MGE Dragon ATX Case Review
PC Apex :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“The front door to the Dragon itself is very interesting. Composed mainly of a piece of clear plastic to diffuse the blue LED’s and covered with a silver piece of plastic with the design of a dragon (with the Dragon logo), I applaud the overall design but give it poor marks in execution.”
Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & MSI K9A Platinum Motherboards
Legit Reviews :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
No matter what segment of the market you are in, there is an AM2 offering that will suit your needs. Today, MSI and Asrock take on the challenge of a new socket in the form of AM2, and do it from completely opposite ends of the market – from budget to enthusiast! Read on as we take a look at the Asrock AM2V890-VSTA and MSI K9A Platinum motherboards to see which one of these boards will work for you?
Icy Dock
Driver Heaven :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Today we get the chance to look at two different hot swappable/removable hard drive enclosures from ICY DOCK that are designed for use with Serial ATA drives. These types of devices while common for ATA drives are now available for newer Serial ATA drives. Serial ATA drives are available from all the major hard drive manufacturers and provide faster data throughput than a standard ATA drive connected through an IDE interface.
EVGA nForce4 SLI x16 Motherboard Review
Motherboards.org :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
The EVGA 123-K8-NF47-AX is an excellent example of the nForce4 SLI x16 platform. With the recent launch of the Socket AM2 platform, the Socket 939 CPUs will likely disappear over time. For those wanting to upgrade their nForce3 motherboards or wanting to move to SLI without changing their CPU and memory, the nForce4 SLI x16 platform is a good alternative to the AM2, as moving to the new platform requires a new CPU, and new memory.
Scythe Ninja Plus CPU Cooler Review
Madshrimps :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“The Ninja is dead, long live the Ninja Plus! Scythe stopped
Frosty Tests the Thermalright Ultra-120 Low Noise Heatsink
Frosty Tech :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“The Ultra-120 heatsink extends Thermalright’s position as one of the best low noise heatsink manufactures in the market. Yet the Thermalright Ultra-120 applies only fairly simple cooling technologies; a selection of U-shaped heat pipes, widely spaced aluminum cooling fins, and a low speed 120 mm fan which is user provided. The end result though is a large, and albeit balky heatsink, but one which can be operated very quietly while disbursing the high heat loads from modern-day dual core processors.”
HP Pavilion dv8240ca Laptop
Bytesector :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“One thing that usually holds true with computers is that more is better. More processing power? Of course! More RAM? Sure why not! How about more hard drive space? Always! Well that’s just what HP did with their latest DV8000 series laptop. They took the great features from their existing laptops such as QuickPlay and a remote, and gave you more of what you wanted. More processing power? Now you have an AMD Turion 64 at 2.2 GHz. More RAM? Up to 2048MB of 333MHz DDR. Hard drive space? These laptops support a second hard drive, providing up to 200 GB of space. This new system has the potential to be a huge step forward, so let’s see how it performs.”
Sapphire x1900XT 512mb Graphics Card Review
XS Reviews :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“Recently I made a large upgrade to my main gaming/review rig. I went from a 3500+ Venice CPU to an E6600 Conroe. From 1gb of OCZ PC4000 VX memory to 2gb of OCZ PC6400. However the most expensive but certainly the most noticeable change that I made was moving from a rather poultry XFX PCX6600 to a much heftier Sapphire x1900XT 512mb graphics card. Now I can play games and top resolutions with no problems and I am once again king of the XSReviews benchmark tables. Read on to see what kind of scores I get with my new best friend.”
Enermax Galaxy 1000 W Power Supply
Hardware Secrets :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“Galaxy 1000 W is the most high-end power supply from Enermax and one of the most powerful power supplies for desktops and servers available on the market today. It was designed to fit quad-SLI systems and multi-CPU systems, and it is the first power supply compliant with the forthcoming EPS12V 3.0 standard (as this standard is not yet finalized, Enermax is calling it EPS12V 2007). Let’s take an in-depth look on this beast. ”
Bluegears Fans Reviewed
MetkuMods :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“In this review we will focus on Bluegears b-ice 120 mm Led Chrome Fan and their b-COOL Temperature Monitorin Fan. Both will have their strong and weak points and hopefully you’ll come to understand which fan would be perfect for your case or the next project.”
