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More Recent Content: # MSI P45-8D Memory Lover Motherboard Review # Thermalright Ultra Extreme 1366 CPU Cooler Preview # DFI Lanparty DK P45-T2RS Plus Motherboard Review # 790GX and SB750 explored and reviewed # Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler Review # Auras TwinW SMF660 Intel CPU Cooler Review # Geforce 9500 GT SLI vs Geforce 9600 GT Performance Comparison # Twintech 9600 GT Overclocked With Phase-Change Cooling # ATI HD Radeon 4850 vs NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GTX # Geforce GTX280 & Radeon HD4870X2 AA Scaling with XP & Vista # GIGABYTE GA-X58-EXTREME Motherboard Preview # Asus Advanced OverClocking Contest 2008 Report # MSI European Overclocking Challenge 2008 Report # OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 Flex II Water Cooled Memory Review # Asus P6T-Deluxe X58 Nehalem Motherboard Presentation # Xirex 4mm Thick Water Block Tested for Geforce 8800 GT # ATI HD4870X2 vs NVIDIA GTX 280 - High-End VGA Comparison # Galaxy and Leadtek 9500 GT Tested and Compared # Scythe Zipang 140mm CPU Cooler Review # OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Review # Hardware or Gadget/Multimedia News (hit read more to go straight to the full story) The first beta release of Windows 7 may be out in just over a month, according to the official website of the MSDN Developer Conference. The first two MSDN Developer Conferences to take place after December are scheduled for January 13, so the note strongly suggests Microsoft will start handing out Windows 7 beta DVDs then.  Tagan BZ 1300W PSU If I paid $400 for this kind of workmanship I would be less than happy. I have no idea who QC'd these units but there is no way soldering and component placement should ever be this bad and given that kind of construction I am not really that surprised this unit failed our testing, although I am surprised there were no shorts or cold joints in these units. [M] Sparkle 9800 GTX+ With Custom PCB and Cooling Review In time for holiday shopping spree Sparkle launches a custom Geforce 9800 GTX+ which features onboard HDMI and a silent GPU cooling. Can it run the latest games fluently? We test twelve on them to find out... MSI to revamp the Wind with new CPU The new units, rumored to be designated U110 and U115, will feature an Atom Z530 and the power efficient Poulsbo US15W chipset, originally developed for MIDs. The CPU itself is no big news, it does draw a bit less power, but the difference (0.5W) is almost negligible. However, the US15W chipset consumes just 4.3W, which truly puts the 11.4W 945GC used on current Wind models to shame. Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 also uses the US15W chipset, but MSI's Wind is a lot smaller, while the Mini 12 can barely qualifiy as a netbook, due to its 12-inch screen. Apart form the new CPU/chipset combo, MSI is planning to use a hybrid storage approach on the U110. The OS and most applications would be installed on a fast and energy efficient SSD, while an HDD would be used for storage. The user will be able to disable the HDD and use only the SSD, thus improving battery life. Coupled with a 6-cell battery, the SSD and power efficient chipset should significantly improve endurance over current Wind models. What to expect from Vista SP2 Microsoft is continuing to broaden the pool of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) testers beyond the fairly small, select group who’ve been working with test builds for the past few months. In addition to the known Vista SP2 features — such as the ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista and the addition of Windows Connect Now for simpler wifi configuration — Tofel says SP2 also will include: * Built-in Hyper-V hypervisor
* Event logging support in SPC
* Fixes for DRM issues from WMP upgrades
* Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless
* Functionality to reduce resources required for sidebar gadgets
* Improved power settings for Windows Server 2008 Broadcom, Marvell, Nvidia, Others to Cut Production Substantially Chip designers are cutting their production and production orders for both Q4 2008 and Q1 2009, according to Craig Berger, chip analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey. The suppliers believe that the demand towards various devices will be lower in the next four months at least, therefore, it does not make sense to keep at the current production levels and stockpile chips. Phenom II Outperforms Core 2 in Multimedia Performance? Intel platform features DP35DP motherboard, and AMD platform utilizes MSI K9A2 Platinum. The testing platforms both use HD3870 Graphic cards, Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 1GX2 and Western Digital 1500ADFD. The document shows that Phenom II 940 processor outperforms Core 2 Q9400/9300 in multimedia performance in most occasions. The above software is also what Intel has been