PC Mesh Internet Cleanup
Bjorn 3d :: Saturday, September 16, 2006
Privacy is at the forefront of consumer concern. The Internet brought us the World Wide Web, with emphasis on the World. Web privacy has been under attack for years now and even more so over the past two years. Malware, spyware, and adware have overtaken computer viruses as the most common threat, and all work together with one single effort: invade your privacy. This is where the informed web surfer must rely on much more then safe browsing, the more advance web surfer will depend on solid software to clean up after all of the track that Windows leaves behind.
VisionTek Radeon X1300 PCI review, yes plain PCI
The Tech Spot :: Saturday, September 16, 2006
VisionTek offers one of the more unusual graphics card product lines out there and although they exclusively deal with ATI chips, they do not cover the entire line of Radeons. For example, while they do have a Radeon X1900XTX part, there is no X1900XT, or CrossFire master cards for that matter.
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Mainboard Review
Technic 3d :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“The Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Mainboard arrived Technic3D. The new Intel Core2 Duo Mainboard for Enthusiast? See you in the following Review on Technic3D”
Cooler Master iTower 930 Case
3d Game Man :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“The Cooler Master iTower 930 Case has lots of excellent features. There are six external 5.25″ drive bays and four 3.5” external drive bays. Each of these 3.5” drive bays has an integrated hot swappable SATA hard drive enclosure, which makes installation of hard drives simple. This case is compatible with Micro ATX, Standard ATX, and CEB server form factor motherboards. It also has a unique cooling design. This case is like a tank though, weighing in at 16kg (35lbs). Watch the Video to find out more…”
Ultra Grid ATX case
techPowerUp! :: Friday, September 15, 2006
The Ultra Grid case does not only sport a great paint job, but includes two 12cm fans, a 500W power supply, a great door with magnetic locks and a fancy “Ultra” air duct. It even has space for 11 drives. We take a close look at the case & the included V-Series 500W power supply to figure out if the case has everything we look for when we pay a penny short of $150 or if it leaves a hurtful void in our wallet, wishing we have gotten more.
AMD Sempron 3600+ 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Review
PC Stats :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“The AMD Sempron processor has received little press, but that hasn’t stopped it from runing circles around the wheezy little Celeron D! The Socket AM2 AMD Sempron 3600+ is AMD’s to top of the line value processor and it has 256KB Cache as opposed to the standard Athlon64 amount of 512KB. With a retail price of just $117 CDN the single core 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ CPU is certainly easy on the wallet… In this review PCSTATS will test the 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ processor to see if it is the real best buy of the bunch. Get your cup of coffee ready, and let’s begin…”
NZXT Precise 650W Review
Techgage :: Friday, September 15, 2006
NZXT has impressed us quite a bit with their Lexa and Apollo cases, so we were looking forward to giving their entry into the PSU market a spin! It proves itself to be a supply worthy of your consideration, but is a wee bit overpriced.
Corsair HX620w Modular Power Supply Review
Virtual Hideout :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“At a current selling price around $189.99 from newegg, I think the Corsair HX620w is not a great value. For $100 sure, but not for almost $200. If Corsair would have had a high quality modular cable system and a red 120mm LED fan on the unit, it would have blown me away. The LED fan is optional of course, but the lackluster modular cables are something that I can not look past in this price range.”
Titan Amanda TEC Cooler Review
Virtual Hideout :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“With all that said, the Titan Amanda performed well under some extreme situations, and although stock users really won’t see much of difference, I can certainly recommend this cooler for the over-clocker or power user.”
Back To School Technological Essentials
Future Looks :: Friday, September 15, 2006
It’s time to go back to school and regardless of whether you are a teenager going into high school or a senior in college, there are essential electronics that will help you get through your school year.
Scythe Infinity CPU Cooler
Pro-Clockers :: Friday, September 15, 2006
The Infinity is Scythe newest entry on the list of high end cooler market. Its closely resemble the Ninja but on steroids. Boasting five heat pipes and tons of tiny aluminum fins, the Infinity is screaming to be the best and the top cooler on that same list.
ASUS A8N-SLI Bios Mod
NGOHQ :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“Are you stuck with an old ASUS A8N-SLI (Non-Deluxe and Deluxe) motherboard? If you are, then we have some good news for you. As you probably know, ASUS has stopped releasing BIOS updates for these motherboards. The last BIOS update was at the end of 2005. We’ve discovered that it’s possible to flash the Premium BIOS on the normal A8N-SLI motherboard, or even the deluxe version.”
Q&A with AMD
t-break :: Friday, September 15, 2006
I got to spend a little time with Dr. Gaith Kadir, the General Manager for AMD in the Middle East & Africa and Pakistan. The following is a bit from the Q&A session:
Next, we spoke about upcoming AMD products and were informed that the K8L is very much on schedule. For those not familiar, the K8L is AMD’s upcoming quad core CPU that will consume no more power than their current dual core solutions at identical speeds
Vantec Lapcool 3 review 
AOA Forums :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“Vantec offers a very small and simple device, which is fairly well priced as well, designed to lower the temperature of your expensive notebook and expand its lifetime. Its small, thin size and minimal weight can allow it to fit easily inside your notebook’s carrying bag. The name of the product reviewed today is LapCool 3 and we will soon see what it can do for the well-being of your notebook.”
Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Heatsink Review
MaXit Mag :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“Our quest for the best performing LGA 775 heatsink continues, and it looks like we have a winner. Let’s take a look at the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Can a heatsink costing £13 be anygood for Intels latest lineup of processors?”
