Fantec LD-U35U2 Review
Technic 3d :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
“The Fantec LD-U35U2 3,5″ HDD Case arrived Technic3D. The 3,5” HDD Cases with USB and “One-Press Backup” can you see in the following Review.”
Open Linux Router Project Announced
Phoronix :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
“ClarkConnect, IPCop, m0n0wall, and Smoothwall are among the Linux distributions currently available that are targeted for use as a firewall or network server. However, shortly another contender will be launching into this arena and that is the Open Linux Router.”
Silverstone TJ07 Chassis
tbreak :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
The TJ07 has seven 5.25’’ drive bays, however, Silverstone does not bundle any bezels along with the chassis for hiding optical drives with different colored face plates. The black/white DVD drives we used certainly messed up the chassis\\\\\\\’ awesome look. Below the 5.25\\\\” bays, you find the front I/O connections hidden in a removable bay held shut by a small magnet. The front I/O connections comprise of four USB ports, one Firewire, and Audio in/out connectors. Below the I/O connections is the power button, reset button, power LED andHDD LED. The reset button is tiny and requires a pin to press. As an Overclocker, I would have preferred a normal reset button for quick & easy access to rebooting my system.
CES 2007: Sony & Microsoft 
Think Computers :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
“While at CES we were able to get a chance to stop by both Sony’s and Microsoft’s booths. Sony’s main attraction was their new OLED TV’s. They just look amazing and they are so thin! Also we got a glimpse of Sony’s 70-inch XBR3 and the VAIO UX. At Microsoft we got a look at the Windows Home Server and the Windows Live Marketplace.”
Asus P5B-E P965 motherboard Review
PC Stats :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
The Asus P5B-E motherboard may be bland to look at but it’s what’s inside that counts right? ;-) There’s a decent amount of onboard peripherals such as 7.1 channel Intel Azalia audio, IEEE 1394a, Gigabit LAN and an additional Serial ATA II controller. If you feel the need to add devices, the P5B-E has a lot of upgrade possibilities with three 32 bit PCI slots and three PCI Express x1 slots.
Reviving and Volt Modding an Abit AW9D-Max Motherboard
Madshrimps :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
“The overclock ability of PC hardware is known for more then a decade now. As the market seemed to ask for more user friendly ways to overclock, manufacturers came up with ideas like dipswitches, softmodding through BIOS, asynchronous bus functions, etc. Though the risk stays the same, and once you run out of luck you might find yourself paying another $200 for replacement parts. Today we take a look on how we revived our motherboard after a failed BIOS flash, followed by supercharging it for extreme performance.”
OSI Model For Networking Protocols Quiz
Hardware Secrets :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
“A new quiz on the OSI Model has just been added to Hardware Secrets Test Your Skills section. Take this quiz and check whether your knowledge on the OSI model for networking protocol is good enough or if you should study more.”
Swiftech Apogee GT Water Block Review
Virtual Hideout :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
The Apogee GT is proof that Swiftech always find a way to improve the near perfect. The Diamond Matrix Pin revisions as well as some all around polishing and surface increase performance all over the cooling spectrum. The benchmarks and testing reflect excellent results that exceeded expectations.”
The Core 2 Duo Mini-ITX Box
XYZ Computing :: Thursday, January 25, 2007
After running my old Mini-ITX system as a PVR for a few months, I started to get somewhat annoyed at its lack of power. The embedded processor was great for simple tasks but even with the help of the powerful TV tuner card its operation was slow. The performance of the system was once acceptable, but when relaxing who wants to be waiting for a system to load when other options, like TiVo work so well? It was time for another upgrade. At about the same time as all this was happening my Mini-ITX motherboard died so there was no doubt that was time for a major overhaul. Unlike the old system, the new one was designed for serious performance, not just the bare essentials. What specifically does that mean? Core 2 Duo, Windows Vista, SATA storage, and more.
VIZO Voyager HDD Cooler
Gideon Tech :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“The noise level of the fans, however, is negligible, and can’t be heard over the other fans in the Thermaltake Mozart TX case used for testing. Importantly for modders, this cooler looks good and fits in most cases, a definite positive.”