emphasizing. Dual GTX 260 Chips Gets A Name: Geforce GTX 295 The upcoming dual GPU card from NVIDIA which will follow in the footsteps of the 9800GX2 is based on two GTX 260 GPUs. It will be called the Geforce GTX 295 and should make for an interesting competitor to the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2. Expected early 2009 we can't wait for some final specs on memory and Core to be released. The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI's Road to Success To appreciate Carrell you have to understand that most of the people we talk to about GPUs are there to market us, and do so in a very markety tone. These briefings normally start out with some slides on the lay of the land, talking about how gaming is important, then there’s some architecture talk, a bit about the cards, some performance data that we don’t pay attention to and then a couple of conclusion slides. For a company that builds products that let you blow off peoples’ heads and watch the whole thing in greater fidelity, the way they talk to us about product is pretty lame. Carrell, was different. Carrell Killebrew was the engineering lead on RV770, the GPU behind the Radeon HD 4800 series, and he was exactly the type of person you’d expect to be lead engineer on a product used to play video games, ridiculously fun, video games. XFX GTX260 Black Edition (GX-260N-ADB9) graphics card As announced, nVIDIA presented new GTX260 with larger amount of Stream Processors. This is consequence of the facts that regular GTX260 didn’t have expected performances levels and price was too high compared to similar products on the market. Simply put GTX260 was very fast but since Radeon HD 4870 had better performance/price ratio nVIDIA had to do something and as result we have GTX260+. Difference between GTX260 and GTX260+ is in 24 Stream Processors so GTX260 has 192 SP and GTX260+ has 216 SP. This time we got GTX260+ graphics card signed by XFX that belong to their Black Edition series… Palit Revolution 700 Deluxe HD 4870 X2 2GB Graphics Card The latest company to attack a HD 4800 series card is Palit and the particular model is the top dog from the ATI range, the HD 4870 X2. So, what has Palit done to the card to make it stand out from the rest? Let’s jump forward a page to see what Palit has done with the package before we have a closer look at the card itself. From there we will strap the card into our brand spanking new X58 test bed to see exactly what it’s capable of. We’re expecting big numbers from this beast. Hiper M1000W PSU Review Hiper have just released a very promising product, the M1000. Hiper claims that the M1000 is a very high performance 1kW unit regardless of the relatively low price of the product. Let us see how well the latest and most powerful Hiper PSU will perform. G.Skill, Intel & Patriot SSD Group Test And that, in essence, is where the SSD rests today - as an expensive extravagance limited only to the most ludicrously high end PCs. While the Intel X25-M breaks the mould and proves SSDs can deliver not only phenomenally fast read, but also decent write performance, its price tag is sure to put all but the most opulent hardware enthusiast off. Sadly the same can't be said for J-Micron based drives like the Patriot Warp v2 and G.Skill 128GB. While they deliver on the promise of significantly increased read speeds, the compromise on write speed makes them useless for all but the most specialist setups. While the price is a whole lot cheaper than the Intel, if you're looking to switch your boot drive over to an SSD you might as well not bother - the issues around drive stuttering and read/write performance in Vista 64-bit just make them more of a headache than a help, although they remain an option if you're considering a dedicated game install drive. So where does this leave the SSD as a storage option? A long way from replacing mechanical drives is where. While Intel has unequivocally proven that the technology has legs and can perform, the price of such delights still sits far from the hands of mere mortals. While we've no doubt that SSD drive speeds will improve, capacities will increase and prices will drop in time, right now the SSD remains a desirable but expensive option that only the most wealthy should consider. Zotac Nitro VGA Overclocking Controller Zotac's Nitro is a clever little USB gadget that puts the overclocking power of your graphics card right at your finger tips. You can also monitor temperatures and adjust the fan speeds. The best is that all this can be done on the fly, without switching out of your game or benchmark.  