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Following the launch of AMD's newest value northbridge, the AMD 760G, and the SB710 southbridge, Biostar prepared its first offerings based on the 760G + SB710 chipset: the TA760G M2+ and A760G M2+. Both motherboards are built in the Micro-ATX form factor, measuring 24.4cm X 20cm. Both models are essentially the same,…
Barely a month into its launch, AMD's newest processors, the Phenom II X4 920 and Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, are already in for global price-cuts, of as much as 20%, in the days to come. Sources close to the company indicate that the price-cuts are in view of the recent announcement by Intel to significantly…
Clunk.org.uk have got hold of some photos of what appears to be a DFI LanParty branded CPU Cooler. The design is something new, featuring 6 heatpipes, effectively acting as 12 and with two independant heatsinks. No details such as pricing or availability accompany the images, but it is believed DFI are in…
The the coming months, AMD is planning to launch a series of quad-core and triple-core processors to strengthen the company's hold on the sub-$200, even sub-$150 market segment. Intel is reportedly planning a rival lineup of quad-core processors to counter AMD in the segmet. While the Core 2 Quad Q8000 series from…
Now faced with delays, Intel's upcoming Ibex-Peak platform, a next-generation mainstream implementation of the Nehalem architecture, is an interesting mix of technologies, where Intel seeks to minimise the platform and energy footprints while delivering value and performance through a clever bit of rearrangement of…
Choiix provides simple and practical, yet stylish notebook accessories for the latest notebook specifications. Although recently there have been many advances in heat dissipation technology in notebook computers, this issue has still not been resolved. Having a notebook computer stand can alleviate this problem and…
The ability to drive big displays now comes in a small package with the release of the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420, the industry’s only low profile professional graphics solution designed for maximum display real estate with a small form factor (SFF) computer. Featuring NVIDIA nView display software and support for four…
ModReactor is an innovative bulgarian online media for hardware and modding, focused into reveiling actual hardware reviews, modding components and games. The site offers information for the hardware specialists and modders in Bulgaria and the world. Starting in 2005 with a team of two modders, today ModReactor…
Qualcomm Incorporated and AMD have announced an agreement in which Qualcomm has bought a number of graphics and multimedia technology assets, intellectual property and resources of handheld business from AMD.The deal worth US $65 million, and gives Qualcomm certain multimedia technologies, including graphics cores,…
Acer has had a tremendous success with the 8.9" Aspire One and last year it announced a very aggressive expansion plan. It is aiming to claim 50% of the netbook market and this 10" model that looks to launch in February will be an important part of that. udging from the pictures there are a couple of differences from…
The past 2008 came and went and we at Modreactor decided to make a roundup of the thermal compounds we used through the it. The ones we used were not exclusively for overclockers and enthusiasts, on the contrary they are for anyone that likes both lower CPU temperatures and lower noise. Through the past 2008 we used a…
ASUS has launched two new notebooks size large. We have grown accustomed to ASUS' small Eee PC models, but this time the format is considerably bigger. It has namely announced two new notebooks with the sight set on mobile entertainment. ASUS F50 and F70 sports 16" and 17.3" widescreen displays respectively for…
Hungarian Englide Technologies has released new 80mm and 120mm cooling fans. Englide's main strength lies in designing fans and the company, although completely new for many of us, has been on the market for 10 years. Now back to the new fans, they are designed primary for low RPM and low noise operation. Englide…
After the success of their sub-notebook products, the manufacturers have decided that this type of hardware will find place between the desktop users. And with the same enterprise that ASUS and MSI created Eee PC and Wind, they created Eee Box and Wind Nettop. A very interesting decision, after all Nettop is a "small,…
Sapphire looks to continue bringing out new graphics cards based on the Radeon HD 4670, to cater to the sub-$100 segment, this time with the Ultimate Radeon HD 4670. This one is Sapphire's silent-cooled card that takes advantage of the RV730 core and its favourable thermal properties. The card uses a blue PCB that…
