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EarLove Hi-Fi Hearing Protection @ A True Review
“The ability to hear is one of the greatest things we have. In addition to being the primary indicator of approaching danger, we use our hearing to enjoy all forms entertainment. Unfortunately, our hearing is one of the most sensitive and delicate components of our body. This is why proper hearing protection during long exposure to a noisy environment is very important. But hearing protection usually means high priced musician earplugs that the average Joe cannot afford, or cheap foam earplugs that muffle sound until now. EarLoves are high fidelity earplugs at an affordable price. Just how well do they perform? Read on and find out.”
Check out the review at A True Review.
Logisys Dual Switchable CCFL Kit Review @ MikhailTech
“Multi-colored cathodes are nothing new; they’ve been around for years. However Logisys’ approach is quite different. They opted to fit two separate, entirely independent bulbs inside one tube. The white one is blue, the black is UV. There are three wires coming out of the tube: one positive for each bulb and a ground. Also in typical Logisys fashion, the tips of the bulb make use of square end-blocks. These are ideal for mounting anywhere in a case.”
Check it out at MikhailTech.
Can RAID Systems Fail? @ Viperlair
“RAID undoubtedly offers more data protection than non-RAID disk systems. However, the management of the disks and the data distribution across them can be complex. Complex redundant systems can suffer failure, most often not a fault of the technology used or the design of the array, but most likely because of its failure to correctly apply these systems which leads to a single point of failure causing disastrous data loss.”
Check out the article at Viper Lair.
Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal @ PC Stats
“There’s a new player in town though, and nVIDIA’s core logic chipset for the Intel Pentium 4 platform is the ‘Crush 19’ nVIDIA nForce4-SLI Intel Edition. In this exclusive review, PCSTATS is benchmarking Gigabyte’s initial offering, the regally named GA-8N-SLI Royal motherboard. Like AMD-based NF4-SLi boards, this motherboard sports dual PCI Express x16 slots which can be used singly or together with SLi-compatible nVidia graphics cards. The Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal motherboard has all the makings of a great motherboard – SLI for the Intel Pentium4 processor has arrived!”
Check it out at PC Stats.
MGE XGbox Extreme Mod Kit @ InsaneTek
“XGbox provides a nice set of simple mods in the Mod Kit for anyone looking to improve the appearance of their case. Though there is certainly more out there in the realm of modding, the Mod Kit provides a decent start.”
Check it out at InsaneTek.
Sansun LED Keyboard @ InsaneTek
“Those who go to LAN parties with pimped out systems now have an extra piece of hardware to show off–the keyboard. What we have today is an LED keyboard from Sansun. The keyboard has built in blue LED’s that glow when the system is turned on.”
Check it out at InsaneTek.
A-Top Technology Gladiator 2005 @ Phoronix
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Nvidia SLI Performance Test @ OC NZ
“Is SLI worth the money? Yes, definitely, if you have a bottom-less pocket. The performance increase from going to SLI on 6600GT PCI-E is anywhere from 20% to 64%, depending on the resolution and benchmark/game.”
Check it out at Overclockers New Zealand.
ThinkComputers Case Gallery Gmail Giveaway!
“Well we have a new case gallery! We want to get some good cases in there so we are giving the first 50 people to submit a case a free Gmail account! It’s as easy as that! So Jump in the Case Gallery and submit your case!!â€
Check it at at Think Computers. The new design looks great!
Kingwin SS-350S-BK SATA External Enclosure @ 3D Gameman
“This external all aluminum enclosure fits a standard SATA HDD up to a whopping 400GB, is available in 2 different colors (black/silver), & is stackable. This is not a USB2 product but rather gets connected to a SATA connection; resulting in speeds up to 3x faster than USB2. It looks great, is affordable & fast. Fantastic backup option! Watch the Video to find out more…”
Check it out at 3D Gameman.
Ultra X-Connect 500W Titanium PSU @ SL Central
“Ultra’s been around for a long time. Starting out as the white box division for Midwest Micro, Ultra is now largly an enthusiast component company, manufacturing all sorts of niche components with that little tweak to it that makes them unique. Ultra sells everything from rechargable MP3 players with built-in email clients to DDR memory with heat spreaders in mahogany boxes. But their most popular items are no doubt their power supplies.”
Check it out at SL Central.
Nvidia nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition
Nvidia released their nForce 4 SLi Intel Chipsets today, and reviews are ALL over. Here is a list of sites that have reviews up today:
Lite-On SOHW-1673S 16X DVD±RW Drive @ PCXL.ca
“Apart from a slightly high pitched noise when reading CDs at high speeds, this drive is just about flawless. The drive performed all the speed tests as expected, has a compact size, and comes with a great software package. The LITE-ON SOHW-1673S definitely should be considered if you’re shopping for a new DVD Writer.â€
Check it out at PCXL.
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR Motherboard Review @ PC Stats
“As the name suggests, the DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR is a Nforce 4 SLI chipset-based motherboard incorporating a pair of PCIe x16 slots for dual SLI videocard action with compatible nVidia-based graphics accelerators. It supports up to 4GB of non-ECC DDR-SDRAM in its twin pairs of dual-channel memory slots. Up to eight SATA drives can be attached, four using the integrated SATA 3GB/s controller and an additional four on a Silicon Image SATA 150 controller.”
Check it out at PC Stats.
