Wow, almost two months since my last update!  Well first off I would like to thank all those who became concerned after my unannounced absence and sent inquiries about my well-being.  I'm fine and actually things are going real well right now for me.  Unfortunately it is the success of some of my non-UnlimitedHardware.com projects that have kept me away from this site.  It all started back in December when I was given the opportunity to join in on what were supposed to be "part-time" projects.  The projects went so well that I am know responsible for two very large corporate Intranets which has pretty much consumed all of the time I had previously set aside for this site.
   This site originally started as a little hobby back a couple of years ago when it seemed that there was more myth and mystery to overclocking and high performance hardware than facts available on-line.  I decided to start then what was a single page site offering a bit of information concerning my overclocking experiences in the hope of maybe helping out a couple of folks in their own hardware adventures.  It was just a hobby but grew quickly into a very time consuming job that wasn't even helping me pay the mortgage.  As much of an effort that was required to keep the site updated I enjoyed every minute of it as long as it did not take time away from me being with my wife whom I love very much.  Well the new project opportunities back in December offered me a chance to save a little extra money for the family my wife and I have desperately been try to have in the last two years.  Though I'm not going to go into detail I will say the we have had our setbacks with personal health and the associated challenges that sometimes crop up when a couple decides that it is time for children in their life.  Fortunately though about the time my new projects were getting off the ground my wife and I were blessed with the news that we could expect a healthy baby in September.  Needless to say my priorities have now take a slightly different direction as I make sure my wife is well cared for during her pregnancy and I can successfully provide for our soon to be born daughter.
   As it stands right now I still really don't know what will become of UnlimitedHardware.com.  I still don't have the time to put forth the effort that I think this site deserves to yield the results that I think are expected.  Sure I could just keep plugging other site's news and reviews but that is not why I started this and besides there are plenty of other sites that already do only that.  Anyway for now things will kind of cruise along as they have for the last several weeks but perhaps in the not too distant future I can once again get the ball rolling.

  A little side note:  I stopped accepting support from this site's sponsors at the beginning of the year.  It was my decision that upon realizing I could not put forth the effort that I thought was expected of me that I could not in good faith any longer accept support from the sponsors.  What I do however want everyone to know is that the sponsors that appear on this site are the best in the business.  If you see their ad on the pages of UnlimitedHardware.com then you can expect the best service from the most reliable and knowledgeable folks in the computer hardware business.  I will continue their banners on this site because I personally believe that providing their information to you is as much of a benefit as any hardware info I have ever presented.

  Hope to be back soon,

John Bogush

 

  I have been running all the heatsinks I have around on my heatsink testing rig so I can produce some comparison charts for ya all.  Now I know that is nothing new with plenty of comparison charts available elsewhere but it makes me feel better to do the testing myself plus it makes it easier for me to review new heatsinks as they become available.  I'll probably go into more detail on my particular testing rig setup which I put a fair amount of thought into, it is a little different than most yielding what I think are the most accurate results possible.

Thermaltake Aircooler "Golden Orb" cooler

"Nice work on your UH X2 slotket cooler. Thought maybe you might want to see a similar concept I used on my GeForce DDR video card using a Gamma28(ducted concept that is). Mylar is folded so it clips to heatsink and fan (home made heatsink). A twenty degree drop in temp was achieved using this. It may look heavy but it's not. Brad"