Tech News January 2005

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Seasonic PowerAngel Power Meter Review @ CoolTechZone
CoolTechZone :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“Power consumption is a great concern in the computing industry, nowadays. Although, it wasn’t much of a concern a while back, users now want to know the power ratings and consumption of their personal computers, and the components that reside in it. We are at a point where we don’t want high-powered products in our systems. Power consumption is the cause of elevated electricity bills and mere annoyance, when it comes to thermal issues. Add the aforementioned points to 600W+ power supply units and the scenario gets much worse.”

Overseas Outsourcing @ Phoronix
Phoronix :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“John Guzman, our main editorialist here at Phoronix, recently shared his opinions on the outsourcing of jobs out of the United States. More specifically, an experience with his new Internet Service Provider.”

Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO Review @ PC Modding Malaysia
PC Modding Malaysia :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“If you are a hardcore overclocker or PC enthusiasts, then you should definitely consider getting the Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO modules because they can run at 224MHz with 2-2-2-5 timings and 247MHz with 3-4-4 timings. Even though it was not able to achieve DDR500 results on our test bed, we believe that you can achieve higher results with certain motherboards. Besides that, the LED activity lights are not only cool looking, but also indicates the memory usage through the ram itself. Considering that the retail price of RM1650 / USD435 for the 1GB Corsair XMS XLPRO might be a little expensive, I would say it is worthy as it offered rock solid performance and stability”

Wintec AMP-X DDR2-5400 Review @ GruntvillE
GruntvillE :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“Wintec was raving about their memory’s ability to adjust its timings to the system. They claimed that if your system was running at 400fsb that these modules should be able to hit Cas 3. This is a very impressive for DDR2 modules. In fact, Wintec is the first to claim this. I set the system up to run 200FSB and set the memory to 533 and was able to run at 3-2-2-8. Anything over 540 and it was time to adjust the modules.”

Intel ‘Sonoma’ Centrino Platform @ Hexus
Hexus :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“Today sees the birth of Sonoma – Centrino 2 if you will – Intel’s next generation mobile platform which has been refined and sees some of Intel’s recent desktop technologies put into it. These are carried to Sonoma using the i915 core logic as a base. Sonoma also demands the use of the next generation Pentium-M CPU (Dothan), Intel Pro Wireless 2200BG or 2915ABG WiFi module, and Intel state that this new module supports new software which gives tightened security and easier configuration.”

MonsterGecko Pistol Mouse FPS @ Phoronix
Phoronix :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“MonsterGecko, a previously unknown company to Phoronix, has released their Pistol Mouse FPS and has graciously allowed us to test and review it. Let’s take a closer look at it and see how it performs.”

Aerocool Spiral Galaxies Case Review at 3DXtreme
3dXtreme :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“The Aerocool Spiral Galaxies is a quality made Case; there was never any doubt about that. The “screw-less” design makes installation a breeze. The issues we ran into were related to the non standard Form Factor that everyone is trying to copy while using ATX hardware. Aerocool delivered a quality product, its flaws while not entirely Aerocools’ fault can be attributed to the sudo BTX standard implementation”

Shuttle SB77G5 XPC – Socket 775 through Intel Canterwood @ TweakTown
TweakTown :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“We’ve got yet another Shuttle small form factor system under the spotlight today, this time it’s the SB77G5 XPC. It makes use of the Intel Canterwood chipset supporting AGP and DDR memory but supports the newer Socket 775 Intel Pentium 4 processors. Today we take a look at the XPC and what has changed (if any) as well as see what type of overclocking performance we can get from the unit.”

JAVOedge Bluetooth Keyboard review at SLCentral
SLCentral :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“In an age where electronics are prized for their mobility, Bluetooth has become an increasingly prominent technology. Several companies are taking advantage of this popular and efficient close-range wireless technology, implementing it in such devices as handheld computers and cell phones.

Because of this, many companies who manufacture accessories for mobile devices are incorporating Bluetooth into their product lines. One such company is JAVOedge. Today we will be looking at this company’s recently released Bluetooth keyboard. So read on to find out what the JAVOedge Bluetooth keyboard is all about.”

Steamed at Steam, and Heapsize @ IpKonfig
IpKonfig :: Saturday, January 22, 2005

“There’s no doubt in my mind that Steam is a big load of Steam, but Valve seems to think there’s a need for massive control. I’ve often thought of Valve as another Microsoft greed corporation, but that might be pushing it a bit.