NGOHQ Looking for beta testers
NGOHQ is looking for beta testers for the following projects:
* NGO nForce Cooling Patch
* NGO AC’97 Codec
* NGO ATI Optimized Driver
* NGO ATI Optimized Driver 64bit
* NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver
* NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver 64bit
* NGO Windows XP Universal Tweaker
* NGO USB overclock file swapper
Check out the info at the NGOHQ website.
XBOX 2 Launch Date and Major CPU News @ Hexus
“The term ‘a multicore processor architecture’ is very significantly a very clear distinction from the term ‘dual-core’… So whilst we’re eagerly awaiting the results of all of our AMD and Intel dual-core desktop processor testing, we can confirm info which we understand was probably first posted at GameSpy: “CPU: Xenon’s central processing unit (CPU) has three 3.0 GHz PowerPC cores. Each is capable of at least two instructions per cycle and has an L1 cache with 32 KB for data and 32 KB for instructions. The three cores share 1 MB of L2 cache. Alpha 2 developer kits currently have two cores instead of three.â€
Check it out at Hexus.
NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition @ Viperlair
“Application performance is probably secondary as the nForce4 SLI is aimed squarely at gamers and enthusiasts. Going back to AMD Vs Intel, it used to be pretty clearly AMD all the way, but now the waters have muddied somewhat as the nForce4 SLI Intel Edition has bridged the gap by allowing the user to plug in two NVIDIA cards into their system. Granted, one card will also do for those who can’t splurge on two cards, but the idea we’re trying to make clear is you now have a choice.”
Check it out at Viper Lair.
HiS Radeon x800 XL – x850 XT – x850 XT PE @ Guru3D
“Both x850 products really are expensive though, there was a very good reason that I wanted to include the Radeon x800 XL results in these tests also. As that card my friends, still offers the most bang for your bucks. If you’d make a calculation in the amount of money that you pay versus the framerate that XT would extinguish the 850 XT and XT PE versions from a price point of view. But that’s not what this review is about.”
Check it out at Guru 3D.
Sujoy Roy: UK Pro Gamer @ Hexus
“N: Can you use a PS2/XBox/(insert console controller) with ANY accuracy at all or are you as pants as Zak, one of our forum admins… and why?
S: Who’s Zak?
N: He’s one of the HEXUS forum admins, and he regularly moans about lack of decent controls for console FPSs.
S: Oh right… no, I’m as pants as he is then. I can’t use them either. HALO on the Xbox is the only FPS I’ve really played a lot of and that compensates in some ways for the fact you’re using a joypad. The problem is, all these controllers made for FPS games are all joypad or joystick based, which just doesn’t give the freedom of movement you need… I’m sure there’s a much better solution than keyboard and mouse just waiting to be invented, but as it hasn’t, keyboard and mouse is the best we’ve got… you just don’t get the same feel or control with a joypad.”
Check it out at Hexus.
AMD & Intel multi-core processors thoughts review @ A1 Electronics
“Both AMD & Intel are chasing to get their dual core processors on sale first which will take us into the next generation of computing for home and office. AMD were the first to demonstrate the first dual-core 64-bit processors running. This has left Intel in the position they are not accustomed to of not being the first and thankfully we have noticed that they do not keep spouting on about the so-called Moores Law either now. Can we have a Janes Law please.”
Check it out at A1 Electronics.
Transcend JetFlash MP3 @ Phoronix
Check out the review at Phoronix.
A-Top Technology Gladiator ATX Case Review @ LAN Addict
“Overall, I really like A-Top’s Gladiator. The aluminum shield with the cold cathodes behind it really makes the Gladiator stand out from the crowd and the use of mesh to replace the typical plexiglas or acrylic window borders on being truly inspired. The paint job on the Gladiator is pretty good and looks like it should hold up reasonably well. Oh, and let’s not forget the included LED case fans and UV cold cathode, along with the power supply sporting UV-reactive cables and connectors. This case will definitely get you some attention at your next LAN!”
Check it out at Lan Addict.
Intel Matrix RAID Guide Posted @ Rojak Pot
“RAID 0 offers better performance but no data redundancy. And it’s the opposite for RAID 1. We all want the best of both worlds but often, that isn’t possible.
But when it comes to RAID, it might just be possible with Intel’s Matrix RAID technology! Let’s see what’s so great about the Intel Matrix RAID and if it really works!”
Check it out at Rojak Pot.
Intel Dual Core Extreme Edition CPU @ Hexus
“The 3.2GHz Pentium XE 840 is offered as an alternative to current single-core Extreme Edition CPUs. It may not quite have the pure gaming performance punch as, say, the 3.73GHz XE, but it’s a better proposition when considered over a wide variety of applications. Think of it this way. The worst-case performance scenario is that the £650 Pentium XE 840 performs much like a single-core 3.2GHz 640 model. The best-case scenario, that is, being run with apps. that take advantage of its 4-thread parallel processing ability, is performance that no single-core Pentium 4 could ever hope to match, even under the most esoteric cooling. “
Check it out at Hexus.
Sunbeam LED Screws @ ThinkComputers.org
“I have to say that when I first saw these on their site, I thought “WOW, it’s about time someone came up with these!!†and Then I thought those would look cool in my computer, I have to have them, and here they are. From the pictures on their site, I thought they were made of some cheap chrome colored plastic, the site actually doesn’t tell you what they are made of, it just says ‘Nice Chrome anodized finish’. Well I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that they are actually metal, and they are pretty heavy (not in a bad way of course) but suprisingly for their size, they are heavier than you would think! These screws are on available now for $6.99 for 4 screws, and they come in three colors, Blue,Red, and Green. I got the blue ones for review today!â€
Check it out at ThinkComputers!