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“Whether you are a professional mechanical engineer, architect or builder, civil engineer, woodworker, hobbyist or student, TurboCAD has you covered. Plus, there are optional, specialised architectural and mechanical toolsets available for purchase, as well as plug-ins that extend TurboCAD’s capabilities into 3D animation, furniture design, Computer Aided Machining (CAM), and more. But let’s not get too excited - working with 3D objects in a 2D environment is an acquired skill and you’ll have to spend hours upon hours on training and practise before you even scratch the surface of a comprehensive program like this. TurboCAD 15 Pro offers a raft of features and new tools, and although you need to be a skilled designer to appreciate most of them, the software offers plenty of scope for you to grow into. If you’re put off by the price and learning curve of AutoCAD LT 2009, yet want something more advanced than TurboCAD 15 Deluxe, TurboCAD 15 Pro should be just the ticket.”
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=815
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Title: AMD’s MultiView On Linux @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12931
Summary: “Introduced in the Catalyst 8.8 Linux driver and further stabilized within Catalyst 8.9 was AMD’s MultiView technology. MultiView makes it possible to use multiple GPUs on the same system not for Linux CrossFire but for driving multiple display heads. Using MultiView on Linux you can easily drive four, six, or even eight screens. In fact, up to 32 displays are theoretically supported on a single system (permitting you have enough graphics cards and PCI Express slots). MultiView also allows for OpenGL acceleration across all displays and does not rely upon Xinerama. In this article we are taking a brief look at this multi-GPU multi-monitor feature catered towards AMD’s workstation customers.”
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Title: Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gamer Keyboard Review on Technic3D
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-746,1-microsoft-sidewinder-x6-gamer-tastatur-im-test.htm
Quote: “The Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Gamer Keyboard arrived Technic3D. A Gamer Keyboard with Switchable key pad, Two-color adjustable backlighting dial, 90 Macro keys, Automatic profile Switching, In-game macro record button, Mode switching, Cruise Control and “WASD” with front-face lighting. The best Gamer Keyboard in the moment? See this in the following Review.”
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Title: Xena II Notebook Cooler Review @ FusionMods.Net
Link: http://www.fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1733
Quote: “The Xena II really hit the mark with us. From higher cooler to some really cool functionality we really just couldn`t find anything bad to say.”
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TechwareLabs has published a review of the NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller. Here’s a clip from the review:
Quote: Wish your case ran a little quieter during every day use, and then you could crank all the fans to max when you want to unleash the beast? You need a fan controller. Join Mike as he takes a look at the stylish NZXT Sentry LX. Able to control up to five fans independently, this controller will meet all your needs and look good doing it.
LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/misc/nzxt_sentry_lx/
Title: NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller @ TechwareLabs
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Title:
AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 4550 passive 512M
Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/HD_4550_passive
Brief:
AMD’s new Radeon HD 4550 comes in a passively cooled version without fan. Such a noiseless experience is crucial in media PC designs where you don’t want to be distracted by any fan noise. Also included is a native HDMI and DisplayPort output for connection to your big screen. With a price of around $50 the card even offers some potential for casual gaming.
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Quote: What do you get when you compare the Swiftech Apogee GTZ, Aqua Computers Cuplex HD and the XSPC Delta v3 with a number of leading waterblocks? OC3D took a look to see if we could find an answer.
Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/cases_cooling/waterblock_shootout/1
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“Overall, I’m very pleased by it, and I’m not only talking about the great performance it delivers, it also has a great look, especially with its 2 red LEDs on the fan lighting up the whole cooler. No surprise it received the “design & Innovation award 2008” at Computex Taipei … With 8 heatpipes, 4 sets of Aluminum fins and a pure copper base, the V8 offers excellent thermal performance. It can easily cool an overclocked CPU with no problems at all. ”
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Title: Raidmax RX 850-SS Review @ FusionMods.Net
Link: http://www.fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1734
Quote: “Raidmax is doing great things with their power supply line. The one in question today is the RX 850-SS 850w PSU, and this looks amazing, and its practically silent. Take a look!”
