Ideazon Reaper Gaming Mouse
Dragonsteel Mods :: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
If you are into gaming then I am sure you know the name Ideazon, they make some awesome gaming keyboards, and other great products as well. Today for review though I have their gaming mouse named the Reaper, and it is one great mouse. The trend in performance mice has been to use laser sensors, but the Ideazon Reaper uses an optical sensor, something I found a bit odd actually, since pretty much everyone else uses lasers. The Reaper features the ability to change dpi up to 1600, and has three buttons on the left side, something I haven’t seen before in a mouse. The Reaper gaming mouse is a nice stylish black, and performs very well, so read on to learn more about this great little mouse…
Flash Prices on the Rise Again; iPhone Blamed
Extremetech :: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A report released by DRAMeXchange on Tuesday said that contract prices for 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-Gbyte single-level cell NAND Flash chips increased by roughly 4 – 7 percent this month, the second pricing jump in 2007, according to the market intelligence company.
Sony: Every PlayStation Customer Is ‘Elite’
Extremetech :: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
With Microsoft’s announcement of an Elite version of their Xbox 360 potential Xbox consumers have a third option at retail. So what’s Sony’s response?
SIS Licenses Chipset Technology From Intel
Extremetech :: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Silicon Integrated Systems said Wednesday that the company has signed a “long-term” license to use Intel’s 1,333-MHz bus technology.
Police Offer Mexican Criminals Xboxes for Guns
Extremetech :: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Police who have raided vice-ridden Mexico City neighborhoods in a push against drug violence hope to take guns off the streets by offering to swap them for computers and video-game consoles.
EVGA 680i LT SLI Motherboard Review
Motherboards.org :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
There are really no down-side or negative aspects to this EVGA 680LT motherboard, it meets or excels the needs to be the backbone and beginning of any desktop system in today’s demanding PC world. EVGA offers their users excellent customer service and with their lifetime warranty on their motherboards is unbeatable so when you buy EVGA you buy more than just the product. Good Job EVGA, this is a board worthy of our Editors Choice Award for its overall effectiveness and overclocking abilities..
Hiper HPU-4M730 730Watt PSU
Viper Lair :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The Hiper HPU-4M730 is designed to be a no nonsense, all business, Quad SLI capable PSU that won’t break the bank, and it would seem that Hiper have succeeded. While no one is saying a PC that needs 730Watts of power is great for the environment, Hiper have also done their bit for the green team and kept the packaging to a minimum as well as used recycled cardboard for the box. RoHS compliance rounds out the green side of things.”
TN Film, MVA, PVA and IPS – Which one’s for you?
Pure Overclock :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The aim of this article is to make the process of buying a monitor simpler for you, the buyer, by demystifying some of the more important aspects to consider when looking for a TFT, as well as looking at some of the recent trends in the market which may impact your purchasing decision — which panel technology is most suited to your needs?”
Asus EAX1650XT CrossFire Mode
CDR Info :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
We put two Asus EAX1650XT cards under Crossfire mode and we test them under a variety of games and synthetic benchmarks. Overall, not the best solution you can buy at this price range, a generic Nvidia 7900GS is faster, produces less heat and its less noisy.
nVidia nForce 680i LT SLI Chipset Preview – Boosting Mainstream
Tweak Town :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“Unfortunately between 650i SLI and 680i SLI there is a large price gap. So if you want full-speed SLI and other performance enhancements attributed to the 680i SLI, you need to pay a premium, right? Not according to ASUS who designed a rather unique chipset which is the basis for today’s article. The P5N32 Hybrid SLI allows you to run dual full-speed SLI graphics cards on the board by combining the 650i SLI Northbridge with the 590SLI MCP Southbridge from the AMD platform chipset.
Whether nVidia looked at this and though it was a good idea or had this chip in the pipeline is unknown, but today we have the beefed up 650i SLI chipset which has now been given the name nForce 680i LT SLI.”
QPAD XT-R Gaming Mouse Pad Review
Virtual Hideout :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“While I laugh at the marketing hype, and I know I’m never going to do anything more with the metal case, that doesn’t take away from the pad itself. Someone put some real thought into the XT-R. It’s easy to tell the difference between all the mice I have with the Qpad. The many European reviews praising the pad might seem a bit sensationalist, but they don’t lie about anything.”
Lian Li PC-343B Modular Cube Case Review
PC Apex :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The biggie-sized box is indeed impressive when gauged by its sheer size alone; but it’s still pure Lian-Li. In other words, the workmanship is equally impressive. The fit and finish is absolutely impeccable. Even stretched to ludicrous proportions, Lian-Li manages to hold on to the simple elegance of design that appeals to so many.
The entire front is taken up by the (18) 5.25″ drive bays. No floppy bays, no glowing panels and when you look inside …no hard drive bays? In its stock configuration the PC-343 can accommodate (3) 120mm fans and (2) 80mm fans, none of which are included. As we’ll see, the PC-343 is meant to be customized and that includes deciding on what fans you want to use and how many.”
