ASRock AOD790GX/128M AMD 790GX Motherboard Review Think Computers :: Thursday, October 02, 2008
“This chipset was so successful that AMD decided to design a new chipset based on it, giving it a higher clock speed, sideport memory, and upgrade to ATI 3300 integrated graphics. Along with the new NB, AMD has also built a new Southbridge, known as the SB750, which not only adds RAID5, but has added a new feature called Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC), that AMD claims will allow much higher overclocking of the Phenom CPU. Will ASRock's version of the 790GX, in the AOD790GX/128M, be a winner? Read on to see!"
Gigabyte's 3D Mars enclosure Tech Report :: Thursday, October 02, 2008
Better known for its motherboards, Gigabyte recently started producing cases. The company's latest 3D Mars combines a brushed aluminum full tower with five cooling fans and your choice of window treatments. Keep reading to see what it's like.
AMD Phenom 8750 Black Edition Inside HW :: Thursday, October 02, 2008
“AMD recently announced extension of its Black Edition processor lineup and as result dual cores K8 will be replaced with dual core and triple core K10 processors from 6000 and 8000 series. We got exclusive sample on test from AMD no more or less but triple core K10 from 8750 series with clock at 2.4GHz. Of course that we are talking about B3 revision made in 65nm technology process that keeps getting better and better thanks to recently introduced SB750 southbridge – chipset. SB750 has possibility of calibrating signal clock which allows free overclock for processors based on K10 cores for clocks higher than 3.2GHz…”
iStarUSA xAGE-N99-US External HDD Dock Review Hardware Logic :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"With Computex 2008 under its belt, iStarUSA is once again basking in the glow of success. Unveiling the xAGE-N99-US HDD docking station for the first time at Computex this past June, iStarUSA was the recipient of the coveted Design and Innovation Award for this product. With our hands on one of the first samples offered in the United States, HardwareLogic is going deep undercover to find out if the xAGE-N99-US truly lives up to the publicity that has sprung up around it. Will the xAGE-N99-US win us over? Will this docking station make us weep with joy or cry with bitterness? Grab your tissues because we're about to find out!"
NZXT Sentry LX Review XS Reviews :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"Here at XSR we’ve reviewed a lot of fans and talked endlessly about the importance of cooling and so on and so forth. However we seem to have neglected in the most part the role of the fan speed controller. In this age of HTPC, where silence is paramount, a fan speed controller is a very good idea. However can a controller compete with small programs that run in the back ground, a growing number of automatically variated fans or even motherboards that control everything automatically? I plan to find out by testing one such product, the Sentry LX from NZXT."
The State of Kernel Mode-Setting Phoronix :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"Earlier this year Fedora 9 was the first distribution
providing kernel-based mode-setting (or KMS for short). At the time
there was only a kernel mode-setting driver for Intel hardware and it
ended up being disabled by default. We had provided a preview of
kernel-based mode-setting that showed how the system display looked when
it came to the flicker-free boot experience, fast and clean VT
switching, and the technical advantages this method provides over the
graphics mode-setting within an X.Org DDX driver. With months having
passed since our first article and Red Hat engineers working
aggressively on KMS improvements for Fedora 10, we are providing another
look at this technology and some of the recent advancements."
Super Flower PSU Amptac AMP-1000 R14HE Technic 3d :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"The Super Flower Amptac AMP-1000 R14HE 1000W arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review from Technic3D the next PSU with modular cable management with colorful housing to avoid wrong connection, 140mm LED Fan, Six 12V rails, 8 Serial ATA connectors, 2x PCI-e 6+2 Pin and 2x PCI-e 6-Pin."
Zalman CNPS-9300 AT CPU Cooler Bjorn 3d :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
It’s tough to create a new fan and heatsink combo that stands out in the water-based world of high-end PC cooling. Modern fans still have a lot of huff and puff, but they are no match for new, silent radiators that completely immerse components in a low-temperature environment.
The beauty of the fan and heatsink is in its simplicity, and these easy-to-install solutions offer users a nice performance bump without a big commitment. There’s no doubt that water cooling is a formidable project. Chances are, if you haven’t already gotten your feet wet, you’re going to need a whole new case or some clever mods on the one you’ve got now. Taking the time to properly plan the whole thing out is enough to drive would-be overclockers back to their trusty fans and keep the air-based units blowing in from diverse manufacturers.
Although the market for these products is solid, true innovations are few and far between because no matter how clever CPU cooler designers get, there is always a fundamental return to the two principles of size and shape.
The Korean-based PC cooling veteran Zalman Tech gets pretty ambitious within this formula and brings tried and true concepts together with the appealing design of the CNPS-9300 AT.
