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Hardcore GeForce GTX 260 action. XXX from XFX @ HEXUS
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:11:53 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Being the full-fat GeForce GTX 280's smaller brother, GTX 260 is, shall we say, performance-hampered by the usual architectural chops that result from GPUs on a particular wafer that don't quite make the A* grade. As such, GTX 260 is bereft of two of the 10 SIMD arrays, losing 48SPs, down to a toal of 192. Commensurately, it also loses two texturing units, one ROP partition, and a 64-bit memory channel to them, cleaving it down from 448-bit."

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Cyber Snipa & Pro-Clockers Giveaway @ Pro-Clockers
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:10:11 in category: Bits and Bobs from other sites [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Two lucky winners will win a total of eight items (5 to first place and 3 to second place) sponsored by Cyber Snipa. And to begin fragging with the new gear Pro-Clockers will be sponsoring the first winner with copies of COD4 and GoW and second with a copy of COD4."

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OCZ Announces Core Series SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:09:01 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (LSE: OCZ), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drives (SSDs). OCZ has gained momentum in this pioneering technology, which uses NAND flash instead of rotating platters as the storage medium, and is a high-performance, highly reliable and energy-efficient alternative to conventional hard disc drives.-->

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Lian-Li launches the all new PC-A77 Full Tower Chassis
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:04:53 in category: Press Release [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]
Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the PC-A77 full tower case incorporating outstanding quality with a clean simple style.  Standing at 220mm x 595mm x 590mm (W,H,D), with every part of the front cover decked out in 5.25” bays. In total, 12x 5.25” bays which can support all your ODD needs, alternatively they can be stacked with HDD’s via the internal HDD cages. The blue lit LED fan speed monitor surveys the temperature zones diligently and determines the best speed for your fans, keeping your rig cool and well ventilated. -->

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OtterBox iPhone Case with Waterproof Headphones @ OCIA.net
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:02:16 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "OtterBox has been around since 1996, catering to the "klutzy, spontaneous, chaotic, graceless individuals who have broken a device or valuable due to their active lifestyle". Whether you are into hiking, biking, camping, skiing, swimming or any other outdoor activity, OtterBox likely has a product that will allow you to safely bring your electronic gadgets along for the ride. Today I will be taking a look at the OtterBox Armor Case for the iPhone, the more rugged alternative to the Defender Case that we reviewed earlier this year. Unlike the Defender series, the Armor series is fully waterproof up to 3 feet, and OtterBox even included a set of Waterproof Headphones for us to try out."

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ASRock nForce 780a SLi mobo @ ThinkComputers
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 02:00:52 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "ASRock has placed the nForce 780a SLI on their flagship AM2+ board, the K10N780SLIX3-Wifi, only one of a small handful of nForce 780a SLI boards on the market. Actually, this one is not yet for sale in the states. A quick glance at this board will tell you it isn't the typical ASRock motherboard with some features you might expect from Asus, Gigabyte, or the like. Today, I will be looking at the K10N780SLIX3-Wifi. Will nVidia's geForce Boost, an onboard GPU working in conjunction with the PCI-E video card(s) prove to be a true innovation, or will it be the let-down that the naysayers predict? Will the K10N780SLIX3-Wifi move ASRock from the ranks of the econo-board to the big boys? Stay tuned to see!"

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Sunbeamtech Core Contact @ Pro-Clockers
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:59:28 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Today, Sunbeamtech threatened the cooling industry leaders with its latest offering, The Core Contact. It is made up of four large diameter heat pipes that make contact with the HIS of the processor, the same speedy heat dissipation technology that a lot of cooler manufacturers have been adopting recently. So  let’s take a look at how it fares against two of our favorite the Thermalright Ultra-120 and the Noctua U12P."

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How To Replace Memory Heat Spreaders @ Tweaktown
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:58:23 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Welcome to another session of void-your-warranty, as today we will look at upgrading the stock heat spreaders on a pair of Kingston DDR2 memory modules. What we will do here is run through a step-by-step of removing the plain flat aluminum spreaders that come with most RAM modules and upgrading them with some Nexus HXR-550B Heat-Pipe memory coolers."

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Toshiba Satellite U300 @ InsideHW
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:56:49 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Notebooks from Toshiba were relatively often tested in our test lab, but mostly those were models with 15.4'' screen diagonal. Models with 13.3'' are present on market but not as much as 15.4''. It seems that manufacturers don't agree with consumers' claims that notebooks with 13.3'' screen have best ratio of mobility and functionality. Only one manufacturer that stands strongly with 13.3'' models is Apple with MacBook series."