OCZ Technology Announces the CrossOver USB Flash DriveXilence RAM Cooler HP Duo Dual Heatpipe Passive Memory Cooler Review Our friends at bgears have given us that option with the Xilence RAM Cooler HP Duo memory cooler. Xilence is a separate company that builds cases, power supplies, CPU coolers, and other cooling products; all with silence in mind, but their products are marketed in the US by bgears. The RAM Cooler HP Duo has a pair of copper heatpipes with lots of pretty copper fins, so besides providing extra cooling for those hot memory chips, you also get an excuse to add more shiny copper to the inside of your rig. Read on as I look at the HP Duo! Sapphire HD 4830 512MB I very much like the dual slot cooler because I personally had issues with early HD 4850 card overheating and this card stayed cool and quiet even when overclocked to speeds higher than the stock HD 4850 cards. Sapphire was smart about the heating issues on the HD 4850 with their dual slot cooling solution and I am very pleased to see they brought it to their HD 4830 line as well to aid in cooling. Out of the HD 4830 cards I tested this one stayed the coolest even to the touch. My HD 4850 has to sit in my case for a few minutes before I even dare to remove it because I have burned my fingers on it before. Sapphire did a great job in designing and building the HD 4830 for us. Lian-Li PC-60FW Case Review The PC-60FW turns out to be another winner from Lian-Li. The level of quality, professionalism and attention-to-detail has been properly carried over from previous models to this one, and it shows in many places, from the nicely-installed window to the improved HDD cage. Additionally, the relocation of the PSU to the bottom of the case helps improve the layout by making it cleaner and less prone to airflow blockage from messy cables. Sapphire Radeon HD4830 512MB Graphics Card Review I am not exactly sure how I expected the Sapphire Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card to fare during testing, but it wound up looking more like an enthusiast grade card than an entry level offering. It should be able to handle just about any game without having to sacrifice too much in terms of frame rates or settings, making it a great option for the gamer on a budget. Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic Review The PC gaming industry has seen many graphics chips come and go. Companies like 3dfx, S3, Trident, Intel, nVidia, ATI and others have tapped into the gaming industry and have produced 3d accellerators for the PC, and most of them have gone. There are only two major players in the PC graphics industry: nVidia and ATI. These two graphics juggernauts unveil new products every year, which effectively doubles the effective processing power over the previous generation. This ruthless competition is both good and bad news for consumers: Good in that faster technology becomes cheaper, and we have many options. Bad in that the expensive video card you just purchased will remain bleeding edge for only a few months. The latest battle comes just in time for the 2008 holiday season. ATI's 4800 series goes up against nVidia's GTX line of cards. Sapphire is one of the more well-known manufacturers of ATI-based video cards, and they have a secret weapon in the world of single-GPU video cards. Their 4870 Toxic video card not only comes pre-overclocked, but is stacked with 512MB of the fastest GDDR5 memory, which is certainly enough for today's gamer. Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Paste Review After reviewed NF-P12 from Noctua which is a 120mm case fan, today we received their NT-H1 which is a 1.4ml volume of thermal compound that can be used for processor, graphic card, chipset and other hardware that require a heatsink in order to work perfectly. Stay tune with us and we'll give you surprise on this Noctua NT-H1 with its outstanding performance. Tagan A+ El Diablo Advance Case Review A+ El Diablo Advance from Tagan is a full-tower case targeted to users worried about ventilation. It has a big 330-mm side fan (with 300-mm blades), two 180-mm fans on the top (with 160-mm blades) and one 250-mm fan on the front (with 220-mm blades) – all featuring speed controller –, plus a thermometer. Let's see if this is really a good case. Fractal Design Newton 1000W (FD-PSU-NEWT-1000W) PSU Review (DE) The Fractal Design Newton 1000W (FD-PSU-NEWT-1000W) arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review from Technic3D the next Big PSU with modular cable management, 135mm Fan, 4x 12V rails, 6x Serial ATA connectors and 2x PCI-e 6+2 Pin. NZXT Whisper Case NZXT, a company known for it's unique lineup of gaming hardware, accessories and cases, has added a new case to it's Classic Series. This new case is the NZXT Whisper, a Silent Steel Full Tower. According to some, it is the big brother or a step from the NZXT Hush Mid Tower case. Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 cooler (DE) Hardwareoverclock Austria has reviewed the Noctua NH-U12P SE1366, one of the first available cpu coolers for the Core i7 processors. The heatsink of the NH-U12P SE1366 is the same like the NH-U12P, only a second 120mm fan is included in the new bundle. We have tested the cooler on eur new i920. More News.. |
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