- Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform
- AMD Launches Ryzen PRO 7000 Series Mobile & Desktop Platform
- Intel Launches Sleek Single-Slot Arc Pro A60 Workstation Graphics Card
- NVIDIA Announces Latest Ada Lovelace Additions: GeForce RTX 4060 Ti & RTX 4060
- Maxon Redshift With AMD Radeon GPU Rendering Support Now Available
Social & RSS Feeds
Latest Videos
Latest News
Tech News
Gigabyte AirCruiser G Desktop PCI Router Review
The AirCruiser G Desktop Router proves to be a reliable and powerful product from Gigabyte. They have demonstrated ingenuity in producing a product which is capable of delivering a full fledged Wireless Solution conforming to 802.11g standards with adequate security options and running at a good rate of 54 mbps while freeing up a power point and saves desktop space by eliminating the footprint users normally need for a Wireless Router.
Check out the full review over at PC Modding Malaysia!
Rambus promises faster memory technology
Rambus has souped up its memory technology to let memory chips talk to graphics processors much more quickly than they do today. The technology should lead to better pictures from games consoles and high-end PCs, the company said Thursday.
Rambus designs interfaces that link memory chips to processors. The interfaces attach to DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips, the workhorse memory-type for PCs, servers and game machines. In general, the faster the memory, the better a system works.
Memory that runs five times faster than current GDDR3 sounds good to me. Check out the story at PC World.
Red Hat FedoraCore4 Up2date Guide
Ever since Fedora’s inception, it’s had a reputation of being the BETA grounds for Red Hat’s development team. Although this is partially the case, it continues to be an incredibly stable and exceptional distribution for Linux users. However, one of the widely criticized packages in past Fedora releases has been Red Hat’s Up2date due to its slow and limited service compared to yum or apt. With the release of FedoraCore4 (Stentz) came a new version of Up2date. In this article, we’re sharing some useful configuration tips for this revised version of Red Hat Up2date.
Check it out at Phoronix.
OCZ Technology EL DDR PC-3200 Gold Edition Dual Channel Review
There’s never been a better time to buy system RAM than right now. £130 buys you a 1GB DDR1 dual-channel pack that gives superlative performance when paired up with a S939 CPU, preferably a fast one. The performance advantage over regular memory, usually specified with 2.5-3-3-7 timings, can be close to 10%, so investing in some high-quality RAM makes decent sense.
Check out the full review at Hexus!
Auto Assault news for July 8
Greetings from the Central Wastelands! In a three-day “road trip,†GameSpy featured Auto Assault this week at http://archive.gamespy.com/landing/autoassault/ , including a plethora of great stories: a hand’s on preview ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/630427p1.html ), an examination of the crafting system ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/631120p1.html ), an look at player races & classes ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/631007p1.html ), a…..
Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System Video Review
The Kingwin AquaStar AS-3000 Liquid Cooling System is an all-in-one unit. The pump, radiator, reservoir, and fans are enclosed, making setup a snap. It also can be installed in two 5.25″ drive bays or externally. Not only does it come with a CPU water block, but a GPU water block is also included. This is an excellent cooling solution for today’s fast PCs. Watch the Video to find out more…
Head over to 3D Gameman for the full video review!
ABIT AW8-MAX i955X Motherboard Pictorial Review
Today, we are proud to present a pictorial review of the latest Intel motherboard from ABIT – the ABIT AW8-MAX i955X motherboard!
Come and check out the bells and whistles of this fascinating new motherboard!
Check out the full look at Rojak Pot.
Albatron K8SLI Review
he Albatron K8SLI is a budget oriented Socket939 motherboard based on NVIDIA’s nForce4 SLI chipset. While it has been designed with cost in mind, performance has not been left out. Innovative features like second BIOS on an external add-in card and automatic SLI switch make this board easy to use. Overclocking possibilites are good as well, we managed to reach a maximum FSB of 390 MHz.
Check out the full review at TechpowerUp!.
Gizmo – A Look At The Skype Alternative
Net calling software Skype has exploded onto the scene. Its ease of use and robustness have quickly built an enormous user base and introduced many to the power of net calling. But Internet users should be wary of Skype because its strategy is a throwback to the ’80s built on proprietary standards that locks out all others. This week, a product called Gizmo is being unveiled – the first viable Skype alternative built on open source that pledges to connect to all.
Check out the full look at Tech Zone.
AGP VGA Charts – Summer 2005
If you are not ready to yet jump onto the PCI-Express bandwagon, Toms has put together an in-depth view of the best AGP cards on the market.
Our Summer 2005 AGP edition of the VGA charts covers 24 different AGP graphics cards. We’ve assembled a field of the most important and interesting AGP cards for this test. However, some cards were not available to us for testing, such as NVIDIA’s GeForce 6800 SE or ATI’s new Radeon X700 with the “Rialto” AGP bridge chip.
Of course, you’d have to have a real necessary reason to build a fresh computer using AGP, and not PCI-E, but either way, check out the article here.
Steve Jobs calls father of boy who was killed for iPOD
As Errol Rose made preparations on Monday to bury his 15-year-old son, Christopher, who was killed last week in Brooklyn during a fight over an iPod, he received a telephone call from a stranger. The man spoke in tones that the grieving father said had momentarily quieted his anguish.
It’s retarded that people are killed for such ridiculous things, to begin with, and at all. It’s great to see that Steve Jobs is compassionate enough to call the father though. Check out the posting here.
Sasser author gets suspended sentance
A German judge on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of one year and nine months to the teenager who admitted he created last year’s Sasser computer worm.
