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Gaming and Cheating
John Guzman, our outspoken editorialist here at Phoronix who’s
never scared to speak his mind, is expressing his views today about
gaming and all of the cheating that’s now involved. He even brings us
back to the days of Contra on the NES. Since that point in time when you
could simply enter a sequence of ten buttons to achieve these mystical
lives, cheating has evolved into programming aim-bots and auto-miners.
When will cheating in games be eradicated?
Jump over to Phoronix. I hate, hate, hate losers who use aimbots :)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Review
Creative has been going strong since the days of ISA sound cards because its family of audio products moves with the times. This is reflected well in the new four-strong range of X-Fi cards of which the leader is the Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro under review. The X-Fi cards span a price range from about £100 to £250, offering enthusiasts add-in alternatives to the on-board audio that is common in many of today’s PCs.
Check out the full review over at Hexus.
ColorVision Datacolor SpyderTV Review
This review is going to be taking a look at the SpyderTV, a colorimeter and software package which is designed to be an easy-to-use way to optimize your television’s image. To some it may seem extraneous but if you have money invested in your home theater you should make sure it is working as well as possible, just like you would tune a guitar or tweak your computer.
Check out the full review at XYZ Computing!
Overclockers Online Birthday Contest!
Here’s a little teaser of what you can win: XC Cube EY Deluxe from
AOpen, Aeolus PCZ6200TC-DV64 from AOpen, NF4SK8AA 8EKRS from Foxconn, 2*1GB
TwinX20488-3200Pro from Corsair and MGE Dragon from XG BOX. Of course, the
entry is extremely simple so there’s no reason not to get involved!
Great prizes to be had! Check out all the details at Overclockers Online!
d_skin Protective Disc Skins Review
d_skin was kind enough to send me some d_skin™ Protective Disc Skins™ to take a gander at. Let’s get some disc dressed for a night in the DVD Rom; you thought I was going to say night out on the town didn’t you.
Check out the full review over at Extensive Mods.
Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO Review
There are but a few names that come to mind when you mention quality memory, even fewer when you mention high performance memory. There are many companies out there now that are making it or trying to get into the high performance memory market. One name that stands out when you think of high quality, high performance memory is Corsair. Corsair is one of the top makers of reliable, high performance ram. Today for review I have an entry by Corsair that promises to deliver something we haven’t seen yet, a CAS latency of 2 at speeds of PC3500.
Check out the full review over at Think Computers.
Bytecc BackupStar ME-808 USB External HDD Review
With the unit fired up and plugged into a USB 1.1 or 2.0 slot, Windows
2000/XP automatically recognizes it as an external storage device, and mounts
the volume(s) instantly. Sequential reads of the blank Seagate 120GB HDD were
measured at 33MB/s, and sequential writes were measured at 32MB/s using Sisoft
Sandra 2005. This value is still relative, as USB performance can be affected
by the strength of the CPU. I can comment that with transfer rates like this,
you won’t be up all night waiting for the BackupStar to transfer large files
back and fourth.
Head on over to Mod The Box for the full review.
Corsair XMS TWINX2048-3500LLPRO 2GB Dual Channel Kit
Corsair’s recent PC4400PRO 2GB is not their only 2GB enthusiast solution. They quickly follow the high speed memory with another
offering that provides low latencies at a slightly overclocked speed.
InsaneTek overclocked these modules similar to us.. so 260HTT looks to be the max on these. Check out the full review InsaneTek. Check out our review of the modules here for comparison.
GeForce 6800GT Round Up
Out of the the high end grapihcs card from NVIDIA, the GeForce 6800GT has
the best bang for the buck. Now selling around US$ 250 to 350, it’s the most
affordable SM 3.0 graphics card that won’t slow to a crawl under high
details with AA and AF on. Today, we’re looking at three cards: the ASUS
EN6800GT, Galaxy Glacier 6800GT and Leadtek PX6800GT THD.
Check out the full round-up over at Tech-Hounds.
PowerColor X800 GT Xtreme 256MB and X800 GT EVO Tide Water 256MB Review
We’ve looked at a couple of PowerColor X800 GT cards and have come away with the feeling that whilst both offer something new in the marketplace, the respective asking prices takes away much of their shine. Novel, exciting products? Yes. Value-for-money? Not quite.
Check out the full review at Hexus.
OSC releases decision in ATi insider trading case
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) issued a decision today in the matter of Betty Ho and K. Y. Ho. The allegations of OSC staff against the respondents were dismissed by the independent panel of Commissioners.
Check it out at PC Stats.
BenQ E520 & E510 Digital Cameras Posted
Recently, Team ARP was invited to the launch of the new BenQ E520 and E510 digital cameras which boast the Pentax SMC zoom lens and BenQ Senseye technology.
Check out the details on these new cameras!
It’s great to see BenQ is trying to get into the camera market.. they are doing well in others. Check out the full look at the Rojak Pot.
Silverstone Strider ST60F 600W Modular SLI Power Supply Video Review
The Silverstone Strider ST60F offers plenty of power for today’s most demanding hardcore computer systems. While 600 watts of quality power is tremendous it’s also modular and has a quiet 120mm fan. Additionally, all the leads are sleeved which cuts down on all the cable mess and increases air flow inside the case. This is one Badass product! Watch the Video to find out more…
Check out the full video review at 3D Gameman.
