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• Enermax 660Watt PowerSupply Review @ Legit Reviews

  Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | By: Dennis

  This is like putting a 454 in a go-kart.
  "Today we will be looking at one of the more powerful Power Supply Unit's (PSU) on the market today. The EG851AX-VH comes with a strong-arm of 660 Watts! You don't need to know anything about computers or even electricity to know that 660 Watts is a lot of juice!"

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• Logitech MX500 Review @ KEPTech

  Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 | By: Dennis

  "I can tell you right now that the MX Optical Engine is the fastest out there right now. Microsoft's version 3 mice would be the next best bet and Logitech’s closest competitors. So if that's all you’re looking for then you can skip to the conclusion after browsing through some of our hot money shots."
  Nothing like a good old fashioned reviewer opinion to make you skip to the end.
  
  I have been using Logitech mice for almost ever now but have been reluctant to upgrade to the new MX series. I find the new shape to be very uncomphy with the placement of the extra buttons in the worst place ever. But that is just my opinion and thus far I have never heard of Logitech responding to any user concerns.

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• Inside Windows Product Activation

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  "Unfortunately this analysis has left the question unanswered what information Internet-based product activation reveals to Microsoft and how Internet-based product activation therefore impacts the users' privacy. This question is particularly interesting, as Internet-based product activation involves transmitting an amount of data to the Microsoft activation servers that exceeds the amount of data contained in the installation ID by orders of magnitude."
  They have compiled 12 pages of data that deal with how Windows product activation works. Good stuff to say the least.

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• Kingston HyperX DDR 434MHz Review @ Legit Reviews

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  "Kingston's HyperX kits are designed and tested to meet dual channel architecture requirements such as those found on chipsets and motherboards like NVidia's Nforce2, and Intel's Canterwood and Springdale. From the Kingston website they state, "HyperX modules are designed for consumers who like to maximize the performance of their systems to allow for the optimization of memory parameters."
  Dual channel DDR is the hot ticket these days and to get the most from your DCDDR system you should really invest in paired memory modules like these from Kingston or our personal favorites the Corsair TwinX modules.

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• DFI LANParty NFII Ultra Review @ Bjorn3d

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  "Strangely, DFI was quite late in introducing its nForce2 LANParty board, but the good thing about their wait was that they were able to release NFII Ultra with the Ultra 400 system platform processor. I'm happy to report that they also chose the MCP-T chip for the southbridge, so audio is brought to you by NVIDIA's SoundStorm solution."
  This board is an awesome NF2 solution and be sure to check out our review of the LanParty NFII Ultra for comparison purposes.

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• Black Neon Light Review @ radikalmod

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  Here is a fun review in a foreign language. Be sure to check out the "action" photos on the second page, damn cool!

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• Sapphire 9800 Pro and 9600 Pro Ultimate Reviews @ Extreme Overclocking

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  "The software bundle is perhaps the most appealing aspect of the overall package. What makes this so much better than other bundles is that you get something more than just the drivers and the manual. With the 9800 Pro Ultimate Edition, you receive the Redline overclocking and tweaking utility."
  If you are looking for an ATI video card either one of these may be the way to go. The one thing I have always wondered is do people really use the games that come with their new video cards?? I have a rather large stack of included software CD's that have just collected dust with many still in their plastic bags.

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• Custom Window Etching Technique @ PimpRig

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  There is only a few ways to actually etch something like glass or Plexiglas though all methods involve altering the surface of the material. Acid will eat the top layer of material and your engraver will put small pits into the material giving the illusion of a line or circle. Some companies go as far as to use computer controlled lasers to etch glass and plexiglas. AmberLodge is one of those companies and they do take custom requests, just tell them that Ninjalane sent ya.
  
  Now one of the oldest etching techniques around is to use high-pressure air to blast fine grit sand at whatever you are etching. By masking the areas that you want to protect you can create very detailed images.
  "When you have your image, which you wish to apply to a window for etching or paint. You need to lay out your window. The fans, if there are any, drill first. Why? You don’t want to do hours worth of work to finally drill for the fan and have it crack on you. Yes, I talk from experience."
  fyi: Sand Blasting also works great for removing old paint and rust from metal and gives you a very clean surface to paint on.

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• Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1 DVD Review @ Tweaknews

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  The Muse series has always been the "budget" soundcard from Hercules but it still packs in enough features for everyone to enjoy.
  "The card itself is a deep green color and is average in size. It's nice because it takes up less room then say a beefy video card which is nice. Size matters, and the size of this card is great for someone like me with a window in my computer, making it easier to organize the cables inside."
  hehe beefy,

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• News From the Weekend Bl0ck-o-57yl3

  Published: Monday, July 28, 2003 | By: Dennis

  Tons of news came in over the weekend and to make sure that most of it gets posted i'm going to start off with an ever-popular link style review block.
  
  - Lian Li PC-6070 Review @ Dans Data
  - V-Tech VT-XRAY Mid Tower Case Review @ Furioustech
  - Antec Sonata Review @ Intelforums
  - Speeze Vulturespin and Owlstream Reviews @ Big Bruin
  - Antec Sonata Review @ The Tech Lounge
  - Nexux NXP-205-SL/BK Fan Control Review @ Furioustech
  - Vantec Nexus NXP-301 Controller Review @ PC Abusers
  - Vantec UV Cold Cathode Kit Review @ DataFuse
  
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