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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
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Back when 32-bit CPUs were first released, the first being the 386-series for the x86 architecture, registrable and accessible memory size increased up to 4GB. While you can plug 4GB into any 32-bit CPU system it will not all be addressable. Why this is, we will elaborate on later. Today we are going to give you the low-down on the whys of 4GB memory setups and how you can get beyond the 4GB limit, which is not hard with today's technology.
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Back in March we looked at the Samsung Aura R20 notebook, which provided staggeringly good value for money, as well as a shiny black finish that belied its budget roots. Back then I was aware that there was more to come from the Aura range, and today, in line with the launch of Intel's new Santa Rosa platform, I'm casting my eye over the new R70.
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So after much hype and noise, Santa Rosa notebooks have finally arrived and we have two examples here in the office to look at. Riyad is casting his gaze over a Samsung, while I have in front of me a large beastie from Asus - the A7S - a large desktop replacement entertainment machine.
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It may seem that Xtreme Computing are a bit behind the times in getting round to reviewing a PhysX card but there is a reason behind this. We wanted to wait a while for the technology to mature a bit, wait for the drivers to improve etc, and for more games to come out that support the PhysX processor, and now seems to be about the right time as the technology is a little more established now and the list of games is growing all the time.
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Surround sound is like dual monitors and satellite radio. Once you have it, it's hard to go back. So when your new neighbor calls the cops on you for having the volume too loud, or you're attending a LAN party with no speakers permitted, it's imperative to have a backup plan. Enter the Tritton AXPC gaming USB headset, offering true 5.1 surround thanks to 4 individual drivers in each cup, rumble feedback, and a detachable boom mic to keep those late night gaming sessions rocking. Did we mention it's USB? Full review ahead.
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Way back in October we took a look at the BFT90 CPU cooler from ZEROtherm. It proved to be a very effective cooler and user friendly. Today we will be looking at another product from ZEROtherm, this time it's a GPU cooler. The GX815 Gamer Edition VGA cooler features a heatpipe design, built-in thermal sensor, and special SLI/Crossfire mounting hardware. Let's take a look and see if ZEROtherm does as good of a job on their GPU coolers as they do on their CPU coolers.
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The success of one product is highly dependent on the coordination of engineering and marketing teams. While the effectiveness of approaching a target group cannot be defined as difficult, the category this task resides in is definitely not in the 'easy category' either. By theory, creating an ideal product must reside within a certain criteria -- in general, sometimes it is hard being a reviewer in this regard in terms of rating a product based on how well it addresses the target group, as well as striking a balance between price, performance, features, design, and quality. After reviewing Asus' i975X based top end workstation class desktop motherboard roughly half a year back, the Asus P5W64-WS Professional, Asus is back again with the latest in its prosumer division. Known as the Asus P5NT-WS and nicknamed the "Hollywood Trio", it incorporates NVIDIA's 650i northbridge, but with a NF570MCP southbridge instead. A hybrid board? Yep! Let's examine various aspects of this board today.
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We review Logitech's top-of-the-line remote control, the Harmony 1000 to see if Logitech's best will satisfy home theater enthusiasts.
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In this review PCSTATS tests the awesome Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M PCI Express videocard. This Geforce 8800GTS-320 lives up to the hype, and comes with one of the best software packages available for its class. In the box is a full copy of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, which just happens to be one of the hottest shooter titles of 2006. The game looks particularly splendid when played over the Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M videocard too. Take my advice, turn up the resolution to 1600x1200 and kick in AA and AF to get the full affect.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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The A.C. Ryan AluBoxTFX is an external hard drive enclosure that allows the user to implement an IDE or SATA hard drive, utilizing the new eSATA connection for SATA drives, as well as USB 2.0 for SATA or IDE drives. And the TFX? That means Tool Free Experience which is A.C. Ryan's way of saying that the enclosure is completely tool-less in design.
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Digital recorders with video upscaling are nothing new, but this hard-disk/DVD combi recorder from Panasonic is one of the first to offer 1080p upscaling, which is a real bonus if you?re fortunate enough to own a 1080p display. The beauty of upscaling recorders is that you can not only boost pre-recorded DVDs to full hi-def resolution, but also your TV recordings.
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The S730 is the mid-range model of the 13 camera in the S-series, which rather confusingly includes several models whose designations begin with A or D. It is a low-cost 7.2-megapixel 3x zoom camera powered by two AA batteries, and currently available for around £110. This is a pretty crowded sector of the market, with all of the major manufacturers offering something comparable.
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Acrylic cases have been around for some time now, but only recently have prices dropped below $100 on several of these cases. The Sunbeam UFO ACUF-T acrylic ATX cube computer case just happens to be one of these sub $100 acrylic cases as the case we are looking at today was snagged from the guys over at CrazyPC for $81.99 plus shipping. The UFO Acrylic Cube Case comes without a power supply, but does include a pair of 120mm blue LED fans to help things stay nice and cool...
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The ZEROtherm BTF90 is sure to catch your eye right off with its unique fin design. Don't let that scare you, oh wait it is just a friendly little butterfly.
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We've always been particularly taken by the desktop NAS appliances from Infrant Technologies with the compact and bijou ReadyNAS NV garnering a well deserved Recommended award thanks to its superb level of features and sleek design. Well, Netgear thinks the same as while we were looking at the latest ReadyNAS 1100 rack mount NAS appliance it announced that it had acquired Infrant Technologies.
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