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Noctua NF-B9 92mm Case Fan Review @ Rbmods

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 3, 2008 · 1957 reads

Our colleagues at Rbmods posted a review of the Noctua NF-B9 92mm Case Fan. Briefly: "Case fans come in a wide variety of sizes, with the most popular ones being 80mm and 120mm. But a somewhat less common size is 92mm, which is in-between the two. Today we’ll take a look at Noctua’s latest fan offering, the Noctua…

Head-Direct RE2 Earphones @ techPowerUp

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 3, 2008 · 1760 reads

Our colleagues at techPowerUp! posted a review of the Head-Direct RE2 headphones. Briefly: "Head-Direct RE2 is the name of a completely new entry level pair of earphone. Head-Direct was until recently just a headphone and amplifier reseller, but that has changed with the arrival of the RE2s. their new earphones are…

Penryn and Bone Trail at InfernaLAN @ Virtual-Hideout

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 2, 2008 · 1948 reads

Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted an interesting article about InfernaLAN . Briefly: “Now, a little bit on the motherboards using the processors. The two latest motherboards to support Penryn are the Bone Trail and Skull Trail. The BT is a single socket platform, while the ST is a dual socket. The motherboards get…

Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX @ TPU!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 2, 2008 · 2001 reads

Our friends at TPU! posted a review of the Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX. Briefly: “Today NVIDIA launches their new GeForce 9800 GTX cards. Like many products in the GeForce 8 Series they are based on the G92 graphics processor. This is also the reason why there are no real technological innovations on this $299 card.” Read…

Logitech MX5500 Revolution Cordless Desktop Review @ Rbmods

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 2, 2008 · 5725 reads

Our friends at Rbmods posted a review of the Logitech MX5500 Revolution Cordless Desktop. Briefly: “When it comes to computer upgrades, nothing provides a more visceral impact than a new keyboard and mouse. These essential input devices have come along way since the early days, yet still companies are finding…

Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC3-12800 Memory Kit Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · April 2, 2008 · 1933 reads

Our friends at Virtual-Hideout posted a review of the Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel memory kit. Briefly: “Crucial has been all over the market as of late with new capacity Flash Cards, USB drives, Solid State Drives, and especially Performance DRAM. I've been thoroughly testing and experimenting with…

Asus 3850 TOP Videocard Review @ RBmods

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 31, 2008 · 1964 reads

Our colleagues at RBmods posted a review of the Asus 3850 TOP videocard. Briefly: "We have earlier looked at the 8800GT, 8800GTX and even a 3870X2 card from Asus and today we have another card from them on the test bench. We are going to look at the 3850 TOP which is a overclocked version of their 3850 card that is a…

Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 8800 Cooler @ TPU!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 31, 2008 · 1888 reads

Our Colleagues at TPU! posted a review of the Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 8800 Cooler. Briefly: "Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme is the name of their newest graphics card cooler for GeForce 8800 cards. The Xtreme is also available in a version that supports ATI HD 2900 cards. The cooler uses 107 aluminum fins with…

Alex 'Unwinder' interview/ RivaTuner @ TPU!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 28, 2008 · 1911 reads

Our colleagues from TPU! had an interesting interview with Alex 'Unwinder', the creator of RivaTuner. In short: "The program for video settings RivaTuner has changed a lot through the years, just like its creator. TPU talk with 'Unwinder' about the software development and its role in activating the soft mod…

Gamer's/НТРС bgears b-Envi case @ Virtual-Hideout review

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 28, 2008 · 1945 reads

Our colleagues from Virtual-Hideout had published a review of a gamer's/НТРС bgears b-Envi case. In short: "When i first looked at the b-Envi I thought the buttons on the front panel are either hidden or moved to the side of the case. Man, was I surprised when I checked the user's manual, only to find out that the…

Steering wheel Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo @ TPU!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 26, 2008 · 4307 reads · ★☆☆☆☆ (1 votes)

Our colleagues from TPU! had published a review of the Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo steering wheel. In short: "Porsche 911 Turbo is a precise replica of the actual thing an comes with hand saw leather and wireless connection for better racing pleasure. The pedals and the gear stick complete the set. The gear stick comes…

Ultra m998 case review @ Rbmods

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 26, 2008 · 1806 reads

Our colleagues from Rbmods had published a review of the Ultra m998 case. In short: "Most ATX nowadays come with somewhat standard bundle and share similar design. It's rare to find a case offering unique functions. Ultra, that make a wide range of computer components, had designed a new case, Ultra m998, which offers…

Thermaltake BlacX HDD cocking station @ TPU!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 25, 2008 · 2256 reads

Our colleagues from TPU! had published a review of the hard drive docking station Thermaltake BlacX. In short: "For those of you constantly swapping hardware, Thermaltake present the BlacX hard drive docking station. The USB 2.0 device is a variation of a external hard drive case, that allows users to plug in ordinary…

Thecus N299 NAS Server Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 25, 2008 · 2153 reads

Our colleagues from Virtual-Hideout had published a review of the NAS server Thecus N299. In short: "If I was reviewing N299 without any prejudice and he didn't have any speed issues, I would have rated it very high. The only place where it would really lose any points is the front page quality. The of functions is…

Cooler Master Cosmos S @ techPowerUP!

