New for February 24th 2009
Ok, let’s get back to business here…. here’s the news…
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Title: Killzone2 Exclusive Trailer and Art @ TestFreaks
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/news/killzone2-exclusive-trailer-and-art/
Snipit:
“Just got this from the PR Team from Killzone2 and thought I’d share it with you… Press Release, Exclusive Trailer and Concept Art. ”
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Title: Latosta Portable Laptop Stand @ TestFreaks
Review Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/latosta-portable-laptop-stand/
Review Snipit:
“Today for review I’ve got a small and simple product that’s very useful, and well made. It’s called the Latosta Portable Laptop Stand, it’s from a company called Starlight Creations, and I have to say it’s the most potable laptop stand I have ever seen, it’s so small that you can easily fit it into your pocket. The Latosta is made of stainless steel making it very tough, virtually indestructible really, it’s very easy to use, and it’s inexpensive as well. ”
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Title: Tuniq Potency 650w Review @ XSReviews
Review Link: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/power-supply-units/tuniq-potency-650w/
Quote: “With the extremes having being recently reviewed here on XSReviews, from 1000w to 450W, today we have a PSU that is somewhere in the middle with a wattage of 650. The manufacturer Tuniq has a reputation for producing high quality units so let’s hope the Potency 650 is no different. Only one way to find out.“
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Title: TheGameCade Launched
Site Link: http://www.thegamecade.com/
Quote: “In a partnership between the owners of XSReviews and Tech-Reviews, we’ve launched a new flash gaming website, designed to showcase simply the best games the web has to offer. It features a wide range of genre games, with comment accounts and full search integration allowing you to find exactly the game you want.“
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NEW CONTENT (Motherboards) – ASRock X58 SuperComputer Motherboard
QUOTE: “ASRock has been known to us here at TweakTown as producing a more rounded board aimed at the mainstream and value end of the spectrum. Never would we consider putting this motherboard maker into the hardcore and overclocking segments that ASUS, MSI and GIGABYTE has managed to push into, yet ASRock for all their trying are aiming for the top. And why not!
Today’s motherboard market is cut throat. To survive you need to either have a unique product or to produce a mainstream product at the cheapest price. ASRock hasn’t produced anything unique, but they are able to keep prices down. The ASRock X58 SuperComputer aimed towards the mainstream and extreme users comes to us at a price of $294.99 USD from Newegg and at this price it’s one of the cheapest X58 boards out there. But how does it perform compared to the likes of ASUS and MSI? – Let’s find out.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1761/asrock_x58_supercomputer_motherboard/index.html
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Could SSDs replace traditional hard drives? It certainly has the potential. Its small size in the 2.5″ form factor means that it can also be used in most notebooks, laptops and netbooks. No mechanical moving parts means better reliability and longevity, while the low power consumption means less heat. So far all the advantages seem to out weigh the negatives … that being price.
Read the rest of the article here … http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7289-1/adata-xpg-64gb-sata-ii-2-5-ssd/introduction.html
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Title: QNAP TS-209 Pro II NAS Review at CCE Reviews
Link: http://www.ccereviews.com/reviews/qnap-ts-209-pro-ii-nas/
Quote: QNAP is making its presence felt in the NAS industry with solutions
for everyone. The QNAP TS-209 Pro II fits the bill for anyone looking for
a small, flexible and powerful NAS. It provides 2 drives configurable as a
bunch of disks, RAID 0 or 1 and offer a download management interface and
doubles as a webserver, media & iTunes servers.
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OCIA.net has posted their review of the NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse v2. Below is a direct quote from the review:
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Case fans are the one part of a computer that many people overlook in the midst of such techno-talk as new GPUs, SLI compatibility, and SATA hard drives. I, however, have had a very nasty experience with an overheating computer and I never wish to live through the ordeal again. In comes Nanoxia, a German manufacturer with nothing but the cool side of life on their mind.
The three Nanoxia products I reviewed were simply their FX08 80 millimeter fan, their FX09 92 millimeter fan, and finally their FX12 120 millimeter fan. First things first, each fan not only comes with, obviously, the fan itself, but four of their Vibekiller shock absorber bolts, a fan speed controller, and a 10 year warranty.
Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1486
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TITLE: OCZ 6GB 1600MHz CL7 DDR3 OCZ3P1600LV6GK @ Benchmark Reviews
DESCRIPTION: In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the performance of an top-speed triple-channel product for the Intel Core i7 platform. The OCZ 6GB 1600 MHz CL7-7-7-24 DDR3 memory kit OCZ3P1600LV6GK will be compared against several other products and benchmarked for bandwidth and gaming performance. Are the higher speeds worth the money, or can this memory kit overclock to their level? System memory is one of the most over-looked hardware components in computer systems, and with applications demanding greater memory overhead it is best to use as much memory as allowed. But not all memory is made the same; and even memory of the same speed can have different consumer targets.
ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=260&Itemid=67
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Article Name: Sunnytek ST-2320 S/UESR Two Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews
Article Url: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/sunnytek_st-2320_hard_drive_enclosure/
Article Snippet:
“Sunnytek’s dual-bay enclosure is a decent product all around, but is best suited for users constantly on the go. The built-in carrying handle makes for a quick and easy way to transport the enclosure, and you can rest easy knowing the drives inside are being protected by a thick layer of sturdy aluminum.”
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Title: NZXT Zero 2 Full-Tower @ Techgage
Link: http://techgage.com/article/nzxt_zero_2_full-tower/
Quote: NZXT has impressed us time and time again with their unique chassis designs and attention to detail, so when we saw that they were offering a $100 full-tower with a fully customizable cooling system, we had to check it out. With a clean design and lots of available space, did NZXT create a a must-have for the value-conscious consumer?
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NEW CONTENT (Software) – ATI Catalyst 9.2 Analysis – XP & Vista
QUOTE: “As another month almost closes to an end, we see that the ATI driver team is just able to sneak out a new driver release in time. No doubt with the short month and the late release of the 9.1s, the driver team had to be on their toes to get a release out in their usual monthly fashion.
The good news, however, is that this month it seems the driver team hasn’t been sitting down and just working on those boring bug fixes. They have given us the promise of extra performance, which is always nice to see. Let’s have a quick look below at what ATI has promised before we get stuck into the benchmarking side of things to take a look for ourselves.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1760/ati_catalyst_9_2_analysis_xp_vista/index.html
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Title: Latosta Portable Laptop Stand
URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2009/lightlaptopstand_1
Quote: Â For those with a compatible computer, the Latosta portable laptop stand is an extremely lightweight and compact stand that can make it much more comfortable to use your laptop for extended periods of time. The typing angle created is more comfortable than a flat surface, and the elevated screen takes some of the strain off of your neck.
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In Win has spent there time on the details, as I have shown with some of there other products. Â This case is no different. Â What is making In Win unique in a market of flashing lights and windows, is a theme. Â Each of their new cases (and power supplies for that matter) have some sort of a theme to make them unique and perfect for their user.
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URL: http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6803&Itemid=40
While there are no perfect solutions for home network security, the Home Network Defender from Linksys goes a long way to fill in the gap between security and ease-of-use. The interface looks great and is nice and simple to use. The price of the entire solutions is pretty attractive as well. The Home Network Defender comes bundled with four 1-year licenses for Trend Micro Anti-Virus as well as all the customization you need to keep people on your network protected. . . for $59.99. . .
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Title:Â Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler Review @ Vortez Hardware
Link:Â http://www.vortez.co.uk/contentteller/articles_pages/noctua_u12p_se1366_review,1.html
Snippet:Â ”With the advent of the new Intel i7 chip, the cooling firms are gradually bringing out CPU coolers to accommodate this new platform. One of the first companies to bring us an i7 ready cooler is Noctua. Noctua have taken all the qualities of the NH-U12P, designed a new fitting kit – SecuFirm2, included an additional fan and brought us the NH-U12P SE1366.“
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Ninjalane has posted their review of the ThermalTake Big Typ 14Pro heatsink. This is a 130W monster that is lacking in being compact.
Subject: Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro Heatsink Review @ Ninjalane
URL: http://www.ninjalane.com/display.aspx?docname=bigtyp14pro
Quote: Thermaltake has been making great heatsinks since the day of the awesome ORB coolers and with each new heatsink we have something a little more interesting to look at. One of the most incredible coolers they ever produced was the Big Typhoon. Well Ninjalane has been given the opportunity to look at the next incarnation of the Big Typhoon.
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There’s quite a lot of variance in DDR3 modules today, which can certainly be overwhelming for potential new buyers. While the Core i7 processor is officially rated to run at only DDR3-1066 speeds, modules that can run at DDR3-2000 or even higher are available for the Core i7, and many new motherboards support speeds even greater than these. There is also the introduction of huge 12 GB (6 x 2 GB modules) capacity kits to consider, and we have latencies in the CAS 7 to CAS 9 range, all of which affect pricing of these various modules kits dramatically.
