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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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It's a cell phone, GPS locator, camera, and video iPod, all in one. It connects to the Internet via cell network or Wi-Fi. It is a complete personal digital assistant that can access email, calendar, and other pertinent information. While it's not the first cell phone to perform these tasks, it's large, clear touch screen, an accelerometer that tracks the position of the device, and a myriad of add-on applications make it unique. Recent price reductions and the faster speed of this new 3G model make it more appealing. So we set out to thoroughly assess the usability and likability of this new device.
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Thermaltake has raised the bar with their ESA-qualified Armor BWS6001 case. The case has all of the expansion options you expect from a Full-Tower ATX case and the features that you need as well. Extras like the optional accessories tray and external SATA port on the IO set this case apart from the competition at this price range. Thermaltake has taken their expertise in water cooling and construction and applied it to their case design. If you're looking for a case with the features that most want including a removable motherboard tray this case has it. ESA is an NVIDIA initiative for system builders that want total control of the system. For a price online of $250, this case is well worth the price for the hardware enthusiast wanting the extra room and space a full tower case offers.
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The G.Skill DDR2 PI Serie PC2 8800 CL5 4GB Kit arrived Technic3D. Technic3D will see as good they are with Overclocking against other Memory Kits on Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 and the Asus P5K (P35) Mainboard. You can see 1.180 MHz with CL5 in the following Review.
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Can OCZ's latest SSD incarnation tempt you away from conventional drives? We put the Solid State Drive through it's paces in our latest storage review.
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Zotac's GeForce 9800 GTX AMP! Edition is the graphics card to get if you're looking for an excellent value single-card offering, with the ability to upgrade to SLI later-on. An overclocked 9800 GTX definitely makes it a lot more attractive than the stock speed version, and unlike other companies which only overclock the core, Zotac has done a complete overhaul by overclocking the core, shaders and the memory, resulting in the GeForce 9800 GTX AMP! Edition performing about 8- to 10% faster than a regular GeForce 9800 GTX. The only thing missing in the package is an SLI bridge. And to be picky we'd have liked a better game. But pound for pound, this card packs great performance, even if it's still not a huge improvement on the 8800 GTX. And it's even cheaper than PNY's GeForce 9800GTX OC XLR8.
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The last time we looked at a SilverStone Lascala chassis was back in 2006 when reviewing the SilverStone LC20M, which boasted an aluminum front panel, plenty of room for storing extra hard drives, and even a VFD panel with IR receiver. We are back today though with the Lascala series as we explore the LC13-E, which promises next-generation cooling performance, a highly compatible chassis layout, magnificent front panel design, and at a price that most can afford.
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Hiper have three different series of PSUs, the Type-S series consisting of low output and simple units, Type-R series consisting of modular high performance units and the Type-M series consisting of non-modular high performance units. Setting the Type-S series aside, the main difference between the Type-M and Type-R units are the modular cable connectors. Today we will take a look at one of the most powerful Type-M series units, the 4M780. Let us see how well this upgraded version of the older Type-M unit will perform.
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The Thermaltake MaxOrb heatsink is a novel design based around a half-dozen heatpipes and six individual arcs of cooling fins. I have to wonder if its design was born out of a desire not to infringe on existing patents, rather than sheer innovation... but in any event, the approach here guarantees an even fin pitch across the complete cooling surface area. In that respect the MaxOrb breaks new ground, allowing it to stand out from heatsinks of similar shape.
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Sapphire's new HD 4850 Toxic graphics card comes with a preinstalled Zalman VF-900 GPU cooler that greatly reduces the operating temperature of the card. Also the operating frequencies have been bumped quite a bit, with some additional overclocking potential left in the card.
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Some may look at the cooling package of the Tagan CS-Monolize and think that it is not very elegant, but more along the lines of brute force. Well sometimes a hit with a big hammer is what gets the job done, and Tagan brought a really big hammer. They stuck two fans pushing 150 CFM each in a case that only takes up 2.4 cubic feet of space. So getting fresh air into the case is not an issue...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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With the firestorm of success that was and still is the Antec Nine Hundred, how could Antec possibly expand on a design that has won countless awards and accolades? Easy! Introduce the Antec Twelve Hundred, the successor to the Nine Hundred, only in this iteration, take a proven design and make it even bigger, badder, and bolder. With this newest enclosure, Antec delivers a one-two punch that has left other chassis manufacturers reeling. Or has it? Will the Twelve Hundred live up to its hype? Is it the true heir to the Nine Hundred? HardwareLogic brings out the heavy artillery to find out!
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More often than not we get the pleasure of testing some of the hottest PC components. From processors to graphics cards, these can sometimes go for well over the $500 mark. And while these very expensive parts are usually targeted at gamers and the enthusiast crowd, you will find it rare to have this same group spending as much on other parts like a case, for example. Those were our thoughts when NZXT contacted us last June announcing their new Khaos all-aluminum gaming chassis which is selling for nothing short of $400. NZXT is better known for their creative looking gaming cases that sell for $150 or less. However, we must respect the company's evident intention of upping the ante with a flagship product of their own.
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At COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, we got flooded with a wide assortment of Eee PC competitors. The two things that most of these units had in common was the fact that they had displays larger than seven-inches and most were powered by the new Intel Atom processor. On paper, one of the most appealing offerings was the MSI Wind. Although it has gone through its fair share of delays, the MSI Wind is now available for mass market consumption and we had the chance to take a review unit out for an extended test drive.
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Today, we will be dissecting the Lian Li A77 full size case. The pure size of the A77 alone is enough to win over most of us. But for me it's the style and other features like the 12 bays, the locations for numerous 120mm fans, removable motherboard tray, top panel and fan controller. You may say there are many other cases that have these features. There are none that do it the way Lian Li does. So now we will jump into the review and get to know this beautiful tower.
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Big as a whale and about to set sail, Benchmark Reviews brings you a review of OCZ's overclocker grade, heatpipe-equipped ReaperX HPC 4GB DDR2-800 kit OCZ2RPX800EB4GK. Outfitted with massive heatspreaders and a frankly unorthodox cooling system designed to handle voltages up to 2.2v and beyond, OCZ's ReaperX HPC kit may be just waht the die hard overclocker is looking for.
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