Lian Li PC-B20A Aluminum ATX Case Review
Benchmark Reviews :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Well known to computer enthusiasts and gamers alike, Lian Li has built a name based on performance and quality above everything else. Every single product released by Lian Li has had meticulous attention paid to details which the competition usually ignores. Clearly, there is no equal to Lian Li, especially in terms of construction and craftsmanship, but even the closest competitors have learned not to try and one-up Lian Li at their own game. In this review, the Lian Li PC-B20A (A for Aluminum Finish) mid-tower ATX computer case is up for close inspection. Labeled as part of the Classical Silent family from Lian Li, you will soon see if this should deserve to be your next investment.
Kingwin JET eSATA/USB External Drive Enclosure Review
Big Bruin :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Kingwin has updated their line up to include a new enclosure (the JET Model JT-35EU-BK) that supports a SATA hard drive that can connect via both eSATA and USB. Taking it one step further, this unit also includes a one touch back-up feature which can allow you to keep your precious data in two locations.
Noctua NF-S12 & NF-R8 Fans
Gideon Tech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The U.L.N.A (Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor) is a power cable that has a resister in line with the fan, cutting the amount of power that the fans uses, which slows it down. If you use those, there is not a way to speed up the fan without powering it down and removing it.”
ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard Review
Hardare Secrets :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“ASUS M2A-VM is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 690G chipset, also known by its codename RS690. This is the first chipset coming from the collaboration between AMD and ATI, after AMD bought ATI. We were very curious to compare its performance to the previous on-board video solution from ATI, Radeon Xpress 1100, to its competitor, GeForce 6100 from nVidia, and also to cheap add-in video cards, like GeForce 6200. Let’s see how ASUS M2A-VM performs.”
How to Safely Dispose of your Old PC
Technibble :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“Computers are one of those things which have its novelty wear off pretty fast. Upgrade is not always a viable solution. As your system grows old, most of its components are no longer compatible with the latest available on the market. After a few years or so, you’ll usually find yourself heaps of computer relics in the corner of your garage, and wondering what you are going do with them.”
Ultra 425W Backup UPS
3dgameman :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The Ultra 425W Backup UPS is really intended for the lower-end to average computer system that doesn’t have massive power requirements. A lot of the high-end gaming systems will require a much more powerful UPS then this. If you have a typical computer system, this UPS would be an inexpensive route for both battery backup and surge protection. “
Corsair HX620W review
Nordic Hardware :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Today we here at NordicHardware will examine a power supply made from a company that is mostly famous for its well performing RAM. Im of course talking about Corsair. With a 620W strong power supply Corsair enters the power supply scene. Being a well reputed name on the RAM market, which falls under the category of computer components, makes power supplies not too far away.
QPAD / EC-R mouse pad 
Modders Inc. :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
This mouse pad is made for everyone. It’s a hard plastic mouse pad that’s medium sized and has a medium rough surface which makes it great for tracking with whatever you do, whether its gaming, digital imagining, or normal home use. Not to mention it’s one of the thinnest mouse pads you can find on the market.
eVGA 680i LT SLI Motherboard Review
Legit Reviews :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard brings the performance of the 680i SLI motherboard to a lower price point by removing a few components and limiting some of the features that are found in the BIOS. With many of the luxury features that are used on the 680i SLI have been removed, how will performance be impacted? Read on to see how this sub $200 motherboard does!
Quote: “There really isn’t too much more to say about the nForce 680i LT SLI as there isn’t really anything new about the product itself! NVIDIA wanted a part that would fill the void between the 680i and 650i and the 680i LT SLI does just that with a reasonable price-tag for the performance level that is offers. At $199 this board will peak the interest of many gamers that want to have a board that supports SLI Technology!”
EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI Review
NV News :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
“The “Designed by NVIDIA” motherboard is engineered for the extreme gamer and will be priced as a sub-$200 motherboard. The NVIDIA nForce 680i LT includes dual x16 PCI Express slots with support for NVIDIA SLI technology and SLI-Ready memory. Engineered for best-in-class overclocking with overclocking and stability testing courtesy of NVIDIA nTune.”
Nvidia’s nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard
The Tech Report :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
NVIDIA LAUNCHED ITS NFORCE 680i SLI chipset late last year, and it arrived in style on a motherboard designed and made by Nvidia itself. New chipsets often debut on reference motherboard, but those boards are typically meant as validation vehicles for the chipset and as design guides for mobo makers; they don’t have the polish one would expect from retail products. With the 680i SLI, however, Nvidia set out to build a reference design not only polished enough for retail, but robust enough to satiate overclockers and enthusiasts.
They succeeded, too. Nvidia’s nForce 680i SLI reference design was rebadged and sold essentially as-is by the likes of Biostar, BFG, ECS, and EVGA. We were impressed by the board, particularly its ability to hit extremely high front-side bus speeds and to fully exploit the features and extras inherent to the nForce 680i SLI chipset.
