SabayonLinux 3.3 Review
Techgage :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
We have been a fan of SabayonLinux for quite some time, so we could not pass up a chance to tinker with their heavily anticipated new version. In addition to updated software, 3.3 brings about a new color scheme. It’s also touted as being more stable, so let’s put it to the test.
Evercool Rocket V System Cooler
Dragonsteel Mods :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Today for review I have an interesting little product from our friends at Evercool, it is a system cooler and a VGA cooler as well. It includes a special PCI slot brackets to be able to install the Rocket either vertically or horizontally in your system, depending which you want to cool the most. So continue on to learn more about the Evercool Rocket!
SnoopStick
Dragonsteel Mods :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
A little bit ago there was a lot of gossip, and exaggeration on quite a few websites about the product I have for review today. It is the SnoopStick from Solid Oak Software, and many people out there were saying it was for spying on people and stealing their information, well that is a bit far-fetched, and quite a bit distant from the actual truth of this product. In the following review you will learn in detail exactly what the SnoopStick is, does and what it is really for, so continue on if you want to know the truth about the SnoopStick, it really is a cool product even if it can’t steal peoples identities…
New KillerNIC Software Offloads BitTorrent
Extremetech :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
A beta software download on the KillerNIC Web site allows users to download files via the BitTorrent network and offload them to a USB drive, without touching the main PC.
IE7 Slowness, F.E.A.R. and Vista Performance Issues
Extremetech :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
We wrap another week of Top Tips to bring you the best of the best. This week we tackles F.E.A.R. and Vista Performance Issues, IE7 slowness, amd plenty more.
Tech Slobs, PC Games, ET Rip Off?
Extremetech :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Welcome to our first roundup of “Chatterbox,” which pulls together the hottest threads from the ExtremeTech community. Come have a look…
GentleMouse Ergonomic Software Review
Extremetech :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
The GentleMouse simulates mouse clicks without the push of a button. No, it’s not a new mouse–it’s software, and one of the most intriguing ergonomic tools we’ve used.
The OSI Reference Model for Network Protocols
Hardware Secrets :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Learn how network protocols work by studying the OSI reference model. Includes a correlation between TCP/IP and the OSI reference model.
Ideazon Merc Gaming Keyboard
Overclockers Club :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Use Disposable E-Mail Addresses to Stop Spam
PC World :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
When the junk mail starts to flow, you just zap that address.
Samsung’s 500GB Internal Hard Drive Wins
PC World :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
The SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ hard drive leads our chart thanks to its capacity, speed, and affordable price.
Thermaltake Mozart TX
Techgage :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Are you in the market for a roomy server case? Tired of the small cases that don’t offer enough room for all your bits and bobs? Today we take a look at a case that can run the gamut from HTPC to server to gaming case and gives you more room than you can shake a stick of Rambus at.
Velocity Micro Gamers’ Edge DualX Custom Gaming Computer Review
ThinkComputers :: Saturday, March 24, 2007
When you are looking for an ultimate gaming PC there are not a lot of choices. It’s not like you can go down to your local Best Buy or Circuit City and get a great gaming PC. At those retail stores you will find basic consumer systems, no hardcore gaming systems. So where do you turn if you want a top of the line gaming PC where you can choose the components inside and have it professionally built for you? Velocity Micro is one of the few companies out there that will do this for you. Today we will be taking a look at their Gamers’ Edge DualX Custom Gaming PC. We will see how it performs against our test system and compare results to the price of each system.
Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC & Killer K1 Network Cards
Overclock 3d :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Today we’ve been given the opportunity to take a look at Bigfoot Network’s “Killer NIC” and “Killer K1” Gaming Network Cards. With promises of lower pings and increased FPS though its ‘LLR’ technology, will these card live up to their $180+ price tag.
Geil Ultra Plus 1gb PC6400 Review
XS Reviews :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
“Geil have been making waves in the memory market for years now and are looking to continue that trend with their latest and greatest modules, the ultra series. I have been lucky enough to receive a 1gb kit of 6400 memory from that very range. It boasts extremely tight timings and a wide range of safe voltage variation, lets see what these babies can do.”
