Title: Scythe Eclipse 2 Keyboard @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Briefing: Keyboards are probably one of the most understated peripherals available on the computing market. Does a keyboard really make any difference to your performance on a PC? Well here at Tech-Reviews I’ve been given the Saitek Eclipse 2 to review. Let’s see if it can.

Link: http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/scythe-eclipse-2-keyboard/

TechwareLabs has published a editorial on Synthetic vs Real World Benchmarks. Here’s a clip from the editorial:

Quote: Do you find yourself often confused by reviews you find online? Are the results that you see much higher than those of your system or do they make any sense at all? Read our explanation of Real World vs Synthetic Benchmarks and find out how to read those reviews. We explain what you should be looking for and some of the tricks used by other sites to affect their results.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/editorials/real-vs-synthetic/

Title: Synthetic vs Real World Benchmarks @ TechwareLabs

Title: Noctua NF-P12 Case Fan Review @ FusionMods.Net

Link: http://www.fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1595

Quote: “Overall the NF-P12 performs excellently. Running at full power you can feel a strong air flow which is all we can really ask for in most instances. Additionally just running the fan outside of the case to try it out, the noise is still barely audible, and once inside the case, everything is completely silent.

Title: Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600 EPP2.0 Memory Review on Technic3D

Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-692,1-corsair-xms3-4gb-ddr3-1600-epp2.0-speicher-kit-review.htm

Quote: “The Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600 EPP2.0 Kit arrived Technic3D. Technic3D will see as good they are with Overclocking against the OCZ 1.800 Memory Kit and the Dominator Series on Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 and the Zotac nForce 790i Mainboard. You can see 1.800 MHz with CL 10 in the following Review.”

Asrock Penryn1600SLIX3-WiFi S775 Motherboard Review

“In their known style, Asrock re-invented the 680i platform by creating the only official 45nm and 3-Way SLI supporting 680i motherboard. Let´s see how this relatively cheap motherboard performs against the newer 750i platform.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=808

The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for NAS products to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives. Thecus products are evaluated by a Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) certified independent test laboratory. CE Verifications of Compliance are issued in order to apply CE marking on Thecus products. Those verifications are to document that Thecus products meet the relevant requirements, eg, emission and immunity standards.

Thecus 1U4500 series is one of the products that received CE marking (comply with CE standards EN 60950-1:2001+A11:2004 and IEC 60950-1:2001). In addition to the CE standards, in February 2008, Thecus contracted a TAF/ Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA) certified independent laboratory to conduct the reliability test on 1U4500 to verify its performance under extreme conditions. The test items included shock test, initial random vibration test and extended random vibration test (all International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC, & International Organization for Standardization, ISO, certified). The results indicated that 1U4500 operated normally under unfavorable operating environment. These test results comply with several unique Australian and European qualifications.

Title: 4 Must Have iPhone Games

Link: http://osxreality.com/2008/07/13/4-must-have-iphone-games-2/

Excerpt: “Since the debut of the App Store, there has been a flood of generic puzzle games and a good number of racing games. The accelerometer based steering for racing games is now becoming the norm, is this all iPhone gaming will consist of? Racing and puzzle games galore?  Not if these guys have anything to do with it, check out these hidden gems.”

Title: Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic Case Review
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/584
Category: Reviews

Summary:
Are you interested in an all-acrylic case for your system? Today we took a look on Sunbeamtech’s 9-bay acrylic case (AC-9B-HUVB).

Here is a snippet:
“For many geeks acrylic cases are a dream coming true. Sunbeamtech currently manufactures five models and even though theoretically acrylic is a material more expensive than steel, Sunbeamtech is able to market their acrylic products between USD 50 to USD 85, which is a real bargain. Today we are going to take an in-depth look on their most expensive model, AC-9B-HUVB, a mid-tower case featuring nine 5 ¼” bays, a hard disk drive cage for up to four drives and space for installing up to six fans (the case comes with three 120-mm fans that glow blue when they are turned on). Check it out.”

It has finally arrived. A little belated but the third release of Mozilla’s much-acclaimed Firefox 3 has finally been released. Those who fell in love with how fast a browser could be were deeply disappointed when Firefox 2, with its memory hogging bare bones interface, became available to the world. It seemed a step backward for the innovator of today’s web browser. Those who switched to another browser still longed for the multitude of extensions and add-ons that were available to Firefox users.

First, a little background on the first two Firefoxes. F1, which premiered as “Phoenix” way back in 2002, officially became known as Firefox when version 0.8 came around. It was fast, it was sleek, and it got the job done: bells and whistles included. And then came Firefox 2. A flat-out memory muncher, a horrid interface, and for some reason had the browsing speed of IE with all the toolbars activated. It was a sad day for the devoted Mozilla users worldwide. I have been using Firefox since it first became available. I switched to Firefox 2 when the upgrade hit the Mozilla site, and now I will give F3 a test drive.

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1195

Title: Scythe Orochi 10-Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk

Briefing: I have seen more than my fair share of coolers in the past ranging from the more conservative OEM coolers to the weird and wonderful world of aftermarket coolers. So you might think that I wouldn’t want to review any more, but when I was asked if I would review the Scythe Orochi - a ten heatpipe monster - I just couldn’t say no.

