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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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In the end the ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution X48 ATX motherboard wound up being just about what I had hoped it would be... A high end motherboard equally well suited for serving in a workstation and a gaming rig. With all of the performance features, its slick styling, and the ample bundle of accessories, it is almost like someone at ASUS paid close attention to their market research!
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Pinnacle's PCTV range offers excellent value for money for avid TV viewers who lead busy lifestyles. It enables you to watch and record TV on your PC instead of being a slave to the living room TV or the TV schedule, and the fact that you get everything in the box means you don't have to worry about optional extras. Video quality is excellent, and the added benefit of being able to trim videos and burn them onto DVD means you can watch recorded programs on the big screen once you get back to the comfort of your living room. We also loved that twin digital TV tuners, allowing you to watch one channel while recording another or record two different channels at once. There are few digital TV tuners on the market which offer such a complete package for such a reasonable price. Here's hoping you don't have as much trouble as us scanning for channels.
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Flashy name with stylized logo, check. Big, intimidating heatsink, check. Killer ratings to back up claims of such, check. While Super Talent has all the makings for an enthusiast brand with its new Project X series, how well it performs in the field is what really matters for success. The rating of PC3-16000 makes it one of very first kits on the market to carry such a blazing fast frequency, but will this new high speed RAM have what it takes to stack up head to head with the competition?
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In-Win is surely going to turn some heads with the Commander - not only does it have a one of a kind look, it has demonstrated excellent stability and its four +12V rails are ready to power up any hardware thrown its way. I can see this being not only a good choice for today's gaming rigs, but it should easily last through another upgrade or two as well. Realistically, not many current systems out there are going to pull 1200W of power but in a few years this might be exactly what's needed.
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Overall the Sigma Unicorn Mid Tower ATX case is a decent case for the budget minded builder who wants a few extras already added, like 2 x 120mm fans (1 LED), 2 x 80mm Fans (1 LED), a side panel window and easy opening side panels. The case is well built and has a nice futuristic / brutish look to it.
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The main feature that is unique to the Tuniq 3 is the Core-Fan Bracket, a unique internal air traffic controller that allows direct cooling of different areas of the case. In addition, the case sports clean and a rather slick styling. Another feature that the Tuniq 3 seems to boast is the blingy lighting factor. It features fans with LEDs to help illuminate the insides while 2 CCFL (cold-cathode florescent lights) help light up the base around the case giving it a sort of floating effect. But will the execution of these features really allow the Tuniq 3 to stand out? I guess we?ll find out.
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Cyber Snipa is emerging on the gaming grade market with quality products for a reasonable price. Today I got to a chance to take a look at the Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset. The quality is much higher than I could have ever expected for the cost. Connecting through USB and having an in-line audio control the sound quality of the eight total speakers which includes a decided sub speaker in each ear. These stylish headphones provide premium comfort and cooling with soft foam covered with velour and mesh fabric.
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At the end of the day, the convenience provided by network-attached storage (NAS) devices is unparalleled. Buffalo's LinkStation EZ is a great product for those looking for an entry-level NAS. The capacious 500 GB unit should satisfy most users. Also, installation is extremely simple.
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It was always going to happen; the testing of two and three GTX 280 cards. We had hoped to have had it ready by launch date, and we?ve fortunately done it with an absolutely massive weekend that has involved over 250 benchmark runs across four different motherboards. Before we get into it though, we have to laugh at our power supply situation. When we started testing our Tri SLI setup with a 1000 Watt Zalman PSU, we ran into some problems. During the Canyon test on 3DMark06, the system would just shut down! - Since this would seem to resemble a power problem, it was time to pull out a HX 620 Watt and do a bit of ghetto modding to get the two power supplies working together. What we ended up doing is running one GTX 280 off the Corsair HX 620 PSU while the 1000 Watt took care of the other two cards and the rest of the system.
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Lenovo breaks out of the business mold with the stylish and hip IdeaPad U110 laptop computer.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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The Walkman brand has had a long legacy but it shows no sign of growing old. We take a look at the next product bearing the famous name, the Sony Ericsson W350i.
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NVIDIA's second generation architecture has been unveiled in the form of the GeForce GTX 200 series. Packing more transistors than ever, this is the most complex GPU ever from the graphics leader. Can it live up to its hype? Find out in our exhaustive article!
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Lately we've seen couple of cases that make use of microATX sized motherboards and normal sized power supplies. Trend seems to go on. This time we received a delivery from Silverstone and the case in question is their SUGO SG03 model. The case is very small but it can still take in larger and more powerful power supplies and graphic cards.
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The Sunbeamtech Acrylic, HTPC-style case is excellent for display and demonstration purposes. In this in-depth review we'll find out if this case is up to the task of keeping our system cool under stress while looking flashy with some LED lightening.
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Memory experts 'Crucial' have sent us a number of RAM kits in the past - all of which have proved to overclock very well. A new member of Crucial's vast family is the red Ballistix Tracer. This kit is of the performance range of Crucial's line up and includes LED's which "trace" horizontally along the RAM. Today we'll be reviewing this bling; let's see how it performs?
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