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ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 256MB X800 XT @ Bona Fide Reviews
With the recent announcement of the Crossfire platform, the graphic industry spotlight has been shifted towards ATI. While we anxiously wait to get our hands on a Crossfire based card we give their All-in-Wonder series flagship card a whirl. The X800 XT All-in-Wonder is the latest and greatest multimedia graphic processor from ATI. The X800 XT is a big step up from the previous flagship AIW, the Radeon 9800 Pro, boasting more power and multimedia features such as FM-on-Demand and EazyLook.
Head over to Bona Fide Reviews for the full look!
DFI LanParty nF4 SLI-DR Review @ Ninja Lane
Over the past couple years DFI has been marketing themselves as a leader in the enthusiast community with the help of the LANParty line of motherboards. In this review we will be looking at one such candidate the LANParty UT SLI-DR. As the name suggests this is an SLI enabled motherboard that features 2 16x compatible PCI Express video slots along with several other features too numerous to mention.
Check out the full review of this awesome board at Ninja Lane.
ATI Catalyst 5.6 and Beyond @ Hard|OCP
ATI is bringing some new functionality to their Catalyst driver suite with version 5.6. They also give us a look ahead at some upcoming features that will make their way into the software. We cover the notable features of the new Catalyst and where it is heading.
For a look at what the future drivers are going to bring, check out the in-depth article at Hard|OCP.
DFI’s Crossfire Solution @ Rojak Pot
During Computex, we had the good fortune of meeting and grilling DFI’s enginner – Jarry Chang on their latest Crossfire motherboard!
Their new Crossfire motherboards boast, not only the ability to run two ATI graphics cards simultaneously, but also allows the user to do so WITHOUT the use of a signal-forwarding card.
Check out the full article over at the Rojak Pot!
U3 Announces 45 ‘Smart’ Apps, including Skype, FireFox.. @ Everything USB
We just grouped together a list of 45 USB smart apps that are especially designed for the next generation U3-compliant flash drives, which are 32-bit ARM7-powered DiskOnKey in a nutshell.
Of all the titles, they can be grouped into ‘Mobile Desktop’, ‘Sync & Backup’, ‘Security’, ‘Multimedia’ and ‘Internet & Communications’. So far, we couldn’t find any MP3 player software nor any MS office clones. Skype, FireFox, Thunderbird, McAfee AV are among high-profile offerings.
Check out the full list at Everything USB.
Vantec AeroFlow air cooler heatsink Review @ A1 Electronics
Straight off the bat we have to say that this Vantec AeroFlow does not have a noisy fan so you are not going to go deaf using your computer even with the fan running flat out and of course it is not sold as an all powerful heatsink which is reflected in our graph. It is worth remembering as you will have seen in our earlier reviews these other heatsinks shown here are somewhat powerful.
You can check out the full review of the cooler at A1 Electronics.
Cooler Master Real Power 550W PSU @ Viperlair
In a time when PC components are becoming more and more power hungry almost by the day, the importance of a good stable power supply is more evident now than it ever has been. Cooler Master hasn’t built a good power supply, they have built a GREAT power supply. Cooler Master has gone the extra mile to “future proof” the Real Power 550 as evident by the choice of connectors like SATA (which has all but replaced IDE in the enthusiast market) and a dedicated PCI-E connector for today’s power hungry video cards.
Head over to Viper Lair for the review!
I-Rocks Crystal USB 2.0 Card Reader & Hub @ Big Bruin
The I-Rocks Crystal USB 2.0 Card Reader & Hub Combo appears to be very welt built. It has a very simple design that makes it very straight forward to use. There are no LEDs or any other type of gimmicks, and it is just a “what you see is what you get” type of device that works very well.
Check out the full review of the reader at Big Bruin!
CrossFire Up Close @ Hexus
HEXUS managed to get down and dirty with a Crossfire based rig today. The solution was running on a complete reference design, which was built by Sapphire – an ATi AIB and Motherboard partner.
Check out the full article at Hexus.
OCZ PC4000 Gold Dual Channel VX Memory Review @ PC Stats
At 3.2V, the OCZ PC4000 Gold Dual Channel VX seemed very happy and the system was stable all the way up to 260 MHz. Anything higher caused more stability problems. It seems like the memory was starting to top out, since the voltage had to be increased substantially to squeeze out a few more MHz. In the end, the memory hit a high of 268 MHz while running using 2-2-2-5 memory timings with a voltage of 3.5V . Increasing the voltage higher actually lowered the memory’s maximum overclock.
