News for April 25th 2009 Winter’s Over finally!!
WooHoo 85 degrees yesterday, 83 today, looks like winter is finally over… then again this is Pittsburgh, so it could snow next week!
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Title: Otterbox iPod Nano 4th Gen Defender Case @ TestFreaks
Review Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/otterbox-ipod-nano-4th-gen-defender-case/
Review Snipit:
” A few days ago I took a look at the Otterbox Impact case for iPod nano 4th, today I’ve got the next in the series of cases from Otterbox, the Defender. The Otterbox Defender is an iPod case like no other really, it feature three levels of protection for you iPod. The first layer is the silicone covering over top of the second layer which is a plastic housing, in the housing you’ll find the third layer of protection, a clear membrane over the screen and click wheel. The Defender offers excellent protection for your iPod nano 4th, and easy access to the ports and controls.”
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In Car Handsfree for HTC Phones
I’ve taken a look at a lot of accessories for my phone, an AT&T Tilt, but none quite like the one I have today. It’s from our friends at USBFever and it’s called the In Car Handsfree for HTC Phones, now my phone might be called a Tilt, but it’s an HTC device in reality, so it works fine with it, along with many other HTC brand phones as well. This product is one that I like quite a bit really, I was surprised by just how much functionality it offers.
http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12367&Itemid=1
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Title: Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-IB Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Review link: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Supermicro_SuperServer_5035L-IB/index.shtml
Quote: ““Server†and “Desktop†are words that are used all the time, a lot of times I think that not everyone really understands what they really mean. In fact there is no standard that makes every server different from every desktop. There is nothing stopping the average user from using Supermicro’s SuperServer 5035L-IB as an everyday “Desktop†computer. It can do all the web surfing, email, word documents and spread sheets you could throw at it. When looking at the 5035 as a server, at least for a small/home business system, it makes even more sense. Dual networking makes using it as a router/firewall a breeze. Also having a web server connected to a database with no other online access is a very common security “Best practiceâ€. Most small businesses and home offices will also not have a dedicated sever room, so noise levels end up being a much bigger deal, in this aspect it really excels.â€
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Title: All Athlon 64 Models
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/272
Category: Tutorials
Summary:
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 X2 models released to date. Updated to include socket AM2+ models.
Here is a snippet:
“In this tutorial we will list all Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 X2 CPU models from AMD released to date and the main differences between them.”
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InsideHW.com has reviewed MSI NetOn AP1900. Here is a quote from this review:
“Few weeks ago we reviewed MSI NetTop, PC that beside its small dimensions had also very low power consumption (35W) and as such was ideal solution for almost any office. This time we got PC that has extremely low power consumption of 65W that includes power consumption of monitor because whole PC is packed at the back side of it. This AIO concept isn’t something new, but till now prices of similar configurations were relatively high compared to performances but MSI AP1900 model is ready to make some radical changes even in that department…â€
Article link:
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Configurations/MSI-NetOn-AP1900.html
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NEW CONTENT (HTPC & Movies) – Tropic Thunder HD Movie Review
QUOTE: “Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) is an action star whose popularity is on the wane. His co-stars on his latest production Tropic Thunder (Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.); a Vietnam war flick set in the jungles of Cambodia are self-obsessed “prima donnas†whose behaviour, in conjunction with director Damian Cockburn’s (Steve Coogan) own ineptitude, are about to force the studio to close the whole thing down.
Filled with just the right balance of comedy, action and industry self-referencing and with some great comedic turns, especially from Robert Downey Jr. (who knew his comedic timing was so good?), Tropic Thunder is just the right antidote to a busy/stressful working week.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2734/tropic_thunder_hd_movie_review/index.html
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Date: 04-24-2009Â By Vlad Mihaiescu
Before you can come even close to seeing a real battle you must first construct the necessary buildings. By the time you have all the buildings constructed you will have spend at least one hour (if you planned your every move accordingly) just dealing with city stuff. Even the battles are not as much focusing on strategy as on the zerg (overwhelming your opponents with numbers) technique.
Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviews/games/pc/1086_1.html
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| MSI N250GTS-2D1G OC GeForce GTS 250 Video Card Review |
Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-24-2009
MSI has taken the GeForce GTS 250 card and clocked it higher than the reference design, which NVIDIA clocks their standard cards at. While performance is not much improved, a lot of it can be attributed to the fact that the higher clock is only a fraction higher than the reference card. The card Overclocks extremely well with almost 100MHz overclock attained using the cooler. The benefits of this card compared to the reference card are virtually silent operation (as the fan is very silent), low temperatures under operation and higher clock speeds. The card is available online for $154.99 and comes with COD WAW when purchased from a participating etailer who is currently running that promotion. This card does however have 1GB of memory and that does help in many games over its 512MB brethren making it a Hot Product for this price range.
Review Link: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1878_1.html
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Title: Enermax Aurora Micro Wireless Keyboard Review
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/710
Category: Reviews
Summary:
A look on the new Aurora Micro Wireless, a small wireless aluminum keyboard for your home theater PC or video game console.