Steam is Valve’s way of trying to control the copyright issues abroad, and with good reason. The internet has brought good and evil for publishing. Software is easily distributed across the internet and easily downloaded by those who know where to find it. So Valve’s main concern was to protect its ‘new car’ from thieves. Well, ok, cool; — however… ”

Thermaltake Purepower 680W Power Supply @ Techniz
Techniz.co.uk :: Thursday, January 20, 2005

“Thermaltake have come out with a good looking and great PSU. The performance of the Pure Power 680W PSU is very good and stable as you can refer back to the testing and performance section. Moreover, the PSU is finished in Electroplate Black Nickel, it also looks so great!. A part from that, it comes with the 20-24 Pin adapters which are able to support all the platforms of motherboard nowadays. There is total of 4 SATA connectors included as well for supporting SATA hard disks. Beside that, 2 units of PCI Express connector is ready to support the NVIDIA SLI graphic card setup. The noise of the PSU is very quiet as well which is rated at 17 dBA. The most important thing with this PSU is an Active PFC PSU and fully coloring sleeving.”

EPoX 9NPA+ (Nvidia nForce4 Ultra) Motherboard @ The Crucible
The Crucible :: Thursday, January 20, 2005

“EPoX has delivered an excellent product in the 9NPA+. It provides a ton of options, great overclocking and very nice performance all at a reasonable price. If you are looking to upgrade to a new PCI Express Athlon64 system and are looking for a board that won’t let you down take a look at the EPoX EP-9NPA+ nForce4 Ultra.”

2005 Motherboard Plans Revealed @ CoolTechZone
CoolTechZone :: Thursday, January 20, 2005

“We had a few meetings scheduled with tier-one motherboard makers to bring you the latest industry information right from the core. As of right now, motherboard makers are thoroughly enjoying the success of Athlon 64 based motherboards for the past few quarters. They strongly, and obviously, predict the sales of Athlon 64 based motherboards to soar the skylines in 2005. While AMD platform is getting the most attention from enthusiasts, motherboard makers are seriously worried about Intel’s Grantsdale and Alderwood motherboards. The reason to worry is due to poor performance to ratio of the Intel platform.”

MSI MegaStick 256 Reviewed @ VR-Zone Hardware
VR-Zone :: Thursday, January 20, 2005
“Secondly, the bundled earphones actually stopped working after about two weeks usage, and before they broke, the sound quality from them wasn’t anything to be proud of. Also, radio reception and quality were far from what you get out of most portable radios.”

Corsair Flash Voyager 512MB USB 2.0 Drive @ OCIA.net
OCIA :: Thursday, January 20, 2005

“Above we have a photo of the Voyager itself. As you can see, the exterior is constructed of rubber. This rubber construction makes for a water-resistant and shock-proof drive. Get caught outside in the rain or accidentally drop the drive down a flight of stairs? No worries! On the right side of the drive, you see a hook, which can be used to attach the drive to the included neck strap (kinda dorky, but if you use the drive frequently, it works great). I chose to attach my drive to my key ring. Next to the hook, we have the LED activity light. When activated, the LED flashes blue. The left side of the drive is where the USB 2.0 connector is, hidden under its protective cap.”

2005 CES – State Of The CE Industry Report @ The Tech Zone
The Tech Zone :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“Anyone who struggled to make their way through the three football fields of fantasy we call CES would come away believing high definition TVs, camcorders, recorders/players are going to be snapped up and snapped together by any consumer who knows what is good for him or her. The big problem is it still requires credit cards with a huge spending limit, a lot of patience or assistance and hurdles thrown in the way of the buyer by factions that focus more on patent payments than the consumer.”

HEXUS.net Analysis: ATi Catalyst 5.1
Hexus :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“Special mention should also be made of the new pause and stop buttons added in to the 3D preview of CATALYST Control Center – I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been frustrated by the sluggishness this 3D preview can add when trying to change settings, so this new functionality gets the thumbs up from me. I can fully understand the usefulness of the preview for more novice users, and its inclusion is to be applauded, but now I can also sleep soundly knowing that us ‘power users’ who already know our way around the more advanced 3D settings are still being thought of too.”

Soltek SL-K8TPro-939 Review
Neoseeker :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“We managed to overclock the Soltek K8TPro-939 to a maximum stable speed of 255 MHz on the HT bus, with a memory divider of 1:1, HT multiplier of 4x, and CPU multiplier of 9x. These settings resulted in a total CPU clock of 2295 MHz, memory clock of 255 MHz, and HT bus clock of 1020 MHz. Unlike the 3901a, the SATA port on this particular board is locked and we experienced no problems with data integrity”

Corsair Announces 2GB USB Flash Voyager Drive
Corsair :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“The new CMFUSB2.0-2GB card offers a great amount of storage capacity in an extremely small package. Corsair’s new Flash Voyager products are as highly acclaimed for their durability as they are for performance. Their soft rubber shock resistant, water resistant casing protects valuable data from the elements better than any other USB drive on the market. Supporting read speeds of up to 19MB per second, this drive also offers award-winning performance.”

