Plantronics Discovery 640 Bluetooth Headset
Legit Reviews :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“The Plantronics Discovery 640 is a great headset to use if you are looking for something very light and very small. Weighing a scant 9 grams – or about the weight of two nickels, this Bluetooth headset is very discreet. If you are comfortable using the Ear Gels then you will be happy with the audio and volume produced…”
Sansun Bat Mid Tower ATX Case Review @ Madshrimps
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Quote: “Sansun is a newcomer to the retail enclosure market; with years of experience in the distributor sector they put their experience to good use. Straight from the darkest pits of a dark cave comes their first offering, the Bat case. We draw the Joker from our pack of twisted product tests and find out if this case is up to the challenge.”
Vantec NexStar NST-370GX External USB HDD Enclosure
TweakTown :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
QUOTE: “Regardless of which category you may fall into, there has begun a demand for external storage that makes use of standard 3.5” hard disk drives. Vantec has answered the call for this market segment for quite a while and their enclosures have gone through several revisions. All of them have had a high level of quality and usefulness, so it isn’t much of a surprise that they have come up with some more improvements and brought out their next level of external device, the NexStar GX.”
FreeGeek.com Interview
Designtechnica :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“Free Geek, a nonprofit company in Portland, Oregon takes unwanted computers and gizmos, rebuilds them and gives them away or breaks them down for proper recyclying.”
Grand Theft Auto Saga: Missing the Bigger Picture
The Tech Zone :: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
“Here’s another case that leaves me bewildered. Some bloke, who probably had nothing much to do besides play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and sit in an Olympian judgment over what a game can or cannot contain, thinks that kids playing this game would be grossly affected by the questionable material hidden inside. You know what, that makes about as much sense as Schwarzenegger in a skirt. Absolutely ridiculous.”
Sytrin Nextherm PSU460
Phoronix :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Summary: “When we reviewed the Sytrin Nextherm ICS-8200 air-conditioned ATX enclosure early last year, we were not only impressed by the superb chassis itself and cooling capabilities, but also the bundled power supply. In fact, the power supply unit included with the Nextherm ICS-8200 was likely one of the best we have ever seen bundled after years of seeing flakey PSUs bundled with all sorts of ATX cases. Today we have our eyes set on yet another Sytrin product, and today it is the Nextherm PSU460 460W.”
Interview with Johnny H. from NZXT
hardCOREware :: Monday, February 13, 2006
We recently got to sit down with Johnny H, who is the product manager and lead designer at NZXT. They were the ones who burst onto the scene with a wildly designed PC case that thousands of Chinese companies duplicated.
Now they are getting into less radical designs, but ones that can still turn heads. Find out what’s going on with NZXT, where they came from, where they are going, and what the heck NZXT means anyway.
MSI’s K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI motherboard
The Tech Report :: Monday, February 13, 2006
DESPITE THE FACT THAT NVIDIA launched its nForce4 SLI X16 chipset several months ago, motherboard manufacturers have been slow to adopt the new core logic. That’s understandable, since the X16 chipset really doesn’t offer much in the way of new features and performance. In fact, there are still only a few nForce4 SLI X16-based motherboards available on the market.
With much of the high-end motherboard market riding the original nForce4 SLI, MSI’s K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI looks right at home. MSI’s spin on the nForce4 SLI is unique, though. Rather than settling for the nForce4 SLI chipset’s pedestrian AC’97 audio implementation, MSI has endowed the K8N Neo4 with a high-definition audio chip from Creative. Can high-def audio help the K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI rise above the slew of nForce4 SLI boards out there? Read on to find out.
AeroCool Video Magic (VM-102) Fanless VGA Cooler
Hi-Techreviews :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Today more and more people are demanding that their computers operate with as little noise as possible. Those that have attempted to conduct business while the whine of a heatsink or video card fan fills the room with noise in the background have soon demanded something better. Today we are looking at one step you can take towards making your system silent as we examine the AeroCool Video Magic (VM-102) Fanless VGA Cooler. Come on along as we test it against another well known fan bases cooler to see just how well to stacks up against the competition.
