Bij AcidHardware is een review verschenen over de DigiDoc 5. Op dit apparaat kan je maximaal 8 fans (12 Watt max. per stuk) aansluiten en 8 thermal sensors. Het leuke is echter dat je op basis van de temperatuur metingen de fans automatisch aan en uit kan doen met de DigiDoc, erg fijn als je kast klinkt als een straaljager. Als de temperatuur te hoog wordt, als een fan kapot gaat of als de voltages te veel afwijken van de standaard waarde zal de DigiDoc een waarschuwingsgeluid laten horen. Dit alles zit keurig verwerkt in een unit die in een standaard 5,25” bay past en die de beschikking heeft over een LCD met backlight
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First the price, you can order the unit directly from Macpower directly for $73USD including FedEx shipping to anywhere in the world. The DigtalDoc3 at Plycon retails for $69.99 NOT including shipping whilst the same unit retails for at Inflow Direct for much the same price at $69.95. Whilst $73USD may seem quite a bit considering an Asus Ipanel is $30USD it doesn't really have half the features the DigitalDoc5 has. The DigitalDoc5 works as promised and delivers in a compact well built, well thought out package. The settings are intuitive and it works flawlessly. We must also remember the Asus Ipanel doesn't have the same style of LCD screen the DigitalDoc5 has. Considering it can monitor up to 8 fans and 8 thermistors the DigitalDoc in my opinion is well worth your money if you need this sort of product. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea. If you suffer from "747" syndrome or constantly worry the DigitalDoc is definitely worth your hard earned cash. Personally the DigitalDoc5 is here and it's here to stay it is going to be a permanent resident in my case. If you like what it does the DigitalDoc5 delivers everything it promises in an elegant easy to use package.
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This is a very good board from Gigabyte. While the board does not have the class leading performance of the first KT133A board the Soltek, Gigabyte scores a big plus here by providing a board with excellent expansion possibilities. I always like to see 6 PCI slots boards, but when its combined with the excellent ATA/100 RAID controller from Promise, the board is well on its a way to a big thumbs up for me. Even the onboard sound is certainly acceptable, although I consider its inclusion more of a "value" rather than high-end feature.
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In terms of cost, SoundMAX 2.0 is an excellent option. For the cost of the CODEC from Analog Devices, motherboard manufacturers can equip their product with a relatively high-quality audio solution. There’s virtually no reason why SoundMAX couldn’t replace the current on-board audio solutions as the de-facto standard. Furthermore, because it’s based on drivers and BIOS systems, upgrading SoundMAX is a relatively painless process.