Intel Conroe 5165 MHz
Technic 3d :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“Technic3D presents “oVerkill-OC”! The new German Overclocker Team for world records with the first Project.”
Win an Alphacool Xtreme Pro 220 Kit with Overclock3D
Overclock 3d :: Friday, September 15, 2006
Overclock3D in association with Specialtech are offering every Overclock3D reader the chance to win a top-end Alphacool Xtreme Pro 240 water cooling kit!!
NZXT Apollo review
Driver Heaven :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“NZXT while being rather new on the scene have released many fantastically designed chassis. The Nemesis and Nemesis Elite were fine examples of good looking “gamer” cases, the Trinity an excellent “budget” case and finally the Lexa, which we reviewed earlier this year and found it to be an excellent “designer” case. NZXT just recently released a case which is meant to continue this success, the Apollo, a mid range gamer case. Despite its good price, the Apollo is designed to easily accommodate a powerful system, while being of high build quality with appealing aesthetics.”
Why Microsoft Loves Apple
OS Weekly :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“We’ve been trained from the beginning to view Microsoft and Apple as bitter enemies, and this type of thinking has influenced the actions of many people. There’s been a convergence of both sets of users, but even with this advancement, you can still find devout fans of OS X and Windows who are always on the lookout for opportunities to badmouth the competition. Get a grip, people – it’s just software.”
Titan Amanda TEC Cooler
Think Computers :: Friday, September 15, 2006
“Most CPU coolers we take a look at are the normal heatsink fans, some may have heatpipes, but that is usually it when it comes to air-cooled CPU coolers. Well today we have something much different, the Titan Amanda TEC CPU cooler. Many companies have gone wrong when it comes to TEC (Thermo Electric Coolers) cooling solutions. They are not very popular because of their extreme power requirements and price tag. Let’s see if Titan’s Amanda cooler can squash all the doubts that a TEC cooler is just not right for PCs.”
Hanns-G HW191D Review
Fast Silicon :: Friday, September 15, 2006
There are currently major LCD price cuts going on. You’ve seen them everywhere, low priced widescreen TFT’s for under $200. However, many worry about quality and performance. Today at FastSilicon.com we take a look at the Hanns-G HW191D, a widescreen LCD display sporting a 700:1 contract ratio and 5ms response time.
PC Design Lab Qmicra Aluminum SFF Case Review
PC Apex :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
“The distinctly beveled top corners may remind you of a lunchbox or a barn, and I admittedly didn’t care for the minimalist aesthetics at first. The bevels give the case a good amount of added rigidity versus leaving them square and is but one of many finely engineered features I came to appreciate more and more as I worked with this case.”
MSI K9N SLI Platinum Motherboard
Viper Lair :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
“Despite not being based on NVIDIA’s flagship chipset, the MSI K9N SLI Platinum has shown to be a very impressive board. The build quality and design is very good. Minor items, such as SATA connection placement, was well thought out by MSI. We liked the CMOS reset button, as it makes recovering from unbootable system changes very easy. The heatsinks scattered about do help in controlling the heat, though some active cooling is recommended if you’re using a water cooler. The flat chipset cooler as well as the wide space between PEG slots leave more options for the user as well.”
SilverStone Nitrogon NT06
Phoronix :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
“Last year we looked at the SilverStone Nitrogon NT03. This cooler was quite compact in size, but it managed to adequately cool an overclocked Pentium D 820. Up on the review block today we have the Nitrogon NT06, which promises to cool even the hottest CPUs in the world.”
OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler
Phoronix :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
“OCZ has been gearing up for a break-through in the cooling arena for some months now. Earlier this year they had announced the Cryo-Z phase-change cooler, but unfortunately this product has yet to hit the retail sector. For those after air-cooling, OCZ Technology had recently unveiled the Tempest CPU Cooler. The OCZ Tempest offers a pure copper base, four heatpipes, and pure aluminum fins while supporting all major AMD and Intel sockets.”
High End Power Supply Roundup – Summer 2006
Madshrimps :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
“Today’s computers desire more and more power, and that power has to be clean and stable. For those that want to push their computers a little above their specifications, these devices have become a deciding factor for reaching maximum performance. We have models from Silverstone, OCZ and Sharkoon on our testbed.”
How To Make Windows XP Run Faster
Digital Grabber :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
A friend told me: “My computer startup seems to be taking a long time. And when the hard disk finally stops churning, everything just seems slower than when it was new. Can you suggest any maintenance tips to reduce the startup time and make Windows run faster?”
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Review
Techgage :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
Though there are larger drives available, they do not fit into everyones budget. Simply going from 500GB to 320GB cuts the price in half, which makes this almost a steal. We will compare with one of our recently reviewed 500GB drives and see how it stacks up.
Seagate’s Barracuda ES hard drive
The Tech Report :: Thursday, September 14, 2006
Today, the highest capacity SCSI drives top out at 300GB—just 60% of the capacity of today’s enterprise-class Serial ATA drives, which are available up to 500GB. Seagate has just raised the bar even higher, introducing a new Barracuda ES hard drive with a whopping 750GB of storage. To put that into perspective, consider the storage capacity of a four-drive 1U rack server running RAID 5. With 300GB SCSI drives, you won’t even break one terabyte. 500GB Serial ATA drives could give you 1.5TB of redundant capacity, while an array of 750GB Barracuda ES drives would offer a cool 2.25TB, all in the same physical space.