GIGABYTE bundles Top strategy game Civilization IV with Radeon X1650 Pro Silent–Pipe II graphics cards
Gigabyte :: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Gigabyte today proudly announced they will be the first VGA card maker to bundle Sid Meier’s Civilization IV edition with the Radeon X1650 Pro for strategy-game enthusiasts
BAWLS Guarana Gaming Support @ PAX 2006
Bawls Guarana :: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
BAWLS Guarana Gaming Support Continues with Sponsorship at Penny Arcade Exposition
OCZ Technology Announces Cutting Edge SD Dual Memory Cards
OCZ Technology :: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
OCZ Technology Announces Cutting Edge SD “Dual” Memory Cards–High performance Secure Digital and USB Drive in One
MACS Triumph Deluxe (MA-7131-A Deluxe) CPU Cooler
Madbox PC :: Sunday, August 27, 2006
“What happens when you mix leds, heatpipes, a peltier system, aluminium and copper? You can see that mixture in MACS’s Triumph Deluxe CPU, available for Intel LGA 775 and AMD K8 systems (including AM2 socket). We are showing a K8 compatible system (MA-7131-A Deluxe), and you can read the entire review @ MadboxPC.com”
PowerColor X1950 Brings Gaming Graphics to yet another Level
Tul Corporation :: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
No compromise on today’s most demanding 3D games
ATXPowerSupplies PSU Cross Reference Engine
Nippy Chips :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Today we have the ATXPowerSupplies Cross Reference Engine (ATX.P.S.C.R.E for short) script to review. This is invaluable to the end consumer and to the novice pc repairer alike. From such names as Compaq, Dell, E-Machine, Gateway, HP, and many others this tool seems to be well equipped and; so far this is the one and only tool from a secondary power supply manufacturer. This is an easy way to get a power supply for your PC that is out of warranty, old, or just no longer supported.
GIGABYTE Introduces New HDMI Graphic Card
Gigabyte :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Gigabyte launches VGA solution with HDMI and HDCP
Bluetooth Car Stereos are a Growing Trend
Blue Tomorrow :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
“By utilizing Bluetooth technology in their car stereos, manufacturers are providing drivers with a convenient, hands-free method to communicate over their mobile phones. It also gives drivers the ability to wirelessly stream music from Bluetooth enabled MP3 players and other audio players”
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Overclocking
3d Game Man :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
“Overclocking the Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.14GHz (Socket 775) CPU. See how far Rodney pushed this processor! Share your own finding on this product and please remember to post your overclocking results.”
G71: GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2 Preview
Beyond 3d :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
Many people would expect 9 new releases in 12 months to be the full list before moving on to another generation of processors but NVIDIA waited until a full year had passed, from the launch of the initial GeForce 7 model, before announcing the 7950 GX2. In this somewhat belated preview, we shall look at the GeForce 7950 GX2, along with its GeForce 7900 GT and 7900 GTX stablemates.
Tagan Turbojet 1100w Quad SLI PSU
Overclock 3d :: Thursday, August 24, 2006
With power consumption of graphics cards on the rise, more and more PSU manufacturers are releasing 1000w+ units. Today we take a look at Tagans latest model, the Turbojet 1.1kw.
Win a Conroe E6300 and help a good cause
techPowerUp! :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
A friend of ours in Bosnia, also a staff member here on techPowerUp! – Dark_Ride – is in some financial problems. He lives with just his mother in Bosnia, who makes roughly $210 USD a month, but they are in $981 USD worth of debt. He has dreamed for a long time about getting out of Bosnia, and even tried moving illegally to Germany with his mother when he was younger, but after a few months he was sent back to Bosnia. Our goal is to raise some money by holding a lottery for an Intel Conroe E6300 CPU. All proceeds will go to Dark_Ride to help pay off his debt, for a 5 dollar ticket you get a chance at winning a nice CPU and helping a good cause.
Coolermaster Mystique RC-631 Case Review
Technic 3d :: Friday, August 25, 2006
“Beautiful Design for User and Watercooling. The new Coolermaster Mystique RC-631 Case is the next pre-modded Case in the Technic3D Editorship. See you in the following Review which qualities the case presents”
Audigy 2 to Audigy 4 Softmod: Is it worthwhile?
Hard Core Ware :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Recently there has been a lot of buzz on hardware forums regarding a set of hacked drivers that have actually been around for a while, that will allow you to ‘turn your Audigy 2 or SB Live! into an Audigy 4’. Basically, the drivers will make Windows detect the soundcard as an Audigy 4, and you will be able to use Audigy 4 software to control your Audigy or SB Live! series soundcard.
Pikom PC Fair August 2006 Roundup & Booth Babes
PC Modding Malaysia :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
“PIKOM recently just held their second PC Fair of the year in Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC), and being apart of it really makes us proud to be Malaysian. The event kicked of on 11th August and sales went crazy on 13th August where it all ended. The fair was held in three different floors where there first floor consisted of booth displays by major players such as like Apple, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, Dell, BenQ, Fujitsu, Brother, just to name a few.”
Enermax Liberty 620w Modular ATX PSU
OC3D :: Saturday, August 26, 2006
With more and more modular power supplies coming into the market, will Enermax be able to produce something that stands out from the rest? We find out..
Scythe Infinity cooler
Harware Overclock Austria :: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Hardwareoverclock austria has posted a new heatsink review. Last week we have tested the Scythe Infinity cooler, one of the biggest heatsink, we have ever seen. With a big low noise 120 mm fan and a compability for all processors, also for the AMD AM2, scythe has created one of the most interesting coolers in this year.