Top 8 Vista Annoyances
Techgage :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I’ve been using Vista frequently since it lost it’s Longhorn code name. During that time, I’ve found one annoyance after another that just makes me ask, “Why did they do this?!” Read on to share my gripes and maybe even agree.
Swiftech Quiet Power P180 Liquid Cooled Barebones System Review 
OCIA :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“Swiftech included their extremely popular APOGEE CPU water block with the system and they have already installed and leaked tested the complete cooling system. Unless you have a AMD socket M2, all you’ll need to do is install the block, connect the two hoses and fill the system. If you have an AMD socket M2 based system, you’ll need to switch out the water block’s mounting plate. Swiftech covers this in their instructions and the M2 mount plate is also included in the kit.”
SilverStone NAS NS311
Phoronix :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“While SilverStone Technology is primarily known for their high-end selection of PC chassis enclosures and power supplies, last year SilverStone had introduced the Mobile Storage series. At that time we had reviewed the SilverStone Mobile MS02, which was a 2.5″ mobile hard drive enclosure with a USB 2.0 interface. We had found this external 2.5″ HDD enclosure to offer a great deal of features, while being encased inside a stylish aluminum housing. The latest series among SilverStone’s storage products is the NAS series. SilverStone has introduced its first Network Attached Storage (NAS) device! The SilverStone NS311 supports both LAN and USB 2.0 connections and supports a single 3.5″ IDE hard drive.”
Spire RockeTeer IV 600Watt Power Supply
Dragonsteel Mods :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
” There are many parts to a computer system, and often the most overlooked in the power supply, you need to have a good, stable PSU for your system to run at its full potential. Today for review I have the Spire RockeTeer IV 600Watt Power Supply, the Rocketeer is a decent power supply that performs well and does so silently. So, let’s jump right into this review… ”
Spire Fourier IV Intel/AMD Copper Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review 
Tweaknews :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“The Fourier IV is a pretty good cooling solution. Spire’s innovative design and all-copper construction yielded very acceptable, but not outstanding, performance. The cooler has distinctive styling that looks good on a motherboard and can be used fanless, if the heat load is not too high.”
Aerocool Zero Flexi Tower
Pro Clockers :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The Aerocool Zero Flexi Tower is slightly bigger than a mid-sized case and smaller than a full-sized unit as well, and while it fills the middle-ground in terms of size, it does have the potential to store all your internal components. Most of all, the Zero provides some very serious cooling. Why we say this? Take a look at the article.
CES 2007: ShowStoppers 
Think Computers :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“The last press event we attended at CES was ShowStoppers. ShowStoppers is held at the Wynn and if you haven’t been there then you should definitely see that hotel first hand, everything is over the top. ShowStoppers is a great press event that enables you to get a small look at what to expect from different companies without the crowd of the show floor. Of course there are drinks and food too. So let’s check out some things that caught our attention at the ShowStoppers event.”
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU Review
Technic 3d :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“The Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review a PSU with the same electronics (Channel Well Technology)how Inter-Tech Nitrox PSUs, but Thermaltake has one silent Fan. Better than other PSUs?”
OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 FlexXLC expands DDR2 Boundaries
Madshrimps :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
“The last few months have been rather turbulent in memory land. Several new modules have been introduced to the market, some of which are quite revolutionary. Of course, OCZ could not fall behind, and has introduced a new top end memory module with a totally new design, and we spent some quality time with it, can it beat our reigning overclocking champ?”
TTIC nPowerTek NPH-K8 Big Heatsink Reviewed
Frosty Tech :: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
TTIC nPowerTek NPH-K8 Big Heatsink Reviewed on FrostyTech “The (TTIC) nPowerTek NPH-K8 Big heatsink is a huge low noise cooler, but in fact it’s that large size which allows it to operate without too much noise. The nPowerTek NPH-K8 Big is a deceptively simple combination of heat column and aluminum fins, intended for a Socket 754/939/940 AMD Athlon64 processor near you. At the heart of this heatsink is a huge copper cylinder; this is the heat column. The heat column is a 33mm diameter hollow copper cylinder which is vacuum sealed, creating the ideal environment for a special chemical coating on the inside that “superconducts heat axially at a molecular level.” The technology works on a related concept to traditional heatpipes, but is physically different and should not be confused with the latter.”
