Tech News
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NL: Review Block
Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | By: WillMemory reviews have been the rage here recently so let's make a collective News post on it.
- Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3-1333 RAM Review @ TechwareLabs
- OCZ DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Series 4GB Memory Kit
- Patriot Viper Series DDR3-1600 XMP Ready Triple Channel Memory Kit Review @ OCIA
- Elixir 6 GB 1600 MHz CL9 Tri-Channel @ techPowerUp
- DDR3 1600 - 5 fast and affordable GB Kits Comparison Review @ TweakPC
- Kingston HyperX 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review @ Futurelooks -
Asus Sabertooth 55i TUF P55 Motherboard @ OC3D
Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 | By: WillWith a name like Sabertooth I get an image of either Wolverine or one of the Ice Age movies. I need to cut back on the movies I know. As for this board it looks to be freakin awesome with military grade components. I guess we shoud give it a read and see if that really amounts to anything.
How does military grade components, ceramic coated heatsinks and a enough features to make a glamour model jealous sound? Interesting? Read on...
I think it needs long teeth on it somewhere.
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NL: PC Game Reviews Roundup
Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 | By: WillHere is a double shot power hit of COD: Modern Warfare 2.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 @ Techgage
"Following-up to a hit like Modern Warfare must have been tough, but Infinity Ward has done a great job of delivering what we hoped to see, while tossing in many other surprises as well. Let's take a look at the game from all angles, the fine and the rough, and finish things off with a look at performance across numerous graphics cards."
Modern Warfare 2 Walkthrough and Guide @ OCModShop
"The only thing worth talking about is the mission "No Russian", which you are heavily warned by the game itself. I do think it was put in for pure shock value. Aside from possible anti-terrorism criticisms on the US, it just seems too easy to sit back and let the event unfold. I actually haven't been too fond on these "extreme" first person events from this series lately, it's becoming a lame gimmick."
A walkthrough with an opinion interesting enough.
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NL: Review Block
Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 | By: DennisHere are some late entries into the whole review site cross posting.
Cases and Misc Chassis Stuff
- Sunbeamtech Automaton ATX Case Review @ Madshrimps
- GMC X-7 X-Station PC Case Review @ Real World Labs
- Thermaltake SD100 mini ITX Home Theater Chassis @ Legit Reviews
- Cooler Master CM Storm Scout Case @ Technic3D
- SilverStone SG04B-H Computer Case Review @ TechwareLabs
- Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50 @ PureOverclock
- Antec Two Hundred Mid Tower Case Review @ Verdis ReviewsJust me or are cases moving away from being functional to just plain werid looking?
SSDs - and misc other storage stuff
- OCZ Agility 60GB SSD (SLC) @ Bjorn3D
- Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive @ PureOverclock
- Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0 @ Legit Reviews
- Thermaltake BlacX Duet Dual HDD Docking Station @ Pro-Clockers
- Thermaltake BlacX Duet Dual Hard Drive Docking Station Review @ Tweaknews
- Thermaltake BlacX Duet eSATA/USB Docking Station Review @ BayReviews
- Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station Review @ OCIA
- Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB Hard Disk Drive Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Samsung Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive @ InsideHWWe don't normally post storage review stuff but figured, what the hell?
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AMD ATI Chips Comparison Table @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 | By: WillI guess it would only be the right thing to do is mention the AMD list as well. Even though returning the favor is not in these guys best interest. Here is the flip side to the NVidia chips.
"With more and more graphics chips being released every day it became very complicated for the user who does not follow the video card market to know the differences among all ATI graphic chips in the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among major ATI chips, we have compiled the following table."
Oh yeah, thank you AMD for your great support.
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nVidia Chips Comparison Table @ Hardware Secrets
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 | By: WillHere is a great little table for the guys that like hardwre, but don't keep up with it everyday. This list compares all the NVidia Chips on the market right now.
"If you don't follow almost daily the video card market it is really complicated to understand the differences between the several different nVidia graphics chips available on the market today. To facilitate knowing and understanding the difference among these chips, we have compiled the following table:"
Time to educate yourself.
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ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA1156 Motherboard Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 | By: WillWe at Ninjalane would like to say that this board color scheme is just down right awesome. Now if the performance matches the color then we are ready to go. Let's read this review and see if the performance is there.
"P55 motherboards come in all shapes and sizes while retailing for prices that are sure to fit anyone's budget. On one end of the spectrum we have the budget friendly, basic products while on the other there are the high-end, feature rich enthusiast boards like the ASUS Maximus III Formula. This board looks to offer everything an overclocker could want and them some. Let's hope it delivers."
She's dead sexy!
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Call of Duty MW2 game sells $550 million in five days
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 | By: DennisAnd they say we are in a recession. sheesh
Activision did not say how many units were sold in the period. Last week it said it sold 4.7 million copies for sales of $310 million on its first day in the U.S. and United Kingdom alone.
Analysts' sales estimates for the $60 game range from 11 million to 13 million units by the end of 2009. There is plenty at stake for Activision since "Call of Duty" is likely to account for a sizable chunk of the company's profits in the fourth quarter, analysts say.The sad part most movies in the theater don't do this well, granted movie tickets aren't 60bux but you'll almost spend that much after food and drinks.
Something to think about.
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AMD 125W Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition @ Techgage
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | By: DennisThe only drawback to intergrated memory controllers is that to upgrade features and technology you have to buy a new CPU, despite the additional cost and having "worthless" processors laying around it makes upgrades super easy.
People scoffed at AMD when it released its Phenom II X4 965 a few months ago thanks to the 140W power rating. To help make up for it, the company has now followed-up with a 125W version, sporting a lower price, along with improved C1E and DDR3-1333 support. With these improvements, is the X4 965 a first-choice CPU?
On a side note the Black Edition is worth every penny.
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NVIDIA PhysX Performances @ InsideHW
Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | By: WillLooks like there is some more PhysX fun coming from other sites. If you have not read Ninjalanes PhysX Article give it a spin, and then head over to check out InsideHW take on it as well.
"We decided to give you an insight on performance rates from GeForce GTS 250 (GeForce 9800GTX+) with price tag slightly above 100€ up to two GTX 200 GPUs that have slightly higher price tags than that. Support for these was powerful rig based on Core i7 920 CPU that we overclocked from default 2.66GHz up to 3.4GHz just to be sure no bottlenecks would appear..."
Simply Amazing!