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Thermaltake XaserVI Mx Case @ Rbmods
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:55:38 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Today its time for another case review, Thermaltake was kind enough to send us a sample of their XaserVI Mx case for review. This seems to be a nice looking medium tower case if we take a quick overview of it but the question is how good is the quality, and what kind of new features does it have that should give it the edge over its competitors? The main feature seems to be that the case is designed for both air and watercooling so lets see if there is enough space to squeeze in a watercooling setup."

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Gaming with Dell & HP @ TechwareLabs
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:54:38 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Looking for a new gaming rig but don't want to build it yourself? Interested in what Dell and HP have to offer with a preconfigured machine and a good warrenty to boot? We take a look at how the offerings of Dell and HP stack up against eachother and give you a good idea of where your money is best spent."

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Apple Wireless Keyboard @ TheTechLounge
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:53:28 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Mmm, Mac hardware. Sharp. Purposeful. Tasty. Downright industrial designelicious. Half of the people who make the vaunted switch do so because of this keyboard. I mean, not literally this keyboard, but because of the engineering and style that this wireless device is the apex embodiment of. The keyboard is small because it's cut down; the keys are standard but a lot is sacrificed to make the whole package as miniscule as possible without cramping digits. I see a lot of potential in this input device, and not because it's portable. But I also can't help but wonder, can design be taken too far?."

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Asus confirms pricing and availability of Eee PC 1000 @ HEXUS
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:51:48 in category: Bits and Bobs from other sites [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Asus announces pricing of the 1000. Says distribution will have it this week and had the 901 last week..."

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BHV Homepage Maker 6 Express @ Tech-Reviews
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:50:32 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Website design software is useful for many people from massive websites like Google and eBay to the smaller one-man band sites. If you do happen to be a bored housewife breaking out into the wide world of the internet then you probably don’t have much programming knowledge. BHV’s Homepage Maker 6 Express states that you need no programming knowledge to be able to use this software. So let’s put this software to the test and see just how easy it is to use.."

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Scythe Kaze Master Fan Controller @ Tech-Reviews
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:49:30 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "With the ever increasingly popular gaming cases - such as the Twelve Hundred which we reviewed at Tech-reviews yesterday – more and more fans are being added to cases. This is good in the way of cooling; hence better performance from components, however installing lots of fans increases the noise levels of computers considerably. To drop these noise levels, you need control over your fans and if you don’t have mystic powers, one such product that achieves this is a fan controller. Fortunately, we’ve been lucky enough to review a fan controller from reputable manufacturer Scythe. Introducing the Scythe Kaze Master..."

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Corsair Voyager GT 16Gb & 4Gb USB Stick @ Madshrimps
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:48:08 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "The Voyager GT is the high speed cousin of the well known Corsair Voyager USB stick. In this review we compare its performance to several other USB drives as well as the none-GT Voyager...."

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AMD Phenom X4 9950 and 9350e Quad-Core @ Legit Reviews
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:46:25 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "AMD has launched three more Phenom processors that are sure to get people talking. The energy-efficient 65W Phenom processors are the ones to keep an eye on. They are priced under $200 and will be a nice upgrade path for those looking to drop in a processor and move on..."

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AXP SATA to eSATA & USB Dock @ techPowerUp
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:45:20 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "AXP is now offering the very popular external hard drive docking station for SATA drives. The unit can take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives and offers eSATA on top of the usual USB 2.0 connectivity..."

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Samsung CLP-610ND Color Laser Printer @ Tweaknews.net
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:44:08 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "The CLP-610ND does what few printers are capable of. It brings the features, performance and capabilities of a expensive commercial color laser printer, but is priced low enough that the average consumer can take advantage of its functionality..."

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Type R II 680W Powe Supply @ Pro-Clockers
Posted by Rchiileea on: 2008-07-02 01:42:39 in category: Reviews from the Web [ Print | 0 Comment(s) ]

Quote: "Hiper was kind enough to contact us to review the latest in their Type R series offering- The Mark 2 or MK 2. The metal connectors are a surprise omission, I loved them, but the mesh housing stays. New on the MK2  units is the increased efficiency rating and power support. The surprise addition is USB ports! Keep reading to find out what a power supply and USB have in common.."

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