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Title: DIAMOND ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCIE 1024MB GDDR5 Video Card 4870PE51G @ DragonSteelMods
Review Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12682&Itemid=1
Review Snipit:
” Today for review I’ve got the Diamond ATI Radeon 4870 1gig video card. As you can see be the name it features 1 gig of ram, so I figured why not make this more of a comparison review as in how much performance do you gain when going from 512mb to 1gig of ram. So I put my Sapphire 4870 512mb card up against the Diamond, both are running the same core and memory speeds, so they’re pretty much the same cards except for the on board ram they have. So read one to find out if it’s worth it to grab the 1gig over the 512mb version card…”
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Title: Vista SP1 vs SP2 @ TestFreaks
Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/vista-sp1-vs-sp2/
Quote:
“So… Service Pack 2 arrived with not a lot of celebration, not much has been really mentioned about it at all anywhere. Being who I am though I like to know things, so I decided to run a whole bunch of tests before and after the upgrade and compare them to see just what, if anything, might have changed. ”
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Hardware Bistro has just posted latest review on Xpad Slim Notebook Cooling Pad Review.
Quote: “We have reviewed quite number of notebook cooling pads from low end till high end but today we will review a very unique notebook cooling pad which is totally different with those cooling pads that we have reviewed previously. Xpad Slim from Xpad4laptop is a passive and simple notebook cooling pad without any active cooling ventilation system. Let us go through further on this device.”
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It has all the same characteristics and features as the original LanParty JR 790GX-M2RS, including the diagnostic LEDS, internal switches for power-on and reset, as well as dual PCIe slots for graphic cards with Crossfire possibilities. The motheboard also has two video outputs … HDMI and DVI for use with the onboard Radeon HD 32xx graphics provided by the AMD 790GX chipset.
Read the rest of the review here … http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7799-1/dfi-lanparty-jr-790gx-m3h5-motherboard/introduction.html
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NEW CONTENT (Motherboards) – ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 790FX Motherboard
QUOTE: “It seems of late Intel has stolen the spotlight well away from AMD and with the performance results of not only the Core 2 Duo and Quads based on the Penryn cores, but also the new Core i7, this has really put AMD on the back foot. This however hasn’t stopped them from pushing forward and while Phenom II isn’t all that we’d hoped for, it certainly does have its place, namely in the low cost PC/HTPC and cheaper gaming station markets.
Boards are still coming out for the new AM3 based CPUs and since they now support DDR2 and DDR3 on the same CPU, AMD hasn’t cut its nose despite its face like they did with the transition from Socket 939 to AM2. The older generation of AMD users are still being catered for this time around.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2774/asus_m4a79t_deluxe_790fx_motherboard/index.html
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TITLE: Olevia 227-S11 27-Inch LCD HDTV @ Benchmark Reviews
DESCRIPTION: HDTVs are rapidly becoming the norm rather than the exception. With such new-found popularity, there are more TVs than ever to choose from. The wise consumer contemplates overall value rather than just size and brand name. Benchmark Reviews seeks out the value in HDTVs with this review of the 27-Inch 1080i Widescreen Olevia 227V-S11 LCD HDTV; a steal at just over $400. Olevia is quickly making High Definition the standard with their affordable line of HDTVs, and they aren’t skimping on quality in the process.
ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=322&Itemid=68
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TechwareLabs has published a review of the Synology DS209+ NAS. Here’s a clip from the review:
Quote: Today TechwareLabs takes a look at the ever popular DS209+ NAS by Synology. With the capability of supporting 2TB Drives, popular gaming systems, and the ability to act as a Surveillance Station, it is hard to go wrong with DS209+. Join Matt Homan as we take the dive in and see what this NAS can do.
LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/synology-ds209-nas/
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Title: G.Skill 64GB Falcon (FM-25S2S-64GBF1) SSD Review at CCE Reviews
Link: http://www.ccereviews.com/reviews/gskill-64gb-falcon-fm-25s2s-64gbf1/
Quote: G.Skill has certainly impressed me with their latest offering. I’ve
finished the benchmarking a few weeks ago and switched my laptop from the
G.Skill FM-25S2S-64GB to the Falcon and have noticed and incredible boost in
performance. Videos no longer stutter and there’s no lag between MSN
conversations, the JMicron controller made it feel like I was back in the
56k days! Since many of us can’t afford an Intel X25-M SLC SSD, the G.Skill
Falcon is a great alternative with significantly improved sequential and
random performance over their original design.
