News for March 6th 2009
Ok, here’s the news….
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TechwareLabs has published a review of the Ford Fusion Side Marker Replacement. Here’s a clip from the review:
Quote: Today, JasonD steps out of the office to show us his new car. But, with the black and white theme of the Ford Fusion, the amber turn signals must go. Join us as we explain the process of replacing them, and where to get the replacements.
LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/misc/fusion_side_marker_replacement/
Title: TechwareLabs Reviews the Ford Fusion Side Marker Replacement
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| Thermaltake Spedo Advanced Package Case Review |  |
Author: Ben Sun Date: 3-5-2009
Thermaltake did a great job with the Spedo case, with plenty of drive expansion, an ATC and CRM to handle the thermals of the case and the cable management, packaged in a full-tower ATX case that fits the needs of the hardcore enthusiast. There is plenty of room inside the case to install the largest video cards on the market. Where the case falls short is in the lack of Firewire and the lack of a removable motherboard tray which are common items in today’s high-end systems. Thermaltake’s Spedo Advanced system is available for under $250 online making it a good buy for those looking for a high-end case that want cooling throughout as the ATC is an excellent feature for a full tower case. This case would win an Editor’s Choice Award if it cost a little less, but it no doubt is a Hot Product for those wanting a big case with lots of room for air-flow and/or modifications to their system like water cooling.
Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1863_1.html
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Date: 3-5-2009Â By Vlad Mihaiescu
Through war, through peace or anything in between, Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition offers hours upon hours of creativity and fun as you explore the depths of space. Will you play nice or will you be evil? The galaxy is here for your taking and the way to do it is left entirely up to you. Will you assemble the greatest fleet ever and dictate your will by the threat of annihilation or will you rally against the evil forces of the universe for more noble cause? Will you play as a human or take one of the many alien races for test drive? Will you create a brand new alien race altogether? Those questions only you can answer, but what I can tell you is that none of those questions matter unless you get yourself a copy of Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition.
Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=1062&p=1
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TITLE: Cruicial Ballistix Tracer Blue 3×2Gb DDR3 @ LanOC Reviews
DESCRIPTION: With it being tax time and computer upgrade season we have been seeing a lot of our members upgrading to new i7 setups. I was even lucky enough to win a setup while in Vegas thanks to our friends at Coolermaster. With DDR3 ram becoming more prevalent, especially when run in Tri Channel with the new i7 setups its no surprise that every ram manufacture is bringing out their new kits. While at CES we did get to take a look at Cruicial’s new Ballistix Tracer color series. Well knows for their led lighting that flashes to the speed of ram access, I was really happy to see they are producing a line using only one color to help match today’s high end rigs. Today I will be taking a look at a Blue set of TriChannel 3 x 2 GB RAM from Cruicial with a color matched LED, heatspreader, and PCB.
ARTICLE URL: http://lanoc.org/reviews/cruicial-ballistix-tracer-blue-3×2gb-ddr3/
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IcyDock MB673SPF-B 3-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module
“The ICYDock MB673SPF-B provides a convenient way to increase data storage capacity in any computer case with two open 5.25″ drive bays. Just open up one of the three 3.5″ wide slots, slide a SATA hard drive in and close the door. The hard drive automatically engages with SATA data and power connectors, no screws required! The ICYDock MB673SPF-B is a seriously convenient Serial ATA hard drive backplane module. “
URL LINK: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2373
TAG-LINE: IcyDock MB673SPF-B 3-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module @ PCSTATS.com
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InsideHW.com has reviewed Samsung 2433BW display. Here is a quote from this review:
“We already write about monitor’s price drop, and why and how this price cuts didn’t have influence on prices of monitors that have 22 inch and bigger diagonals. Price drop is inevitable force of advancing technology, so now even 22 inch and 24 inch monitors are entering into low-budget category. We had on test Samsung 2433BW that is, if judged by specification, suited for users that want biggest possible monitor for their money…â€
Article link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Displays/Samsung-2433BW.html
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OCZ Z-Drive 1000GB SSD Performance Preview at Cebit
OCZ will be launching an SSD based product later this year which promises never before seen performance, 600mb/s read and up to 500mb/s write will not be out of the ordinary. We got a chance to do a few performance tests at Cebit this year where they were demoing a 1000Gb version.
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=911
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Title: Sparkle GeForce 9800 GTX+ Graphics Card
URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2009/sparkle9800gtx_1
Quote: Â The strongest selling point of the Sparkle GeForce 9800 GTX+ is that it stays cool and quiet at all times, which coupled with an integrated HDMI port makes it a good fit for an HTPC. It can handle games just fine when the settings aren’t turned up too high, and the multimedia capabilities are more than adequate for any HD playback.
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Blindness DVD Review @ Ascully.com
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“The way this movie was presented to me in the promotional phase of its life put a stamp in my mind that defined what I thought it would be. I know that’s not fair, but then again I suppose that’s what advertising and promotional campaigns are meant to do, inform, sell, brainwash. I was led to believe Blindness would be another “virus threatens humanity, tossed in with some intellectual and social commentary, topped off with a big star (Juliane Moore)â€. That’s superficially accurate, but this movie is so much more…….â€
Article Link – http://www.ascully.com/dvd-reviews/blindness/
Podcast link – http://www.ascully.com/after-the-show-59-blindness-dvd-review/
Article Title – Blindness DVD Review @ Ascully.com
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Dell’s new XPS 625 is their latest AMD-based creation, and is the first out of the Dell labs using the relatively new Phenom II processor. Initial reviews of AMD’s new chip have been favorable, as this new quad-core processor is slated to deliver roughly the same performance as Intel’s quad-core Core 2 processors at very tolerable price points. While it’s pretty clear that the Phenom II can’t quite crack Core i7 levels of performance in most usage scenarios, the question is, do most users really need that much computing power? Can the Phenom II deliver a great computing experience at a palatable price? Is it worth considering one over an Intel-based Dell system? The XPS 625 is here to help us answer those questions.  Come on by the site and check it out…
Dell XPS 625 Phenom II Gaming System:
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Dell-XPS-625-Phenom-II-Gaming-System/
