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WD announced today that it is now shipping WD VelociRaptor hard drives, the next generation of its 10,000 RPM SATA "Raptor" series of drives. Designed with an enterprise-class foundation, the new WD VelociRaptor hard drive is modified specifically for PC and Mac enthusiasts and professional workstations. Destined to…
The openSUSE team has released the first beta of the new openSUSE 11.0. New features for this version include KDE 4.0.3, GNOME 2.22.1, a new installer and 60% faster installation. openSUSE is designed to be one of the easiest-to-use Linux distributations available, although as this is a beta there are still likely to…
Our friends at Rbmods posted a review of the Supertalent 8GB USB Pico Flash Drive. Briefly: "Supertalent is well known for their high quality RAM-modules, and during the last few years they have expanded production to USB-modules and MP3 players. Their newest invention is Solid State Disk -drives. With USB-modules…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted an article about NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Voltmodding. Briefly: "NVIDIA's Geforce 9600 GT is quite an exceptional midrange card that offers excellent overclocking potential. Since the cards run at a relatively low voltage there is some extra overclocking waiting to be unleashed by…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the Klipsch Image Earphones. Briefly: "Klipsch Image is the name of a brand new set of high-end earphones. They feature a radical new design and come with an excessive bundle. Besides being extremely good looking they also have a special sound characteristic that appeals…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the Lamptron Aluminum Case Handles. Накратко: "In a world where case modding is becoming increasingly more popular, Lamptron focuses on giving modders and enthusiasts alike what they are asking for in accessories. The Aluminum Case Handles that we are taking a look at…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the Mapower MAP-KC31 eSATA & USB 2.0 HDD enclosure. Накратко: "The Mapower KC31CSJ HDD enclosure has almost everything a user could ask for. The sturdy build quality is complimented by a sleek aluminum finish while remaining lightweight. The performance is pleasing…
Following the format’s victory over HD DVD earlier this year, Blu-ray disks have seen their sales soar to 351% of those during the same period last year. When combined with standard DVD sales, the first quarter of this year offered the first year-on-year sales increase since DVD sales peaked three years ago. Source:…
During Take-Two's recent shareholders' meeting, the publisher said that GTA IV has gone gold. GTA IV has entered mass production and is ready to be on store shelves for its release on April 29th. The game is rated M for Mature and will release on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Many experts prognosticate that GTA IV will sale…
Metal Gear Solid fans may be pleased to hear that they can now download the beta version of Konami’s Metal Gear Online via the PlayStation Store on the PS3. The download is free and weighs in at 741MB, although you’ll have to wait until 21st April to play it, with the beta running until 6th May. The final version of…
Based on NVIDIA’s latest embedded chipsets, the K10N750SLI-WiFi, ASRock's new NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI chipset motherboard, features the latest SLI & Hybrid SLI solutions for SLI users and those who want to try out the new Hybrid SLI Technology. This SLI MB is bundled with ASRock's WiFi-802.11g module for wireless…
AMD has released marketing material comparing their integrated graphics chip with Intel. The material shows the 780G operating in IGP only mode as well as Hybrid Crossfire mode with real-time in-game videos. Source: techPowerUp!
Another day, another world record broken. K|ngp|n, well known for his LN2 cooling projects and many previous world records, has become the first man to pass the 6GHz barrier with dual Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processors (3.2GHz) and Intel Skulltrail enthusiast gaming platform. Who would of guessed that 8 cores can…
ATI has released a hotfix that addresses the following issues when Catalyst 7.9 or higher version is installed on AGP cards: * After installing Catalyst 7.9 or higher an error is received launching DirectX based games. The error indicates that Direct3D Failed to Initialize or similar. * In Vista your Experience score…
A while ago we reviewed two representatives of a relatively new class of products – digital photo frames. Today we'll be reviewing their bigger brother – DPF-101. This is the 10" widescreen digital frame, product of Sapphire. Let's see if we'll get the same quality from it or will we be disappointed... The frame was…
Sun Microsystems recently announced the pending general availability of MySQL 5.1, a new version of the world's most popular open source database, designed to improve performance and simplify management of large database applications. A near-final release candidate of the GPL software is available for download .…
Download links of ATI's latest Catalyst 8.4 drivers are now online. To download the full release notes for Catalyst 8.4 click HERE . DOWNLOAD Source: techPowerUp!
