Sapphire PURE Innovation PI-A9RD480 Crossfire
techPowerUp! :: Monday, January 09, 2006
ATI video card specialist Sapphire has built this Crossfire-ready motherboard with enthusiasts and gamers in mind. Special care has been given to providing the whole range of needed BIOS options to properly tweak the settings. Its unique white design will make the board stand out of the crowd.
CES 2006 Car Audio Show Floor
The Tech Lounge :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“We spent Friday morning at the CES car audio show floor, but first we met with speaker design company Tymphany in their Las Vegas Hilton suite. Tymphany’s new Linear Array Transducer (LAT) subwoofer utilizes a dual opposed woofer design with stacked passive cones to create monster bass in a much smaller space. Their LAT woofers are featured in a new line of Alpine aftermarket powered subwoofer boxes.”
DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert @ t-break
t-break :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“DFI has also added some space between the two PCI-E x16 slots which is also good in two ways. Firstly, it allows more room between the VGA cards and secondly there is enough space between the slots to not allow either of the Video cards to be over the chipset fan. This was a problem with the original board where the graphics cards game right above the chipset fan and if you weren’t careful, the card could actually touch the fan and block it from spinning.”
News – Titan Eagle Aluminum & Copper VGA Cooler
Techniz.co.uk :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Asus A8N-VM CSM GeForce 6150 Motherboard Review
PCStats :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“The Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard looks like the perfect workstation/HTPC motherboard at first glance; onboard graphics with analog and DVI-D monitor outputs, and nVidia PureVideo High Definition MPEG-2/WMV9 Playback acceleration. The A8N-VM CSM supports all Socket 939 AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 processors on the market, and is built around two recent nVidia chipsets, the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 & nForce 430. Onboard features include IEEE 1394a, a 5.1 channel HDA (Azalia)/AC97 audio controller, Gigabit LAN and of course analog and DVI-D Geforce 6-series onboard video. Expansion is possible through PCI Express x16 and PCI Express x1 slots for high bandwidth devices and two 32 bit PCI slots for legacy devices.”
Crucial Hi-Speed USB 12-in-1 Card Reader @ techniz.co.uk
Techniz.co.uk :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Provides fast, portable data exchange between your computer and the flash memory cards used in your portable electronic devices. Works in both Macs and PCs, as well as notebooks and desktops — any computer with a USB port/operating system support.”
Corsair XMS TWINX2048-4000PT 2GB Dual Channel Kit
InsaneTek :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Corsair’s PC4000PT is not the first, nor second, but third enthusiast 2GB solution thus far. The memory uses Samsung UCCC ICs and comes with a very affordable price. Moving to 2GB just became more tempting.”
ATP ToughDrive 1GB @ Phoronix
Phoronix :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Summary: “Two of the main contenders we have come across when it comes to flash/thumb drives has been the blazing fast OCZ Rally, which has continually taken first in our speed and write tests, and Corsair’s Flash Voyager series that takes a close second in all of our benchmarks except its durability is utterly impressive. What we have our hands on today is ATP’s USB ToughDrive that offers a 1GB capacity while coming cased in a durable rubber housing but will it be able to compete with Corsair’s and OCZ’s finest?”
SuperTalent PC4000 C2.5 1GB kit Review at 3DXtreme
3dXtreme :: Monday, January 09, 2006
We have reviewed product from SuperTalent in the recent past and it has proven to be a quality product that won’t break the bank. Today we are looking at a kit of DDR500 ram with nice timings of Cas 2.5. It’s hard to compete for the enthusiast dollar these days and making overclockable ram with tight timings is a great place to start. Let’s find out if SuperTalent’s latest enthusiast offering can keep up with some high quality well established memory…
CES Coverage part 3
Driver Heaven :: Monday, January 09, 2006
I just wanted to share a few pictures from my appointment for DriverHeaven with AMD. I’d like to personally thank Brent Barry, Brand Manager for A64 FX Processors, Bubba Wolford, PR Section Manager for Gaming and Digital Home Entertainment, and Mike Field, Manager of Product and Brand Management for their fine briefing and for fielding all my questions. I’d also like to thank Trisha and Jessica for once again arranging my appointments with AMD.
