Content and news by Rob Williams

Who can say this Eclipse is not a great design case from ThermalRock. We think it will fit in with all modern design rooms and offices. What more can one ask for. And the inside is soh designed that up to 11 drives can be installed as well, for those of you with that many in a computer case. Then there are the two decent 120mm fans to ensure adequate cooling without going deaf.

Check out the full review at A1 Electronics.

If you want your PC to look pimp, but can’t find any great looking fans, Ultra may have your answer. We are taking a look at their Glossy Fans, which promises quiet cooling, and superior looks.

Today more then ever a good mouse is a must, especially when some people make their living gaming and spend the majority of their online time playing. Today we will have a look at the Razer Diamondback Plasma L.E and its features.

This is a fantastic looking mouse! Check out the entire review at NGOHQ.

Using Supertiling, the default mode for Crossfire under Direct3D, shows that 6800 Ultra SLI is faster. However that’s just in 3DMark05, not a modern game title, and that’s using a beta driver that might not be there in terms of the performance that ATI have today, internally. It’ll be interesting to see where performance is when Crossfire is launched using an official driver, along with NVIDIA hardware running any new driver that NVIDIA may or may not have planned for their hardware.

Check out the full look over at Hexus.

What was old is new again. Serial data links, once reserved for only the slowest exterior connections and least-demanding peripherals, have proven to be the future of computer design. Up until just recently though, one of the most essential parts of any computer has remained stubbornly parallel in its implementation; computer memory, or RAM as it also called. FB-DIMM memory (short for Fully-Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module) is a variant of standard DDR2 memory designed for server applications where both large amounts of memory and memory co-ordination and accuracy at high speeds are essential.

Check out the full look here. This could be memory we hear a lot more about for servers in the near future.

This was posted a few days ago over at Bit-Tech, but I somehow missed it. It’s about Bizarre Creations new Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox360. The problem is, that the graphics are *so* real, people are having a hard time believing that they are real.

To the amazement of some, the screenshot in question was indeed an in-game capture, as proven by the wireframe model released in this week’s Studio Update. “This is how PGR3’s artwork looks right now. On actual 360 hardware.”

It’s funny when it’s come to a point that game companies have to prove that they are real ingame screenshots. This is a true first as far as I know. Check out the post at Bit-Tech and view more screenshots here.

I have had a 20GB 4th gen iPod since they came out, but I have never liked the white finish. As part of Project Redwood I am also applying a wood finish to just about everything on my desk to have a matching set. And the iPod was not excluded.

This has to be the best looking iPOD I’ve ever seen! The wood work, albeit small, is gorgeous. Check it out at Bit-Tech.

The introduction of motherboards with high memory voltage options only sparked yet a new breed of PC3200 modules. Ultra low latency modules that can run way past its rated speed while maintaning its tight timings at scaringly high voltages.

The rebirth of Winbond’s legendary BH5/CH5 using UTT chips has been welcomed by a lot of enthusiasts especially those who bought one of DFI’s famous nf4 boards that has memory voltage adjustments of up to 4.0v! Today we will be looking at one such PC3200. Introducing, G.Skill’s Extreme PC3200 2-2-2-5 1GB Kit.

This is definitely overclocker friendly memory, as you’ll see in the review here.

Katharina Kruetzfeldt, judge at the court in the western town of Verden, said Sven Jaschan, 19, admitted to data manipulation, computer sabotage and interfering with public corporations in one of the biggest Internet attacks of its kind.

Wow, that’s bold and brave. He’s likely going to face some nice jail time now, but that’s not for sure. Check out the full post at News.com.

The advanced Arctic Web thermal electric CPU cooling Assembly uses state-of-the-art techniques to combine power and efficiency into a compact design. 2 inlets and 2 outlets provide user level control of flow rates and an even distribution of water over the extruded hot plate. Hot and cold plates are made of 99.99% pure copper for optimal thermal conductivity. The hot plate is further designed using a thin deck and pin extrusion design to effectively increase surface area by 400% and reduce thermal resistance in half. The unit features an anodized aluminum upper housing with all stainless steel brackets and attachments. Choose you power level: 148watt/226watt/437watt. Choose you[Sic] power socket type: Intel P4 478 & 775, Xeon 605 / AMD 64 754, 939 & 940. Comes fully assembled with Arctic Ceramique thermal paste.

Head over to Hard|OCP for the review!