S3 Graphics today announced the S3 Graphics 4300E graphics processor for embedded markets, bringing the latest in HD video playback, graphics rendering, display connectivity, and power management to developers of gaming, digital signage and other multimedia intensive embedded applications.Designed for DirectX 10.1 and…
Diamond Multimedia introduced today the 1 gigabyte, overclocked version of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics card. This card offers maximum speed and power at an incredible value. Utilizing 55nm technology, this card runs cool and quiet. The HD 3870 is a dual slot card, PCIE 2.0, with 1024MB of DDR3 memory and an…
Our friend at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the ASUS 9800 GTX 512MB Graphics Card. Briefly: "The bottom line here is that the ASUS EN9800GTX is a much cooler graphics card that's capable of replacing the 8800 GTX in ASUS' line up. Should you run out and replace that 8800 GTX you already have? Not really.…
Our friend at Rbmods posted a review of the Patriot Viper PC3-14400 DDR3 memory. Briefly: "Another DDR3 kit hits our test bench and this time it is a kit from Patriot. We got their latest Viper kit that we will put vs some fast performers from both Corsair and Supertalent. We are going to twist and turn this ram kit…
At the EVGA forums a hint has been posted that they will have a new overclocking tool called "Precision" soon. In addition to changing core, memory and shader clock you will also be able to adjust SLI clocks as well as fan speeds. Source: techPowerUp!
Aqua computer today released the aquagrafx 9800GTX full cover GPU water block for all reference NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (G92) video cards. The cooler is completely made of electrolyte copper (99,99%) and nevertheless weights only 600 grams and takes only one slot thanks to its 6 mm thickness. The GPU, RAM chips…
Our friends at techPowerUp posted a review of the OVC TC20 headphones. Briefly: "The OVC TC20 earphones are aimed at the more budget conscious in-ear audience. Priced at only $39 they are many times cheaper than most big brand earphones. The only question is how does their sound performance stack up against the more…
Our friends at Rbmods posted a review of the Asus Striker II Formula Motherboard. Briefly: "DDR2 ram doesn't cost anything these days so if you are going for a upgrade maybe you should look at this Striker 2 formula that we are going to review today and get a good setup of DDR2. Yes todays review will consist of a…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the ASUS DRW-2014 L1T DVD-RW. Briefly: "As far as DVD optical drives go, the Asus DRW-2014L1T is right on par with a lot of the other drives in its class. The LightScribe is a bonus for those who like to label their discs. Most drive noise is created when the optical…
Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler. Briefly: "All its splendor aside, it's a fantastic performer. It's easily the best, most capable cooler to cross this test bench. While it carries over the commonly seen tower design, the performance will easily be the deciding factor for…
Our friends at techPowerUp! posted a review of the Rosewill RX82-U HDD Enclosure. Briefly: "The Rosewill RX82-U is a USB enclosure for SATA hard disk drives featuring two easy-to-swap trays. Running in JBOD mode, each drive gets seen as its own self, so the user will see two drives if two drives are installed. More…
Our friends at techPowerUp! posted a review of the Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P60 case. Briefly: "The new Lian-Li Armorsuit PC-P60 is a very elaborate case, which is quite different from the understatement shape of their usual enclosures. Three LED fans are built into the very detailed front door and a top airduct guides…
According to VR-Zone, NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce 9800 GT graphics card will be the first desktop GPU from the company to be manufactured using a 55nm process. The new chip is called the G92b core, and should help NVIDIA to reduce its costs. The current G92 core uses a 65nm process. Source: techPowerUp!