Sapphire HD4850 Dual Slot Heatsink Review OCC :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"The Sapphire HD4850 Dual Slot is a slightly different animal than the standard HD4850 from Sapphire. It maintains the same GPU (RV770) and amount of memory (512MB GDDR3 on a 256 bit bus), but is built on a Sapphire designed and built PCB, rather than using the reference design PCB. In addition to the non-reference PCB, there is the non-reference cooling solution to go with the board. There are no memory heatsinks used, but there is one additional heatsink at the front of the PCB. The clock speeds stay right at the factory specified 625MHz on the GPU core and 993MHz on the 512MB of memory. The card is slightly shorter than the standard PCB so this should allow some additional clearance in tight cases."
Thermaltake VI-ON 3.5" HDD Enclosure Review RB Mods :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Two causes of hard drive failures can be excessive heat and vibration. So would it make sense to buy a hard drive enclosure that combats both of those failure modes? Thermaltake, makers of a wide range of computer products, has developed an enclosure, the Thermaltake VI-ON 3.5” HDD Enclosure, which offers such protection. Will it prove to be a worthwhile cause? Read on to find out more.
Lian Li PC-A01 - Aluminium Tower for Micro-ATX Tweak PC :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
The Lian LI PC-A01 can carry a full PC, but comes with only half the volume of a normal case. Let's take a look at this roomster.
Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review Case Critics :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"The Antec Twelve Hundred is being sold as a gaming chassis, but its size and room has more similarities with the much larger server cases than with your typical gaming enclosure. The Antec Twelve Hundred has it all. Tons of fans, lots of space and the looks as icing on the cake. If these are your requirements than the Antec's Twelve Hundred might just be the one for you."
Noctua NH-U12DO Workstation CPU Cooler reviewed Tweak Town :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"Prior to Noctua’s announcement this past week, I’d come to the realization that it was time to build another workstation, this time for testing hard drives and NAS servers here at TweakTown. An article that will go into the details of all of the components used and why they were chosen will follow in the coming weeks, but since I have an exclusive pair of Noctua’s first heatsink designed specifically for the Opteron, we might as well take advantage of having the only pair outside of Austria.
After reading the press release I figured the new NH-U12DO (D. O. for Dual Opteron) was exactly like the NH-U12P we reviewed back in December with new mounting hardware for the Socket F Opteron; I was wrong. When I contacted Noctua about them supplying a new set of coolers for my latest build, I was worried about a couple of clearance issues with the NH-U12P and NH-C12P and I showed Noctua some photos taken with my digital calipers measuring the problem areas."
Patriot Viper DDR3 2000MHz 2x2GB Review OCC :: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"At 1333MHz, the Patriot Viper RAM was able to beat every other kit in its class at the PCMark Vantage tests, however the 9-9-9-24 latencies did not do the Viper RAM any justice at the 1333MHz speeds during the Sandra XII testing. Again, the Patriot Viper DDR3 at 1600MHz was able to beat the other comparison kits when it was tested using PCMark Vantage, but was unable to keep up during the Sandra testing. When the Viper Kit was overclocked to 1700MHz, however, it was able to beat out all of the other kits in every test."
Crucial 32GB SSD Drive & External 2.5-inch Drive Storage Kit Review Think Computers :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
“Solid State Drives have been out for a little while now, but still are not affordable enough to make your primary storage solution, especially since SATA drives are extremely cheap now. The main application we have seen them in has been notebooks. Well today we will be taking a look at a 32GB solid state drive from Crucial and a storage kit that will allow you to swap the drive and easily take it with you. Let's see if this is the perfect SSD combination for you!"
Intel E8600 CPU CDR Info :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Intel's fastest C2D processor comes with the
codename E8600 and really can reach very high overclocking speeds,
actually we reached 4.46GHz (on air). The price is directly compared
with a Q9300 processor so the test results are interesting. Obviously,
each processor is aimed for different audience and test results prove it...
Patriot Memory PC2-9200 DDR2 Memory CDR Info :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Patriot Memory product do
have high overclocking margins, and this DDR2 package came with a top
roof around 1216MHz, paired with an Asus P5Q Deluxe. Overall a great
product with good price that earns our Safe Buy Award.
Coolermaster V8 Heatsink Review Frosty Tech :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
"The Coolermaster V8 heatsink is one of the nicer thermal solutions from the company in a long while, and well worth your attention today. Built from four modular sets of aluminum fins, the V8 utilizes no less than eight heatpipes to give it a cooling capability of up to 180W!"
IcyDock MB454SPF-B SATA 4-Bay Hot-Swap 3.5-inch Drive Bay Review PC Stats :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
"Hot-swap bays are such a convenient way to mount hard drives into a PC system, particularly the new "rails-only" variety, that I can't see ever going back to the old method. In today's review, PCSTATS is looking at Icydock's MB454SPF-B multi-bay hot swap module. It's an aluminum box the size of three stacked 5.25" optical drives which contains up to four 3.5" SATA hard drives. Each drive slides in with rails-only, and is individually hot swappable."
