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Tim S · 19th Dec 2007, 08:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2007/12..._awards_2007/1

Yesterday we gave you our views on the best games of the year and today we review what's happened in the technology industry over the last twelve months. Find out which products are the best of the year, and also which innovations have caught our eye during 2007.

Bbq.of.DooM · 19th Dec 2007, 09:03

1. Not ALL micron D9 chips are good. That's like saying ALL mercedes benz's are super reliable and can do 400,000 miles without an oil change. Not true. D9GCT (wide-body), GMH, and GKX are the ones to look for.

2. P5N32-E Plus does not use a 680i southbridge. It uses a 570i.

Tim S · 19th Dec 2007, 09:11

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Originally Posted by Bbq.of.DooM

2. P5N32-E Plus does not use a 680i southbridge. It uses a 570i.

It's semantics... the 680i SLI MCP is the nForce 570i MCP... they're the same thing.

Bindibadgi · 19th Dec 2007, 09:12

1) We're talking general rule of thumb here. If you were scouting for performance memory you would look for D9s, end of :P

2) The 570MCP is the southbridge on the 680i SLI and 780i SLI. It just reads easier and everyone knows what we mean when we say NB from 650i and SB from 680i.

EDIT: Damn you Tim and your ninja typing!

oasked · 19th Dec 2007, 09:35

Good summary of the year. It might have been worth mentioning the stock availability problems for the 8800GT, the only tarnishing factor.

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th Dec 2007, 09:46

Nice! And I agree with most of bit-tech's findings. The most part would be the CPU cooler. I think the best is the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler.

yakyb · 19th Dec 2007, 09:47

would have to agree with everything on that list tbh

Redbeaver · 19th Dec 2007, 09:51

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Obiwan]Nice! And I agree with most of bit-tech's findings. The most part would be the CPU cooler. I think the best is the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler.

ditto! but the rest is awesome. couldnt agree more.

Awoken · 19th Dec 2007, 10:00

Page 5:
The whole design is geared towards being as quite as possible

Quiet?

ryanjleng · 19th Dec 2007, 10:06

Q6600 latest revision is my fav as well.

Ditto on Micron D9 in Kingston products...

Bindibadgi · 19th Dec 2007, 10:14

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Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

Nice! And I agree with most of bit-tech's findings. The most part would be the CPU cooler. I think the best is the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler.

It might be on the cards for next year since I have one but haven't got around to reviewing it yet (Jan sometime). It entirely depends on what fan you put on it though because none is supplied but, tbh, to me it just looks like yet another heatpipe + fins job which I can't see working any better than any number I've seen in the last year. It all depends on your tolerance to noise.

Mankz · 19th Dec 2007, 10:46

What about Corsair's Nautilus for cooling? (or was that last year)

Good read tho!

Tim S · 19th Dec 2007, 11:36

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Originally Posted by Mankz.

What about Corsair's Nautilus for cooling? (or was that last year)

Good read tho!

last year

naokaji · 19th Dec 2007, 11:58

well, in general i can agree with the list, but, the thermalright ultima 120 extreme deserves the top spot for cooling and the mx revolution the top spot if it comes to mouse... (or was mx revolution like last year?)

Tim S · 19th Dec 2007, 12:18

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Originally Posted by naokaji

well, in general i can agree with the list, but, the thermalright ultima 120 extreme deserves the top spot for cooling

Sadly, we didn't get around to reviewing it this year, but as Rich has said, it will be reviewed very soon. We can't really pick things that haven't been looked at before we decide on our 'best' products of the year.

Tim

Lazarus Dark · 19th Dec 2007, 13:51

I'm ordering a q6600 this weekend (Christmas present to myself)
It's good to see that you recognized the first affordable quadcore as the best of the year, as opposed to the most expensive a la QX6___. I'll take affordable really good performance over overpriced slightly better performance.

And kudos for recognizing Asus, they've been good for years, but I also noticed that over the last year they have continually been in the headlines for pushing the limits with each new product.