Today, we’re going to look at some of these new kits and see if we can break down what memory-related aspects users should look for when buying an X58 / Core i7 platform. We’ve got kits from big names like Corsair, Kingston, and OCZ in the labs. Let’s try to clear up some questions, shall we?
DDR3 Round-Up: Memory Performance With The Core i7:
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Triple-Channel-DDR3-with-the-Core-i7/
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Hawking HomeRemote Starter Kit Review:
Link: http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Hawking/Homeremote_starter_kit/1.php
Quote: Home control and remote monitoring is a field that has yet to really catch on as a mainstream industry, perhaps because setting up the devices and linking them over a network is complicated and not readily available. Hawking, makers of a wide range of networking products, might have solved that problem with their line of home automation products. Today we’ll look at the Hawking HomeRemote Pro Starter Kit, which promises out-of-the-box home automation. Will this product prove to make home control and monitoring easy? Read on to find out.
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After a nearly four year wait, two expansion packs, a change of publishers, and a title change, the follow up to our 2005 Game of the Year award winner F.E.A.R. is finally here. After successfully obtaining the rights to the name F.E.A.R., the new sequel is called F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin instead of the planned Project Origin. Regardless of what it is called, developer Monolith Productions and Publisher Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment have unleashed one of the best 3D shooters and action games ever made.
These time out players are put in the role of Sgt Michael Becket as you and your team are dispatched to obtain Aristide, an executive with Armacham Technology Corporation. Starting roughly thirty minutes before the climatic events that concluded the first team, you race through various locales doing battle with private security and fearsome Armacham Black Op soldiers as well as the deadly Replica soldiers.
Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1485
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Title: Hiper M1000 PSU Review on Technic3D
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-814,1-netzteil-hiper-m-1000-arbeitspferd-mit-1kw.htm
Quote: “The Hiper M1000 PSU arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review from Technic3D the next Big PSU with 135mm Fan, 4x 12V rails, 8x Serial ATA connectors and 3x PCI-e 6+2 Pin.”
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Title: Sansa Fuze MP3 Player Review
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/695
Category: Reviews
Summary:
Our review of the Sandisk Sansa Fuze portable digital music player. Is this a good MP3 player? How does it compare to iPod nano? Check it out.
Here is a snippet:
“iPods are great music players, but there are also other options. The Sansa Fuze is an iPod nano competitor. The Fuze has an FM radio and a built-in voice recorder; two features that the nano lacks, so we decided to take a look and see how the Fuze stacks up against the iPod and other portable music players.”
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Title:Â Enermax Liberty Eco 620W Power Supply Review
Summary: The last time we looked at an Enermax unit here at jonnyGURU.com was way back in mid 2007 when the founder of the site looked at the Galaxy DXX 850W unit. Well, the dry spell is over, for today I’m looking at my first Enermax unit, the brand new Liberty Eco series 620W. Let’s see if it’ll live up to my high expectations.
Articles URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=136
Site URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com
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TechwareLabs has published a review of the Crucial PC2-8500U DDR2 1066Mhz RAM. Here’s a clip from the review:
Quote: One of the most critical components inside your computer is the RAM. With Vista using so many resources its almost necessary to have 4GB. Join Matt as he takes a look at the Crucial DDR2-1066 PC2-8500. Will this cost effective high speed kit get the job done? Or will it send our computer flying out the window on flames? Join us as we take a look.
LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/memory/crucial_ddr2_1066_pc2_8500u
Title: TechwareLabs Reviews the Crucial PC2-8500U DDR2 1066Mhz RAM
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NEW CONTENT (Networking) – TRENDnet TEW-645UB High Power Wireless N USB Adapter
QUOTE: “As more and more people design wireless home networks, the question becomes one of what to do with your older wireless and wired systems. This has become even more prominent with the increase in the number of inexpensive 300Mbps N specification routers and access points available. Newer laptops and netbooks do come with N wireless cards, but many devices that are less than a year old do not. Well, TRENDnet has an answer for you in the form of its TEW-645UB High Power Wireless N USB adapter.
