Tech News
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No April Fools This Time
Published: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 | By: DennisI actually had a very cool april fools gag all planned up and ready to go but alas at the last minute the idea was pulled and tabled for sometime later. Maybe as a project or april fools next year.
No to be outdone by anyone else I do have the super cool review from last year. Check it out!
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NL: Review Block - Misc crazy stuff
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 | By: DennisTo start (or end in this case) our daily news postings where is some stuff just strange enough to stay in the inbox.
- Zalman FPSGUN FG-1000 Gun Style Gaming Mouse @ ixbt
- Zalman FG1000 Gun Mouse FPS Controller Review @ Tweaknews <- Remember these guys?, makes me wish there was a news search for context.I'm not really sure what this article is about but they show a busted up Creative sound card so at least they have that going for them
- Creative: Doing Little to Please Consumers @ TechgageWe always like to see watercooled stuff and here we have a videocard, from ATI, watercooled. (OMG what is the world coming to)
- Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 Atomic WaterCooled preview @ Elite BastardsNot saying Kyle has any bearing on how enthusiasts choose their hardware but a "green" 1TB drive has my attention
- WD Caviar and RE2 GreenPower 1TB Hard Drives @ HotHardware
And if that wasn't enough here is a 1TB HDD round up.
- 1TB Hard Drive Roundup Review @ TheTechLoungeThat pretty much concludes this entry in the Secret public news postings, The next time you're around readin' the news here do us a favor and hop into the forums and say something like "I read the news, how about you?"
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NL: Review Block - Memory, Cases, Cooling
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 | By: DennisThose of you that have been with Ninjalane since the beginning will know that even when I say there will be a news posting without comments there always at least one sly remark, and for this post.... I have nothing.
Memory
- Patriot Viper Series 2GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory Kit Review @ Bigbruin
- Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC3-12800 Memory Kit Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Mushkin Redline XP2-8000 4GB Memory Kit Review @ HardwareLogic
- Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red DDR2 4GB PC2-6400 Review @ ASE Labs
- US Modular Cold Fusion DDR2-800 2x1GB Memory Kit Reviewed @ TheTechLounge
- Diamond Viper Fin DDR3 PC14400 2 x 1 GB Review @ OCC
Ok I couldn't resist. did anyone notice a trend with these memory reviews? Yep you guessed it they are all from sites that don't post our news. Sad huh?
Cases
- SilverStone KL02B-W Case at Overclockers Online
- Silverstone GD02 HTPC Case Review @ OCIA
- Cooler Master COSMOS S Chassis @ HotHardware
- Apevia X-Qboii Mid Tower Case @ Pro-Clockers
- Antec Mini P180 mATX Case review in Metku
- Mediasonic SU2LA Dual Bay RAID + NAS Enclosure Review @ Hardware Canucks <-- Not really a case but close, 'kinda'
Cooling
- Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Water Cooler Review @ Legit Reviews
- NorthQ Siberian Tiger CPU Water Cooler @ 3DGM
- Cooljag Mini LED Flash Fans Review @ ThinkComputers
- Cooler Master Hyper TX2 Review @ OCC <- yep another one, how did that happen
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Foxconn X38A Digital Life @ Bjorn3D
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 | By: DennisFunny thing about this review is the quote they sent out in the review release I swear its longer than the whole review!
Here is a "short" snip
Upgrading your rig can be such a pain can't it? Trying to figure out where technology is headed so you don't waste your money on obsolete garbage.
Nice board though, I would't mind having one.
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C2Q Q6600 Heatsink Roundup -12 Tested @ DragonSteelMods
Published: Sunday, March 30, 2008 | By: DennisI have noticed a funny thing in the heatsink and cooling industry and it has to do with sound and geographical location. Seems that we here in the US are pretty content with our PCs making a little bit of noise. However when it comes to folks in Europe the less is more approach seems to be where its at.
The trend is baffling and in a way I'd like to know why.