Link: http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/scythe-orochi/

Digit-Life Review: ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB

Excerpt:
“Last time we tested RADEON HD 4850 in games. Now we got hold of the higher-end HD 4870 with GDDR5 memory. Even though it has the same architecture and the same number of processing units, we decided to compare it to GeForce GTX 260, its competitor in terms of price.”

Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/rv770-2-part1-p1.html

NEW CONTENT (Memory) - A-DATA Vitesta DDR3-1600X 2GB Memory Kit

QUOTE: “Intel added what it termed XMP or Extreme Memory Profiling to its X38 and X48 chipsets; this in terms of technology is the same as NVIDIA’s EPP which adds extra instructions into the memory SPD, allowing the memory to tell the system how fast it can run, what extra voltages it needs and what timings can be used for certain extreme profiles.

Today we have A-DATA’s Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR3 modules designed for XMP with a rating of 1600MHz; the fastest that Intel currently supports on its X series chipsets. Let’s see how well it performs.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1504/a_data_vitesta_ddr3_1600x_2gb_memory_kit/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Title: ASUS P-Series AMD 690G Barebone PC @ Techgage

Link: http://techgage.com/article/asus_p-series_amd_690g_barebone_pc/

Quote: What if you could build a sub-$500 HTPC that was slim, fast, and capable, without the headache of picking bargain-barrel parts to accomplish your design goals? What if it had HDMI and 7.1 audio? With the help of their Pundit series, ASUS hopes to make barebones relevant again. Have they done it?

Intel has just officially announced the Montevina mobile platform, their 5th generation of the underlying technology that makes up the company’s Centrino 2 mobile architecture.  Like previous iterations, the Montevina platform consists of a processor, chipset, and a specific wireless network module.  We step you through the high level details of Montevina in the pages ahead.

Stop on by and have a look:

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Intel_Unveils_Montevina_Centrino_2_Platform_Launched/

NEW CONTENT (Miscellaneous) - FpsBrain Supplement – The Gamer’s Pill

QUOTE: “These are no ordinary supplements I’m soon to discover, they contain a little extra to help you focus and be able to concentrate more. Now, I’m a world class sceptic when it comes to the herbology department and I looked at the bottle like it actually contained snake oil.

The next night without them, I felt tired much quicker than the night before. About two and a half hours in I found myself needing more breaks to get a drink and rest for a while in an effort to get my concentration back. Obviously there is something to be said for these super-vitamin pills.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1505/fpsbrain_supplement_the_gamer_s_pill/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Title: ThermalTake Armor+ MX Case at Modders-Inc

Summary: The case is virtually a tool free design, in fact with the exception of the screws I used for the PSU installation. Managing the cables and wiring was a snap and Thermaltake even provided the cable management supplies and need space in the chassis. Installation in the Thermaltake Armor+ MX was simply the easiest I have done in a while.

Articles URL: http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=221

Site URL:  http://www.modders-inc.com

My Passport Studio 250GB USB Mac

” Western Digital is well known to system builders and end users for providing excellent storage solutions matched with a good warranty and support. I only recommend two hard drive manufactures to people, Western Digital is one of them (the other being Seagate). The latest and greatest things in terms of technology have moved out of the computer case and into portable storage. The My Passport Studio comes in at 250GB and this one is preformatted for Mac. Don’t let that scare you, though. ”

Link: http://www.aselabs.com/articles.php?id=264

TechwareLabs has published a review of the Patriot Xporter XT 4 GB Ruggedized Flash Drive. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: Looking for a USB flash drive that won’t fall apart the first time you drop it? Ian checks out the Xporter XT from Patriot Memory and runs the drive through a series of tests to bring you an in depth analysis of this drives performance and features. At a very low price find out if this drive is worth your money.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/memory/XporterXT/

Title: Patriot Xporter XT 4 GB Ruggedized Flash Drive @ TechwareLabs

Title: An Early Look At OpenSolaris 2008.11 @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12606
Summary: “Over the weekend we had posted our synopsis of Solaris Express Community Edition Build 93, which brings a great deal of needed changes to the Solaris Nevada code-base in order to bring its packages up-to-date. While OpenSolaris 2008.05 is only two months old, work at Sun is already underway in preparing for the second OpenSolaris release, which will be known as OpenSolaris 2008.11 and has been codenamed Jericho. OpenSolaris development packages for this next release, which are currently based upon Solaris Nevada Build 93, are now available through an IPS update along with early ISO spins.”

CPU3D Review: Thermaltake Armor+MX Mid Tower Case

Affordable gaming chassis is one of those things that’s on every mainstream gamer’s mind. Themaltake has now introduced the Armor+MX Tower case. It has a blend of unique and useful features that could appeal to even some of the enthusiasts out there. It also offers excellent thermal performance and spacious interior design.

“…Thermaltake delivers a case with flashy aesthetics, but also packs in outstanding thermal performance.”

Read the rest of the review … http://www.cpu3d.com/content/view/5387/52/