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HEC Group ACE 580UB ATX Power Supply Review
Let me start off by saying that I only buy 3 different manufactures of power supplies: PC Power & Cooling, Enermax, and Antec. I have had great luck, no failures, and rock solid results with all 3 of those companies. However, after testing out this power supply and seeing how stable it performs, I would now consider HEC Group when I need a new power supply unit.
If you are looking to buy an up to date PSU with plenty of power, check out the review of this one at Big Bruin.
Newbie Guide to U3 – The ‘Official’ Portable USB Apps Platform
Co-developed by SanDisk and M-Systems, the open-standard U3 platform allows users to take their applications, not just data, with them to any USB-equipped Windows PC and to launch them with as little as two clicks. True, while applications have been tweaked by users to run directly off a flash drive, applications written for U3 smart drives don’t require a geek to set up, and are 100% legal to operate. And now, we have one of the first U3 tutorials that give you a step-by-step guide to this new portable USB apps platform.
Head on over to Everything USB and read all about it.
Second AMD and Intel Universal WC Heatsink System Review
Our second design Universal AMD & Intel heatsink system which is silent and yet gives astounding cooling performance. If nothing else our heatsink designs will have give you some ideas and for those of you who have not moved to water cooling we hope you see just how easy it is and how safe to do.
Check out the review at A1 Electronics.
Antec P180 Performance One ATX Case Review
When I first opened the front door I was ready to put this case in the pit of shame as my first impression was that the door was held shut with a magnet on that door stop at the top, however I was soon put right on this matter once I realized that, yes it was a magnet holding the door shut, but it was placed in the section of the door that sits around the lock and outputs.
Check out the review at Xtreme Computing.
OCZ Gold PC4000 2GB Dual Channel Kit Review
OCZ’s first 2GB solution runs under their Gold series. The memory comes with loose timings, but it does manage to overclock
extremely well. OCZ never fails to impress when it comes to enthusiast memory.
Head on over to InsaneTek for the full review!
[H]ard|OCP Puts ATI in their place
ATI, HardOCP is not your personal PR bitch, so don’t treat us like one again. You’re on thin ice and you should be ashamed of your actions this year. We at HardOCP don’t want to be a mouthpiece for vaporware in order to keep your stock price up. So from now on, if it is not the real deal, just keep it to yourself.
Read the full posting at Hard|OCP.
VDrift v2005-10-02 Pictorial
VDrift, the cross-platform open-source driving simulator designed for drift racing, recently released its 2005-10-02 source that now has initial network multi-player support, ghost car relay option, SCans build system, and terrain detail options. This game, which is based upon the Vamos physics engine, is now one step closer to becoming a viable…..
HIS Radeon X800GT IceQ II Turbo Review
From a performance standpoint, game experiences were consistently higher than a 6600GT, although in some games it was a close call. Doom 3 was happy to run at 1280×1024 although this was without any AntiAliasing or Anisotropic filtering.
Head on over to Viper Lair.
ArtisticT Optical Mouse Review
We have another mouse in the house; someone needs to call the exterminator. Almost every computer user owns a mouse, or an equivalent like a track pad or track ball. Without a mouse, your computer is pretty much useless. This device alone, receives the most use out of any other input peripheral you can think of. If it is essential that you use one, so why not spend a few extra dollars and buy a nice one? OKION has sent me one of their mice, the Artisticâ„¢ Optical Mouse which is a corded mouse with a sleek look. Lets get on with the review and see how it performs.
Check out the full review at Extensive Mods!
Logisys Wireless Remote MultiFunction Panel Review
Functional panels for our computers have been around for a while now, but Logisys took the standard functional panel with USB, Firewire, fan controller, and temp monitors and tricked it out one more. They created “The first remote panel in the world designed for media PC and for enhancement of all computers”. The Logisys FP800BK includes almost everything you could want in a front panel device, plus you can turn your PC on and off with its handy remote!
Head on over to techPowerUp! for the full review!
AGEIA Technologies Completes Round of Financing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 3, 2005 – AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, announced today its closing of $27 million in new financing. Led by Granite Global Ventures, financing also came from new investor Hercules Technology Growth Capital along with current investors Apex Venture Partners, BA Venture Partners, CID Ventures, HIG Ventures, and VentureTech Alliance.
Read: Full Press Release
TerraTec Cinergy Hybrid USB XS DVB-T/Analog TV Tuner
There’s a surprising amount of connectivity coming from the tuner, thanks to the provided cabling. The aerial, while a good design, is of little use in areas where the signal isn’t strong. The USB cable, which isn’t something usually worth writing home about, does allow you to plug in the tuner without risking catching it on anything and snapping the connector off – helping to protect that £130 investment.
Jump over to Hexus for the full look.
OCZ Rally 2GB Flash Memory Drive Review
Our Sandra bench scores confirm the HDTach results, along with that it also shows the write speed which also blows the Kingston drive out of the water. OCZ claims up to 23MB/s read and up to 17MB/s write for this 2GB unit and by the looks of the results certainly meets those numbers. The 512MB and 1GB modules are listed with even faster read/write speeds as they are smaller modules.
You can check out the review at 3D Xtreme, and check out our review for comparison.
Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-5300 Review
It is hard for me to find a negative with this memory. Its ran very well at its rated speed, overclocked extremely well, looks great, and is priced in line with other modules in its class.
Check out the full review at Legit Reviews.
World’s first Extreme Dynamic Range Display
The picture is analysed 60 times per second and the brightness value for every LED in the array is dynamically adjusted from zero light (0 cd/m²) right up to 4,000 cd/m², and everything in between. BrightSide call this technology Individually Modulated LED, or IMLED. This is the foundation of BrightSide’s core Intellectual Property. A full 8-bits of the display are dedicated to this luminance channel which, when combined with the 8-bits of information going to the LCD panel, gives a display capable of receiving and displaying 16-bits per colour channel.
This is looking very impressive. I am thinking that something like this would have to give you a headache after a while. If you are outdoors and the sun is bright, it could easily give you a headache after a while. Either way, this is interesting technology and will be cool to see in production. Check out the very in-depth look over at Bit-Tech.
Sharkoon Silent Eagle 2000 80mm Case Fan Review
Case fans aren’t anything to get excited over, but what sets this fan apart from other case fans is obvious just by looking at it. The fan blades are dimpled like a golf ball! Sharkoon claims this dimpling effect “helps to reduce air resistance and turbulence, resulting in particularly quiet operation while maximizing airflow volume”. Will this increase the airflow and ultimately decrease the case temperature?
Head on over to the full review at Big Bruin!
Juiced Review @ GamePyre
The staggering selection of cars gave us a huge selection, with cars to suit every taste. While the lack of storyline and disappointing in-game soundtrack detracted from the overall experience, it was still worthwhile for the Gameplay itself. I’d have no problem recommending this title to those who love the Street Racing…..
Swissbit 512MB Minitwist USB Drive *Exclusive*
When you hear the name Victronix, you think of Swiss Army Knives, after all that is who makes the Original Swiss Army Knife. Did you know that Victronix also has a subsidiary called Swissbit that makes computer memory and memory related products? Today I have the first of two reviews involving Victronix/Swissbit products. Today I will be reviewing the Minitwist, a new tiny USB drive, which has quite a few features actually. Most USB drives are just that, you put data on them and go, they arrive to you normally empty, and you have to put software on them, not the Minitwist. You’re going to have to keep reading to see what cool software comes with it!
Check out the full review at Think Computers!
XGBox Vortec 600 Power Supply
Are you one of those people with a split personality? You are half way in between being an overclocker and a case modder. You have a clear side panel case and want to show off some of your hardware that you worked so hard to get. But you also want enough power to push that new AMD Fx57 to the max. We have a new product from MGE that may help to cure your needs. The Vortex 600 power supply comes with two windows and bright red lighting. It has enough power to provide anyone with the ability to get that FX57 to over 3000+ megahertz.
Check out the full look over at Pro-Clockers.
Samsung 940B Review
As noted in the performance section, there wasn’t a single time I
noticed a ghost or streak in well over 20 hours of gaming and about 5
full length movies that I managed to watch on this monitor. I honestly
can’t ask for anything else from a monitor than what the 940B offered.
Not once did my eyes ever fatigue even after long 24 hour sessions in
front of the screen reading text and the adjustments you can make to the
screen just never seems to end.
Head on over to Overclockers Online for the review!
pocketlinux v1.3
Last week Puppy Linux v1.0.5 was released, which contained a
wealth of changes while continuing to be minimal in size. Today another
minimalist distribution came out with a new release and it’s the
Slackware-based pocketlinux v1.3, which finally incorporates KDE v3.4.2,
among many other improvements. This bantam release also appends French
language support as well as improvements to fbpanel and the standard
development packages.
Check out the full look at this mini-Linux over at Phoronix.
Silent Hunter III Review
Must admit that although we have been putting Silent Hunter III game through its paces we feel we have a lot more to learn which is great for our way of thinking as this Silent Hunter III computer game looks like it will provide entertainment for a long time as you learn…..
Corsair XMS TWINX2048-PC4400PRO 2GB Dual Channel Kit Review
The move to using 2GB is getting increasingly popular. Corsair just announced their new XMS 2GB Pro kit that is rated at a speed of
PC4400. That’s certainly very promising in terms of overclocking.
Head on over to InsaneTek for the full review!
Abit Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Review
Abit’s latest flagship motherboard for AMD enthusiasts proves to be a great gaming motherboard. It has all the bells and whistles
of the Fatal1ty line. There are certain problems to note though.
Check out the full review at InsaneTek.
Anthology Solutions Yellow Machine Terabyte Storage Appliance Review
This review will be taking a look at Anthology Solutions’ Yellow Machine P400T Terabyte Storage Appliance. That’s right, a terabyte storage appliance. This may seem like a lot for the consumer or even SOHO level user, but if the data storage industry has shown us anything, its that you cannot have too much reliable storage space. Does the average user need a terabyte or more of storage? Probably not, but once you factor in use by a business or a power user who needs data available on multiple systems at once or is doing something very storage intensive, like editing video, a solution like this one starts making a great deal of sense. It houses up to four 3.5″ hard drives but is much more than just an enclosure, it has an extensive feature set which enables it to do things that would normally be done on a data server, not just a storage device.
Wow, here’s an idea if you need a great amount of storage, although a little pricy. Check it out at XYZ Computing.