Corsair Flash Voyager Review
Ninjalane :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“The big issue many users have with flash drives is the typically the device itself since they tend to fall apart with minimal use. Corsair has tried to solve this by wrapping the entire drive in a durable rubber shell.”

Interview with Intel @ Viper Lair
ViperLair :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“If the application is not threaded, it will not see benefits from Dual Core. However, if the OS is threaded and it’s running two non-threaded applications, we’ll see some improvements as compared to a single core design. Say you have a virus scanner running and you open a 20MB PowerPoint presentation, a dual core CPU will do so much more efficiently.”

Thermaltake Schooner Fanless VGA Cooler
Techniz.co.uk :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“The Schooner VGA cooler performs very well during the testing when comparing it with the stock cooler. Moreover, the VGA cooler itself has two pieces of large aluminum heat sink and using the heat pipe technology to cool down the GPU core. Besides that, it supports universal VGA cards even you can upgrade your VGA cards in the future. The Schooner VGA cooler is able to produce the max cooling performance with the most noiseless solution. It was a worth purchase item in terms of the performance and look.”

Futurelooks CES 2005 Photo Essay Report
Futurelooks :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“Snow, Rain, and 2 Hr Cab Lines were just some of the highlights of this years CES 2005 in Las Vegas. I guess you had to be there. Since you weren’t, we’ve decided to give you all the goods, in full color, using the power of Futurelooks new Photo Gallery. Check out the cars, the babes, and of course, the New Technology from the largest consumer electronics show in the world!”

SilverStone Zeus ST-52F 520W Update
InsaneTek :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“We have an update from SilverStone regarding the potentiometers. Apparently I was blind and did not see it, but in fact, the potentiometers are there. Extreme enthusiasts, rest assure that you’ll have access to manipulate the voltage rails as you please. But remember, tampering with the potentiometers will result in a voided warranty. SilverStone and InsaneTek are not responsible for any of your mishaps.”

Enermax Venus MicroATX Case
3dXtreme :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“3DXtreme today presents the our latest review of the Enermax Venus CS-10068-B MicroATX case. We have reviewed a lot of products by Enermax and what is most common is that they produce quality hardware, whether it be cases or power supplies. With a big push for smaller and smaller cases for the home theatre enthusiast it makes sense for Enermax to jump on the bandwagon and present their own solutions. Can this case meet the needs of the HTPC crowd and avoid the issues that have plagued the small form factor crowd? Let’s find out…”

AeroCool Spiral Galaxies Case Reviewed
Hi-Techreviews :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“AeroCool really upped the ante when they introduced their new Spiral Galaxies case to the market, for a company that in the past had only dabbled in computer cases to see this bold of a move from a company is both refreshing and exciting. The Spiral Galaxies introduces us to a new type of cooling technology in what AeroCool has dubbed their “Air Tunnel Cooling System”. If you’re looking for a case with plenty of room to work in or if your the watercooling the layout of this case makes it almost ideal for any of the front mount radiator watercooled systems.”

Comparing SLI setups @ t-break
t-break :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“With SLI boards hitting retail shelves, we’re sure that quite a few people are interested in comparing SLI setups. We thought that it would be a good idea to compare the lower-end and higher-end SLI setups. Since SLI is only officially available on an nForce4 platform, we didn’t have much choice with a lower-end system- especially since all nF4 boards are socket 939.delines.”

Zalman CNPS 7700ALCU CPU Heatsink
Tech-Mods.net :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“Its no secret, we are building systems that create high amounts of heat produced by the CPU. We need heat dissipating products that work effectively; all the while we want to be able to hear ourselves think. Today we will be taking a gander at a Massive sized heatsink The CNPS 7700-ALCU CPU Heatsink from Zalman to see if size really does matter or not.”

Ultra X-Connect 500w Modular PSU Review
Overclocker Café :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“The Ultra Products X-Connect power supply is the best thing that has happened to power supply units in years. Its innovation and forward thinking greatly simplifies things for the end user; be that installation or the passive needs of a case neat freak (like me). The principle of ‘plug in what you need’ cannot be given too many laurels. Add in UV reactive windows, a mirror finish paint job, pliable UV power cables or its virtual silence when in operation and you have a winner any way you look at it.”

Thermaltake Hardcano 13 A2259 Multifunction Fan Controller Review
Tweaknews :: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

“While the Hardcano 13 is not for everyone, the PC enthusiast wanting a device to monitor multiple system temperatures and control up to four fans would have to look long and hard to find anything better. Throughout several days of testing, the device performed flawlessly and exceeded my expectations in a number of respects.”

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