threats. What firewalls do A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorised [...]
1GB Wintec Amp-X DDR2 PC5400
Wintec Industries was founded in 1988 and is one of the world’s leading original equipment manufacturers (OEM), of memory modules, and a top supply-chain service supplier for value-added resellers (VARs). They currently have trade association memberships in such organizations as JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), EIA (Electronics Industries Alliances), CFA (Compact Flash Association), SD [...]
OCMS Has a New Owner
I have owned and operated OCModShop for over 3 years and it has been a great experience and opportunity in so many aspects of my life. Working with all of my staff members over the years, developing relationships with vendors, and getting to know the community has been very rewarding. Because of many life changing [...]
SilenX Luxurae Hard Drive Silencer
Noise reduction is something that is slowly starting to become more of a focus in computers these days. More companies are manufacturing products that run quieter or even better, silent. There are also more technologies being implemented to reduce noise output, things like PWM (Pulse Wave Modulation), heatpipes, and quieter hard drive motors. All of [...]
Introducing NVIDIA nForce Professional
NVIDIA is a leader in graphics and digital media processors as we should all know by now. They are always bringing new ideas and technology to the computer industry and do a great job at it. I attended a phone/online presentation a few days ago where they talked about their new nForce Professional chipset and [...]
Building A Silent Server/HTPC
More and more people are building servers for their home or a HTPC and rightly so. There are so many good reasons and benefits for having your own server or HTPC that a lot of companies are building hardware specifically for these systems. I finally decided to make the move and get the hardware I [...]
ATi Radeon X800 Pro
Although PCI-Express has hit the market it has not taken over AGP, at least in my opinion. Because of that there is still plenty of room for companies to fight for the best AGP card on the market. Nvidia and ATi are always racing to be the first on the market with the fastest and [...]
SMC Gigabit Equipment
Network speeds are ever increasing and have been doing a good job for the most part keeping up with other computer technologies. 1000BASE-T, commonly refered to as “gigabit Ethernet” is approximately 10 times faster than 100BASE-T which has been used for years now. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) defines standards for electronics, [...]
SilenX 400w 0dBA Luxurae PSU
I have reviewed a lot of power supplies over the years here at OCModShop and now I look at the SilenX 400w. This power supply claims to be the quietest active cooled power supplies on the market. I have done reviews on many other silent power supplies from many other companies. Some have been as [...]
Thermaltake 350w PurePower Fanless PSU
I can’t tell you how long I have been waiting for a good 0dB power supply to be on the market. I remember thinking to myself years and years ago, “why hasn’t anyone made a 0dB PSU?” Well recently companies have been doing just that and I hope it continues. This power supply which is [...]
Chaintech GeForce 6600GT AGP
The GeForce 6600 video card was initially released as a PCI-Express video card. Recently Nvidia released an AGP version of the 6600 for those who have not made the leap to the new bus type. Nvidia places the 6600 series in the performance category while the biggest and baddest 6800 is in the enthusiast category. [...]
Silverstone LC03V Home Theater PC Case
I am currently working on a home server/HTPC article and wanted a nice desktop case for it. I was very impressed with SilverStone’s TJ04 case that I reviewed back in October and figured they would be a good choice for a desktop case as well. SilverStone was nice enough to send over their LC03V case [...]
Matrix Orbital MX312
Matrix Oribital is probably the most well known display company for case modders and overclockers. Matrix Orbital sells a wide range of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display) products that are designed to easily work with your computer. There are a few benefits of using a VFD over a LCD including: a [...]
A First Look At Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Steam just released an update which included Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2/Source SDK, and various tweaks and fixes. Until tonight I did not think there would be any multiplayer to Half-Life 2 other than Counter-Strike: Source. Well Valve has made a very good decision doing this and should spark more interest in the game than [...]
HC Technology DH-720G Dolby Headphones
With technology progressing as fast as it is these days things are getting better and better. Recently the portable audio market has exploded with MP3 players like Apple’s iPod. There have also been huge improvements and advances with portable DVD players, computer audio, home theater systems, and game consoles. As these pieces of equipment evolve [...]
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