Mushkin HP-580AP Enhanced
Phoronix :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
“During our natural sub-zero overclocking event this past winter we had chose to use the Mushkin HP-580AP power supply. The Intel processor was running 133% of its rated speed, and through the entire process the power supply was providing clean and stable voltages when monitoring the rails with multiple digital multimeters. However, now we are going back to look at this Mushkin power supply and provide some additional thoughts on this 580 Watt quad-rail modular PSU.”
abit AirPace Wi-Fi Expansion Card Review
Motherboards.org :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
The abit AirPace Wi-Fi Wireless card is an interesting computer accessory for today’s expanding market. With virtually every computer user going Wireless in one form or another, there is a growing need for PCI Express Wireless Network cards. Wireless cards are prevalent on notebooks and even some motherboards from ASUS, and the Wireless age is slowly taking over.
Spire RocKeteer VI 600W
Overclockers Online :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
The Spire RocKeteer SP-600W is a fairly well rounded power supply. While its performance isn’t mind boggling or extraordinary, it does hold very well and performs very, very well. Not only does it perform well, but it also looks great! The silver sleeved wires in rubber tubing, blue molex connector and black titanium finish complement each other very well.
ECS PN2-SLI2+ (V1.0) nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Review
Big Bruin :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
This motherboard comes packed with many features sure to make an enthusiast happy. The ECS PN2-SLI2+ supports the hugely popular Intel Core 2 Duo processors, along with all other socket 775 processors (even Core 2 Quad processors are supported). The board also supports SATA2 and comes with a built-in RAID controller allowing you to create RAID arrays in several configurations. Gigabit LAN (with two LAN ports) is also provided on this motherboard, as are three PCI Express slots (2 of which are capable of running modern video cards in SLI for increased performance).
MSI P6N SLI Platinum nForce 650i SLI Motherboard Review
PC Stats :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Built with the workhorse nVidia nForce 650i SLI SPP and nVidia nForce 650i MCP chipsets (nForce 430i according to MSI), the MSI P6N SLI Platinum motherboard is compatible with all Socket 775 processors on the market; Celeron D, Pentium 4/D/XE and Intel Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad. It supports processors that operate on a 1333*/1066/800/533MHz FSB (*when the higher FSB processors are avialalbe), and accomodates up to 8GB of DDR2-800/667/533 memory in a dual channel configuration. The bare minimum for Microsoft Windows Vista to run smoothly is 1GB, but PCSTATS recommends starting off with at least 2GB RAM.
CeBIT 2007 Coverage with many interesting news
OC Inside :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
The CeBIT Hannover is also in this year 2007 one of the most important computer exhibitions and on ocinside.de is once again a report with dozens of pictures, which you should not miss. The main focus of this 7 pages long CeBIT coverage is on current PC hardware like e.g. new motherboards, chassis and monitors. In addition there are some interesting multimedia products, innovative Gaming accessories and much more. From hell machines up to a PC, which can read your thoughts, is everything included ;) (it is only available in German language, but I’m sure it should be worth watching the pictures or using a translation tool).
ASUS DRW-1814BLT
t-break :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
It reads and writes at 18x, uses the SATA interface and allows you to create LightScribe labels. All that being extremely quiet!
nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 640MB vs. 1280MB in SLI mode
Tweak Town :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
“We have had a look at the 320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS graphic card offering a few times here at TweakTown in the past – we have looked at it in its stock form, overclocked and in SLI. It’s a fantastic card and doesn’t disappoint but in our first article we mainly focused on how it compared against the 640MB in single card configuration. Today we are going to be re-focusing on this situation but when the cards are used together in SLI mode.
With in excess of 1.2GB of memory on offer when the 640MB cards are enabled in SLI mode, you have to wonder are we simply at a point of overkill. Are the 640MB cards for non-SLI and the 320MB cards for SLI? These are some of the questions we hope to answer today.”