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 24, 2008 · 2967 reads

Our colleagues from techPowerUP! had published a review of the new Cooler Master Cosmos S case. In short: "Cooler Master Cosmos S is the "Sport" variant of the original Cosmos case. Cooler Master had used different aspects of the Stacker series and had incorporated them in their original Cosmos case. The door is gone…

Raidsonic Icy Box IB-3218StU-B @ RBMods

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 24, 2008 · 2835 reads

Our colleagues from RBMods had published a review of the external hard drive case Raidsonic Icy Box IB-3218StU-B. In short: "Today we look at SATA case thjat fits two disks and uses USB, which makes it compatible with almost all computers on the market. This product comes from Raidsonic, with which we have some…

HIS HD 3870 IceQ3 512 MB @ TechPowerUP

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 20, 2008 · 1629 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

In their newest review our colleagues at TPU! tested the HIS HD 3870 IceQ3 512 MB. Briefly: "The HIS Radeon HD 3870 IceQ3 uses the proven HIS IceQ3 cooling solution. It also comes with higher clocks out of the box which are among the highest we have seen so far from all manufacturers. The recent price drops from AMD…

ASUS 8800 GT 512MB TOP Edition Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 19, 2008 · 1991 reads

Our colleagues from Virtual-Hideout have written a review regarding ASUS 8800 GT 512MB TOP Edition . Quote: “So, where does the 8800 GT fit in terms of market niche? I'd say it's still well tuned for users looking for the best bang for buck. I mean, it's still a really, really good buy. The regular 8800 GTS, GTX, and…

Zotac GeForce 9800 GX2

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 18, 2008 · 1814 reads

In their newest review our colleagues at TPU! tested the Zotac GeForce 9800 GX2. Briefly: "Today NVIDIA launches the GeForce 9800 GX2. As the name suggests this card is a dual GPU design, just like the AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2. Compared to the latter there is a big design difference, NVIDIA uses two seperate PCBs with…

Sleek-Audio SA6 Earphones review @ techPowerUp!

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 16, 2008 · 2347 reads

Our colleagues from techPowerUp! have just posted a new review covering Sleek-Audio SA6 earphones. Brief:: "Sleek-Audio SA6 is the name of a brand new pair of earphones with customizable performance. The earphones feature both a treble and bass tuning system that allows the user to alter the audio performance…

Lancool Metal Boned K7

Affiliates · Author Stuyo · March 13, 2008 · 2061 reads

Our colleagues from techpowerup have just reviewed the new Lancool case - Metal Boned K7: "The Lancool brand is from Lian-Li and denotes cases which are meant for gamers and LAN party participants. These enclosures feature the same type of understatment and clean aluminum exterior and interior innovations found in the…

VVIKOO GeForce 8800 GT Max 1024 MB @ techPowerUp

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 13, 2008 · 1715 reads

In their newest review our colleagues at TPU! tested the VVIKOO GeForce 8800 GT Max 1024MB. Briefly: "The GeForce 8800 GT is already several months old, but still one of the best cards on the market. It is built around the NVIDIA G94 chip which has 505M transistors. This same chip will even be used on the soon to be…

CeBIT 2008: girls @ techPowerUp

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 12, 2008 · 4318 reads

Our colleagues at techPowerUp! have no shame and took shots of as many girls as they could at the recent CEBIT 2008 :) By request of their readers, all 231 pictures are with the highest resolution posible. For more information (mostly documental photographic material) "read" не са се стеснявали и на наскоро…

VVIKOO GeForce 9600 GT Turbo @ techPowerUp

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 4, 2008 · 1918 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Our colleagues from techPowerUp! have gone detailed on VVIKOO's GeForce 9600 GT Turbo. Briefly: "VVIKOO's GeForce 9600 GT Turbo brings many changes over the NVIDIA reference design. You can see one of the first DisplayPort implementations, an HDMI output, two DVIs and optical SPDIF-in. The card also features the…

NVIDIAs shady trick to boost the GeForce 9600 GT

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · March 2, 2008 · 1882 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

When our colleagues from techPowerUp! first reviewed NVIDIA's new GeForce 9600 GT they noticed a discrepancy between the advertised core speed and the frequency reported by the clock generator. After further investigation they can now answer what causes this. You may read the article HERE . Source: techPowerUp!

Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G Type @ techPowerUp

Affiliates · Author Dimitar Dinchev a.k.a. Veseliq · February 29, 2008 · 1651 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. is a very cool looking case at a very low price point. This means you can expect a flashy exterior with a traditional interior, making it a great budget LAN party case. The case comes features a door with integrated LCD temperature display and is available in a wide range of colors. The rest…