OCZ Gold Gamer eXtreme Memory Giveaway Contest Winner Announced
The waiting is over, everyone! Today, we are proud to announce the winner who will walk away with the OCZ Gold Gamer eXtreme dual-channel memory kit!
Will it be you? Let’s find out!
Grats to the winner! This is fantastic memory! Check it out at Rojak POt.
Nikon D50, 18-55mm Kit Digital SLR Camera Review
I like taking photos, and I’m sure many of you enjoy it as well. Probably most of you have some sort of camera, whether it be digital or film. I’m the kind of person who takes pictures of anything, small or big, weird or normal, everything. Today I will review Nikon’s latest camera which is slotted below the D70 series, the D50. This camera is aimed at the “pro-sumer†market.That is consumers who are seriously into using digital cameras and have moved beyond the entry and intermediate levels but are not going to go for National Geographic professional equipment.
Check out the full review at Mod Synergy.
MGE Dragon Review
If you want to hear a buzz when you walk into your next LAN party,
then you will definitely want to walk in with the Dragon swinging from your
right hand. It’s portable, it’s cool looking, and it performs very well. The
features speak for themselves and that list of features is a long one, you
definitely won’t be disappointed with the Dragon from MGE.
Check it out at Overclocker Online.
Thermaltake 520w PST Modular PSU Review
I think the mini PST is actually an excellent idea that enables you to connect other stuff such as lights and other accessories with out stretching the cables up to the PST or vice versa, it has 2 x 3 pin outputs, 4 x 4 pin and of course 1x 4 pin power input. I think the idea in this is so you could run the cable to the mini PST at the rear of the case to power a water pump for instance or a GFX card cooler…
Check out the full review over at Xtreme Computing.
Corsair TWINX2048-4400 PRO Review
Does anyone really need 2GB though? Our answer is yes. Even if your system is fine at 1GB, I can tell you that Microsoft will probably say something like “1GB is the recommended amount of ram a user needs for Vista”. Using our rule, 1GB will probably be the minimum for Vista, and truth be told, we feel 1GB is the minimum anybody should have in their system now.
Check out the full review at Viper Lair.
Thermaltake Muse USB 3.5" Drive Enclosure Review
The Thermaltake Muse USB 3.5″ Hard Drive Enclosure is an all aluminum fanless portable hard drive case with many features that set it apart from the crowd of enclosures. The well built case has a brightly illuminated analog data transfer meter that indicates when the enclosure is in use. The fanless aluminum design keeps your work area quiet, while the 4ft long USB cable allows plenty of room for those hard to reach USB connections.
Check out the full look at this great looking enclosure at Big Bruin.
SunbeamTech X-1300 Gaming Mouse Review
With the Razer Copperhead, and its 2000 DPI laser engine, and
the Logitech G5, with its 2000 DPI laser, receiving much of the
attention lately when it comes to computer mice, many smaller
competitors such as the SunbeamTech X-1300 Sensor-X Gaming Mouse haven’t
received much mindfulness. With us today we have the X-1300 optical
mouse that features a 1300/650 DPI switch and a sleek ergonomic design.
Check out the full review at Phoronix.
Dynatron P22 Intel Socket 775 Heatsink Review
When I first pull the P22 from Dynatron out of the plain brown it came in I was thinking that this cooler would just barely beat out the Intel stock cooler. By the time I got to the end of the testing, I have never been so wrong. How well did it perform? Read the following pages and find out.
Even though it has a crazy design, it performed quite well. If you are in the market for a 775 heatsink, check out the review at Pro-Clockers.
Thermaltake Swing Series Case Review
Today for review we have another Pre-mod PC case. This one comes from a company that has become very popular and well known for lots of reasons. Thermaltake is considered a big name in the PC community, they make lots of various products, I’m sure you have heard of them. Today I have the new Swing PC case for review, it is what Thermaltake considers a ‘Stylish’ mid-tower case. Is it? Read on to find out just what makes this a ‘Stylish’ case.
Take a look at this wicked case at Think Computers.
X800 GTO and GTO2 Mod Article Updated
More and more people have reported success in modding the Connect3D X800 GTO to 16 pipelines, that’s why we have updated our article with a special Bios, which has been customized to enable 16 pipelines on these cards.
This has to be one of my favorite GPU mods ever. Check it out at techPowerUp!
XG Magnum 500W Review
Having a quality power supply is the most important thing to keep in mind when building a computer system. XG is here with their
new Magnum power supply that uses copper heatpipes to help in cooling.
Head on over to InsaneTek for the full review!
Ubuntu v5.10 (Breezy Badger) Released
After a preview release and multiple colony development
builds, Ubuntu Linux has finally released v5.10 (Breezy Badger). Looking
at this release first hand, it continues to look incredibly promising
for the GNU/Linux movement and we hope that Mark Shuttleworth continues
to invest in this valuable commodity. Some of the major improvements to
Ubuntu 5.10 include thin client integration, OEM installer support, and
Launchpad integration. Other advancements include GNOME 2.12.1,
OpenOffice.org 2.0 BETA 2, GCC 4.0.1, and a wealth of other improvements
to the hardware support and usability.
This is a clean looking OS, I am going to have to give it a try. Check it out at Phoronix.