[USRF]Obiwan · 19th Dec 2007, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Tim S

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Originally Posted by naokaji

well, in general i can agree with the list, but, the thermalright ultima 120 extreme deserves the top spot for cooling

Sadly, we didn't get around to reviewing it this year, but as Rich has said, it will be reviewed very soon. We can't really pick things that haven't been looked at before we decide on our 'best' products of the year.

Tim

Never mind reviewing it. All the 'others' allready did and with all the 'others' it won. So no point unless you do a review cooler roundup with all "brandnew" 2008 coolertypes.

wuyanxu · 19th Dec 2007, 15:57

mostly agree, just look at my system:
Processor: Q6600, your best processor
Graphics: 8800GTX, one of your Notable Mentions, besides i got it for £190 before 8800GT came out

Chipset: P35, your best chipset
Mobo: Abit iP35 Pro, your best motherboard
Memory....... don't think it's D9 chips, but still, similar performance at 4-4-4-12 800Mhz
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, hope to see the review of it

Chassis: Antec p182, your best PC chassis

how quite there with everything else yet, a value Logitech mouse, a Logitech media keyboard and a super cheap 2.1 speaker (fiver for one)....... but im working on the mouse part

specofdust · 19th Dec 2007, 16:18

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Ever since the launch of Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors almost eighteen months ago, the mindshare in the CPU has almost been a rush of one way traffic moving in the direction of Big Blue.

Umm, it has? Since when did IBM take a very large share in the CPU market? Bit-tech seems to have gotten this wrong on several occasions now. Big blue = IBM, not Intel.

Really...y'all should know better :|

Tim S · 19th Dec 2007, 16:24

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Originally Posted by specofdust

Umm, it has? Since when did IBM take a very large share in the CPU market? Bit-tech seems to have gotten this wrong on several occasions now. Big blue = IBM, not Intel.

Really...y'all should know better :|

Apologies - that's my bad this time, I've fixed it.

19th Dec 2007, 08:59	#1
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19th Dec 2007, 09:03	#2
Bbq.of.DooM Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,463	1. Not ALL micron D9 chips are good. That's like saying ALL mercedes benz's are super reliable and can do 400,000 miles without an oil change. Not true. D9GCT (wide-body), GMH, and GKX are the ones to look for. 2. P5N32-E Plus does not use a 680i southbridge. It uses a 570i. __________________ Wowomg!!

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Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,258	1) We're talking general rule of thumb here. If you were scouting for performance memory you would look for D9s, end of :P 2) The 570MCP is the southbridge on the 680i SLI and 780i SLI. It just reads easier and everyone knows what we mean when we say NB from 650i and SB from 680i. EDIT: Damn you Tim and your ninja typing! __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

19th Dec 2007, 09:35	#5
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19th Dec 2007, 10:06	#10
ryanjleng ... Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 323	Q6600 latest revision is my fav as well. Ditto on Micron D9 in Kingston products...

19th Dec 2007, 13:51	#16
Lazarus Dark Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: US Memphis, TN Posts: 292	I'm ordering a q6600 this weekend (Christmas present to myself) It's good to see that you recognized the first affordable quadcore as the best of the year, as opposed to the most expensive a la QX6___. I'll take affordable really good performance over overpriced slightly better performance. And kudos for recognizing Asus, they've been good for years, but I also noticed that over the last year they have continually been in the headlines for pushing the limits with each new product. __________________ My gun kata is greater than your kung fu.

19th Dec 2007, 15:57	#18
wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,940	mostly agree, just look at my system: Processor: Q6600, your best processor Graphics: 8800GTX, one of your Notable Mentions, besides i got it for £190 before 8800GT came out Chipset: P35, your best chipset Mobo: Abit iP35 Pro, your best motherboard Memory....... don't think it's D9 chips, but still, similar performance at 4-4-4-12 800Mhz CPU Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, hope to see the review of it Chassis: Antec p182, your best PC chassis how quite there with everything else yet, a value Logitech mouse, a Logitech media keyboard and a super cheap 2.1 speaker (fiver for one)....... but im working on the mouse part __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240