The TEW-645UB boasts up to twice the range of traditional N USB adapters; with up to eight times the range of standard g adapters. Speed is also a feature of the TEW-645UB with maximum theoretical speeds of up to 300Mbps. Will the TEW-645UB be able to deliver on its promises? – It looks great on paper, but let’s see if it can perform in the real world.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1759/trendnet_tew_645ub_high_power_wireless_n_usb_adapter/index.html
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“The successor to the enormously popular EOS 5D improves on almost every aspect that the original was lacking. And by all measures, the EOS 5D Mark II is priced aggressively – when you consider the price of the EOS 1Ds Mark III, the 5D Mark II seems like a bargain. The camera is not too heavy, and we love the fact that Canon has improved its weather resistance and battery life. However, while having HD video is a nice add-on, it is definitely more important to have a viewfinder with a 100% coverage, more AF points, a faster burst mode and a dedicated button for ISO settings (there is plenty of space!) We didn’t particularly care for the Creative Auto mode, and find it surprising that Canon decided to include such a feature in a camera of this class. The video feature is a great add-on, but we’re not sure it will be used much by professional photographers. Overall the EOS 5D Mark II has an awful lot to recommend it to the serious photographer.â€
http://www.itreviewed.co.uk/rev.php?id=932
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http://www.dvhardware.net/review152_asus_eee_pc_900a.html
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Title: Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD4670 Graphics Card
URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2009/sapphire4670_1
Quote: Â The Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD4670 is a passively cooled graphics card with plenty of features other than its silent operation that should appeal to HTPC owners. With an integrated HDMI port, DirectX 10.1, and Shader Model 4.1 support, it offers some of the things you look for in a gaming graphics card, but with an obvious focus on home theater performance.
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“Available in expanded colour palette options to express your personal style (Obsidian Black, Alpine White, Cherry Red, Pretty Pink, Ice Blue and Jade Green), the Mini 10 is more than capable of handling the basic computing tasks it was designed for. However, thanks to Intel’s wretched graphics chipset and poor driver support, the video playback – both streaming Internet video and files stored on the hard drive – brings the machine to a crippling halt. To add insult to injury, the Mini 10 boats an operating time of under 3 hours from the 4-cell battery, which is borderline acceptable. The Mini 10 is a fine all-round netbook, but we’d have liked a much better battery life and 3G built in as standard. The lack of solid state storage at launch (February 26) is another disappointment, as is no Gigabit Ethernet for super-speedy wired networking.â€
http://www.itreviewed.co.uk/rev.php?id=931
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Title: XFX 285 GTX 1GB Review – NVIDIA GTX 285 1GB tested @ ModReactor
Direct Link:
http://www.modreactor.com/english/Reviews/XFX-285-GTX-1GB-Review-NVIDIA-GTX-285-1GB-tested.html
Quote: “While NVIDIA keep the crown for single-GPU performance with
GeForce GTX 285 1GB, $380 ain’t cheap for a video card. Furthermore,
Radeon HD 4850 X2 2 GB could be obtained for about hundred less and in
some situations it is indeed faster than GTX 285. And while HD 4850 X2
even with the newest BIOS is still noisy, anything but energy
efficient, very dependent on software support – games optimized for
Crossfire and drivers (something not too many people are willing to
depend on and would rather turn down), still a 30% difference in price
is something to think about. Anyway NVIDIA GPUs still got CUDA and
PhysX and if we consider Far Cry 2 which comes with XFX GTX 285 1GB -
it’s a really good deal after all. We’d give the card 8.5/10 for
performance and no more than 7.5/10 for its bang-for-buck ratio.”
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Title: ASUS VW266H 25.5″ LCD Monitor @ Techgage
Link: http://techgage.com/article/asus_vw266h_255_lcd_monitor/
Quote: It’s been quite a while since we have last taken a look at an ASUS monitor, much less one that we’ve been ultimately impressed by, so when we received their latest model, the VW266H, we couldn’t wait to tear it out of the box to see if things have improved with their line-up. Read on as we find out whether this TN-based monitor is a winner.
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NEW CONTENT (Notebooks and Netbooks) – Alienware Area-51 m15x 15.4-inch Gaming Notebook
QUOTE: “Gaming notebooks are an odd breed of machine that tends to be much more expensive than what you could get a higher performance desktop for. However, anyone who has tried to lug a decked out full tower desktop gaming machine to a LAN party can tell you, sometimes giving up performance for portability isn’t such a bad thing.