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU Quad Core Review
MVK Tech :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
“Leap ahead, these two words drive focus at Intel. Their job is to find and drive the next leap ahead around technology, education, culture, manufacturing, and more to continuously encourage their customers, partners, consumers, and businesses to join them as they continue to take exciting leaps forward. After the incredible launch of Intel’s Conroe series it’s not too easy to follow that up. But make no mistake as at the end of last year, Intel has launched the world’s first quad core desktop processor. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is based on the new Kentsfield core, and actually features two Core 2 Duo processors packed together in one single chip featuring a total of 8MB of L2 cache.”
Super Talent RBST 1 GB USB Stick w/ ReadyBoost
techPowerUp! :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Super Talent has recently announced their RBST line of USB sticks that support the Windows Vista ReadyBoost feature. ReadyBoost is a technology that enables you to increase system performance without doing any complex hardware upgrades. In our testing we see that the RBST offers amazing access times of only 0.9 ms and solid transfer rates of 17 MB/s for a very competitive price.
Microsoft Said to Offer Payment for Wikipedia Edits
Associated Press :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
A software engineer in Australia has said he was offered payment by Microsoft to edit certain entries in the Wikipedia online dictionary, opening a heated debate about the ethics of such a move.
Microsoft Excel Patch Reissued
Microsoft :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Microsoft has reissued an Excel security patch, published earlier this month, after the update made it impossible for some Excel 2000 users to open documents.
Spam Law Claims First Conviction
Associated Press :: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
A man faces a sentence of up to 101 years in federal prison after being the first person in the U.S. convicted under a federal anti-spam law, authorities said.
DHTML Edit component removed from IE
Microsoft :: Monday, January 22, 2007
One of the best components that made IE7 way better than any other browser has been removed from IE7 in Vista. Here’s the scoop straight from the developers.
PC Basics – Heatsinks and TIMs
PC Apex :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“Heat is actually molecular vibrations in any material and our fingers interpret this vibration as heat. The greater the vibration, the hotter the material is/feels. In order to cool down the material these vibrations need to be dispersed or thinned-out in some way. If you have ever played with a tuning fork, try to think of when you would strike it and let it stop vibrating on its own. If you were to touch the fork, your finger would absorb the vibrations and the humming would stop along with the vibration. This is a very very general example of what your CPU cooler does. It takes the heat (molecular vibrations) generated by your PC’s CPU and disperses it in order to keep the CPU cool and prevent any heat build up which could kill your processor.”
Future desks to charge your gadgets wirelessly
DV Hardware :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“Herman Miller, which you may know from their popular expensive Aeron chairs, has licensed the eCoupled technology from Fulton Innovation. Future office desks from Herman Miller with the eCoupled technology could charge electronic devices that support this technology through a magnetic field. Forget about any wires or adapters, the only thing you’ll need to do with your phone, iPod or PDA will be putting them on your desk.”
Biostar TF550 Motherboard Review
Motherboards.org :: Monday, January 22, 2007
At a price of $77 bucks online, the Biostar TForce 550 board is targeted towards the mainstream segment of the market and is a good buy for those wanting an inexpensive non-SLI motherboard. The performance isn’t as good as the bigger brother nForce 590 SLI, but it’s not meant to be. Considering the layout of the board, the 24-pin power connector is forced to be in that position. Positives of the board include plenty of expansion room for add-on cards and the ability to use 6 USB 2.0 devices without the use of a bracket.
Noctua NF-S12 & NF-R8 Fans
Phoronix :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“Nocuta is a newcomer to Phoronix, so when they had first asked us to look at a couple fans we were a bit hesitant. In the past year, the only cooling fans we had reviewed were the Sytrin KuFormula SFFD120 and the Enermax Marathon Enlobal Fan, which were both unique products compared to a traditional computer case fan. Ultimately, we decided to accept Noctua’s invitation to try out the NF-S12 and NF-R8 fans, and in this review you will find out why.”