Here is a snippet:
“Enermax is one of the most famous power supply manufacturers, but what most people don’t know is that they also manufacture high-end keyboards. Today we are going to take a look on their new Aurora Micro Wireless, a small wireless aluminum keyboard with an embedded laser trackball, scroll wheel and multimedia buttons, targeted to home theater PCs (HTPCs) and video game consoles like the Playstation 3. Let’s see if this keyboard is a really good product or not.”
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NZXT Zero 2 Gaming Chassis Reviewed @ High Tech Reviews
Quote – We have reviewed a number of different cases from NZXT in the
past and have always found them to be well laid out, sturdy, and
offered above average air flow. Today we have the opportunity to
review one of their newest additions to their already large case
product line. The case we will be examining is the second offering of
the model Zero case, hence the name Zero 2.
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Titel: OCZ Hydroflow HF-MK1 für Core i7 optimieren
Text:
Der Hydroflow CPU-Wasserkühler von OCZ ist ein sehr gut ausgestatteter und äußerst preiswerter Kühler. Leider mussten wir in unserem CPU Wasserkühler-Roundup aber feststellen, dass er auf dem Core i7 unserer Teststation keine befriedigende Kühlleistung an den Tag legt. In diesem Artikel versuchen wir selbst am Kühler Hand anzulegen, um ihn dem Core i7-Prozessor anzupassen.
URL: http://www.dexgo.com/index.php?site=artikel/view.php&rubrik=How2do&id=56
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%3DHow2do%26id%3D56
English translated by Google: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexgo.com%2Findex.php%3Fsite%3Dartikel%2Fview.php%26rubrik%3DHow2do%26id%3D56&sl=de&tl=en&hl=de&ie=UTF-8
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Title: Sapphire Pure CrossFireX 790GX PC-AM2RS790G – AMD 790GX Mainboard
Link: http://www.technic3d.com/article-813,1-sapphire-pure-crossfirex-790gx-pc-am2rs790g.htm
Quote: “The Sapphire Pure CrossFireX 790GX PC-AM2RS790G – AMD 790GX Mainboard arrived Technic3D. See you this in the following Review with the AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU and the Gainward GoldenSample HD 4870 1GB Graphic Card on Windows Vista 32Bit SP1 Performance Benchmarks.”
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We have a new article online: where we had a deep look into the Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R 500W power-supply:
http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=360635
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=360635
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iXBT Labs Review: Intel Graphics Performance Analyzer 2.0
Excerpt:
“Intel Graphics Performance Analyzer (GPA) 2.0 is a bundle of powerful tools for 3D developers intended for analyzing performance of Direct3D applications, detecting and optimizing bottlenecks.”
Article: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/video/gpa-p1.html
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NEW CONTENT (Video Cards) – TwinTech GeForce GTS 250 XT OC 1GB Graphics Card
QUOTE: “It’s been a bit few and far between seeing cards from TwinTech, but today we’ve got a new one that sits in with their XT series of overclocked cards. The particular model we’re looking at today is the GTS 250 XT OC 1GB. Since the GTS 250 is nothing more than a rebranded 9800 GTX+, companies have been able to attack the “new” model quickly and swiftly with modifications in regards to its cooling and clock speeds.
TwinTech in true XT fashion has chosen to mix it up in both the clock speed department and the cooling one, but before we see how the card performs we’ll quickly take the time to have a closer look at the cards package before checking out the card itself and the clock speeds it carries with it.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2733/twintech_geforce_gts_250_xt_oc_1gb_graphics_card/index.html
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In this review, we’ll be taking a look at the OCZ Blade Triple Channel DDR3-1600 6Gb Kit. Rated at DDR3-1600 or PC3-12800, these modules can run upto 800Mhz. They also feature a super low latency of 6-6-6-24, which as far as I’m aware, is one of the lowest we’ve come across for a triple channel kit. And as mentioned above, these modules are equipped with OCZ’s new proprietary designed Aluminum heatspreader … they do look good and should provide excellent heat dissipation.
Read the rest of the review here … http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7680-1/ocz-blade-triple-channel-ddr3-1600-6gb-kit/introduction.html
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Title:Â Enermax Galaxy Evo 1250W PSU Review
Summary: Shortly after I completed my review of the Enermax Revolution 85+, the folks at Enermax asked me a simple question: would I like to have a look at a 1250W unit from a new line intended to make up for the absence of a Revolution 85+ 1250W model in the North American market?
Naturally, I said yes. They then sent me the 80 Plus Bronze certified Galaxy Evo 1250W. Come on in and read all about it.
Articles URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=145
Site URL: http://www.jonnyguru.com
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We have posted a new article, ‘Vantec NexStar 3i Power Management External Hard
Disk Enclosure’
The Article can be viewed at
http://www.tbreak.com/2009/04/vantec-nexstar-3i-power-management-external-hard-disk-enclosure/
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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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