Quote: “Is your hardware keeping up with your games? Matt Kemp asks a few tough questions about todays games and what they do on less-than bleeding-edge hardware”
Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles.php?/gpu_displays/graphics_-_what_do_gamers_want/1
* Title: Sumo Lounge SumoSac Sultan – Khaki @ APH Networks
* Description: You might think that, here at APH Networks, we’re a bunch of geeks who own a dozen computers at home. Maybe a TV and a microwave, and that’s about it. I don’t know about other members of the APH Networks team (Sorry guys hehe), but here’s the deal though: While I do have almost a dozen computers around here, and I do own a microwave and an HDTV, I have something more than that. After all, despite popular belief, we do have a life. Okay, jokes aside, my point is that we aren’t all over tech and tech related stuff all the time. Once in a while, we do have non-computer related products here in our labs. It’s already been two years since we looked at the Sumo Lounge Omni Beanbag Chair. Just a few months ago, we ‘reviewed’ the TWM Performance Complete Short Shifter Kit just for fun. Automotive accessories? Heck, yes. Last month, Andrew from Sumo Lounge got in touch with me again and asked if I wanted to take a look at their latest product, the Sumo Lounge SumoSac. Obviously, I said “yes”, not only to Andrew, but who could say “no” to such a unique piece of furniture? I won’t waste any more of your time, let’s get to the point!
* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/fun/sumo_lounge_sumosac_sultan_khaki
* Title: Eagle Consus I-Series ET-CSIU2J-BK Hard Drive Enclosure @ APH Networks
* Description: Today, SATA hard drives are still the most popular type of mass storage devices on the market today. Sure, there are flash SSDs — but these SSDs easily cost around $500 for a 128GB unit. Even though SSDs are known for their performance, the are still undeniably pricier than a SATA hard drives with several times the storage capacity. With these cheaper SATA hard drives floating in the market today, we could easily buy more of them and obtain more storage for the price. On the other hand, if you are thinking about what you should do with extra hard drives laying around, you could always get an enclosure and put it in for additional storage as well. Such enclosures are especially good for those users with smaller cases, or just want to make use of unused SATA drives for external storage. Eagle Tech is not a new producer of hard drive enclosures, and promises solutions to external enclosures. To be honest, before this review I have never heard of the brand Eagle Tech. But after some research, I have seen many Eagle product on sale at online computer retailers for somewhat competitive prices. Today, we will be reviewing the Eagle Consus I-Series SATA to USB 2 Bay JBOD External Storage System; a mid-range dual bay hard drive enclosure, which retails for around $40 at press time.
* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/eagle_consus_i_series_et_csiu2j_bk
Title: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Graphic Card Review on Technic3D
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-714,1-sapphire-radeon-hd-4870-grafikkarte-noch-mehr-speed.htm
Quote: “The Sapphire Radeon HD4870 arrived Technic3D. The AMD Graphic Card with a SingleSlot Heatsink and a very good price better than other Graphic Cards? Technic3D will see the RV770 Chip in the following Review with 2560×1600 up to 1280×1024 against the GTX280, 9800GX2, HD3870X2 CrossfireX and many more on Windows Vista.”
Date: 07-25-2008Â By Chris Gump
Now, if you ask me, this is one of the most fun MMO games to come out in a very long time. I’ve tried many of them over the years, and it is rare that a game keeps my interest for a while. I don’t look for what the usual mainstream market does when it comes to MMOs. I usually want something a bit grittier, a little more hardcore. But at the same time I also tend to look for a game that can be played casually, without forcing a huge time investment from a single play session.
| HIS Radeon HD3650 Review |  |
Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 07-25-2008
The release of the HD4xxx series cards in the upcoming weeks means that ATI will have released their next generation card series. The 4850 is being released at a price point of $199, but nothing has been said about the mainstream version of that card that corresponds to the HD3650 being reviewed here. HD3650 fits into the $70-100 price range making it a mainstream choice for the consumer. The HIS card is an excellent example of the HD3650 as it has a high clock speed, good over-clock-ability, and the very high performance IceQ cooling system to keep the graphics chip cool even under load. The next few weeks should be interesting as new cards like the HD4850 and GTX260 reach the market, perhaps driving the prices of the higher performing cards like the HD3870 and 8800GT into this market. We’ll see how it turns out.
Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1794_1.html