Check out the full review at PC Stats!
Gigabyte G-Power Pro @ InsaneTek
Gigabyte’s cooler doesn’t just end with the Rocket cooler. While the G-Power cooler may look like Thermalright heatsinks, it differs and benefits in its own special way.
Blue may be overdone in the world of mods, but damn this cooler looks great! Check out the review at Insane Tek.
Crucial 12-in-1 Card Reader @ ThinkComputers.org
Today I have a new 12 in 1 Flash Card Reader from Crucial Technology. When you hear the name Crucial, you think of high quality memory. Since flash cards are a type of memory in itself, it was only natural that a company like Crucial would start making flash cards and readers. Let us find out if their card readers can meet the Crucial standards that we have all come to know.
You can read the review at Think Computer.
Thermalrock Eclipse ATX Case @ XtremeComputing
The bays come with rubber grommets already installed. Using the provided thumbscrews gives a quick and tool-less hard drive installation. Installing hard-drives after the motherboard is a good idea, as they stick out into the motherboards general area. However, the bays are easily removed if they are getting in the way.
Head over to Xtreme Computing for the full review!
Mushkin 2GB-Kit HP3200 DDR @ Viperlair
If you are any of those then this kit is awesome. The tight timings and overclocking headroom make this kit an excellent choice. Having 2GB of ram gives you some nice options when it comes to system performance and usability. You can totally eliminate any virtual memory in the system, and you also have the ability to make a good sized high speed ram drive. Try running an app out of a ram drive and you will never want to use your hard drive again.
Check out the review at Viper Lair.
Club-3D ATI X850XT 256Mb PCIe Review @ HardwareXL
Allthough outside of Europe Club-3D might not be such a big name, but here in europe they are really getting to be noticed bigtime. Today i have been givin the chance to see what the Club-3D ATI X850XT is capable off and to test it with a ATI Silencer 4 from Artic Cooling. Both stock cooler and the Silencer take up two slots so which of them will perform better?
Check out the full review over at Hardware XL.
PQI mPack P800 Portable Entertainment Centre @ PC Stats
To start with, the PQI mPack P800 supports a pleasingly large array of formats. For video, MPEG 1,2 and 4 (and DivX) are covered, along with XviD, WMV and ASF. An equally wide range of audio formats including OGG, AC3, AAC, WMA and WAV files are supported in addition to the traditional MP3. To top it off, the mPack P800 even supports a range of picture formats beyond the expected JPEGs. GIF and BMP pics can be viewed, and even RAW images, something that should make photography enthusiasts smile.
Check out the full review over at PC Stats.
ABIT AA8XE mainboard review @ Guru 3D
Sound is something really nice on this mainboard, Integrated High-Definition sound. Intel designed this to integrate quality sound in Intel desktop platforms to meet the demands required of a modern PC in the home and office or even your HTPC (Home Theater PC). The previous AC’97 solution was capable of delivering a maximum of Six Channels of Audio at 48KHz/20-bit Audio quality, the Intel HD specification manages 8 channels at 192KHz 32-bit. With this solution Intel can support all modern Dolby formats like Dolby Digital EX and even DTS ES. Even better is the wide array of connectivity for sound, there even are optical SPDIF in and outputs available. Fantastic, especially when you are using this in a HTPC environment.
Check out the full review at Guru 3D.
DVD Decrypter – Gone, Forever!
Ok so it has taken a while (almost 2 years), but eventually “a certain company” has decided they don”t like what I”m doing (circumventing their protection) and have come at me like a pack of wolves. I”ve no choice but to cease everything to do with DVD Decrypter.I realise this is going to be one of those “that sucks – fight them!” kinda things, but at the end of the day, it”s my life and I”m not about to throw it all away (before it has even really started) attempting to fight a battle I can”t possibly win.
Well, that sucks. No idea which company forced the shutdown, but they are a bunch of idiots, no doubt. I personally used this program for my own use, and it certainly has it’s legitamite purposes. Check out the full posting over at CD Freaks.
Rambus Sues Samsung Over DRAM Patents
Rambus has sued one of its largest proponents, Samsung Electronics, for several counts of patent infringement. The contents of the suits echo those Rambus filed in the late 1990s: in one suit, Rambus named Samsung as allegedly infringing on 11 patents involving SDRAM and DDR memory.
