втор: {DAM}mAgnIM Перевод и комментарии: Areen Оригинал: Modding with Hott Wirez! (http://www.damclan.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=163)© DAMclan.com От редактора (ALT-F13): Про то, что такое EL Wire (Electro Luminiscent Wire), он же Glowire, он же Hott Wirez и еще полдесятка торговых марок, вы прочитали в статье "Освещение компьютера". Теперь настал черед рассказа об использовании этой забавной штуки. Небольшой фото-гайд по работе с EL Wire, переведенный Areen, нам в этом помо...

Except being editor-in-chief of ModLabs.net i work in probably most hardcore hardware supplier in Ukraine - "Eletek". Actually we're the one and only company in ex-USSR that regularly sells modding stuff (ccfls, led fans, watercooling parts and other). But the main business is pc cases (small local Directron;)). And a two weeks ago we have received first samples of two new cases from korean company GMC (guys who created famous Noblesse case). As far as I know, these two are absolutely ne...

The motto of this case is "The beauty of simplicity". That's right, design is really sleek, neat and tidy. It's normal ATX case with 7 extension card slots and PSU mounted above motherboard. What we have here - absolutely white case with big chromed buttons and ribbed stripe at the bottom. This reminds me 50's refrigerator that my granny have but not a hi-tech device. I couldn't find any LEDs here, either Power or HDD. And in spite of it's simplicity i can not imagine how t...

The idea of this project was developed a long ago, but i never had a chance to bring it to reality. Sometimes because of lack of time, sometimes because of instrument unavailability or other reasons. But now - "I've created a monster!"(c) Dr. Frankenstein. The case used for experiment was the generic, no-door white Chieftec fulltower TA-01W. About half a year ago it was painted silver metallic and the window has been cut in, but the quality was terrible. The case was unusable 'cause I cou...

The upper-front panel was a hard job 'cause of a ton of tiny pieces used but still we succeeded. Devices were completely done using the glue. That were: cdrom drive (used shorn silver fur for tray), cd-home (dirt cheap 8 cd holder), hdd rack, rheobus, lcd, audio jacks. Glueing the feets was the easiest part. The hardest was getting 'em into place. Because after installation the feet refused to turn, installing the watercooling into the standing fulltower wasn't really easy too. ...

I've created a completely home-made watercooling. The only stock watercooler we have in Ukraine is 3RSystem's Poseidon. Not bad for 90 bucks, but still lo-end in its performance. So i build this one by myself. The only stock part used is a 1000 lph water pump. Water tank is hermetic packing for food, bought in a local supermarket. Waterblock was created from noname P4 cooler, plastic box and copper barbs using 'Permatex' hermetic. A radiator was bought in our car par...

The project name was selected almost the same way as for VH's Tivoli. The material which covers the case is known as acryl-nitron fur. I reduced it to A-nitro-fur and read backwards. That's how Rufortina appeared. The "Fur Factor" name will be used on official presentation by "Eletek Design" studio (our side project) at the end of February in Kiev on EnterEX'2003 exhibition. Aye, you might be interested what's inside this fluffy beast. [processor]: Intel Pentium 4 1.8A @ 2550M...

While Neo Classic elaborates "Silent Case" concept, T50 is built around idea of tool-free pc. Our sample comes without one of 5.25" covers and one 3.5" cover, that's why it looks not so neat on the photos. So I also used photos from manufacturer's site. Design is made in industrial style with only straight lines. It reminds me the one of Compaq's server cases. If you don't install drives it looks like having no slots at all. Unfortunately even black drives spoil this ...

Razer производит не только мыши для профессиональных игроков, но и имеет в своем арсенале настоящий прогеймерский коврик под названием eXactMat, поставки которого начались в конце 2004 года. Мы посмотрим, каковы потребительские свойства этой оригинальной поверхности, ориентированной на потребителей продукции класса hi-end. Полное название: Razer eXactMat, RV-1001 Габариты: 265 х 330 х 2.5 мм Материал: алюминий + пластик Производство: Сингапур Коврик Razer eXactMat поставляется в большой плос...

Появление каждого нового процессора линейки Athlon 64 FX вызывает бурное обсуждение в стане компьютерных энтузиастов, заинтересованных в использовании самых быстрых настольных CPU по версии AMD. Кроме впечатляющих скоростных (впрочем, и ценовых также) характеристик, новинки этой линейки заметно отличаются друг от друга и всегда демонстрируют последние достижения разработчиков AMD в области инжиниринга микропроцессоров. Всего имеется четыре модели серии Athlon 64 FX, из которых в пр...