Seasonic S-12 Energy Plus 650 W Power Supply
Hard H2O :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Nowadays power is not everything in a power supply. Our planet health should also be observed and efficiency is vital. Seasonic S-12 does not only offer 650W, but a 85% efficiency too, which guarantees the Rosh approval.
HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 Review
Techgage :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Once synonymous with servers, RAID has made its way into the mainstream thanks to the inclusion of onboard controllers by the motherboard manufacturers. Can a dedicated card make much of a difference to system performance? Along with High Point, we intend to find out.
Seagate RAID Project Part 1: Onboard RAID
Club Overclocker :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Are you frustrated by slow boot times of your OS or load times of your games? When you transfer or copy files does your computer tell you to just come back tomorrow? Ever since the PC was invited we’ve been cursed with the slowest component in a computer, the hard drive. Even though hard drives have become much bigger and faster, they are still very slow when compared to the other hardware in a computer. Eventually, the hard drive as we know it will have to completely change, but for now we have to live with what is readily available.
Even though hard drives are slowing our computer experience down, there are ways to speed things up considerably. There are a couple easy solutions. The first is to choose a good Serial ATA hard drive like the Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s and the second solution is to run a couple of these drives in RAID.
Today we begin Part 1 of our RAID project by testing the onboard SATA RAID on one of the most popular enthusiast motherboards out today, the EVGA 680i SLI. We will start out by explaining some of the basics about RAID and then test a set of Seagate hard drive in RAID.
Cooler Master Mystique 632 Case Review
Overclockers Club :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
“Is it time to upgrade that old case of yours? Have you thought about the Cooler Master case line-up? If not, you should. Having used several of the Cooler Master cases in the past, I was looking forward to getting my hands on this case. From the front door assembly, to the anodized black appearance that drew me in, I knew I had to get this one. This case features 120mm fans in the front, back and a side intake. Today we will be taking an in-depth look at the Cooler Master Mystique 632.”
AMD RS740 chipset news
Chile Hardware :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
It has a DX 9 IGP, it is compatible with AM2+ & S1G2 CPUs including Griffin family
Built in 80nm
It supports DDR2 upto 800MHz only and has 16 bit sideport and can use up to 128MB of system memory.
Cooler Master Aquagate Duo Viva Review
Virtual Hideout :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
“What can I say? It’s another innovative, highly configurable good performing budget cooling solution. The Coolermaster Aquagate Duo Viva is all around well made with reliable components and good looks to match. The design and jet black components give it a serious, yet unique appeal. It resembles an intentional design idea of a high tech cooling system hidden within your extreme machine.”
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ CPU Review 
Red and Blackness Mods :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Looking to build or upgrade your computer but don’t want to spend a premium to get the latest system? While AMD and Intel have both moved to producing dual-core processors, there are still great deals available on the higher-end single core units. Geeks.com, popular online retailer, sent us one of the processors they offer, the AMD Athlon 64 4000+ CPU. Will this processor turn out be a good value or simply show its age? Read on to find out.
SilverStone Decathlon DA750 750W PSU review
DV Hardware :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
erStone has a new lineup of power supplies for enthusiast users, the Decathlon series. Currently this series features two models: a 750W and a 1200W power supply. The Decathlon series power supplies have only one +12V rail, but it’s very powerful. Many other power supplies feature two or four +12V power rails with on average 20A per rail, but the SilverStone Decathlon SST-DA750 750W power supply I’ll be looking at in this review has one badass 60A +12V rail while the 1200W model features 90A. One of the advantages of this is that you don’t need to worry about overloading a single rail.
SilverStone Decathlon DA750 750W PSU review
DV Hardware :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
SilverStone has a new lineup of power supplies for enthusiast users, the Decathlon series. Currently this series features two models: a 750W and a 1200W power supply. The Decathlon series power supplies have only one +12V rail, but it’s very powerful. Many other power supplies feature two or four +12V power rails with on average 20A per rail, but the SilverStone Decathlon SST-DA750 750W power supply I’ll be looking at in this review has one badass 60A +12V rail while the 1200W model features 90A. One of the advantages of this is that you don’t need to worry about overloading a single rail.