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| ASUS M3N78 Pro Motherboard Review |
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Author: Benjamin Sun Date: 10-09-2008
ASUS tends to make high quality motherboards that are popular with a wide variety of hardcore enthusiasts and the ASUS M3N78 Pro has the features to contend with the best of the AMD chipsets available. The integrated graphics on the M3N78 Pro are not up to par with the ATI 790GX motherboards, but on the other hand run a wee bit cooler, can save more energy with HybridPower and are sufficient to run H.264 content. Overclocking features are adequate, but this board is really not for the hardcore gamer or enthusiast buyer.As a HTPC motherboard this is great as the onboard video has HDMI and has the ability to run 7.1 surround- sound through the HDMI port. NVIDIA really needs to launch a faster integrated graphics processor if they intend to compete with ATI on pure performance comparisons.
Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1823_1.html
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Title: Anatomy of the Playstation 3
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/626
Category: Articles
Summary:
We completely disassembled the Sony Playstation 3 video game console (80 GB version) to show you how it looks like inside and the components used.
Here is a snippet:
“Playstation 3 is the latest video game console from Sony. Today we completely disassembled a Playstation 3 (80 GB version) to show you how it looks like inside and the components used.”
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Palit Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card Review
Date: 10-09-2008 By Ben Sun
As it is, the 4870 X2 is the fastest available single video card on the market today bar none. With the increased efficiency in power that the 4870 requires compared to the GTX260, the HD 4870 X2 delivers great performance without requiring four 6-pin power connectors as two GTX 260s would require. The video card market is constantly in a state of flux with cards being released, but rest assured, two 4870X2 cards would offer the highest performance bar none on the market today. Palit’s version of the ATI HD 4870 X2 is an excellent card, easily besting the GeForce GTX280 from NVIDIA in every test. In an apple to apples comparison, the 4870 X2 is nearly 10-20% faster across the board. Of course NVIDIA would argue that the 4870 X2 should be compared to two GTX 260s due to pricing changes.
Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/hardwared.html?aid=1007&p=1
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Evercool Transformer 6 CPU Cooler Review:
Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Evercool/Transformer/1.php
Quote: Companies that make CPU coolers try all different tactics to distinguish their products in the marketplace. One of those tactics is to give a product an interesting name. Evercool, makers of a wide range of cooling solutions for PCs, has a new product, the Evercool Transformer 6 CPU cooler, which promises to show you extreme performance. Will this cooler prove to be more than meets the eye? Let’s find out.
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Title: The Sims Apartment Life Review @ FusionMods.Net
Link: http://www.fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1735
Quote: “The eighth and final expansion for The Sims 2 is here. So its time to see if it is the greatest of the expansions or a last attempt at getting our money.”
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NEW CONTENT – FIFA 09 Xbox 360 Review
TTGamer have posted a review of FIFA 09 for the Xbox 360. EA continue their dominance atop the world of videogame soccer with another quality FIFA release.
For more information, please visit - http://gaming.tweaktown.com/articles/992/fifa_09_xbox_360_review/index.html
Best Regards,
TTGamer Team
http://gaming.tweaktown.com
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Kill Bill Volume Two Blu-Ray Review @ Ascully.com
Quote
“I’m sure you have read other reviews of this movie by now. Most reviews compare Volume 1 to Volume 2, how original. Some reviewers compare The Kill Bill two movie set to other Tarantino offerings, boring. There are those camps of folks out there who like to analyze these movies until they fall apart, unnecessary. I think I’ll take a different approach……..”
Article Link - http://www.ascully.com/?page_id=1407
Article Title - Kill Bill Volume Two Blu-Ray Review @ Ascully.com
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OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ ModXStream 600w Power Supply. Below is a direct quote from the review:
“The OCZ ModXStream 600 is a lot of power supply in a relatively small package. Boasting 25A on each of its dual +12v rails, plus an additional 25A each for the +3.3v and +5v, the ModXStream 600 seems at least as capable if not more so than many power supplies with higher wattage ratings.“
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BurnOutPC.com has posted their review on the Thermaltake M9D (VI4000BWS) Chassis,
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“Thermaltake expanded their mid-tower range of cases with the M9D earlier this year. It’s available with or without the window in the side panel and it features a huge 23cm fan on the side to help cool down the hardware inside. It’s a trend these days to incorporate a larger fan into the case, Antec is doing it and so are some of the other manufacturers. The larger the fan, the slower the RPM, but the higher the CFM. Which is the whole idea behind these types of fans. Let’s see if it works out for the M9D casing”
Direct Link - http://www.burnoutpc.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=306
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October 9th, 2008 by Kristofer
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