Global Win YCC-S27 Mini desktop case
Madshrimps :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Quote: “With the introduction and growing popularity of Windows XP Media center edition, more and more people are putting computer in their living room. The HTPC (Home Theater PC) opened a new market for slick designed cases. Today we are testing the Global Win YCC-S27 Mini desktop case. Is it possible to bring fast desktop performance silently to your living room? Let’s take a look. ”
AC Ryan BlackFire Fans @ ThinkComputers.org
Think Computers :: Monday, February 13, 2006
AOpen i945Ga-PHS
techPowerUp! :: Monday, February 13, 2006
AOpen is offering a wide range of products, many of them geared toward living room multimedia. The dual-core capable AOpen i945Ga-PHS is a motherboard designed to be used for building a Media PC. Its outstanding feature is integrated VGA with analog, TV and HDTV output without the need of any addon card. This gives you everything to build a very low profile Media PC.
Kingwin SK-523SW ATX Chassis Review
Virtual-Hideout :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Quote: “Overall, this case is one of the nicer cases I’ve had the opportunity to review to date. The aluminum door ties in with the silver paint on the main body of the case. The CCL is really bright and can light up the room when the door is opened.”
DFI Infinity NF4 Ultra
Phoronix :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Summary: “It has been quite a while since we last featured a DFI, or rather Design For Innovation, motherboard at Phoronix but today we are back again with them as we feature one of their products from the Infinity series — the DFI NF4 Ultra. As the model name implies, the Chipset used is NVIDIA’s nForce4 Ultra and it also features a Vitesse Gigabit interface, four DDR-400 slots, and the usual innovations we have become to appreciate from DFI thanks to their LAN Party series.”
How To Take Great Nighttime Digital Photos
Digital Grabber :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Night photographs express a special something that cannot be seen in normal daytime photography. Whether it is a photograph of a moon and starlit sky over a windy deserted beach, the excitement of a downtown cityscape when the lights go on, or just a picture of you and some friends in front of a favorite hangout, nighttime photos, when done right, are sure to attract attention. This guide will teach you how to take great night photos with your digital camera.
Sunbeam Solar Illuminated Keyboard Review
OCIA :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Athlon FX-60 review
Driver Heaven :: Monday, February 13, 2006
“Rather than rushing a “launch” review we have been using this CPU for a month now under a vast array of heavy duty tasks ranging from online fragging to video encoding, so we will be giving you the verdict on whether this rather expensive CPU is worth the money…
The FX-60 is a 90nm part based on AMD’s Toledo core. AMD pack over 233million transistors into the FX60 at 90nm and end up with a die size just over 199mm2. The chip comes clocked at 2.6ghz and features 2 cores (like the X2 range of CPU’s). Cache levels are set to 64kb of both L1 data and L1 code and L2 cache is 1mb (per core). The chip supports all the usual technologies such as SSE3 and x86-64 and has a reasonably low operating voltage of 1.3-1.35v. We say low because the same Toledo core was used on the X2 4800+ and on that chip the voltage requirement is 1.35-1.4v for a slower 2.4ghz clock.”
Ultra Products 2nd Generation X-Finity 600W PSU
Big Bruin :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Quote: Compared to the previous generation 600W X-Finity PSU, the second is a nice improvement. I have been taxing the first generation unit with all of the daily tasks I perform on my main PC since that review was published. The voltage rails are still rock solid, and I expect the same (or better) from the second generation unit with its improved specifications and addition of a second 12V rail.
Be-Quiet P6-470 Darkpower review
Driver Heaven :: Monday, February 13, 2006
“Many people want or need a completely silent PC for their home or work. Unfortunately, as computers become faster, their power requirements and heat dissipation also grows higher. Both of these problems affect the power supply units, which have to provide more power while remaining quiet and cool. Cheap power supply units have to use powerful fans for cooling, which makes them rather loud for using in HTPC systems or other systems which need to be quiet. Thus many companies strive to design more powerful and efficient power supply units, which not only are able to provide great amounts of power but also to dissipate less heat and require less cooling. Be-Quiet is a rather new German company, subsidiary of Listan, which focuses on creating computer related products, like coolers and power supply units, made to reduce the noise output of your PC without compromising quality and/or performance. Today we have the latest version of their power supply unit line, the P6 DarkPower PSU.”