Good to see that a virus writer finally get’s punished. It’s not a massive punishment by any means, but it will likely keep him from writing another virus ever again. Check out the full post here.
Danger Den Custom Watercooling Kit Review
Danger Den offers everything you need to convert your system to watercooling, from pumps to radiators and even their own custom-made water blocks. You can purchase individual parts or configure a custom kit to your liking. Today we will be taking a look at one such custom kit and running it through the paces to see what all the hype is really about.
Check out the full review of the kit at OCIA!
Thermaltake’s Big Typhoon Heatsink Review
Some people say bigger is better, and when it comes to heat sinks Thermaltake seems to think so. Today we take a look at Thermaltakes’s Big Typhoon heat sink. This monster of a heat sink/fan combo boasts a quiet 120mm fan rated 16dBA and six heatpipes. To top it off the Big Typhoon will fit Intel P4 LGA 775, AMD K7, and K8 processors.
Check out the full review at TechTastic.
ASUS W2V Notebook Review
Gaming, or power computing, on the go simply was not a realistic option – until ASUS released the W2V Notebooks. PCI-Express powered graphics, a mighty shiny 17″ display, and a decent weight of just over 3kg make this a powerhouse on the go – with style: a hitherto unknown combination.
Check out the full review over at Tech Connect.
RCT: Soaked Review
Few games were as anticipated, or as mildly disappointing, last year than RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the latest in the gargantuan mainstream hit series based on the simple idea that building theme parks can be an addictively fun and family-friendly affair. The first RollerCoaster Tycoon practically kick-started the entire Tycoon game genre by…..
Asheron’s Call 2: Legions Review
Officially, the game isn’t an expansion but the next part in the Asheron’s Call series. Completely understandable also seeing that you get the original Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings as well, along with a new month of free online gaming. That means that not only current AC2 gamers start on a new…..
Dell, Napster Team on Music for Students
It’s a proposition from two companies steeped in college and music file sharing lore. Michael Dell launched his personal computer business in a university dorm room. Napster is the namesake of the software and file-sharing network created by college freshman Shawn Fanning that started the whole music downloading craze. His Napster was shut down after clashes with entertainment industry lawyers, only to be founded again as a house of good repute for legal, for-pay, digital music.
This is a great idea.. I’m sure it will work out fine. Instead of taxing the school servers, now students can download off seperate servers. Check out more info here.
Firefox To Get Its Own Google Toolbar
Google is expected to launch a Firefox version of its popular Toolbar late on Thursday, sources said. However, by noon eastern time the browser add-on had not yet appeared on the Google Web site.
Well, it’s now Friday and it IS available, albeit in BETA form. I’ve been waiting for this for awhile, so I will definitely give it a go and see how necessary it really is. Download it yourself here and view the news posting here.
Big Surprise: 3 Critical Microsoft patches this month
Microsoft will release three critical software patches on Tuesday as part of the usual monthly update. The patches deal with Windows and Microsoft Office. The software giant will also release an updated version of its Windows Software Removal Tool.
They don’t get into what the fixes actually fix, but some may require a restart. 3 is better than the 10 last time though. Source: Tech World
ASUS Extreme N6800GT Review
While there were a couple of tests that the X800XL clearly dominated, the 6800 GT performed very well in every test. As stated above, the image quality is superb, with no problems noticed at all. There is also the benefit of having shader 3.0 available, which ATI does not currently have.
Check out the full review at Viper Lair.
Evercool HPC-925 Ice Man CPU Cooler Review
The fan assembly is made out of a translucent blue plastic that slips onto the heat sink and is secured by four screws at the top. This is a convenient way to attach a fan as it allows you to quickly remove the fan to clean the ever-building collection of dust between the fins. The 92mm blue plastic fan has silver chrome colored blades, but no LEDs. A LED fan would make the blue plastic housing glow, which would be a really cool and unique effect.
This is a great looking cooler, I must admit. It’s bulky, but for good reason? Check out the review at Big Bruin.
Codename: Panzers Phase Two Review @ Jolt
We suppose it’s a sign of confidence that CDV and Stormregion – a publisher and a developer – slapped on the “Phase One†moniker to last year’s Codename Panzers, positively inviting a sequel. This confidence was well founded though, as that game was a rather splendid little tactical RTS that had enough…..
Arctic Silver Products Review
Well we all know that the thermal transfer goo that comes with the stock heatsinks, and even the after market heatsinks is junk. That’s why Arctic Silver is around, to offer an exceptional replacement for that stuff. Now, Arctic Silver has introduced a way to clean that goo off as well, with ArctiClean. Today for review I have Arctic Silver 5 (AS5), Ceramique and the ArctiClean system.
Check it out at Think Computers.
MSI Radeon RX800XL-VT2D256E Videocard Review
Things are getting interesting in the video card market once again, mainly because of the ATIs new ‘Crossfire’ dual-videocard feature. In the mean time, ATI still holds quite an edge in the (single) high-end videocard arena with its range of X800/X850 graphics cards. Today, PCstats will take a look at one of MSI’s latest ATI-based cards, the PCI-Express based RX800XL-VT2D256E. Catchy name. The MSI RX800XL-VT2D256E uses the ATI Radeon X800XL core and is backed by 256MB of speedy Samsung GDDR 3 2ns memory. The most notable feature of the card is its dual-DVI connectors, but it also sports a full complement of multimedia abilities including VIVO, and HDTV-out as well as a nice software bundle.
Head over to PC Stats for the full review!