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Title: XFX AMD HD4850 XXX: Triple X Graphic Card Review on Technic3D
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-857,1-kurztest-xfx-amd-hd4850-xxx-triple-x.htm
Quote: “The XFX HD 4850 XXX arrived Technic3D. The Overclocking Graphic Card with a Dual Slot Heatsink better than the Sapphire HD4850 Dual-Slot Graphic Card? Technic3D will see the ”XXX” in the following Review against the Radeon HD4870, HD4890 and many more.”
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NEW CONTENT (Gaming) – MADWORLD Wii Review
QUOTE: “The Nintendo Wii is constantly derided by hardcore gamers for having lots of shovelware and basically going after a new market. There is no doubt that the success of the Wii will change the face of gaming forever and Sony and Microsoft will factor the Wii’s success into their next systems.
SEGA recently has been trying to fight the good fight for Nintendo and release some hardcore style games. MADWORLD has had a lot of hype since it was first announced along with a lot of controversy. This was going to be the game for hardcore Wii owners and despite the fact it does have its problems, those who have shelled out for the Wii and don’t want to play baby sitting games may find what they want in MADWORLD.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2731/madworld_wii_review/index.html
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Everything USB is pleased to announce our Elgato EyeTV Hybrid USB TV Tuner (2009 model) review. Â We hope you and your readers will find this review helpful and informative.
Elgato is back at it again with the latest incarnation of their do-it-all TV tuner for Macintosh, the EyeTV Hybrid USB TV Tuner (2009). Whereas the 2008 version was already jam-packed with the ability to record analog, ATSC digital, and Clear QAM broadcasts up to 1080i all in a package the size of your thumb, the new model boasts improved HD reception, a much-improved electronic program guide and the addition of FM radio. Walk with me as Everything USB takes an in-depth look at all the new Hybrid has to offer television aficionados, and what needs work.
http://www.everythingusb.com/elgato-eyetv-hybrid-usb-tv-tuner-16521.html
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OCIA.net has posted their review of the Cresyn C750E In-Ear Earphones. Below is a direct quote from the review:
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Hardware Bistro has just posted latest review on In Win Allure Case Review.
Quote: “After reviewed In Win Xtreme and AL-13 series PC cases, today we will review another In Win case; Allure of OR series. OR series PC case is targeting for home decoration users and you will understand why Allure is fitted in this series once you have gone through this review. Let us deep dive this case further and you will definitely love it; at least your wife or girlfriend does.”
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TITLE: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE AM3 Processor @ Benchmark Reviews
DESCRIPTION: Following their success in the Athlon 64 era, many were surprised to the see AMD struggle with the Phenom family of processors. With the launch of the Phenom II and Dragon platform, however, AMD has made a dramatic comeback. Today, Benchmark Reviews takes a look at the latest addition to the Phenom II family, the X4 955 Black Edition. With full AM3 support and an impressive 3.2 GHz clockspeed, the X4 955 Black Edition HDZ955FBGIBOX clearly takes the lead as AMD’s newest flagship processor. In today’s review, we’ll take a closer look at this new chip and find out how it stacks up against the competition.
ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=313&Itemid=63
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We have a new article online: where we had a close look at the new AMD high-end processor Phenom II X4 955 BE for socket AM3:
http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=360938
If you need a translator for German to English you will find one here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=360938
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Over the course of a few months in late 2007 and early-to-mid 2008, AMD unveiled their Spider platform, consisting of AMD-built desktop processors, chipsets, and graphics cards, and refreshed said platform with faster processors and graphics cards. Fast forward to today, and AMD is doing the same thing, but this time with the newer, more powerful Dragon platform. It’s like Déjà Vu all over again, as they say.
Even though some components have been available for much longer, the complete Dragon platform–consisting of Radeon HD 4000 series graphics, 7-series chipsets, and Phenom II processors–has been around since January of this year, when the Phenom II first arrived. Since the initial launch, AMD has updated the GPU portion of the platform with the Radeon HD 4890, i.e. RV790, and introduced mainstream socket AM3 processors. And today, AMD ups the ante yet again with the highest clocked quad-core CPU to be offered by the company to date, the 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition.
We’ve got one of AMD’s new flagship desktop processors in house for a little benchmark action and have clocked it down to 3.0GHz as well to simulate the performance of the Phenom II X4 945, which is also arriving alongside the 955 BE. Read on for the full scoop…
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor:
http://hothardware.com/articles/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-955-Black-Edition/
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In order to get the best out of your gaming experience, you have to feel the noise. Yeah, Quiet Riot did have it right all those sixty or so years ago. With the advances in audio gaming technologies, we can now ?feel? the power of a shotgun or experience the thud of falling from a roof onto the ground. Watching movies with 3D sound is okay, but gaming with it is the first step to Game Nirvana. Do you know what it feels like to take an artillary round in your ear-hole? You will.
Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1556
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Ninjalane is hosting an awesome giveaway were 3 lucky winners will walk away with some great Thermaltake products.