Surefire U2
Nippy Chips :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“Small footprint yet prodigious performance. That sums up the U2 in a few word. I fully enjoyed reviewing the U2 Ultra because it had no flaws, or drawbacks. This is one of the best flashlights that I have ever held in my hand. Not only does the U2 produce great light at its six, yes six different levels, but it also is clear bright light. The six levels helps when you need a little light for a long time, or a lot of light for a short amount of time. In my examination I saw that the lowest level was great for close up work, when the brightest of the levels projected far, and had a great beam spill.”
CES 2007: ASUS 
Think Computers :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“When you hear the name ASUS you mainly think motherboards, but they make a whole lot of other products too. At this year’s CES they showed us a lot of really cool products like laptops, cell phones, GPS units, routers, video cards, and of course new motherboards. So let’s see what ASUS has in store for us this year!”
IBL Box HDD20 Harddisk Silencer Review
Hardware XL :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“This week I took a look at the IBL Box HDD20. The design is simple yet it’s very versatile in ways of installing in a case. There are three variations of HDD Boxes available resp; IBL Box HDD10 (for one harddisk), IBL Box HDD20 (for two harddisks) and IBL Box HDD30 (for three harddisks). Installing is child’s play and truly makes your harddisks operate without any annoying sound.”
CES 2007: Targus
Think Computers :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“Targus we mainly know for laptop bags and carrying cases, but this year at CES they also showed us some really cool accessories. They were nice enough to invite us up to their private suite at the New York New York hotel so we could get a first hand look at their new products. So here is what we got to see…”
Should you buy Vista Ultimate?
Techgage :: Monday, January 22, 2007
With the Vista launch imminent, you may be wondering what version you should be buying. Thanks to the four primary versions available, this is no easy task. Many will be swaying towards the Ultimate Edition, but should you save your cash?
FOXCONN 975X7AB-8EKRS2H Motherboard
bjorn 3d :: Monday, January 22, 2007
Up for review today is FOXCONN’s premium Intel motherboard, the 975X7AB-8EKRS2H. Despite the mouthful of a name, for those few users that are able to get around and decode the name it does contain a good deal of information regarding the motherboard it represents.
While I’ll get into details regarding its name later, I should first point out that the Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H is fully Core 2 Duo ready. Foxconn has a previous product titled, you guessed it, 975X7AA-8EKRS2H, that is not compatible with Core 2 Duo processors, so hence the “B” in the “975X7AB”. To recap, the board we have in this review is the “AB” product refresh/update with the needed changes having been made to the voltage regulator and BIOS.
Silent Storm 700W quad 12v PSU Review
Xtreme Computing :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“To really test the Silent Storm 120 I ran some demanding programs on all parts of the system. The CPU was clocked up to 3.0GHz. 3dMark 05 was used to stress the GPU while Prime95 was used on both cores to stress them and the memory. At the same time a DVD was written to from the hard disk to stress the file system.”
abit AW9D-Max Motherboard
Club Overclocker :: Monday, January 22, 2007
remember the first abit board I ever owned. It was the legendary BH6. It was the first real overclocking board I owned and it was the first time that I saw this thing that abit called Soft-menu. It seems that abit had come up with a way to make changes to the voltage, FSB, etc in the BIOS without using jumpers or dipswitches. My point is, abit has been there since the beginning of overclocking and has developed innovative ways to help us out, like coming up with a way to overclock through the BIOS. I’m glad to see abit still around and still innovating, but I’m especially excited to see what the AW9D-Max can do.
Antec Nine Hundred Review
Technic 3d :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“The Antec Nine Hundred Gamer Tower is the next Case in the Technic3D Editorship. Optimized for Gamer and Lan User included nice LED Fans. See you in the following Review which qualities the pre-modded Case with Window presents.”
All Athlon 64 Models
Hardware Secrets :: Monday, January 22, 2007
“All new processors from AMD found on the stores nowadays are based on AMD’s Athlon 64 architecture, also known as x86-64 or “hammer”. In this tutorial we will list all Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 X2 models released so far and the main differences between them.”
