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• NL: Case & PSU Roundup

  Published: Monday, April 12, 2010 | By: Will

  With so many cool and unique cases out, and swamping the news box. I thought it would be nice to share them and the PSU as well.

  - NZXT Hades @ Bjorn3D
  - Corsair Obsidian 700D @ Technic3D
  - Cooler Master GX-750W: Powerful but Accessible @ InsideHW
  - Thermaltake Wing RS 301 Case Review @ Motherboard
  - Gigabyte Superb 550P Power Supply Review @ Hardware Secrets
  - Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W Power Supply Review @ HardwareHeaven
  - OCZ Z Series 850W 80+ (Gold) Modular Power Supply @ Bjorn3D
  - Thermaltake Element Q Mini-ITX Case Review @ ThinkComputer
  

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• Touring The Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Site In 2010 @ Phoronix

  Published: Thursday, April 8, 2010 | By: Will

  I will be the first to say this is not hardware related, but game related this is. We have all enjoyed the Stalker series of games, and seeing so many of these pictures reminds us just how accurate the games are to the real place.

  "I just returned to the United States after being in Ukraine the past five days over Easter weekend. The purpose of this trip was to explore the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident and surrounding areas -- Kyiv, Pripyat, the Red Forest, etc. Contrary to some initial beliefs, it was not an April Fools' Joke. Due to the great interest in Chernobyl among those interested in science and technology whether it be due to the fascination with nuclear power or finding Chernobyl popularized by video games, documentaries, and the like, I have published my collection of these photographs of Chernobyl showing what the area looks like in 2010 -- just days prior to the 24th anniversary of this catastrophic disaster -- along with some of my thoughts and information collected from this journey."

  So sit back and check this out. Almost haunting to see.

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• NL: Hard Drive Roundup

  Published: Thursday, April 8, 2010 | By: Will

  The new SSD hard drives are such a popular item we tend to get a ton of review mail for it. So why not make a huge roundup for our readers.

  - Corsair Force 100 SSD @ Technic3D
  - ADATA S599 100GB SSD(Sandforce SF1200) gets tested @ Guru3D
  - Kingston SSDNow V+ (gen.2) 128GB SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
  - Corsair Force Series 100GB SandForce 1200 SSD Review @ Legit Reviews

  Okay maybe not so huge so lets look at those new Raptors from WD.

  - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6G Hard Drive @ Tweaktown
  - WD VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6Gbps Hard Drive Review @ Legit Reviews
  - WD VelociRaptor 600GB: Fastest HD Ever @ HotHardware
  - Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR200M hard drive @ TechReport

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• NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup

  Published: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | By: Will

  Here is some more PC games to keep us all happy.

  Metro 2033 (PC) @ GamingHeaven

  "Ever since the first wave of games in the "Survival Horror" genre creators of such titles have looked to ramp up the scares, the tension and just exactly how horrific their creations can get. Metro 2033 has a huge advantage in this respect being based on a truly traumatic novel by Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky. In the usual bleak "mankind will eventually destroy itself" setting the protagonist of the game, Artyom, is one of a handful of survivors that were not killed during a nuclear holocaust." 

  Damnation Game Review @ ocaholic

  "Welcome to the 1920 of an alternative world. Out there in the streets you find high noon and machines and robots are steam powered. Also America has been at war now for over 40 years now and a guy called W. D. Prescott is trying to enslave everybody unter the flag of new america."

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• Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB Hard Disk Drive Review @ Hardware Secrets

  Published: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | By: Will

  Western Digital has a new Series of Raptors for the SATA 6.0 standard. I guess it is time to read the review to see if a 10,000 RPM drive can use all of the extra bandwidth of SATA 6.0. I'm thinking it might not, but that is just me.

  "Western Digital is releasing today two SATA-600 versions of their 10,000 rpm VelociRaptor hard disk drive, one with 450 GB and another with 600 GB. Let's see how the 600 GB model (a.k.a. WD6000HLHX) performs."

  At the very least it is fast and now has lots more space being at 450GB and 600GB.
  

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• Thermaltake PWB 100 @ Bjorn3D

  Published: Monday, April 5, 2010 | By: Will

  Thermaltake has released a waterblock that might even get the watercooling superstars take notice. As with most main stream coolers this block uses 3/8" barbs, but just might be enough to get the job done.

  "When we think of water blocks and of water cooling in general, we think of names like Danger Den, Koolance, EK, Heatkiller and D-Tek. At the bottom of our list is Coolermaster, Corsair and finally ThermalTake. These companies have been only been known for water blocks that barely cut the grade, a quick intro to water cooling, cheap easy to set up water cooling, and in most cases a good aircooler would out perform these types of water cooling.
  
  Now since air coolers are getting outrageously overpriced, people who want to have good cooling and quiet operation, can venture into water cooling. ThermalTake has brought to us a rather unique CPU water block. This water block does not conform to their traditional designs and in fact performs quite well. It can be used as an upgrade from ThermalTake's Big Water series water cooling or as a separate block for those who want more of a customized water cooling set up for their computers."

  The insides look awesome.

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• Danger Den Summit GPU Water Block @ PureOverclock

  Published: Monday, April 5, 2010 | By: Will

  The Radeon HD 5870 can be a hot running card once the overclocking gets started. So putting some water on it will show the true potential of the Radeon HD 5870. So check out this review of the new Danger Den waterblock to cool these beasts.

  "We are focusing on the new Danger Den Summit full coverage water block for ATI Radeon HD5800 series cards, specifically for the 5870 in this instance. This full cover block cooling has its core design based on the popular Maze blocks. Is the Summit is another winning block for Danger Den? Let's put this block through some paces and find out."

  I want one of these.

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• P55 Motherboard Round-up: Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte, Intel, MSI @ Hothardware

  Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010 | By: Will

  Here is a great roundup for anybody looking to pick up a new Intel P55 chipset motherboard. We at Ninjalane love a good roundup so we hope this one is a good one. Time to read the roundup.

  "Shopping for a motherboard can be arduous and complicated. In particular, the mountain of options available only adds to the challenge, especially when you analyze the different features of each board at various price points. Fret not system builder, HotHardware has recruited a small army of P55 motherboards in order to compare the features and performance of each..."

   Enjoy!

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• Happy Easter From Ninjalane

  Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010 | By: Will

  We at Ninjalane wanted to wish everyone a happy Easter, and also would like to remind you to overclocking something for this weekend as well. If you decide to break some HWBot records remember to sign up for the Ninjalane team.

  

  Have fun and enjoy!

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• MSI HD5770 HAWK @ OC3D

  Published: Friday, April 2, 2010 | By: Will

  If their is a card that we at Ninjalane would loveto abuse it would have to be the MSI HD5770 HAWK. The heatsink setup and the high quality parts might make for a serious HWBot number maker. Still no MSI 5770 have gone through the lab yet!

  "After Mondays stunning Crossfire results, does the Twin Frozr on the MSI Hawk give even more headroom?"

  That is okay for where MSI won't play Gigabyte will. So check out this awesome Radeon HD5770 card in our own review here.

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