Today we are going to look at one of the latest gaming notebooks form Alienware called the Area-51 m15x. As you can gather from the name of the gaming rig, it uses a 15-inch screen and packs oodles of performance inside the slick looking chassis. If you have the green and you want a serious 15-inch portable gaming machine, this is the review for you.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1758/alienware_area_51_m15x_15_4_inch_gaming_notebook/index.html
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TITLE: Plextor PX-B310SA Blu Ray drive @ LanOC Reviews
DESCRIPTION: In the Disc drive industry it’s really hard to stand out. Most people just pick the cheapest drive with the specs that they are looking for. This may work for some people but anyone who has lived with the cheap drives should know that they can sometimes be noisy and unreliable. One company that has made a reputation of quality in the disc drive market over many years is Plextor. I’ve seen people throw down two and sometimes three times the price of a cheap drive just to be able to have a Plextor drive. The reason for this is all about quality and noise, for those same reasons I was excited to hear that I was going to be able to check out their new PX-B310SA BD Combo Super Multi Drive. My excitement doubled when I realized I would be able to watch The Dark Knight and other Blu Ray movies in 1080p on our 52-inch television. So today I’m going to find out if the PX-B310SA is a quality drive that’s quite enough to include in your HTPC without sounding like a weed eater running.
ARTICLE URL: http://lanoc.org/reviews/plextor-px-b310sa-blu-ray-drive/
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TITLE: ASUS P5Q3 LGA775 Intel P45 ATX Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews
DESCRIPTION: Launched last summer by Intel, the P45 chipset has quickly grown in popularity, replacing the aging P35 chipset. Intended for a mid to upper mainstream consumer base, the P45 chipset boasts some impressive features, such as: full DDR2/DDR3 support, 20 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, ATI Crossfire support, and a 65nm manufacturing process. By now manufacturers have had ample time to design and refine their P45 based motherboards and today Benchmark Reviews takes a look at ASUS’ mainstream P45 DDR3 motherboard: the P5Q3. As a twist on our usual motherboard reviews, this article will also shed some light on the growing DDR2 vs DDR3 debate with some hard numbers in the benchmark sections.
ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=303&Itemid=69
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Date: 2-22-2009Â By Vlad Mihaiescu
If you can stay patient and accept the fact that this is a very slow moving game then the game’s potential can truly be appreciated. This game is full of strategy. From the weapons you decide to use to the location selection for deployment to basic decisions like when to kneel or when to go prone to shooting or even bribing your way out of a fight, Hired Guns – The Jagged Edge is a very well made game but the fact that it is such a slow moving game might deter a lot of people from enjoying it. It is also a very difficult game. But if you’re a patient person and love a challenge then this game is a must get.
Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=1055&p=1
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| Thermaltake Element S Case Review |  |
Author: Ben Sun Date: 2-22-2009
Thermaltake took a lot time designing this case and it shows. The ability to install 7 HDDs is worth the tradeoff that it requires from the 5.25″ drive bays that would be found on other cases. A mid-Tower ATX case with a 230mm fan on top, two 60mm fans on the video card area and excellent airflow makes this case a good mid-range case for those that want plenty of airflow around their system and need six or seven HDDs in their system. The Element S case has a MSRP of $129.99 online and it is a good choice for those wanting a mid-sized tower ATX case without breaking the bank as some other cases on the market would.
Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1858_1.html
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HotHardware’s Mike Lin blogs up a nice quick-take guide today for building a solid Storage Media Server on the cheap and small.
Snip: In this post, we’ll show you a few select options for putting together an affordable media server computer for under $300 that can store all of your media in one central location and is small enough to fit just about anywhere in your house. This build guide is for a server that will probably be running headless (without a monitor) and not for an HTPC, although you can probably turn it into one by simply dropping in a discrete video card.
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Quote: ” In Win Commander PSU and NA Storage are creative products with high quality and good performance after our reviews and today we will take a step further to review their PC case. Our review subject today is Stealth Bomber B2 which is a Xtreme series PC case from In Win. In Win Stealth Bomber B2 is a high end PC case which is loaded with plenty of great features such as auto-sensing front door, VGA turbo cooling system and etc.”
