Tech News December 2005

Article Name: Zalman ZM460-APS Ultra Quiet 460Watt Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews.net
Tweaknews :: Thursday, December 01, 2005

“The Zalman ZM460 is not the prettiest PSU I’ve ever seen. It has no fancy gizmos or modular design. What it does have, however, is performance. I’ve had a wide variety of power supplies come through here and I can’t honestly say that any of them have performed better than the ZM460. I know for a fact that I’ve never had a PSU that was this quiet.”

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The Cheapest Computer is Enough
PC Mechanic :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
Quote: Remember back in the day, when you had to spend $3000 to get a mediocre computer that could just barely do what you wanted it to and was overtaxed after a year? I certainly do. When my family got a brand-new Gateway 2000 in 1995, it came with a huge 17” monitor and an even larger case. We opted for the 124-key AnyKey keyboard, and bought an HP LaserJet 5P. The total price, including the $800 printer, was just about $3000.

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Mountain Mods Bob Slay Clear Acrylic Case @ ThinkComputers.org
Think Computers :: Thursday, December 01, 2005

Quote: “Hello everyone today I’ve got a custom acrylic case from Mountain Mods for your pleasure. The “Bob Slay” is a sleek, cube-style case, made entirely from laser cut ¼ inch cast acrylic. The Bob Slay’s cube design make it unique in the field of acrylic cases which normally are only available in the usual tower design.”

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MGE XG Vortec 500W
techPowerUp! :: Thursday, December 01, 2005

MGE targets the extreme gamer/modder niche and the build-your-own mainstream market of PC enthusiasts with this power supply. It features a unique blue anodized design with side windows in the PSU case. A PCI-Express video card connector is available, all cables are sleeved. During our testing we found that the PSU can supply stable clean voltage. Another plus is that the retail price of $60 is quite competitive.

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[Phoronix] Enermax Laureate (EB205U-S)
Phoronix :: Thursday, December 01, 2005

Summary: “The Laureate 2.5″ from Enermax Maxpoint is made of high quality aluminum to maximize the heat dissipation as well as keeping to a diminutive weight. Not only is this enclosure made of the quality we have come to expect from Enermax but also the device is also water-resistant and shockproof with its neoprene travel bag.”

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Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Athlon64 Heatsink
Frosty Tech :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
“The Freezer 64 Pro suspends its 2200RPM fan on four dualaxial rubber vibration absorbing posts. The general idea of which is to prevent any motor vibrations from transferring to other areas of the chassis which might create noise. The 92mm fan itself is pretty unique in that the design minimizes turbulence and noise created by air moving over the edges of the frame. ”

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Reason Why Vendors Don’t Sell AMD Products @ CoolTechZone.com
CoolTechZone :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
“AMD went to court with an antitrust/unfair business practice lawsuit against Intel Corp. earlier this year. AMD also claimed that Intel was strong-arming and/or giving indirect incentives (joint marketing efforts) to vendors such as Dell to ensure that they don’t retail AMD products.”

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DFI nForce4 Infinity SLI Motherboard Review
Futurelooks :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
In the market for something that just works, and you don’t care about a gajillion useless extra gizmos? Well, DFI’s Infinity series should take care of that, and today we have a look at their Infinity nForce 4 SLI, a low-cost solution for those interested in SLI. So, come and check out what we thought of it!

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Firefox Tweak Guide Updated @ TweakGuides.com
Tweaknews :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
To coincide with the release of Firefox 1.5, I’ve fully updated my Firefox Tweak Guide to cover the features of this latest version. If you’ve read the guide before, give it a quick run-through to see what’s new, and if you’re new to the guide, I think you’ll find it very handy.

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Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 Hard Drive Review Rev. 2.0 Posted!
Tech ARP :: Thursday, December 01, 2005

Quote – “We are moving closer to the terabyte era. The new Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 hard drive pushes us closer to the goal of a terabyte of storage space in a single drive.

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ASUSTeK A7G with ATI RADEON Mobility X1600 – First Hands-On Look!
Hexus :: Thursday, December 01, 2005
HEXUS.eXclusives :: ASUSTeK A7G with ATI RADEON Mobility X1600 – First Hands-On Look! Been wondering what to expect from ATi’s up-coming Mobility RADEON X1600? We’ve exclusively done some testing on an ASUS laptop running the Mobility X1600.

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