Act-On MicMouse & Optical Mouse Review
PC Modding Malaysia :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Content: “It is of my opinion that the ADM 0520 MicMouse is a pretty comfortable mouse for one with big hands to use. It’s perfect for those who want to have a decent mic (just don’t click while using it!) for social chatting. However, for those who are gaming and using voice chat, I’ll say stay away unless of course, they have a way to completely isolate the clicking sound. Those who own a notebook and already have a touchpad may find this a worthwhile buy because if you need to do some work while chatting you can still resort to your touchpad. Perhaps Act-On Inc can work on the idea a bit more and make some refinements (isolate the clicks!!) to make this a totally practical product to buy.”
Laptop Gamers & LAN Parties Go Hand In Hand
Laptop Gamers :: Monday, February 13, 2006
With LAN partying in mind, I’ve decided to show you what I pack inside my laptop bag when heading to a LAN party. One thing for sure, this definitely beats lunging around a desktop!
G.Skill F1-4000USU2 2GB kit
Technic3d :: Monday, February 13, 2006
Quote: “G.Skill offers a clock-joyful memory, which is to place also Overclocker contently”
Thinking About Discount Laptop Computers
Laptop Lifestyle :: Friday, February 10, 2006
While laptop computer prices have come down quite a lot, laptops still range from inexpensive laptop models to high end luxury jobs. Naturally, the laptop you eventually choose to buy will depend on your resources and requirements, but if you are on a budget like so many of us are, you should give some thought to picking up a discount laptop computer.
SmarThumb 256MB USB Drive @ ThinkComputers.org
Think Computers :: Friday, February 10, 2006
ThermalTake ToughPower 550W PSU
DV Hardware :: Friday, February 10, 2006
“DV Hardware today took a look at the ToughPower 550 Watt power supply from ThermalTake. This NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFire ready PSU features independent voltage circuits and promises a voltage regulation of less than 3 percent. The PSU has a black cover and features a large 120mm fan to provide quiet cooling. Read on to see how this PSU performs on an overclocked AMD Opteron 148 based rig running at 3GHz.”
NZXT Lexa @ Techgage
Techgage :: Friday, February 10, 2006
Quote: If you have never heard of NZXT, you don’t know what great cases you are missing! We are taking a look at their Lexa case, which combines “Perfect Symmetry” with class and functionality. Let’s check it out and see if we have a winner on our hands.
Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MB-RS Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets :: Friday, February 10, 2006
“Foxconn, a traditional OEM manufacturer, is now in the retail market with its own motherboard line, using its own brand. For AMD platform, it is using WinFast brand, which was licensed from Leadtek. Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MB-RS is a socket 754 motherboard based on the latest nVidia chipset with integrated graphics (a.k.a. on-board video): GeForce 6100. We were very curious to measure GeForce 6100 performance and compare it to commercial entry-level video cards, like GeForce 6200. That’s what we’ve done in this review, and also compared its performance to other chipsets with on-board graphics: VIA K8M800 and SiS 760 GX.”
Scythe Samurai Z
techPowerUp! :: Friday, February 10, 2006
Japanese heatsink manufacturer Scythe has engineered a nice heatsink with the Samurai Z. It includes mounting accessories for Socket 478, 775, 754, 939 and 940. On all these platforms installation is very easy and can be performed without any tools. While the cooler can not offer the cooling performance of behemoth coolers, it can keep up well with the heat load of our test setup. In addition to that it is remarkably quiet.
Danger Den Maze 4 Acetal Top GPU block
Geek Extreme :: Friday, February 10, 2006
“With my recent purchase of a X800XT AIW from the trusty Newegg, I decided to take advantage of my newly constructed watercooling setup by investing in a Danger Den Maze 4 GPU waterblock and ramsinks. I ordered the waterblock from Danger Den’s website and some generic copper ramsinks. This review will be more of an observations and experiences of the utility and use of watercooling your GPU than that of a waterblock comparison.”
World-exclusive: Thermaltake Eureka
techPowerUp! :: Friday, February 10, 2006
Thermaltake is making a variety of products for computer enthusiasts: cases, coolers, power supplies, water cooling and other accessories. The Thermaltake Eureka is their latest full-tower case. It has a solid front door and is made from all aluminum with a brushed metal look. Sliding drive rails and tool free drive cages make installation easy. A removable motherboard tray completes the feature set of this high-end case.
