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Written by Mikhail Ivanenkov
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Tuesday, 10 July 2007 |
The integrated microphone has a pretty slick design. Instead of being detachable, or just bending out of the way for times when it’s not in use, the 3H’s mic simply retracts back into the left earphone. This is a nice solution since you won’t lose this mic like you could if it was fully detachable, and when you’re not using it, it’s completely unnoticeable in the retracted position. The single cord that extends from the right earphone splits at the opposite end thus supplying both the headphone and microphone connections to your soundcard. Since the 3H is a budget product, SteelSeries didn’t bother to include any accessories or include any form of built-in volume control or mute functionality.
I find it very important to point out that the memory can run DDR2-800 MHz @ CL4 at 1.8Vand that you can reach DDR2-1066 @ CL5 with about 2.30V. With a bit of tweaking you can probably get it to run DDR2-800 @ CL3 but it will require a lot of voltage. These different timings gives you added flexibility in situations where you want to reduce the clocks a bit and tighten the timings.
Along with the Intel P35 Express Northbridge is a revised Southbridge chipset called the Intel ICH9. Between the previous Intel ICH8 Southbridge and the new Intel ICH9 are some slight upgrades and extra ports. The Intel ICH9 notably includes more USB 2.0 channels and a new technology called Intel Turbo Memory (ITM). The latter allows specific kinds of flash memory to be used as a buffer between the computer and HDD, which in theory should improve system performance. As of this writing Intel Turbo Memory has been postponed due to immature Ver 1.0 BIOS drivers which are not performing correctly. By 1Q'2008 the ver 1.5 drivers should be up and running and we'll see then if ITM has any real impact on PC performance.
Turning the pad around reveals the underlining. This is needed to reflect the laser and the light from optical mice. Everyone knows how a glass table is unsuitable for these type of mice. To keep the Icemat in place, there are several rubber nobs. These work great, but also increase the overall height of the pad.
The heatsink relies on the standard Intel push-to-lock clips which attach to the holes drilled in the motherboard around the CPU socket. Since the Akasa AK-965 heatsink isn't too heavy, this Akasa needn't bother with complex clipping systems and the user needn't remove the motherboard prior to installation.
It is important to notice that starting 2007 both ATI and nVidia started referring to the memory clock of their video cards with the real clock rate used. In the past manufacturers referred the memory clocks with double their real clock rate, because DDR and subsequent technologies (DDR2, GDDR3, etc) allow the memory chip to transfer two data per clock cycle. So a video card with a memory chip running at 500 MHz would be referred as having a 1 GHz memory. In order to keep the compatibility of our table, we are still referring the memory clocks with the DDR naming convention – i.e. double the real clock rate – on cards with memories based on DDR or subsequent technologies.
These days thermal compound has become quite essential to the success of overclocking certain hardware components. If you've ever installed a fancy new heatsink on your processor then you know thermal compound can be very influential to cooling. If no thermal compound or thermal pad is used in the interface between a heatsink and the core of a processor, improper heat transmission may occur. If that happens the heatsink may over heat, or it may just run hotter than it really needs to. Even a very small amount of thermal compound can affect the transmission of heat between the surface of a processor and the base of a heatsink. In essence thermal compound has become a vital aspect for a stable and cool running system.
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The card itself can do a lot in the way of recording, viewing and scheduling. The main feature that most other TV tuner cards don't have is the turning on feature. Essentially you plug the can into the front panel power switch header, and then your PC switch to the card. This means that the card can turn on your PC when you say and start recording the appropriate channel. Nice for the environment as you don't have to leave your PC on for one program.
The keys on the WED 7000 felt good considering I don't like the feel of laptop keyboards. Using the WED 7000 is like typing on a laptop keyboard, with a longer stroke. The keys are relatively quiet. The curvaceous layout of the keyboard also makes typing on it more bearable. I'm an old school touch typist, so I need my clickity clackity long stroking keys. If you're a two finger hunt and pecker or prefer laptop keyboards, you'll love the feel of the keys on the WED 7000. It's a laptop keyboard on steroids.
With its widescreen 20" LCD the MW201U is going to be just the right size for a lot of people who are looking to upgrade from a 17" or 19" LCD without breaking the bank. Many people are opting to skip the 20" size and move right to 22" which is generally possible for under a $100 more and while it does not increase the resolution you will get a larger display area. The upgrade will make the display easier to read for extended periods of time and will add size and brightness, but without adding to the resolution the actual performance benefits are limited.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 July 2007 )
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