Asus Eee PC 1000H Netbook Hot Hardware :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
It has been almost exactly one year since we saw the Asus Eee line of notebooks hit store shelves and it has been quite a year for this little side project from Asus. The original Asus Eee PC lineup, even with its flaws, turned out to be a massive surprise hit, as Asus hit a price and form factor that the market was finally ready to adopt for an ultra-mobile notebook. The Eee PC, while not truly the first of its kind, cemented the 'netbook' product category, which has encouraged potential buyers to accept this genre of products. Since its release, we've seen nearly every major OEM produce a similar product to compete with the Eee, although Asus' six month lead in this arena has helped them flesh out their product lineup even before their competitors got their first notebooks out.
The result of all the demands for a business-class Eee PC model have led us to Asus 1000H, one of the latest members of the Eee family. In comparison to the original Eee, almost everything has changed, however, the core ultra-mobile Eee feeling remains more or less in-tact, even for those who require a larger screen. Has Asus hit a sweet spot with usability, size, and price, or have they just made the Eee PC into a big, bloated monster? Let's find out!
Down and Dirty with Vista Techware Labs :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
So you don't like vista because it starts so slow but you do like Direct X 10 and the new look and functionality. Wish you could help fix it with the click of a button? Find out how to make your Vista Computer start up to 40% faster with only some minor tweaks.
Foxconn BlackOps X48 Motherboard Review Tech ARP :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Based on the Intel X48 Express chipset, the BlackOps is Foxconn's ultimate motherboard for the Intel LGA775 platform. They threw everything but the kitchen sink into this motherboard, making it their ultimate X48 motherboard and possibly one of the best in the market.
If you are interested in extreme overclocking and tweaking options in the BIOS, built-in water-cooling and/or extreme cooling options as well as enthusiast-level features like 100% solid capacitors and 8-phase digital PWM, then this is a motherboard you must consider.
Corsair HX620W Power Supply Techware Labs :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Corsair delivers some of the most reliable power supplies in the industry and has a reputation for crafting high quality products as well. We test their mid range HX620W which is capable of churning out 620W for your rig. Does the HX620W deliver for us? Read Justin's review to find out.
HighPoint RocketRAID 3120 PCI-E SATA RAID Controller Tweak Town :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
"HighPoint has been the biggest player when it comes to onboard RAID on motherboards; in fact, HighPoints HPT360 chipset was the first IDE controller chipset to be hacked with RAID functions. Today HighPoint has some of the most impressive RAID controllers aimed at end users right through to enterprise server requirements.
With the introduction of PCI Express, mass storage controllers on the desktop PC have hit new heights; the PCI bus was simply too limiting to handle RAID arrays with more than two drives, but PCI Express allows for increased bandwidth as it scales upwards, giving the controller as much bandwidth as it can handle, providing it’s built for the task."
Thermaltake Spedo Case Bjorn 3d :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Once in a while a product comes along and you look at it and wonder where it's been all your life. The features you always wondered why they didn't incorporate before are all there in one spot. It doesn't happen very often that products are so feature laden that you're taken aback.
Even less often do you see a limited release review product that fits that description. Today, we are privileged to bring you one of three Thermaltake Spedo Chassis released for review in the United States. Needless to say, we are excited to give it a test drive.
Lian-Li XB-01 Xbox 360 Case techPowerUp :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Lian-Li is known for their unique high-quality cases. They are now offering a chassis for the Xbox 360. The black case should finally make your console look good next to that fancy TV of yours. We pack the XB-01 with the consoles guts to see how it fares.
AXP Supernova 800W PSU Review Driver Heaven :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Today we will have a look at one of their latest and better PSUs, the Supernova 800W unit. The Supernova units are made to deliver good performance as well as a unique design at a competitive price.
Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UT+B Review Virtual Hideout :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
“I’m not entirely convinced of the usefulness of the extra RAID levels in Sans Digital’s “7 modes”, without the ability to use them with USB, I don’t see much point. I also don’t like the RAID selection dial and “key” to open the drive sleds. Everything else, I like. The finish, the LCD, compact size. $170 seems like a lot, but look around at the competition, this falls right into place with everyone else. If you then include the extremely handy battery powered laptop drive enclosure, it switches from “right in line” to “a hell of a good deal” I actually fail to understand why the MS1U retails for $50, but I’m not going to complain.”
Antec Mini P180 mATX Computer Case Benchmark Reviews :: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Antec Mini P180 is a mini tower case that builds on the designs of the original P180 and P182, and puts those lessons to work in a smaller format. The smaller format comes at a price; only microATX motherboards are supported, but is that much of a penalty in the intended market segment? Benchmark Reviews is going to look at a computer case new offering from Antec that is aimed at a narrower market niche than most of their other products.