Subject: ThermalTake “Twitter” Product Giveaway @ Ninjalane
URL: http://www.ninjaforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=1215
Contest prizes include:
Thermaltake BlacX
ISGC 400
Litepower 450W
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Title: OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt PSU Review @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk
Briefing: Love him or hate him, Johnathan “Fatal1ty†Wendal certainly has a nice range of products. One such company who make a power supply for his Fatal1ty series of products is OCZ, and today, we’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on a 700W OCZ Fatal1ty power supply. Is this 700 watt PSU really as good as it’s made out to be? Read on and you’ll find out…
Link: http://tech-reviews.co.uk/reviews/ocz-fatal1ty-700w-psu/
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Ulti-Mat Mousepad Roundup:
Link: http://www.rbmods.com/content/8361/ulti-matmousepadroundup.aspx
Quote: Mousepads are important part of gaming. These come in various sizes, materials, brands and colors. Today we will have a look at three high quality gamer mousepads made by Ulti-Mat.
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I have to say, this motherboard is absolutely featured-packed. The wealth of onboard devices and extras are too many to list. I just hope it delivers, and performs as good as it sounds. I’m expecting the MSI 790FX-GD70 to perform just as good as other AM3 motherboard if not, better. I have a funny feeling I might be very surprised.
Read the rest of the review here … http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7466-1/msi-790fx-gd70-am3-motherboard/introduction.html
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Lovecraft Designs Cain & Cain Abby Loudspeakers Review
Lovecraft Designs was originally founded as Cain & Cain in 1980 by Terry Cain. Just prior to his passing in 2006, Terry entrusted his friend and associate Jason Flanary to head the company. Jason has not wavered in his commitment and Lovecraft Designs continues to forge ahead. This passion is prima facie in the Abby loudspeaker’s engaging performance…
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=918
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NEW CONTENT (Cases, Cooling and PSU) – FSP POWER_MOD 700 Watt Modular Power Supply
QUOTE: “You may not be familiar with FSP Group as a brand, but, you may have actually bought one under a more familiar name like Antec, OCZ, Silverstone, or Zalman. FSP Group has been providing OEM built power supplies since 1993. Expanding on this business, they are now marketing directly to the consumer under the FSP label instead of the Fortron name you may be somewhat familiar with.
In the lab today is one of these direct branded power supplies, the FSP Group POWER_MOD 700W. This item is squarely aimed at the mid-range market with capacity support for one high-end or a couple of entry level graphics cards in SLI/Crossfire configurations. It offers all of the latest items you might look for in a power supply; semi-modular, 80 Plus certified, SLI capable and stable.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2730/fsp_power_mod_700_watt_modular_power_supply/index.html
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Title: Foxconn Bloodrage Mainboard Review on Technic3D: Highway to Hell?
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-853,1-foxconn-bloodrage-das-biest-aus-der-hoelle.htm
Quote: “The Foxconn Bloodrage Mainboard arrived Technic3D. The Mainboard with Overclocking functions and X58 chipset for all Intel Socket 1366 CPUs. See you in the following Review the Intel Core i7 920 on Windows Vista 64Bit SP1 Performance Benchmarks against the Asus Rampage II Extreme.”
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Title: QPad CT Grin Review @ XSReviews
Review Link: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/mouse-mats/qpad-ct-grin/
Quote: “When you’re looking at peripherals and in particular mice, the mouse pad often falls by the wayside – mouse pads are just freebies for companies to advertise on right? Wrong; the mouse surface is almost as important as the mouse itself and a good pad will be smooth, comfortable and allow the mouse to be very high precision – something that is essential for all gamers. So, spare a thought for the humble mouse pad and read this review to see if the QPAD CT Grin can stake a claim to being the perfect surface. The large areas, high precision coating and non-slip backing all make for great reading but can it excel in real world testing too? Let’s take a look.”
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Quote: Watercooling and overclocking go hand in hand so when we were given the opportunity to try out Zotacs GTX285 Infinty edition, we jumped at the chance. See how we got in in our latest review…
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NEW CONTENT (Video Cards) – ASUS GeForce GTS 250 Dark Knight Graphics Card
QUOTE: “The Dark Knight series of graphics cards have been out for a while now, but this is actually the first time we’ve had a look at any card that’s a part of the series. The particular model we’re looking at today is the GTS 250 which, while being nothing more than a rebranded 9800 GTX+, has gained popularity due to the aggressive pricing structure that NVIDIA has done on it.
While it might not be anything new technically, it hasn’t stopped companies from mixing it up with new coolers, overclocks and different bundles. There are two versions of the GTS 250 under the ASUS Dark Knight series; there’s the model we have today which carries with it the upgraded cooling system and stock clocks. And then there’s another model available which is also a part of the TOP series and offers an overclocked core and memory clock along with the same cooling design we see on the one we have here today.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2729/asus_geforce_gts_250_dark_knight_graphics_card/index.html
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