Tech News
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NL: Review Block - Forgetting to Remember, Memory
Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 | By: DennisYa lame title I know, but it made you look!
System Memory
- Patriot Sector 7 6GB DDR3-1800 @ PureOverclock
- Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB Kit 1600MHz (KHX1600C9D3B1K2) @ Bjorn3D
- A-DATA Plus Series PC3-15000 (1866MHz) 6GB Kit @ Tweaktown
- Funky Kit Review: Adata XPG DDR3-2200 4Gb Gaming Memory Kits
- G.Skill Flare DDR3 2000 MHZ C7 AMD kit review @ Guru3D
- G.Skill RipJaws DDR3 1333 review @ TweakPC
Solid State
- OCZ RevoDrive Review: SSD RAID + PCI-Express @ HotHardwareMemory reviews seem to have lost popularity in recent years, likely do to product line expansion common to most memory mfgs, so now instead of choosing the best memory you also have choices in SSDs, Flash Drives, and Power Supplies. The first 2 seem reasonable, but PSUs?
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Modding article - Project: Arcade in Metku
Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 | By: DennisMame arcade cabinets are nothing new in the gaming world; they bring back the lost art of gaming we enjoyed as kids and do so without the nasty need for quarters.
This might be one of the cooler cabinets I have seen with a complete build log and helpful scripts to get you started.
When I was a kid, I wanted to play all these coin operated games but my parents didn't let me. From there on since I've wanted to build an arcade gaming cabinet. Now that I have the technical skills and financial means, why not?!
This isn't a full height arcade but rather one of the smaller desktop units that you would normally find in the bar to play video poker on.
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BFG Tech Sending Out RMA Denial Letters @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 | By: DennisThis is good considering the 3x GTX 260's I hunted high and low for are in fact BFG branded cards. So not only were the cards impossible to find, but now seem to be part of history.
It looks like BFG has finally received the final nail within its coffin and is officially “….winding down and liquidating its business” in their own words. Some of their customers who have recently sent in BFG video cards for RMA have begun receiving a letter from BFG along with their returned yet unrepaired product.
I guess paying extra for a well known brand like EVGA would have paid off in the end
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Sapphire Radeon HD5770 Flex Reviews
Published: Thursday, August 12, 2010 | By: DennisIn celebration of our posting our review of the Radeon HD5770 Flex video card we're gonna feature some of the similar reviews from around the web. This new "Flex" card is pretty unique in that it not only supports quad monitor setups but more importantly Eyefinity over DVI.
Aside from that it's just like every other HD5770 card out there. Minus the overclocked ones, or cards with fancy watercoolers, or cards with snakes coming out of under the memory chips (which would be cool BTW)
- Sapphire HD5770 Flex @ LanOC Reviews
- GTX470 Vs 5770 CrossFire: Get in the ring special @ KitGuru
- Sapphire ATI 5770 1gig Flex Edition Video Card @ GeekInvaders
- Sapphire Radeon 5770 FleX @ PureOverclock
- XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Single Slot Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Sapphire Radeon 5770 FleX Edition @ HardwareHeaven
- Funky Kit Review: HIS Radeon HD 5770 IceQ5 (1Gb GDDR5)Sadly it would seem the Sapphire HD5770 didn't overclock very well, which isn't "that" much of a surprise, especially considering the hit or miss (keyword "miss") nature of overclocking with standard Sapphire product releases.
The Vapor-X stuff tends to do pretty well so all we can do is hold out for one of those cards to be released or better yet a dually version of the HD5770. Just imagine Radeon HD5770 X2, has a nice ring to it no?
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NL: Review Block - Keeping Cool
Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | By: DennisSomeone told me the other day that they felt aftermarket cooler options were not very good for the new processors. While this perception may be correct when shopping at your local computer crappy store the reality is completely different online.
We have looked at quite a few coolers for the Core i7 that constitute some of the best aftermarket options you can find. However that is not to say better coolers do not exist.
Here are some more cooler reviews from around the web
- OC3D: Corsair H70 Review
- Corsair Hydro Series H70 CPU cooler review @ Hexus
- Thermalright Venomous X CPU Cooler Review @ Real World Labs
- OC3D: Prolimatech Armageddon
- Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler Review @ Real World LabsSadly no waterblocks this time around.
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ASUS O!Play Air Media Player @ Techgage
Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | By: DennisWhat is this ASUS Company you speak of? Oh ya, they are like Sony but tend to stay in the realm of hardware over creating earth shattering, mind altering, and society building storage formats like BetaMax, Compact Disk, and BluRay.