Dragonsteelmods has done a fancy dancy heatsink round up suitable for the Q6600 quad core. They all happen to be heatpipe towers with a stock intel cooler acting as the control. I would have liked to see Cooler Master in the mix but it would seem they are too loud?
Dunno.
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QNAP TS-109 Pro NAS @ Techgage
Published: Thursday, March 27, 2008 | By: DennisNAS is more than a state of mind, it is more than the shoes you wear, in fact its like a HDD in cyberspace.
Seriously!
Network storage if growing more popular each day, and thanks to that, there are countless NAS boxes to choose from. We take our first look at a QNAP offering, that proves you do get what you pay for. This single-bay NAS offers pure silence, a great feature-set and simple setup.
Be sure to check out our review of the much cooler NAS device the TS-409 its got hotswap.
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Tech Report Podcast - Episode 3
Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 | By: DennisBack in the day we tried something like this called Ninjalane Radio. It did pretty well though to be honest we were testing the podcast waters before podcasts where really that popular.
Had we known then what we know now we might have spent more time developing it.
We're back with Episode 3! Geoff gives us the skinny on the Nvidia nForce 790i and Intel X48 Express chipsets, Scott and Cyril discuss tech news, Cyril plugs the €40 iPhone, and Scott reviews Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card.
You never know Ninjalane Radio might make a comeback, Any takers??
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NL: Review Block - Memory & Junk
Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 | By: DennisMore news and less clues.
Memory
- Crucial Ballistix DDR3-12800 Memory Kit Review @ MikhailTech
- Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-14400 DDR3-1800 Review @ ASE Labs
- Mushkin XP2 8000 Redline 2 x 2GB DDR2 Review @ OCCCases
- Antec Sonata Plus 550 Case at Modders-Inc
- Tuniq 3 Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ OCIA
- Aerocool I-Curve Mid-Tower PC Case Review @ DragonSteelMods
- Rosewill R6XR8-BK Black ATX Computer Case Review @ Legit ReviewsWell there you have it, memory and cases.
On a side note you should see some of the crap that comes into the Ninjalane news box.
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DFI LanParty UT ICFX3200-T2R/G Intel LGA775 Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers
Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 | By: DennisWhoa, here is a blast from the past.
A while back ATI did up some chipsets for the Intel processors but they never really took off, actually it wasn't until Intel started supporting crossfire that any of the ATI technology was known throughout the mainstream.
Today we will be looking at the DFI LanParty UT IFCX3200-T2R/G. It is an LGA775 motherboard powered by the ATI RD600 chipset, and featuring ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 IE. This board has been around for some time but is still available, and at an excellent price.
Can't argue with the price, any they don't do bad in the performance realm either.
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NL: Review Block - Motherboard Tech
Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 | By: DennisWith the X48 from Intel hitting the streets this month you'll begin to see a ton of reviews around it. We're expecting a couple of X48 boards but will also be looking for other P35 boards to fill in the spectrum.
Here are a couple reviews or technology posts for the X48 stuff.
- Intel's X48 Express chipset @ TechReport
- Gigabyte X48-DS5 @ t-break
- MSI X48 Platinum Motherboard @ Viper Lair (MSI loves the Viper Lair
)On a related note the nVidia 790i is also coming out soon so to round off the X48 posts here are some nVidia reviews as well.
- Nvidia's nForce 790i SLI Ultra chipset @ TechReport
- ASUS Striker II Extreme motherboard review @ Elite Bastards
- DH Review: XFX 9800 GX2 and Nforce 790i Ultra SLI (a bonus review)
- Overclock3D Content: Asus Striker II Extreme 790i DDR3 Motherboard
- EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI chipset preview @ Hexus
- EVGA NVIDIA 790i SLI Ultra / 9800GX2 1GB Review @ Motherboards
- XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI and XFX 9800GX2 Review @ GamepyreHows that for some light reading.