A separate suit alleged that Samsung had also infringed on 14 patents Rambus held in GDDR2 and GDDR3 memory, specifically used in graphics, as well as the more generic DDR-2 memory type. Both suits were filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Read more at Extremenano.
HIS X850XT IceQII Turbo and Platinum Series VIVO 256MB AGP @ Hot Hardware
As the old saying goes, “It’s better to burn out than to fade away”. This holds true when we think about AGP graphics cards. While PCI-Express has certainly gained a lot of ground, AGP is not ready to die just yet. Virtually any video card manufacturer you look at is still offering AGP based graphics solutions, even in the high-end sector. Surely, the day PCI-Express completely eclipses AGP isn’t too far off, as the bandwidth and power benefits of PCI-Express are very real. Nonetheless, new AGP offerings continue to hit store shelves.
Check out the in-depth look at the card, with many benchmarks, over at Hot Hardware.
ATI’s Mobilityâ„¢ Radeon® X800 XT Unleashes the Ultimate Mobile Gaming Experience
MARKHAM, Ontario, Jun 06, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT), the industry leader in notebook PC graphics, is raising the bar for the mobile enthusiast with the introduction of Mobilityâ„¢ Radeon® X800 XT. Delivering lightning-fast, ultra-high graphics performance, the Mobility Radeon X800 XT features 16 pixel pipelines-an industry first in notebook graphics. Designed for high-end desktop replacement notebooks and today’s most visually intensive games, the Mobility Radeon X800 XT unleashes the ultimate notebook gaming experience.
Mobility Radeon X800 XT will be available from world-leading designers of enthusiast gaming PCs including Alienware, Rock, Eurocom, VoodooPC, HyperSonic, Pro-Star, Velocity Micro and Sager.
It looks like the Dell XPS Notebook with the 6800U will soon have a competitor. It only makes sense that ATI would join the mobile gamers fray, but I’m surprised it took them this long to announce it. Check out the full press release here.
Ultra XL PC3200 Review @ Cool Tech Zone
Yes, its yet another memory maker trying to enter the low-latency stream. A few years ago, there were quite a few memory makers, but since the introduction of low-latency TCCDs from Samsung, the market seems to have exploded with these wonders from practically every memory maker in the market. Either the profit margins are ridiculously high on memory these days that even a small percentage accounts for serious revenue or memory makers simply think of Samsung’s TCCDs as a gift of appreciation. If you think about it, ever since the tier one-memory manufacturers came out with PC3200 low-latency versions, everyone seems to be entering the market rather rapidly. The memory market has literally exploded with low-latency modules from quite a few companies.
Check out the full review at Cool Tech Zone.
Crucial 12-in-1 Reader and SD Card Review @ AMD Zone
Flash memory has seen an explosion in popularity over the past few years with digital cameras now common place in the mainstream, PDAs, and MP3 players which more than likely don’t all use the same type of media. Not only that but having to attach your digital camera every time you wish to take pictures off can be a pain and one sees where having a multi-purpose reader can come in handy. Crucial have been strong in the memory game for sometime now and have their own solutions for flash memory with their 12-in-1 USB multi slot reader and Crucial SD memory as well as Mini-SD adapter. Today we look at how those stack up.
Head over to AMD Zone for the full review.
DVD Burner round-up: Top 16x drives tested @ Tech Spot
DVD Burners have had a long way growing towards maturity, and after reviewing these three heavy hitters, I would say the technology has almost been perfected. This time around we bring you last generation units from LG, Plextor and NEC. Not only these will support both kinds of media and burn them at 16x speeds, but also support dual layer media, which means you can store ~8 gigabytes of information in one disk, these hot tamales do it all!
If you are looking for a new DVD+RW, check out the full comparison over at Tech Spot first.
ABIT Fatal1ty AA8XE @ Tech PowerUp
Fatal1ty is one of the most successful professional gamers in the world. ABIT hired him to give his name and a few design ideas to the new boards.
Here is a quote from ABIT’s website: “Engineered by ABIT. Game-tested and approved by Fatal1ty. The Fatal1ty AA8XE motherboard represents the culmination of ABIT Engineering with the gaming prowess and experience of the world’s number one professional gamer, Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel. The result of this collaboration is a gaming platform with no equal, specifically engineered for the gamer that demands nothing less than the very best.”
Head over to Tech PowerUp to read more on this packed board.