Anand’s New Website
Hardware Secrets :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“I’ve just learned that Anand Shimpi, from AnandTech, has released a new website this week, called DailyTech (http://www.dailytech.com), which is dedicated to daily technology-related news. The editor-in-chip is Kristopher Kubicki, who is also a buddy of mine and was working at AnandTech for a very long time. It seems that the idea was to split the News section of AnandTech to a new website, as from now on all news posted on AnandTech will be pulled from DailyTech. Since AnandTech is the biggest website about PC hardware in the world (some folks claim that Tom’s Hardware has greater traffic, but I think that’s not true) it may be very possible that DailyTech will be one of the largest technology news website in the very near future. C”
Nexus NX5000 500W Power Supply @ Pro-Clockers
Pro-Clockers :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Quote: If you were to take time to browse around the Nexus website, you will see one common theme. Quietness. Nexus proud themselves on producing products to make your computer as quiet as possible. Today, we take a look at the Nexus NX5000 power supply. Going alone with Nexus quiet theme, this power supply also provides alot of power.
Kingston’s microSD Flash Memory Card
Legit Reviews :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“It took nearly a full year for the technology to take off, but now microSD cards are said to be the ‘hot’ item in 2006 for the mobile phone market. The microSD card is currently the world’s smallest mass produced memory card measuring just 11mm x 15mm x 1mm, and will be completely compatible with SanDisk Corporation’s TransFlash format…”
Coolmax Fanless 400W PSU @ Bytesector
Bytesector :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Power supplies have seemingly become the most important piece to building a new computer system as Intel and AMD have listed strict minimum wattages for power supplies to be used with their latest dual-core based systems. On one hand, we have those users who will go the extra distance to ensure they have tons of wattage headroom by purchasing that 700W+ power supply unit with three fans. And on the other hand, we have those users who want a new system, but want absolute silence. Directron was more than happy to supply me with a fanless power supply unit to review and so today, I will take a look at the Coolmax Fanless power supply that sports 400W of power and possibly more than meets the eye.”
OCZ Gold PC4000 GX XTC 2GB Dual Channel Kit @ InsaneTek
InsaneTek :: Monday, January 09, 2006
“Armed with new heatspreaders and an affordable price, the OCZ Gold PC4000 GX XTC becomes a great choice for enthusiast gamers on the budget. It even comes with slightly lower latencies than the previous Gold PC4000.”
Corsair Flash Voyager 1GB @ techPowerUp!
techPowerUp! :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
The Corsair FlashVoyager USB Sticks are well known for their ruggedness. During our testing we boil and freeze the USB stick, put it into the dish washer and run over it with a car, more testing happens in the toaster and in the washing machine, and we finally managed to break it. Not only can the stick take a lot of beating but the transfer speeds are also among the fastest.
Just because its says presented in HDTV
Home Theater Blog :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Ok 99.9% of you already know this, but we don’t want that guy in Hoboken missing out. To view HDTV your display has to be able to render at least 720p line of resolution (The CEA defines HDTV as an image with 720 progressive or 1080 interlaced scan lines) and your source Cable/Off-Air/Satellite has to be capable of delivering that same minimum of 720 progressive lines of resolution.
Dell’s Quad nVidia SLI XPS System @ Legit Reviews
Legit Reviews :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Dell’s upcoming XPS 600 Renegade gaming PC features the World’s first Quad-SLI video card solution with 2GB of memory on board. If you think seeing high end games run smooth on a dual card SLI or CrossFire system is impressive you haven’t seen anything now that Quad-SLI is being used!
Adesso Gives PC Users Creative License With New Line Of Pen-based PC Drawing Tablets
Photoshop Support :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Tech In-Depth: Ethernet
PC Mechanic :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Category 5 UTP, token ring, twisted pair, hub, switch, gigabit……….What do all these items have in common? In case you didn’t figure it out right away, all the above listed items are related to Ethernet in some way or another. During the mid to late 1990’s as prices of commodity PC Hardware began to decline, households began to acquire more than one PC, and networking them together became increasingly popular.