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InsideHW.com has reviewed XFX Radeon HD 4870 512MB XXX. Here is a quote from this review:
“The trend of expanding product’s portfolio among manufacturers of graphics cards doesn’t abate, and this situation resulted in many new products based on ATI GPUs on the market. Nvidia’s so far exclusive partners are beginning to reject this kind of “monogamyâ€. For some of those partners this decision was quite expected from the very beginning but XFX came out as a true surprise because of their reputation of being Nvidia’s “hard core†partner. Even though we had to wait little bit more than it was officially announced, the first XFX Radeon was finally introduced…â€
Article link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Graphics-cards/XFX-Radeon-HD-4870-512MB-XXX.html
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It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the All-In-Wonder around here, but now it has arrived and it’s bringing with it some long awaited features.
“PC-based TV tuners are nothing new. For years, we’ve seen tuners of all kinds pass through the labs from a variety of manufacturers. ATSC tuners are a bit newer, but we’ve worked with those for a few years as well. An ATSC Tuner built on to a PCI Express video card, well, that is new for us.
Today we’ll be looking at the ATI All-In-Wonder HD. The card we’ll be reviewing is an ATI/AMD reference card and when shopping around, you’ll most likely find a version from one of AMD’s board partners. As the name implies, the card is designed with HD in mind, and while Over-the-Air (OTA) ATSC tuners have been released by ATI before, the AIW HD is a step forward in integration.”
http://www.viperlair.com/index.php/reviews/ati-all-in-wonder-hd.html
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Titel: XSPC RX360 Radiator im Vergleichstest
Text:
XSPC ist in Großbritannien ansässiger Hersteller, der auf Wasserkühlungskomponenten spezialisiert ist. Bislang war XSPC in erster Linie für günstige Produkte bekannt, die weniger die Leistungsspitze als ein möglichst gutes Preis/Leistungs-Verhältnis anstrebten. Bereits mit den Laing-DDC Pumpendeckel haben XSPC aber bewiesen, dass sie durchaus auch Spitzenprodukte liefern können. Die neue RX-Radiatoren-Serie soll nun im Bereiche der Wärmetauscher für ebensolche Spitzenleistung sorgen. Ob das gelingt, klärt unser Test, in dem wir den XSPC RX360 Radiator mit einem Thermochill PA120.3, dem Watercool HTSF 360 und dem Magicool Slim Triple Radiator vergleichen.
URL: http://www.dexgo.com/index.php?site=artikel/view.php&rubrik=Hardware&id=354
English translated by Babel Fish: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexgo.com%2Findex.php%3Fsite%3Dartikel%2Fview.php%26rubrik%3DHardware%26id%3D354
English translated by Google: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexgo.com%2Findex.php%3Fsite%3Dartikel%2Fview.php%26rubrik%3DHardware%26id%3D354&sl=de&tl=en&hl=de&ie=UTF-8
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First, I hope you are having a nice weekend. Secondly, I would like to tell you that we have some new information regarding Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC (download links and important installation issue). You could find it in the link below:
http://www.ngohq.com/news/15507-windows-vista-service-pack-2-rc.html
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Title: GELID Solutions GC-1 Thermal Compound Review at Overclockers Online
Link: http://www.overclockersonline.net/index.php?page=articles&num=2541
Quote: Arctic Silver 5 has long been hailed as the king of thermal compounds
but it seems the king is finally dead. The GELID GC-1 trumps the AS5 in a
couple of aspects. Letting the temperatures speak for themselves, the GC-1
does a much better job at conducting heat (or maybe, not impeding it as
much). There is a caveat here, however, as the “delta” temperatures were
somewhat close. With that said, the GC-1 did have a smaller “delta” between
the idle and load temperatures in every test.
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InsideHW.com has reviewed Silicon Power DDR3-1333 CL9. Here is a quote from this review:
“Taiwanese manufacturer Silicon Power was kind to send to us three 1GB memory modules declared at DDR3-1333 with CL9 latencies. This type of memory can be considered as budget solution so we weren’t surprised with declaration and absence of coolers. Silicon Power used blue coloured PCB and chips signed by ELIXIR. Full specification goes like this: 1333 (667MHz) CL 9-10-10-25, which is by our humble opinion very loosely set timings that leave space for tightening…â€
Article link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Memory/Silicon-Power-DDR3-1333-CL9.html
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TITLE: Crackheads2 review @ LanOC Reviews
DESCRIPTION: It’s nice to see a company grow and come out with new and exciting products. The Osmanium Candy Company launched Crackheads2 on October 17th, 2008 and Jitterbeans on November 3rd, 2008 according to their blog. I will be reviewing these two products today.
ARTICLE URL: http://lanoc.org/reviews/crackheads2/
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