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Title: All Turion 64 Models
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/275
Category: Tutorials
Summary:
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Turion 64 and Turion 64 X2 processors released to date. Updated.
Here is a snippet:
“Released to be Pentium M’s main competitor, Turion 64 from AMD is a low voltage CPU targeted to the mobile market. In this tutorial we will explain what are the main differences between Turion 64, Turion 64 X2 and Athlon 64 Mobile and also a table listing all Turion 64 and Turion 64 X2 CPUs released so far.”
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LaCie 2big External Network Attached Storage Hard Drive:
Link: http://www.rbmods.com/content/9395/lacie-2big-external-network-attached-storage-hard-drive-.aspx
Quote:  Sharing files between computers can be a hassle, especially if you have a lot of music/photos/videos that consume a lot of disk space. But with hard drive failures still a regular occurrence, being able to store files offline is essential. Many people turn to network attached storage (NAS) devices to provide external storage that can be connected to a network. Today we’ll look at one such NAS device offered by Geeks.com: the LaCie 2big Network 1TB External NAS hard drive. Will this product turn out to be a simple plug-and-play network device? Read on to find out.
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iXBT Labs Review: Intel Core 2 with Various FSB/Memory Clock Rates
Excerpt:
“In case of popular Core 2 processors with 1066/1333MHz FSB, it makes sense to use dual-channel memory of much higher bandwidth than the nominal FSB can provide. If we consider DDR2-667 the reference point, fast DDR2 or DDR3 memory can bring a 6-8% performance gain in real applications.”
Article: http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/mainboard/core2-fsb-ddr2-ddr3-p1.html
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Title: EASUS Partition Manager Review @ XSReviews
Quote: “Today I will be looking at a quality piece of software from EASEUS. The Partition Manager software is an extensive program that allows home users and system administrators to efficiently work with the computer’s hard drives, with options ranging from a simple disk copy, to resizing and converting partitions.“
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Located in the heart of Texas, the city of Austin is known for many things. Nicknamed Silicon Hills, the state capital accommodates an army of tech companies including the one and only Advanced Micro Devices, better known as AMD. From May 20th to the 22nd, AMD brought in some of the biggest names in the extreme overclocking scene with the goal of breaking world records. Armed with AMD’s latest Black Edition processor, the Phenom II X4 955, a steady flow of liquid nitrogen (LN2), and several vats of liquid helium (LHe), the stage was set for one of the most impressive overclocking exhibitions of recent memory…
AMD Phenom II Hardcore Overclocking Event:
http://hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Phenom-II-Hardcore-Overclocking-Event/
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Title:
Albatron HD 4830 Green 512 MB
Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Albatron/HD_4830_Green
Brief:
Albatron is one of the first companies to come out with a HD 4830 design that does not require an external power connector. Another difference to the HD 4830 is the number of shaders. Instead of 640 like on the reference, Albatron has packed 800 shaders on their card for some extra performance.
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NEW CONTENT (HTPC & Movies) – Star Trek: The Final Frontier HD Movie Review
QUOTE: “A stipulation of William Shatner’s contract to return to the cast of Star Trek: The Voyage Home was dependent on him being allowed to direct the next film, which would become known as Star Trek: The Final Frontier, much like Leonard Nimoy’s contract to direct both The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home. Unfortunately this didn’t fair as well as they did; to this day the film well and truly divides fans and casuals alike and signaled the beginning of tiredness for the original franchise, despite the boon that for the first time a Star Trek film was being released concurrently with a Star Trek TV show: The Next Generation.
Spock’s (Leonard Nimoy) brother Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) is exiled from Vulcan, taking diplomats hostage in a devious plan to seize control of a Starship (you guessed it: the USS Enterprise), to visit a God-like entity whom has been plaguing his dreams, with the hope of obtaining his power and knowledge. Meanwhile, an ambitious Klingon commander Klaa (Todd Bryant) has his sights on capturing Captain Kirk (William Shatner) dead or alive.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2773/star_trek_the_final_frontier_hd_movie_review/index.html