XG Dragon ATX Case @ Viperlair
ViperLair :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
“MGE has delivered an inspiring design in the XG Dragon offering. As much as I am not an enthusiast when it comes to heavily modified cases, this one struck me when I first opened the package, and has continued to grow on me since. Its simple building blocks that offer almost an entirely tool less solution with looks that will make you proud to bring your system to a party with 300 of your closest friends because as we all know, it’s not just your gaming skillz on display.”
CES 2006 Day 3 Spotlight: AVerMedia
Futurelooks :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
AVerMedia had some really interesting TV Tuner and Media Center products displayed at the show. We dragged ourselves out of bed early in the Las Vegas morning to see what they had in store for 2006.
Professional Magazine Design Tutorial
Good Tutorials :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to make a great looking professional magizine.
Home Theater Obsolescence
Home Theater Blog :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
No I’m not talking about Home Theater itself but the gear that comprises the systems, or rather what to look for in that new piece of equipment; that will ensure it’s viable for years to come. In the interest of brevity, I won’t go into all the combinations of formats and configurations that are currently used, but rather a few simple rules of thumb for the home theater novice.
Displays: Again rather than writing a what, when, where and why of what I recommend here, I’ll just mention one thing any potential FPD/Projector buyer should keep an eye out for. Digital inputs, be it HDMI and or DVI. I highly recommend buying a display with a digital input vs. one without. It’s rare to run across a display without a digital input these days, but they are out there and more often than not these sets are the ones you want to avoid.
Not So Firm Firmware: PSP Updating and Homebrew
Twitch Guru :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Sony’s Playstation Portable promised to revolutionize the way people think about handheld gaming devices – and it has. Along with unprecedented gaming power, personal music player capabilities and UMD movies have come frequent firmware updates and some complaints of failed updates resulting in unusable PSPs. The original firmware in first generation Japanese hardware was v1.0, which was perfectly operational – it merely lacked an Internet browser, as well as some small extras available in newer versions. Updates have been consistently released to add what amount to optional extras to the portable system.
CES Coverage Part 2
Driver Heaven :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Corsair invited DriverHeaven over to their suite in the Bellagio to discuss their product line and upcoming products as well. The focus of their CES 2006 show was the launch of the Nautilus 500 self enclosed water cooling system – which features extreme ease of use for users with an estimated 10 to 15 minute installation time. This unit has a 120MM fan to exhaust heat from the top of the enclosure, and quick connect fittings at the rear.
I had an interesting discussion with Richard Hashim and Vivian Lien, who invited me to their penthouse suite at the Bellagion Resort and Casion. If you’re visiting the show floor at CES 2006, their product line is also being showcased in the booths of their key partners: NVIDIA, ATi, Logitech, Zalman, and BenQ. Corsair had a few very intriguing partner systems on display which will be shown and discussed below.
DH Review: Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Driver Heaven :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Well it is time to have a look at a new CPU cooler from Arctic Cooling – the new Freezer 64 Pro. This cooler is built specifically for the AMD Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 Dual core line of processors. Most of you assuredly have heard of Arctic Cooling and some may be using their famous line of VGA Silencer coolers. They also make high quality PC Cases and cooling fans.
Aerocool High Tower Series HT-102 CPU Cooler Review at 3DXtreme
3dXtreme :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Today 3DXtreme is taking a look the latest incarnation of the High Tower series from Aerocool, the HT-102. Aerocool has been kind enough to send along a sample of this latest product, a CPU cooler compatible with all recent CPU socket types. The HT-102 uses a quiet 92 MM fan, to quickly whisk heat from this large copper unit. The HT-102 will allow for a second 92 MM fan to be attached to maximize cooling power by using a push / pull method of airflow through it.
CES 2006 Spotlight: Antec Fusion/NSK2400 In-Depth
Futurelooks :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
So you thought it was over with Antec did ya? Or did you just forget? If you recall from our first article, we mentioned the Fusion and its little brother, the NSK 2400. Well now that the NDA has been lifted, we’re going to show you the technology behind the Fusion and the NSK 2400 with some previously unreleased inside pictures of the two cousins. Read on!
CES 2006 Day 3: Company Spotlight – ECS Elitegroup
Futurelooks :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
The NEW ECS has made some great strides in establishing market share in 2005. Their “Editor’s Choice” designs represented great value and performance. This year, they not only continue with their staple motherboard product, but they are going after some new markets with some innovative product. Let’s check it out!
