Tech News
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Antec P182 Review @ SweMOD
Published: Friday, January 11, 2008 | By: DennisThere was a time when Antec cases were really the only way to go. Now it seems this isn't always the case. While we would agree this case looks awesome, its not really modder friendly.
Today we are taking a look at our first computer case since our restart in October 2007. It is the Antec P182, a super mid tower in the performance series.
Antec is well known for creating computer chassis, power supplies and much more. Even if the P182 has some time on its neck it is really fun to have it for test as it is one of the most clean, good looking cases on earth. -
More CES coverage from around the web
Published: Friday, January 11, 2008 | By: DennisThings have been pretty crazy around the Ninjalane labs since we got back, time to get caught up on some news.
- HEXUS.net - CES 2008 Bulletin
- Nyko's Product Lineup at CES 2008 @ OCModShop
- CES 2008 @ ASE Labs (Day1) (Day2) (Day3)
- CES 2008 Day 2 Coverage @ Legit Reviews
- CES 2008 Day 1 Coverage @ TechwareLabs
- OCC @ CES 2008
- 2008 CES Coverage: Tagan, Data Drive Thru @ OCIA
- CES 08 coverage @ DriverHeaven
- CES 2008: Digital Experience @ ThinkComputers
- CES 2008 Day 3 Coverage @ Legit Reviews
- CES Coverage Adata @ Pro-Clockers
- CES 2008 Coverage Spotlight: Thermaltake @ TechwareLabs
- CES Coverage Booth Babes @ Pro-Clockers
Be sure to check out our coverage of CES in the Articles Section
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Sorry about the CES coverage
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 | By: DennisI doubt anyone noticed but I had to take down the news post about CES coverage from around the web. Seems the new news admin pulled in some hidden crap from our webmailer.
Its back now and more to come.
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CES Coverage from around the web
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 | By: DennisWell inbox at least. It would seem that some hardware sites have opted to do small articles instead of one big one and I don't feel like posting them all so here is a small sample.
- CES 2008 Day 1 Coverage - Evening Editon @ Legit Reviews
- 2008 CES Booth Babes Article @ OCIA
- CES 2008 Coverage @ OCC
- NVIDIA announces Hybrid SLI, new chipsets @ TechReport
- CES Unveiled: A CES Preview for the Press @ Techgage
- Warner Home Video Fallout Hits CES 2008 @ MadshrimpsWell that's all of the interesting stuff so far, once we get back we'll post some of the other news items that got skipped over.
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AOL cancels active development on Netscape browser
Published: Sunday, January 6, 2008 | By: DennisThis is really sad news, or at least I think so.
I suppose its only fitting considering that the last really "good" Netscape browser was Netscape 7, 6 was nice but really slow, and well 4 started well but fizzled off due to the lack of support.
8 and above were nothing but jokes.
Dulles (VA) - America Online (AOL) is planning to stop all active development on the Netscape browser, once the most popular browser on the Internet, beginning February 1, 2008. AOL's business focus will be on trasitioning to an ad-supported Web business, and it leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point that many of its users expect it to be, according to the company.
I was an avid supporter of Netscape and held on to NS7 for way to long before seeing the light and switched to Firefox. Sadly my reasons for holding on were because I really liked the animated Netscape "throbber" graphic.
Crazy huh?
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NL: Review Block - Misc Stuffs
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2008 | By: DennisThis is just a wrap-up of the various items still in the Ninjalane News bucket. Of course we don't post everything we get, and since nobody emailed me about the RegSoftware review I posted a few months ago we WON'T be posting anymore un-relevant reviews regardless of what the site admins say.
- Asus EN8800GT TOP Geforce 8800GT 512MB Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
- Patriot PVS32G1866LLK Viper Series PC3-15000 2GB @ Overclock3D
- ECS A770M-A Socket AM2+ Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- Leadtek WinFast PX8800GT 256MB @ HardwareZone
- GeForce 8800 GT Round-Up: Asus, EVGA, MSI @ HotHardwareThats it for this week, the next posts should be from CES YAY!
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Icebox 5.25 UV Blue Dual Bay Reservoir Review @ Virtual-Hideout
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2008 | By: DennisHaving installed a few watercooling systems I can honestly say the biggest challenge is finding a place for the reservoir and more often than not the empty drive bays are prime locations.
Water cooling is still the most cost effective, long lasting method for keeping processors, graphics cards, and chipsets cooler than conventional air cooling and is the most silent option around. Unless your processor uses very, very little power under load, then passive heat sinks just aren't feasible. This is especially true for multi-core processors. Quad core processors specifically need a bit more liquid cooling. So, that single 120mm radiator and extra small reservoir just aren't going to cut it.
While we do not fully agree with this quote when it comes to performance watercooling you defiantly cannot skimp.
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Intel X48 chipset preview - ASUS Style @ EliteBastards
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2008 | By: DennisThe FSB keeps ramping up, it would seem that Intel has taken a major play from the nVidia playbook with a new 6-month release cycle.
So, what do we have by way of improvements in X48 over its forebear? The simple answer is - Nothing major. Most of the under the hood changes to the X48 chipset concern tweaking the design and components with a mind to adding official support for Intel's latest, 1600MHz FSB CPUs.
This also appears to be a DDR3 only chipset which would mark the first major reason to upgrade to the expensive and scarse DDR3 platform.
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Frozen Iguanas Fall From Florida Trees
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2008 | By: DennisThis I would have liked to see
"We have found dozens on the bike path after a major cold snap," said park manager Robert Yero. "When they warm up in the sun, they come back to life."
Makes you wonder how many Iguanas became pets or dead after the "freak" weather in Floridia.
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XFX 8800GTS 512 MB Alpha Dog Review @ Gamepyre
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2008 | By: DennisHere is one crazy video card, its still only a GTS but with a half gig of video ram.
It seems that NVIDIA is bent on just taking over the entire VGA arena in both the high and low end market at the same time. This can be clearly seen with their recent release strategy, and ATI is an unloaded gun when it comes to sheer product awareness across the spectrum. XFX will most likely have a few different variations of this card available from standard clocked models and a few overclocked types as well. This card beats almost the rest of the NVIDIA lineup other than the Ultra and is a very solid gaming solution. Pricing however is much higher than the 256MB GT, which is around the $200.00 mark as this card sells for about $350.00 give or take a few bucks in either direction.
We are never big on quoting prices here at Ninjalane, Instead we figure if you want it you'll do what you can to get it with cost becoming secondary. Of course we all know how frugal y'all is which is why sites like Pricewatch and Pricegrabber exist.
Bjorn3D also reviewed this card.