Elated from the success of their sub-notebook products, the manufacturers boldly decided that the desktop market is also ready for accepting this type of computer. And with the same zeal Asus and MSI poured in creating Eee PC and Wind, Eee Box and Wind Nettop were devised. Interesting decision, after all Nettop is…
Following in the footsteps of the popular new Venga and Desperado models, comes a third new case from Sharkoon: The sturdy new Sharkoon Furious in matte black has room for five optical drives, one external 3.5" device, four hard drives and eight expansion cards.The Sharkoon Furious' stability comes from panels made…
MSI proudly unveils its latest N295GTX and 285GTX graphic card series; the MSI N295GTX-M2D1792 is an SLI capable design with optimized dual-GPUs-in-one-card. MSI N295GTX series consist of two latest 55nm GeForce™ GTX 200 GPUs with a 480 stream processing core and 896-bit memory bandwidth, providing averagely 50%…
MSI introduces its latest HTPC motherboard: MSI Media Live DIVA. Users now no longer need to expand the traditional external audio amplifier. The Media Live Diva supports ATI Avivo™ HD image processing technology and UVD decode engine which provides 1080P HD video output. In combination with the D2Audio™ DAE-3…
The GPS systems have become something very common these days and we at ModReactor are going to have a look at one of them - GoClever Navigator 4384FM, a cheap solution for car GPS system. Review on ModReactor
Maybe for the most of you, Silver Power is a new name. This is the daughter company of MaxPoint - a giant in the industry of computer power supplies and owns some of the well known brands. The most famous are Tagan - power supplies for enthusiasts and gamers and Seasonic - the highest clas PSU's. Now lets have a look…
As we all know every gaming PC must be very equiped in order to deliver maximum enjoyment. Except that every overcllocking maniac must be ready for the high temperatures . One of the main components is the CPU cooler. Our friend from Sunbeam lended us their new Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler. Is this cooler that,…
GPS navigation is a common thing nowadays, so we felt its about time we pay some attention to it. Today we'll be reviewing a budget automotive GPS device – GoClever Navigator 4384FM. Our friends from Solytron graciously enough supplied us with GoClever Navigator, more precisely - the 4384FM model. This is GPS with big…
Most people have a wrong idea about how much power does a modern PC require. There are models marked as 100-150W for the needs of ultra-small nettop computers capable of connecting you to the global net or playing music and movies and there are up to ten times more powerful ones with multiple 12V lines for hundreds of…
When we talk about Hi-End computer we mean configuration with the latest motherboard, multi-core rppocessor, fast RAM memory, video cards in SLI or CrossFire. But we didn't mention the power supply - the "skeleton" of the entire system. The whole system depends on it in order to work properly. Today at ModReactor we…
External HDD cases are not something new on the market, but no matter that today we at ModReactor will have a look at one product from our friend from Vizo. The special about him is that it allows using both PATA and SATA drives - something very rare on the market. Now lets have a look at the Vizo Luxon Advanced…
Shuttle Inc., the market leader in the mini-PC segment and the manufacturer of Multi-Form-Factor solutions, today announced the availability of a new, extra powerful Mini-PC barebone with the Intel P45 Express chipset. The model opens up new vistas for highly demanding users looking for compact PC systems with…
Super Talent is showing off their Pico series. It now comes in Zinc, Gold and Silver. On top of that they have extended the series with a miniscule unit, which also has a cover on the USB plug side. On top of that the manufacturer is now also offering a "The Godfather" themed line-up. While others offer Disney…
A-DATA has a suite this time around. This seems to be a gerneral trend of many manufacturers, who choose to go with a suite within one of the hotels instead of having a booth at the show floor. They are showing of their XPG series. This includes memory modules, SSD and flash drives. All of them have one feature in…
As we all know in order to receive the best ever experience from our PC, first we must give it the very best hardware. But every overclock knows to prepare for the tricks that the inevitable high temperatures will play with his hardware. One of the main components intended to counter these tricks is the good CPU…