Title:Â Xigmatek NRP-PC501 500W Power Supply Review
Summary: Xigmatek is an unfamiliar name for power supplies in these parts. However, the company does have some degree of presence out there in the world of CPU cooling; and we’ve gotten more than a few requests to see how good their watt boxes are. Today I’m finally taking a look at one of them in the NRP-PC501. This is a 500W value oriented unit boasting a good sized 140mm fan and 80 Plus certification.
Articles URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=128
Site URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com
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Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 motherboard review
http://www.techspot.com/review/136-gigabyte-ex58-ud4p/
Those wishing to build the most powerful, most extreme computer on the planet surely will be weighing up the costs of a new Intel Core i7 processor. Even with the imminent launch of the AMD Phenom II X4, we have reasons to believe the Core i7 will remain as the heavyweight champion.
The Gigabyte EX58-UD4P is meant to offer value for Core i7 users, retaining some of the X58 chipset’s most interesting features like 3-way SLI and CrossfireX support, which should come extra handy for gamers willing to burn cash for the ultimate performance.
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NEW CONTENT (Visual) – MSI Radeon HD 4830 512MB OC Edition Graphics Card
QUOTE: “I have to admit that until the HD 4830 arrived on my door step I really hadn’t heard of it; a bit like what happened to NVIDIA a while back when everyone was more interested in seeing what ATI was doing with the new HD 4800 series. Now the tables have turned and everyone is paying more attention to the new NVIDIA cards due out rather than what ATI is doing at the moment.
The HD 4830 is the latest card to enter the HD 4800 series line-up and is the lowest of the bunch. The thing is, though, I really do wonder how much lower it is than the HD 4850, which is one of the best valued cards on the market to date.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1700/msi_radeon_hd_4830_512mb_oc_edition_graphics_card/index.html
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I sometimes sit at my desk and think to myself, “I have way too much space here”. But what can I do about it? I guess I could stick a Tiki doll there for a little good luck. Set up a shrine to Carmen Electra? And then it came to me. A mousepad. But not just any mousepad, a gigantic mousepad that would ensure I would never have extra room on my desk again. And that mousepad is non other than the Nova Killer 2. It’s big, bad, made for lasers, and can be doubled as a car port in case of bad weather.
Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1453
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InsideHW.com has reviewed Lenovo ThinkPad SL300. Here is a quote from this review:
“Although, undauntedly, all ThinkPad notebooks are quality products, sale rate is not something that Lenovo can be satisfied with, when it comes to ThinkPad notebooks. High price tag is, obviously, insurmountable obstacle for many buyers, so in Lenovo decided to offer models that will have basic and recognizable features of all ThinkPad notebooks with few compromises and significantly lower price. As result new ThinkPad SL series is created with models: SL300 (13.3inch), SL400 (14.1inch) and SL500 (15.4inch). We have got smallest model in our test lab: Lenovo ThinkPad SL300…â€
Article link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Notebooks/Lenovo-ThinkPad-SL300.html
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OCIA.net has posted their review of the WinFast PX9800 GTX+ Leadtek Limited Video Card. Below is a direct quote from the review:
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TITLE: Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q4 2008 @ Benchmark Reviews
DESCRIPTION: From my experience, 2008 has been a very good year for CPU coolers. We’ve tested the OCZ Vendetta 2 to perform as well or better than coolers twice its price, and we’ve discovered that the Thermaltake V14 Pro can deliver top cooling performance while looking good. But heading into 2009 we must bid farewell to the LGA775 platform, which has been the home to many of our most popular products, and welcome in the new LGA1366 socket for the Intel Core i7 CPU & X58 platf! orm. This Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q4 2008 article will be the last foreseeable socket T series round-up from Benchmark Reviews, unless something really big changes the landscape.
ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=266&Itemid=62
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DFI LanParty DK 790GX-M2RS Motherboard Review
DFI has taken the latest AMD 790GX chipset and loaded it on a flashy motherboard fitted with custom cooling and fully fleshed out
BIOS which allows you to tweak almost every aspect of the AM2+ platform. Let us find out if the engineers at DFI were able to
extract more performance from the 790GX chipset compared to the competition.
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=894
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Title: Samung NC10 Netbook @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=13348
Summary: “It seems that each and every week there are new netbooks that are introduced, but there are not many differences between most models. Some netbooks will have a slightly longer battery life, a different exterior, or a solid-state drive, but there are more similarities than differences. However, one of the latest companies to join the netbook bandwagon here in the United States has been Samsung with the introduction of the NC10. Is there anything special about this 10.2-inch Atom-powered netbook? We will tell you in this Linux review of the Samsung NC10.”
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Title: My First Netbook Experience @ Techgage
Link: http://techgage.com/article/my_first_netbook_experience/
Quote: Alright, so I’m a little behind on the times. Netbooks have been around for a while, but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve been able to spend a little more than a few minutes with one. With CES right around the corner, I decided to finally get one in and spend a week using it exclusively at the event. Read on for my initial thoughts.
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Title: Thecus N4100 Pro NAS Review at Overclockers Online
Link: http://www.overclockersonline.net/?page=articles&num=2371
Quote: We started this review comparing the N5200 Pro with the N4100 Pro,
and appropriately, that is how we will end things off. The N4100 Pro sits
nicely in the middle of Thecus’ network attached storage options. It is vast
improvement upon the original N4100 with updated features along with
performance, and a step down from the N5200 Pro. In all ways that we can
see, the N4100 Pro is simply scaled down, in size and performance. Even
though the N4100 Pro accommodates one less hard drive, equipped with less
memory and a less powerful processor, it packs the same great features, and
the biggest difference, price.
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Pinnacle Video Transfer
Have you ever wanted to transfer your videos from one device to another only to find that it seems to be a rather complicated process that involves time and usually spending more money. The most common way to do this is to buy a capture card to put inside of your PC and then convert to the format you need, and it’s done in real time so in can be a time consuming and processor intensive process, if the movie it two hours then it will take at least those two hours to complete. Then you’ve got to convert the movie which might involve resizing it for your portable devices or encoding it to a different format to be compatible with those devices.
Pinnacle has sent me over their Video Transfer product for review, it allows the user to simply and easily transfer videos from numerous sources and store them on a portable hard drive, flash drive, iPod or even a PSP. It encodes in MPEG-4 format so the end results will be playable on most devices, and you can even select from three different quality settings as well. The great thing about this device is that it does not use your PC, it’s a stand alone unit, you plug your source video into on end, your storage device into the other, hit record and walk away, no fuss, very simple and easy to do.
So read on…
http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/pinnacle-video-transfer/