The nForce 680i SLI’s only lingering problem has been the cost of the platform—boards based on Nvidia’s reference design typically run about $250, and custom boards from other partners can cost upwards of $300. Today, Nvidia is lowering the cost of entry into the 680i fraternity with the launch of the nForce 680i LT SLI chipset. Like its older brother, the LT arrives on an Nvidia-designed retail motherboard. This time, though, boards are expected to sell for $200 or less.
What has Nvidia cut from the 680i SLI to slide this latest LT design under the $200 mark? How does the board fare as a result? Is this Nvidia’s homage to Lawrence Taylor? Read on to find out.
New Bluetooth Spec Boasts Pairing, Power Efficiency
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced a new version of its wireless specification at the CTIA on Tuesday, one that the group says will simplify the pairing process and lower overall power consumption.
Adobe Unveils New Creative Suite 3
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Adobe Systems Inc. is unveiling the first upgrade in two years of its flagship design software — including Photoshop — which accounts for more than half of the company’s overall revenue.
Source: Struggling Sanyo’s President to Step Down
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The president of struggling electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Toshimasa Iue, will step down and be replaced by Vice President Seiichiro Sano, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Linux Camp To Sabotage Microsoft-Novell Deal
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The non-profit group that owns rights to much of the Linux operating system says it will seek to undermine a controversial deal between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. through a new software licensing agreement to be unveiled on Wednesday.
WindowBlinds 5.5 Review
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Review: A popular application for skinning Windows XP, WindowBlinds now works on Vista. Is it as useful on the new OS as it was on the old?
Vonage: Market ‘Overreacted’ to Injunction
Extremetech :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Vonage Holdings Corp. said on Monday the market had overreacted after a federal judge agreed to bar the Internet phone company from using technology patented by Verizon Communications Inc.
ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard Review
Hardware Secrets :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Our review of ASUS M2A-VM, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 690G chipset (a.k.a. RS690).
Lognetmedia ML-903 ICON 2000DPI Laser Mouse
Overclockers Club :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Steve smells more
High-Def Video Superguide
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are here. Who makes the best next-generation movie player?
Microsoft Xbox 360 and HD DVD Player
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
This inexpensive HD DVD option for Xbox game console owners provides weak image quality and only minimal audio options.
Toshiba HD-XA2
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
HD DVD player offers strong performance and features–at a price.
Toshiba HD-A2
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Low-cost HD DVD player has a well-designed remote control, but image quality is constrained by the unit’s 1080i resolution.
Pioneer Elite BDP-HD1
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
High-end Blu-ray Disc player boasts a great warranty and excellent audio and video quality; plus, it can share video over a home network.
High-Definition Players
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Samsung BD-P1000 leads the pack with its well-rounded design and strong image quality, but other players follow close behind–including the relatively bargain-priced Sony PlayStation 3, and one of our top image-quality performers, the Sony BDP-S1.
Samsung BD-P1000
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
This Blu-ray Disc player produces solid images, but its audio quality is lacking.
Philips BDP9000
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
This Blu-ray Disc player offers good design and image quality, but don’t expect much from the documentation.
Panasonic DMP-BD10
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Pricey Blu-ray Disc player looks pretty on the surface, but it has a mediocre functional design and middling image quality.
First Look: Dreamweaver Pairs Well With Photoshop
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Tight integration with Photoshop speeds site design and publishing.
First Look: Samsung’s Two-Faced iPhone Fighter
PC World :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Samsung seeks to UpStage Apple’s iPhone.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Preview
Techgage :: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Adobe has kept many secrets about their Creative Suite 3 over the past few months, but today they are unveiling everything you need to know. This includes product lineup, pricing and bundle information and also the Photoshop Extended edition feature set.
FOXCONN 8800GTS 320mb: OverClocking Edition
Bjorn 3d :: Monday, March 26, 2007
Ever since the launch of NVIDIA’s famous 8800GTX and 8800GTS cards, even diehard ATI fans had to admit that NVIDIA was offering some very powerful graphics cards. However to the dismay of most people, NVIDIA had launched these cards at a MSRP of $600 and $450 respectively, putting them out of reach and consideration for most. Ever since then enthusiasts have demanded a more affordable DX10 part for the masses, and in turn nVidia delivered with the 320mb 8800GTS.
The 320mb 8800GTS is identical in all respects to its 640mb predecessor, so now the only question left to answer is: ‘What do they want for it, and how much performance did it lose?’ To answer, at the time of writing there are quite a few brands of 320mb 8800GTS graphics cards selling below the $300 mark, and at least several with mail-in-rebates that bring the price just below $255 right now, which is about at the upper limit to the mainstream gamer market.
Inno3D GeForce 7900GS 256MB IChiLL Accelero S1M Graphics Card
Tweak Town :: Monday, March 26, 2007
“Inno3D’s 7900GS IChiLL Accelero S1M comes overclocked out of the box quite significantly and it utilizes a heat pipe cooling solution designed by Arctic Cooling – it’s not the best when it comes to VGA overclocking, actually it is usually downright miserable to be completely honest, although did Inno3D manage to surprise us with the first graphics card offering that we have seen from them?
It clearly will be a hit or miss product, let’s continue on and see if the new iChiLL series from Inno3D is at all worth considering!”