HKEPC, has successfully to decipher how the whole ATI Crossfire concept actually works. As a result, they are able to run two slaves cards in Crossfire without the need for the Crossfire edition master card. The amazing feat they have done was to run X850, X700 and X300SE HM on Crossfire! However, this doesn’t come easy at all as it took them a month to reverse engineered the BIOS and Catalyst drivers to make it work. This has proven one thing; Composition engine is only needed for proper image composition not for performance or Crossfire capability between two cards is determine through chipset and drivers.

Hah. For a month worth of reverse engineering, I’ll stick with the legit Crossfire. Interesting article though, so check out the post at TechPowerup.

The Web browser Firefox has been ported to work on Intel-based Macs with the help of Apple Computer, ZDNet Australia reported Monday.
Josh Aas, a Firefox developer and employee of the Mozilla Foundation, confirmed the port on his blog site, saying, “Apple employees got Firefox running on an Intel Mac for the sake of using it as a demonstration of what it takes to port a complex application.”

Good to know that Mozilla is so far ahead of the game! Check out the full post here.

Mark your calendars for July 25. Starting at 1:30 PM on that day, Microsoft Japan will hold the Xbox Summit 2005 in Tokyo. Over the course of one and a half hours, the company promises to unveil the new Xbox 360 Japanese lineup and share final details on the system’s Asian launch.

If you are looking forward to this next gen console as much as I am, check out the posting over at IGN.

The Caerphilly Magistrates Court convicted the 22-year-old Cambridge graduate for his side business involving the modding and selling of Microsoft’s game consoles through his Website. He modified them with 200GB hard drives that came will 80 pre-installed games.

The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) lead the investigation that ultimately led to the man’s conviction.

Wow. Of course, if you do practice something like this, you’d have to realize that this could happen. He didn’t get prison time though, but rather community service.. so maybe he learned his lesson. Check out the full post at GeekInformed.

MARKHAM, Ontario – July 5, 2005 – Computer users can experience the highest
level of multimedia performance with the new All-In-Wonder® X800 XL for PCI
Express from ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT). This newest
addition to the award-winning All-In-Wonder® family supports both European
and North American users. All-In-Wonder X800 XL supports the PCI Express
standard, which is offered in almost all new PCs. For additional PC
multimedia entertainment, ATI is now enabling full support for Microsoft
Windows Media Center Edition with the current All-In-Wonder family.
All-In-Wonder X800 XL for PCI Express will be available in both North
America and Europe later this summer.

If you are looking to buy an AIW card.. you may want to wait for these to arrive. You can check out the full press release here. For more on what All In Wonder can do, you can check out the in-depth page over at ATI.

As most of you are aware, AMD’s Athlon 64 flagship single core is currently the San Diego, in fact the Athlon 64 FX-57 is based upon the San Diego. The key difference between the San Diego and its Venice counterpart is the amount of L2 Cache. But just how well do these two cores compare clock-for-clock? In this review will be running two of these CPUs at 2.0, 2.2, and 2.6GHz to see the performance difference between the two AMD cores.

Check out the full comparison at Phoronix.

With the tumbling prices in this market segment, the one thing that made it stand out – the card reader – was ultimately not executed well enough to make the DV-100B a huge success. On the other hand, the DiVX playback and other capabilities of this player mean that it’s a recommended overall package that can be found well below RRP already.

Check out the look at Hexus.

GeIL is the first to market their overclocking memory at CAS 1.5. The interesting part is that it features Samsung TCCD
IC’s. Is it a marketing gimmick? It certainly grabbed your attention right?

It’s cool to finally see some TCCD memory being rated for 1.5CAS. Looks like great memory, we’ll have to wait to see the pricetag! Check out the full review at InsaneTek.

nVidia has recently released the new 7800GTX. This new top of the line video card delivers great performance but unfortunately not everyone can afford one. Most users today still dont even have a PCIe slot. We searched for an AGP card that can deliver the goods and doesnt hurt the pockets. Thats when the ASUS Geforce 6600GT entered the picture. ASUSs products are known worldwide for their high quality and performance. In this article you will discover how to benefit from their performance without breaking the bank.

Check out the full review over at NGOHQ.

The Tagan TG480-U22 is a power supply that should be added to your very short list. It isn’t a monster power house, it has no flashing lights and fans on all sides, and it doesn’t have modular cabling. It does support multiple form factors including ATX12V for Dual 12v Rails (switchable), is very very quiet, tidy, an excellent performer and won’t break the bank.

Check out the full review at Viper Lair.