Techgage has posted a review of the new Asus O!Play Air Media Player which is quite similar to what you would get if you cross a Wii with the QNAP Media Player we reviewed. Of course it won't play games and does not appear to have any internal storage but that is only a minor annoyance.Have media on your PC, but want to watch it on anything but the PC? With ASUS' O!Play, getting that job done is simple. Take 30 seconds to hook it up to a TV, and you can stream media through a network, or via external storage, such as eSATA or USB. It's simple, and at $100, it's not too hard on your pocketbook, either.
For 100 bux I might buy one, however if I did what would I do with my Wii?
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NL: Review Block: Video and Storage - How do they relate?
Published: Friday, August 6, 2010 | By: DennisHard to believe that I have been meaning to post "more" video card reviews, hate to say it but most of them we got expired in the inbox before they could be posted.
Video Cards
- HIS Silence Radeon HD 5570 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews
- Inno3D GeForce GTX 460 OC gets tested @ Guru3D
- HIS 5770 IceQ 5 Turbo Review @ KitGuru
- MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768 OC Review @ TweakPC
- ASUS ENGTX 460 1GB review @ t-break
- AMD ATI RADEON HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 Video Card Review @ Madshrimps
- Asus EAH5670 HD 5670 1GB Graphics Card Review @ Tweaknews
- Gigabyte GTX-460 768 MB (GV-N460DS-768I-B) @ Bjorn3D
- MSI GeForce N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5 Overclocked Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
- XFX Radeon HD 5830 XXX Review @ TweakPC
- MSI GeForce GTX 460 768MB Cyclone in SLI @ TweakTown
- PowerColor 5750 Go! Green & Gigabyte 5750 Silent Cell Review @ HardwareHeaven
Solid State Storage - Look Ma no moving parts!
- Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 6Gbps Solid State Drive Review @ Bigbruin
- OC3D: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD Review
- OCZ 60GB Agility 2 SATA II Solid State Drive Review @ OCIA
- OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 120GB SSD @ PureOverclock
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EVGA SR-2 Experience Articles
Published: Thursday, August 5, 2010 | By: DennisHere we have one of the most powerful enthusiast ready motherboards in the world. I have lusted over a dually motherboard like this ever since my first SMP experience over 10 years ago. Why so long? Well sadly when Intel branched the CPU lines to create Xeon processor it also limited what motherboard makers could do with them. Now keep in mind it wasn't that they "couldn't" do anything, but rather it was not in their best interest to dedicate any development time to a niche product that consumers wouldn't understand or want to afford. Not to mention the niche was too small to make a return on any sort of investment.
The one thing the EVGA SR-2, dually CPU, overclocking goodness brings to the table is proof that a company can do something with server/workstation hardware, and do it well. It also forces hardware sites to actually invest in supercooling and overclocking gear just to review the board.
- eVGA SR2 - preparation update article Part 2 @ KitGuru
- The Ultimate Performance PC: EVGA & Intel Infused @ HotHardware
Reviews and experience articles related to the EVGA SR-2 keep trickling in so stay tuned. Never know we might even be able to review the motherboard before year out.
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NL: Review Block: Kitchen Sink and Cooling
Published: Thursday, August 5, 2010 | By: DennisNothing like a review block to get your mouse finger working. Then again you likely clicked on something to get here, go figure.
Cooling
- CoolIT Systems Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooler @ Tweaktown
- CoolIT ECO A.L.C CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Funky Kit Review: Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler
- Arctic Cooling Breeze Mobile Fan @ techPowerUp
- Gelid Icy Vision Video Card GPU Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews
Controllers
- OC3D: NZXT Sentry 2 LXE Fan Controller Review
Power
- Choiix Power Fort Portable Charger Review @ OCIA
- Corsair AX1200 Power Supply Review @ HardwareHeaven
- OCZ StealthXStream 2 600 W Power Supply Review @ KitGuru
Stuff
- Ripping Your Blu-rays the Easy and Free Way @ TechgageStay tuned, more to come.
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Enzotech Stealth CPU Water Block @ PureOverclock
Published: Thursday, August 5, 2010 | By: DennisNow that watercooling has gone mainstream you don't see much in the way of new DIY Waterblock designs so when a new block hits the street it tends to get some attention.
This block is based on the new microfin design and comes with a guide plate to direct the water where it needs to be, not a bad configuration.The Enzotech Stealth CPU water block has a design that is apparently inspired by the F-117 Nighthawk jet fighter built with stealth technology. They didn't just use the Stealth name to represent the quiet operation, but also the aesthetics as well. Fortunately, PureOC's radar detected the Stealth CPU water block in the hangar and we're lucky enough to have captured one for review. Today's mission is to take a tour of this new flagship CPU water block from Enzotech, so strap in flyboy, you're the wingman for the review.
Provided you can get past the jet references the review is pretty good.