HighSpeed PC Top Deck Tech Station Review
Futurelooks :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
If you’re a PC enthusiast that loves to build and rebuild systems on a regular basis, you know how much a pain a case can be. Some just avoid cases all together and build their PC’s without a case, but that isn’t safe or secure. That’s why the enthusiasts at HighSpeed PC created the Tech Station. Let’s check it out!
Mushkin HP 580AP Power Supply Review
Hi Tech Reviews :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
In our continuing search for what we consider to be outstanding power supplies we can add the Mushkin HP 580AP to that list. Thanks to its four separate 12-volt rails this unit is able to maintain near perfect voltages on all rails, even when being subjected to a stress test.
SandioTech 3DGame O’ 6DOF Laser Gaming Mouse
Dragonsteel Mods :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Today for review I have a gaming mouse, yeah I know there are many of those out there, but this one is rather special. It’s from a company called SandioTech, and it features the ability to use the mouse for movement, or what is called ‘6 degrees of freedom’. This mouse has three small joysticks, two on each side and one on the top that allow the user to use them for pretty much anything they want to as the mouse is fully programmable. The 3DGame O’ mouse also features a laser sensor, with adjustable dpi up to 2000, and software that allows you to create and save profiles for games or applications as well. Read on to learn more about this unique mouse…
Hitachi Losing Money in Hard Drives; Closes Plant
Extremetech :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. said on Thursday it would close a parts factory in Mexico and cut 4,500 jobs as it aims to shave $300 million in costs in its loss-making hard disk drive business over the next five years.
Western Digital My Book World Edition II
Extremetech :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Review: Western Digital ships a network storage device that lives behind your firewall so that you can connect to it easily. We dig into the new drive to find out how well this combination of web services and storage hardware works in the real world.
Spring Migration: Upgrading the Day-to-Day PC
Extremetech :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Replace an aging production PC. Let the nightmares begin.
Thermaltake LANBOX – VF1000BWS
Hot Hardware :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
When going to a party, it's customary to not show up empty handed. Depending on the type of party, a cake, pastries, a bottle of wine or maybe even your favorite beer are all acceptable items to bring asagesture to the host, thanking them for the invitation. When it comes to a LAN party, …
Go Green Without Spending Your Green Saturn’s Green Line
PC Mechanic :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Ryan takes a look at one of the newest developments in the automotive industry with a comparable price
9 Steps to Combat Spam
PC Mechanic :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Rahul offers actions you can take to cut down on spam
5 Efficiency Tips For Microsoft Outlook
PC Mechanic :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Rahul offers 5 fantastic tips on managing email in Microsoft Outlook
SabayonLinux 3.3
Techgage :: Thursday, March 22, 2007
We have been a fan of SabayonLinux for quite some time, so we could not pass up a chance to tinker with their heavily anticipated new version. In addition to updated software, 3.3 brings about a new color scheme. It’s also touted as being more stable, so let’s put it to the test.
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Ice Teks :: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Other than the Enermax Uber Chakra Case not being aluminum, it’s veryimpressive. The styling on this product is very well done and allows easyaccess to the many drive bays. There is also a very convenient on topinterface with power button, reset button, 2 USB ports, mic jack, headphonejack, and eSATA port. The included 250mm fan is outstanding since it moves alot of air, but remains extremely quiet. There’s even plenty of room to workon the inside. If you’re budget conscious but still require a full sizecase, I would highly recommend this product. Watch the video to find outmore and check out the bloopers at the end.
[News] Cooler Master Aquagate Duo Viva [March 21st 2007]
Ice Teks :: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
What can I say? It’s another innovative, highly configurable goodperforming budget cooling solution. The Coolermaster Aquagate Duo Viva isall around well made with reliable components and good looks to match. Thedesign and jet black components give it a serious, yet unique appeal. Itresembles an intentional design idea of a high tech cooling system hiddenwithin your extreme machine.
